Abby Sunderland…following a dream or following fame?

June 15, 2010

As some of  you may have read in the papers, there is a 16 year old California girl named Abby Sunderland who has a goal of sailing around the world…alone.  She was recently rescued in the Indian ocean after her boat capsized.  Despite her ordeal, she plans to sail again at some point.
Abby’s adventures have brought [...]

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“Talent and popularity are unrelated.”

June 7, 2010

This article is a few months old, but I just ran across it. The author went in search of some of the 658 people who actually bought the album released by some reality show star I’ve never heard of from some reality show I’ve never heard of. He was curious just what kind [...]

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‘Twilight’ star says sorry for claiming fame was ‘like rape’

June 6, 2010

A poor choice of words to say out loud maybe, but if that’s the way it makes her feel, then who is to say she’s wrong?

‘Twilight’ star says sorry for claiming fame was ‘like rape’
Kristen Stewart admits she made ‘an enormous mistake’ with choice of words about paparazzi
By Kunal Dutta
Sunday, 6 June 2010
Kristen Stewart, the [...]

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Celebrity Stalking–The nuts vs The psychos

May 25, 2010

I found this post (The 15 Nuttiest Celebrity Stalkers of All Time) on PopCrunch.com and started thinking about the differences between the nuts and the psychos. The stalkers highlighted in this post would definitely fall into the “psycho” category. But when did their behavior move from simple celebrity adoration (or nuts as I call them) [...]

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Ask a celebrity…

May 25, 2010

The Huffington Post is doing some sort of “Ask a celebrity…” thing where people can ask celebrities questions about the relationship between celebrities and fans. Today appears to be Ashton Kutcher’s turn. I’m not entirely sure what’s going on, but maybe one of you might want to send a question his way.
It’s interesting [...]

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Where to rent celebrity homes

May 13, 2010

I’m just imagining what havoc a certain set of fans might cause if a certain celebrity’s homes in Palm Springs or Malibu were to be made available for vacation renting.
Where to rent celebrity homes
By Jeryl Brunner
May 10, 2010 3:42 p.m. EDT
— Staying at a hotel popular with celebrities means you could swim in the [...]

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Bizarre Celebrity Murder attempts (and some successes)

May 12, 2010

From PopCrunch website.

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Celebrity obsession gone parabolic

May 12, 2010

Absolute incontrovertible proof that our nation’s celebrity obsession has gone over the top: The top three most important stories in the nation according to the placement of headlines on today’s issue of USA Today are:
Some stupid movie about Shakespeare’s secretary
NFL teams are raising ticket prices
and perhaps most important of all given the headline’s size [...]

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Celebrity effect on choice of surgery

May 11, 2010

I thought this was interesting, from the British Medical Journal (BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 316, No. 7134 (Mar. 14, 1998), p. 801). Remember, it’s British, so they spell things funny.

Jacqui Wise, BMJ
A celebrity’s choice of treatment can have a powerful influence on the general public. American researchers found a 25% decrease in [...]

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Naming your children after celebrities

May 9, 2010

The official word from the Social Security Administration this week said that the name Cullen made a whopping 297 leap on this year’s most popular name list–accredited to the film Twilight’s main character popularity, Edward Cullen. What were the top 2 names? Jacob and Isabella–both are also characters in the movie.
Naming your kids after celebrities [...]

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