Sentences with phrase «in celebrity culture»

And while I see little value in releasing celebrity ages — granted, I see little value in celebrity culture in general — there's nothing preventing IMDb from doing it... yet.

Weinberg described her as «modest» and «really caring,» and added, «In celebrity culture, one can make a contribution without being a showboat.»

We are living in a celebrity culture that even many of our spiritual leaders cultivate and enjoy.

In this celebrity culture, it's easy for a servant to lose her way.

Not exact matches

Singh has a rabidly loyal fan base in India, which she credits in part to the country's celebrity - driven culture and the fact that there still aren't many South Asian stars on YouTube.

In a world of split - second attention spans, if you can stay nimble enough to leverage your celebrity partnerships in a way that rides the wave of current events, pop culture or social media «chatter,» you can make both branding and fundraising magiIn a world of split - second attention spans, if you can stay nimble enough to leverage your celebrity partnerships in a way that rides the wave of current events, pop culture or social media «chatter,» you can make both branding and fundraising magiin a way that rides the wave of current events, pop culture or social media «chatter,» you can make both branding and fundraising magic.

«In our celebrity focused culture, a young star like Emma Watson has the power to amplify important social messages,» says Katie Hood, a senior fellow at Duke University who teaches a «Women as Leaders» course and who recently became executive director of the anti-domestic violence One Love Foundation.

The Dog Bowl doesn't yet command Puppy Bowl ad dollars, Price says — it's an unknown quantity, we live in a culture of youth — but it does boast multiple celebrity dog guests, including Instagram - famous Manny the Frenchy (a French bull dog) and Mervin the Chihuahua (a chihuahua).

Next to preppy golden child Kate Spade, Juicy Couture became lacklustre, but in its glory days the bedazzled track suiter to the stars captured the zeitgeist of celebrity culture.

Trump is the absolute, sort of, final arch of celebrity culture that we saw beginning in 1984 when he rose to now, when the reality show ethos has just reached its apotheosis, if you like, and he is that person.

Owned by Sina Corp., a Yahoo - like web portal that came to prominence in the early day, it's become prominent in Chinese politics, especially around environmental issues, corruption over food safety, disaster response and in Chinese celebrity culture, where a number of actors and singers have gained millions of followers (or «fans» as their called in Weibo lingo).

So if you're rethinking your own company's level of LGBT policies and activism in the wake of the Nike - Pacquiao news, keep in mind that your culture's openness to LGBT employees is more than just a rating in an index, or a public stance against a celebrity's remarks.

To those most appalled by the prospect of a President Trump, it's an ugly manifestation of America's bigoted id, or the triumph of celebrity culture over substance, or a product of a broken information ecology in which acceptance of facts is optional.

But Twitter quickly began to penetrate popular culture in unexpected ways, with its open design and broadcasting format attracting celebrities, athletes, politicians and anybody who wanted to share short, punchy thoughts with a digital audience.

From whirlwind celebrity romances to your best friend moving halfway across the country to be with a guy she's known for a month, the phrase «love makes you do crazy things» is never more true than in our current culture of immediacy.

The pastors may be pop culture celebrities, but it doesn't mean their congregations don't find fulfillment in the message.

«Celebrities offer a myriad of different «takes» on what is possible in consumer culture,» he writes, «representing different ways to be a woman, to be black, to be old, to be faithful, to be gay, to be a parent, to be unfaithful, to be a loser, to fail.

Again, I really want to stress this is not about the messy never ending post divorce antics with an NPD but the culture of leaders in this publishing / speaking / minor celebrity circle that have smeared names and reputations in order to appear one way while behind the scenes another story is going on.

Yesterday, when I spotted Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdene on the cover of People Magazine with the headline «THE HUNGER GAMES» in bold white letters, I couldn't help but wonder if Suzanne Collins set all of this up to remind us of how closely our culture can resemble that of The Capitol — what with our excess, our reality shows, our glorification of violence, and our compulsive need to shove every good story through our celebrity - obsessed media machine.

In addition to the expected human drama that comes along with any reality gameshow, the StartupBus is also a fascinating look at a modern pathway to (relative, at least) fame in a culture obsessed with celebritIn addition to the expected human drama that comes along with any reality gameshow, the StartupBus is also a fascinating look at a modern pathway to (relative, at least) fame in a culture obsessed with celebritin a culture obsessed with celebrity.

Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow human beings or our planet.

And it is growing in the developing world, far from the celebrity - obsessed American culture, through the faithful work of both men and women who are committed to yielding to this Spirit of grace.

