Beijing's 2008 Olympics was a soft power victory for China, but 2022 may be another story
As the sound of fireworks rang out over Beijing to mark the close of the 2008 Summer Olympics, China's leaders could have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief. Read more...
Wrestlers Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian Wed
Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian are pro wrestlers. Their first wedding celebration was gonzo. (We wont say it was fake.) The second ceremony was before a judge and much tamer. Read more...
Inside Tour Rouge The fairytale Tuscan villa hidden in the NSW countryside
Just like a storybook castle, 'Tour Rouge' is hidden behind wrought iron gates which open onto a driveway that leads to the front door. You'd never think it was hidden on the NSW border. Read more...
True Crime Gets Its Close-Up
In Two Truths and a Lie, Confident Women and The Officers Daughter, readers feel the aftershocks of felonies and malfeasances. Read more...
No Boys Allowed
Some very odd workplace dilemmas for which there are no easy answers, except for one. There is one easy answer. Read more...
Unemployment Claims Dropped Last Week as Coronavirus Cases Eased
The Labor Department is scheduled to release its weekly report on applications for government unemployment insurance. Read more...
Travel Quarantines Enduring the Mundane, One Day at a Time
Running a half-marathon in your hotel room. Hearing the sea, but not seeing it. Fixating on food. Heres how some travelers passed the time during their mandatory quarantines. Read more...
P.G.A. Championship Lands in Oklahoma After Leaving Trump Property
The major had been set to be played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, N.J. in 2022, until the P.G.A. of America pulled out, saying that holding it there would be detrimental to its brand. Read more...
Facebook apologises for threatening to ban 81-year-old knitter for 'hate speech'
Rita Rich-Mulcahy, 81, from Adelaide, Australia, challenged herself to knit 100 pigs for charity after the death of her husband. After sharing her creations online Facebook issued warnings for 'hate speech'. Read more...
A Conversation With The Restaurant Critics Wife
A real restaurant critic's wife writes a novel, "The Restaurant Critic's Wife," with just enough truth in the fiction. Read more...
Winter Exercise Guides and Apps
If you need a dose of exercise inspiration, its easy to find online or on your phone with these guides and apps. Read more...
England suffer emphatic 10-wicket defeat inside two days against India
PAUL NEWMAN It does not get any more gruesome than this. Gruesome for England, brushed aside for their lowest score against India, and even worse for the health of Test cricket. Read more...
Unsung hero Lily Rowntree urges UK citizens to take up a sport
Lily Rowntree has outlined what hockey means to herself and her young family, any why having a sport to play is crucial as the UK prepares itself, slowly, to leave the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
England coach Eddie Jones admits he made a 'mistake' in World Cup final defeat to South Africa
After Jones picked exactly the same starting XV for the final, Owen Farrell and Co couldn't reach the heights of the week before and slumped to a 32-12 defeat at the hands of the Springboks Read more...
Squealing Children and Noisy Neighbors? Theres a Map for That
The crowdsourced guide collects anonymous gripes and pins every grievance on an interactive map, creating a record of the irritating sounds and sights of Japan. Read more...
Video Message From Jailed Egyptian Journalist
Al Jazeera released a brief video message from its detained West Africa correspondent, Abdullah Elshamy, recorded on the 106th day of his hunger strike in an Egyptian jail. Read more...
Studies Suggest People Who Had Covid-19 Should Get Single Vaccine Dose
New studies show that one shot of a vaccine can greatly amplify antibody levels in those who have recovered from the coronavirus. Read more...
After Russian Cyberattack, Looking for Answers and Debating Retaliation
Key senators and corporate executives warned at a hearing on Tuesday that the scope and scale of the hacking of government agencies and companies, the most sophisticated in history, were still unclear. Read more...
Reply All Podcast Is Paused After Accusations of Toxic Culture
A co-host and a senior reporter also left the podcast, after accusations that they worked against union efforts that many employees of color saw as necessary to increase diversity. Read more...
Two thirds of US COVID-19 hospitalizations may been preventable
All four conditions are largely preventable through diet and exercise - meaning two thirds of 906,000 hospitalizations likely would have been too, the Tufts University researchers write. Read more...