NY Times bastardizes "Ol' Dirty Bastard"

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/arts/music/14ODB.html?oref=login
 
O.D.B., Controversial Rap Artist, Dies at 35

By THOMAS J. LUECK

Published: November 14, 2004

Russell T. Jones, the rap artist known as O.D.B., collapsed and died 
yesterday at a recording studio in Manhattan, the police said. Mr. Jones, a 
35-year-old native of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan 
and made a large imprint on rap music in the 1990's. 

(GOOGLE NEWS)
DEAD 'DIRTY BASTARD'
New York Post, NY - 6 hours ago
November 14, 2004 -- Revered, troubled and often outlandish rapper Ol' Dirty 
Bastard mysteriously collapsed and died yesterday at a Manhattan recording 
studio ... 
Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard dies suddenly Reuters
Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dead in New York Reuters
Ol' Dirty Bastard dies in recording studio CBC News
Billboard - MTV.com - all 305 related » 
  
Oh come on, New York Times! Jon Stewart has said the name. Saturday Night 
Live has said the name. It's met television's standards.
  
A quick check of the New York Times since 1996 shows that the word "bastard" 
has been used. There are 329 hits. This is the first page of results:
  
  
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Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies Suddenly in New York 
By REUTERS   (Reuters) News   

ARTS | November 14, 2004     
Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies Suddenly in New York 
By REUTERS   (Reuters) News   

ARTS | November 14, 2004     
Rapper O.D.B. Collapses, Dies in Studio 
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)   News   

NATIONAL | November 13, 2004     
Obituaries in the News 
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   (AP)   News   

ARTS / MUSIC | November 12, 2004     
Rock and Pop Listings 
  (NYT)   Results Listing   

STYLE DESK | October 31, 2004, Sunday   $ 
MODERN LOVE; No? No? No? Let Me Read Between the Lines 
By STEVE FRIEDMAN; Contributing editors for this column are Cathi Hanauer, 
editor of the anthology ''The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About 
Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood and Marriage,   (NYT)     1770 words 

BOOK REVIEW DESK | October 31, 2004, Sunday     
A Mad Nun's Tale 
By Michael Pye   (NYT)   Review   767 words 

THE ARTS/CULTURAL DESK | October 25, 2004, Monday     
BOOKS OF THE TIMES; The Same Material Wrought by Very Different Hands 
By JANET MASLIN   (NYT)   Review   1010 words 
About: SECONDS OF PLEASURE: STORIES (BOOK); COURAGE CONSORT, THE: THREE 
NOVELLAS (BOOK) 
THE ARTS/CULTURAL DESK | October 18, 2004, Monday     
BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Secrets and Sighs, Tumbling in a Niagara of Emotion 
By JANET MASLIN   (NYT)   Review   946 words 
About: FALLS, THE (BOOK) 
FOREIGN DESK | October 9, 2004, Saturday   $ 
THE SATURDAY PROFILE; In Canada, an Exile Pleads a Tangled Case for Refuge 
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS   (NYT)   Biography   1403 words 

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THE NEXT CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT; Re-Moderning: C-60 
By Arthur Lubow   (NYT) 7964 words 

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By LAURA M. HOLSON   (NYT)     1460 words 

EDITORIAL DESK | July 11, 2004, Sunday   $ 
Alexander Hamilton's Last Stand 
By Ron Chernow   (NYT) Op-Ed   1290 words 

MAGAZINE DESK | July 11, 2004, Sunday   $ 
The Way We Live Now: 7/11/04; Nobody's Founder 
By Ted Widmer   (NYT)   959 words 

MAGAZINE DESK | July 11, 2004, Sunday   $ 
Not Funnies 
By Charles McGrath   (NYT)     7159 words 

MOVIES, PERFORMING ARTS/WEEKEND DESK | July 9, 2004, Friday     
The Festivals Come Thick, Fast and Wild 
By JESSE McKINLEY   (NYT)     3005 words 

ARTS AND LEISURE DESK | June 20, 2004, Sunday   $ 
What O. J. Passed To the Gipper 
By FRANK RICH   (NYT)   1822 words 

WEEK IN REVIEW DESK | June 20, 2004, Sunday   $ 
Page Two: June 13-19; Guess Who's Left Holding the Briefcase? (It's Not Mom.) 

By JUDITH WARNER   (NYT)     1223 words 

STYLE DESK | June 13, 2004, Sunday   $ 
His and Her Books Tattle on Marriage 
By GINIA BELLAFANTE   (NYT)     1273 words 

CIRCUITS | May 27, 2004, Thursday     
STATE OF THE ART; Add 'Cut' and 'Bleep' To a DVD's Options 
By DAVID POGUE   (NYT)     1493 words