In getting himself fired from Two and a Half Men, this privileged child of the media’s sprawling entertainment Empire has now become its most gifted prankster. And now Sheen has embraced the post-Empire, making his bid to explain to all of us what celebrity means in that world. Whether you like it or not is beside the point. It’s where we are, babe. We’re learning something. Rock’n roll. Deal with it.

DailyBeast has Brett Easton Ellis’ full article that appeared in Newsweek recently, enjoying the trauma left in the wake of Charlie Sheen’s escapades. He explores the idea that Sheen is the true face of celebrity in our modern, “Post-Empire” age.

“Post-Empire”? Ellis writes:

Post-Empire started appearing in full-force just about everywhere last year while Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You” gleefully played over the soundtrack. The Kardashians so get it. The cast (and the massive audience) of Jersey Shore gets it. Lady Gaga arriving at the Grammys in an egg gets it, and she gets it while staring at Anderson Cooper (Empire!) and admitting she likes to smoke weed when she writes songs—basically daring him: “What are you gonna do about that, bitch?” Nicki Minaj gets it when she sings “Right Thru Me” and becomes one of her many alter-egos on a red carpet. (Christina Aguilera starring in Burlesque doesn’t get it at all.) Ricky Gervais’s hosting of the Golden Globes got it. Robert Downey Jr., getting pissed off at Gervais, did not. Robert De Niro even got it, subtly ridiculing his career and his lifetime achievement trophy at the same awards show.

Good article.

“A boy’s best friend is his mother.”

Psycho (1960)

If We Dont, Remember Me is a beautiful, poignant and not un-creepy collection of film clip GIFs and quotes. I’ve put the freakiest ones after the jump,  but there’s a sexy one in there for you too.

Useful reference of “interesting” and “creative” things currently being memed around the internet.  The usual augmented reality, word-clouds, projections and interactive videos are paired with new examples, grouped into areas of Audio, Movies, Visual, Art, Physical, Light, Tech, Politics, Sport, Books, History, and of course straight up, old fashioned, Advertising.

Drawing on LSD.

How much money does Carlton Kanye West spend in an average week? And on what, exactly? Well, thanks to his Twitter updates, NYMag has done the maths.

(BTW, if I was #KanyeRich, I’d buy that sofa. And them Dries shoes too. Just saying.)

Ruby-red-grapefruit juice: $4.14

Bottle of Grey Goose vodka: $52.99

Versace glasses: $198

The Dark Knight on Blu-ray: $17.49

Total: $87,451.55

He’s also got a book forthcoming: Theories of International Politics and Zombies (Princeton University Press, 2010)

Courtesy of Palladium:

Pirate radio is everywhere in London, born in the 60’s from rusting anti-aircraft towers in the mouth of the Thames. Today’s broadcasts are hidden in plain sight, transmitting from secret tower block studios via homemade rooftop antennas. We put our boots on and went exploring.

Interesting, for you marketer peoples, is to note that Palladium is a shoe brand. Check how they’ve marketed their product through the film. Word.

Rage Against The Machine is being touted as the anti X Factor single for 2009 - not by the band, though they endorse it (who wouldnt); instead it’s by a protestor (he behind last year’s Jeff Buckley vs Alexandra Burke “Hallelujah” movement). Thoughts?

Join the Facebook group here and sing along: “Fuck you. I wont do what you tell me!” (Except join that Facebook group, natch…)

Buy the tune (‘Killing in the Name’) on iTUNES – 99p – track #2 (click on ‘view in itunes’ on the right) http://bit.ly/ratm-itunes or on PLAY.COM – 70p – it’s the only track on the page http://bit.ly/ratm-play