Oprah As The Mother Theresa of Suburbia, As Appeared To Me On A Piece Of Wood

Part of the ongoing series, "Of Idols, Icons, and Worship", in which lexicons of pop culture are presented as iconic cultural symbols, questioning our obsessive preoccupation with celebrities and fame - at times and by some to a level of almost unquestioning worship - thus transmuting them into modern day idols. This piece in particular references the instance of the supposed apparition of the Virgin on a piece of toast that was later auctioned for a substantial sum.