A Politics That Requires Taylor Swift Is Not Healthy or Durable
The singer made news with the first real political statement of her career. It was overdue—and oddly depressing.
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PS Picks: The Evolution of the Celebrity Profile
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Lede, Issue #29: Fire Insurance in California, Filing a FOIA Request, the Evolution of the Celebrity Profile, and More
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What Should You Do When Your Favorite Celebrity Gets Autism Wrong?
Talking (and tweeting) with Kim Rhodes and William Shatner about learning to be an autism ally. By David…
This ‘Great Wall’ Is an International Collaboration
Though Matt Damon stars, the Song Dynasty-set fantasy demonstrates China’s new might as a producer and distributor of…
Angelina Jolie: Public-Health Hero?
A 2013 editorial by Angelina Jolie increased testing for a gene associated with breast cancer. Whether that was…
What Can Celebrities Do for Climate Change?
Quite a lot, according to the producer of Years of Living Dangerously, a show that sells hard science with the help of David Letterman, Cecily Strong, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
That Time We Elected a Celebrity
Donald Trump wouldn't be the first. But there are important differences between Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 campaign and Trump's in 2016.
Celebrities’ Medical Records Tempt Hospital Workers to Snoop
Snooping on celebrities has been a bane for health systems around the country for years.
Your Imaginary Relationship With a Celebrity
In a highly connected era where fans can easily and directly interact with famous people online, long-standing parasocial relationships have intensified and become increasingly complex to navigate.