The Emmys red carpet was filled with dazzling diamonds and glamorous gowns Sunday night, but Paralympian Jessica Long had the finest piece of jewelry in sight: a gold medal from the Tokyo Games. The well-decorated American swimmer posed for pictures… Continue Reading
Mizuki, the desperately unhappy Tokyo housewife at the center of Fault Lines by Emily Itami (out Sept. 7), can’t figure out when she became so invisible. Once a vivacious young woman who sang in cabaret bars, she now struggles to… Continue Reading
After a one-year postponement, the Summer Olympics are now underway in Tokyo, and we’ve got some questions. In this week’s episode of Not Over It, we’re discussing the long, pandemic-paved road that got us here, what’s different about this year’s… Continue Reading
Although Olympic friendships are adorable, there’s just something about an Olympic romance. Whether they met for the first time because of the competition or were dating long before they got the call they’d made their country’s respective teams, it’s always… Continue Reading
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Today is the opening ceremony for the 2020 Olympic Games, which were delayed for almost a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not everyone is happy that the Games are finally going… Continue Reading