I noticed a little t-shirt icon next to the CNN headlines today, upon further clicking I learned that CNN is selling custom t-shirts with dated headlines as of today… Come on now!! Why can’t the headlines just be the headlines? It’s bad enough that the deliverers (those reading the teleprompter and offering their personal “spin” on what’s happening) have become a-list celebrities, but now we’re expected to cover our bodies with headlines! I imagine the shirts are geared to be collectibles someday, like an old McDonald’s Star Wars cup or Rolling Stones ‘72 Tour poster, but since when is Ted Turner in the business of selling collectibles? This is just another step in the evolution of news becoming entertainment and not a practical source of information.

As a footnote, if anybody wants to buy a Max the Millennium Beanie Baby, I have one for sale for $3700.

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