The wind above Donner Summit was roaring so loudly by midmorning Tuesday that it was rattling the signage on the highway. Edges were erased, and landmarks were swallowed by the heavy, sideways sheets of snow that descended. It was the sort of storm that gives the Sierra a sense of grandeur and apathy. That apathy turned violent at 11:30 a.m. outside Truckee, close to Castle Peak. A 15-person guided backcountry ski party, consisting of four guides and eleven clients, was returning from the Frog Lake huts when an avalanche rolled through. Eventually, six would be saved. Nine are still unaccounted…
Author: Jack Ward
Thousands of “city killing asteroids” that are small enough to evade detection and big enough to crush a metropolitan region are floating through the night like the plot of a late-night science fiction movie. This isn’t Hollywood, though. This discussion is taking place in conference rooms; most recently, NASA experts discussed it at a science symposium in Phoenix with a guarded candor that seems out of character for government organizations. NASA planetary defense officer Kelly Fast was blunt. She claimed that the asteroids we are unaware of are what keep her up at night. The big, dinosaur-ending rocks, on the…
The question sounds simple: What is Tiki Ghosn’s net worth? However, as is often the case in combat sports, the answer is complex, somewhat ambiguous, and influenced by both reputation and income. Between 1998 and 2009, Tiki Ghosn competed professionally, earning a 10–8 record during a time when UFC earnings were low and sponsorships were erratic. Early in the new millennium, fighters weren’t taking eight-figure contracts. They were negotiating contracts by hand, driving themselves to the gym, and frequently working two jobs. His boxing career probably didn’t bring him a lot of money on its own. Good money, maybe. not…
Only a few seconds are spent in the video. Then there was silence, then that same jumble of voices shouting over each other as someone fumbled to hold a phone steady. It is easy for a moment to become a narrative in the era of livestreaming. And Khalil “Tiki” Ghosn has been at the center of that story lately. The name didn’t come to the attention of many casual viewers until the internet started sharing the viral video of Quinton Jackson, popularly known as Rampage, hosting a house party. The video shows former UFC fighter Ghosn giving influencer boxer DeenTheGreat…
Even for a resort high in the Italian Alps, Livigno’s morning air felt thinner than usual. The sun was shining off Livigno Snow Park’s steel rails and carved jumps by the time the men’s snowboard slopestyle final started on February 18, making every landing a flash of white. It’s probable that no other location during these Games seemed quite as vulnerable, with competitors throwing themselves into the air, every sway and pause amplified. And then there was the birthday. On that day, Su Yiming turned 22, and she didn’t appear nostalgic. He appeared determined and concentrated. After winning silver in…
At a networking event held on a rooftop in London during the autumn of last year, a woman, while wearing a navy blazer, balanced a glass of white wine while responding to the question that was bound to be asked: “So, what do you do?” She responded with ease, being the head of strategy at a rapidly expanding technology company. Immediate action was taken in response. Those who are impressed nod. The questions that follow up. She is being drawn closer to the center of the circle by the force of social gravity. Then, someone inquired about her activities outside…
You can still find the champagne glasses sitting on the counter in the kitchen. We are still receiving messages of congratulations, which are lighting up the phone. A promotion has been secured, a company has been sold, a book has been published, and a goal that has been fought for a very long time has finally been accomplished. Observing it from the outside, it appears to be arrival. Inside, there is a feeling that is… off. There is a possibility that the most disorienting aspect of success is not the ascent itself, but rather the silence that has followed it.…
While standing in the aisle of a supermarket on a dreary Tuesday evening in Manchester, a woman is concentrating on two packets of pasta that are almost identical to one another. One is equal to 95 pence. An additional 68 pence is displayed on a yellow sticker. Immediately before adding the more affordable item to her shopping cart, she checks her banking app. This is a very modest gesture. Neither is the calculation that underpins it. According to research that was cited by People Management, nearly half of the workers in the United Kingdom are living paycheck to paycheck. This…