It is somewhat ironic that on the day microcelebrity par excellence Julia Allison was unceremoniously dropped from her six-figure gig as Star magazine talking head, New York magazine offers up detailed instructions on how you, anonymous reader, can reap the myriad benefits of microfame-dom, and possibly become a known entity like Ms. Allison (or even the guy she dated!). Writer Rex Sorgatz breaks down the rules of the microfame-game thusly: