Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after competing on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. Jamie Squire | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images American gymnast Simone Biles appeared to take a swipe … Read more
Players of Team United States celebrate following victory during the Women’s Rugby Sevens Bronze medal match between Team United States and Team Australia on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. Michael Steele | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The 2024 Paris … Read more
Britain’s Jack Draper cools himself with a bag of ice during a break in play against US’ Taylor Fritz during their men’s singles second round tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 30, 2024. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images U.S. gymnastics … Read more
Olympic and Paralympic medals are shown during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals on February 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The Paris 2024 Olympics is well underway, with dozens of medals already handed out. Aside from a medal, a stuffed … Read more
Sports are often regarded as a great unifier—a part of culture that brings us all together, regardless of our many differences. There is perhaps no better example of this than the Olympics. Alternating between the Summer and Winter Games every two years, the Olympics have a way of turning us all into rabid sports fans—even … Read more
A scene from Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony continued to generate online buzz all weekend, after conservatives slammed it as a blasphemous mockery of “The Last Supper” — and the event’s creative director said it was an homage to something else entirely. The segment in question involved what many critics interpreted as a drag-inspired parody … Read more
Conservatives angered by the Paris Olympics might need to pivot their criticism of Friday’s opening ceremony. Some were incensed over a vignette that appeared to resemble a drag-infused interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” a 15th century painting depicting Jesus Christ and his 12 disciples at a fateful final meal. But the tableau, … Read more
Was it the Parisians who bluntly told travelers “do not come” to Paris during the Summer Games? Or did sky-high prices for hotel rooms, house rentals and event tickets turn travelers away? For a multitude of reasons, many people — including residents — avoided Paris in the build-up to the Olympic Games, despite prognostications … Read more
Never mind the Olympics, shopping in Paris is both a sport and a pastime in itself—you will definitely get a workout traversing the cobblestone streets to find all the hidden gems. After all, there is certainly no shortage of options magnifique. The City of Lights boasts some of the best luxury flagships (Dior! Louis Vuitton! … Read more
The ratings for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony scored an early victory for NBC and Peacock. Deadline reported Saturday that nearly 29 million watched Friday’s spectacle on the Seine, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The 28.6 million is a huge jump over the 17 million who clicked on to the kickoff of the 2021 … Read more
