What the country is talking about this week 1 HUGGING HER MAJESTY Prince Philip was shocked. He's never done it. 2 CANNES Boring. Don't let the Palme d'Or hit you on the way out.

3 SPIRO AGNEW Proof that you can never make too much fun of a living vice president.

4 BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE WEEKEND The studio execs' holiday: ''What are all these people doing at the beach when they could be at a movie?''

5 THE LOST AND FOUND PATROL So after all these years the Bermuda Triangle turned out to be so much hooey. What's next? Bigfoot a hoax?

6 THE KENNEDY CRIME FAMILY The Cozy Nostra. Full of colorful characters we know and love: Ted ''The Senator,'' Willie ''The Doctor,'' ''12-Step'' Joan, and ''Ambassador'' Joe.

7 JOSE CANSECO/ MADONNA Let's not read anything into this. Maybe they're just having sex.

8 BILL PARCELLS One small step for man, one Giant surprise for mankind.

9 NOT THE MOMMA! This month's catch phrase comes from Dinosaur baby talk. Very kewt.

10 GEORGE MCGOVERN Tired of the rat race? Want some peace and quiet? Become a Democratic presidential candidate.

11 BILL MURRAY He has perfected the fine art of acting stupid. Or is it a craft? More like a knack than a craft. Or a skill, maybe

12 TEQUILA POPS The preteen rage in California. These alcohol-free lollipops taste like tequila and even have a worm.

13 STEPPERCISE The emperor's new exercise gimmick. People actually pay money to step on and off a padded box. There's a stepper born every minute.

14 DIRTY DISCO ''I Touch Myself''? ''I Wanna Sex You Up''? What ever happened to double entendres?

15 BRIAN BOSWORTH A biker's biker. A dumb jock's dumb jock.


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