An easy and useful research topic relating to the challenges celebrities face (in China)? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on May 7, 2007 - 5 answers

A topic for a simple, observation-based research project on Chinese celebrities? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Apr 17, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm looking for tales about the dark side of Hollywood, showbiz, and the gossip/tabloid industry. I've read "Day of the Locust" and "The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up", seen "All About Eve" and "Sweet Smell of Success" and "Showgirls", am halfway through Julia Phillips' "You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again", and am planning on reading Joe Eszterhas' "Hollywood Animal: A Memoir". I'm not looking for gossip, per se, as much as I am looking for explorations, whether first-hand or fictional, of how screwed up the cult of celebrity is. Suggestions for books, movies, musicals, blogs, or whatever would be welcomed.
posted by Asparagirl on Jan 1, 2006 - 35 answers