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☆ Who is Chappell Roan: Timeline of the singer’s rise to fame
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Chappell Roan is having the year of her life. The rise of Chappell Roan, 2014 — 2015Chappell Roan hails from Willard, Missouri. This is when she adopts the stage name Chappell Roan — her late grandpa’s name was Chappell. “It’s been very freeing to be like, ‘Oh, Chappell Roan is my drag project.’”September 22, 2023: “The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess” debuts, exactly six years after she put out her first EP as Chappell Roan. Chappell Roan at the Governors Ball in June in Queens, New York.

Persons: CNN — Chappell Roan, she’s, Roan, —, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, “ I’ve, It’s, ”, Roan’s, Kayleigh Rose, Troye Sivan, “, ” “ i’ve, ” Sivan, Chappell Roan —, Chappell, Jim Bennett, ” Chappell, Vance Joy, Declan McKenna, ” Roan, Tom Power, it’s, Dan Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo, Stone, TikTok, Fletcher, ” Crayola, “ It’s, Oh, ’, ” “, Jimmy Fallon, Astrida Valigorsky, Babe, Kate Bush, Lady, She’s, Marie Antoinette, Governors Ball, Nina Westervelt, Babe ! ”, Fallon, Sasha Colby, who’ve, “ I’m, Gaga’s Organizations: CNN, MTV, YouTube, Atlantic Records, Getty, Roan, Pony, ”, Sony, Amusement Records, Records, Boston, NPR, “, Lady Liberty, New, Governors, Spotify Locations: Missouri, Willard , Missouri, Seattle, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Los Angeles and New York, North America, London, Roan, Queens , New York, Chicago

☆ In Mexico, a lucha libre 'dog' is also a viral meme
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Since the early summer, videos of a wrestler dressed as a puppy brawling in “lucha libre” matches has been making the rounds on Mexican social media. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" taunts an opponent during a lucha libre event at the Institute of Youth, in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. Given that lucha libre bouts are mostly dominated by older male fans, he has created a space for kids to enjoy the spectacle. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" hangs on the ropes during a lucha libre event in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. “I’ve enjoyed lucha libre since I was young, now my son can enjoy it, too,” he said.

Persons: Baha, “, ”, Wisin, Fernando Llano, Simi, Juan Carlos Naviera Torres, Jose Isaac, Torres, clutched, “ I’ve, Mitchelle Magdaleno, Andy Panda ” Organizations: Institute of Youth, Wrestling Locations: Mexico City’s, Mexico, Mexico City

☆ De la Torre Brothers Are Making the Most of Maximalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Patricia Escárcega | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 24-foot-long banquet table has been laid out, but the dinner guests seem to have disappeared, leaving their coats behind. “We’re repulsed by this opulence,” said one of its creators, Einar de la Torre. “But we’re also thinking: ‘God, I wish I’d been invited to this party.’”The brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre create mixed-media works of dazzling complexity. Pre-Columbian deities, Mexican lucha libre wrestlers, Olmec heads, Slavic water spirits — the de la Torres’ visual universe is vast and pantheistic. The brothers freely mix high and low, in part, they say, to challenge entrenched ideas about beauty and “good taste.”

Persons: “ We’re, ”, Einar de la, we’re, I’d, ’ ”, Einar, Jamex, Torre, Torres Organizations: Art Museum, Einar de la Torre, Mexican lucha Locations: San Antonio, Mexican

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Persons: WrestleDream, Bryan Danielson, Zack Sabre Jr, Adam Page, Strickland, Christian, Darby Allin, Eddie Kingston, Kasuyon Shibata, It's, ExpressVPN, AEW, Chris Jericho, Don Callis, Christian Cage, Katsuyori Shibata, Kris Statlander, Julia Hart, Orange Cassidy, Ricky Starks, Wheeler Yuta Organizations: Wembley, TNT, ROH, DirecTV, AEW, TBS, Bucks, Lucha Brothers Locations: Seattle, Canada, Australia, United States

☆ Unmasking Lucha Libre Fashion in ‘Cassandro’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Frank Rojas | More About Frank Rojas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The actor has to be very comfortable and be able to do all the tricks and all the lucha. But then again, with Cassandro in mind, it had to be a whole statement with fashion. I had to do a lot of research because I wanted to sort of grab what Cassandro used to wear and make it really cinematic, so it was a little bit stylized. And that’s the way Cassandro is born. And Cassandro is not from Mexico City — he’s from the border of Juárez and El Paso.

