Elvis Presley wasn’t just a Hollywood idol, he was a 7th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate by 1974. So, how did this global superstar earn such a high rank in a discipline requiring years of ...

in the newly refreshed "Elvis: Dressed to Rock" exhibit. The exhibit also showcases belts, boots, capes, jewelry and other bits of Kingly fashion and Elviswear. "Rope Collar Suit." The name sounds ...

When Graceland representatives slice into an elaborate cake in a public ceremony on Jan. 8, 2025, the cuts might be hashmarks counting down a noteworthy milestone in the chronology of Elvis ...

When Hebler met Elvis, he was a fifth-degree black belt who was training at Ed Parker’s studio in Las Angeles. Per Hebler’s website, he became a tenth-degree black belt. One day, Parker paired ...

By Guy Trebay Everybody has a personal Elvis. He is there for us all, lodged in the collective unconscious, one of few humans who can legitimately be termed an icon, although it is not always ...

Austin Butler plays the singer, with Tom Hanks as his devilish manager, in Baz Luhrmann’s operatic, chaotic anti-biopic. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

In 2022, there is no one Elvis Presley. The One True Elvis is actually many Elvises, a deity with an infinite number of faces, refracted into an ever shifting pattern of pleasure and frustration ...

At 67 years old, Elvis Costello is still writing songs at a steady clip, and this month he released The Boy Named If, a lively concept album with The Imposters that resembles his ‘70s work more ...

The two became friends, and Parker taught Elvis on and off until Presley's death in 1977. In Memphis, Presley earned his first-degree black belt in 1960 under Chito-Ryu stylist Hank Slemansky.

Elvis has not left the building. In fact, he's arriving there, in the form of Bob Lougheed, Elvis Presley tribute artist, and the building in question is Lancaster Catholic High School, which will ...