legend
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The late Lakers legend created a film-analysis series called “Detail,” which was designed to show the public how a professional basketball player studies game tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Vampires are, according to legend, more known to inspire terror than laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In this masterpiece of Japanese painting, Shōhaku visualizes his version of an old Chinese legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
She also won Video of the Year, which she dedicated to country legend Dolly Parton, praising the recently deceased performer's music and saying "every single song she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
“Having a song with the legends of Intocable is such a thrill for me,” said Musgraves in a press release on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Free books for 150 red phone box libraries are being made available to celebrate 100 years of two British legends - Winnie-the-Pooh and the K2 red phone box.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The programme includes meetings with cricketing legends in Antigua and Barbuda, where the West Indies team is based, and meeting conservationists responsible for Guyana's rain forest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The more Piper learned about being a demigod, the more convinced she was that Cherokee legends and Greek myths weren’t so different.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Academy Awards, List 5
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