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Sidney Poitier

Why Do We Love Grifters? Because We’re Secretly Jealous of Them.

The grifter embodies greed and vicious social aspiration.
By Helen Holmes
American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper on May 27, 1963.

Muhammad Ali Defied the Vietnam Draft 50 Years Ago Today

If your idea of a politicized athlete is Colin Kaepernick, consider the stand taken by The Champ.
By Joe Lapointe

Inside the Newmans’ New Dressing Room

Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Sidney Poitier, Lauren Bacall, Jonathan Demme, Matthew Broderick—none was in attendance
By Bryan Miller

Inside the Newmans' New Dressing Room

By Bryan Miller

Hitch Has Star Power, Box Office Allure, but What Else?

By Andrew Sarris
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