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The Facination with Celebrity Women in Crisis

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

Our culture is obsessed with celebrity and when famous women are in crisis, our interest is only heightened. But don't you think we've had enough?

Inappropriate Questions for Alan Alda

Alex Leo | Posted 05.21.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Leo

Alan Alda really likes science. Like a lot. Who knew? I caught up with him electronically ahead of the World Science Festival to talk about loincloths, physicists and Paris Hilton.

Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair Embarrassment The Latest In A Long Line That Includes Lohan, Hilton, Wolfowitz

New York Observer | Matt Haber | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media


As you may have already read, Miley Cyrus is totally embarrassed by the semi-topless (back view) photos printed of her in this month's Vanity Fair. In...

Straight Into Baghdad: Hillary's Campaign

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Benedict

It's impossible to defend the Clintons in this losing quest. They are like drug addicts in your midst: at some point, the only choice you have is to kick them out of the house.

A Milestone Birthday

R.T. Eby | Posted 03.31.2008 | Home


R.T. Eby

Paris Hilton has decided that she is a role model for young women around the world. At first glance that creates the same kind of problem as the one a columnist wrote about recently with Hillary Clinton.

Top 10 Celebrities Who Need A New Cause

Kerry Trueman | Posted 03.27.2008 | Living


Kerry Trueman

Once she's bounced back from her latest crack-up, I'd love to see Amy Winehouse put her beehive'd head to work on raising awareness of colony collapse disorder, the mystery disease that's killing bees all over the U.S. and Europe.

You're Asking for It: Chasing the Logic of the Paparazzi

Dipayan Gupta | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media


Dipayan Gupta

The dons and doyennes of gossip were all at NYU for "The Britney Show," a panel organized by The Atlantic in honor of its current feature on the media's obsession with the bedraggled pop star.

Stylehive TV: Nicky Hilton Pairs Equestrian With S&M. Ouch!

Chris Kensler | Posted 03.17.2008 | Living


Chris Kensler

Nicky's equestrian S&M themed show was buttoned down but sexy, safe but adventurous, cool yet hot.

A Hilton-Dupre Friendship In The Works?

Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.17.2008 | Living


Irene S. Levine

When she was released from jail last June, Paris Hilton seemed to be looking for redemption -- some way to give back to society. But first things first: She is on the prowl for a new bestie.

It Girls

Theresa Rebeck | Posted 03.05.2008 | Entertainment


Theresa Rebeck

We've created a culture that celebrates girls as sex objects, turned that into a cultural ideal, and moved it to the center of a bunch of addictive narratives for women.

Hillary and Britney: Of Caucuses and Carcasses

Joyce McFadden | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics


Joyce McFadden

Two women are commanding television, newspapers and magazines with questions of whether their tears were real, or appropriate, or effective in holding their fan base.

Celebutantes and Celebutards

Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Hopper | Posted 02.01.2008 | Living


Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Hopper

2008-02-01-celebutante300.jpgA celebutante walks a fine line on her four-inch Jimmy Choo stilettos between turning up on Perez Hilton and becoming her debauched counterpart, the celebutard.

Amid Heath Ledger Fallout, Has Media Ignored Young Male Stars in Crisis?

Eric Deggans | Posted 01.25.2008 | Media


Eric Deggans

The hysteria over Ledger's death and the imbalance of coverage for women highlights an important need -- not for less journalism about troubled celebrities, but better journalism.

Sundance: Let the Names Begin

Darrell Hartman | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment


Darrell Hartman

Movies have started unspooling at Sundance, and the gears of the festival's other big machine -- the celebrity-fashion juggernaut -- have started turning too.

Paris Hilton Takes Her "Hasty Pudding" To Harvard

236.com | Posted 01.11.2008 | Entertainment


According to the Boston Globe, Paris Hilton is scheduled to visit Harvard University in February to make a special announcement, but despite being soo...

Paris Hilton's Inheritance Diminished After Grandfather Pledges Fortune To Charity

Reuters | Michelle Nichols | Posted 12.26.2007 | Business


U.S. hotel heiress Paris Hilton's potential inheritance dramatically diminished after her grandfather Barron Hilton announced plans on Wednesday to do...

Tom Toppers Of 2007

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 12.26.2007 | Entertainment


Bonnie Fuller

When Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah's couch and told the world he was in love with Katie Holmes, he set a new standard for celebrity behavior. How else to explain the rash of Tom Topping celebrity behavior in 2007?

Meet the New American Revolutionaries!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

On January 1st at the Pasadena Rose Parade, Revolutionary garbed patriots from the White Rose Coalition will move amongst the crowds to spread the message that its time to reclaim our democracy.

Paris Sets The Record Straight On Drunk Elephants

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media


Paris Hilton was on "Ellen" today, and Ellen asked her about the rumors circulating a few weeks ago that Paris was embarking on a "Global Elephant Cam...

Ron Silver isn't a Racist, You Are

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics


Chris Kelly

How did Ron Silver not have a blog? It's like Paris Hilton not having gonorrhea. You just assumed it was there and no one told you, because it was so obvious. But it's true; Ron Silver didn't have a blog. Until now.

Paris Hilton Saves Drunk Indian Elephants! Or Not, As AP Forced To Retract Story

Huffington Post | Danny Shea and Katherine Thomson | Posted 11.13.2007 | Media


You may have noticed in your AP feed earlier today a strange story about Paris Hilton saving drunk elephants in India. Paris, the story led us to bel...

News Alert: If You Love Renewable Energy, It's Time to Freak Out

Toby Barlow | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics


Toby Barlow

Pelosi and Reid are just about to do the stupidest thing imaginable: pull the rug out from underneath the blossoming renewable energy economy at the time when we need it most.

Corrupt Polling and the Media

Richard Morse | Posted 11.08.2007 | Media


Richard Morse

You're telling me there was a thirty percent shift in the polls after the last debate which no one saw. Give me a break!

There Must Be 50 Ways to Say They're Sorry....

Tom Alderman | Posted 10.26.2007 | Media


Tom Alderman

We need a Sorry Guide to the various apology life forms alive in the media. Many of them seem to fall into a set of basic categories.

Iowan Tells Hillary She Should Try To Look Like Paris Hilton

First Read | Posted 10.09.2007 | Politics


One older man at the Dakota City, Iowa event, the last stop on Clinton's "Middle Class Express" bus tour, had a bit of beauty advice for Clinton. Ern...


 

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