Here in the future, we now know Andy Warhol was right about everyone getting their 15 minutes of fame, but it comes with some unexpected consequences. Benjamin Franklin taught us that time is money -- therefore, time is Benjamins? -- and with billions of social media profiles vying for the public's attention, the people who are actually in the business of being famous have to resort to some ridiculous bullshit to keep us tuned into their exploits. That's how we wound up with Shia LaBeouf's #AllMyMovies, a multi-day marathon in which the professional exhibitionist and sometimes actor livestreamed footage of his face for several days straight while watching all 29 of his films in reverse chronological order. The stunt inspired this memorable Wesley Morris line in The New York Times: "Stardom is so cheap now that he won't even charge you to watch him watch himself."
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