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"content": "\u003cp>Most of us have an idea of what Earth’s greatest athletes must be like: ultra-competitive, motivated to win at all costs, driven to crush their rivals. Similar things are often repeated about the way women behave with other women. With that in mind, trope-believers might have expected Paris 2024 — the first Olympics to ever embrace \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/genderequalolympics-celebrating-full-gender-parity-on-the-field-of-play-at-paris-2024\">gender parity for competitors\u003c/a> — to be one giant “catfight.” Instead, another image has emerged. One of women supporting women at every level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just a few of the most notable examples of stereotype-crushing sports(wo)manship on display during the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ariarne Titmus boosts Katie Ledecky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962309\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling female swimmers hold hands with their arms raised high across a pool lane divider.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-800x614.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1020x782.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-160x123.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-768x589.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA’s Katie Ledecky and Australia’s Ariarne Titmus clasp hands in triumph after the women’s 800-meter freestyle final. \u003ccite>(Xue Yuge/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stanford graduate Katie Ledecky had already earned seven Olympic gold medals and another 21 world championship golds when she arrived in Paris. On Aug. 3, however, after she won her ninth gold medal and became the most decorated female swimmer and most decorated American female athlete of all time, Ledecky knew she’d crossed a new kind of finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_11993783']The moment was not lost on the competitor in the swimming lane next to hers, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who had just scored a silver medal herself. As Ledecky took a moment in the water to catch her breath, looking lost in her own world, Titmus approached, grabbed Ledecky’s hand across the lane divider and raised it aloft to ensure Ledecky took a few seconds to absorb the cheers of the thrilled spectators. Titmus then offered Ledecky a hug and words of congratulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a perfect end to the race for women who are considered rivals by commentators, but who consider each other inspirations. Just days before the race, Ledecky said of Titmus, “We love competing against each other. It brings the best out of each of us and pushes each of us in training.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 800-meter race was over, Titmus said, “[Ledecky]’s made me a better athlete. I totally respect what she has done in this sport more than anyone else … She’s unreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Silina Pha Aphay assists Lucia Moris\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg\" alt=\"One female runner lies on the track distressed, while another bends down and tries to support the injured runner's leg.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silina Pha Aphay runs to the aid of Lucia Moris, who was injured during the women’s 100-meter preliminary round. \u003ccite>(Michael Steele/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 2, nine female runners from all over the world gathered at the Stade de France in Paris to compete for a place in further 100-meter rounds. Laotian sprinter Silina Pha Aphay was among those competitors. After she crossed the finish line in sixth place, the 28-year-old turned back to the track and noticed one of her fellow runners hadn’t made it. Flat out on the ground and writhing in agony was South Sudan’s Lucia Moris, who had suffered an injury to her right leg during the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without hesitating, Pha Aphay ran back to Moris, attempted to make the injured woman more comfortable, and flagged down medics to come and assist. Moris was soon carried away on a stretcher. Though neither woman advanced to further competitions, the moment they shared on the track was pure Olympic gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson celebrate Julien Alfred\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962310\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962310\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three female athletes smile triumphantly on a running track holding up their countries' flags.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1920x1291.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julien Alfred (C) of Saint Lucia, Sha’Carri Richardson (R) and Melissa Jefferson (L) of the United States celebrate after the women’s 100-meter final. \u003ccite>(Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Julien Alfred won St. Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal — a gold one no less — in the women’s 100-meter final, she was understandably overcome with emotion. Noticing Alfred was sobbing, American bronze winner Melissa Jefferson approached her, attempting to comfort Alfred with a hug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, when Alfred was doubled over and still visibly overwhelmed, silver medal winner Richardson came over, gave her a warm smile and a pat on the back and encouraged Alfred back onto the track to take a photo for posterity. The move snapped Alfred back into more celebratory spirits. The glorious image above is what followed — an encapsulation of women celebrating each other’s achievements with nothing but joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tamires Morena carries Albertina Kassoma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962308 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Large crowds watch on as a female handball player carries a rival handball player off the court after an injury.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1477\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-800x591.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1020x753.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-160x118.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-768x567.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1920x1418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamires Morena of Brazil carries Angola’s Albertina Kassoma off the court during the women’s handball preliminary match. \u003ccite>(He Canling/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, when Angola’s handball team captain Albertina Kassoma collapsed on the court with an injured knee, a series of remarkable things happened. The first person who rushed to Kassoma’s aid was, naturally, the Angolans’ team doctor. But once Kassoma was up on her feet, the next person to come to her aid was from the opposing team: Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriela Moreschi. Moreschi wrapped an arm around the 6-foot-3-inch Kassoma’s waist and got ready to assist her walk off the court. But before Kassoma could even attempt to take a step, in charged Brazilian line player Tamires Morena with an even better idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Nc_JgpfMv/\">Morena scooped up her sporting rival\u003c/a> and — with pretty astounding strength — smoothly carried Kassoma from the court to a chair and awaiting medics. As soon as Morena’s selfless act began, the nearly 6,000 handball fans inside South Paris Arena 6 roared their approval. Without missing a beat, after depositing Kassoma, Morena simply returned to the game. She later reported that Kassoma had shown her appreciation for the assist by saying, “Thank you very much, my friend. Only you could lift me up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lindsey Horan comforts Saki Kumagai and Riko Ueki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white soccer uniform hugs a woman in black and blue soccer uniform on a field in front of a packed crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Horan comforts Japan’s Saki Kumagai after the women’s quarterfinal match. \u003ccite>(Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, the U.S. women’s soccer team was victorious after Trinity Rodman scored a show-stopping goal during extra time. As the Americans erupted in celebrations on the Parc des Princes pitch, the members of the defeated Japanese team slowly let it sink in that their Olympic dreams were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for U.S. team captain Lindsey Horan to notice their devastation unfolding. After spotting Saki Kumagai prostrate on the field, Horan quickly approached, embraced Kumagai in a warm hug and offered some words of comfort. Horan didn’t stop there either. TV cameras also caught her holding Japanese striker Riko Ueki. Pure class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rayssa Leal takes selfies with Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women gather together and smile for one of their cell phones, held aloft, while atop an Olympic podium, watched by large crowds in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bronze medallist Rayssa Leal of Brazil takes a selfie with gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa (C) and silver medallist Liz Akama (L), both representing Japan. