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A 10-year-old Canadian girl is wowing the skateboarding world. Tony Hawk is her mentor for X Games
Read full article: A 10-year-old Canadian girl is wowing the skateboarding world. Tony Hawk is her mentor for X GamesSkateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known.
Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizing
Read full article: Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizingTony Hawk's The Skatepark Project has launched a fellowship program, which is training 15 skateboarding enthusiasts in community organizing and project management so they can build a skatepark in their neighborhoods.
New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'
Read full article: New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'This week’s new entertainment releases include Camila Cabello's third album, a documentary about the life of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe starring in “Tokyo Vice,” a HBO Max crime drama.
EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gaming
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gamingMicrosoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.
Viral video alert: This news reporter’s live shot on a skateboard is seriously impressive
Read full article: Viral video alert: This news reporter’s live shot on a skateboard is seriously impressiveVictor Williams, a reporter in Detroit, clearly felt pretty secure about his skateboarding skills. Confident enough to get on a board on live TV and deliver his report -- that’s how confident.
Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went big
Read full article: Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went bigThe made-for-television Tokyo Games have gone viral as athletes have taken to social media and NBC used streaming to reach the public in record-smashing and trailblazing ways.
Bitcoin 2021: Cryptocurrency takes over Miami
Read full article: Bitcoin 2021: Cryptocurrency takes over MiamiBitcoin 2021 has officially kicked off on Friday, June 4, at Mana Wynwood with Twitter and Square co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, Nick Szabo, Michael Saylor, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and professional skateboarder Tony Hawk as headline speakers.
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 after house fire
Read full article: Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 after house fireFILE - In this June 25, 2014, file photo, former President Bill Clinton, left, speaks with Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh during a forum on the final day of the annual gathering of the Clinton Global Initiative America in Denver. Hsieh, retired CEO Zappos.com, has died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)LAS VEGAS – Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. “Tony Hsieh played a pivotal role in helping transform Downtown Las Vegas,” Nevada Gov. He genuinely delighted in making anyone and everyone happy.”Skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk added, “Tony Hsieh was a visionary.
Tony Hawk on skateboarding at Tokyo 2020
Read full article: Tony Hawk on skateboarding at Tokyo 2020(CNN) - The Olympics needs skateboarding more than skateboarding needs the Olympics. That is the message from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk who told CNN Sport's Patrick Snell, "They need the cool factor." Soon after he launched the video game "Tony Hawk Pro Skater," which established one of the most popular franchises in the medium, generating more than $1.4 billion in sales. "Skating has really infiltrated mainstream culture," said Hawk, who is currently the live broadcast commentator for the Vans Park Series. "You go to a skate park and see a kid trying something and suddenly all the other skaters rally around him and encourage him.