• Deep purple: Tom Cruise has his boxers in a wad over a new strain of medical marijuana, "Tom Cruise Purple." Tommy Boy's namesake comes packaged in a vial with a picture of Cruise laughing maniacally and is said to have hallucinatory properties.

• Pedal to the mettle: A reporter asks Hillary Clinton if she told superdelegate Bill Richardson that Obama had no chance of winning in the general election. Hill then backpedals so fast, she goes back in time to backpedaling over her "landing under sniper fire in Bosnia" memories.

• Baggage issues: After being arrested for allegedly spitting at a police officer at London's Heathrow Airport, Naomi Campbell has been released on bail pending further investigation into the incident.

WAIT, THERE'S MORE: Anne Hathaway's boy's troubles; the science of smoking; and almost everyone agrees: America is totally on the wrong track!

• Checked, mate: Anne Hathaway's richie rich boyfriend, Raffaelo Follieri, was arrested Thursday for trying to pass a bad check for a quarter of a million dollars.

• By the numbers: In a New York Times/CBS News poll, 81 percent of the respondents say that the U.S. is totally going down the crapper.

• Mystery science theater: Scientists have found a genetic link to smoking that may help to explain some of the "mysteries of chain smoking, nicotine addiction, and lung cancer" and why you are the shining star you are today.

• Fly the deadly skies: Inspectors testifying before Congress about Southwest Airlines' safety problems say the FAA treats the airlines like customers rather than subjects of regulation. They lose their luggage, act like bitches, and make their life a living hell? Perfect.

• Taking the title: ITunes has surpassed Wal-Mart to become the largest music retailer in the U.S.

• Baby face: Yes, there's a scientific reason why your mother thinks every baby is more adorable than the one before.