Word: stardom
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...Hollywood, the land of make-believe, will probably always produce tormented characters dazzled by the lights and cameras. And just as surely, it will produce new generations of therapists finding new ways to reclaim reality from the glitter of stardom...
...easy to watch the alliance in action and imagine the division of labor: head and heart, business and culture; one side brings the money, the other side the buzz. But like many great teams, this one is more than the sum of its symbols. Apart from his music stardom, Bono is a busy capitalist (he's a named partner in a $2 billion private equity firm), moves in political circles like a very charming shark, aptly named his organization DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa) to capture both the breadth of his ambitions and the depth of his research. Meanwhile...
Despite his L.A. stardom and Denzel Washington looks, Bush has no Hollywood act. When U.S.C. players started rapping before a game to keep things loose, they had to prod Bush to join in. He did, briefly, and sat right back down. Though Bush may at times appear aloof, friends say he's just focused. "A bomb could blow up next to him," says Donnie Van Hook, Bush's high school coach, "and he wouldn't even know...
...hood up and the Gs on my G Unit sneakers still spinning, I was prepared to enjoy the best film of the year. “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” 50 Cent’s semi-autobiographical tale of rags-to-rap-stardom, promised everything that I look for in a film: drug-dealing, thugged-out raptors (rapper/actor), and a banging hip-hop soundtrack. Unfortunately, the film tells the same story we’ve heard hundreds of times in a manner suggesting that even 50 is bored. Disregarding the fact that...
...talk of the tabloids (his nudist/exhibitionist tendencies lend ample material, as does his notoriously bacchanalian social life), and has been tearing up the pop charts ever since his days with boy band Take That. Every album he releases stateside is ostensibly poised to catapult him to stardom. But so far, success in America has eluded him. On “Intensive Care,” Williams eschews the dancehall crowd-pleasure of his moderately popular 2000 single, “Rock DJ,” for more serious fare. With his high-pitched voice and British accent, Williams has always...