Why TMZ, why?

Every time I go online my browser opens up to aol.com and i always peruse the top news stories that they feel are the highlights of the moment. It normally consists of a serious news story, some house hold fixer upper, something about dating,  a fallen child star and where they are today, and the remainder is about stars that are popular today.

Today the main stories are about Jen and Brad getting back together (NOOOO!!!!!???) and about the Jon & Kate Plus 8 cheating scandal. Why do we care so much? Are our lives not exciting enough? or is it just the media dishing this garbage to us that makes us believe that we care? Most likely the latter. 

Mass media is such a mystery. It shoves pictures of "reality" into our lives and keeps us from being content with what we do have. We're not rich enough, skinny enough, don't have enough friends, don't have enough kids. blah blah blah. Although I can't stand sites such as TMZ and those awful reality shows like "The hills" and 'The real housewives of every rich, posh, upper-class neighborhood" I can't help but be drawn to it as it's constantly in my face.  

It's even worse when mass media assists in spreading a wide spread panic such as what is occurring today with the Swine Flu. It's awful and unstoppable!