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The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards are out, and you can watch all the Video of the Year nominees on ridiculously small screens here.

But in bigger news, Doc Jensen’s Lost column has made a triumphant return! EW also has an interview with Harold Perrineau about Michael’s return.

And as long as I’m linking to EW stuff, their “name that boy band” quiz and spoiler-y “20 movie endings we love” seem like sure bets too.

I really enjoyed Flight of the Conchords’ performance and interview from a while back on World Cafe.

Paper Thin Walls has an article on British music video director Nima Nourizadeh, who has worked with Lily Allen, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal and more. (side note: Lily got her visa jacked)

So this really is Kanye’s album cover after all. (Yes!) Also, he’s backing out of his “debate” with 50 Cent on BET. Awesome 50 quote via Idolator: “Just don’t be asking me if I’m a conscious rapper. I know exactly what I’m saying

A recent study showed that Americans are no longer the tallest people (on average) in the world. But we are still growing… it’s just out instead of up. The “battle of the bulge” is something most of us deal with at one time or another in our lives. I’m struggling with weight, too. I got so tired of the bad vibes I got from my scales that I threw them out. The mirror is bad enough! Seriously, there are some things we should do to help bring the obesity rate down, like getting serious with school lunches, advertising targeted to children, sports and recreational opportunities, and designing neighborhoods for walking instead of driving. But meanwhile, let’s have a little entertainment about our shared predicament.

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