Even 20 years ago, Weiss had a constant, nagging feeling that the magazines he worked for were exploiting the people they covered, and making the culture worse in the process. When he approached Bob ...

In his new book, "Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly" — a mix of fact and fiction — music writer and L.A. native Jeff Weiss brings us back to the last gasp of the celebrity ...

It seems Britney Spears has forgotten a crucial item of clothing once again. Earlier this year, tabloids went crazy over pictures of the pop star walking barefoot into a gas station bathroom. Many ...

Pop culture writer Jeff Weiss doesn’t love it when celebrities are described as “punk rock” with no evidence to back it up, but he makes an exception for Britney Spears. “I do think Britney is — maybe ...

DALLAS — Britney Spears' influence on pop culture during the early 2000s is difficult to overstate. The "Princess of Pop" had 5 No. 1 hits, 14 Top 10 hits, and 36 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Her ...

Nora Princiotti's "Hit Girls" thoroughly examines the 2000s through the lens of some of the decade's music icons, including Britney Spears and Beyoncé. (Ian West / PA Images via Getty Images) Growing ...

The narrator of L.A. author Jeff Weiss’s “Waiting for Britney Spears” happened to be in the right place at the right time. It was August 1998, the last Friday of summer school at Venice High, and the ...

Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, Nora Princiotti lived two hours away from the nearest mall, so the Scholastic Book Fair was her lifeline to pop culture purchases. In fall 2003, the then-9 ...