On Tabloid Journalism, Pt. 2

I was standing in line at the supermarket yesterday when I saw the following headline jump out at me:Now I've said some pretty horrible things about celebrities, sometimes even in the context of bizarre yellow journalism critiques that should have looked upon them more favorably, but all I can think is that this cover is such a reach that it doesn't deserve to be considered news.

Of course Katie Holmes is in a relationship with an unmedicated manic-depressive who thinks too highly of himself. No one's doubting that.

But this photo was clearly taken at a basketball game. The only "torture" Katie's suffering is the torture experienced by every woman forced to sit through a sporting event she can't stand and her husband can't play.

On Commerce

Sometimes I wonder if the cashiers at supermarkets and drug stores ever judge me when I walk up to the counter with my purchases.

Then I think, "Who the fuck are they?" and end up buying the most ridiculous crap I can think of just to mess with them harder, knowing they can't in open conversation say anything to me.

Let me tell you, there's nothing like walking up to some young ass on register with condoms, rubber gloves, vasoline, three bags of navel oranges and the latest copy of Martha Stewart Living.