Sex in the Postmodern Age: The Kobe Bryant sex case has slipped out of sight, much to the relief of the LA Lakers and no doubt Kobe Bryant. What's the real truth? Did Kobe rape the young woman? Was she just a gold digger out for a big payday? (There's nothing new about this, there have always been a few women willing to stoop to using this method to fleece star athletes.) Was the prosecutor out to make a reputation off the back of a star athlete? (There's nothing new about this either. Most of the death penalty cases that come before criminal courts can be reduced to this behavior.)

The real lesson here is that if you are a celebrity, whether in sports or politics (right, Bill?), is to keep it zipped.