Word: mailings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...usually not out of hatred but because their romantic fantasies cannot be fulfilled. Celebrities with the sweetest images may be the most vulnerable, perhaps because their seeming availability makes the frustrated fan's disappointment more intense. Thus an actress like Joan Collins who portrays bitchy characters may inspire hate mail, but those who are seen as the girl next door, like Schaeffer and Saldana, will attract fans who are potentially more dangerous. Those who kill "may feel that they are going to be united in heaven, or that the person is being taken over by devils and that they...
...their fans. A sort of perverse symbiosis exists between star and votary. Many celebrities lack sturdy egos and are looking for unqualified adoration. Others think that their most emotional and devoted fans are integral to their success and must be cultivated. Dietz deplores the Hollywood routine of answering fan mail. And he is especially critical of the practice of sending out autographed publicity photos: "Sometimes mentally ill recipients interpret the signed photograph as a personal communication confirming, for example, that they are about to be married...
...come home after work, look through the mail, fix dinner, do some gardening, and before you know it, I'm falling asleep in front of "L.A. Law." I throw dinner parties. I was sent a form letter to join the PTA, and I read it with interest...
...scenes, which evoke the studied relaxation of a Ralph Lauren ad, look like the sort of folks who would hate to spend any of their precious free time at a shopping mall. In fact, their well-composed snapshots come from the pages of America's popular new crop of mail-order catalogs: Lands' End,* J. Crew and Tweeds. These three retailers are reaping handsome sales by offering sporty, preppy wear to customers who are partial to natural fibers and toll-free shopping. Last year the three companies mailed a total of more than 120 million catalogs to prospective customers...
BUSINESS: Sporty mail-order catalogs are sizzling...