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Famous for Being Famous
The Provocateur ^ | 10/19/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 10/19/2009 7:33:00 AM PDT by fiscon1

Andy Warhol once famously said,

One day everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame.

I've always wondered if Warhol meant that as a complimentary comment on society or a critical one. Warhol didn't live during the era of reality tv, You Tube, twitter, blogs, and Facebook. I suspect he imagined something like all these though when he imagined a world where everyone vied to get their moment in the sun.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: culture; realitytv

1 posted on 10/19/2009 7:33:00 AM PDT by fiscon1
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