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08 Dec 2009 09:52

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Culture: Bryant Gumbel’s lung cancer > Regis Philbin’s new hip

The newscaster revealed on “Live With Regis & Kelly” (where he’s filling in for hip-getting-replaced Regis) that part of his lung was removed in the treatment. source
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10 Jun 2009 10:30

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Culture: Prince needs new hips, but we won’t make a pun about it

  • Dude won’t get surgery due to his religion. Prince, who is now old enough that all those years of hard gyrating have caught up to him, needs to replace both of his hips due to surgery, says Showbiz411.com’s Roger Friedman. (Wait a minute! Great to see you found work after this incident, Roger!) However, he’s a Jehovah’s Witness and is refusing the surgery. So now he’s using a cane. BTW, all the puns about this story from other sources are really painful, so we avoided them – narrowly. source
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08 Mar 2009 09:57

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Sports: A-Rod’s hip, on top of the steroid saga, is making his life suck

  • Surgery on Monday. Dude’s out 6-9 weeks. Alex Rodriguez has had a pretty crappy last 30 days or so. And the topper is the hip. Initially thought to just be a cyst, he also has a torn labrum and will be out for a while recovering from arthroscopic hip surgery, which he’ll have on Monday. No word on whether he’ll blame his cousin for the hip injury. source
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05 Mar 2009 10:50

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Music: Editorial statement: Pitchfork is mainstream now. And that’s OK.

  • We’ve noticed, guys Hey, Pitchfork, you’ve been cropping up in new, interesting places lately. You somehow managed to pull this trick of covering indie rock for ABC News. And now you’re working with NPR? Whoa. Seems like someone is in line for a backlash. I’m sure Stereogum would like to be the indie tastemakers of choice.
  • Stop whining, indie kids Some people might claim that Pitchfork stretching its brand beyond the confines of a Web site that once unforgivably trashed “Travistan” means they’re losing their edge like a James Murphy song. We claim otherwise. If nothing else, they’ve become that rare brand that remains hip and mainstream. source
  • We’ve noticed, guys Hey, Pitchfork, you’ve been cropping up in new, interesting places lately. You somehow managed to pull this trick of covering indie rock for ABC News. And now you’re working with NPR? Whoa. Seems like someone is in line for a backlash. I’m sure Stereogum would like to be the indie tastemakers of choice.
  • Stop whining, indie kids Some people might claim that Pitchfork stretching its brand beyond the confines of a Web site that once unforgivably trashed “Travistan” means they’re losing their edge like a James Murphy song. We claim otherwise. If nothing else, they’ve become that rare brand that remains hip and mainstream.
  • Why we still like them They put on good festivals. They seem to actually give a crap about their mission. (Unlike, uh, Rolling Stone, which was Pitchfork 40 years ago.) And ultimately, if their opinion shows up in a major public forum, it doesn’t hurt their brand. It helps the brand of the bands they like. The bands they don’t like? Well, sorry, N.A.S.A. source
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04 Mar 2009 10:03

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Sports: A bitter person would say A-Rod’s cyst was caused by steroids

  • Alex has proven his durability throughout his career, and we will take every precaution and step necessary to ensure his health as we near the start of the 2009 regular season and beyond.
  • Brian Cashman • Yankees general manager, on Alex Rodriguez’s new problem – a freaking cyst in his hip. That doesn’t sound like fun, man. But then, your last month hasn’t been much fun. • source
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