So, celebrity gossip is everywhere and lots of $$$ is forked out for images of famous babies, etcetera... BUT how much money does the gossip industry MAKE? [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Dec 11, 2009 - 5 answers

How could one acquire some degree of fame in 30 days? [more inside]
posted by GIMG on Oct 24, 2009 - 41 answers

Which causes or ideas have become more about the messenger than the message? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Jul 13, 2008 - 21 answers

What are your favorite celebrity gossip blogs?
posted by barrakuda on Nov 28, 2007 - 36 answers

Please point me to resources on the sordid underbelly of Hollywood. [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Sep 3, 2007 - 15 answers

Are there any substantive critical analyses of fame written from the inside? [more inside]
posted by umbú on Feb 8, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm collecting notes on Internet fame with the half-hearted goal of writing "How to be famous for 15 minutes or two years." But mostly I'm just curious. What are the most long-lasting legends of the Internet -- real specimens such as Time Cube rather than quick jokes, one-liners, virals or urban legends. G*atse would barely pass because it's so prevalent, but "All Your B*se" wouldn't make it.
posted by NickDouglas on Jan 19, 2005 - 22 answers

OK, so a friend wants to contact a celebrity's publicist / representation. He wants to send some photos taken of him with the celebrity that he promised to send when he got them developed. How can somebody find out who represents a celeb? He'd probably be willing to call around, if he just knew what kinds of people to call...do you just ring up the Walter Morris Agency and ask who represents so-and-so?
posted by taumeson on Jul 28, 2004 - 15 answers

So one of my very good friends was on television last night (he did a bit on the Graham Norton Effect) and I was wondering...is that neat? I myself was on TV half my life ago, on the Dr. Fad show, and I thought it was pretty cool at the time (as a kid). But, obviously, it was a much different situation...I mean, have any of you been on television, or know others who are in tv and movies? How famous are we?
posted by taumeson on Jul 9, 2004 - 49 answers