Not Yet Six Feet Under - Two lamentable modern trends go head to head when plaintiffs lawyers sue a reality show in this story from the Washington Post. The Learning Channel is on the defensive from parents who never permitted the show True Stories From the Morgue to film their dead son's naked body on a morgue examination table. Seems to me the family has a pretty good case for invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress, but the unfeeling media conglomerate refuses to back down. Its spokesdrone asserted that the show -- which has been sued before -- "demystifies the critical role that forensic science plays in law enforcement and crime solving." (It's just a coincidence that they get higher ratings for showing real dead bodies, right?)

Oddly, the paper never explains the seedy story of Reidy's demise following an affair with a much older, down-and-out country singer who later went on to steal his identity to obtain prescription medication. (Question: Is there some hidden connection between Carlene Carter and Lurleen Lumpkin? If not, there should be.)