Private Lives

Here are a few of the headlines on CNN right now:

Wayne Newton says Johnny Carson was mean
Did Hulk Hogan buy son beer before wreck?
Lindsay Lohan & Riley Giles break up

Not that long ago, the headlines were O.J. Simpson in court and Kanye West's mom died having cosmetic surgery.

I've never quite figured out why any of this stuff is any of my business, or why people are so fascinated with people's private lives.

It's one thing to be interested about the new movie your favorite star is in, or about your favorite show, by why do I need to find out whether Johnny Carson was mean or whether Hulk Hogan bought beer? I don't get it.

Instead, here are a few of the headlines that topped BBC World News this morning that aren't anywhere on CNN:

EU failed to make progress in talks with Iran about its nuclear program
Russia disengaged from decades long arms treaty b/c of US plan to store missles in Europe
Explosives found at the home of an Iraqi politician's son
Massive rallies and protests going on in Gaza over mid-east talks
57 people died in a major Turkish international airplane crash
Bosnia and Croatia are in a political crisis that could result in a bloodbath over Bosnian muslims and Catholic Croats

Just thought you might be interested. Hmmm...maybe not. Maybe you're just interested in whether Jennifer Aniston's breasts are real or not. What do you think?