The AP (that hub of cultural criticism) has discovered a new subspecies of B-Lister: the "Pre-Achievement Celebrity," or "PAC-er""people who have done nothing or next to nothing, are being catapulted into the upper echelons of the noteworthy, gracing magazine covers, winning jobs on television, being interviewed. Interviewed about what? About their preparations for achievement, their plans for achievement, what life will be like after achievement. Which may not be much different than what it's like pre-achievement, since they're already basking under the sunlamp of fame." Between the celebutantes, the reality show contestants, and Brooklyn "designers" of all shapes, sizes, and products, this would probably describe half the celebrities in New York.
Fame doesn't wait for achievement on TV [AP/iWon! News]