Selling Skittles

Based on a week's longevity on CNN's front page, this is the most important story facing America today:



This alone is enough to prove that the media prefers inconsequential froth. If it bleeds, it leads, but to really last someone's gotta get nekkid. It's just too bad it was men, not a bevy of Hollywood Barbies.

Update: December 18th and this is still on CNN's front page.

Update 2: December 20th and finally CNN has found some naked women. This story will probably be up until the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition comes out sometime after the Super Bowl.