Celebrities

In response to Ellen Hume’s column, “Put the Privacy Zone Off Limits” (Commentary, April 13):

It seems that current times do not produce many legendary heroes. Although we have an abundance of “celebrities,” few seem to possess the eminence that leads to enduring fame. In vying for space in People and US magazines by posing for photos in bathtubs and often telling often too much about their personal lives on numerous talk shows, today’s celebrities, however talented, have devalued the currency of stardom. As Emerson suggested, “Every hero becomes a bore at last,” and the process today is swift.

MICHAEL LEVINE

Los Angeles