did a unit with my class on celebrities: first we studied their weblogs, then we looked into the movie paparazzi and some clips about princess di. though it was esl all the way, i thought i'd put my observations here, because they're personal. first, one side of me has always been a kind of celebrity, enjoying fame, living in a small town and all, using the media as i am. and these guys get big by using the media. a fascination with power is realized by a fascination with using and manipulating people's attention. so, the paparazzi are right when they say, you're big now, you should expect it. second, when it scares them and they back off, withdrawing from public life (as m. jackson is trying to do as we speak)- it doesn't work- the rumors double, the cameras have to pile up at the few public places that they grace. it's interesting.

and there, but for the grace of god, go i...