VBVW for August 24, 2007: Book ‘em, Dan-O

• The Very Best •

A few adventurous souls have found an upside to global warming, and not just by working on their tan. These studs are surfing glaciers as they tumble into the water. It’s kind of like training to be a jockey with the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 30 to 3, the most runs scored by a team in 110 years. And so far, no steroid accusations.

Nicole Richie spends an hour in jail for her DUI. Hey, it’s better than nothing, right?

• The Very Worst •

One in four adults admits to not reading a single book in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. Making matters worse, of those adults who did read a book, religious works and popular fiction were the top choices.

Donald Trump is desperate to reunite Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton on a celebrity version of The Apprentice, according to People magazine. Commenting on their profound draw, Spears and Lohan were both described by Trump as being “a [bleep]ing mess.”

According to an internal Central Intelligence Agency report, former director George J. Tenet recognized the danger posed by Al Qaeda long before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Tenet was lax in promoting an information-sharing environment within the C.I.A and failed to adequately prepare the agency to meet the threat. So why does anyone still believe that our government is smart enough to plan conspiracies?