But talk about sparkly vampires, caring werewolves, and Harry Potter...whoo boy! They’ll yak your ear off for an hour!
Or "celebrities." They can quote from every "reality" show on TV and tell you what Lady Gaga thinks of George Bush.
IMHO, one of the great leaps downward in American culture and public intelligence began on September 14, 1981. That was the day "Entertainment Tonight" premiered. Look at all the TV tabloid garbage that followed.