Angela Mao was as famous as Bruce Lee when she was a martial arts film star during the 1970s. Then she seemed to vanish. It turns out she’s been in Queens this whole time.
It has been 21 years since the World Chess Championship was last held in New York, and the game has boomed. But the question remains: Is it possible to get American audiences excited about an activity without action?
For the 33-year-old waitress, athlete and single mother, running comes first (before the sun rises) so she can fit in as many hours as possible with her daughter.
In his last interview, Ken Thompson, who died last month at 50, described his proudest accomplishments and a desire to reform “fundamentally unfair” aspects of the criminal justice system.
