Archive for the ‘media icons’ Category

Some Icons Tarnish

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

A lot of people think that “once an icon, always an icon.” Sadly, that is not always the case as evidenced by the once-iconic Whitney Houston. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Houston is the “most awarded” female artist of all time with two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards among others that propelled her to 411 career awards (as of 2006). The star rose to prominence in 1985 and 1986 with reviews attributing her as “one of the most exciting new voices in years.” Her career continued to climb to the stratosphere until the years 2000 2005 when drug allegations and personal struggles (as a result of her marriage to singer Bobby Brown) skyrocketed. These struggles were clearly evidenced during live interviews where Houston uttered such lines as “crack is whack,” even though she later admitted to using other substances. From that point on it seems that Houston became a bit of a joke and sadly, (more…)

Movie industry icons

Monday, October 11th, 2010

In the 50s we had James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, while in the 80s-90s we had Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. True, those last two film stars are still producing great movies, but there is definitely a new generation of icons on the scene.Robert PattinsonAppearing in two Harry Potter films, and now the star of the Twilight films, women young and old are fawning over this latest Hollywood star. (more…)