By day, they sing, act and red carpet-hop. By night, they … work on their Web sites?
Well, maybe not by night -- it's hard to picture a boldface name tapping away on a MacBook after dark instead of swigging champagne at an open bar. But a growing class of celebrities is carving out new personas on the Internet.
For them, it's a place to explore who they might have been had fame not come a'knockin': A lifestyle guru instead of an Oscar winner, a fashion mogul instead of a rapper/producer, a burgeoning thinker instead of a tabloid fixture.
Below, check out some of the stars cultivating Web alter-egos.
Onscreen, she's got street cred: An Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love," starring roles in critically acclaimed films like "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Proof." But on the Web, Gwyneth Paltrow's bidding to become a lifestyle maven – Martha Stewart meets Oprah Winfrey – and it's arguable whether her fans will take the bait.
Paltrow's new Web site, Goop.com, debuted this week to backlash. First, there's the name, which sounds more appropriate for kids' finger paint than an adult-focused advice site. Then, there's the issue that Paltrow's random musings are organized into sections with amorphous names like "Make," "Go," "Get," "Do," "Be" and "See." But for now, all you'll make, go, get, do, be or see if you click on any of those sections is the following essay, apparently authored by the actress:
"My life is good because I am not passive about it. I want to nourish what is real, and I want to do it without wasting time. I love to travel, to cook, to eat, to take care of my body and mind, to work hard. I love being a mother who has to overcome my bad qualities to be a good mother. I love being in spaces that are clean and feel nice."
"Over the years I have tried lots of different things. I have made lots of mistakes. But I have figured some things out in the process and I would like to share them with you. Whether you want a good place to eat in London, some advice on where to stay in Austin, the recipe I made up this week, or some thoughts from one of my sages, GOOP is a little bit of everything that makes up my life."
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