Adam Rippon Responds to Call to Let Valieva Swipe: ‘It’s All Just Like That

Adam Rippon knows what it feels like to stand in the Olympic medals booth. The bronze medalist at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games heard the crowd’s applause as the top prizes in figure skating were presented. The figure skating medal ceremony at the Beijing Games is now outrageous as it has been postponed indefinitely due to …

NBA’s Adam Silver Says Christmas Games Will Continue

The only NBA team to cut crowds is the Toronto Raptors, which has limited capacity to 50 percent due to restrictions in Ontario. European sports faced similar setbacks. In England, where six of 10 Premier League games played last weekend were postponed after virus outbreaks left teams with a shortage of players, league officials continued …

Instagram’s President Adam Mosseri Agrees to Testify Before Congress

Instagram’s head, Adam Mosseri, has agreed to testify before Congress for the first time as bipartisan anger harms youth from the app. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who will chair the trial, said Mr Mosseri is expected to appear before a Senate panel the week of December 6 as part of a series of hearings on protecting …

Tim Cook, Adam Neumann, and More at the DealBook Online Summit

The future of the internet, post-pandemic equality and life Today is the first day of the holiday DealBook Online Summit, with a full range of messengers from the worlds of politics, business and culture. Andrew will interview them about the pressing issues of the day, from how tech giants balance innovation and privacy, to the …

Book Review: ‘Midnight in Washington’ by Adam Schiff

Schiff’s short stories about his Republican colleagues on the Intelligence Committee are lively, albeit strictly one-sided. Disclosure of conversations and text messages, he portrays them as reasonably well-meaning actors at the start of Trump’s term before becoming infantrymen for the White House. These are names that only the most determined political followers will recognize — …

In the Age of Shooters Adam Wainwright Is a Jug

Adam Wainwright is having fun as expected from a 40-year-old pitcher during a renaissance season. More importantly, six months ago, she decided to have fun at spring training, when her schedule might bother her. For three consecutive starts, St. Louis Cardinals loyal right-hand man Wainwright found himself facing off against the same rivals, the Houston …

Adam Chanler-Berat from ‘Gossip Girl’, A Millennial Voice on Demand

“I think I’m exaggerating a bit what the author meant, but there’s a bit of it that talks about gossip as an evolutionary tool to connect people.” Actor Adam Chanler-Berat interprets the best-selling book by Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari.Sapiens: A Brief History of Humanity(2011) On a bench near the entrance to Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park, …

Book Review: ‘The State Has to Provide’ by Adam Harris

THE STATE MUST PROVIDEWhy Colleges in America Aren’t Always Equal – and How to Do It Rightby Adam Harris There’s an old saying, “The blacker the college, the sweeter the knowledge.” And lately appointments From Howard University’s Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates, it can be heard with renewed vigor. But looking at the history of …