Daily Archives: 31 August, 2016

Rio 2016: The Olympic Games of the Heart

“Dad, does the heart sweat?” Max, 8 years old. When the IOC officially announced that Rio de Janeiro would host the XXXI Olympic Games a huge flag was unfurled on Copacabana beach. One with a big heart on it. It would be the first premonitory sign of the emotional character of these Olympic Games. The…

Pokemon Go evolves the world

It was, more than anything, a scene closer to a stampede caused by the unexpected appearance of a celebrity. However, hundreds of “Pokémon Go” players were running through Central Park in New York, hoping to catch a digital monster, a particularly rare one. Vaporeon (an evolution of Eevee) was the true celebrity here. The players,…