FMS-Blog : The Wildly Whimsical, Mostly Musical WebLog
Monday, November 13, 2006
Entertainment News?
When Charles and Camilla got married I saw what I think was the best headline ever in a British tabloid newspaper: "Boring Man Marries Ugly Woman. Who Cares?" Cruel but funny and entirely appropriate.
I feel the same way about the recent controversy over Britney Spears - various court appearances with regard to a magazine article accusing her of having made a home sex movie, and now her filing for divorce from dancer and rapper husband Kevin Federline. I mean, seriously.. why is this considered big enough news to make the national headlines? Some little slapper who pretends to be able to sing gets married, has sex and then gets divorced. Do we REALLY need to know the ins and outs of this case??
Call me old fashioned, but I'd like it much more if news was actually newsworthy, especially when it's on public channels such as those run by the BBC.
I feel the same way about the recent controversy over Britney Spears - various court appearances with regard to a magazine article accusing her of having made a home sex movie, and now her filing for divorce from dancer and rapper husband Kevin Federline. I mean, seriously.. why is this considered big enough news to make the national headlines? Some little slapper who pretends to be able to sing gets married, has sex and then gets divorced. Do we REALLY need to know the ins and outs of this case??
Call me old fashioned, but I'd like it much more if news was actually newsworthy, especially when it's on public channels such as those run by the BBC.
