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THE WEEK THAT WAS ... SINIC (Look it up. We had to.)

By Ben Fawkes

Friday, August 22, 2008

If you don't know what that word means, don't worry—you aren't alone. (One of our staffers apparently scored fairly high on the verbal portion of his SAT's.) Anyway, all eyes were focused on Beijing this week as Usain Bolt stole the spotlight from Mr. Phelps. Remember when Chad Johnson raced a horse with a head start? Well, we think Bolt may be able to beat the horse straight up. Dude is just that fast. While you're contemplating his speed, why not slow down and check out the best links f ...

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