London Gets Free WiFi Before the Summer Olympics


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Free WiFi in London

Ahead of this year's Olympic Games, free WiFi is coming to millions of London residents. Mobile company O2 is providing the Internet access throughout the Westminster, Kensington, and Chelsea boroughs of central London. At no cost to locals, O2's wireless system will be powered by devices installed on street furniture. The city's Internet access is expected to be the largest WiFi zone in Read more

Susan Sarandon Taking Her Love of Ping-Pong to TV


Updated 06/28/10 3:42 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Susan Sarandon Producing Ping-Pong Reality Show

Susan Sarandon, Scarlett Johansson, and Edward Norton are just a few of the celebs who love playing ping-pong. But Susan — who already owns the ping-pong social club, SPiN — is taking her love for the sport even further. While at a two-day "World Champions" event at SPiN this weekend, the actress told People that she is developing a ping-pong reality show, which she calls an "episodic Read more

Yoga to Become Olympic Event in 2012


Updated 04/02/10 12:38 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 11 comments

Yoga to Become Olympic Event in 2012

When I first heard about yoga competitions, where yogis compete against each other to see who has the most grace, balance, and flexibility in challenging poses such as Inverted Locust pose, I was a little taken aback. I mean, yoga is supposed to be about union between your body and your mind, not about how bendy your spine is compared to Peggy Pretzel. But yoga competitions are part of a Read more

Olympic Libido Demands 100,000 Condoms


Updated 03/04/10 7:58 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 17 comments

Sex at the Olympics

In the innocence of my youth I guess I never imagined that my heroes at the games were, well, for lack of a better word, shacking up (so much). Now, I can't imagine that I never put it all together — I mean, putting thousands of Olympic athletes with some of the most toned, attractive bodies on Earth all in the same complex for just a couple of weeks means people are bound to start hooking up. Read more

Happy Hour: Hot Rum, Pineapple, and Maple Toddy


Updated 02/23/10 8:22 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Hot Rum-and-Pineapple Toddy Recipe

Ever since two Fridays ago, I've been chained to my television watching the Vancouver Olympics. I'm not much of a sports spectator, but I have a soft spot for stories of sacrifice and redemption, and the Winter games have plenty of those. Last night, I watched the USA face off against Canada in the hockey rink. The match had plenty of excitement and energy — plus those Canadian hotties in their Read more

Happy Hour: The Gold Medal


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The Gold Medal Olympics Cocktail Recipe

After ringing in Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year in a big way, I decided to celebrate the Winter Olympics. Unlike the rest of this month's holidays, it only comes once every four years! To commemorate the USA's first gold medal victory, I busted out the ingredients to make this cocktail, aptly dubbed The Gold Medal. Initially, I was wary of the Goldschlager — the last time I had it was Read more

Do You Prefer Watching Female Olympians?


Updated 02/19/10 10:21 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 15 comments

Do You Prefer Watching Female Olympians?

The Winter Olympics are about to do a triple axel into our living rooms, and if I don't catch anything else, I'll be sure to tune in to the female figure skating competition. But apparently while I'm watching, I won't hear much about the athletes' skills. A new book, Olympic Women and the Media: International Perspectives, reveals that instead of focusing on female competitors' sporting skills, Read more

IOC to Come Up With Better Guidelines For Ambiguous Sex


Updated 10/28/09 11:44 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 2 comments

IOC to Come Up With Better Guidelines For Ambiguous Sex

The treatment of 18-year-old champion runner Caster Semenya by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) left me scratching my head. How could officials publicly call into question Caster's sex, knowing the profoundly personal nature of the matter? Their actions were so degrading that Caster was rumored to be in hiding after the tests reportedly revealed that she was intersex. Read more