Has The World Gone All Wonky?

Let's look at the headlines for the week thus far. Pfc. Lynndie England's guilt plea is overturned by a judge, Jennifer Wilbanks runs to Las Vegas, then New Mexico and accuses latinos of abducting her to cover her cold-feet and a sunflower shortage is a headliner in the Science section of CNN.

Maybe it's just me but it sure seems like the headlines these days are just a mirror of wonky world we live in. It makes me wonder however if the craziness is the being passively reported or if to a degree the sensationalism of the media is helping to breed more of these types of cases.