Over time, I have realised that a woman dining alone remains a spectacle, something as puzzling as a cat using cutlery.

Fireworks in the French national colors explode over Pont d'Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. DAMIEN MEYER / AFP Eighty Moulin Rouge ...

rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-off showers did not seem to hamper the enthusiasm of the athletes. Some held umbrellas as they rode boats down the river ...