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Patriots claim ex-Giants folk hero Tommy DeVito to bolster QB depth

NBC Bay Area 27 Aug 2025
If you can't beat 'em in the preseason, sign 'em. The New England Patriots claimed former New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito off waivers Wednesday, per the NFL's transaction wire. The Giants parted ways with DeVito on Tuesday ahead of the 4 p.m ... .
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The Resistance Found Its New Folk Hero

New York Magazine 14 Aug 2025
I’m speaking, of course, about the guy who hurled a sub at a federal officer in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, immediately becoming a bit of a folk hero online ... The Resistance Found Its New Folk Hero.
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POV: Footlong Guy is the social media folk hero we need as Trump occupies Washington

Fast Company 13 Aug 2025
... Footlong Guy to folk hero status—a sort of non-homicidal Luigi Mangione or way-less violent Waymo destroyer. to every generation is born a folk hero who will perfectly channel the will of the people.
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Paul Simon Always Felt He Came in 'Second' to This '60s Folk Hero

The Capital Journal 06 Aug 2025
He couldn't escape the constant comparisons ....
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The 'Folk Hero' is back: Veteran kicker Nick Folk signs with the Jets

Atlantic City 30 Jul 2025
Veteran kicker Nick Folk has signed with the New York Jets, reuniting with the team he played for from 2010 to 2016. The 40-year-old Folk will compete with rookie Harrison Mevis for the kicking job this season. Rookie Caden Davis ... .
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“A Loss for Society”: Friends and Family Honor “Folk Hero” Mike O’Callaghan, Who Died Last Month

Portland Mercury 10 Jul 2025
As his family put it, O’Callaghan was a “folk hero.” This descriptor rings true from talking to others who knew him and browsing through decades of news stories about him.
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Pawan Kalyan's Hari Hara Veera Mallu not based on folk hero, but a work of fiction

India Today 09 Jul 2025
Pawan Kalyans Hari Hara Veera Mallu not based on folk hero but a work of fiction ... .
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Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu faces backlash from Bahujan community for ‘distorting legacy’ of Telangana folk hero; protestors threaten to stop release

Indian Express 07 Jul 2025
... of their revered heroes.
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Pawan Kalyan's Hari Hara… faces flak over alleged misrepresentation of folk hero

India Today 07 Jul 2025
Pawan Kalyans Hari Hara faces flak over alleged misrepresentation of folk hero ... .
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The myth of the Big Dumper: how Cal Raleigh became a Seattle folk hero

The Guardian 01 Jul 2025
From a walk-off to end a 20-year playoff drought to leading MLB in homers, the catcher with the prominent posterior is helping the Mariners dream big in 2025. It’s the dream of every kid who picks up a baseball bat ... Cue ... ....
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Folk Heroes: The Queer Pioneers Who Made TV a Safe Space… Back in 1985

The Hollywood Reporter 11 Jun 2025
... with 'Queer as Folk.' .
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Ben Gibbard, Rachel Blumberg top tribute to folk hero Michael Hurley

The Seattle Times 09 Jun 2025
Michael Hurley was a cult hero who never set foot near the mainstream. After Hurley's death in April, a cast of local musicians will pay tribute to him ... .
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Haile: Austin goes toe-to-toe with folk hero

Seguin Gazette 07 Jun 2025
Stephen F. Austin finally blinked in a tense stand-off with Strap Buckner and signaled on Jun. 10, 1831 that he would meet his stubborn adversary more than halfway ....
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Al Scramuzza, the ‘Crawfish King’ and a New Orleans Folk Hero, Dies at 97

Wall Street Journal 21 May 2025
After retiring from the seafood business at 66, he threw himself into mentoring children and rescuing addicts ... .

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