X-Factor, American Idol, Popshit Factory, Arsehole Academy and other such drivel are polluting the minds of the public. It's highly edited, highly choreographed tripe, and it manipulates not only the poor saps desperate to follow in the god-like footsteps of Gareth Gates, but also the poor saps who sit at home, guffawing with their family in scenes reminiscent of Roman amphitheaters whose top billing invariably features a persecuted religious minority and one of the planet's most efficient and deadly predators. "Look at him run, Mum, look! Simon's going to tear him apart! Ooh, Louis won't like that, look, he's trying so hard to be accepted by the big cats, they can smell his tears! LOLZ!" This video, made by some clever wit with far too much time on their hands, deserves a linking; it's for Stars in Their Eyes by Just Jack, and it highlights what I've just been ranting about beautifully.