As I write this latest “From the Editor’s Desk, I am struck
once more with the power of popular culture to influence all
of our lives. From the media we consume all day, every day,
to the public figures who dominate our lives, even the most
reclusive of us find ourselves exposed to and dominated by
popular and celebrity culture. Public affairs have gone beyond satire, and comedy skits often seem tamer than events in the news. “You couldn’t make this stuff up,” as I am fond of saying. Plus
