PARIS — If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that’s been missing for nearly 80 years. Williams is aiming to reinstate arts competitions back on the world’s biggest sports stage, starting with raising awareness through his star-studded Louis Vuitton event Thursday in Paris. He passionately shared … Read more
The Prelude to the 2024 Olympic Games kicked off with all the makings of a fabulous party: Celebrity co-hosts Charlize Theron, Serena Williams, Rosalía, and Omar Sy? Check. A star-studded guest list of athletes (LeBron James), rock stars (Mick Jagger), actors (Zendaya), and designers (Christian Louboutin)? Check. Arcade games, gourmet bites, and a Frank Gehry-designed … Read more
The stars flocked to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris tonight to celebrate the Prelude to the 2024 Olympic Games. And while the many fashion professionals and athletes were to be expected, one surprising demographic turned out in droves: the dads. Of course, plenty of the fashion folk in attendance are also fathers—Pharrell Williams, Simon … Read more
The City of Light is glimmering like never before! Tonight in Paris, a venerable guest list joins LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, Comcast NBCUniversal chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, Grammy-winner and Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour for the Prelude—a celebration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the … Read more
PARIS — The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over eradicating drugs from sports is hardly new. They’ve been going at it for decades. The tension reached a new level on the eve of the Paris Games when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 … Read more
PARIS — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden and Nadal faces Hungaraian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting in Round 2. The 38-year-old Nadal won a record 14 of his … Read more
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 10,500 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition. The ceremony … Read more
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 10,500 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition. The ceremony … Read more
PARIS — France’s hopes of leaving the Paris Olympics with a men’s basketball gold medal primarily rest on the shoulders of its tallest players. Those two 7-footers –- NBA stars Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama –- said Wednesday that they believe there’s still time for the host nation to find itself after losing its final … Read more
Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes in the African jungle. This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar … Read more
