Fame

The sorrows of fame
When the paparazzi desert you, it's good to have real work to fall back on. It will do you a lot more good than cosmetic surgery.
Head in the stars Head in the stars
Recently it occurred to me that I know more about the celebrities I interview than I do about my own family. But admit it -- don't you, too?
The pregnant pariah The pregnant pariah
I've got news for Gov. Jane Swift, and it probably isn't what she wants to hear.
Survival of the dullest Survival of the dullest
The future is here, and instead of 15 minutes of fame everyone's going to get several episodes' worth. Can anonymity survive "Survivor"?
Don't squish the chameleon
Boy George: Dropping disco balls make you feel like you got something real; Matthew McConaughey: Tips on gettin' nekkid with bongos. Plus: The mysterious case of the missing Puff Daddy.
David Bowie
As the master of self-reinvention -- from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke to Normal David -- he became the most influential rock star of the post-Beatles era.
News flash: You're a crackpot
To be in the news, try making some -- or at least what passes for it these days.
Margaret Cho: Celebrity as a disease
She rocketed to fame, then crashed and burned. Now, in her new one-woman show, the former star of "All American Girl" talks about the dark trajectory of Hollywood Ruin.
Newsreal: The fame economy
What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America
The Awful Truth
Better Living Though Hate Mail

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