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The article "Seeing by Starlight: Celebrity Obsession," dives further into the reasoning of why it is that regular people find celebrities to be so fascinating. It explains a person's need to "admire the powerful," and how easily we become connected to a celebrity by reading their daily activities in a magazine or online tabloid. I personally do consume in celebrity by reading celebrity magazines monthly and visiting online tabloids almost daily. My fascination with Hollywood began at the young age of 9, when my dad gave a subscription to People Magazine to my mom as an anniversary present. I instantly became intrigued by the dolled-up glamour of Hollywood "it" girls and the fast-paced celebrity dating scene. I guess you could say my passion for celebrity is a way for me to live vicariously through a young starlet, without actually participating in any of their crazy activities. My life becomes so routine and uninteresting that I need some sort of escape into a world of glitz and glamour; hence my seeking out of celebrity culture.

After reading the VF article on the infamous Lindsay Lohan, I felt as though no one really has any hope in seeing her "rise from the ashes." The interviewer depicted Lindsay as a repetitive and untrustworthy, saying that her explanations for her behavior sound eerily similar to those she gave in years past. This gives off a sense that Lindsay has no remorse for the trouble she has caused, and feels no need to further explain her case. One of the main excuses mentioned for Lindsay's behavior is that fact she is "really, really young," but the pictures included in the article contradict this justification. In my opinion, Lindsay looks very grown up in the photos, and it seems as though she is trying to pull off a sort of "old Hollywood-like" persona. This is visible in the choice of clothing, hairstyle, and facial expressions. These pictures are not doing a very good job justifying her youthfulness. She is trying to look mature when all of her real-life behavior choices lead to her looking childish. By saying that Lindsay "was the sweetest girl" "when she first moved to L.A," then "started to change" after living there for some time, we get the sense that living in the Hollywood scene can damage a person's morals and personality. The effect of Hollywood on someone as talented as Lindsay Lohan proves that even those who seem invincible can fall.