02383cam a2200313 4500 547141354 TxAuBib 20101130120000.0 080225s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007049591 9780824210786 alk. paper 0824210786 alk. paper (OCoLC)184906108 DLC DLC YDXCP BAKER TxAuBib Celebrity culture in the United States / edited by Terence J. Fitzgerald ; editorial advisor Paul McCaffrey. New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2008. viii, 183 p. ; 26 cm. reference shelf, The ; 1, 5, 80 Includes bibliographical references and index. From Barnum to "bling": the changing face of celebrity culture / Amy Henderson -- Celebrity culture / Joseph Epstein -- Before Lindsay or Paris, there was Mrs. L%5Ffle / Jessica Grose -- Our celebrity madness: a reflection of consumerism / Tirdad Derakhshani -- Seeing by starlight / Carlin Flora -- Not exactly the stuff of legends / John Intini -- American politics in the age of celebrity / Darrell M. West -- Jesse Ventura and the brave new world of politainer politics / Ann Conley, David Schultz -- Victory for Arnold / Roger Simon -- Can Oprah boost her 'favorite guy'? / Eugene Robinson -- Stage left / Ed Leibowitz -- Celebrity and politics / Andrew Kamons -- Foreign policy goes glam / Daniel W. Drezner -- Falling stars / Simon Dumenco -- Why did we watch? The answer isn't pretty / Caryn James -- The other side of fame / Mary Loftus -- Falling stars: will Lohan be the next celebrity flame-out? / Katherine Monk -- Right time, wrong publicity / Caryn James -- Being bad: the career move / Guy Trebay -- What price, fame? / Greg Sevik -- Screen idols: the tragedy of falling stars / Reni Celeste -- Open-source celebrity: the wisdom of the audience / Jonathon Keats -- Mirror, mirror on the Web / Lakshmi Chaudhry -- She's famous (and so can you) / Guy Trebay. 20101130. Popular culture United States. Celebrities United States. Fame Social aspects United States. United States Civilization 1970- Fitzgerald, Terence J, editor. The reference shelf ; 1, 5, 80. TXKDM