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much was made of the way in which Rayssa Leal of Brazil scuppered Japan’s hopes of scoring all three medals in the women’s street skateboarding competition by winning the bronze. Are there some ticked-off street skaters rolling around Tokyo right now? Maybe. If there are, Leal, gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa and silver medalist Liz Akama clearly couldn’t care less. After accepting their medals on the Paris podium, Leal initiated a selfie with her competitors in front of supportive crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The skaters’ togetherness should come as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to this newest of Olympic competitions. Throughout Paris 2024, the female skaters have displayed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3W3vgZyy4c\">unbridled camaraderie\u003c/a> for one another, cheering each other on, clasping hands, chatting, embracing and generally having a great time with each other. That’s how you do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles worship Rebeca Andrade\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg\" alt=\"An athlete stands arms raised and triumphant on a podium, two fellow athletes bow down in praise on either side\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1920x1313.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver medalist Simone Biles (L) and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles (R) bow down before gold medalist Rebeca Andrade (C) of Brazil after the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition. \u003ccite>(Naomi Baker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t leave a list of heartwarming Paris 2024 moments without pointing to this: an Olympic scene that will go down in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Rebeca Andrade of Brazil won her first gold in the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition, bronze winner Jordan Chiles and silver winner Simone Biles took it upon themselves to bow down in admiration of Andrade at the medals podium. It was a moment of women supporting women so heartwarming, it didn’t need words. Andrade’s delighted smile said it all.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Most of us have an idea of what Earth’s greatest athletes must be like: ultra-competitive, motivated to win at all costs, driven to crush their rivals. Similar things are often repeated about the way women behave with other women. With that in mind, trope-believers might have expected Paris 2024 — the first Olympics to ever embrace \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/genderequalolympics-celebrating-full-gender-parity-on-the-field-of-play-at-paris-2024\">gender parity for competitors\u003c/a> — to be one giant “catfight.” Instead, another image has emerged. One of women supporting women at every level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just a few of the most notable examples of stereotype-crushing sports(wo)manship on display during the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ariarne Titmus boosts Katie Ledecky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962309\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling female swimmers hold hands with their arms raised high across a pool lane divider.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-800x614.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1020x782.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-160x123.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-768x589.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA’s Katie Ledecky and Australia’s Ariarne Titmus clasp hands in triumph after the women’s 800-meter freestyle final. \u003ccite>(Xue Yuge/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stanford graduate Katie Ledecky had already earned seven Olympic gold medals and another 21 world championship golds when she arrived in Paris. On Aug. 3, however, after she won her ninth gold medal and became the most decorated female swimmer and most decorated American female athlete of all time, Ledecky knew she’d crossed a new kind of finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The moment was not lost on the competitor in the swimming lane next to hers, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who had just scored a silver medal herself. As Ledecky took a moment in the water to catch her breath, looking lost in her own world, Titmus approached, grabbed Ledecky’s hand across the lane divider and raised it aloft to ensure Ledecky took a few seconds to absorb the cheers of the thrilled spectators. Titmus then offered Ledecky a hug and words of congratulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a perfect end to the race for women who are considered rivals by commentators, but who consider each other inspirations. Just days before the race, Ledecky said of Titmus, “We love competing against each other. It brings the best out of each of us and pushes each of us in training.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 800-meter race was over, Titmus said, “[Ledecky]’s made me a better athlete. I totally respect what she has done in this sport more than anyone else … She’s unreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Silina Pha Aphay assists Lucia Moris\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg\" alt=\"One female runner lies on the track distressed, while another bends down and tries to support the injured runner's leg.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silina Pha Aphay runs to the aid of Lucia Moris, who was injured during the women’s 100-meter preliminary round. \u003ccite>(Michael Steele/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 2, nine female runners from all over the world gathered at the Stade de France in Paris to compete for a place in further 100-meter rounds. Laotian sprinter Silina Pha Aphay was among those competitors. After she crossed the finish line in sixth place, the 28-year-old turned back to the track and noticed one of her fellow runners hadn’t made it. Flat out on the ground and writhing in agony was South Sudan’s Lucia Moris, who had suffered an injury to her right leg during the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without hesitating, Pha Aphay ran back to Moris, attempted to make the injured woman more comfortable, and flagged down medics to come and assist. Moris was soon carried away on a stretcher. Though neither woman advanced to further competitions, the moment they shared on the track was pure Olympic gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson celebrate Julien Alfred\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962310\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962310\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three female athletes smile triumphantly on a running track holding up their countries' flags.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1920x1291.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julien Alfred (C) of Saint Lucia, Sha’Carri Richardson (R) and Melissa Jefferson (L) of the United States celebrate after the women’s 100-meter final. \u003ccite>(Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Julien Alfred won St. Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal — a gold one no less — in the women’s 100-meter final, she was understandably overcome with emotion. Noticing Alfred was sobbing, American bronze winner Melissa Jefferson approached her, attempting to comfort Alfred with a hug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, when Alfred was doubled over and still visibly overwhelmed, silver medal winner Richardson came over, gave her a warm smile and a pat on the back and encouraged Alfred back onto the track to take a photo for posterity. The move snapped Alfred back into more celebratory spirits. The glorious image above is what followed — an encapsulation of women celebrating each other’s achievements with nothing but joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tamires Morena carries Albertina Kassoma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962308 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Large crowds watch on as a female handball player carries a rival handball player off the court after an injury.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1477\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-800x591.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1020x753.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-160x118.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-768x567.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1920x1418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamires Morena of Brazil carries Angola’s Albertina Kassoma off the court during the women’s handball preliminary match. \u003ccite>(He Canling/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, when Angola’s handball team captain Albertina Kassoma collapsed on the court with an injured knee, a series of remarkable things happened. The first person who rushed to Kassoma’s aid was, naturally, the Angolans’ team doctor. But once Kassoma was up on her feet, the next person to come to her aid was from the opposing team: Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriela Moreschi. Moreschi wrapped an arm around the 6-foot-3-inch Kassoma’s waist and got ready to assist her walk off the court. But before Kassoma could even attempt to take a step, in charged Brazilian line player Tamires Morena with an even better idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Nc_JgpfMv/\">Morena scooped up her sporting rival\u003c/a> and — with pretty astounding strength — smoothly carried Kassoma from the court to a chair and awaiting medics. As soon as Morena’s selfless act began, the nearly 6,000 handball fans inside South Paris Arena 6 roared their approval. Without missing a beat, after depositing Kassoma, Morena simply returned to the game. She later reported that Kassoma had shown her appreciation for the assist by saying, “Thank you very much, my friend. Only you could lift me