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14 Sep 2009 20:32

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Culture: Patrick Swayze in January: I’m not gonna chase staying alive

  • One thing I’m not gonna do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won’t live.
  • Patrick Swayze • In an interview with Barbara Walters in January about his pancreatic cancer. At the time, Swayze said he expected to live two years. “I want to last until they find a cure,” he said in the interview, “which means I’d better get a fire under it.” He didn’t get a chance, sadly. • source
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14 Sep 2009 10:01

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Culture: “Family Guy” guy Seth MacFarlane interviewed by a total hater

  • Personally, I find the show’s rape jokes especially unfunny. In one episode, Peter learns that three co-eds were raped and murdered. He says to himself, ‘Everyone’s getting laid but me.’ Why is that funny?
  • New York Times Magazine reporter Deborah Solomon • Questioning Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane with the zest of a dimly-lit interrogation. Beyond this question, which clearly comes from someone who doesn’t like the show, she grills MacFarlane on other topics related to the Emmy-nominated show, such as sexism, abortion and the supposed low quality of the show’s animation. We hope he didn’t confess to a crime by accident. • source
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31 Aug 2009 22:08

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Culture: Chris Brown: I didn’t forget the attack, like I told Larry King

  • The first four times – or how ever many times it was – I gave the same answer — which was that I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn’t fair to Rihanna. The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke.
  • A statement by Chris Brown • In an attempt at damage control after a devastating interview with Larry King where he said he had no recollection of attacking Rihanna in February. Based on the poll that TMZ is offering, we’re guessing that he lost any chance at sympathy because of the interview. Dude’s career is probably over after this. He screwed up the Larry King fall-from-grace interview – the softest-pedal interview you can find on televison. It’s all over from here. • source
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14 Aug 2009 10:28

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U.S.: Forget puberty. Damon Weaver proves even kids can interview Obama

  • 11 you must be this old to grill President Obama on TV source
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03 Aug 2009 23:08

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Music: ShortFormBand: Wheat loves coffee almost as much as music

Wheat plus Wheat's feet

  • Whoa, what is this?

    In our continuing effort to try new things, here’s our latest: Band coverage! This time, indie-pop stalwarts Wheat (fresh off a solid 7.4 on Pitchfork) discuss their love of music, coffee … and coffee. Want to see your band here? E-mail us or bug us on Twitter!

    Listen to them

    Q1: In 15 words or less, describe your sound: Syrup with cream. Maybe some caffeine, maybe some alcohol. Many mistakes kept.

    Q2: Name three influences that inspire you, with three words each on why they’re awesome:
    Family: I try harder
    Music: I feel lighter
    Coffee: I keep going

    Q3: What’s a recent song you’ve been digging? Write ten words explaining why:
    Bon Iver: “Woods” Amazing smash of lullaby and bad hip-hop vocoder awesomeness!

    Q4: In 140 characters or less, how do you use social networking to get the word out: We use Myspace, Facebook, the regular wheat website, and e-mail. (Is that social networking?) And we still use postcards. I know that might seem old school, but we love the tangible object.

    Q5: In 15 words or less, what’s next for you? Bring our new songs and love to the people. Another song, another record, another coffee. source

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12 May 2009 09:12

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Culture, Music: NBC’s Brian Williams apparently has a lot of indie cred

  • Watch how Brian Williams stumbles through this “BriTunes” interview with of-the-moment indie band Deer Tick. It’s really, really unconvincing, guys. source
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12 Apr 2009 09:29

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Culture, Music: Go Karma! Billy Bob Thornton learns not to piss off Canadians

  • All mashed potatoes, no gravy Thornton managed to tick off an entire country of disengaged music fans with an interview last week. Thornton, whose rep as an actor makes his music instantly suspect, got angry with a CBC interviewer after he mentioned Thornton’s acting career. Later in the interview, he said Canadian audiences “just sort of sit there” and compared them to mashed potatoes sans gravy.
  • Karma’s a strange mistress The comments, particularly the ones about fans, made his Thursday show in Toronto very tense, with audience members loudly booing his band, The Boxmasters. During the set, fans shouted, “Here comes the gravy!” Strangely enough, most of Thornton’s band came down with the flu and couldn’t play the rest of their Canadian dates in Montreal or London, Ont. Hmm. source
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11 Apr 2009 11:10

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U.S.: A reporter clashes with the VA over veteran interviews

  • He was forced to hand over his equipment. WTF? David Schultz, a reporter for American University’s WAMU-FM, went to a town hall meeting for minority veterans at a VA hospital in D.C. on Tuesday. But when he asked a patient some questions, a VA public affairs officer told Schultz to stop, claiming the interview was illegal. The officer then got police, who confiscated his equipment. The VA hospital claims that Schultz did not follow proper procedure, but relented and agreed to give back his equipment. source
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16 Mar 2009 09:34

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Biz, U.S.: Ben Bernanke: We COULD be out of the woods by late ’09

  • We’ve seen some progress in the financial markets, absolutely. But until we get that stabilized and working normally, we’re not going to see recovery.
  • Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke • On the recession and the biggest problem – the clogged up credit and financial markets. Bernanke said that if things ease up, the recession could end this year. Also, he was on “60 Minutes” last night, where he mentioned he’s “slammed the phone more than a few times on discussing AIG.” • source
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25 Feb 2009 22:01

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U.S.: Octet mom Nadya Suleman may not get her kids

  • eight of her newborns are still in the hospital; she confided to Dr. Phil (yeah, that one) that she’s worried they may not let her have the kids
  • three of her six older children receive food stamps and one is autistic; Suleman doesn’t have a job, but she did have a publicist source
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