Flight 93 blogburst: Semi-hidden Symbolism in the Beijing Closing Ceremony

What if a Chinese rebel pulled off the biggest practical joke in history, and nobody got it? In contrast to architect Paul Murdoch’s dirty trick (trying to plant a terrorist memorial mosque on the Flight 93 crash site), Zhang Yimou’s trick at the Beijing Olympics was moral, beautiful, and hilarious. In case you missed it, the Beijing closing ceremony was an extended dramatization of the sexual act, ending with... [read full story]