up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lindsey Horan comforts Saki Kumagai and Riko Ueki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white soccer uniform hugs a woman in black and blue soccer uniform on a field in front of a packed crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Horan comforts Japan’s Saki Kumagai after the women’s quarterfinal match. \u003ccite>(Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, the U.S. women’s soccer team was victorious after Trinity Rodman scored a show-stopping goal during extra time. As the Americans erupted in celebrations on the Parc des Princes pitch, the members of the defeated Japanese team slowly let it sink in that their Olympic dreams were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for U.S. team captain Lindsey Horan to notice their devastation unfolding. After spotting Saki Kumagai prostrate on the field, Horan quickly approached, embraced Kumagai in a warm hug and offered some words of comfort. Horan didn’t stop there either. TV cameras also caught her holding Japanese striker Riko Ueki. Pure class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rayssa Leal takes selfies with Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women gather together and smile for one of their cell phones, held aloft, while atop an Olympic podium, watched by large crowds in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bronze medallist Rayssa Leal of Brazil takes a selfie with gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa (C) and silver medallist Liz Akama (L), both representing Japan. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much was made of the way in which Rayssa Leal of Brazil scuppered Japan’s hopes of scoring all three medals in the women’s street skateboarding competition by winning the bronze. Are there some ticked-off street skaters rolling around Tokyo right now? Maybe. If there are, Leal, gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa and silver medalist Liz Akama clearly couldn’t care less. After accepting their medals on the Paris podium, Leal initiated a selfie with her competitors in front of supportive crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The skaters’ togetherness should come as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to this newest of Olympic competitions. Throughout Paris 2024, the female skaters have displayed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3W3vgZyy4c\">unbridled camaraderie\u003c/a> for one another, cheering each other on, clasping hands, chatting, embracing and generally having a great time with each other. That’s how you do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles worship Rebeca Andrade\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg\" alt=\"An athlete stands arms raised and triumphant on a podium, two fellow athletes bow down in praise on either side\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1920x1313.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver medalist Simone Biles (L) and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles (R) bow down before gold medalist Rebeca Andrade (C) of Brazil after the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition. \u003ccite>(Naomi Baker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t leave a list of heartwarming Paris 2024 moments without pointing to this: an Olympic scene that will go down in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A 17-year-old’s perception of her father is forever altered on a three-day backpacking trip in India Donaldson’s excellent debut \u003cem>Good One\u003c/em>, in theaters Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something happens. And then something doesn’t happen. But that’s more of the tear point on the already delicate fabric of a relationship that has been deteriorating from neglect for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13962187']The trip to the Catskills was envisioned as a joint family trip. Chris (James Le Gros) and his daughter Sam (newcomer Lily Collias) planned to go with Chris’s old friend Matt (Danny McCarthy) and his teenage son. But when they pull up to Matt’s place, there’s an argument taking place between the father and son, who retreats to the apartment as Matt stomps to Chris’ car. The teenage son is no longer joining them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donaldson focuses her camera on Sam, whose face and deeply expressive eyes tell you everything you need to know: This is weird and it doesn’t feel right. Suddenly she’s on a boys trip with a pair of sad middle aged men who have known one another for decades and whose lives haven’t worked out the way they thought. Both are divorced. Chris has moved on and has a new baby. Matt is still in the early stages of having his life upended. And, boy, do they talk about their failed relationships, one of whom is obviously Sam’s mother. “I couldn’t make her happy.” “She was the one who started doing things first.” “I didn’t want to get divorced.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgUOnunBSlc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sam rolls her eyes a lot of the time; Other times she responds insightfully. The guys seem to half hear her, but also not. They long ago decided on their own narrative, their victimhood, and Sam is not going to change that with a bit of innocent truth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are they always this honest with their disappointments, failures and shortcomings around their kids, you wonder? Or is this a new thing happening on this trip? Chris, in particular, has forgotten that Sam, as worldly and wise as she seems, is still ultimately just a kid. You sense that Sam has already started to realize that her father is as flawed as anyone; but on this trip, his full self is on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13962094']All of the acting is terrific and so naturalistic that it’s easy to forget that these are actors performing lines that they’ve memorized in front of a camera. 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"content": "\u003cp>Let’s get one thing out of the way first: I did not entirely understand everything that happens in \u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em>, a new indie \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/tag/horror\">horror\u003c/a> in theaters Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This could be more of a me problem than with the storytelling, but there are a lot of strange things happening at this particular Alpine resort. It’s run by a bespectacled German hotelier named Herr König, played with an off-kilter menace by Dan Stevens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13962094']Some of the occurrences are underexplained, others underexplored. Herr König seems particularly worried about things that happen after dark, but not so much about guests wandering into the reception and general store in a wobbly stupor and vomit. Are they drunk? Sick? Should someone help them? All we get is: “It happens.” The hospital, too, is eerily empty. Sonic vibrations often ripple through the land, causing scenes to repeat until reaching a violent crescendo. And no one seems to listen to or care about anything 17-year-old Gretchen (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13891785/hbos-euphoria-specials-offer-rare-depths-about-the-lives-of-teen-girls\">Hunter Schafer\u003c/a>) has to say, no matter how banged up she gets. The quick escalation of her injuries, and the widening disinterest of her father, approaches comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ambiguity can be wonderful for mystery and worldbuilding; It can also be frustrating. And more often than not, detailed explanations just make everything lamer. \u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em> dips into all of the above. Even so, it is undeniably fascinating, original and even occasionally fun, in a very twisted and deranged way in which laughter is your involuntary response to something horrifying. In her captivating lead performance, Schafer really goes through it, both physically and emotionally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also features Stevens sporting tiny, rimless glasses with sinisterly scandi-cool monochrome outfits, and a screaming ghoul with Hitchcockian glamour in a hooded trench and white-framed oval sunnies. Rarely is it a bad idea for a horror film to lean into style, and \u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em> fully commits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuON7HH0UkQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em> is the brainchild of German director Tilman Singer, but credit also goes to Singer’s predecessors: The works of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/107430/david-lynch-has-found-a-new-way-to-terrify-us-post-twin-peaks\">David Lynch\u003c/a> and Dario Argento among them. Gretchen is a reluctant resident in the idyllic, modern home with her detached father (Martin Csokas), stepmother (Jessica Henwick) and mute half-sister Alma (Mila Lieu). She leaves increasingly desperate messages on her mother’s answering machine in America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s certainly an exaggerated but apt portrait of a new family where the remnants of the old are treated like a nuisance. When Alma starts having seizures during the vibrations, which no one but Gretchen seems to remember or acknowledge, the parents’ attention turns fully to the young girl. They can barely be bothered to care about Gretchen’s miraculous survival of a horrifying car wreck; Alma is in the same hospital because of the episodes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961732']As with many horrors, the big reveals were, for this critic, a little underwhelming — a strained attempt at a unifying theory for this weird place that doesn’t add much ultimately. And yet the emotional connection to Gretchen and her complex relationship with Alma does pay off in unexpected ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, Stevens deserves special acknowledgement for his contributions to \u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em>. This is a man who could have easily languished in blandly handsome leading man roles and instead is becoming one of our great character actors. He is regularly the best and most memorable part of whatever he’s in just by his sheer commitment to going there, whether it’s his Hawaiian shirt wearing titan veterinarian in \u003cem>Godzilla x Kong\u003c/em>, his Russian pop star in \u003cem>Eurovision\u003c/em> or any number of his deranged horror characters. He and Schafer, always a compelling presence, make \u003cem>Cuckoo\u003c/em> very much worth it. They exist far too comfortably in this dreamy, nightmarish world dreamt up by Singer that is well worth a watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Cuckoo’ is released nationwide on Aug. 9, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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And I especially endorse Olivia Rodrigo’s reformist sect within the church of pop music, which preaches that teenage girls deserve redemption too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962061\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1020x654.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A more agnostic reviewer might tell you facts: that for nearly two hours, the “21-year-old phenomenon” Rodrigo “captivated the crowd” with her “energetic stage presence.” I can’t do that, though, because this was not even a concert, really. It was a \u003cem>ritual\u003c/em>, led by the power of a three-minute pop song to finally put into words what millions of young girls haven’t found the exact language for. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much was evident in the arena’s attendees, a sea of teens and pre-teens in lavender and sequin, screaming along at deafening volume to Rodrigo’s opening song, “bad idea right?” This joyful noise somehow grew even louder for “ballad of a homeschooled girl.” Next came “vampire,” which showed Rodrigo’s talent for embodying a delicate song as first-person narrator while simultaneously inviting an ear-piercing 20,000-piece amateur choir into her personal world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1920x1273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We live in an age where finally, women \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-200-top-five-four-women-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-megan-thee-stallion-chappell-roan-1235725967/\">regularly occupy\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-six-women-billboard-200-top-10-first-time-this-decade-1235720996/\">majority of the top positions\u003c/a> on the Billboard charts. 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And it’s \u003cem>great\u003c/em>!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This care for her younger fans, this cool older sister thing, ran throughout Friday’s show. “I’m 21 now, and I feel so happy and loved, and excited for the future,” Rodrigo assured the crowd while introducing “teenage dream.” “You have no idea how many wonderful things are right around the corner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She gave fans the acknowledgment of loved ones on the giant screen, showing the BFFs and significant others in the crowd. She reminded those who came with their parents, who probably spent three paychecks on tickets: “Hug them and tell them you love them!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two songs, she sailed on a crescent moon above the floor to get as close to the far sections as possible, waving while singing. On stage, her band comprised entirely of women and nonbinary musicians subtly said \u003cem>you can do this too\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962060\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg 1925w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she offered the physical rebirth of letting it all out. Fans sang along to every single word of her songs, very loudly, all night long. During “all-american bitch,” Rodrigo instructed people to think of someone or something that pisses them off the most, and gave them a prolonged moment to scream their guts out about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodrigo’s done this at every show, as part of her tour’s mostly canned patter. But you know what? As a custom in the church of pop music, I even believe in canned patter: the lines about this being the best night ever, or the crowd being the best crowd ever. Because of course, it worked on me once, too — and, in the adrenaline rush of hearing it from your favorite singer, believing it is the greatest feeling in the world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962062\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1920x1262.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But mainly, the night belonged to emotional precision. By the encore of “get him back!,” while sporting a “Bae Area” tank top, Rodrigo brought her young, multicultural congregation to uncontrollable elation simply by singing about their inner lives, accurately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd chanted along, the confetti shot into the air, and Rodrigo danced with abandon, skipping across the grave of every dumb boy, reassuring the still-screaming throng that their tortured feelings can and will dissipate, and that a better world is possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Olivia Rodrigo performs the second of two Bay Area shows on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-san-francisco-california-08-03-2024/event/1C005F2EEFE15A98\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I believe in the church of pop music. The congregation of an arena crowd, the ceremony of call and response, the big dumb sing-along of radio-hit scripture. I believe in simple human wisdom so perfectly produced that it reaches the spiritual, and I believe in the solace of \u003cem>formula\u003c/em>, which is just another word for tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, I believe in Olivia Rodrigo, and in the transcendence of her GUTS tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday night. And I especially endorse Olivia Rodrigo’s reformist sect within the church of pop music, which preaches that teenage girls deserve redemption too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962061\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1020x654.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A more agnostic reviewer might tell you facts: that for nearly two hours, the “21-year-old phenomenon” Rodrigo “captivated the crowd” with her “energetic stage presence.” I can’t do that, though, because this was not even a concert, really. It was a \u003cem>ritual\u003c/em>, led by the power of a three-minute pop song to finally put into words what millions of young girls haven’t found the exact language for. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much was evident in the arena’s attendees, a sea of teens and pre-teens in lavender and sequin, screaming along at deafening volume to Rodrigo’s opening song, “bad idea right?” This joyful noise somehow grew even louder for “ballad of a homeschooled girl.” Next came “vampire,” which showed Rodrigo’s talent for embodying a delicate song as first-person narrator while simultaneously inviting an ear-piercing 20,000-piece amateur choir into her personal world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1920x1273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We live in an age where finally, women \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-200-top-five-four-women-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-megan-thee-stallion-chappell-roan-1235725967/\">regularly occupy\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-six-women-billboard-200-top-10-first-time-this-decade-1235720996/\">majority of the top positions\u003c/a> on the Billboard charts. Rodrigo is special, though; it’s almost scary how precise she is in singing about the emotions of adolescence, and isolating small aspects of a relationship to explore them at length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Case in point: “deja vu,” a gift to any girl who’s watched from afar as her relationship gets copied and pasted. Or “traitor,” a kiss-off waltz performed as Rodrigo’s eight dancers played with shadows and light while she played with the tiny nuances of loyalty and betrayal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, in Rodrigo’s hands, insecurities have never been so \u003cem>fun\u003c/em>. Obsession, jealousy, compulsion, rage, wanting to sleep with your ex-boyfriend — her songs are mini-sermons of validation that say, in essence, “Everyone feels that way sometimes! And it’s \u003cem>great\u003c/em>!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This care for her younger fans, this cool older sister thing, ran throughout Friday’s show. “I’m 21 now, and I feel so happy and loved, and excited for the future,” Rodrigo assured the crowd while introducing “teenage dream.” “You have no idea how many wonderful things are right around the corner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She gave fans the acknowledgment of loved ones on the giant screen, showing the BFFs and significant others in the crowd. She reminded those who came with their parents, who probably spent three paychecks on tickets: “Hug them and tell them you love them!