http://dir.salon.com/topics/celebrities/?source=rss&aim=celebrities en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT By Amanda Fortini Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/17/jennifer_aniston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/17/jennifer_aniston/index.html?source=rss Jennifer Aniston's movies are middling. Her talent is questionable. Why can't we get enough of her? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/perez_demi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/perez_demi/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/23/spacey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/23/spacey/index.html?source=rss The two-time Oscar winner talks about his move away from Hollywood and his new role as a pothead Dr. Phil type By Gene Lyons Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/lyons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/lyons/index.html?source=rss The Alaska governor embodies America's obsession with made-up facts, self-pity and celebrity By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/03/chris_brown_larry_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/03/chris_brown_larry_king/index.html?source=rss On Larry King, the singer proved "the cycle of violence" is hard to beat. Can his career (or his future) be saved? By Amy Benfer Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/toddler_couture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/toddler_couture/index.html?source=rss Need a crinoline skirt to match that burp rag? An odious trend piece explains celebrity toddlers' fashion By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/30/celebrity_sperm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/30/celebrity_sperm/index.html?source=rss A Los Angeles clinic lets you pick your donor based on his celebrity look-alike. Adrian Zmed, anyone? By Gary Kamiya Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/07/09/jackson_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/07/09/jackson_palin/index.html?source=rss While the ersatz mourning for Michael Jackson was merely annoying, the fame of lightweight Sarah Palin is dangerous By Various Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/remembering_michael/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/remembering_michael/index.html?source=rss Critics and Salon staffers remember Michael Jackson's legacy, his racial impact and the brilliance of "Billie Jean" By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/jackson_reaction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/jackson_reaction/index.html?source=rss Madonna and Mariah, Britney and Beyonce, Spielberg, Scorcese, Cher and many others respond By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/25/farrah_fawcett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/25/farrah_fawcett/index.html?source=rss A '70s icon and pinup queen, she redefined beauty -- and allowed us to glimpse the ugliness of her cancer By Thomas Rogers Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/11/chastity_bono/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/11/chastity_bono/index.html?source=rss The daughter of Sonny and Cher will be the most high-profile transgender transition yet. By David Sirota Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/28/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/28/sirota/index.html?source=rss Newspapers have been battered by technological and economic forces, sure, but journalism has also delivered a one-two punch to its own jaw. By Sarah Hepola Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/12/26/celebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/12/26/celebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss Amy Winehouse imploded, Tina Fey triumphed, Heath Ledger overdosed -- and so did the tabloid era. Finally. By Amy Reiter Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/20/mister_blackwell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/20/mister_blackwell/index.html?source=rss Evaluating the legacy of Mr. Blackwell, dead at 86, whose annual worst-dressed list inspired laughter -- and cruelty. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/10/03/friends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/10/03/friends/index.html?source=rss Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup. By Dana Cook Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/28/paul_newman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/28/paul_newman/index.html?source=rss Remembrances of the iconic actor from Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Tynan, Ralph Nader, Helen Caldicott and other notable figures. By Judy Berman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/celebrity_academia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/celebrity_academia/index.html?source=rss Academics meet to discuss the public's fascination with "train wreck" celebrities. By Curtis Sittenfeld Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/24/trisha_yearwood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/24/trisha_yearwood/index.html?source=rss 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 Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/quote/index.html?source=rss Forget rehab, troubled starlets need only intensive cover girl therapy. By King Kaufman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/02/29/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/02/29/friday/index.html?source=rss Rename Wrigley Field? The horror! Ah, go ahead. Plus: Bob Knight, longtime admirer of TV analysts, becomes one. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/02/15/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/02/15/friday/index.html?source=rss 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. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/12/26/celebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/12/26/celebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss 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 Rebecca Traister Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/12/britney_vma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/12/britney_vma/index.html?source=rss MTV hired Britney Spears to make an ass of herself and she sadly complied. The humiliation continues.