Tag: celebrities

A professor embarks on a six-month binge of celebrity-led online courses.

Once upon a time, nightlife journalist Michael Musto didn’t set the strongest boundaries with the boldfaced names he covered.

Why do we care about famous people?

How Southern California’s rich and famous tried to cheat to get their kids into college.

Celebrities act as a symbol of capitalism. When we question it, we question them too.

A guided reading list on feminism, fandom, and fidelity for Buffy enthusiasts.

In the Los Angeles Times, Jeffrey Fleishman profiles two young Angelenos trying not to break down as they try to break into show business.

Nearly every exclusive field runs on assistants. The actor James Franco, like Buddha before him, had an assistant keep track of his meals and school assignments. The critic and writer Daphne Merkin has employed a steady stream of Ivy-educated elves. They’re tasked with everything from editing to returning dead houseplants. Bestselling novelist John Irving (The […]