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It’s Fish Wrapper, Not Weed Wrapper

11:45AM Hamilton Nolan | In your maudlin Monday US media column: Magazines fail at drug-smuggling, sad layoffs at Videogum and Boston Magazine, newspaper reporters in Canada may strike(!), the NYT pokes the WaPo, and an update on the Milwaukee journalist-cop affair scandal. More »
Small Screen

Afternoon Victory: A Winning Lottery Ticket

4:45AM Foster Kamer | You ever have those ridiculous daydreams about winning the lottery, and what you would do with the money the moment you got it? A lot of people I’ve talked to do. Which is why they’ll enjoy this, possibly the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. More »

‘Project Runway’:There Will Be Tears

11:00AM Mark Graham | By now, we’ve all heard the news that Project Runway is headed to Lifetime. In advance of the 2009 launch, Intrepid Defamer Videographer™ Molly McAleer has crafted a touching look at the subtle ways in which the show will change when it leaves its current home on the Bravo Network. Here’s a hint: keep a box of tissues nearby. [Molls She Wrote] Hot tip! Prince, who was just added to the Coachella bill earlier today, will be playing a surprise show at the Green Door tonight. [LAT] The only thing more riveting than Olivia Munn’s impossibly shiny hair is the sight of Olivia Munn and her impossibly shiny hair in a bikini. [Egotastic!] Slate’s Kim Masters adds a bit of intrigue to the Valkyrie meltdown. It seems that, get this, the film isn’t even finished filming yet! [Slate] William Wegman has done it again! [Goldenfiddle] Our friends at Videogum mock the ridiculousness of the Quickfire Challenges on Top Chef. Watch it and you’ll find yourself craving Salad On A Stick, promise! [Videogum]

Somebody, Anybody, Everybody Scream!

11:08AM Mark Graham | First there was Ninja Warrior. Then came Unbeatable Banzuke. Now, we are holding our collective breath in hopes that the G4 Network brings Screaming Japanese Man to these fine shores. Until then, this will have to do. [YouTube] Hey you guys, do you like popular culture? How about the internet? If you answered “Yes” to both of these questions, we’d like to wholeheartedly recommend that you pay Videogum a visit. Co-written by longtime friends of Defamer Gabe Delahaye and Lindsay “Lindsayism” Robertson, we think it will make for a nice addition to your daily routine. Give it a whirl, wontcha? [Videogum] For those of you who enjoy both chocolate products and cannibalism equally (and frankly, who doesn’t?), we’re fairly certain you’re gonna get a kick out of this: Newborns made of chocolate! [Pravda] We like Tay Zonday and “Chocolate Rain” quite plenty, but we would never get him tattoed on our arms. Nope, his face deserves Tramp Stamp placement all the way. [Blogger] And lastly, while we’re not generally the type to toot our own horn, it’s worth noting that the impossibly shiny-haired Olivia Munn gave us a shout-out on Attack Of The Show last night. The video clip appears, as things often do here, after the jump. More »