Persons: El Hijo del, it’s Organizations: El, Mexico City — Locations: El Hijo del Santo, Mexican, Mexico City, Mexico, Juárez, El Paso

☆ ‘Cassandro’ Review: Love and Lucha Libre
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Natalia Winkelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In conversations with Sabrina, Saúl toggles between English and Spanish, reserving the latter for colloquialisms or teasing, and the mixture gives their dialogue an organic rhythm. He uses the same blend of languages with his lover, Gerardo (Raúl Castillo), a married luchador with kids whom Saúl sees in secret. and AIDS panic was at its shrillest, and although the real-life Cassandro was sometimes rebuffed by homophobic opponents, the movie never mentions the epidemic. “Don’t you think he’s sexy?” Saúl says, referring to Cassandro as if he were a third person who might join them. The trouble is that lucha libre, built on glitz, is anything but naturalistic.

Persons: Bernal, Sabrina, Saúl, Gerardo, Raúl Castillo, reinvents, Cassandro, Williams, David Teague Organizations: Amazon Prime

☆ At Telluride, the Performances Speak Volumes Even if the Actors Can’t
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lisa Kennedy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Over a holiday weekend dedicated to labor, this year’s Telluride Film Festival attendees couldn’t help being reminded of striking workers: the members of SAG-AFTRA, the television and film actors’ union currently in a standoff with the Hollywood studios. Vivid, intimate or both, the variety and quality of these performances made awards talk unavoidable. (Bill Pence and Luddy died after long illnesses in the last year.) Witness Netflix’s push on behalf of “Nyad” and “Rustin.” Together with the overlapping Venice Film Festival, it remains the gateway into awards season. In a long-ago interview, the director Mike Nichols cautioned a nascent film reviewer to not mistake the dancer for the dance.

Persons: Andrew Scott’s, Emma Stone’s, Paul Giamatti’s, ” Colman, Bayard Rustin, “ Rustin ”, García, ”, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster’s, Leonie Benesch’s, Tom Luddy, James Card, Bill, Stella Pence, Bill Pence, Luddy, “, “ Rustin, Mike Nichols Organizations: Telluride Film, SAG, Hollywood, Lucha Libre, Academy Locations: Telluride, “, Venice

Some of them, like “Dune: Part Two," have been postponed until next year due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes. Gillespie’s film features a freewheeling ensemble including Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera and Nick Offerman. “Fair Play” (in theaters Sept. 29, on Netflix Oct. 13)Hedge funds also play a role in writer-director Chloe Domont’s drama about sexual politics and gender dynamics in the high-charged, male-dominated world of finance. Eight years after the last “Hunger Games” movie (“Mockingjay – Part 2”) a prequel is returning to the science fiction dystopia of Panem. Francis Lawrence’s film, set 64 years before the events of the first “Hunger Games” film, introduces a host of new characters in the lead-up to the 10th Hunger Games.

Persons: ”, Expendables, Gael García Bernal, Roger Ross Williams, Saúl Armendáriz, Williams, Bunny, Craig Gillespie’s, ” Paul Dano, Keith Gill, Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Shailene, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Chloe Domont’s, Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Aristotle, Dante, “ El Conde ”, Flora, Son ”, Henry Sugar ”, “ Carlos ”, “ Dicks, Justine Triet’s, Palme, Sandra Hüller, Martin Scorsese’s, David Grann's, Lily Gladstone, Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Robbie Robertson, Baz Luhrmann’s, Elvis Presley, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla Presley, “ Elvis, ” Jacob Elordi, “ Joan Baez, “ Taylor Swift, Nyad, “ Rustin ”, Colman Domingo, Bayard Rustin, George C, Martin Luther King Jr, Panem, Francis Lawrence’s, Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, ” Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby, Joséphine Bonaparte, Sly ”, “ Orlando, Maestro ”, “ Leo ” Organizations: GameStop, America, Netflix, Sundance Film, Paramount, Apple, Cannes Film, Hüller, Hunger Locations: Shailene Woodley, Venice, Osage, Washington

☆ Ecuador lucha contra la peor ola de violencia generada por el narcotráfico
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | José María León Cabrera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Victor Moriyama para The New York TimesVictor Moriyama para The New York TimesCredit... Victor Moriyama para The New York TimesPolicías deteniendo a un hombre en mayo en Durán, en Ecuador. Durante la detención, la madre del hombre, Ana, insistía en que su hijo era un consumidor de drogas, no un traficante. Policías deteniendo a un hombre en mayo en Durán, en Ecuador. Durante la detención, la madre del hombre, Ana, insistía en que su hijo era un consumidor de drogas, no un traficante.Credit...Victor Moriyama para The New York Times

