Standing in the supermarket checkout line, I'm accosted by a slew of headlines: Has Jon been cheating on Kate? Has Kate been cheating on Jon? Are they going to split up? My question: Who the hell are these people?! And why should I care? As [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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