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two songs, she sailed on a crescent moon above the floor to get as close to the far sections as possible, waving while singing. On stage, her band comprised entirely of women and nonbinary musicians subtly said \u003cem>you can do this too\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962060\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg 1925w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she offered the physical rebirth of letting it all out. Fans sang along to every single word of her songs, very loudly, all night long. During “all-american bitch,” Rodrigo instructed people to think of someone or something that pisses them off the most, and gave them a prolonged moment to scream their guts out about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodrigo’s done this at every show, as part of her tour’s mostly canned patter. But you know what? As a custom in the church of pop music, I even believe in canned patter: the lines about this being the best night ever, or the crowd being the best crowd ever. Because of course, it worked on me once, too — and, in the adrenaline rush of hearing it from your favorite singer, believing it is the greatest feeling in the world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962062\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1920x1262.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But mainly, the night belonged to emotional precision. By the encore of “get him back!,” while sporting a “Bae Area” tank top, Rodrigo brought her young, multicultural congregation to uncontrollable elation simply by singing about their inner lives, accurately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd chanted along, the confetti shot into the air, and Rodrigo danced with abandon, skipping across the grave of every dumb boy, reassuring the still-screaming throng that their tortured feelings can and will dissipate, and that a better world is possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Olivia Rodrigo performs the second of two Bay Area shows on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-san-francisco-california-08-03-2024/event/1C005F2EEFE15A98\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Women’s boxing is at the center of the latest Olympics controversy as critics take issue with the participation of two athletes — Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan — who have failed gender eligibility tests in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Khelif and Lin identify and have long competed as women, but were disqualified from the 2023 women’s world championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for \u003ca href=\"https://www.iba.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BoD-meeting-minutes_New-Delhi_FV-approved.pdf\">what it called\u003c/a> failure to meet “eligibility rules.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961967']Olympic organizers are defending their right to compete in Paris and questioning the validity of those unspecified tests and the fairness of their previous disqualification, which they said happened without due process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure — especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years,” the International Olympic Committee \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement\">said in a statement\u003c/a> Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conservative outcry started after Khelif won her match against Angela Carini of Italy on Thursday in somewhat dramatic fashion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carini quit just 46 seconds into the bout after Khelif’s punches dislodged her chinstrap and bloodied her shorts. After deciding to withdraw, she fell to her knees sobbing in the ring and refused to shake hands with Khelif.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have never been hit so hard in my life,” Carini \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/badel_cmail/status/1818964680498393549\">tearfully told reporters\u003c/a> afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/what-happened-with-imane-khelif-boxer-who-had-gender-test-issue-at-olympics/3508367/\">said she had stopped fighting\u003c/a> because of nose pain, but also said it wasn’t her place to pass judgment on whether Khelif should compete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If an athlete is this way, and in that sense it’s not right or it is right, it’s not up to me to decide,” Carini added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif didn’t speak to the media other than a quick comment to \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cw0yvln9z00o\">BBC Sport\u003c/a>: “I’m here for the gold — I fight everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961675']She is set to return to the ring Saturday for a quarterfinal matchup against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamori has accepted the fight, saying she is “not scared” of Khelif. But the Hungarian Boxing Association is striking a different tone: The \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-boxing-imane-khelif-f62ac85cba099c549202c80c4a4d3f8c\">Associated Press reported\u003c/a> on Friday that the organization is sending “letters of protest” about the matchup to the IOC and Hungary’s own Olympic committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Lin emerged victorious in her preliminary-round fight against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova, winning 5-0 by unanimous decision but without much fanfare in the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is headed to the quarterfinals on Sunday, one victory away from her first Olympic medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who is Lin?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lin, 28, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/lin-yu-ting-olympics-boxing-gender-imane-khelif-1933834\">two-time world champion,\u003c/a> has been competing for over a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to her Olympic bio, Lin joined an athletics team as a child “to achieve good results in athletics and win awards to help out financially.” She switched to boxing in middle school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961861']She made her \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/yu-ting-lin_1887963\">Olympic debut\u003c/a> at the Tokyo Games, though left without a medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the southpaw has won many other titles — including bronze in featherweight at the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championships, gold at bantamweight in 2018 and gold in featherweight in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also won a bronze medal at the 2023 world championships, \u003ca href=\"https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/03/27/2003796795\">but lost it\u003c/a> after she was disqualified. It went to the opponent she had defeated in the quarterfinals, Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who is Khelif?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Khelif, at 25 years old and 5’10”, has been competing since 2018. She entered Paris with a 9-5 professional record, according to the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5675415/2024/08/01/olympic-womens-boxing-dispute-imane-khelif/\">New York Times\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made her first Olympic appearance at the Tokyo Games in 2021, where she lost in the quarterfinal round to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington (and didn’t face any false allegations about her gender at the time, as many of \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Algeria_FC/status/1819128788862882183\">her defenders are now noting\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif won the African and Mediterranean Championships in 2022 and reached the final of the IBA Women’s World Championships that same year. She took home silver, after a defeat by another Irish boxer, Katie Broadhurst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif also reached the finals of the 2023 world championships in New Delhi but was disqualified by organizers the day before they began in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why were the athletes disqualified last year?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The IBA said in a statement at the time that Khelif and Lin had “failed to meet eligibility rules, following a test conducted by an independent laboratory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961542']IBA President Umar Krevlev \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/01/imane-khelif-algerian-boxer-gender-paris-olympics/\">told Russian state media\u003c/a> that it was “proven they have XY chromosomes” — which is seen in men, as opposed to the XX genotype of women\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/swyer-syndrome\">medically possible\u003c/a> for women to have male chromosomes, \u003ca href=\"https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/more-women-than-expected-are-genetically-men/\">in rare cases\u003c/a>. Separately, there are a number of \u003ca href=\"https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22002-androgens\">health conditions\u003c/a> — most notably, polycystic ovary syndrome — that can cause women to produce excess male hormones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a new \u003ca href=\"https://www.iba.sport/news/statement-made-by-the-international-boxing-association-regarding-athletes-disqualifications-in-world-boxing-championships-2023/\">statement released this week\u003c/a>, the IBA clarified that Khelif and Lin had not undergone a testosterone exam, but were “subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This test conclusively indicated that both athletes did not meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors,” they wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962041\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Two women in boxing kits inside the ring.