Huffington Magazine Issue 91 | Page 59

Exit CULTURE HUFFINGTON 03.09.14 2. SHIA LEBEOUF FROM LEFT: D DIPASUPIL/FILMMAGIC/GETTY IMAGES; MICHEL DUFOUR/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Disturbing a jaded reporter with a crying spell during his ongoing bag hat stare show #IAMSORRY. “The wet spot on his bag kept growing. I couldn’t take it anymore,” wrote the only witness in the room, a Defamer staffer. LOWLIGHTS: Stealing this, this, this, and this, as well as the concept for the above highlight. RECEPTION: “Shia labeouf music video meaning” is a suggested Google search term. People are at the very least mildly curious about the spirit of what he’s doing. QUALIFIER: A follow-up reveals the search is for a video he starred in, not the one he directed. GOODWILL-OMETER: Shia LeBeouf is drinking deep from the goodwill cup. It could really go either way at this point. 3. KRISTEN STEWART CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Publishing the poem My Heart Is A Wiffle Ball/Freedom Pole in the unpretentious pages of Marie Claire. LOWLIGHTS: Doing interviews that by Franco’s definition could be performance art, but are definitely not. RECEPTION: While amateurs called it the worst poem of all time, poetry professors are down with MHIAWF/FP. “I thought the second stanza was very delicate with sound play,” wrote one. GOODWILL-OMETER: The question may be moot here. How much goodwill is Kristen Stewart even coming in with? Girl’s got nothing to lose. (Bless her.)