G671 Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession; Understanding Our addiction
Title of the book: Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession; Understanding Our addiction Author: Michael S Levy Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Date: 2015 ISBN: 978-1-4422-4312-5 Summary: Celebrity culture surrounds us. We are inundated with information about actors and actresses, athletes, musicians, and others who have become famous or infamous. Although we never will likely meet or get to know them, our interest in them seems boundless. We are literally obsessed with being entertained as well as with the people who entertain us. Who our celebrities are has also shifted; in the past, celebrity status was bestowed on men and women of great accomplishment, those who had given the world something to be proud of and to celebrate. Conversely, today s celebrities are generally people involved in entertainment from TV newscasters to people who appear on reality television programs, as well as some who are simply famous for being famous. What remains...