Rothman, Schekman, Sudhof and
Kardashian. Show of hands. How many know anything
about the first three? More specifically, how many know that the trio, two
Americans and one German were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine last October for their
work in “solving the mystery in how the cell organizes its transport system”
(i.e., when and where to deliver the molecules the cells produce)?
The fourth name is famous for being famous which is only
possible at this moment in our cultural evolution because of the convergence of
technology and emergence of a level of self-abnegation and empty lives
heretofore unknown to our species. And
now she’s adding author to her resume.
I actually read through the story looking for the
redemptive angle of “a share of the proceeds” (the book is $19.95 a pop) will
go to ….insert a charity name here
(and not Botox for Buttocks, though that is kinda catchy especially if we place Bimbos after
for). Nope, not happening. If the dying children around the world want help,
let them write their own damn selfie book.
We are why these things happen, dear Brutus. We eat this
pap, rhymes with crap, up with a spoon and clamor for more. And don’t think
this tome won’t be at the top of the N. Y. Times Bestseller List next April
when it’s published.
So order today if you want to get behind in your reading
(didja see what I did there?), operators are standing by. Send your cash or
money order by midnight and we’ll
get it even faster.
-bill kenny
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