legend
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“It’s been weird, because I’ve got older, and he sort of stayed the same, like the Dorian Gray picture,” says Keith Scholey, one of the film’s directors, of the 100-year-old broadcasting legend and naturalist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Movie legend Tom Cruise and the player's pop star-turned-fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque immortalizing the British midfielder on Hollywood's most famous thoroughfare.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The concept for “Backrooms” was born out of a type of internet legend known as a creepypasta.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Former Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo told reporters on Tuesday that the Luce is "risking the destruction of a legend" and the firm should remove its iconic badge from the car.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
According to the old legend, she lurked in the dark forests that covered the slopes of St. Helens, the mountain that rose up over this whole valley.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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Academy Awards, List 5
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