Media obsessions

Abigail Whatsherface - yes, a bit of a pisser for her and her family, no doubt. But had she not been young, white, moderately photogenic, and well-off would we have heard of her? Would we have blow-by-blow minutae of her recovery in the papers? Would we f**k.

George Best - aging wastrel whose years of self-abuse have caught up with him. What has he done in the last 20 years other than drink himself stupid?

Meanwhile, 80,000 people died in a disaster in Mumbojumboland. But now it's time for the weather report...

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi, Nov 23, 17:45:10