Pop Culture Cuisinart

Remember 2 summers ago when shark attacks were all the rage and the news media breathlessly reported every time anyone came within 50 feet of a carnivorous fish? Well after the deaths of 3 people due to Alligator attacks get ready for the next great media overreaction. Already I've seen several updates on the alligator story today and I expect it will be all the rage for several weeks. The three surest ways to create a media frenzy, animals with large teeth killing someone, missing white women, and celebrity malfeasance. It never fails.

The "it" swamp thing.