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In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes. Does that phrase sound familiar? The above is a well-known phrase coined by Andy Warhol. It is an expression which refers to the fleeting condition of celebrity status that grabs into an object of media attention, which then passes to some new object as soon as people’s attention spans are exhausted. The term is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry and other areas of popular culture.