Cat’s out of the proverbial bag.   Thesis project has been approved.

Some minor “caveats” were submitted along with the approval.

Last night Meryl Davis and Charlie White win first-ever U.S. gold in Olympic ice dancing. They were beautiful.  The NBC producer decided that we should listen – and watch – two pudgy mummies hold stick microphones and prattle forgettably about nothing instead of allowing viewers to listen and watch as our national anthem was played for Ms. Davis and Mr. White.

Maybe NBC sub-contracted and used a producer from the Russian Federation to cover the event?  Probably not.  The Russians would have featured the athletes, not the newscasters.

Yes, the mispronunciation Scheherazade by NBC’s Tracy Wilson was an aesthetic fail.  But it still wasn’t as bad as NBC’s editorializing of the over-the-top beautiful art and ballet in this year’s unforgettable Olympic opening.   Sometimes American brands can be flat out embarrassing.