matador

And who would have guessed that a grail of It-ness would be part of the show, nestled next to the matador jacket worn by Rudolph Valentino in 1922’s “Blood and Sand.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The author’s there, the affable Fernando González Viñas, flanked by a matador and his entourage.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

This relentless bull market may finally have found its matador.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Their enthralling matador and bull program set to “Paint it Black” eclipsed the season’s best they earned two days prior during the team event, but it wasn’t enough to earn elusive individual Olympic gold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

It was a statement of defiance, like a matador dressing for the bull ring.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

On its face, “Sterling Karat Gold” is the story of Sterling, a nonbinary performance artist who is assaulted by matadors on the streets of London and then accosted by a time traveler from the future.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023

Wagon-wheel chandelier, cereal boxes, dirty dishes, green shag carpet, orange vinyl couch patched with duct tape, two sad-looking boys dressed as matadors staring from a painting on the wall.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018

There are many matadors, picadors, minotaurs, bulls and horses in a new show exploring Picasso and the importance of bullfighting – but also a glimpse of his terrible treatment of women.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2017

I’ve profiled matadors, heiresses, activists, fertility doctors, debauched film producers, mistresses of great artists and great artists themselves.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2016

Marcial straightened up and dropped his cigarette, and, looking straight ahead, their heads back, their free arms swinging, the three matadors walked out.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway