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“Kathie Lee is not a total punchline, but when you’re talking about her, you’re treading on very identifiable cultural territory.� —Dr. Robert Thompson, the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, on the rumors that Kathie Lee Gifford is joining the Today Show [NYP]

“We were tied in the fourth inning and someone cracked open a beer, and someone else goes, ‘They’re just drinking Red Bull on the other side! Can’t it wait until after the game?’ I was like, ‘Come on! Who fucking cares! It’s a beer!’� —Stephen Malkmus on being a rock star, playing in his softball championship game [17dots]

“I think when it comes into the final 12, they’re all afraid to do one of my songs, so I would encourage one of the guys to take on ‘Straight Up’ or ‘Cold-Hearted Snake.’� —Paula Abdul doles out some terrible advice to the contestants of American Idol [MTV]

“I know there’s gonna be more chapters … Kels is crazy. Robert ain’t wrapped too tight.� —Michael Kenneth Williams on the future of Trapped in the Closet [A.V. Club]