Amit Vaidya
Being seen and being remembered are not the same thing I have written about music, travel, wellness, business, culture. I have had bylines in rooms most writers spend careers trying to enter, and I...
Amit Vaidya
What the internet’s repeated rediscovery of Madonna reveals about fame You can dance. For inspiration. Come on. Those are the first words Madonna speaks at the beginning of Into the Groove, the 1985...
Amit Vaidya
How controversy, attention, and cultural momentum shape modern influence Donald Trump. Elon Musk. Narendra Modi. Xi Jinping. Vladimir Putin. Jeff Bezos. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Joe Rogan. Zohran...
Amit Vaidya
How nominations and wins reshape Economic Value in Hollywood Every year the Oscars create the impression that a single night determines the value of a career. In reality, what the Academy Awards really...
Amit Vaidya
Follower counts, headlines, and viral moments look like value. Often they aren’t. For years we have talked about fame as if it were a personality trait. Someone is famous. Someone is relevant. Someone...
Amit Vaidya
I smile and say thank you a lot. Often more than the moment seems to require. To an Uber driver when the ride ends. To a flight attendant handing me a glass of water. To a nurse doing something that...