
Debating Malala Yousafzai: Unfair, inhumane and pointless
Malala never asked for any of it -- the media adulation, fawning politicians, celebrity endorsements. She is not a leader fighting for freedom or a missionary with a charity to fund, far too young to make political calculations about her activism.

Why Kate and William's baby will be less royal, more celebrity
Kate, William and their soon-to-be-born baby are living in the celebrity age, when being royal doesn't really matter as much as the tabloid covers do

Our broken superhero: Is Shahrukh Khan the Iron Man of Bollywood?
Shahrukh is the ultimate superhero - he has stood the burden of all our expectations, and now, like all superheroes, it's taking a toll on him

Did we all play a part in Whitney's death?
There is a morbid fascination with celebrity, which isn't about wanting to be rich or famous or talented but about wanting to feel better about ourselves when they fail.