http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:49:47 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-447201 I have a little more faith in Lindsay. I truly think she has talent and smarts, the question is can she make it to maturity without causing herself permanent damage. She's basically acting her age, but with shitloads of money and fame. Not a good combination. Her mother should be ashamed for not being more involved in her life other than to take her money. 447201@blogcritics.org Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:49:47 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-447200 part of Cameron's appeal as an actress is that she can actually look quite odd as opposed to looking smoking hot all the time - I believe I am making a compliment 447200@blogcritics.org Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:46:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-447012 i think cameron is trying to sabatoge her own career by going with the black hair and that j-timberlake has a mommy/son thing going with the older, haggy looking diaz. lindsay lohan and her mom can't disappear fast enough...how long before lindsay pulls a dana plato? 447012@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:45:58 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-446955 I totally agree with your assessment of celebrity culture DJR. What we see at their best and worst moments culminate into the kind of people they are their core. Paris is vapid, Lindsay is young, Tom Hanks rules. 446955@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:26:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-446951 They aren't clueless going in, but very few of us can prepare for the concept of "wealth beyond our wildest dreams" or "hordes of photogrophers and observers watching our every move." It seems such a surreal existence and in many cases it seems to happen "overnight." That said, there are many successful people with high degrees of visibility who manage to live "normal" lives. I think the core of who a person truly is also comes into play. Paris strikes me as a vapid person who would live a useless life with or without the money- we'd just never know about it. Tom Hanks seems like he would be a good guy to watch a ballgame with even if he worked as a bank branch manager. Fame and celebrity and wealth can certainly have an impact. It can wear on a person and it brings challenges and resources. A good, grounded person stands a better chance of overcoming that then the Paris Hiltons of the world. 446951@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:12:59 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-446926 I'm sure it's the relentlessness of it all that gets so wearing and I can sympathize with that, but as Dawn said, it's not like they were clueless going in, nor that they aren't very well compensated for their troubles 446926@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:13:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/25/160238.php#comment-446904 I feel some sympathy for them, too, but they have resources unlike anything any of us will ever touch. They also have the option of just staying home. Hell, that's what I do. 446904@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:21:50 EDT