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Boom-boom Sirens
Photo: Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post Most people pull over (safely, to the right and then stop) to let emergency vehicles pass, but not in Denver! Because too many Denver motorists refuse to yield,...
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Surgery Turns Woman’s Eye into a Telescope
Doris Ekblad-Olson, 82, of Colorado is the first person to receive CentraSight, an experimental optical implant: Ekblad-Olson suffers from “wet” macular degeneration, an end-stage form of the common,...
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No Thanks: Why Denver Turned Down the 1976 Olympics
Successfully snagging hosting duties for the Olympic Games is one of the toughest things a city can do. Here in Chicago, we just spent nearly $50 million on our bid for the 2016 Summer Games, and even...
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Why Won’t Team USA Dip the Flag at the Opening Ceremonies?
Getty Images For the last 100 years, the Olympic spirit has come with an asterisk for the United States. It’s not doping. It’s not underage gymnasts. In fact, if you’re not looking closely, you’ll...
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The Olympic Swimmer Who’d Never Been in an Olympic-Size Pool
Getty Images To bring the Olympic spirit to developing nations in the late 1990s, the Olympic Committee allowed a small number of “wild card” athletes to join the Games. But because they didn’t have...
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11 Notable Medalists in the Olympic Art Competitions
We’ve been taking a look back at the fine art competitions that originated in ancient Greece and were revived as part of the modern Olympics from 1912 to 1948. Here are a few of the more notable...
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NBC Paid $1.2 Billion to Broadcast the London Olympics. Where Does That Money...
Dave Hogan/NBC NBC paid the International Olympic Committee a record $1.18 billion for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2012 London Games and $4.38 billion for the four Olympics from 2014-2020. What...
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The Time They Used a Cigarette Lighter to Light the Olympic Torch
Getty Images When it comes to the Olympic Flame, its keepers take no chances. Multiple backup sources are lit from the torch so that if the original goes out (which isn’t totally uncommon), it can be...
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Why Do Olympians Wear That Colorful Tape?
Getty Images You may have first noticed the markings on the synchronized swimmers’ backs. Or cascading down a beach volleyball player’s chiseled abs. Birthmarks? Accessories? A bizarre form of...
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11 Not-So-Famous People We Lost in 2012
It’s been a solemn year for the deaths of famous and significant people – and as always, many died who were less famous, but should be saluted nonetheless for their contributions to the world. Here are...
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