Tag: public identity

5 articles

The Art of Growing Up in Public

There is a particular cruelty to fame that Shawn Mendes understands better than most. He did not simply become famous; he was watched while it happened. A teenager with a guitar, a

Daniel Radcliffe and the Hard Work of Outgrowing a Role

For a generation of moviegoers, Daniel Radcliffe begins and ends with a pair of round glasses. That is not a failure of imagination on their part. It is the result of spending a de

More Than a Roster Slot: Thinking About Names Like Deano Van Rooyen

There is a particular kind of curiosity that strikes when an unfamiliar name appears in a sports lineup. Maybe it’s during a late-night football broadcast, or a quick glance at a l

The Long Game of Being Nina Dobrev

There is a moment in every young actor’s public life when a single role stops being a job and starts becoming an identity. For Nina Dobrev, that identity had fangs.
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Tielemans and the Slow Work of a Midfielder

When a footballer’s name becomes a search term, it is often because something sharp has just happened: a goal, a transfer rumor, a mistake, a trophy lift. But names can also become