Michael: What I mean is this: Show me where I can read Jack Nicholson's journal online. Show me where I can read what he thinks of the new iMac, or what he had for lunch.

It seems to me that scarcity of information is a central ingredient in the fame recipe. That's why famous people pay publicists to control the flow and spin of the personal information that gets out. The less information you have about a famous person, the more you can like them, because reality doesn't interfere with the fantasy.

That's why I think the internet is bad for traditional fame. Here you can find out so much about someone, it kills all the mystery. It's almost as if, as soon as you put up that personal journal, you're guaranteeing that you'll *never* be famous.