The Good, the Bad, and the Doc: Tales From Doc Rivers’s 40 Years in and Around the NBAEver since his rookie season with the Hawks, the player turned coach has been a fixture—and a fire starter—in the league. We chatted with some of the many people who have crossed paths with him over the years to gather stories about business cards, brutal losses, managing egos, and much more.
The Anatomy Of A Tunnel LookThe substance of men’s style has shifted in recent years. This change can be seen in the attire of athletes, who these days are often spotted in pieces by designers such as Bottega Veneta and Yohji Yamamoto.
Cockfights still rule the roost in India's forest villagesThe swing of a talon and a flurry of feathers leaves a rooster motionless, a cockfight bout viewed as cruel by many but which binds disparate Indian forest communities together.
‘I Will Never Forget Any of It’: Brittney Griner Is Ready to TalkIn an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery.
A Muay Thai Retreat in Thailand Taught Me to Embrace My FiftiesThwack! My knee slams into the boxing pad my coach, Win, is holding up. “Power!” Win yells. “More power!” Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! My kneecap feels like it’s about to explode. Sweat dribbles off my nose and onto the mat, little raindrops of exertion. “Harder!” he says.
Only Norm Macdonald Gave O.J. Simpson What He DeservedThe news of O.J. Simpson’s death yesterday engendered a massive outpouring of love—for Norm Macdonald, whose O.J. jokes got shared like crazy. To the average fan, Norm was defined by his adversarial relationship with O.J. in the 1990s. And that’s not unfair.
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is Over. Are We Ready for Life After Larry?Few TV shows, outside of soap operas, run long enough that they could air an “in memoriam” segment right after their series finale. Curb Your Enthusiasm could have.
Jeff Bezos' tips on how to run a company and manage your teamIn his 27 years at the helm of Amazon, Jeff Bezos taught his successor, Jassy, and others a lot about how to run one of the world's biggest businesses. Bezos "always had a way of getting teams to think bigger," Jassy said at a 2017 talk.
In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plantAccording to their study, published Thursday, Rakus was observed repeatedly chewing on the leaves of a particular liana plant over several days. The climbing vine is not a typical food for orangutans, but it is known to humans as a pain reliever.
How Davis Clarke Became the Most Locked-In Man on the InternetThe first quarter of 2024 had just come to a close, and Davis Clarke was celebrating. “We beat all expectations,” he said in a Q1 update call posted for his 613,000 followers on Instagram.
Luka Doncic Is EvolvingWe know the Dallas Mavericks superstar can score, but it’s his growth in other areas that carried the Mavs in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers—and that will ultimately determine how far they can go It looked, for one nerve-racking moment on Tuesday, like the Los Angeles Clippers had Luka
'Bryce is Philadelphia now': How a Vegas kid became the face of Philly sportsBRYCE HARPER'S DAILY routine is no different than many Philadelphia sports fans. On his drive into the city from his home in the suburb of Haddonfield, New Jersey, he listens to local sports talk radio. Often, he walks into Citizens Bank Park wearing gear of a Philadelphia sports team.
Challengers is the best thing that could happen to polyamoryThe relationship style has been the topic of talky articles and books. Finally, it’s the sexiest element of the year’s sexiest movie.
A Year Under the Palestine Exception at Columbia UniversityColumbia has tossed aside the mission at the heart of undergraduate liberal arts education: preparing student to be citizens in a pluralistic democracy.
Bouncing Around the Room: Scenes From a 4/20 Phish Sesh at SphereClouds shaped like seahorses; psychedelic exploding trees; the earth’s biggest screen in your face. Phish at Sphere on 4/20 was a feast for the senses—and a celebration of the four friends we’ve made along the way.