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Slices | July 25, 2012

Mariah Carey Might As Well Be Getting Paid A Gazillion Dollars to be the New 'American Idol' Judge

Mariah Carey, America's take on the Princess of Hearts, is getting paid $18 million dollars to be a new judge on American Idol, making her the highest paid reality show judge of all time. What an honor. How reasonable. Don't forget to extend you congratulations to Mimi via whatever social networking platform seems most appropriate to you. The $18 million dollar deal puts her a couple million ahead of Britney Spears, who's going to be judging X-Factor next season, and $6 millon more than Christina Aguilera, who's going to continue to lend her esteemed opinion to the third season of The Voice. Nice to see that Miss Carey is finally getting the recognition she deserves ... Discuss

 

July 14, 2010

The Insidious Cult of Celebrity

By Brett McCracken

Why do we worship the people we see in our culture? Read More
 

August 21, 2009

I Fear I'm Ordinary, Just Like Everyone ...

By Andrew Schwab

Why do we all want to be such a big deal?

Andrew Schwab thinks about the question of fame and notoriety in his column for RELEVANT. Read More

 

December 28, 2007

The Good and Sad of 2007

By Brett McCracken

As we prepare to move in to what promises to be a crazy year (2008), we can reflect on the highs and lows of 2007. Instead of a rundown of the biggest news stories of the year, however, I’ve opted to highlight a few things to be sad about and a few to be happy about—because 2007 was, as every year tends to be, a mixed bag.

 

January 5, 2007

The Year That Was

By RELEVANT

There were no shortage of memorable media moments in 2006 with movements in technology, entertainment and culture breaking new ground and rediscovering some old tendencies. We break down some of the highlights and take a look at the year that was through the lens of six pop-culture trends: