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...genuinely sorry for its limelight-grubbing pugilists. Perhaps most pathetic, in each fight one of the boxers had the name of a gambling websiite - goldenpalace.com - literally written on their skin. Because, you know, getting pummeled in front of a hooting crowd for a few more fleeting hits on the fame bong isn't truly humiliating unless you get branded like a steer...
...their more or less weekly performances have extended to such arenas as the Straus and Wigglesworth common rooms and several area elementary schools. The future may bring the group to the next level of fame, as plans include shows for audiences larger than a freshman entryway, live animals and Cambridge street perfomances (they recently acquired a permit). But perhaps the true sign that the Magic Club has hit it big is their upcoming gig at a Long Island bar mitzvah for the son of two Harvard alumni—their first paid performance...
...public gives stars their larger-than-life status, and then claims ownership over them. It’s true that celebrities choose their lifestyles;however, that choice doesn’t make public scorn and ridicule acceptable (or mature) responses to their misfortunes. Ryder toppled from a mountain of fame built up by all of us, yet somehow we blame her for having such a long way to fall...
...DIED. LAWRENCE TIERNEY, 82, veteran American actor who excelled at tough-guy roles in 1940s and '50s films noirs; in Los Angeles. Over an 80-movie career, Tierney was best known for playing the title role in the 1945 gangster classic Dillinger, and enjoyed a resurgence of fame at age 73 playing the sinister leader of a criminal gang in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 cult film Reservoir Dogs. DIED. SPIKE MILLIGAN, 83, irreverent comedian and founding member of The Goon Show, the anarchic 1950s radio series co-starring Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers that redefined modern British humor...
...then there are the cool clothes. Bond members deny their slinky nightclub attire and libidinous onstage posturing has much to do with their fame. "Our success is not based on our outfits," says Ecker, 26, the quartet's lead violinist. "It goes beyond our image. We play great music." Indeed, while members of most manufactured girl bands wouldn't know a lute from a flute, the bond women are all veterans of black-tie recitals, prestigious conservatories and eminent music academies...