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‘The Sun’ Creates Photoshop Magic, The Likes Of Which You Could Only Dream Of
9:41AM Clem Bastow | As our US counterparts noted this morning, evidently Britney Spears is set to join Madonna on her latest world tour, if we are to believe The Sun.
But what they didn’t note was this gobsmackingly insane piece of Photoshopping that everyone’s favourite entertainment gossip section’s team whipped up for the occasion:
“How they might look”? Yes, I suppose Madonna might very well look like she’s decapitated an 18-year-old and replaced the fallen noggin with her own head, and Briney might look like Tim Brooke Taylor in drag at the annual International Transsexual Tattooing & Fake Tanning Convention held in the middle of the Crab Nebula.
In which case, I can’t wait for the tour!
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A Photo Call Jodhi Meares Probably Lived To Regret
2:32PM Clem Bastow | Throughout the whole “OMG Jodhi Meares!” fiasco following her Australia’s Next Top Model finale no-show, news.com.au have been doing what they do best – peppering articles about her with “Read More” and tenuously relevant “Gallery” links.
The latter led to this particular gallery, Jodhi Meares: the Packer years. So far, so pointless – until you get to photo #8:
You’re right, eagle-eyed model experts, that is Erica Baxter modelling the-then-Mrs Packer’s wares.
The caption reads:
Designer Jodie Packer (right) with a model as she prepares for her Australian Fashion Week parade for her new swimwear label Tigerlily, 2000.
A perhaps more appropriate caption, in light of events between 2000 and 2008, might have been “Designer Jodhi Meares with her future-ex-husband’s future wife.”
How did they not pick up on that!? (Although the misspelling of her name looks like it may contain some clues as to the “on it”-ness of the photo and sub-editors, she was in fact “Jodie” until 2002.)
In any case, I believe this is checkmate, Jodhi Meares. Actually, checkmate everyone. More » 
Photoshop Genius Award Of The Day Goes To…
9:42AM Clem Bastow | We were going to go into great detail telling you about Naomi Campbell’s latest collar for anger management issues – this time she’s alleged to have a) spat on a police officer and b) been cuffed and thrown off a flight at Heathrow; business as usual, then – but we think this little bit of Photoshop wondrousness from the Herald Sun’s front page says all that needs to be said:
Sometimes, there are no words.
Other than, you know, “OH JESUS WEPT SAVE US” or something to that effect. More » 
Matt Corby’s Idol Sulking Inspires Photo Editor Madness
11:51AM Clem Bastow | News and photo editors at proper papers would realise they probably have about two days of genuine news mileage* to get out of this year’s Australian Idol, and they’re working mighty hard!
Turns out Matt Corby has been having a sook about his treatment at the hands of the press, not to mention the mercurial Mark Holden, and bloggers are talking about Natalie Gauci’s likelihood of falling prey to the apparent Idol curse that dogs female winners (in Australia, mind; I don’t think Carrie Underwood is particularly stressing), so what do those comedians at News Ltd come up with?
Sheer genius:
They’ve simultaneously managed to comment on everything including their own desperation at Idol’s newsworthiness slipping through their fingers.
Expect a similar illustration come Friday or so that says something like “OH GOD, JUST LET US TALK ABOUT IDOL FOR ONE MORE DAY!!” with a picture of Matt Corby wiping away a tear.
* NB we’ll hear no lip from you lot about this; we’re allowed to cover Idol until the cows come home! More » 
