Monday, June 23, 2003

"The wattage of...

celebrity has cheapened because they are absolutely everywhere."
-Kim France, editor in chief of Lucky, on the declining reliance on big name stars.
New York Times, June 23, 2003

I wonder whether this is really true. Why else would Nike give LeBron James, an 18-year high school basketball star from Akron, Ohio, a $90 million contract to help sell more shoes?

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