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

Iraqi legend Ahmed Rahdi headed home an equaliser against the South Americans but the referee blew the whistle for half-time as the corner was on its way into the area.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

“Auntie—she—told it to me once. A legend that a giant built this causeway to get across the sea to fight another giant. Only when he got there, the giant was way bigger than he’d expected.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova