‘idol’ Machine Cranks Out A New Star

By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, New York Times
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 9:29pm

‘Idol’ Machine Cranks Out a New Star

America chose sweetness over sizzle, small-town reticence over Vegas swagger, or as Ryan Seacrest put it, the guy next door over “the guyliner.”

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