The MagazineFor Better or for a Couple of MonthsFrom The ScrapbookNov 14, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 09
• By THE SCRAPBOOK
 The Scrapbook, which is a strong believer in the institution of marriage, couldn’t help but notice the collapse of the 72-day-old union of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries last week. Readers will be forgiven for not necessarily recognizing the name of either the groom or bride—he’s a second-tier professional basketball player, she is difficult to characterize in a single phrase—but anyone who has stood recently in a supermarket checkout line or watched cable television should be aware of their glittering nuptials (Lindsay Lohan attended!) and the now-disputed price of the 20.5-carat wedding ring ($2 million).  Newscom Anyhow, after all the fabulous parties and sponsored accoutrements and exclusive coverage of the ceremony near Santa Barbara, it turns out that Miss Kardashian and Mr. Humphries are less compatible than they might have hoped. And so she has filed for divorce, he has publicly complained that he still loves her, and the bride’s mother has set the record straight on the value of the wedding ring (“It was not $2 million; it was less than half of that”). Another celebrity marriage gone with the wind. But not so fast. Somewhat to The Scrapbook’s surprise, the public reaction to this high-profile domestic calamity has been not sympathy, or even humor, but anger—directed especially at the bride, who has been accused of staging a “sham” wedding, and breaking the heart of poor Mr. Humphries, in order to harvest some impressive swag and publicize whatever it is she does. To read more, you must be a Weekly Standard Subscriber We're Sorry,
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