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Why do we put fame ahead of stuff like “be the best mechanic I can be” or “raise a good family”? Because it’s a cultural axiom that being famous is awesome, and anything less is for chumps.
Artist benleto uses Warhol’s iconic style in these portraits of the Doctor. Would you rather have 15 minutes of fame or 15 minutes in the TARDIS?
Celebrity Buzz Fulbright, a former Arizona pageant winner (and law clerk for a U.S. District Judge), is accused of kidnapping her boyfriend. Hi Kumari! Meet Lauren Caitlin Upton, Amy Polumbo, Sarah Palin and the rest of the cast of “I Want To Be A Beauty Queen, But Not One Famous For Her Beauty.”
Culture Buzz Miss Teen South Carolina answers a beauty pageant question about American ignorance by showing off some of her own. Watch as Miss Upton attempts to answer the following: “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?”
Sports Buzz Star pole vaulter and high school senior Allison Stokke is plagued by unwanted internet popularity. Oops, we’re giving her even more internet attention. Sorry, Allison! Don’t hate us.
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
At a town hall style meeting in Portland, Maine today a woman…
