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Obama’s Fading Celebrity Factor

  POSTED: August 23, 2009
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Politics
 TAG(S): celebrity • cool • Obama

As President Obama has been taking heat for his economic policies and health care plan, his approval ratings have plummeted.  According to the most recent Rasmussen poll, Obama’s approval index rating has now dipped to -14, as compared to his … Continued

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Michael Jackson: “Death by Show Business”?

  POSTED: June 30, 2009
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Cultural Observations • Music
 TAG(S): celebrity • Michael Jackson • tragedy

The death of Michael Jackson last week is in some ways a distinctively American tragedy.  While there is nothing new under the sun about the soul-crushing effects of fame and fortune, the dynamics involved in the demise of the greatest … Continued

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