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20 bass solos that steal the show

We are diving deep into the groove to celebrate 20 of the most legendary bass lines in music history.

A life in art, a life of mimicry, and 20 years of Destroyer’s Rubies

Released on this day in 2006, Destroyer’s seventh studio album is an “out of time” classic, thanks to its constant pilfering ...
People

Billie Jean King’s Ex-Husband Says He Found Out She Was Gay Just One Day Before It Hit the Press

'Give Me the Ball!', a new documentary about the tennis legend that premiered Jan. 27 at the Sundance Film Festival, is screening through Feb. 1 Lizzie Hyman is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE, where she ...
Tennis.com

'Forbes' tabs Billie Jean King one of America's greatest living innovators

King was named to the list for having "catalyzed women’s professional sports with the Women’s Tennis Association." ...
Variety

Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff on Why Billie Jean King’s Story Needed to Be Told in ‘Give Me the Ball’: ‘We Need Heroes. We Need People Who Have Fought the Hard Fight’

Tennis icon and legend Billie Jean King has had documentaries, articles and even a movie, “Battle of the Sexes,” tell her story. “Give Me the Ball,” which premieres Monday at the Sundance Film ...
TheWrap

‘Give Me the Ball!’ Review: Billie Jean King Doc Is an Inspiring Shot of Adrenaline

Billie Jean King appears in Give Me the Ball! by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thor Thielow. “Give ...
FirstShowing.net

Sundance 2026: Billie Jean King vs the World in 'Give Me the Ball!' Doc

How does someone actually change the world? This is how. This remarkable story explains everything. One of the most rousing and exciting documentaries playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival is ...
WLRN

Before Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe and the Williams sisters, there was Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was a pioneer in women's sports, known for breaking the color barrier in tennis and the Ladies Professional ...
People

Elton John Says He 'Instantly Clicked' with Billie Jean King Over Shared Struggles with Food Addiction and Sexuality

"I loved her passion," the music superstar says about the tennis legend in the documentary 'Give Me the Ball!' premiering at the Sundance Film Festival KMazur/WireImage for Rogers & Cowan Billie Jean ...
Deadline.com

Billie Jean King On What It Took To Become Great, And Who She Predicts Will Win This Year’s Australian Open – Sundance Studio

Tennis legend Billie Jean King attributes her astonishing success on the court – winning 39 Grand Slam titles – to several factors. “First of all, being born with coordination — thanks to my parents ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Give Me the Ball!’ Review: Rousing Bio-Doc Pays Tribute to the Indomitable Billie Jean King, Whose Tenacity Equalized the Professional Tennis Court

ESPN’s ‘30 for 30’ series entry, directed by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, is a lovingly made account of the life and career of a galvanizing force in sports, women’s rights and LGBTQ visibility. By ...
Out Magazine

Give Me the Ball!

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.