Britney Spears and the Costs of Celebrity

Britney Spears and the Costs of Celebrity
Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Aug. 28, 2016. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Theodore Dalrymple
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A friend of mine defines a celebrity as someone of whom he has never heard. This is almost my definition too. Perhaps it is a sign of my tunnel vision, or rather tunnel attention, that world famous figures are to me often completely unknown.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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