Jennifer Aniston's movies are middling. Her talent is questionable. Why can't we get enough of her?
By Amanda Fortini Sep 17, 2009
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The gossipmonger gets in a dustup over his teen-themed potshots. Isn't it time to dethrone the Queen of All Media?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 4, 2009
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He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 29, 2009
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The two-time Oscar winner talks about his move away from Hollywood and his new role as a pothead Dr. Phil type
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 23, 2009
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The Alaska governor embodies America's obsession with made-up facts, self-pity and celebrity
By Gene Lyons
July 16, 2009
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On Larry King, the singer proved "the cycle of violence" is hard to beat. Can his career (or his future) be saved?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 3, 2009
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Need a crinoline skirt to match that burp rag? An odious trend piece explains celebrity toddlers' fashion
By Amy Benfer
August 25, 2009
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A Los Angeles clinic lets you pick your donor based on his celebrity look-alike. Adrian Zmed, anyone?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 30, 2009
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While the ersatz mourning for Michael Jackson was merely annoying, the fame of lightweight Sarah Palin is dangerous
By Gary Kamiya
July 9, 2009
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Critics and Salon staffers remember Michael Jackson's legacy, his racial impact and the brilliance of "Billie Jean"
By Various
June 26, 2009
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Madonna and Mariah, Britney and Beyonce, Spielberg, Scorcese, Cher and many others respond
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 26, 2009
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A '70s icon and pinup queen, she redefined beauty -- and allowed us to glimpse the ugliness of her cancer
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 25, 2009
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The daughter of Sonny and Cher will be the most high-profile transgender transition yet.
By Thomas Rogers
June 11, 2009
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Newspapers have been battered by technological and economic forces, sure, but journalism has also delivered a one-two punch to its own jaw.
By David Sirota
March 28, 2009
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Amy Winehouse imploded, Tina Fey triumphed, Heath Ledger overdosed -- and so did the tabloid era. Finally.
By Sarah Hepola
December 26, 2008
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Evaluating the legacy of Mr. Blackwell, dead at 86, whose annual worst-dressed list inspired laughter -- and cruelty.
By Amy Reiter
October 20, 2008
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Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 3, 2008
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Remembrances of the iconic actor from Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Tynan, Ralph Nader, Helen Caldicott and other notable figures.
By Dana Cook
September 28, 2008
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Academics meet to discuss the public's fascination with "train wreck" celebrities.
By Judy Berman
June 30, 2008
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Trisha Yearwood is known for her gorgeous voice and her marriage to Garth Brooks. But, as she told Salon, she can also whip up some mean comfort food.
By Curtis Sittenfeld
May 24, 2008
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Forget rehab, troubled starlets need only intensive cover girl therapy.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 10, 2008
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Rename Wrigley Field? The horror! Ah, go ahead. Plus: Bob Knight, longtime admirer of TV analysts, becomes one.
By King Kaufman
February 29, 2008
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Clemens and McNamee: Before it all went wrong, why was a superstar trusting his career to a guy like that? Plus: Jesse Barfield on kids these days.
February 15, 2008
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From attention-seeking celebrities to roving nut jobs with automatic weapons to the self-deluded editors of mean-spirited gossip rags, this is the year that media-savvy lunatics took over the asylum.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 26, 2007
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MTV hired Britney Spears to make an ass of herself and she sadly complied. The humiliation continues.
By Rebecca Traister
September 12, 2007
America's tabloid sweetheart
Perez Hilton, child pornographer?
The short, strange life of DJ AM
Kevin Spacey needs a "Shrink"
Sarah Palin should just go home
The poison of celebrity
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Jackson's peers react
Remembering Farrah
All the news that's fit to be birdcage liner
The year celebrity scandal died
"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
Paul Newman, 1925-2008
Heaven, heartache and the power of deviled eggs
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The year in celebrity scandal
Hit her, baby, one more time
Glenn Greenwald
War Room