A massive swelling: celebrity re-examined as a grotesque, crippling disease, and other cultural revelations | Cintra Wilson
A columnist and cultural critic explores the meaning of fame and celebrity in modern-day society, in a provocative, witty colleciton of essays that takes on such icons as Barbra Streisand the role of the diva, Michael Jackson, Bruce Willis, the Academy Awards, athletic spectaculars, and Las Vegas, "The Death Star of Entertainment." Reprint.
A massive swelling: celebrity re-examined as a grotesque, crippling disease, and other cultural revelations | 
