‘Lucky dog’ Sylvester Stallone, 80, on fate, insecurity and his Rocky road to success

South China Morning Post - Oct 4, 2026

Fifty years after Sylvester Stallone pulled off one of Hollywood’s all-time long shots with Rocky (1976), the star of the Oscar-winning film still identifies with the character who for many embodies the outsider proving all the naysayers wrong. But he no longer claims to be an underdog. “It would be so disingenuous to say you’re an underdog, ‘as he said from his penthouse’,” Stallone says, on a high floor of a luxury Manhattan hotel. “Yeah. Come on. I am a lucky dog.” Stallone, who turned 80 in...

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Oct 3, 2026

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I Spent Over A Week In Kazakhstan, A Country Almost No Americans Visit (But ABSOLUTELY Should) — Here Is What To Know Before You Go

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Why John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China is both problematic and progressive

Oct 3, 2026

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Mala, coriander, congee? This UK doctor sells Cantonese-inspired bread from home

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The View From Every Room: Are TVs Essential in Hotels?

Oct 3, 2026

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WTTC and ICC unite to strengthen the voice and growth of millions of Travel & Tourism SMEs worldwide

Oct 3, 2026

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