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...made today's media, after all--not just individual careers but entire channels, as well as cable's flood-the-zone philosophy. (Natalee Holloway, Britney and K-Fed--all bigger because of O.J.) O.J. 3 was also a showcase for the outlets that sprang up after O.J.'s first trial, each, like new species of velociraptor, sharper-toothed than the last and eager now to take a bite. Fox News and MSNBC didn't even exist circa O.J. 1, while O.J. 3's big scoop, the hotel-room tape, was reported (i.e., purchased) by muckraker website TMZ.com (owned, like TIME...
...actions speak louder than elegy, it tells you where we are that the team coverage on the eve of the sixth anniversary of 9/11 alternated between General Petraeus' performance on Capitol Hill and Britney Spears' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Osama returned to prime time, only to be mocked for his "impotence" and apparent need for Grecian Formula. A New Jersey community that lost 100 people that day has had to delay expansion of its memorial because fundraising fell short. September 11 falls once again on a Tuesday, we are six years away from the fire, and wondering...
...started calling Sanjay Dutt "Munnabhai," after a character in one of his recent hit movies - a gangster who discovers Gandhi's philosophy and transforms his life. Just as in America, the controversy seems to have only stoked Dutt's fame, and at this point his fan base rivals the Britney Spears fan club. With the controversy around the nuclear deal threatening the close ties between Washington and New Delhi, perhaps the two countries' shared celebrity obsession is just what's needed to keep the strategic partnership going...
...celebrity searches, the living significantly outnumber the dead in popularity. Oprah continues to be the most searched for celebrity (although those searches may also be for the Oprah brand; the woman and her empire are at times indistinguishable) over the last several years. There have been brief interruptions by Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Antonella Barba. But in the last two years, only one celebrity death has been able to rival the Oprah machine, if only for one week, at the beginning of February...
What do you like to do for fun? -Jessica Wright, Overland Park, Kans. [Laughs.] I watch TV, I read. I like to talk and have smart conversations. The worst thing you can do to me is talk about Britney Spears. If that is your lead in, I say go be boring with someone else...