I'M LOVIN' IT DYIN' FROM IT

Charlie Bell, 43, who became CEO of McDonald's two-and-a-half weeks ago when his predecessor collapsed and died of a sudden heart attack, has colon cancer, the company admitted today, and just underwent surgery for it. This comes on the same day that Slate's David Edelstein delivered a ringing endorsement of Super Size Me, which chronicles the amazingly unhealthy effects of a McDonald's diet. Edelstein's only quibble: "I don't think anyone should sue McDonald's. Just stop buying its food." OK, but why not... both?