# The tabloidization of American culture is complete

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 16, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534 "2007-02-16T19:44:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/1 "2007-02-16T19:44:37Z")

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For those of you who thought the Anna Nicole coverage marked the ultimate point of “how the hell is this news” – nope. Headline at Yahoo Entertainment News: [Paris Hilton Looks Bored at Vienna Ball](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_tv/people_paris_hilton).

Stop the freakin’ presses.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/2 "2007-02-16T20:21:30Z")

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On the local front, the news teaser was “How to keep your Valentine’s roses fresh!” THIS is news??!?

How do you pronounce “Ischgl”?

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/3 "2007-02-16T20:23:00Z")

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Just like it sounds. 😃

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/4 "2007-02-16T20:24:54Z")

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What the heck else are they going to talk about? It’s not like there is anything else going on in the world.

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**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/5 "2007-02-16T21:05:57Z")

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“_Is_ Meredith gone from Grey Anatomy?”  
More importantly: HOW WILL WE GO ON IF SHE IS?

I think **twickster** played the early trump card though.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tabloidization-of-american-culture-is-complete/392534/6 "2007-02-16T22:44:07Z")

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Geez, Inside Edition yesterday showed us the post office where someone picked up ANS’s methadone prescription.

Is the rolleyes smiley a given in this thread?