Being a fan of the reality television series, Jon and Kate plus 8, I obviously couldn’t escape the flood of tabloid and news concerning the couple’s maritial troubles. (If you have no clue what the show Jon and Kate plus 8 is about, it’s just a TV series about this family of ten — two parents, a set of twins and a set of sextuplets.) Whenever I go to the supermarket or drugstore, I am bombarded with pictures of the family with giant headlines saying that Jon cheated on Kate or vice versa. No, I do not read these articles, but oddly enough, you always seem to get the gist of everything that is written in a tabloid magazine by looking at its cover. There is also the fact that you can’t help but think that people actually took the time to write complete and utter… poo. Continue reading “Tabloids: Are they necessary?”