Justin Bieber...and nail polish?

I have successfully avoided blogging about "the bieb" but this latest news I've read tells me I should attempt to help expose the incredibly idiotic craze that is surrounding this kid!

1) As I was passing through Barnes and Noble's game section, much to my surprise, I saw this:



Apparently it's a game--the sole object of which is to give kisses to Justin Bieber.... sick....

2) More recently, Bieber has come out with a line of (you won't believe this) nail polish--and has already sold over one million bottles.

Yes, you read that correctly. Nail polish. As an article in Time put it "The beauty expert teen girls trust? A 16-year-old boy."

The names of the different colors, of course, are references to Bieber songs--though at least one of them, in my opinion, borders on blasphemy. In some respects, you can hardly blame the kid--after all, he's being treated like a god, and acts like one too.



This video might bring some relief to those who do not look so kindly on Bieber. I thought it was funny.

But let's be serious for a moment. One of the interesting things we can learn about the Justin Bieber craze comes from the fact that it is being helped by the internet (as many other fandoms are these days). Think about it--video posting, mp3 music files, twitter, etc...

If Justin Bieber was not being helped by the internet, do you think he would be a success? I'm not so sure.

Cheers!