http://dir.salon.com/topics/fame/?source=rss&aim=fame en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/10/16/balloon_boy_family_drunk_on_attention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/10/16/balloon_boy_family_drunk_on_attention/index.html?source=rss Balloon boy's bizarre dad. Meghan McCain's tweeted cleavage. The Gosselins. Why is everyone so starved for fame? By Julie Klausner Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/25/fame_remake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/25/fame_remake/index.html?source=rss Why the classic '80s musical won't translate in an era of instant celebrity, YouTube and "American Idol" By Various Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 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 Heather Havrilesky Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/31/susan_boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/31/susan_boyle/index.html?source=rss The singer escapes "Britain's Got Talent" with her soul intact, perhaps the greatest feat in this twisted age By Jancee Dunn Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/22/celeb_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/22/celeb_mom/index.html?source=rss Recently it occurred to me that I know more about the celebrities I interview than I do about my own family. But admit it -- don't you, too? By Garrison Keillor Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/31/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/31/keillor/index.html?source=rss When the paparazzi desert you, it's good to have real work to fall back on. It will do you a lot more good than cosmetic surgery. By Amy Benfer Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/16/pregnant_swift/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/16/pregnant_swift/index.html?source=rss I've got news for Gov. Jane Swift, and it probably isn't what she wants to hear. By Carina Chocano Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/26/audition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/26/audition/index.html?source=rss The future is here, and instead of 15 minutes of fame everyone's going to get several episodes' worth. Can anonymity survive "Survivor"? By Amy Reiter Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/11/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/11/nptues/index.html?source=rss Boy George: Dropping disco balls make you feel like you got something real; Matthew McConaughey: Tips on gettin&#039; nekkid with bongos. Plus: The mysterious case of the missing Puff Daddy. By Greg Villepique Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/01/25/bowie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/01/25/bowie/index.html?source=rss As the master of self-reinvention -- from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke to Normal David -- he became the most influential rock star of the post-Beatles era. By Cary Tennis Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/08/28/carys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/08/28/carys/index.html?source=rss To be in the news, try making some -- or at least what passes for it these days. By <art_byline_/html>By Cintra Wilson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1999/07/28/cho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1999/07/28/cho/index.html?source=rss She rocketed to fame, then crashed and burned. Now, in her new one-woman show, the former star of "All American Girl" talks about the dark trajectory of Hollywood Ruin. By Jonathan Broder Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/18/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/18/news/index.html?source=rss What&#039;s good for Michael Jordan is good for America By Cintra Wilson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1997/04/08/cintra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1997/04/08/cintra/index.html?source=rss Better Living Though Hate Mail