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, walks beside Italy’s Angela Carini after winning their women’s 66kg preliminary boxing match. \u003ccite>(John Locher/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Why are they eligible for the Olympics?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The IBA is no longer the governing body of Olympic boxing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC — which had already overseen boxing competitions for the Tokyo Olympics — officially \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/boxing-olympics-ioc-iba-paris-1338983c3c1d0ccef6936f8a3fe34154\">voted to derecognize it\u003c/a> in June 2023, after a years-long dispute over the integrity of its bouts and judging and transparency of management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olympic officials took issue with how presidents from Uzbekistan and Russia ran the IBA, as well as the fact that its sole sponsor was a Russian state energy firm, according to the Associated Press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC has repeatedly defended the athletes’ right to compete in Paris, casting doubt on the process that disqualified them last year and pointing to their female legal identities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13904009']“They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female,” spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-gender-boxing-d06c6e06017a535c02a2fd15cacd2e51\">Mark Adams told reporters\u003c/a> earlier this week. Notably, there is no right to \u003ca href=\"https://www.equaldex.com/region/algeria\">change one’s legal gender\u003c/a> under Algerian law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its Thursday statement, the IOC confirmed that all athletes participating in the boxing tournament “comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations.” It said it used the Tokyo boxing rules as the baseline for this year’s regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It called Khelif and Lin, whom it did not identify by name, “the victims of a sudden arbitrary decision by the IBA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC said it is “saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving,” and stressed the need for National Boxing Federations to “reach a consensus around a new International federation” for boxing to be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2024/08/international-olympics-committee-witch-hunt-boxing-gender-row-1236029886/\">Adams reminded reporters\u003c/a> that the IOC \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sex-testing-in-the-olympics-and-other-elite-sports-is-based-on-flawed/#:~:text=And%20from%201968%20to%201999,you%20go%2C%20whenever%20you%20compete.\">stopped blanket sex testing\u003c/a> in 1999, and that “even if there were a sex test that everyone agreed with, I don’t think anyone wants to see a return to some of the scenes.” He acknowledged that the situation has become a minefield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And unfortunately, as with all minefields, we want a simple explanation,” he added. “Everyone wants a black-and-white explanation of how we can determine this. That explanation does not exist, neither in the scientific community, nor anywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more about sex testing in elite women’s sports, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/g-s1-8943/npr-embedded-cbc-testing-in-elite-sports-tested-podcast\">check out the new podcast \u003cem>Tested\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, from NPR and the CBC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962042\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Inside a boxing ring, a referee holds aloft one arm of a female boxer dressed in red. A female boxer in blue looks down.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lin Yu-ting, left, reacts after defeating Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in their women’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match. \u003ccite>(John Locher/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What are critics and supporters saying?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After Khelif’s win, the backlash was swift, especially in conservative circles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Author \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1819007216214573268\">J.K. Rowling\u003c/a> — who has been criticized for her \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120299781/jk-rowling-new-book-the-ink-black-heart\">transphobic views in recent years\u003c/a> — falsely labeled her a man, in a tweet that has garnered over 400,000 likes. Former President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112888066089313688\">shared a video\u003c/a> of the match on Truth Social, writing in all caps, “I WILL KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riley Gaines, a widely-followed former collegiate swimmer who describes herself as a “leader defending women’s single-sex spaces,” tweeted that “men don’t belong in women’s sports.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1818986936310075743\">amplified her tweet\u003c/a>, adding, “Absolutely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vlogger-turned-WWE wrestler Logan Paul also \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/2/24099099/logan-paul-imane-khelif-wwe-paris-olympics/\">slammed Khelif as a man\u003c/a>, tweeting that the match was “the purest form of evil unfolding right before your eyes.” He later \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/LoganPaul/status/1819080702002188783\">deleted his post\u003c/a> and wrote, “I might be guilty of spreading misinformation along with the entirety of this app.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreign officials have also weighed in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Italy’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124685476/giorgia-meloni-italy-election\">far-right Prime Minister\u003c/a> Giorgia Meloni told the Italian news agency ANSA that the fight between Carini and Khelif was unfair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be admitted to women’s competitions,” she said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algerian-khelif-advances-after-italys-carini-abandons-fight-after-46-2024-08-01/\">according to Reuters\u003c/a>. “And not because you want to discriminate against someone, but to protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_11993783']Italy’s family and sports ministers have also \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algeria-condemns-targeting-boxer-khelif-over-gender-test-2024-07-31/\">voiced concerns\u003c/a> about the lack of clarity around gender eligibility criteria, suggesting that uniform international criteria would assuage “suspicion” and protect athletes’ safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algeria’s Olympic committee is defending Khelif, issuing a statement on Wednesday condemning what it called her “unethical targeting” with “baseless propaganda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Such attacks on her personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as she prepares for the pinnacle of her career at the Olympics,” it added, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algeria-condemns-targeting-boxer-khelif-over-gender-test-2024-07-31/\">per Reuters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Taiwanese officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/taiwan-leaders-back-boxer-olympic-gender-row-2024-08-02/#:~:text=Lin%20is%20a%20double%20world,her%20mother%20suffer%20domestic%20abuse.\">thrown their support\u003c/a> behind Lin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pan Men-an, secretary-general for Taiwan’s presidential office, said on social media that it is wrong for the athlete to be “subjected to humiliation, insults and verbal bullying just because of your appearance and a controversial verdict in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/iingwen/status/1819255417773645885\">wrote on X\u003c/a> that Lin is “an athlete who is fearless in the face of challenges, whether they come from inside or outside the ring.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female,” spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-gender-boxing-d06c6e06017a535c02a2fd15cacd2e51\">Mark Adams told reporters\u003c/a> earlier this week. 