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Artist's rendering: It'll be on Staten Island and cost $230 million. Construction is expected to begin in early 2014 on the privately financed project, which also includes a 100-shop outlet mall and a 200-room hotel. The grand opening could come by the end of 2015.

One photo per day from January 11, 2000 to June 30, 2012.  The aging is very gradual — be patient.  Watch the forehead get noticably larger about halfway through. Fascinating stuff.   He has a bad hair day everyday, too.

O.K.  So two weeks ago, this guy made the news for his anti-gay protest-gone-wrong outside General Mills:   Today, we learned he died: A Twin Cities man who staged a fiery protest outside General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley last week died several days later while running an errand, his family's minister said Wednesday. Michael L. Leisner, 65, of Andover, … Read More

So last night, for all the high-minded talk about doing news differently, the fine journalists at News Night (on HBO's The Newsroom) decided it was important to cover the Casey Anthony case and Anthony Weiner's twitpics of his "manhood".  And why?  Because Nancy Grace was kicking the crap out of them in the ratings. Oh, sure, there was much handwringing … Read More

Remarkable and scary video of a trainer at Seaworld being attacked by an Orca.  From 2006, this was just released through a FOIA request. It gets wild about 1:30 into the video. The Orca grabbed a trainer's foot. The man gets pulled under, then after a while the animal resurfaces and stays at the surface for a while, still holding the … Read More

As bad as things are in this country, at least we don't pull guns during live televised political debates:   According to the Times of Israel: As the Jo Sat TV station discussion became more heated, each of the men accused the other of various crimes and deviancies. Shawabka claimed Murad was in the pay of the Syrian regime. Murad countered … Read More

Just saw this… Captain of Navy ship relieved following collision "Phew!" he exclaimed.  "I almost missed that other boat!"  

The new tower at the World Trade Center site is scheduled to become the tallest building in New York City today. As long as the weather cooperates, the tower will surpass the 1,250-foot Empire State Building at 2 p.m. on its way to a final height of 1,776 feet. “It’s wonderful,” Mayor Bloomberg said Sunday. “It’s taken a long time. … Read More

Downton Abbey The Walking Dead Iron Chef West Side Story Inception Silence of the Lambs Thelma & Louise The Muppet Show Why all these peep dioramas?  It's an Easter tradition.   See more of this year’s crop of Peeps dioramas at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Dallas-Ft. WorthStar-Telegram, the Denver Post, and The Washington Post. See also: More Peep Galleries from mental_floss.

A news crew in Germany went to the zoo to report about a rare earless bunny that was captivating the crowds and on its way to becoming a little earless celebrity. But the cameraman accidentally stepped on it and killed it. Journalism 101: you're not supposed to become part of the story.

John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States.  He's probably best known for annexing Texas into the United States, back in 1845. Here's the fun fact: his grandchildren are still alive.

Man, I'm old.  

Michelle Obama. And Betty White. And James Earl Jones. And Muhammad Ali. And Benjamin Franklin.