olympics

  • ‘No One Is Safe’: Bed Bugs Invade Paris Ahead of Olympics

    ‘No One Is Safe’: Bed Bugs Invade Paris Ahead of Olympics

    The city of lights is beset by bed bugs. Sightings of the tiny urban pest in public places throughout Paris have apparently increased as of late, and officials are calling for aggressive action to curtail the menace in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics. People have spotted bed bugs along the city’s public transit and…


  • Did Climate Change Make Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Crash Worse?

    Did Climate Change Make Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Crash Worse?

    The trial of the century came to a thrilling end yesterday. I’m talking, of course, about the Gwyneth Paltrow ski accident trial. Terry Sanderson, a doctor, sued Paltrow for $US300,000 ($416,460) in damages after he says she ran into him at a Utah ski slope in 2016; the actor and lifestyle influencer countersued for $US1…


  • The Winter Olympics As We Know Them Could Be Over

    The Winter Olympics As We Know Them Could Be Over

    Maddie Phaneuf, an Olympic biathlete (she does a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting) from Upstate New York has watched this year’s Winter Games with mixed enthusiasm. She’s saddened — but not surprised — that the event has had to use fake snow, as snowfall is becoming harder to predict around the world.