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The New Dancing with the Stars Cast: A Nana Weighs In

Caity Weaver · 02/27/13 11:18AM

On Tuesday, Dancing with the Stars announced the troupe of celebrities who would cha-cha into our living rooms and, perhaps, our hearts over the course of its sixteenth season. Despite the best efforts of Gawker.com and Dina Lohan, Dina Lohan was not on the list.

People Saying 'Hi' to the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team

Max Read · 08/03/12 09:10AM

As many commentators have observed, the 2012 London Olympics are the first "social media games" — and boy, are they. Not only does Twitter provide a platform for breaking results and discussing sports, it also gives fans the opportunity to connect with their idols. Just check out the way these folks are using Twitter to bring a whole new level of audience participation to the Olympic games:

You Have to Watch U.S. Gymnast Aly Raisman's Hilarious Parents React to Her Bar Routine

Max Read · 07/29/12 09:11PM

Here is the best video you will see from an entire weekend of Olympic sports: U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman's parents reacting to her bar routine during today's team qualifiers (Raisman scored a 14.166). Dear NBC: for training your cameras on this, everything is forgiven. This is what I look like when I watch Olympic sports. [Thanks to Deadspin's Timothy Burke for the video.]