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03/17/2008 03:34 PM

Celebrity baseball fever, catch it with Billy Crystal

So the commissioner’s office granting Billy Crystal permission to suit up as a New York Yankee for a spring game Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates—a charming experiment or a harmful pattern?I mean, for a major-league team to actually sign a comedian and actor to a one-day contract this way?”My only concern for Billy is that [...]

03/13/2008 01:35 PM

Stars, diamonds, ostrich- feather fans … this celebrity …

Sport Relief Does The Apprentice (BBC1) is the strident child of charity and celebrity. The sport is in putting five celebrities in a sack and waiting for them to start killing each other. You won’t wait long. Sir Alan Sugar ran through their claims to fame in case, as he said drily, “Some of the viewers [...]

03/13/2008 01:35 PM

Handbags clobbered by celebrity fatigue

It’s all over for the “it” bag - or so says consumer research specialist Mintel. Fashion shoppers - mostly female - are finally losing their passion for celebrity-endorsed handbags that can cost thousands of pounds each. The market for big-ticket, big-name bags, as sported by the likes of Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham, has been expanding [...]

03/13/2008 09:34 AM

How SXSW parties kick it VIP-style

When Kirsten Dunst was spotted last year during South by Southwest, the A-list star most certainly was not languishing in a long line or grooving with the festival masses. Rather she was, as one American-Statesman staffer blogged, ” … at the Spin Party, watching Kings of Leon and puffing cigarette after cigarette.” That’s right, like [...]

03/13/2008 09:34 AM

Claudia Thomas, MD: A Pioneer on Two Fronts

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is honored to recognize a surgeon who heals, inspires and encourages others. Claudia Thomas, MD, the first black female orthopaedic surgeon in her field, was presented today with the Academy’s 2008 Diversity Award at the 75th Annual Meeting. Dr. Thomas has worked throughout her residency and practice to recruit and retain individuals who [...]

Stat Quo Biography

Stat Quo Although his name may suggest the average or the norm, Shady/Aftermath Records' first southern artist is anything but. The Atlanta, Georgia native has the distinction of being the only artist besides 50 Cent directly signed by rap's reigning kings Dr. Dre and Eminem. Stat, who's real name is Stanley Benton, was introduced to Dre by former Aftermath Records producer Mel Man. Mel Man heard Stat's demo and had been trying to track him down and after some light detective work he got Stat's phone number and gave the promising young MC a call. When Stat first received the call from Mel Man he assumed it was a prank and hung up the phone. Thankfully, Mel's persistence triumphed over Stat's skepticism and after the eighth call they met up so that Mel could sample his rap skills in person. That same day Stat met Dr. Dre, who expressed interest in signing him. Although he had an offer from a living legend Stat's aggressive push didn't stop there. Intent on increasing his buzz, he headed to the famous Mixshow Power Summit in Puerto Rico. Without a change of clothes or a hotel room, Stat hit the Summit distributing as many CDs as possible to established DJs and artists. He would eventually end up meeting with five different labels before Eminem got the CD and called to negotiate a contract. Now after much preparation Stat has readied his debut album Statlanta. The star-studded LP features appearances by Scarface, Devin the Dude, Young Buck and Eminem and production by Scott Storch, Eminem and Dr. Dre.

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