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"content": "\u003cp>Olympic shooters have been getting lots of attention for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/g-s1-14616/olympics-paris-sharpshooter-style-kim-yeji\">cyberpunk-looking gear\u003c/a>. But one is standing out for his decidedly lower-tech look — and the fact that he got to the podium nonetheless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Turkey’s Yusuf Dikec shot his way to a silver medal in the air pistol mixed team competition, and to instant online fame. His winning quality, the internet decided, was his seeming nonchalance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961861']While many of Dikec’s competitors were decked out in large ear protectors, visors and sci fi-esque shooting glasses, he played it a different kind of cool with regular eyeglasses and barely visible ear plugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wearing a jersey that looked like an ordinary T-shirt, and shooting with his free hand tucked in his pants pocket, the 51-year-old gave off a noticeably casual vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So casual, in fact, that scores of social media users jokingly wondered whether Turkey had \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/boredpanda/status/1818939728558764274\">sent a hitman\u003c/a> to the Olympics. Some praised his aura as “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/RVCJ_FB/status/1818846267960709585\">infinite\u003c/a>,” others as “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1818753649574551747\">insane\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1818714460829462904\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many drew a contrast between Dikec and South Korean shooter Kim Yeji, whose futuristic aesthetic and unflappable demeanor made her an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/g-s1-14616/olympics-paris-sharpshooter-style-kim-yeji\">overnight style sensation\u003c/a> earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Memes joked that the two embodied the contrast between \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/ExcelHumor/status/1818800216465649933\">Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel\u003c/a>, men vs. women \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/nonpoccafe/status/1818729033296916618\">packing for a trip\u003c/a> and anime protagonist vs. \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/creatine_cycle/status/1818725351314370807\">recently divorced engineer\u003c/a>, to name a few.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1818909520661278729\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“South Korea sent a fully-kitted out player for the Olympic shooting,” read \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/creepydotorg/status/1818776262036607328\">one viral tweet\u003c/a>. “Turkey sent [a] guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection and got the silver medal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec and his teammate, Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, won silver in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event, bringing home Turkey’s first-ever medal in Olympic shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He placed 13th in his individual event, and is already looking ahead to his next Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope next in Los Angeles (for) a gold medal,” he said afterward, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-yusuf-dikec-turkish-shooter-a7890124304080a48e7ee4294004d306\">Associated Press\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The former officer loves dancing and cats\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This is Dikec’s \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yusuf-dikec\">fifth Olympics\u003c/a> — he has competed in shooting events in every Summer Games since 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s also a seven-time European champion and 2014 double world champion in the 25m standard pistol and 25m centerfire pistol, according to his \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/yusuf-dikec_1564893\">Olympics biography\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PunchingCat/status/1818913609592062046\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec’s bio says he took up shooting in 2001 after he started working as a non-commissioned officer for the Gendarmerie General Command (an armed law enforcement organization in Turkey).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His current occupation is listed as “athlete,” and \u003ca href=\"https://www.euronews.com/2024/08/01/the-star-we-didnt-know-we-needed-turkish-olympic-shooter-yusuf-dikec-takes-the-internet-by\">EuroNews reports\u003c/a> that he retired from the Gendarmerie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec lists exactly one hobby on his bio page: dancing. He’s also a cat lover, as social media sleuths quickly discovered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His philosophy, ironically, is, “Success doesn’t come with your hands in your pockets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>His unique style comes down to personal preference\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961972\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1290px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961972\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-5.23.54%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"A woman and man in red polo shirts stand in front of the Eiffel Tower, which is decorated with Olympic rings. 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Then I realized that what we probably need right now is a reminder of just how absurd the political process can be at every single level, so we might as well get a laugh out of all this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here then, are 10 movies featuring the wackiest election-related content ever committed to film.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Shampoo’ (1975)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzjggCHJSF4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Shampoo\u003c/em> is a movie Warren Beatty co-wrote that enabled him to put his mouth and body on the mouths and bodies of Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Carrie Fisher and Lee Grant. Beatty — his character’s name is George, not that it matters — and his springy, helmet-shaped head of hair ride around Los Angeles on a motorcycle doing haircuts and also ladies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After an hour of (remarkably joyless) romping and bank meetings (not even joking), the action moves to … a Nixon reelection party? That all of these sexy women also happen to be attending. And at which, out of the clear blue sky, a sex act takes place underneath a packed dinner table. This movie is jarring on many levels, but it’ll also help you forget all about Harris vs. Trump. Instead, you’ll just spend the next few days wondering what the hell they put in Beatty’s hair to turn it into this gravity-defying pouf for the ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Shampoo’ is available to rent on Apple TV+ and Prime Video.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dave’ (1993)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDreDT3E6A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dave\u003c/em> is the kind of late-20th century movie that absolutely stopped being made because our tolerance for adults being cutesy went way down after 9/11. (Terrorists ruin literally everything.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dave\u003c/em> is about a jovial, sandwich-obsessed man named Dave (Kevin Kline) who bears an incredible resemblance to President William Mitchell (also Kevin Kline, naturally) so is hired to act as his double when the real president is off having sex with Laura Linney. (Not worth talking about, honestly.) When the leader of the free world has a massive stroke, rather than passing his job to the vice president, the Secret Service hands the reins to the entirely unelected Dave. And — wouldn’t ya know it? — Dave ends up being a better president than the president. In other words, this movie is utterly preposterous on every conceivable level. Sigourney Weaver, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Dave’ is available to rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV+ and Fandango.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Head of State’ (2003)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4bzzfEernw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Head of State\u003c/em> is a movie that opens with Nate Dogg singing in front of Mount Rushmore and just gets more entertaining from there. The script is packed with zingers, Chris Rock is at his very best and the cast is near-perfect. (Tracy Morgan’s role amounts to selling meat from a shoulder bag in a gas station, and it’s still perfect.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plot goes like this: After the presidential and vice presidential nominees are killed in a crash, their party is resigned to losing the election. With an eye on building support with minority voters for future ballot battles, Rock’s Mays Gilliam — an alderman from a crime-ridden D.C. neighborhood — is chosen as the nominee. (His rival’s biggest selling point is being Sharon Stone’s cousin, a running joke that never gets old.) Predictably, as soon as Gilliam stops following professional guidance and starts being himself, his popularity increases. You all know where this is going, but embracing this escapist nonsense can and will make you feel better about the world. (As will Nate Dogg.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Head of State’ is streaming on Paramount Plus, Hoopla and Tubi.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Dead Zone’ (1983)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJp_VQ5VUk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One night, school teacher Johnny (a perfectly creepy Christopher Walken) is in a horrible car accident and winds up in a coma. When he wakes up five years later, he has the ability to see future disasters just by touching people. He knows when a nurse’s house is on fire! He knows when a student he’s tutoring is in imminent danger! He’s basically the worst dinner guest in history!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he’s not working with cops to try and catch a serial killer, Johnny shakes the hand of Senator Greg Stillson (a perfectly smarmy Martin Sheen) and sees the apocalyptic disaster that will befall mankind if Stillson gets elected president. Johnny is then tasked with, oh, I don’t know, just trying to change the entire course of fated history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Cronenberg’s adaptation of this Stephen King novel is quantifiably nutty for sure, but still totally compulsive viewing. It’s also a handy reminder to try and not vote for a future autocrat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘The Dead Zone’ is available to stream on Paramount Plus, Prime Video and MGM.