One night in Perez

Celebrity gossip used to be a cruel mistress, now it’s just a fast track for those trading in it to become D-listers in their own right, sucked into the very vortex they were initially feigning dislike for. A local blogger named "arasto" has targeted one "Perez Hilton", whose claim of having "Hollywood’s Most-Hated Website" – originally called PageSixSixSix.com before a cease and desist arrived from the New York Post’s most popular property – has been negated in recent weeks due to his posting pics of his mugging with Paris Hilton and pals. Another blog that accrued lotsa hits for acerbic captions on paparazzi pics, Pink is the New Blog, has been reduced to a platform for its webmaster "Trent"’s goal to become the 21st century equivalent of a game show regular, as he’s befriended by the likes of Hilary Duff. Could the publicists be ahead of the curve of the current issue of Forbes, which outlines how big business can co-opt blog critics? Since he’s based in Toronto, not the easiest place for encountering famous folks 355 days of the year, "arasto" won’t have such problems, unless he goes down the Shinan Govani road of dishing on people who’ve barely heard of themselves.

Faded Youth ["arasto"]