For my first official "rant", I had to briefly discuss Paris Hilton's unchallenged title as the MOST UNNECESSARY CELEBRITY EVER!! Seriously, this woman does nothing and gets paid millions to do it and is ogled by millions because of it. If any of us regular folk washed our cars in a bikini and ate a hamburger at the same time, we'd be the talk of the block. Possibly. She does it and it's headline news. We have spats with our best friends and annoy our other friends with XYZ'd reasons of why we "hate" them for the moment. She does it and gets a freaking TV show! And all us shower singers out there who get told by deluded friends and family members wind up looking like idiots on American Idol. She does it and gets a freaking record deal!

When will our culture learn that placing style over substance despite said style having no relevant point - past, present, or future - defeats the whole purpose?