Why was Tom Cruise’s Olympics appearance so weird?
It may not have helped that, in France, Scientology is not regarded as a religion, but as a cult
Olympics
Monday
Thursday
The Olympic Games have been really bizarre
From a mockery of ‘The Last Supper’ to the soiled Seine
Thursday
Should Olympians be paid?
Sporting events like the Olympics generate billions. But while officials, organizers and broadcasters are well-compensated for their roles, the athletes are not
Monday
This month in culture: July 2024
What should be on your radar this July
Paris: a gold-medal minibreak
As the Olympic Games descend on the French capital this July, the contest that really matters for this sports-shy travel writer is where to stay
Thursday
The ultimate human futility of sports
Sports would not have survived Classical Greece and the Roman Empire
Sunday
China’s Olympic propaganda show ends in global shame
The Russian doping committee set Beijing on fire
Tuesday
Sacrificing the Uighurs to the Olympics
The spirit of appeasement is felt across the world as we turn a blind eye to China’s horrific crimes
Monday
Drinking your way through the Chinese Olympics
Bottoms up for every reference to bats, pangolins and wet markets
Friday
Nancy takes a knee for Beijing at the Winter Olympics
If politicians like Pelosi wish to add their two yuan, it would be nice if they did it on the side of freedom
Pelosi to Winter Olympians: shut up and dribble
Free speech is on ice in Beijing
Thursday
No love for the gays at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Grindr has been pulled from Chinese app stores ahead of the Games
Tuesday
The China Olympics are a moral failing
There are even questions as to whether merchandise was fashioned with forced labor
Monday
The Biden administration hates you more than China
The truth behind the toothless Olympic boycott
Sunday
Boycott the 2022 China Olympics
The Peng Shuai disappearance, and other human rights violations, are reason enough
Thursday
Guy Verhofstadt claims Olympic gold for the EU
The former chief Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament has done the math to prove EU dominance
Tuesday
Simone Biles is a quitter
Even with her many mistakes during the qualifying round, Biles still posted the highest score in the competition
Monday
The Olympics are canceled
Like everything else, the games are becoming a woke circus
Sunday
North Korea can host the Hunger Games
The modern Olympics give fool’s gold to despots and dictators
