
On the upside, I was writing for a big paper in the number one media market in the world! On the downside, it was the New York Post, and the resulting copy reflected its lowest-common-denominator tabloid attitude.
The interviews were conducted mostly at press junkets, which, as anyone has ever participated in one will tell you are populated with a depressing array of swag-hungry bottom feeders, usually employed by a publication you've never heard of, published in a place you wouldn't visit on a bet. I did about half a dozen pieces for them in 2005 before the editor I was working with departed and my work for them ceased.
The interviews were conducted mostly at press junkets, which, as anyone has ever participated in one will tell you are populated with a depressing array of swag-hungry bottom feeders, usually employed by a publication you've never heard of, published in a place you wouldn't visit on a bet. I did about half a dozen pieces for them in 2005 before the editor I was working with departed and my work for them ceased.
![]() Kids today might not realize it, but before the Kardashians were able to
magically transport themselves to celebrityhood propelled by nothing but partying, sex tapes and
reality television, another talentless daughter of privilege had to blaze the
vapid trail for them: Paris Hilton.
Check out my 2005 interview with the heiress/actress/singer/whatever, in which she expounds upon her role in the horror remake House of Wax with a clarity of mind that suggests she has just returned from an all-day reggae music festival. |
![]() The idea that Sandra Bullock would
give up on romantic comedies sounds as preposterous as John Wayne giving
up Westerns or Gene Kelly abandoning musicals.
But that's precisely what the actress vowed to do after making Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Click here to read the entire article. ![]() I take a look at Leonardo DiCaprio's Academy Award campaign for his performance as Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in a piece imaginatively titled "Chasing Oscar." I'd lie to you and say it's "in-depth," but, hey, this is the New York Post we're talking about. Click here to read the article.
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