by Dwayne Monroe, your Mocha Friend
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#1 in a series of short, bodice rippingly brilliant essays about today's madcap world of madcappery.
First there was film celebrity and studio managed image. Pre-transgenic age savages looked on in 'brother can you spare a dime?' wonder at their black and white idols.
Following the collapse of the Studio Empire came the era of personal handlers and individually managed image.
Now, thanks to the Internet and perceptual landmines such as The Superficial, TMZ, Gawker, Defamer and a million lesser lights there's LOL Celebutards, SMS relayed sightings, disgruntled former employee tell-all blogs/books/tearful interviews...
Perhaps this is the final stage in the evolution of mass popularity.
.d.