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  • Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC

    A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...

  • Chris Christies wife says hed make a good president but notes family not planning 2016 run

    SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife says her husband would make a good president.But in an interview Friday on NBC's "Today" show, first lady Mary Pat Christie said the family is not plotting a 2016 presidential run now.She says that she and Chris Christie have talked about their options for the future.She says they'll talk more about what the ...

  • Edison NJ cop accused of firebombing captains home

    The home of Capt. Mark Andreko which was allegedly firebombed by Office Michael A. Dotro. A New Jersey police officer with a history of disciplinary issues reportedly firebombed the home of his supervisor, authorities said.Michael Dotro, 35, a 10-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, allegedly used an incendiary device to set fire to the Monroe Township home of Edison Police Department ...

  • Market to determine how popular bike share will be Bloomberg

    Mayor Bloomberg rolled out a new argument today in defense of the city's upcoming bike share program -- it's all about the free market."A couple of newspapers seem to like working against the free market," he said on his weekly WOR radio show."It's the free market, if you think about it. If people want to use 'em, they use 'em. If people don't, they ...

  • Man found fatally stabbed in Chelsea

    A man was stabbed to death in Chelsea early today, police said.The 28-year-old victim was found wounded in the stomach shortly before 2 a.m. on 8th Avenue near 26th Street, cops said.EMS rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, but he could not be saved, cops said.It was not immediately clear what sparked the violence, and no arrests have been made.The victim had lived in Brooklyn, but his name was not ...


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Movie Review

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

For his first film, writer/director Ralph Bakshi decided to do what no one else had ever tried before: Create a feature-length adult cartoon. Bakshi, an animation wunderkind who was already a 10-year veteran of the Terrytoons animation studio when he was in his early 30s, teamed up with producer Steve Krantz and raised almost $1 million for the production. The result was Fritz the Cat, a f ... ...

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  • Christie Jersey Shore cast members fun. urge people to return to NJ beaches after Sandy

    SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is ready for summer fun.In fact, they even hired fun. - the rock band whose anthem "We Are Young" captures the spirit of this blue-collar ...

  • 5 people hurt after car jumps curb in Brooklyn

    Just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Utica & Church avenues in east Flatbush Brooklyn, a female TLC officer parked a blue Chrysler sideways before a red minivan (not pictured) plowed into the car injuring four. An accident in Brooklyn this morning hurt five people and created chaos on the street, authorities said.Witnesses say a TLC officer in East Flatbush parked a navy blue Chrysler ...

  • Pretty peek at playful Petra

    Supermodel Petra Nemcova, proving again that fashion has become as important as film at Cannes, wears a striking peek-aboo gown at the festival ...

  • My poor baby Dad bares suicide kids school torment after bullied 12-year-old hangs self

    The tiny Queens girl who hanged herself Wednesday had been mercilessly taunted by classmates who called her names and mocked her appearance, friends and family said yesterday.Gabrielle Molina’s body was discovered by her sister Georgia, 15, in their shared bedroom at their Queens Village house at 2:30 p.m. The 12-year-old girl - who barely stood 5 feet tall - left an anguished suicide note ...

  • Murder rap for Bloomberg cop after shooting gal pals ex

    A cop once assigned to Mayor Bloomberg’s elite security detail was convicted of attempted murder yesterday for shooting his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend outside her Queens apartment.The sordid love triangle brought down the stellar career of Leopold McLean, 48, who was guarding Bloomberg’s daughter Georgina at a Knick game in November 2010 when he raced from Midtown to Armonk to ...

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