Critics and Salon staffers remember Michael Jackson's legacy, his racial impact and the brilliance of "Billie Jean"
By Various Jun 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
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The public outrage over Paris Hilton's early release from her L.A. prison cell may be justified -- but why are we expending so much energy protesting the antics of a spoiled media whore?
By Cintra Wilson
June 8, 2007
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Haters and fans alike are in a frenzy over the pop star's first performance in three years.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
May 2, 2007
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The Canadian pop sensation talks about getting older (she's 22!) and what sets her apart from Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, in this interview and podcast.
April 4, 2007
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The celeb we love to hate is self-destructing before us all. Maybe it's time to realize that Britney Spears is actually a human being for whom things aren't going very well.
By Rebecca Traister
February 23, 2007
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I'd like to thank my agent, my accountant and my therapist. No, really.
By Debra J. Dickerson
February 19, 2007
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Our clip 'n' save guide to the latest in star makeovers, where the first step is to admit you have a problem and the second step is to get back to partying.
By Scott Lamb
January 27, 2007
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Cruise and Holmes fear Suri kidnapping? Rosie and Barbara unite. Plus: Lohan facing liver failure?
By Scott Lamb
January 11, 2007
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For years we've been paralyzed in the tractor beam of her brainless celebrity. Now it's time to kiss the creepy dollie goodbye.
By Rebecca Traister
December 11, 2006
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Why can't stars avoid bad behavior? Table Talkers weigh in this week.
December 8, 2006
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Jackson's peers react
Remembering Farrah
Chastity Bono to become a man
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
We'll always hate Paris
Conversations: Avril Lavigne
Enough Britney bashing already
It's hard out here for an entourage
Welcome to celebrehab
The Fix
So long, Paris
Celebrity skin
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald