Klosterman feels like all the journalist gets is a glimpse of what the celebrity is like, but only filtered through their goals and what they're trying to convey through participating in the profile. (Promotion for a new project, 90% of the time.) Pappademas feels like two days is enough to get a pretty good idea of the person in question.
It made me think about how there are lots of people I've met and hung out with -- especially in the last few years -- that have fallen into the category of "two days or less." Given that time table, assuming you're hanging out semi-alone and engaged in constant conversation, I think it's very possible to know who a person is. At least building upon that initial feeling and then assessing what that person is about.
Some people are better at hiding themselves than others, and sure you're only seeing them in limited situations, but I don't think it's a reach to say that after two full days of being around someone, you can form an accurate feel for them.
But I'm often too trusting of my instincts, so I could be way off. I sure would like to some celebrity profiles though. Maybe I'll just start with normal people, and profile them.
- Pappademas on Robert Pattinson (2009) and The Situation (2010)
- Klosterman on Britney Spears (2008) and Jonathan Franzen (2010)
A lot of people complain about not having the time to keep up with music, movies, books, etc. So just like when you fall behind in fitness, you're able to hire a coach, Wildes and Jacoby discuss the idea of hiring someone to come and tell you about what's going on in the world of (pop) culture. If you're consistently lost when people around you are talking about Game of Thrones, Frank Ocean, or Fifty Shades of Grey, your weekly culture fitness coach is there to help.
Now the coach's job isn't to make you a cultural savant, but they'll direct you and train you into someone who can talk the talk at a basic level. Why would you pay for this service? Because it would be faster than learning it on your own. Plus, with a full time job, a family, and who knows what else, this is the most efficient way to kind of stay up on things. Or I guess you could just forget about all that and have your friends call you a fuddy-duddy behind your back. Or to your face.
Most of all I want this idea to take off because I would like to be a media fitness coach. I'll tell you what to read, watch to watch, what to listen to, and compile a nice digest of all such things. Plus I'll articulate why this is important and why it's worth your time. That's the important add-on, a reason to consume. You'd pay for that right?
Now the coach's job isn't to make you a cultural savant, but they'll direct you and train you into someone who can talk the talk at a basic level. Why would you pay for this service? Because it would be faster than learning it on your own. Plus, with a full time job, a family, and who knows what else, this is the most efficient way to kind of stay up on things. Or I guess you could just forget about all that and have your friends call you a fuddy-duddy behind your back. Or to your face.
Most of all I want this idea to take off because I would like to be a media fitness coach. I'll tell you what to read, watch to watch, what to listen to, and compile a nice digest of all such things. Plus I'll articulate why this is important and why it's worth your time. That's the important add-on, a reason to consume. You'd pay for that right?
I mean, maybe the people around you already produce this service, but what if your peers aren't any more with it than you are? I rely on a network of friends, Internet sites, and Twitter to keep me semi-current, but there's a level that I can't even reach of what to know. Like, I'd enjoy the services of a literary fitness coach, or a what's going on in modern art fitness coach, or a politics coach. Otherwise my culture muscles will just atrophy away!
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