Celebrity journalism is often regarded as the bottom of the barrel when it comes to magazine and newspaper writing, a short step above the gossip beat and mugshot magazines. While the genre is widely (and unfairly, we'd add) considered low-brow, its general perception is not at all commensurate with its sweeping popularity and massive audience. For rookie writers aspiring to specialize in the music, arts and culture realm, tabloids and pop culture content mills are one of the few entry-level incubators left with consistent job availability.

The tabloid world is where Jeff Weiss, now one of the most successful music journalists of his generation, cut his teeth in the industry. In his new autofictionalized cultural critique-slash-memoir, Waiting For Britney Spears , he immerses us in the

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