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Bullfighting

Best Article

La Matadora Revisa Su Maquillaje (The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup)

A profile of a 25-year-old Spanish sensation.

Susan Orlean Outside Dec 1996 25min Permalink

World

The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed Matador

A bullfighter’s comeback after a brutal goring.

Karen Russell GQ Oct 2012 30min Permalink

Sports

Bullfighting, Sport and Industry

“Formal bullfighting is an art, a tragedy, and a business. To what extent it is an art depends on the bulls and the men who are hired to kill them, but it is always a tragedy and it is always a business.”

Ernest Hemingway Fortune Mar 1930 25min Permalink

Sports

Bullfighting Is Not a Sport — It is a Tragedy

A report from ringside in Spain.

Ernest Hemingway The Toronto Star Oct 1923 15min Permalink

Sports World

The Legend of Malacrianza

A profile of Costa Rica’s most famous bull, who is responsible for two riders’ deaths and a brand of craft beer.

Ashley Harrell, Lindsay Fendt SB Nation May 2013 20min Permalink

World

The Justin Bieber of Bullfighting

Michelito Lagrevere is a 12-year-old Mexican matador sensation.

Laurence Lowe Details Dec 2010 15min Permalink