stars and celebrities are not only products and producers of alienated labour; they also embody and personify the ideology of capitalism
Fans, in particular, tend to forget that their favorite artist is actually performing a job, and that their job is strategically planned out by the industry that they work under.
Migration
This could be helpful for Serena's paper. Stan Lee has moved from writing the comics, to being featured in the movies based his work.
In academia, the construction of celebrities is more controlled by its elites and is more dependent on market rules and internal dynamics.
K-pop would fall into this category.
Yet, many of these new-found celebrities are bound to the media industry by contracts that are just as strict as the ‘old’ film industry’s ones
I find it interesting that new forms of media are bound by "old" contracts. You would think that the creation of a new form would bring about a unique contract.
the ‘migration’ of these celebrities into areas traditionally not associated with fame
BTS is known for being very political by tackling several different issues in their music. They say that their goal is to express the feelings of the youth regarding the world around them.
the mobility of celebrities within media and entertainment
I think idea would apply to Serena's paper. We have discussed the transition of comic books into the movie industry, and how that many be the reason behind Stan Lee's authorship just now being questioned.
Also, every culture or nation has its own heroes, stars and celebrities.
The South Korean music celebrities are called idols.
They are manu-factured by the celebrity industry
In South Korea, there are entertainment companies that scout out and hold auditions for people who, if expected into the company, will become trainees for future k-pop groups. These trainees are placed into groups that work for many years until they are deemed ready to debut. Even after a group debuts, they many never take off, since the competition of k-pop groups is so large.
. In fact, I don’t want any white ones
In the American culture, white orchids represent innocence, and in Asian cultures, they represent death.
Every moment was of vital importance.
Every moment is vital, yet Dorian is wasting time by reading a book.
They say that you corrupt every one whom you become intimate with
Dorian has become exactly like Lord Henry.
concealed
Yet, Dorian's sins are being concealed in his portrait that he keeps locked away.
103 damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs de lys; altar frontals of crimson velvet and blue linen; and many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria. In the mystic offices to which these things were put there was something that quickened his imagination. For these things, and everything that he collected in his lovely house, were to be to him means of forgetfulness, modes by which he could escape, for a season, from the fear that seemed to him at times to be almost too great to be borne
All of Dorian's ever changing interests were just ways to detract himself from the corruption of his own soul.
the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
Did Lord Henry try to influence Dorian to model the main character of this book?
For every sin that he committed, a stain would fleck and wreck its fairness
The whole idea of Dorian noticing that his portrait has changed reminds me of a scene in BTS's music video for their song, "Blood, Sweat, and Tears." The concept of this video is based on the story of "Demian". In the last shot of the of the video, Jin, who represents Sinclair, is looking at his reflection in a mirror. His reflected face begins to crack, representing the loss of innocence and youth, as well as giving into temptation. 
You taught me what reality really is
This reminds me of when Dorian first saw his portrait.
he reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves
Is this why celebrities are such a huge phenomenon?
But we never get back our youth.
I follow a Korean music group, called BTS, that used 화양연화 as the title for one of their album. 화양연화, pronounced hwayang-yeonhwa, means "the most beautiful moment of a flower". BTS interpreted the phase to mean, "the most beautiful moment in life", or youth. I like seeing that same reference being used in this story.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
This reminds me of "Demian". In this story, a boy named Sinclair learns, while growing up, that it is okay to enjoy things that are considered to be evil.
an actor of a part that has not been written for him
This reminds me of Wilde's mask quote.
He has a very bad influence over all his friends, with the exception of myself
So far, both Dorian and Lord Henry have a form of influence over others. Will it be found out later on that Basil too has a share in this power? Or is Basil really the only person effected by these men?
Byron
The verb i am picking out of this quotation is "shine". In relation to the key words "textual responses", this quote from Byron illustrates that he was aware and was excited about the amount of attention, in the physical form of letters, his work was getting.
boudoirs
Academic English. Boudoirs could be replaces with bedrooms.
the Byronic persona
Key words. Related to the Byronic hero, which we have talked about numerous times by now.
textual flirtation,
Academic English. Alternative wording: through he flirtation of his poems.
textual responses
I view "textual responses" as keywords to the paragraph as well as academic english. This could have been written as "written responses" or "letters or response".
The very fact that Byron kept all his fan letters suggests that he was certainly interested in his readers attitudes towards him and was not, as Lucy Newlyn suggests, '[impervious] to his own popularity' .41
I believe that this sentence is the main claim of the paragraph. The claim is stating that Byron was captivated by his readers responses to his work. He was aware of his fame, and worked with his fame to maintain his popularity.
Yettherewassoftnesstooinhisregard,Attimes,aheartasnotbynaturehard
Just like a pond covered by thin ice, the hardest of hearts are still thawed underneath an icy exterior.
He,whowouldsee,mustbehimselfunseen.
Byron could be referring to the English society at the time. It was politically correct to keep personal business/mistakes/dark desires hidden from public knowledge..
TherewasalaughingDevilinhissneer,Thatraisedemotionsbothofrageandfear;Andwherehisfrownofhatreddarklyfell,225Hopewitheringfled–andMercysighedfarewell!
In reference to his personal life, Byron could be talking about his "sinful" behavior. He saw himself as evil, and without being able to be changed.
clear that Byron was more than usually insecure and self-conscious as an adolescent, and publishing such a self-revelatory sequence of poems must have been an act of bravado agonizing in its riskiness
It was a heroic act to publish poems involving the deep topics that Byron wrote about. At this point in time it was sort of tabooed to talk about one's struggles.
He meant what he wrote, but was at the same time terrified at what the impulse to self-revelation was making him do.
Understandably, Byron was scared about having all of his inner most thoughts and feelings available for everyone to read and critique.
the want of them is to be attributed to the years, rather than to any want of genius in our noble author.1
Bryon's poems "want" to be remember by their words and meanings alone, not as the brilliant works of Byron.
Byron’s sojournin Greece made a lasting impression on him. The Greeks’ free and open frankness contrastedstrongly with English reserve and hypocrisy and served to broaden his views of men and manners.He delighted in the sunshine and the moral tolerance of the people.
Byron was able to be completely himself in Greece. Returning to London brought him back to reality. He was forced to face his debt. Byron was also pressured to conform to the social norms and rules.
the strength of his heterosexual drive
I think that Byron was with so many women, because he wanted to be able to take control of both sex and women. These were things Byron lacked control over when he was being abused as a child.