Celebrity/Stardom

Hollywood Stars and the Death of the “Adult Drama”

February 2, 2010
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Hollywood Stars and the Death of the “Adult Drama”

Why are we currently experiencing what one filmmaker has called “the lowest point since cinema began”?
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

February 1, 2010
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

Clearly, people are once again watching the telecast, even if one cannot be certain that most viewers ‘care’ about the popular artists and their music in the same way that they did in days gone by.
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Smells Like an Ethnically Divided Teen Star System

January 15, 2010
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Smells Like an Ethnically Divided Teen Star System

The photos of the six actresses, all trumpeted as stars on the verge, were displayed in such a way that Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, who is of partial Filipino, Chinese, and Native American descent, and Zoë Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, were positioned opposite “white” actresses Lily Collins, Isabel Lucas, and...
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

January 12, 2010
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

While Palin's contract with Fox News seems natural and inevitable, television is actually her worst medium.
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Geekgazing at the stars of w00tstock 2009

November 9, 2009
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Felicia Day demonstrates that she is almost-famous, in at least one corner of the internet, with some help from Wil Wheaton.
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Bon Jovi Livin’ on NBC

November 9, 2009
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Bon Jovi Livin’ on NBC

A few weeks ago, NBC announced a new feature: the NBC Artists in Residence Program. Sounds fancy, but ultimately it's just a shiny name for an exclusive promotional deal they signed with Jon Bon Jovi. The artist himself attributes the decision to the "shrinking media environment," a phrase that he was applying...
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