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Media industry
fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

Legendary Sports Journalist Jerry Izenberg on Muhammad Ali, the Civil Rights Movement, and Legacy

Blunt Newark sportswriter with a career marked by toughness, early financial hardship, Stars and Stripes roles, memorable Muhammad Ali encounter, and a newspaper-first journalism ethic.
Arts
fromInsideHook
1 week ago

Andy Warhol's Portrait of Muhammad Ali Sold for $18 Million

Andy Warhol's Muhammad Ali portrait sold for $18 million at Art Basel Miami Beach, tied to Ali's historic Miami fight against Sonny Liston.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
1 week ago

A Knockout Sale: Warhol's Ali Fetches $18 M. in the Building Where the Legend Was Born

Lévy Gorvy Dayan sold Andy Warhol's Muhammad Ali (1977) for $18 million at Art Basel Miami Beach, leveraging the painting's Miami historical connection.
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The best new postage stamps coming out in 2026

"This early preview of our 2026 stamp program underscores the Postal Service's commitment to celebrating the artistry and storytelling that make stamps so special," Stamp Services director Lisa Bobb-Semple said in a statement. "Each stamp is a small work of art - an entryway into a larger story that connects people, places and moments in history." Many of the stamps are bright or use typography in bold or creative ways.
Typography
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

50 years later, 'Thrilla in Manila' remains greatest boxing match of all time

Once all the papers were signed and the fight was officially on, Muhammad Ali knew exactly what to do. The master quipster, fight-promoting wizard and most famous and outrageous boxer in the world - the longtime heavyweight champion who had trumpeted his boxing style as one to "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" - told the media what would happen on Oct. 1, 1975.
History
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US politics
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Ali's draft card could fetch up to $5M at auction

Muhammad Ali's unsigned 1967 Vietnam draft card, symbolizing his refusal and anti-war stance, will be auctioned at Christie's and may fetch $3–5 million.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Former British heavyweight Joe Bugner, who twice took on Muhammad Ali, dies aged 75

Joe Bugner was a durable heavyweight who twice held British and Commonwealth titles, fought Ali and Frazier to distance, but never won a world title.
MMA
fromSherdog
5 months ago

Video: PFL's Biaggio Ali Walsh Warmly Invites Viewers Insight into Muslim Faith

Biaggio Ali Walsh is emerging as a significant fighter in the PFL while embracing his Muslim faith.
World news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Today in History: April 28, Abu Ghraib torture images made public

April 28 marks significant historical events including Abu Ghraib exposure, HMS Bounty mutiny, Mussolini's execution, and Muhammad Ali's controversy over military service.
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