She The People: Olympics


Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Michelle Obama shares Leno stage and conversation with Gabby Douglas
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:14 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michelle Obama, Gabby Douglas, Ann Romney, Jay Leno, Olympics, Tonight Show

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012

Gabrielle Douglas, Joanna Rowsell — Olympian hair power
By Bonnie Goldstein
Will we ever completely stop caring about women's hair?

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  04:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gabby Douglas, Joanna Rowsell, olympics 2012, hair

Posted at 02:56 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Gold goes to woman who fights back
By Bonnie Goldstein
Don’t call Kayla Harrison’s gold medal in Judo glory. Call it guts. Call it justice.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  02:56 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kayla harrison, judo, gold, olympics 2012

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 08/01/2012

Michael Phelps, just a Baltimore guy who loves his mom
By Mary C. Curtis
Phelps is so Baltimore – Towson, Md., counts -- and I love it.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  05:48 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michael Phelps, Debbie Phelps, Olympics, Baltimore, London

Posted at 06:39 PM ET, 07/29/2012

At the Olympics, proud of the U.S. and the U.K.
By Delia Lloyd
I belted out the national anthem with so much enthusiasm that my eight year-old daughter actually asked me to quiet down.

By Delia Lloyd  |  06:39 PM ET, 07/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  London 2012, Olympics, Olympics Opening Ceremony, #romneyshambles, national pride

Posted at 02:55 PM ET, 06/04/2012

Confessions of an Arkansas anglophile on Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee
By Suzi Parker
The jubilee makes me regret that the United States doesn’t have a royal family to offer us national cohesion and tradition.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:55 PM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Queen Elizabeth, Olympics, London, Duran Duran, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, monarchy, royal family

Posted at 02:06 PM ET, 05/16/2012

Olympics and women boxers – cause for celebration or alarm?
By Mary C. Curtis
For the first time in the Olympics, women’s boxing will take its place as a medal event, with female gladiators fighting for dominance.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:06 PM ET, 05/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Olympics, boxing, female boxing