Rent-a-Clone: A Blogger Makes Money from Taylor Swift's Looks and Denies the Obvious (4 photos)
It seems the evolution of blogging has reached a new level of absurdity: now you can spend a fortune on plastic surgery to transform yourself into a living clone of a global pop star, and then honestly prove to your audience it's just a coincidence. This is precisely what Ashley Lichine is doing, deciding to monetize her resemblance to Taylor Swift through a paid subscription.
Of course, the project's target audience is easy to spot, but she continues to stubbornly play the role of independence. Calling herself "Blondie" (the singer's famous nickname) and accompanying each post with original tracks, she somehow genuinely resents any hint of plagiarism. One can only hold one's breath, waiting for archival "before" footage to appreciate the scale of this tragedy. After all, watching someone try to straddle two chairs—between the personality cult of another star and their own content—is always more captivating than any TV series. 
