Technology, diet, and investment in elite sport are key for humans to continue breaking their physiological limits. However, it is unlikely that we will see many new records in Paris as the Olympic Games are more given to emotion
Spyridon Louis, a humble water carrier without any athletics training, was the first great hero of the Olympic Games when, at the last minute and against all odds, he brought victory to Athens in 1896
If the Republican wins the November elections, he will once be able to fly in the prestigious Air Force One. Meanwhile, he continues to travel in a Boeing 757-200 from the 1990s, much to the confusion of aviation experts
The romcom classic, starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, brought comedy laced with cynicism into the mainstream, but no one involved believed it would work
She’s the artist who wants to be both a radioactive Barbie and a neighborhood princess. With a style that blends Puerto Rican reggaeton and Jamaican dancehall, the Spanish singer has released her debut album — ‘La Joia’ — which is filled with Latin rhythms for summer nights
Netflix has passed on funding one final project for the director of ‘Mulholland Drive,’ John Waters still has no financing for his, and ‘Megalopolis’ is trying to find a backer in the US
Clive Palmer has been a self-made man, a conservative politician with questionable allies and now wants to become the person who reconstruct the most famous ship in the history of navigation
The billionaire businessman, investor and Trump supporter owns a significant part of Disney’s shares, and he wants to end the company’s ‘woke drift.’ So far, Peltz has failed, but he has secured the support of Elon Musk
The Loop, the modular network of underground connections aimed at ending traffic jams in cities like Las Vegas or Los Angeles, has sparked controversy after several workers denounced the precarious conditions of the digging work
There is a ripple effect when an individual invests in a new nose, bigger breasts or a new head of hair with family and friends forced to adapt to unfamiliar features
In the aftermath of the pandemic, airlines rushed to promote a new space on their aircraft, a step up from economy class, promising comfort at reasonable fares. This translation of the desires of the aspirational middle class into the space between seats and the in-flight menu has been a hit
Fifty years after its release, one of the most unclassifiable works of science fiction continues to divide opinions: while some see it is a failed epic with philosophical aspirations, to others it is a misunderstood masterpiece about conformism and violence
TikTok’s algorithm and teen idols like Olivia Rodrigo are bringing back the legendary rocker, who is reappearing with a new single, 31 years after his last album, motivated by the love of music alone
To carry out the fraud and trick those who bid for it at Deutsch Auctioneers, it was enough to damage the painting, so as to give the canvas an aged appearance. But this is far from the only act of fraud in the art business: scammers benefit from a market that has ‘a lot of money and little judgment’
With 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube and subsidiaries on Twitch and TikTok, GothamChess, the channel run by this 28-year-old from Brooklyn, has become a virtual bible for amateur players
New companies, especially Co-Star, that opt for technology over astrologists to read believers’ futures, are putting their users in a pickle: it’s not credible if AI says it, but is it any better coming from a real person?
The myopic boy of 1990s English pop music has written a memoir that’s like one of his songs. At 60, the Pulp frontman recounts his dreams of greatness, his ambition, his lack of willpower… and his descent into hell
A philosophical doctrine from 24 centuries ago invites us to accept reality as it is. It offers consolation to the poorest and free rein to the richest… and it has enjoyed renewed success in the form of books, podcasts and hashtags on social media
Stars compete for an invitation to the most coveted row in American professional sports. It’s free, but it comes with conditions, as a couple of popular models have discovered the hard way
Remember when we were told that people were quitting their sedentary office jobs to live a new life planting vegetables in the countryside? Well, it appears to have been a false alarm: workers are returning en masse to their pre-pandemic workplaces
Thirty years ago, the sports world found out that one of its stars was retiring from basketball to try his hand at baseball, a move whose true, tragic reasons only became known years later