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A Grand Theory of Celebrity and Who-dom

And by "Who-dom," I don't mean the Seussian variety but the taxonomy coined by 's Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger: the vast, sub-stratospheric tier of celebrity occupied by figures whose fame is intensely meaningful to some and virtually nonexistent to everyone else. Whos are defined in opposition to Thems, the indisputable celebrities known to most except those living under a rock or who willingly reject the very notion of pop culture,

Books

fromFast Company

3 months ago

Here's how YouTube became the most-watched video provider in the U.S.

In its early days, the odds seemed good that YouTube was destined for failure. After a false start as a dating website, it wasn't clear whether the company could cover the cost of streaming video content, or avoid the fate of Napster, which was sued out of business for copyright infringement.

Tech industry

Film

fromwww.theguardian.com

3 months ago

Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options

Elizabeth Olsen promotes her film by saying she expects to die alone in a foggy coastal English town.

US politics

fromThe Atlantic

4 months ago

Politicians Aren't Cool Enough to Curse This Much

Elected officials increasingly use profanity publicly, creating a spreading epidemic that undermines public discourse and must stop.

fromwww.esquire.com

6 months ago

What the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Reaction Says About Right-Wing Media

The tagline Sydney Sweeney Has Great Genes appears onscreen. View full post on YouTube Get it? Genes sounds like jeans, and she has both great genes (in terms of being conventionally attractive) and great jeans (in terms of wearing American Eagle denim).