Compared to the chaos that gripped Seoul over the weekend as the cursed Olympic torch came to town, South Korea’s neighbor to the north executed its torch ceremonies without a hitch — no shouting, no fighting and surely no pro-Tibet protest. In North Korea, where political dissent is as rare as an Internet connection, […]

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfeld, the activist ice cream makers known as Ben and Jerry, may give the Chinese government a bellyache when the Olympic torch passes through San Francisco next week. The guys who brought us Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia are now bringing attention to the Chinese government’s role in the Darfur genocide. […]

State media in China called Tuesday’s torch-lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece “a perfect start on the road to gold.” If by “perfect start,” they meant utter chaos, then yeah, great start guys. Or maybe the “road to gold” is some hellish unpaved pathway that leads off a cliff into a canyon of fire. But […]