Celebrity culture in the United States

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General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Bibliography: p. [169]-179.
Formatted Contents Note:	From Barnum to "bling" : the changing face of celebrity culture / Amy Henderson -- Celebrity culture / Joseph Epstein -- Before Lindsay or Paris, there was Mrs. L_fle / Jessica Grose -- Our celebrity madness : a reflection of consumerism / Tirdad Derakhshani -- Seeing by starlight / Carlin Flora -- Not exactly the stuff of legends / John Intini -- American politics in the age of celebrity / Darrell M. West -- Jesse Ventura and the brave new world of politainer politics / Ann Conley and David Schultz -- Victory for Arnold / Roger Simon -- Can Oprah boost her 'favorite guy'? / Eugene Robinson -- Stage left / Ed Leibowitz -- Celebrity and politics / Andrew Kamons -- Foreign policy goes glami / Daniel W. Drezner -- Falling stars / Simon Dumenco -- Why did we watch? : the answer isn't pretty / Caryn James -- The other side of fame / Mary Loftus -- Falling stars : will Lohan be the next celebrity flame-out? / Katherine Monk -- Right time, wrong publicity / Caryn James -- Being bad : the career move / Guy Trebay -- What price, fame? / Greg Sevik -- Screen idols : the tragedy of falling stars / Reni Celeste -- Open-source celebrity : the wisdom of the audience / Jonathon Keats -- Mirror, mirror on the web / Lakshmi Chaudhry -- She's famous (and so can you) / Guy Trebay.