It's hip to be square?

[cyrano]

So the front page of the Daily Commie Liberal Rag today had an article proclaiming that 'beauties seem drawn to geeks'. Their justification, which they say 'is pretty compelling', is this: Jennifer Aniston is dating Vincent Vaughn. Heather Locklear is dating David Spade. Jenny McCarthy is rumored to be dating Jim Carrey. Kirsten Dunst might sort of be dating Andy Samberg.
I've never heard of Andy Samberg. He might actually be a geek. But the other three, to whom the article refers as a 'galoot', a 'dork' and a 'knockabout funnyman', do not strike me as strong entries in the Geek category. This, of course, is secondary to the idea that four celebrity data points construe a sweeping new worldwide trend.
Now, if Salma Hayek starts dating Stephen Hawking, or Alison Hannigan were to start dating me....

Comments

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

The front page, The Front Page, THE FRONT PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL OUT WAR IS ABOUT TO BREAK OUT IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CLOSE TO BREAKING OUT ON THE SUBCONTINENT, WORLD TRADE IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET AND THEY ARE PRINTING DRIVEL IN THE LOCAL PAPER? I NOW OFFICIALLY WANT TO SHOOT EVERY JOURNALIST WITHIN ARMS REACH.

This ends the periodic erruption of Mt. Friday. We now return to your scheduled broadcast, hopefully put out by the BBC.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, that article was about six inches (including photo of beautiful people) and the entirety of the front page above the fold was a *very* dramatic photo of the bombing of a bridge in Lebanon.

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

Okay, it was a fuzzy feature. Every paper is Required By Law(TM) to have a fuzzy feature on the front page. I still question the selection of topic. Certainly there is something more interesting going on in the world that fits into six inches.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

And, perhaps, less based in fanciful musings and more based on actual evidence--which essentially was my reaction, yeah. (:

[hamgallon84.livejournal.com]

I happen to like journalists.