Overheard Starbuck

"That so many people are consumed with envy and not hate for the people who appear in magazines, on tv and in the movies must be one of the greatest feats of advertising and America's public relations industry."
---"What makes you think it's more envy then hate?"
"Because celebrity translucent for public consumption, press agent rewritten lives are all over the media."
---"Your assuming celebrity news is the promotion of a brand or a response to consumer demands and not also a means to shape how we look and what we think about them, their lifestyles and most importantly their attitudes towards the luxury products and services they enjoy. ...Nathaniel West was wrong."
"Who?"