If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With the 2024 Summer Olympics mere days away, the top swimmers in the world will head to Paris to compete for a gold medal. But you don’t have …
Read More »These Olympians Are Moonlighting as Influencers to Pay the Bills
Starting this week, close to 3 million people will descend on Paris for the 2024 Olympic games. But when some elite athletes step off the field — or lane, or pool, or field — and into the village, they won’t just be experiencing a monumental life experience. They’ll be clocking …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Hallucinates on Espresso in Paris Olympics Promo
If you see Sabrina Carpenter talking to a little bird, it’s probably because she’s had too much (espresso) to drink! On Monday, NBC released a new promo slot for the upcoming Olympics in Paris starring none other than the “Espresso” queen herself. The video follows the musician having a full …
Read More »Flavor Flav Has Many Thoughts on Water Polo
It makes zero sense and all the sense in the world why Flavor Flav and I have spent the past hour grabbing lunch at New York’s Harvard Club. Built in the 1890s, the stately private social club in midtown Manhattan boasts an elegant dining room with chandeliers, ornate silverware, and …
Read More »Sha'Carri Richardson's 'Big Momma' Speaks Out: 'I Made Her Tough'
As her star has risen as the world’s fastest woman, Sha’Carri Richardson has always honored her roots. As Vogue’s cover star ahead of the Paris Olympics, she included some of her family — her sister, an aunt, and several cousins — in her photo shoot. The next-best known member of …
Read More »Poop in the Seine, Packed Trains, Convoluted QR Codes — Is Paris Ready for the Olympics?
When the City of Paris first made its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, organizers promised free public transportation, the extension of several metro lines to accommodate crowds at stadiums outside of the city limits, and a pollution-free Seine open to hosting swimming events. Eight years later, with a …
Read More »BTS Member Jin Will Be a Torchbearer at 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
BTS member Jin will be a torchbearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. He’s slated to take part in the Olympic torch relay to spread the message of “harmony” and “peace,” per a statement. The oldest member of BTS at age 31, Jin returned from his 18-month mandatory military …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Earns His Olympic Stripes With 200-Meter Sprint
Snoop Dogg came within seconds — technically, 15.25 of them — of breaking the world record in the 200-meter dash after popping up to run the race at the U.S. Olympic Team track and field trials over the weekend in Eugene, Oregon. Snoop had some stiff competition in the extremely …
Read More »'We're in Uncharted Territory': Inside the Rise of Women's Basketball
I t’s Tuesday night on the Las Vegas Strip. Crowds have been flowing into the Michelob Ultra Arena for the past two hours, a sea of red and silver and black. The merch line snakes around the entire front of the arena, folded onto itself like a theme-park queue. People …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Will Reunite With Crip-Walking Horse at 2024 Olympics and Boost Rising Stars on 'The Voice'
There isn’t anything Snoop Dogg is restricting himself to this year. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the rapper teased his busy year ahead, which includes an upcoming debut gig as a coach on The Voice this fall and a returning slot as an NBC …
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