Money for Medals
Nov 21, 2007 Canada has won its share of Olympic medals over the years, but apparently not enough. Whether to reward or recognize its athletes, Canada will now pay them $20,000 per gold medal. That's not so extraordinary -- a number of countries, including the U.S., already shell out, and Italian gold medalists in the Turin Games took home a cool $150,000 per gold.
Mr. Fish: Playing Army
Dec 21, 2006
Unleash Your Inner Bully
Aug 11, 2006 Rockstar Games, the company that created the ultra-violent, ultra-popular Grand Theft Auto titles, brings you Bully, in which the central character either punishes or sticks up for the little guys in school. Some are worried it's a "Columbine simulator," but those fears appear to be unfounded.
Pentagon Shows Stunning Naivete in Video Game Flap
Jun 30, 2006 Supposed Internet experts, working off $7 million in public money, reported to the Pentagon and to Congress that terrorists are retooling American video games for use as recruitment tools Problem is, it wasn't the terrorists who did the retooling; it was American fans--something a 10-year-old could have discovered by using Google(more) .
The Truthdig Interview: Mark Fainaru-Wada
Jun 14, 2006 Mark Fainaru-Wada is one of two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who broke the Barry Bonds steroid stories. With a new book out, Fainaru-Wada discussed with Truthdig contributor James Harris whether Congress doesn't have better things to do than hold hearings into pro sports; whether pro baseball really cares about cleaning up its image; and the federal government's attempts to get Fainaru-Wada to disclose his confidential sources.
Detox Center Opening For Video Game Addicts
Jun 10, 2006 The center is opening in Amsterdam. Surreally, some players' withdrawal symptoms include shaking and sweating when they look at a computer console.
