Sentence examples for public idol from inspiring English sources

He also told the comical story of how the title of Ford's film was switched from the apt "The Public Idol" to the oblique "Upstream" (another film in the Fox catalogue was named "Upstream," sold, booked, and never made — so this one was released in its stead).

Elocution teachers from New York, whose trade has not been so brisk since Edwin Booth died, are now on their way westward to earn their fortunes teaching public idols to say "Mi-mi-mi-mi" correctly.

Perhaps they think the public humiliation of an idol will have more effect on young fans.

And à la "American Idol," the public will also have something of a say.

As with "American Idol," the public can vote online for the winner of a noncash People's Choice Prize.

Played with electric charisma by Benjamin Walker, this Andrew Jackson is the public figure as American idol and empty vessel for popular dissatisfaction, and, as such, is a clear emissary from the current moment.

In American Idol, the public decides who the next great pop star should be.

Public readings — the "American Idol" component — began a decade later.

Smart phones and tablets have become the go to devices to keep infants and toddlers occupied to avoid public tantrums due to idol time.

But, then again, a year ago, none of us could have imagined how long this game of dominoes would go on, how much would become public, and how many idols would fall.

Despicable, because despite our privileged relationship to the lives of celebrities, there remains a pang of unease when we are reminded by books like this that our idols are public figures even in their most private moments — that even mundane cell-phone conversations or offhand remarks could be repackaged as the narrative of a life.