LOCATED BETWEEN THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS AND THE BLACK SEA, SOCHI IS RUSSIA'S BIGGEST SUMMER RESORT AND A POPULAR WINTER DESTINATION. AND NOW SOCHI IS THE HOST FOR THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

Sunday

The Gayest Olympics Ever!

 Russia's  and Putin's own doing, stemming from the country's passage of legislation last June to punish people for the spread of homosexual "propaganda." The law drew condemnation around the world for being vague and stigmatizing gay identity.

"Sometimes things backfire," Tewksbury said. "Trying to make this a non-issue, well, guess what — it's a huge issue.""Sometimes things backfire," Tewksbury said. "Trying to make this a non-issue, well, guess what — it's a huge issue."
What a Putin!


Sunday

Side-by-side toilet found at Sochi Olympics

PHOTO: AP Photo
In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, two female toilets sit side by side at the security screening facility outside the Main Press Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. Side-by-side toilets in a single bathroom caused a social media sensation last month when they were discovered at the biathlon course of the Sochi Olympics, swiftly becoming a national joke in Russia. The Sochi organizing committee initially denied knowledge of the second twin toilet, and it has not been able to say whether the loo-loo was built by design or resulted from an error during the plumbing process.