I've long admired J.R.'s take on ministry, so it was honor to talk with him about what it means for pastors to serve with faithfulness, regardless of the outcome, in a culture that idolizes celebrity and success.

Amy is not an easy watch, but in a culture that has elevated the idea of celebrity and has made fame into its own sort of idol, it's an essential one.

It takes for granted the culture of celebrity and affluence and overlooks the question of whether it is morally possible to live with integrity at any level of material comfort in our industrialized society.

In writing these books Joanna Bogle has provided an entertaining and robust alternative to reading about celebrity culture.

While each of St Benedict's twelve steps of humility (which are listed below) have a strong message of their own, the second step in particular is quite a striking one, being of great importance in today's society which is so full of consumerism, family breakdowns, celebrity culture, social media, vanity and many other problems and challenges.

Because in the face of supermarket tabloids that barely allow a woman's perineum to be stitched up before they are gleefully asking «how she's going to lose the weight» and a celebrity culture that plans a tummy tuck before even nursing the new babe for the first time, we have forgotten how having a baby actually looks on a body.

Back in March, he told The Mirror that he believes that culture's celebrity worship has gotten unhealthy and is taking a spiritual toll:

It is, you see, the System that is to blame — what she infelicitously terms the «ornamental culture» — sketchily portrayed in derivative and superficial comments about our celebrity - oriented consumer society.

This unique milestone in our celebrity - obsessed culture inspires us to consider how their marriage beat the odds.

Meanwhile, evangelicals in particular need to do something about our celebrity - pastor culture.

The cult of celebrity has infected the Christian culture in the U.S. in some disturbing ways.

It's an NPR podcast on all things current in music, literature, film, celebrity culture, and TV!

I know with the whole brand engagement, TV and media it is a relatively new and necessary thing in a culture of marketing, celebrity and no privacy.

Even if you couldn't care less about the shenanigans of celebrities and politicians, it's hard to totally escape it in our celeb - obsessed culture; this is often what passes for news nowadays.

-- New York Times «While she skewers the celebrity - driven and consumerist Southern California culture she indulges in, Lauren also writes darkly and beautifully... Lauren cracked me — cracked me up and cracked me open... Part of the many joys and sorrows of reading «Everything I Ever Wanted» is this generous and funny and intelligent writer knows that, despite the many hardships, it is in fact she who is the lucky one.»

Whether it's the idea that moms who work in offices have it easier than famous moms in the balancing of work and family life, or the notion that breastfeeding is the «most natural thing,» celebrity culture builds up a standard that most regular folks will never be able to live up to.

In a world inundated with celebrity magazines and websites it's hard to not copy what our pop culture is showing us.

BabyCenter.com does, and Editor - in - Chief Linda Murray spoke with us about some of them, and how parents are influenced by pop culture, celebrity, and even royalty when it comes to naming the newest members of their family.

I know, I know — we've all gone bonkers with the HOW I LOST THE BABY WEIGHT AND THEN SOME HERE I AM IN A BIKINI ON THE COVER OF US WEEKLY THREE DAYS LATER celebrity mom culture, but the fact is that I really did feel quite unhappy with how I looked, as completely unrealistic as I was being.

Do celebrities with Beyoncé's massive influence on young kids have a moral obligation to consider the horrendous impact of excessive soda consumption in our culture when they mull over megabuck branding opportunities?

A media - centric, consumeristic celebrity culture, the erosion of civic responsibility, & the effectiveness of machine /» gangster» politics on a dynastic scale all contribute in challenging the assumption that a government of the people, by the people, & for the people can sustain itself in the long run.

Instead, Williams focuses on dishy celebrity news and pop culture developments in her «Hot Topics» segments.

Yet today — more than 60 years since Einstein's death, despite living in possibly the most celebrity - filled and fame - obsessed culture in human history — where are all the celebrity scientists?

In 2015, another frog new to science made a pop culture splash: Hailing from Costa Rica, Diane's bare - hearted glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae), named after the senior author's mom, bore a noticeable resemblance to a celebrity frog known to reside on Sesame Street.

In a culture where celebrity weight gain (and loss) is a spectator sport and the Australian weight loss industry is worth almost $ 800 million, it's not surprising that older women are susceptible to eating disorders.

And our culture has taken huge strides in that arena this year, with countless celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Selena Gomez, and even Kanye West vulnerably sharing their own mental health struggles.

Although Bentonite clay aka Healing clay has been long in practice in different cultures for detox, it's becoming hugely popular among Hollywood celebrities and health experts.

But I very much had these people — the biggest losers and winners of celebrity culture — in the back of my mind as I decided how I wanted to tell it.