Off the Media: We Really Hope LonelyGirl's Fake

This week OTM followed in the footsteps of BusinessWeek‘s Jon Fine (yes, our CEO’s spouse), writing about YouTube’s LonelyGirl15, who co-host Bob Garfield followed on his blog, saying if she’s really who she says he’ll “Remove My Right Kidney on a Live Webcam With My Bare Hands.” Which is why we really really really hope she’s some sort of marketing ploy or hoax and not really just a forlorn 16-year-old with religious parents.

Meanwhile, the Times has a perfume critic, isn’t afraid