Author of Celebnomics: How Fame Became the Ultimate Currency
and the Best-Selling Memoir Holy Cancer: How A Cow Saved My Life
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Latest Writing
Dolly Parton: A Part of America, A Partisan of None
A Celebnomics reading of the most valuable neutrality
in American culture.
September 4, 2026 · Original
Tom Cruise: Hollywood's original playback hero.
September 1, 2026 · Original
20 Years of Me and the Word
August 17, 2026 · Original
Me, Madonna and the kids who finally went outside
July 31, 2026 · Original
Why I watched the World Cup on Telemundo
even though I don't speak Spanish
July 24, 2026 · Original
One Cup Makes the People Come Together
How FIFA Made My Summer Work
July 20, 2026 · Original
Confessions of a Fan, a Critic & an Economist
Madonna Didn't Come Back. She Never Left.
July 9, 2026 · Original
Latest Celebnomics Files
Entities | File #8 Ramayana
Why the Most Valuable Story on Earth
Entities | File #7 Erewhon
Why the $20 Smoothie Is More Status
Entities | File #6 Hello Kitty
Entities | File #5 Michelin
Why the World's Most Trusted Food Critic
Has Never Tasted Most of the World
Entities | File #4 Heated Rivalry
Entities | File #3: Tylenol
Why the Most Trusted Name in Medicine
Barely Flinched When the Government Turned On It
Entities | File #2: Spotify
Why the Company That Never Recorded a Note
Decides What Every Note Is Worth