[1] Brittany Murphy died a few weeks ago at the age of 32. I do not mean to exploit her in any way. The speculation surrounding her untimely passing just provides an example of a social problem that I feel needs addressing. When news broke of Brittany Murphy’s death, there was speculation about drug use [...]
Posts Tagged ‘celebrity’
To lose their lives out on a limb…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brittany Murphy, celebrity, death, mental illness, shame on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When "Reality" Gets Real
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, Chuck Klosterman, fame, Gene Simmons, Puck, reality, reality tv, Saved by the Bell, self-awareness, The Real World, Zack Morris on December 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My Problem with “reality” television is that most shows seem to lack “self”-awareness. What do I mean? Some of my favorite sit-coms growing up were those in which the characters occasionally made reference to the fact that they were on a television show. Sometimes on the Fresh Prince, Will Smith would talk to the camera. [...]
Up, Up and Away…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anonymity, balloon boy, celebrity, hoaxes, news on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I used to be more on the pulse of what’s going on in the world. I still watch the news, read news websites, and even sometimes read the newspaper, but I don’t really feel informed. The problem is that when I turn to any of these outlets, I cannot shake the feeling that I’m being [...]
Celebrity Death Conspiracy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, conspiracy theories, death, economics, summer of death on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been doing some thinking about the state of our world lately and have come to a few interesting conclusions… Point 1: Awhile back I wrote a blog about how the movie industry seems to like to profit from the deaths of celebrities. Biopics are made, albums are re-released, special issues of magazines, tribute books [...]
When All Else Fails, Profit from Death
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Billy Mays, celebrity, Celebrity Deathmatch, death, fear, Michael Jackson, news on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[1]Do you realize that Michael Jackson died nearly seven weeks ago? Seven weeks! And for the past seven weeks I have been unable to go to a single news source without hearing some speculation about custody, autopsies, paternity, burial, Demerol, and a Jackson 5 reunion tribute concert.[2] Or about how Ryan O’Neal was (supposedly) only [...]
Zack Attack
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, nostalgia on June 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Real posts will resume, but this is awesome. I wonder if they will bring Tori back… or Violet… Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes
Here's My Solution
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, economics, politics on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The state of California is basically bankrupt, with a $24 billion budget deficit. Now, by no means do I think this would solve the problem long term, but here’s my way for California to get their hands on some quick cash: First, take the 2009 salaries of all the professional athletes in the state, or [...]
Overexposed, Commercialized
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, change, this generation on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“You know, my kids think you’re the greatest, and thanks to your gloomy music, they’ve finally stopped dreaming of a future I can’t possibly provide.” – Homer Simpson to Billy Corgan Children and teenagers are different today than they were when I was a kid. I think I grew up in the cusp of this [...]