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (2004)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDi_AnqwN4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ah, yes. The reason every third person at the mall was wearing a Vote for Pedro shirt in 2005. (Thanks for everything, Hot Topic.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I realize this movie is as much about tetherball, ligers and LaFawnduh as it is about Pedro’s campaign to get elected class president, but \u003cem>Napoleon Dynamite\u003c/em> has the power to transport us to another time. A time of peak MySpace usage. A time of youthful optimism in the face of impossible odds. A time when even misfits had a shot at presidential success, and doing dance routines to Jamiroquai in public was a thing to be celebrated. Reach for the stars, indeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Napoleon Dynamite’ is streaming on Hulu.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Bulworth’ (1998)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWca7MI-RBs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Bulworth\u003c/em>: Come for Halle Berry being the coolest, most beautiful woman on Earth. Stay for Warren Beatty as Senator Bulworth, a white Democratic senator having a very public nervous breakdown that makes him say racially inappropriate things in public, drink from flasks on television and suddenly care about racist cops. Oh also, by the by, he’s hired someone to assassinate him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This movie is completely bonkers from start to finish, not least because we’re supposed to believe that Berry’s character is romantically interested in Bulworth. But — aside from some \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id0cqNWZ50Y\">almost intolerable scenes of Beatty rapping\u003c/a> — \u003cem>Bulworth\u003c/em> is also full of pertinent commentary about systemic racism, the American political system, as well as late-stage capitalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Bulworth’ is available to rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV+ and Fandango.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Black Sheep’ (1996)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7e0AMm5QCw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Black Sheep\u003c/i> is unapologetically as dumb as a bag of rocks. The plot is the thinnest possible — Steve (David Spade) is hired to keep Mike (Chris Farley) out of the public eye while Mike’s brother Al campaigns to become governor. Steve fails, hijinks ensue. Events include but are not limited to: getting into altercations with a violent hermit played by Gary Busey, boulders almost destroying buildings and a plane taking off with a man attached to the outside of it. Oh, and Mudhoney shows up at one point, which feels super random but is probably the result of \u003cem>Black Sheep\u003c/em> being directed by Penelope Spheeris. (Yes, old punks, the same Penelope Spheeris who made \u003cem>Suburbia\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Decline of Western Civilization\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you love Farley and Spade together, consider this a wonderful distraction for an election year. If you hate that whole slapstick vs. straight man combo, feel free to hate-watch it while enjoying Gary Busey and only Gary Busey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Black Sheep’ is streaming on Pluto TV and Paramount Plus.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Election’ (1999)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgM_Kw6PSM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Behind every sweater vest and perfectly brushed ponytail is a Type A sociopath whose ambition knows no limits and whose moral compass is lying in a dumpster somewhere in the rearview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick embodies all of these qualities in \u003cem>Election\u003c/em> — an absolutely unhinged movie about a high school election, a couple of morally shady teachers, one good-natured twit who’s not cut out for politics and an anarchic lesbian with several vendettas. By the end of it, you will be driven half mad by Flick’s underhanded exploits and the creepy secret desires of teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick). Either way, you won’t be thinking about the real-life election going on in our midst, so yay!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Election’ is available to rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV+ and Fandango.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dick’ (1999)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ALTtt4SIY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dick\u003c/em> is what happens directly after movies like \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em> (1995) and \u003cem>Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion\u003c/em> (1997) do well. In this quintessentially ’90s lark, 15-year-old BFFs Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) unwittingly find themselves right on the edge of the Watergate scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s full of very fun fashion, lessons about not underestimating girls and Bruce McCulloch from \u003cem>The Kids in the Hall\u003c/em> doing a supremely entertaining impersonation of legendary \u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em> journalist Carl Bernstein. \u003cem>Dick\u003c/em> is incredibly silly, but unabashedly so. Roll with the fun of it all and find your brains delightfully turned off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Dick’ is available to rent on Amazon Video and Apple TV+.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Betty Boop for President’ (1932)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClplCxUVfFw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s close this out with a six-minute fever dream of a cartoon that emerged almost a century ago but depicted a woman becoming president. How does Betty Boop pull off this landmark feat? By offering everyone kisses and free ice cream, of course! Also, by inventing umbrellas huge enough to cover entire cities, putting lipstick on the incarcerated, and morphing her own visage into the cigar-smoking man-faces of two prominent politicians of the era, Herbert Hoover and Al Smith.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know how many drugs people were on in the 1930s, but if \u003cem>Betty Boop for President\u003c/em> is any indicator, the answer is a lot. Like, \u003cem>a lot\u003c/em>, a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Betty Boop for President’ is streaming on YouTube.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Instead, you’ll just spend the next few days wondering what the hell they put in Beatty’s hair to turn it into this gravity-defying pouf for the ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Shampoo’ is available to rent on Apple TV+ and Prime Video.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dave’ (1993)\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/taDreDT3E6A'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/taDreDT3E6A'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Dave\u003c/em> is the kind of late-20th century movie that absolutely stopped being made because our tolerance for adults being cutesy went way down after 9/11. (Terrorists ruin literally everything.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dave\u003c/em> is about a jovial, sandwich-obsessed man named Dave (Kevin Kline) who bears an incredible resemblance to President William Mitchell (also Kevin Kline, naturally) so is hired to act as his double when the real president is off having sex with Laura Linney. (Not worth talking about, honestly.) When the leader of the free world has a massive stroke, rather than passing his job to the vice president, the Secret Service hands the reins to the entirely unelected Dave. And — wouldn’t ya know it? — Dave ends up being a better president than the president. In other words, this movie is utterly preposterous on every conceivable level. 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(As will Nate Dogg.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Head of State’ is streaming on Paramount Plus, Hoopla and Tubi.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Dead Zone’ (1983)\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/qxJp_VQ5VUk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/qxJp_VQ5VUk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>One night, school teacher Johnny (a perfectly creepy Christopher Walken) is in a horrible car accident and winds up in a coma. When he wakes up five years later, he has the ability to see future disasters just by touching people. He knows when a nurse’s house is on fire! 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Stay for Warren Beatty as Senator Bulworth, a white Democratic senator having a very public nervous breakdown that makes him say racially inappropriate things in public, drink from flasks on television and suddenly care about racist cops. Oh also, by the by, he’s hired someone to assassinate him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This movie is completely bonkers from start to finish, not least because we’re supposed to believe that Berry’s character is romantically interested in Bulworth. 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