It seemed like a good idea at the time.....

The St. Louis newspaper's entertainment section ran a bunch of fake news stories today about Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Angelina Jolie, etc., as if they were attending St. Louis weekend events. Gotta admire the desire to shake things up a little. But:

There's already enough stupid celebrity obsession in this country without having to manufacture more of it.

Too many people are already relying on fake news sources for their information. Why contribute to the blurring of truth and fiction even with the "Imagine what would happen" pretext?

The implication is that the events aren't interesting enough in their own right to attract people, so they have to be pumped up with imaginary attendees. It's a little insulting to the events, really.

Well, I guess this officially classifies me as a sour old grump.