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Ewan Morgan

Ewan Morgan

Ewan Morgan is a freelance writer based in Wales who writes about sport, culture, science and history. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Scientific American, Slate, Al-Jazeera, and elsewhere.

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A young woman paints a a mural that says "LA28" with a sunset and palm tree silhouettes
A Look Into the Future: The Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
The legacies of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles still resonate. Once again, the Olympics are coming at a great juncture in Los Angeles history. How will this iteration shape the future of Los Angeles?
A light structure similar to scaffolds were used in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
How the Gleeful Aesthetic of L.A.’s 1984 Olympics Unified a Sprawling City
In 1984, Los Angeles exuded Olympic psychedelia, a gleeful '80s aesthetic which underlined the complementary power of sport, culture and art. It would also revitalize a bedraggled Olympic movement.
A bed cushion is carried by a man walking into one of the homes in the Olympic village during the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The Olympic Village: A Los Angeles Innovation
The Olympic Village is now an accepted part of the Olympic tradition, but it wasn't always that way. It was an innovation born in Los Angeles.
The Coliseum during the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles shows the words "Olympic Stadium" on the foreground.
L.A.'s 1932 Olympics Put the City on a World Stage
In 1932, the Games in Los Angeles demonstrated how effective the Olympics could be in raising a city's profile on a global stage.
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