I wrote so right here. (For Yahoo!)
teen idol
Latest Podcast: Why Every Under-30 Hollywood Actress Should Heed This Anniversary*
Bobbi Kristina, Duggar Family, Louis Tomlinson, one direction, Podcast, R.I.P., Teen idols
Clara Bow would’ve turned 110* on Wednesday. For a time, the original “It” girl was the biggest movie star in all the world. Then she turned almost 30, and her run was done. For various reasons, sure, but let’s not pretend her advanced age wasn’t one of them.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, Louis Tomlinson and the “heartbreak” of the post-TV Duggar family are also discussed.
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Also, here’s a link to the next-to-latest latest podcast. I neglected to post it earlier, and for that I am sorry. (If you listen, you’ll know I’m am often sorry.)
* Note: The headline and Bow’s birthday have been corrected to reflect my realization that 2015 minus 1905 equals 110, not 100. Math be hard.
Latest Podcast: Reconsidering Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, Quitting Lark Voorhies–and Amanda Peterson and the Sadness Scale
Amanda Peterson, Ariana Grande, Child Stars, Justin Bieber, Lark Vorhies, Podcast, R.I.P., Teen idols
All right, Episode 20 posted a few days ago, so it’s more like the semi-latest edition, but my point about doughnuts being treasures that should be kept under glass stands nonetheless.
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Amanda Peterson: How We Process the Death of a Teen Crush
Amanda Peterson, Journalism, Teen idolsI was struck by how news of the death of Amanda Peterson (Can’t Buy Me Love) resonated despite the actress being out of the public eye, and not merely film, for nearly a generation. I guess I underestimated the pull of the teen crush. (For Yahoo!)
Latest Podcast: The Difference Between Channing Tatum and Elizabeth Berkley, Jake Lloyd Did Not ‘Go Bad’ – and Why Miley Cyrus Is the Madonna That Not Even Madonna Could Be
Child Stars, elizabeth berkley, Jake LLoyd, miley cyrus, Star Wars
If gender inequality doesn’t come to mind when you think Magic Mike XXL and Showgirls, then you’re not thinking.
Fortunately, on Episode 19, I do the thinking for you!
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