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...good days. We learn that Burt Reynolds in a houndstooth, bell-bottom leisure suit is a remarkable sight, especially since you just know that Reynolds thought the outfit was the last word in suave. Anyone who tells you they don't enjoy the thought that wealth and fame are no defense against cluelessness is lying...
There's no mystery why paparazzi photographs are on everybody's list of guilty pleasures. It's all about passive aggression. We love movie stars and pop idols--but we also happen to resent their beauty, wealth and fame. So it's good to know that there are vile squadrons of ruthless photographers out there making the lives of the famous miserable. Paparazzi are the furies that we dispatch to torment the gods...
...pages; $75), a career-length compilation published earlier this year. Since his first days as an Air Force photographer getting shots of the stars who visited his base, Galella, now 71, has been chasing celebrities. Some prance for him willingly. Some endure his attentions as the price of fame. A few try to break his neck. Jacqueline Kennedy, all 5 ft. 7 in. of her, once pinned him against her limousine. Marlon Brando broke his jaw. A year later, Galella was back stalking Brando but in a football helmet...
...tales of powerful mobsters such as Big Jim Colosimo and the infamous Al Capone seemed to epitomize the American Dream. As historian David Ruth has written: “The central theme of the Capone narrative was an individual’s escape from obscurity to wealth, power, and fame...
That being said, we must never forget exactly who John Gotti was. His Alger-esque rise to fame and fortune shouldn’t blind us to the reality that the Dapper Don was a really just a depraved gangster. He may have been New York’s favorite criminal, but he is definitely not a New York hero...