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As dear Winona once taught us, shoplifting is hot (this is a corollary to the "any publicity is good publicity" law of Hollywood). But let's face it, that was then... This is 2005, baby, and we want our thievery dressed in thigh-highs; we want a little pudenda with our purloined property.

Today, we discover a highly evolved hybrid trend: meta porn shoplifting. This v. v. hott, v. v. neuw trend involves grabbing a (preferably "unauthorized") sex tape of oneself and storming loudly out of a store, all in full view of security cameras (as everyone knows by now, it's always better on camera). As with all most excellent trends, at its inception it can only be adopted by a select few. Proving once again that she has her finger on the pulse of public puerility (and who knows where else that finger has been?), credit for inventing this startlingly innovative and sublimely self-referential act goes to -- who else? -- Paris Hilton.

Paris Hilton to Face Charges of Theft and Vandalism? | celebrityjustice.com (via Salon)