The podcast, which started in 2016, is a roundup of developments for notable “whos” — and for teasing out who is a “who.” Recent episodes have weighed the celebrity of the actor Jason Isaacs, who entered the zeitgeist for his awkward commentary on his nudity in “The White Lotus,” and that of the former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Yaya DaCosta, who addressed modern viewers’ criticism of that reality show. Both are interesting, but nowhere near front-page news....
Fame isn't what it used to be. Fame is a has been. Who's who? Who cares? When I think of a "who," I think of Cindy-Lou Who, and, in that light, and considering present-day fame, here's something I saw on TikTok yesterday:
Doctor, Doctor, Dr. Who. That said, fame is garnered in diversity... of individuals, minority of one. With Automated Intelligence, pehaps we should include electrons in that count.
It means little coming from an internet celebrity like yourself. They know you now like they didn't know when you were just a law professor. Front-page article in the NYT when you got married. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Some have perfected the very real (and valuable) art of how to become noticeable. -------- Go low. If you can master the art of hate bait like Ann and Matt Walsh say, you're gold. What will she do in the end with all that cash? Hope Jon puts it to good, and meade doesn't get it all... Outlive him, will you, ann? meade, not Jon.
"Just go ahead and profane the immortal Dr Seuss..."
I will just note that the Cindy-Lou in the book does not have that hairstyle. It's the hairdo from the movie, and the movie was (apparently) already a profanity.
Jason Isaacs may not be a Who, but he's definitely a That Guy -- i.e., an actor you recognize from a million other things, even if you don't know his name. (Most people would know him as Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies, but you have to picture him with long white hair.)
Now the internet gives us access to everything, but there is so much more "everything" now that we can only see a small bit of it and are more balkanized than before.
Jason Isaacs and Clive Owen are the guys who could been James Bond, instead of Daniel Craig. Maybe they still will. Idris Elba, Jason Statham, Josh O'Connor -- not so much.
Dylan Mulvaney's Pee on the Floor video appears on the blog. Was that intentional, or is this another case of one video taking up another's allocated space? Dylan's girlhood is taking a dark turn.
Kate said... It also can be about interesting nobodies with niche knowledge I didn't even know I would find fascinating. Every view is a cha-ching for the creator. ------------- For some reason I got a channel called "Diesel Creek" in my feed. Guy loves old bulldozers, loaders and the like - the older and more abandoned the better. Find something that's been sitting in a field for the last 20+ years, with trees grown up IN it? Man's happy as anything. Antique hardware that hasn't run in years? If he can get it on his trailer he'll buy it.
https://www.youtube.com/@DieselCreek
Guy's got a good presence (which is vital to a Youtuber) and a sense of humor that suits my own. He's enthusiastic about his 'hobby', and I've actually learned a fair amount about heavy equipment I'd never have seen otherwise. (And really, when he called using a 15lb sledge to drive a retaining pin out a 'delicate adjustment', I couldn't stop chuckling for about five minutes...)
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Certain people have saturation points.
Joe Rogan - nope.
Dylan Mulvaney - reached
Dylan Mulvaney's teeth - reached
Kardashian - reached
The last 'who' I expected, at the jump.
Doctor, Doctor, Dr. Who. That said, fame is garnered in diversity... of individuals, minority of one. With Automated Intelligence, pehaps we should include electrons in that count.
Alexa, do you like me?
It's not about fame. It's about eyeballs, which means income on social media.
It also can be about interesting nobodies with niche knowledge I didn't even know I would find fascinating. Every view is a cha-ching for the creator.
I really wish you'd warned me that I'd be throwing a nickel toward Mulvaney.
A veritable army of Norma Desmonds, only young and talentless.
I'm asking Y? Another baby in the oven
Some have perfected the very real (and valuable) art of how to become noticeable.
It means little coming from an internet celebrity like yourself. They know you now like they didn't know when you were just a law professor. Front-page article in the NYT when you got married. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Some have perfected the very real (and valuable) art of how to become noticeable.
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Go low. If you can master the art of hate bait like Ann and Matt Walsh say, you're gold. What will she do in the end with all that cash? Hope Jon puts it to good, and meade doesn't get it all... Outlive him, will you, ann? meade, not Jon.
Sure. Just go ahead and profane the immortal Dr Seuss with Dylan Mulvaney. Is Bud Light on the menu at Meadehouse today?
In the words of Jeff Lebowski,
"What the fuck is with this guy?"
"Just go ahead and profane the immortal Dr Seuss..."
I will just note that the Cindy-Lou in the book does not have that hairstyle. It's the hairdo from the movie, and the movie was (apparently) already a profanity.
When I was in seventh grade I had to beat girls off with a stick…is it like that?
Supply and demand. It’s that simple. Which explains why most celebrities come across as cheap Chinese knockoffs.
Jason Isaacs may not be a Who, but he's definitely a That Guy -- i.e., an actor you recognize from a million other things, even if you don't know his name. (Most people would know him as Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies, but you have to picture him with long white hair.)
"Fame isn't what it used to be. Fame is a has been. Who's who? Who cares?"
I hear it as a sad jazz song by Ethel Waters like "Miss Otis Regrets."
Miss Otis Regrets by Cole Porter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2UypjZbMo
I assume all you local cheeseheads know of him already, but check out Charlie Berens for a good clean laugh.
Now the internet gives us access to everything, but there is so much more "everything" now that we can only see a small bit of it and are more balkanized than before.
Jason Isaacs and Clive Owen are the guys who could been James Bond, instead of Daniel Craig. Maybe they still will. Idris Elba, Jason Statham, Josh O'Connor -- not so much.
Dylan Mulvaney's Pee on the Floor video appears on the blog. Was that intentional, or is this another case of one video taking up another's allocated space? Dylan's girlhood is taking a dark turn.
Kate said...
It also can be about interesting nobodies with niche knowledge I didn't even know I would find fascinating. Every view is a cha-ching for the creator.
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For some reason I got a channel called "Diesel Creek" in my feed. Guy loves old bulldozers, loaders and the like - the older and more abandoned the better. Find something that's been sitting in a field for the last 20+ years, with trees grown up IN it? Man's happy as anything. Antique hardware that hasn't run in years? If he can get it on his trailer he'll buy it.
https://www.youtube.com/@DieselCreek
Guy's got a good presence (which is vital to a Youtuber) and a sense of humor that suits my own. He's enthusiastic about his 'hobby', and I've actually learned a fair amount about heavy equipment I'd never have seen otherwise. (And really, when he called using a 15lb sledge to drive a retaining pin out a 'delicate adjustment', I couldn't stop chuckling for about five minutes...)
Theres no business like who business.
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