{"id":366,"date":"2003-08-28T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2003-08-28T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2003\/08\/velvet_dreams\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:24:59","slug":"velvet_dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2003\/08\/velvet_dreams.html","title":{"rendered":"VELVET DREAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now for really serious things:\u00a0a\u00a0magazine swimsuit issue<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/a> starring Albert Einstein, which needs no further comment, and tonight’s broadcast of the 20th MTV Video Music Awards<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which has starred so many media-made creatures that the ever-reliable celebrity site<\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0MSNBC.com insists on offering them more free publicity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan McGee, a former Harvard man with a beautifully named Weblog, Wading in The Velvet Sea<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/a>, has followed the MTV Awards for a long time — maybe too long. It seems to have  infected his brain with fame fever. The other day, he had this to say<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roughly a year ago, I “hit it big” with a rundown of the Video Music Awards.
\nIt was my first taste of widespread readership, and the positive feedback I received basically
\ntransformed my blog into what it is today. So I know all too well, even in my miniscule version of
\ncelebrity, how intoxicating it can be, and why you strive towards it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Without question, McGee feels the pulse of pop culture in his finger tips. But attentive, earnest musings on celebrity such as his — though honest, smart and often funny — make you wonder about the value of a Harvard education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Jan Herman<\/em>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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