In case you've been hiding under a rock, a friendly little assortment of international games called the Olympics begins in London Friday. That means conversations at water coolers and cocktail parties ...

The Olympics are about a lot more than gold medals, figure skaters, bong-smoking swimmers, and crushing human rights (I’m looking at you, Beijing). More than anything, it’s about ceremony. And, like a ...

Action star Jackie Chan (C) performs with other celebrities during the 4th Music Award of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad at the Worker People's Cultural Palace as part of the 100-day Olympic countdown ...

Like presidential elections and property tax reassessments, it happens every four years. Athletes from around the world gather, Americans suddenly decide to care about the pommel horse, and I get that ...