Pop goes the culture

I got a TV Guide and a Star and a Marie Claire (Salma Hayek on the cover—mmmmmm). I stopped at the Headhouse Square Eckerd's first, which, like the supermarket, still had last week's TV Guide; I checked to make sure it wasn't a two-week issue (which they never have anyway) and that I was in agreement with the nearby newspapers as to the date (it's definitely no longer the week of Oct. 31–Nov. 6); then I went to the CVS at the other end of the square, wondering if there was a TV Guide embargo in South Philly or a delivery truck drivers' strike or something. The CVS really did have this week's issue, though—only two copies left; you better believe I snagged one fast. Yeah, I really should resubscribe; buying them at newsstands hasn't been too much of a hassle before, but I feel like I've been hunting the Snark this week.