Why are we so obsessed with celebrities?

by Shelby Jurca Staff Writer Celebrity. According to Webster, it means “a famous or well-known person.” Movie stars, actresses, singers and songwriters – why do they matter so much to us? Why do shows like “TMZ”, “Entertainment Tonight” and “Access Hollywood” even exist? The paparazzi, when you think about it, is pointless. The paparazzi spend their time chasing celebrities and trying to create scandals that rarely exist. If the world wasn’t so obsessed with celebrities, the paparazzi could have done different things with their lives to help the community. Instead of demeaning stars, they could be lifting up the ones that do good things for society. Celebrities’ lives are full of glamour and fame, and…

How MTV’s VMAs kinda got its groove back

By Chris Nguyen Features Editor After several years of pain in Miami and Los Angeles with a listless ceremony in New York in between, last night’s VMAs on MTV rebooted itself back in New York City. MTV kept the stage big, the celebrities camptastic and the performances coming. It’s far from the glory of, say Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” performance, but it did keep my celebrity-hungry brain with a lot of nourishment to keep watching. Here’s a recap of the amazingly awesome, the bad and the excruciatingly painful (I’m looking at you, Kanye!): The Good Michael Jackson tribute Madonna opened up the show with a simple and fitting remembrance of pop icon Michael Jackson. She…