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Pope Leo XII Had a Coke Habit? 10 People You Probably Didn't Know Were Addicts

Adam K. Raymond, The Fix. March 2, 2012.

A mix of modern and long-deceased, these actors, musicians, and prominent thinkers challenge stereotypes surrounding addiction.

What Americans Don't Get About the Ravages of Addiction

Maer Roshan, The Fix. February 22, 2012.

For all the daily hand wringing about celebrity overdoses and DUIs, there is little real reporting on the science of addiction, or how to make progress fighting it.

The 5 Most Offensive Celebrity Endorsements

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. January 27, 2012.

Celebrities really should have turned down these endorsements, for our sake and theirs.

Bureaucrats Use Government Databases to Snoop for Personal Information About Celebrities

G.W. Schulz, Center for Investigative Reporting. October 13, 2010.

Government employees just can’t seem to resist the temptation to pry into the private lives of high-profile figures.

Why Celebrity Ads Make You Want to Buy Stuff

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. June 7, 2010.

Brain-scan research suggests celebrity faces evoke specific happy memories, and those positive feelings rub off on the products they endorse.

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009.

The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

Hollywood's Selective Outrage

Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008.

The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon.

From Foley to Frey: The Year in U.S. Scandals

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 28, 2006.

This year's follies by the famous can be blamed on a host of evil twins.

The Problematic Pop-Culture Movement to 'Save' Africa

G. Pascal Zachary, AlterNet. October 24, 2006.

Madonna's adoption debacle is about more than one Malawian baby. Celebrity stunts and corporate campaigns reveal that well-meaning Americans often have no idea how to help Africans.