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NEWS ABOUT: fame

fame stories: 6 news summaries
Interview

 Boyle: I Did It for My Mom  

Fame hasn't gone to singing sensation's head

Aug 6, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring to stardom was “too big for anyone to handle,” says Susan Boyle. But in her first major magazine interview, the singer doesn't pause when asked whether she’s glad she went on Britain’s Got Talent: “Come on! It goes without saying,” she tells... More »

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music • celebrity • singer • interview • fame • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

opinion

 Forget It: You'll 
 Never Be Famous 


Jul 25, 09 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrities are everywhere, grinning from magazine stands and TV screens galore. But good luck trying to join the glossy ranks of fame, Jim Hanas writes in the New York Post. The odds are daunting: Only 4,763 people are famous, says a market research company, and only 2% of... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • fame • movie star

(Newser) - Media commentators claiming Michael Jackson's death marks the end of mega-stardom couldn't be farther off the mark, Richard Florida argues in the Atlantic. It's true that the fast route to stardom the Internet offers has made celebrities a dime a dozen, but like every other new communications technology, the... More »

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Internet • celebrity • Michael Jackson • fame

opinion

 Jackson Played 
 Peter Pan to 
 Charm White 
 America 

To understand Jackson, look beyond the man in the mirror

Jun 28, 09 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A musical genius, yes, but Michael Jackson was also a master of performing roles. And his greatest may have been that of a de-sexualized, non-threatening black man who appealed to white audiences, David Gates writes in Newsweek. The King of Pop looked "blackest" on the cover of 1979's... More »

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obituary • death • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • fame • women's issues

OPINION

Do-Gooder Celebs Can Aid —and Irritate

Emma Thompson on the conflicts of charitable stars

May 5, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days every celebrity is a do-gooder, but for Emma Thompson, using star power to fight disease or injustice can be not only "stunningly effective" but "also profoundly off-putting." In a column for the Times of London, the actor and screenwriter describes the tension between charity and... More »

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celebrity • charity • altruism • celebrity humanitarianism • Emma Thompson • fame

(Newser) - Patrick Wilson has had many brushes with fame, but it’s fairly certain his role in the hotly anticipated Watchmen will finally make walking down the street a chore, New York reports. He’s done studio films before (remember The Alamo?), won praise for his role in Little Children, even... More »

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film • superhero • actor • movies • Watchmen • Patrick Wilson • fame

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