Sentences with phrase «power of celebrity»

These paintings are not tributes to the mystical star - power of their celebrity subjects: instead, they highlight the dangers of our lustful projections onto the famous, sounding a loud, dissonant and potentially violent alarm against the passively cannibalistic consumption of mass media.

«Not only for the story itself, which has captured people's interest, but also for the larger social implications of the story, the issues it raises about the power of celebrity, violence against women, and the veil of propriety in a beleaguered but beloved broadcaster.

The power of celebrity in on full display as DiCaprio scores interviews with such luminaries as UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon, President Obama, Elon Musk, John Kerry, and even Pope Francis.

Here's the power of celebrity being put to use in the best way possible; Radha Mitchell saw something in Jessie McCormack and her script for «Gus,» committed to executive produce the film, do what she could to get it made and now here they are sharing the final product at SXSW.

This shows the power of celebrity baby names.

This is not to say that the future of England won't be dogged by its own bizarre problems; this is still a country savagely in thrall to the power of celebrity and deleteriously suspicious of anything of unfamiliar provenance.

Moreover, few of your competitors understand the power of celebrity and its uses.

White's not afraid to lean on the power of the celebrity status he has built since his Olympic debut in 2006.

She also recognizes the promotional power of celebrities.

Not exact matches

Internet and niche celebrities wield the same sort of exposure power.

The retailer has enlisted the help of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to be the face for its latest healthy eating campaign that's asking shoppers to «Power up with Green.»

«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.

Celebrities likely get a higher portion of the sales, given the credibility and branding power they lending to AppMoji.

It is now possible for entrepreneurs with no money but a lot of desire and creativity, to not only create a power base, but to become celebrities.

«Tony turned that night into a seminar,» he says, articulating, in part, why high - power executives, politicians, and celebrities keep Robbins at the top of their contact list.

Oliver's show is by no means an isolated example of the power the Internet has to make a mainstream celebrity relevant.

Michael Wolff's wickedly funny chronicle of his rags - to - riches - to - rags adventure as a fledgling Internet entrepreneur exposes an industry powered by hype, celebrity, and billions of investment dollars — and notably devoid of profit - making enterprises.

(Sadly, our churches can sometimes resemble our culture instead of Jesus — witness our fascination with militarism, entertainment cults of celebrity, power, materialism, and patriarchal culture and so on.)

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.

«Church» has become some strange and perverted mix of money, power, authority, and celebrity with a little Bible and Jesus sprinkled around here and there to make it appear legitimate to some.

Hence the attractiveness of the power of money, sex, celebrity, violence, the power of social position and influence.

Bono refers to his celebrity status as «silly» and «ridiculous,» yet he's learned that «it is a kind of currency» that has given him access to the world's power brokers.

They have successfully worked their cohorts since 1960, giving them morale and provoking them to «own the covenant» of faith, to learn techniques of gaining power, to invent their own media and celebrity world, and, quite frankly, to embrace the world they used to shun when the establishment ran it.

When he stepped through the door with the conclusion of the video at promptly 8:58 A.M., a shiver swept the room, It is one of the sensations one recognizes immediately at megachurches, one of the permutations of the secular manifested onto the religious — a nimbus of celebrity that hangs above those in power.

Not seeking power, but hoping to persuade nonetheless, all of these men came to exemplify a southern stoic self - reliance immune to the blandishments of the pop celebrity that was given great writers in the 1950s and 1960s.

Can I suggest that whether it be money, religion, power, theology, sex, celebrity / political status or any human movement or ideology that in principle in and of itself there is no good or bad but what one does with it that determines that.

My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy, Watch the Throne and Yeezus represented a hard thematic turn: They deal with the opulence of celebrity culture and the intoxicating power of wealth and fame — as well as, ultimately, all of the inner darkness they can bring forth.

And I am concerned that the Church is indeed conforming to the world — every time it preaches violence as a way to achieve justice, every time it glorifies celebrity and success, every time it reduces womanhood to subordination and manhood to power, every time it justifies cruelty or unkindness in the name of proving a point.

Chairs with plaques bearing the names of honored guests (from film director Francis Ford Coppola to the King of Spain) attest to the celebrity drawing - power of the restaurant; while I was in Antigua, staying at Maria's hotel across the street, I saw a film crew dining regularly at the restaurant.

A long list of celebrities — from sports heroes to movie stars and local city officials to Washington power - brokers — have tasted the succulent ribs bathed in Dreamland's patented sauce.

Depp's lawyer is Laura Wasser, one of the most high - powered celebrity divorce attorneys in Hollywood, while Heard is represented by Los Angeles - based attorney Samantha Spector.

It's a drama of betrayed friendships and high - stakes power struggles, as the founders went from everyday engineers to wealthy celebrities featured on magazine covers, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show, and Time's list of the world's most influential people.

Sliwa's celebrity power in New York City could attract the 50,000 votes needed to give the Reform Party an automatic line on ballots for the next four years, ending the expensive and difficult effort to securing thousands of signatures for petitions to be placed on ballots statewide.

Cy is mesmerized by the fame, celebrity and power of the rich and has no «onions» to take any of them on.

However, it's perhaps most obviously on display when the accused has some kind of status or power — from celebrity, to being in a position of authority.

While celebrity endorsements are great, are you aware of the amazing power of prenatal yoga for both mom and baby?

Since its founding in 1994, Dr. Passler has grown his business into a wildly successful practice with a clientele comprised of NYC's notables, power brokers, A-list celebrities, and supermodels alike.

His innovative teachings have made meditation accessible to thousands of people, from business leaders to celebrities to homemakers — and in this training, he'll teach you the exact methods, so you can harness the power of his teachings with your own students.

Named one of the top «results - oriented» nutritionists by Vogue, The New York Times bestselling author of the Beauty Detox series — including the newly published The Beauty Detox Power — has helped many celebrities embrace healthier diets and successfully shed unwanted pounds, including Drew Barrymore, Fergie, Vince Vaughan, and Kevin James.

We are well aware of the damage magazines and celebrities and runways and the like do to our self - love, but how often do we consciously acknowledge the power mannequins have over us?

His campaigns to reduce obesity, improve school lunches and lower sugar consumption are prime examples of a celebrity using his powers for the ultimate good.

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New York Fashion Week has come and gone and after going to all shows and parties, showing you our notes, assessing the trends, and stalking the celebrities, we've taken whatever amount of sanity and brain power we have left to take a look back at all the spring clothes and pick our 10 favorite collections.

It gives the cut a more individual style,» says celebrity hairstylist Gregory Russell who styled Moretz's floppy look for the Variety Power of Young Hollywood event in L.A. To give the style its retro feel, Russell suggests a deep side part rather than a center one.

Everything about IIFA is grandiose because of the power packed performances, celebrity appearance, award ceremony and most important, it is always set in some exotic foreign location.

Women are often attracted by people with power, leaders, celebrities, and may more because of an unusual behavior.

Celebrity chefs talk about aphrodisiacs, but whether or not you believe in the romantic powers of lobster or pomegranates, these celebrity chef recipes will up the romance between you and your S.O.

Too long people in positions of power have abused their celebrity or authority to gratify their sexual needs.

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