I AM A LONDONER, and a desperate, geeky lover of my city. But even under the most sophisticated microscope on earth, I couldn’t locate my interest in the Olympics. And I’m not alone.
On a normal day, the population of London exceeds 7 million. On a normal day during the Olympics, it may exceed 900 billion. At least, that’s how those of us dreading the Olympic madness feel.
If you’re also in the “Olympics? Big deal!” camp, there’s a multitude of fabulously cool alternatives…