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Olympic Film Festival: Lindsey Vonn Downhill at Vancouver
Press Clippings: The U.S. is missing Lindsey Vonn, one of our very best women skiers, at the Sochi Olympics. Vonn suffered a pair of back to back knee injuries in training that took her out of the 2014 games, but even though she’s not at Sochi, it’s always good to remember just how great and …
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The (Secret)History of Christmas Music
This holiday season, in addition to new posts, material, and videos, we are revisiting some of the greats of Christmas past. When the Media Bunker staff started sorting the Christmas posts, they discovered tons of holiday themed articles and posts…dat’s alot. So, no need to keep it all tucked away in a digital cloud….might as …
The Etiquette of Christmas
Paying Attention: It’s Official: the Christmas Season is on. There are ground rules and just in case you didn’t get the memo, here’s a refresher course. to the guidelines to what should be (but often isn’t), the most polite, kindest, generous, and thoughtful time of the year. If you follow these guidelines, you’ll have a terrific holiday. And …
The Logistics of Christmas Music
The Breaking News Epidemic
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in 2015 but is just as timely–perhaps even more timely–today than when it was first released. We are going into a period of extended “breaking news” interruptions due to the chaos in Washington and the 2020 Election Year Cycle, so it’s not a bad idea to revisit the …
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Brady Ellison
The Olympics Sports Illustrated’s profile of U.S. Archery Team member Brady Ellison. This is not archery as done at summer camp or in your backyard (or on America’s Got Talent)….
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Mariel Zagunis
The Olympics Fencing is an old, old sport. It’s possible that you might not know anyone that actually knows how to fence, which is all the more reason why you should watch Mariel Zagunis of the U.S. Olympic Fencing team. The sport is lightning quick and is more of a mind game than a physical …
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Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Kayla Harris
The Olympics Video profile of Kayla Harris, who will compete for the U.S. Olympic team in Judo. Video embed courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Simon Biles
The Olympics Every year, the expectations rise for the U.S. Olympic gymnastic’s team. This year, the expectations are very high for Simon Biles. Video profile embed courtesy of Sports Illustrated (thanks guys).