Tabloid Journalistic Integrity

"Kourtney stuns everyone by agreeing to marry out of control Scott. Choosing ratings over love, she makes the same mistake Kim made.

"DOES MARRIAGE MEAN NOTHING TO THIS FAMILY?"


That's got to be the only time InTouch magazine has ever been even remotely "in touch" with the thoughts of a sensible human being. Also, it's the closest any Kardashian has ever gotten to one as well.

Too bad it was probably just the layout girl using filler text instead of Lorem ipsum and someone's getting fired for not placing the intended "Private wedding photos here!" in that field.

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.