Lonelygirl15 still a mystery, for now

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A few weeks ago we posted about the curious case of Lonelygirl15, the YouTube sensation whom many thought just didn’t ring quite true. Naturally, this being the Web, a virtual army of Sherlock Holmeses is on the case. (Example: A botanist has identified “Nolina parryi” plant life in her most recent video, surefire evidence it was made in Southern California.) Even the New York Times’ Virginia Heffernan, who was so enraptured by the supposed 16-year-old “emo girl,” is starting to have

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