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Eleven Songs That Soundtrack Paste Staffers' Olympic Figure Skating Dreams

When it comes to the Olympics...  read more

High Definition: Confessions of an Olympic Junkie

I was in Munich during the Olympic Games of 1972. Of course, Mark Spitz’ record, the three extra seconds ridiculously awarded to the Soviet basketball team, even my fellow Munich-born American Frank Shorter winning the marathon—none of these left much an impression on the eight-month-old version of me. But when the Games found me 24 years later in Atlanta, I was hooked. For 17 glorious days, my city was transformed into a giant party. I swapped pins with athletes and fans from more than a 100 different countries at The Varsity, watched the dress rehearsal of the Opening Ceremonies at...  read more

Wilco, Feist, Iron & Wine, More to Perform at 2010 Olympics

As if the gravity defying feats of the Flying Tomato weren’t enough to make this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver memorable, the Canadian city will also be home to a slew of quality musical performances. Although several headliners are Canadians themselves (including Feist and Martha Wainwright), several American artists like Iron & Wine and Wilco also got an invite....  read more

The 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time

It's fashionable to lament the state of the TV theme song. Gone are the days when a show's whole premise was summed up in musical verse before every episode. Now we have Lost and it's single chord. And though I actually like Lost's simple spooky chime and have recently highlighted the 12 Best TV Theme Songs From Current Shows, there's no denying we're past the golden age of the TV show theme song. Take a look at the following list, and let me know where I'm wrong. I've included music without words, but I skipped over shows that used already...  read more

Jagger, Bowie and Elton collaborating for 2012 Olympics?

Supergroups can be a tricky beast. Sometimes, they bring out best in everyone involved. Other times, they're an experiment best left in the lab. Either way, the allure of so much star power in a single place can often be too much to resist. So despite our best efforts to raise a cynical eyebrow on this one, it looks, well, kinda fun: Mick Jagger is angling for a star-studded collaboration with David Bowie and Elton John for the 2012 Olympics in London....  read more

Michael Phelps to release new autobiography in December

On Friday, 23-year-old Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps announced that he plans to write yet another autobiography, to come out four months after the paperback release of his first book. Built to Succeed will be published by Free Press, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, just in time for the holiday season....  read more