police Five Reasons Why Police Are Often Protected From Accountability New York Times reporter Shaila Dewan explains how internal misconduct procedures, police unions and other institutional systems protect police from accountability. Updated on June 12, 2020 at 11:50 am
Tokyo Olympics We Don't Need Simone Biles to Play Through Pain — Physical or Mental After U.S. gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from a team competition, fans are expressing thanks for the spectacular performances they got to witness over the years. And it started a larger conversation about what we expect of athletes.
Olympic fans The Only Fan: Watching the Olympics From a Nearly Empty Stadium Holding the Olympics during a pandemic means lots of empty seats that were supposed to be filled with cheering fans. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain takes you to Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, where the first-ever Olympic skateboarding competition was held, to learn what it’s like to be one of the only fans in the Olympic stands — and how...
asmr Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Made the Olympics More Chill with ASMR We love Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir for being big and bold. But the NBC Sports commentators and former Olympians agreed to get really, really quiet for their first ASMR interview with NBCLX storyteller Fernando Hurtado. (And Johnny called it the strangest moment of their lives.)
skateboarding 4 Things I Was Doing at Age 13 That Weren't Winning a Gold Medal in Skateboarding Three teenagers winning an Olympic skateboarding event inspire some self-reflection from a twentysomething.
vending machines Japan's Vending Machine Culture Meets the Reality of Climate Change Dispensing everything from fish to suits, Japan’s 5 million vending machines have made the country the convenience capital of the world. But in recent years, vending machine culture has clashed with the need to reduce plastic waste. NBCLX storyteller Fernando Hurtado reports from Tokyo on the country’s efforts to battle climate change.
tokyo olympic stadium A Behind the Scenes Tour of the Tokyo Olympic Stadium The Tokyo Olympic Stadium’s 68,000 seats won’t be filled during the events this year, so its incredible views will only be appreciated by a limited group. That includes NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain, who got access to take you on a behind the scenes tour — from the floor where the athletes will compete to the nosebleed seats to even its...
Tokyo Olympics These Olympians and Paralympians Excel at Their Sports. What About Poetry? Olympians and Paralympians came up with the lines. We put them together. Use our interactive haiku generator to create a Japanese haiku straight from the athletes.
Opening Ceremony 5 of Our Favorite Flagbearers From the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Over 200 countries walked out during the Parade of Nations. Who had the best energy and outfits?
oak park 5 Trailblazers You Should Know From Oak Park, Illinois Frank Lloyd Wright, Betty White and Ernest Hemingway are just a few of the famous people who have called Oak Park, Illinois, home
video games During Olympic Opening Ceremony, Fans Hear Their Favorite Video Game Soundtracks The soundtracks of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Kingdom Hearts and many more get the orchestral treatment they deserve at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
