In the lead-in to the Opening Ceremonies, there was no need for NBC to show that horrific accident which killed the Georgian luger three times. Nor was there any need for my local TV station to do the same.

I liked the ceremonies. The cynics always say these things are hokey, and maybe they are, but I like ’em anyway. Hearing Joni Mitchell sing a re-arranged version of her “Both Sides Now” was fun, and k.d. lang nailed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” as usual.