☆ Judge blocks new Florida election law, signed by DeSantis this spring, calling it the 'latest assault on the right to vote'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new election law in Florida. The law imposed new limits on voter registration and get-out-the-vote operations. Groups that retained certain voter registration information, such as for get-out-the-vote operations, could under the law also face felony prosecution. Critics also argued that the limit on non-citizen participation on registration drives violated the right to equal protection under federal law. "Herrera-Lucha, a noncitizen who, herself, lacks the right to vote, has spent years registering and encouraging citizens to exercise that solemn right," Walker wrote.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, Mark Walker, Walker, Barack Obama, Critics, Cord Byrd, Veronica Herrera, " Herrera Organizations: Service, Gov, Republican, Groups, Northern, Northern District of, United, NAACP, Lucha Locations: Florida, Northern District, Northern District of Florida, El Salvador

CNN —At least 46 people, including 23 children, were killed and six were wounded at a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to network of observers based in the country. The Kivu Security Tracker said the incident happened in the Djugu territory following an attack by the militia group ‘Codeco,’ on Monday. “At least 46 civilians were killed and six wounded on Monday 12 June at the #Lala displaced persons camp (Djugu territory, #Ituri) following an incursion of #CODECO,” Kivu Security said on Twitter. Kivu Security added that the attack was the deadliest experienced in the area in more than a year. “MONUSCO has reinforced its security presence in the area, in liaison with the provincial authorities,” a statement by MONUSCO chief said.

Persons: ’, “, Monusco ’, “ MONUSCO, MONUSCO, LUCHA Organizations: CNN, Democratic, ” Kivu Security, Twitter, Kivu Security, UN, ADF Locations: Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Kivu, Ituri, ” Kivu, North Kivu, Congolese, Kasindi

☆ Passionate Baseball Fans and (Very) Thin Air Let Mexico City Shine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( James Wagner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY — A day before Major League Baseball played regular-season games here for the first time, Nick Martinez, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres, had an idea. On the way to the church, Martinez noticed several shops selling piñatas. He bought a few, hoping they could be smashed by the player of the game after each of the contests. “Being in San Diego, Mexican culture is very much a part of our culture,” Martinez said. His teammates cheered him on while wearing Mexican lucha libre wrestling masks.

The Sundance Film Festival has long been known for premiering some of the most original — and ultimately the most award-winning — indie titles of the year. As the most notable international film festivals increasingly feature queer titles in their lineups, it’s no surprise that much of the exciting content premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival comes from LGBTQ filmmakers or features queer themes. The Premieres sectionAs usual, many of the year’s most high-profile films, including those from queer creators and featuring queer storylines, are coming out of the festival’s Premieres section. Courtesy of Sundance InstituteEnglert’s film will screen in the world cinema dramatic section alongside queer films “Girl,” from U.K. filmmaker Adura Onashile, and “Mamacruz,” from Spanish director Patricia Ortega. The list of LGBTQ creators and titles doesn’t end there, making this perhaps the most significant Sundance Film Festival for queer cinema yet.

The Mexican grupera (a form of regional music) band Los Bukis become the first Latin music band to sell out two shows at the 70,000-seat SoFi Stadium. The magnitude of generational diversity could be seen when the Grammy award-winning Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte were on stage. Hernán Hernández and Jorge Hernández of the band Los Tigres del Norte perform Saturday. Scott Dudelson / Getty Images"Before, we really were invisible,” said Leila Cobo, a renowned Latin music expert and Billboard’s vice president of Latin content. "Now I think the kids go to see their parents’ music and Bad Bunny."

☆ Mexico tells fans not to bring iconic 'Lucha Libre' masks to World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colourful 'Lucha Libre' wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules. The masks of classic fighters, such as 'El Santo' and 'Blue Demon', are popular among Mexico fans, who routinely wear them at international competitions such as the World Cup and the Olympics. However, Qatar's World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), told Reuters there was no policy prohibiting masks at the World Cup. "Full face masks, such as the famous Mexican wrestling masks, would obviously have to be removed for security reasons heading into a stadium," the SC wrote in an emailed statement. According to world soccer's governing body FIFA, Mexico will have one of the biggest fan contingents at the World Cup.

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