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Why Do We Need Celebrity "Gods" to Rescue Us?

Lewis Lapham, TomDispatch.com. December 12, 2010.

Transposed into the realm of politics, the greater images of celebrity bestow an aura of stability and calm upon a world disfigured by the frown lines of death and time.

Is it Worse to Be a Racist or a Rapist? What Gibson and Polanski Teach Us

Keli Goff, The Loop 21. July 14, 2010.

It looks like the silver lining for celebrity abusers everywhere is that unless you use a racial slur while committing abuse you might be okay, career wise.

Is Angelina Jolie the Next Feminist Icon?

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. June 10, 2009.

Naomi Wolf thinks so. But what would she be without the boobs and lips?

In Regards to This Whole Rihanna Tragedy: Everyone Just Stop

Cara, Feministe. February 20, 2009.

Every woman deserves some sense of privacy in a situation like this, no matter how famous she is.

Fame! I Wanna Live Forever: How Narcissism Conquered Reality

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. February 12, 2009.

Our celebrity-centered culture plunges us into a moral void. It offers the illusion of immortality and promotes self-love over the common good.

Jon Stewart Takes on Israel's Attack on Gaza

Holly, Feministe. January 9, 2009.

Heâ€™s braver than me, thatâ€™s for sure.

Rachel Maddow: John McCain's Celebrity Birthday Bash

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC. October 3, 2008.

McCain spent his 70th on a yacht with a Hollywood starlet and an A-List con man.

What's Going on with the Media's Ballooning Coverage of Celebrity Babies?

Meredith Blake, The Nation. August 15, 2008.

As print journalism faces extinction, tabloids obsess over celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. What's wrong with this picture?

Even as Celebrities, Women Face a Double Standard

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 5, 2008.

There was little media introspection about Heath Ledger's overdose, while Amy Winehouse receives daily scrutiny for her drug habits. What gives?

Rise of the Aristo-Brats

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. June 17, 2008.

Fame and fortune is flowing faster and faster to kids of the famous fortunate.

Amid Heath Ledger Fallout, Has Media Ignored Young Male Stars in Crisis?

Eric Deggans, Huffington Post. January 26, 2008.

The hysteria over Ledger's death and the imbalance of coverage for women highlights a need for better journalism about troubled celebrities.

Do The Right Thing Marion, Return The Medals

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 8, 2007.

Now that Marion Jones has admitted to doping, the only graceful thing left for her to do is return her Olympic medals.

Do the Police Have it out for O.J.?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. September 17, 2007.

There is little chance that O.J. Simpson, given the savage public mood toward him, would get the benefit of the doubt on any charges against him.

America's Wildly Overblown Vick Hysteria

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 23, 2007.

The moment the public got wind that the feds had their eyes on Michael Vick and that the issue was dog fighting, he was dog meat.

Memo to Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Al Gore III: Drug Treatment Isn't a Silver Bullet

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. August 3, 2007.

It is time to treat addiction for what it is, a medical problem, not a criminal one -- even for celebrities who rely on rehab clinics to bail them out and continue driving down that road to oblivion.

Anna Nicole Smith and the Kindness of Strangers

Evan Derkacz, February 14, 2007.

Joan Conde: The Right's sexist culture war...

Readers Write: The Pop-Culture Movement to 'Save' Africa

Don Hazen, AlterNet. October 26, 2006.

AlterNet readers had some heated opinions about the Madonna adoption debacle -- here are some of them.

Madonna and Africa's Orphan Tragedy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 24, 2006.

The pop star deserves cheers -- not jeers -- for shedding light on Africa's orphan crisis.