"You opened it," a distorted voice said on the other end.
The case of Kristine Kahill highlights a broader issue with the way celebrity information is collected and distributed online. Sites like hwceleb.com, which provided the only biographical data about Kahill, operate by scraping publicly available information and repackaging it without any editorial oversight. They rarely verify their sources, often copy from one another, and frequently mix up individuals with similar or misspelled names.
The rain hammered against the leaded glass windows of the Boston Archival Society, blurring the city lights into smears of gold and gray. Inside, the air smelled of old paper, cedar, and ozone.
