In the Bronx, Throwing $97 Million Down 18 Holes

In the Bronx, where more than 30 percent of people live below the poverty line, the city is spending $97 million to build an unnecessary 18-hole golf course to be operated by Donald J. Trump.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/nyregion/in-the-bronx-throwing-97-million-down-18-holes.html

Victim 1 in Jerry Sandusky trial to reveal his identity

FILE - This June 22, 2012 file photo shows former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arriving at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. A key witness _ Victim 1 _ against Sandusky has a book deal and will soon reveal his identity. Ballantine Bantem Dell announced Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, that the book is coming out Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)A key witness against convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has a book deal and will soon reveal his identity.

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The Paul Ryan PowerPoint Experience

In a bid to reclaim his wonky reputation, Ryan unveils a chart-laden slide show on the campaign trail.

CANTON, Ohio — As he campaigns for the Romney ticket, GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has started lecturing audiences with a PowerPoint presentation. It’s an attempt to reclaim his wonky reputation in the wake of Republican complaints that the congressman’s deployment as a second-fiddle attack dog, the traditional running-mate role, was hurting both Ryan’s reputation and the Romney campaign.

So what’s in the PowerPoint? Will it be enough to bring back the old Paul Ryan? I got a copy of the slides — take a look.

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via Politics : The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/09/the-paul-ryan-powerpoint-experience/262931/

Not The Election They Were Expecting

Guess who’s enthusiastic.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/not-the-election-they-were-expecting/

Irony Alert: Princess Di Movie Strikes Deal With Paparazzi Agency


Exclusive photo deal calmed potential chaos for pic starring Naomi Watts as Diana.

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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/princess-diana-movie-naomi-watts-paparazzi-agency-374381

Why Anna Wintour Isn’t In the New Diana Vreeland Documentary


The film spotlighting the fashion mag’s former editor is missing its current boss, its director tells THR: “Vogue hasn’t touched the movie.”

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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/diana-vreeland-eye-has-travel-anna-wintour-vogue-374387

Mitt to ‘fact check’ Obama in debate

Mitt Romney plans to turn himself into a one-man truth squad during the first presidential debate.

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Supernova SN 1006: Cause of brightest stellar event in recorded history illuminated

Between 30 April and 1 May of the year 1006 the brightest stellar event ever recorded in history occurred: a supernova, or stellar explosion, that was widely observed by various civilizations from different places on the Earth. More than a thousand years later researchers have found that the supernova of 1006 (SN 1006) probably occurred as a result of the merger of two white dwarfs.

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Pfro September 27, 2012 at 11:45AM

@Pfro: The truth about North Korea¿s glittering ‘Hotel Of Doom’: Shiny façade hides derelict shell http://t.co/bp799zSO via @MailOnline

slothead September 27, 2012 at 10:17AM

@slothead: Why didn’t David Simon spell “Treme” as “Tremé,” so @NewYorker readers would know how to pronounce it? Here’s why. http://t.co/QxMkA9If