Moving Forward: An Intimate Evening on Paths, Success and Love
Dear Celebrity Culture Readers, In my last post, I mentioned a rare and intimate evening that is coming up end of this month! On behalf of The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies(CMCS), I am proud to introduce our second location The IndustReal Arts Room (688 Richmond Street, Toronto, ON) with premiere event Moving Forward on Saturday, March 29, 2013. A Canadian and Australian joint production, Moving Forward applies media, social justice, and science to empower individual and social change in a cross-disciplinary and intimate setting. Dr. Louis Massey opens the series with his...
Read MoreAfter a Short Hiatus…
Dear Readers, I hope 2014 is going well! After a short hiatus, I am back to writing this blog where I document commentaries on fame and journey in exploring celebrity culture. The hiatus does not mean time stopped. On the contrary, I had abundant moments filled with travels, talks, readings, choreography, writing, publications, and gifts that I would love to share! To be honest, I don’t know where to start as I am always in the middle of a journey, literally and metaphorically. Maybe I will start with a serendipitous moment that I still embrace with honour and dignity – the moment when our...
Read MoreTAJ Brings Dazzling Light to Canadian Art
Dear Celebrity Culture Readers, The royal fame in dance-theatre TAJ carries a burning passion of love. The production also adds a dazzling light to Canadian arts and meaning of stardom. It is with honour and pleasure that I have written about this production and it has been shared by Scully Love Promo. Founded by Christine Bode, Scully Love Promo works primarily with touring musicians, singer-songwriters, and authors and is proud to count Grammy winners, Juno winners and Canadian Folk Music Award winners among her clientele. Starring Kabir Bedi and Lisa Ray, TAJ is currently on a tour...
Read MoreFrom Toronto Pig Save to the Oprah Winfrey Show
Dear Readers, In my last post, I mentioned how celebrity James Cameron supported plant-based empowerment at the Ocean Blue Film Festival. While Cameron takes an environmental perspective, many other celebrities and activists speak from the angle of health and ethics. Recently, I stumbled upon actress Alicia Silverstone’s inspiring words on the Oprah Winfrey Show. I believe this show was broadcasted a while ago but her words appear to be timeless and positive. Both celebrities drew perspectives from the book The Kind Diet and had an open conversation on being “kind” to self...
Read MoreWelcome to Celebrity Cultural Critic’s Blog
Writing from my home in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada and sending a warm welcome to this new blog! It has been 8 weeks since I submitted my PhD dissertation at Curtin University in Australia. My research and practice examine construction of celebrities within social discourses, cultural meanings of fame, and how stardom is shifted and articulated through various cultural sites. These sites include film festivals, award ceremonies, gala film premieres, entertainment magazines, reality TV shows, and the Internet among many others. As a Celebrity Cultural Critic, I offer critical...
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