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‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer

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‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer

To watch the singer-rapper Lil Nas X in the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” is to witness a Black queer man embody a power that still feels very new. Directed by Carlos López Estrada (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) and Zac Manuel, this film, streaming on Max, is historically important given its subject’s … Read more

Inoki, famed combat sports trailblazer, dies at 79

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Inoki, famed combat sports trailblazer, dies at 79

Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was relegated to a … Read more