Royal Red Herring
Unreal Sometimes fakery is detected just by the absence of natural human behaviour. In the case of Kate Middleton her presumed fake child-birth appear overly scripted and the symbology of her…
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Boy Downstairs
There is no escape from Hollywood EGI dupers delight - and it is hard to miss hints at Zosia Mamet's hidden gender identity from her latest movie where she not…
Not Simply Red
The lines between talent and life-time acting sometimes appear blurred as some artists have undeniable talent but an image that seems overly artificial and/or fabricated. Simply Red's lead singer Mick…
Man on land
Everything about Manon Massé seems like an in-the-face provokation of gullibility - from the 'Man' pun in the name to the proudly worn moustache. Politicians do mock us as they…
Son of a Gun
Talk show host Christine Chubbuck suicided live on TV in 1974 and recently two biographical movies again made the headlines 33 years after the tragic events. Fortunately Christine Chubbuck surely…
Syrian Boy
Syrian Girl quickly became a household figure in alternative media as the conflict in Syria broke out. Young, talented and well spoken she made her voice heard in defence of…
Known Nuns
It would seem a bit risky for the clergy to tie too many links between the church and Holywood but of course these are often all actors selling products so…
Twisting our credulity
The number of female singers with deep "husky" voices clearly outnumber what one would expect to find naturally. Of course there seems to be nothing natural about the music industry.…
Poly tricks
To pause and take inn every feature of a repulsive looking person is not something natural, and for this reason we hardly really notice or analyse very thoroughly any politicians…
Nino Simone
Today most artists will be discovered through audiovisual media, but that was not necessarily the case before - so many will have heard Nina Simone more often than they have…
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