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The 2012 whitewash?

The Cultural Olympiad continues the Hellenic tradition of a drawn- out cultural prelude to the Olympic Games. Sam Li criticises its artistic value and accuses it of cultural tyranny.

Sam Li
5 min read

The 2012 Cultural Olympiad emerged amid widespread contention in Spring 2007. Contrary to 2005 promises that not a penny would come from the public purse to help fund the Olympics and that only &poun...

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