CULT OF CELEBRITY
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- The Cult of Celebrity and Its Effects on SocietyYoungsters are heavily influenced by celebrities who have the most expensive things. What does this teach our children?
Nacho Libre: Wrestling with Adorno and the Cult of CelebrityA review of Nacho Libre that considers the deeper significance of the film from an Adornoesque perspective. This supposedly dumb comedy is, on a deeper level, a meditation on the widespread export of America's biggest export: learned personality behavior
American Politics, the Media, and Creation of the Cult of PersonalityIn the mid 1960s, the pitting of Jane Fonda against Ronald Reagan marked a decisive utilization of the Cult of Personality by America's elite. This maneuver changed forever how politics are played out in the American arena.
Cult of Dead Celebrity: Websites that Fuel the FascinationIn recent years, Western Civilization has become increasingly obsessed with dead celebrities. Now there are many websites that fuel that guilty pleasure. Welcome to the cult of dead celebrity.- The ONE Campaign: Celebrity, Poverty and the MediapolisIn the ONE Campaign celebrities are used 1) to signify Northern saviors, 2) to reinforce consumption and individualism, and 3) as part of the objectification of the poor who are largely absent in the mediation of poverty.
- Cult of CelebrityThis article takes a brief look at the simple fact that this country cares way too much about following celebrities and not enough about important issues.
Barack Obama: Cult of Personality?Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading the race for the party's nomination, but is it his political viability and ideas that have pushed him forward, or his celebrity charm?
The Most Controversial and Despised Episode of the Simpsons - "The Principal and the Pauper"The most controversial episode of The Simpsons is also one of the most despised episodes ever. Too bad, because if you missed the real point of it, you are missing one of the greatest things to ever air.- The Comedies of Robert AltmanA look at some of the funny films directed by Robert Altman.
Michael Jackson was a Sign of TimesMichael Jackson was symbolic of a deeper problem.
Public Enemies: The Assassination of John Dillinger by the Hack Michael MannA review of the astoundingly awful movie Public Enemies.
George S. Kaufman: Playwright/Director was Member of Algonquin Round TableA short biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George S. Kaufman- A Few of My Favorite Things and Some Things I HateI recently was thinking of some of the things that tick me off in daily life which prompted me to make a list and also brought to mind some of the things I love. Here they are.
- How Robert Altman's Nashville Prefigured the Intertwining of Politics and Show BusinessNashville reveals how the two worlds of show business and politics have become inextricably intertwined.
- Meghan McCain Hanging Around Same Kinds of Celebs John McCain DenouncesJohn McCain drew flack for comparing Barack Obama to the vapid celebrities of Hollywood. But now his daughter Meghan has been spotted with those same people, like Heidi Montag.
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: This Decade's King of Comedy, and Not to Be MissedA review of a masterpiece that slipped under the radar of many folks.
Whatever Happened to William Hurt? was Actor Victim of the "Oscar Curse"?William Hurt was one of many Oscar-winners whose career went into a tailspin after winning the Academy Award- Cult Fragrances: Celebrity Favorite PerfumesWhat do you do if you want to smell like success, but quality and exclusivity are important to you? The answer is to find out what celebrities really wear when they're not hawking products.
- Paris Hilton in Jail: a Look at Celebrity WorshipAre people really worshiping at the altar of celebrities now than they used to do before? What was it like for older generations?
- Senator Joseph Kyrillos of New Jersey Rips Snooki and Rutgers University a New One for Her $32,000 AppearanceSenator Joseph Kyrillos is pissed off because Snooki from Jersey Shore was paid $32,000 for a question and answer appearance at Rutgers University in New Jersey recently. Hey, if Charlie Sheen, can get paid to do nothing millions, then why can't Snooki?
- The Guilty Pleasures of Pop CultureWhat are your guilty pop culture pleasures? I still can't believe that I'm addicted to certain things and you are about to find out which things have me going ga-ga!
Loosing Their Religion: Mel Gibson, Stephenie Meyer, Scientology, and the Cult of Religious CelebritiesFrom Gary Busey's homespun minimalism to Mel Gibson's highly secretive Renegade Catholic Church, the Gods of Showbiz work in very mysterious ways indeed.
The Nine Best Movies of the First Nine Years of the DecadeJust one guy's choice. Had a pretty hard time finding nine, too. What a lousy decade for movies, except for 2007.
Chapter 27: The Murder of John Lennon - Movie ReviewThe film Chapter 27 is a vignette of how obsessions, psychosis and creativity crash into the world of celebrity; namely the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman.
A Picture Tour of Celebrity Houses - Famous Actor HomesIn this Celebrity House Photo Tour we visit the homes of some of the biggest actors in Hollywood.
Guilty Pleasure of Watching Music TelevisionMusic channels haven't been solely about the music in decades, but these days, they are more entertaining than ever. Here are 7 guilty pleasures that can be addictive.
Netflix This: The Films of Bob FosseNetflix has the entire Bob Fosse canon so you can follow his career from Sweet Charity to Star 80.- AC's Top Ten Celebrity New Year's ResolutionsThe top ten lists of celebrity new year's resolutions lists...
- A Blog is a Girl's Best Friend: Celebrity News is the Main Interest of Young in AmericaBlogs have come to the forefront of breaking news. Celebrity news is the main interest of many young people in America.
- Reality TV and the C-list CelebrityReality TV just won't die. Most of the members of the Screen Actors Guild hate reality TV because it costs them jobs, so is it any wonder then, that now there is the disturbing trend of celebrity reality TV shows?
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