One of the main attractions of the 2024 Paris Olympics is, of course, Paris. The City of Lights and its many world-famous landmarks will take center stage at this year’s Games. While equestrians will compete at Versailles, beach volleyball matches will play out in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Swimmers will, weather permitting, race in the Seine. But it’s hard to imagine that any one event will offer as magnificent a tribute to Paris as Friday’s Opening Ceremony, which eschewed the confines of a stadium and made the entire city its stage. Read More...
Let’s be honest, you’d probably rather die than wake up tomorrow morning and find out you’d turned into an animal. Dying, after all, is inevitable, and there’s even a certain dignity to it: Shakespeare did it, Einstein did it, Galileo and Washington and Twain all did it. And you, someone who was born a human and will live your life as a human, will end your life that way too. Read More...
Words like 'obese', 'overweight', 'chubby', and 'fat' are used a lot, but do you really know the differences? Let's explain the nitty-gritty of these terms, shall we? This way, the next time someone throws one of these words around, you'll know exactly what they're on about. What's in a name? ADVERTISEMENT
First off, it's important to know that these terms have specific meanings and aren't just different ways to say the same thing. Read More...