With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children. The other […]
Television turned the celebrity trial into a 24-hour tabloid spectacle. Social media made it into a sport. I did not follow the defamation trial between Johnny […]
The guitarist, singer, actress and comedian has long wrapped her prodigious talents in a glossy, over-the-top persona. Decades later, and still going strong, it’s time to […]
How facial muscle paralysis insinuated itself into our emotional and creative lives. Last spring, Botox rolled out a series of ads directed by the filmmaker Errol […]
How facial muscle paralysis insinuated itself into our emotional and creative lives. Last spring, Botox rolled out a series of ads directed by the filmmaker Errol […]
It feels very American to turn the vaccine rollout into a branding spectacle rooted in the worship of pharmaceutical companies. What is your favorite piece of […]
Shilling stars used to be accused of “selling out.” Now they’re hailed as savvy investors and giving the performances of their careers. When I learned that […]
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Imagine that you are a member of the expert class — the kind of person invited to pontificate on television news programs. Under normal circumstances, your […]
Celebrity culture, in the first decade of this century, took the form of a kind of misogynistic death cult. Somewhere in Hollywood, Lindsay Lohan was falling […]