by John Martino | Aug 3, 2024 | Event, Paris 2024 Games
Now at the halfway mark of the Paris Games (wherein my own country of Australia is performing incredibly well), it remains a source of great pleasure and relief that the incredibly innovative ‘levitating’ Paris Games Olympic cauldron continues to operate...
by John Martino | Jul 17, 2024 | Event, Media coverage, Paris 2024 Games, Review
To mark the release of the gorgeously illustrated 2024 version of ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’, our publisher has been sure to have it mentioned everywhere important. Now being stocked by Harvard University’s own bookshop...
by John Martino | Apr 22, 2024 | Art, Myth, Paris 2024 Games, Uncategorized
Ever wondered what a ‘Biblet’ is? Me, too. So, my wonderful publisher – Histria Books – whipped one up. It’s essentially a ‘bird’s eye view’ or ‘teaser’ for a book, offering the reader (in the case of...
by John Martino | Apr 22, 2024 | Event, History, Media coverage, Paris 2024 Games
Held by a torch maiden who captured the rays of Helios in a special concentric dish, the heat of the Sun ignited the first Olympic torch for the Paris 2024 Games on the 16th of April. The torch now travels some 12,000 kms across the globe – with a special...
