The Cult of Celebrity

You know as a culture we've reached a new low when National Geographic dives into the septic waters of celebrity obsession. They are touting the fact that they've hired Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx to go shoot in Thailand. Read all about it.

I feel bad for the truly hard working and talented photographers whose dream is to shoot for Nat Geo. It's like all the real models and actors who look aghast as Paris Hilton wipes out opportunities for them. Has National Geographic really reached the point where it needs to emulate the sycophantic mass media trash that litters the newsstands? How long before they do a story on the exotic mastication rituals of the Olsen sisters? Pathetic.

Get rich and famous, go to drug rehab, take pictures.