A very cool article written by Andrew Stout over at SF Weekly, he talks about the engagement between Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger and the sociological and psychological impacts that participating in and following celebrity gossip affords people.
I've been thinking a lot about Avril Lavigne and The-Guy-From-That-Awful-Band this week. (By the way, the band's name is Nickelback. But from now on, I'll refer to him as TGFTAB, otherwise pronounced "Chad Kroeger," if you're reading this aloud). Maybe you have, too. And now that the initial shock of their engagement has cooled off, I find myself trying to picture the reality behind the headline. And you know what? I find it really hard to conjure the image, a moment that apparently happened on Earth (this Earth?), when TGFTAB swallowed deep, closed his eyes in fright, and popped the question to Lavigne. And she said... Read more
