Girls really do run the world....
The Gist
Being famous for doing or being absolutely nothing is
not new (think the Gabore sisters and, of course, the Kardashians). However, the speed by which ‘Alex from Target’ has become a household
phrase took many by surprise. So quick, in fact, that the PR firm Breakr took credit for it (until they had to admit it wasn't them at all; they just wanted
a piece of the action). The picture of Alex LaBeouf,
a sixteen year old from the Dallas area, was originally posted to Twitter on
November 2nd. Within six hours, he had 100,000 Twitter followers. The
number is now more near one million and he has been interviewed by the likes of
Ellen DeGeneres, among others. Since we live in a world where teenage girls can
make stars of boys they find attractive, we shouldn't be surprised that we also
live in a world where people feel the need to send Alex death threats. The Twitter
star is now working with John Shahidi, CEO of selfie
app Shots, to harness his new found fame…and now you know the gist.
Conan, Condi, and Albright
The Gist
In a hilarious convergence of Hollywood and
Washington, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and late night talk
show host Conan O’Brien have engaged in a friendly Twitter war. O’Brien tweeted
that his Halloween costume would be a “slutty Madeline Albright” to which
Albright replied, “I'm considering
going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched."
Madeline Albright was America’s first
female secretary of state, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997. Previously,
she had served as American ambassador to the United Nations. Her father, Josef
Korbel, was a professor of International Relations at the University of Denver.
While there, Korbel’s favorite student was a former music major: Condoleezza
Rice (the second female secretary of state). One of the more fascinating parts
of Albright’s life was the fact that she didn't know she was Jewish until she
was almost 60. Needless to say, O’Brien should have thought twice before
getting into it with a woman who stood firm against Cuba’s Fidel Castro and
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il….and now you know the gist.
