Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1. The Ordinary and the Extraordinary: Unpacking the Celebrity Image 18
5. 2. The Labor of Ordinariness: Famous for Being Yourself 39
6. 3. Celebrity Lifestyle Labor: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary 64
7. 4. Lauren Conrad: Us Weekly and the Extraordinarily Ordinary Celebrity 91
8. Conclusion: The Future of the Extraordinarily Ordinary Celebrity 112
9. Acknowledgments 125
10. Notes 127
11. References 131
12. Index 141