We get a lot of mail every day at Defamer HQ, some utterly essential, some a little more on the expendable side. But on a day packed with layoffs, Grammy Hell, Hamlin/Rinna reality shows, Paris Hilton's slimy bologna, remake overload, pseudo Doomsday Babies and strip-joint fires, it seems natural — and more than a little spooky — that the Defamer mailbag tested positive for unusually high levels of armageddon. After the jump, join us in winding down Apocalypse Watch '08 with a run through the apocalyptic subject lines that were, and in mourning the vibrant pop culture that was.

· L&S: AMANDA BYNES IS DATING LC'S EX!

· Extra Topics - Grammy Noms, Heid's [sic] Mom and Anne Pregnant!

· L&S: BENJI MADDEN DROPPED 35LBS. FOR PARIS!

· Extra - DID JENNIFER ANISTON FALSELY TAKE CREDIT FOR HER "OBAMA CAKE?"

· Extra's LIVE CHAT WITH MARIO LOPEZ TODAY!

· TMZ EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit: Kathie Lee's Music Ruined My Life

· I Plan on Suing the State of Florida and Broward County for Malicious Prosecution

· Extra - Sarah Palin Snubbing Oprah??

· UPDATED: Extra - OPRAH WINFREY STILL WANTS SARAH PALIN TO COME ON HER SHOW!

· TMZ EXCLUSIVE MUGSHOT: DUI, Annulment Does a Body Good

· Gene Simmons + Roller Derby! Dec. 13th

· Seacrest Leak: Spencer Pratt Fires Back At Momma Montag

· Ryan Seacrest's newest creation, Momma's Boys premieres on NBC on Tuesday, December 16

And, most tellingly:

· OLYMPIC GOLD FIGURE SKATER AND CANCER SURVIVOR SCOTT HAMILTON REVEALS HIS SECRETS TO HAPPINESS IN The Great Eight: How to be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable).

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