The XX Factor : Fame

Heath Ledger Profile Shows How Fame Can Destroy the Psyche

Jessica Grose — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:00 GMT

Sara, you said that childhood stardom was such a destructive force for Michael Jackson , and you were right. But the current issue of Vanity Fair has a cover story on Heath Ledger that shows for a sensitive adult, stardom ain't all its cracked up to be,...(read more)

Celebrity Is Dead, Long Live Uncelebrities

Willa Paskin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:23:00 GMT

For the sixth consecutive week, Kate Gosselin’s on the cover of Us Weekly . “Mommy You Are Mean” screams the headline, while her husband Jon declares, “ Enough is Enough ” on the cover of People . In Touch and Star are selling the Gosselins as well ....(read more)