Please, no Brittany before breakfast.

I’ve been noticing the horrid trend of “legitimate” news shows that have turned into celebrity tell-alls around breakfast. We have a television at my job that stays tuned to CNN 24/7. And every morning like clock work, my meal is interrupted by what’s happening in celebrity news—Brittany got a haircut, oooooo. Don’t get me wrong. I like my dose of inane nonsense every once in a while (see blog below). And it can be comforting to watch TV and not have to use one brain cell. All good things. Mind you, I stay away from the news anyway since according to their dooms day reporting, the world will be ending at…watch at 10 (oh, the shameless plugs). Yeah, I figure my mom will let me know if there is a real crisis, seeing as she works for a newspaper. I digress. The problem with the celebrity news is 1) I really don’t care, 2) I don’t think anyone’s choice of hairstyle is that important to be covered by CNN and 3) I don’t think it qualifies as news. I know what I’m getting if I watch Access Hollywood. But CNN? Come on. What would I like to see on my morning news? How about something relevant or at best, interesting. Someone who uses their intelligence to better our society. A story about people who think about more than themselves...preposterous, I know.