{"product_id":"i-want-to-be-famous-when-everybody-and-nobody-is-a-celebrity","title":"I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBobby Finger \u003c\/b\u003eand \n\u003cb\u003eLindsey Weber \u003c\/b\u003eare the hosts of \n\u003ci\u003eWho? Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, the podcast that tells you everything you need to know about the celebrities you don't. Finger is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eFour Squares, The Old Place, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWe Are Gathered Here Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Weber is a freelance writer and editor who spends the majority of her free time at the beach in the Rockaways. They both live in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to Be Famous \u003c\/i\u003etakes you on a Regal Cinemas rollercoaster pre-show ride through the history of celebrity, then pulls gems of insight and humor from the garbage dump of our strange present. No one is as good as Lindsey and Bobby at being brilliant and absolutely pain-free.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jia Tolentino, author of \u003ci\u003eTrick Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e seminal text for the internet brain-rotted freaks, i.e. me, who are obsessed with pop music girlies and know what Spencer Pratt's dog's name is. It's sharp, funny, educational: a dissertation-length highbrow tabloid written by your coolest friends who have excellent taste in lowbrow culture.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Samantha Irby, author of \u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As a Wholigan of almost a decade, there is no one I am more eager to hear contextualize the modern fame game than Lindsey and Bobby. They're funny, this we know--but you will be surprised by how \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e stays with you, and by the questions it forces you to ask about the attention economy, and how we the audience are just as accountable for where culture finds itself, if not more so. Come for the laughs and incredible cultural deep cuts, stay for the exegesis on how we wound up . . . here.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lena Dunham, author of \u003ci\u003eFamesick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e cements Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber as two of our most astute and thoughtful critics--and it's a genuinely laugh-out-loud experience. Their grand theory of modern celebrity encompasses so much--stardom, yes, but also the death of the monoculture, the commercialization of everything, the end of shame, the bizarre contemporary media ecosystem.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Rumaan Alam, author of \u003ci\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious deep dive into the evolution of celebrity, from untouchable gods and goddesses to a morass of 'just like us' strivers (who manage to have more cultural currency than anyone with millions of dollars of studio backing behind them).\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Karina Longworth, author of \u003ci\u003eSeduction\u003c\/i\u003e and host of \u003ci\u003eYou Must Remember This\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An entertaining examination of how streaming and social media have splintered the public's attention span and, with it, the hierarchy of fame . . . Packed with pop culture history and sharp analyses, this is a definitive account of contemporary stardom.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Finger and Weber exude pop-culture knowledge, expertly probing the trendy rise of changing media landscapes and shameless influencer culture. . . . Armed with wit and astute perception, the authors present their case for the pursuit of fandom and the highs and lows of ascending the Hollywood hierarchy. A clever, erudite assessment of fame.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA sharp, funny examination of fame in the digital era and what makes our hunger for it equally alluring and embarrassing--from the podcasters behind \u003ci\u003eWho? Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Nothing short of a modern soliloquy on what it means to seek the gaze of the masses. Come for the laughs and incredible cultural deep cuts, stay for the exegesis on how we wound up . . . here.\"--Lena Dunham, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFamesick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile being photographed in 1966, Warhol reportedly said, \"Everyone wants to be famous.\" (To which his photographer Nat Finkelstein responded, \"Yeah, for about fifteen minutes, Andy.\") Warhol was right then, and he's right now. Fifteen minutes be damned, all you need is the drive--or desperation--and a singular spark. But if you're not careful, you'll end up a Who. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is a Who? 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We've entered an era where accessibility to fame is within everyone's grasp, though only a select few can crack the algorithm \n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e hold our ever-diminishing attention spans. Celebrities have taken desperate measures to stay relevant--from the makeup, supplements, and alcohol they peddle to the Notes app apologies they post--as the media who cover them compete with celebrities breaking their own news on social media and as \n\u003ci\u003ePopCrave\u003c\/i\u003e decides who \"stuns\" next. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending juicy pop culture history with the authors' signature wit, \n\u003ci\u003eI Want to Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e argues fame no longer means ubiquity and examines what the future holds for those seeking our collective attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217088324, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496182087958,"sku":"9798217088324","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217088324.jpg?v=1783056870","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/i-want-to-be-famous-when-everybody-and-nobody-is-a-celebrity","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}