Olympics figure skating articles
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Motorized skates from 1962
You've seen motorized skates from 1952. How about motorized skates from 1962? This British Pathé film depicts inventor Tom Hancocks of Buckinghamshire and the wonderful ambulatory menace he created. I had to double check the British Pathé channel link, so completely does it sound like a comedy skit voiced by Matt Berry. — Read the rest
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The Bad Faith Olympics
The Bad Faith Olympics Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “This is the weirdest era in human history. By far. Nothing else even comes close. Billionaires trying to kill everyone. Civil society unable to form a coherent thought. Institutions lie in smoldering ruins. Poisons handed out like candy. We are Neanderthals with iPhones.” - Dr. Toby Rogers Did it warm your heart to see all those blue and yellow Ukrainian flags waved by our elected officials in Congress...
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Peacock Raises Prices Before Olympics
NBC will once again hike prices on its Peacock streaming service, the second such jump for the subscription platform in two years. Peacock Premium and the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus will see a price increase in mid-July. Both will increase $2 in price to $7.99 and $13.99 a month respectively. Annual subscriptions will go up […]