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Martin Bashir—Like Many—Will Work Through The Cancer

Martin Bashir, the current Nightline broadcaster, just announced that he has a "potentially life-threatening" brain tumor. Bashir, who made his name with big, probing, salacious TV interviews of Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, said that he plans to "get on with his life" and continue working. In that, he is hardly unique; among many cancer victims, the urge to continue with one's career is a powerful one. And that goes double for those in entertainment and the media, where many personalities are so intimately tied to a very public line of work. More »

12:07 PM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,871 views, 21 comments

Latest by Solomon Grundy: What the hell? This isn't even slightly funny or entertaining. Next time just repost that "always use sunblock" email. At least that had a couple good lines. more »

the shingles

Jonathan Safran Foer Has The Shingles

...according to a tipster who says this shocking fact was "revealed in an email to the writing class he's teaching at yale." Also: "heard he's very grumpy and said this week's essays had better make life worth living." Anyone else have more details? Is this our fault? Did we give him the shingles with our psychic ill-will?

12:24 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Pareene
1,410 views, 19 comments