Requiem for an Editor

Jose Baes and his most famous client so far. He is the lead attorney in the murder trial of the decade; he pushes the envelope and seems to be the “bad boy” of the courtroom, writes The Imperfect Parent . So just who is Jose Baez? His website reads like a modern day Clarence Darrow, “Aggressive, experienced, trusted criminal defense.” His introduction on the website says, “The Florida criminal defense attorneys at Baez Law Firm, with offices in Kissimmee, are committed to defending the rights of people accused of felonies and misdemeanors across Florida. Our attorneys are confident and dedicated trial lawyers who will work to protect your rights with aggressive defense.” Yet the link that touts the attorney profiles that work for the Baez Law Firm goes nowhere. Even the links to his success stories, “Mother accused of kidnapping,” “Taking on the Mayor,” ” State Trooper Cleared,” are dead links. In fact, all the links on the Website are dead, only the intro-page is accessible...

"Everyone is watching Casey Anthony's every move, including the jury, who will ultimately decide the 25-year-old mother's fate," reports CFNews13.com . The rest of the story follows: But as everyone watches Casey during her murder trial, her body language seems to be painting a very different picture than it did nearly three years ago. Casey has now been in court many times, and there has certainly been a growing difference in her appearance and mood. From a physical perspective, Casey's hair is now much longer, she's gained a little bit of weight, and there has also been a change with how she interacts with other people in the courtroom. Lately, we have not seen her joking, laughing or smiling. According to body language expert Susan Constantine, that's because there is now a lot more at stake. Now that she's on trial for murder, it's more real.

"Kevin Bacon says losing money to jailed Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff was only made bearable because of wife Kyra Sedgwick," writes Monsters and Critics . We don't know how much bacon Bacon lost, but we agree; Kyra would take our minds off financial losses, too. .

http://buzzreport.net/casey-anthony-personal-photos/ The tug of Justice is pulling my sleeve. I am going to start covering the Casey Anthony Trial on this blog. For those not up to date on the case, here is a quick review . Casey Anthony Trial Day 5: Casey's mother, Cindy Anthony, testifies in half-day Saturday session - Orlando Sentinel .

Walt Disney World’s first water park, River County, closed in 2001 and the place has been untouched ever since. From MotherTrip.com : For some reason these pictures make you wonder how it would be with children running around and screaming. From the place where the lifeguard used to sit to the boom swing, everything can still be seen although a lot of the wood is rotting away. You will also see what used to be the white water rapids ride. River County used to be popular in its time but is now long forgotten. Those who have been here will definitely remember the times. Disney's closed water park. SEE MORE IMAGES

(L-R) are, Renee Graziano (daughter of Anthony Graziano), Drita D’Avanzo (wife of Lee D’Avanzo), Carla Facciolo (wife of Joey Ferragamo) and Karen Gravano (daughter of Sammy “Bull” Gravano). VH1 has picked up "Mob Wives," a new reality series created by Jennifer Graziano, a daughter of Bonanno capo Anthony (T.G.) Graziano (according to Reality Wives ). This is Ms. Graziano's first producer/writer credit, according to IMDB.com . The cast list, as indicated on Bourgy (a website that follows reality shows), is Renee Graziano (another daughter of Anthony Graziano?), Drita D’Avanzo (wife of Lee D’Avanzo), Carla Facciolo (wife of Joey Ferragamo) and Karen Gravano (daughter of Sammy “The Bull” Gravano). So "Mob Wives & Daughters" would be a better title, no? (A little nugget we dug up about one of the "mobsters," which, if true, should make for a bit more interesting show: The New York Daily News reported that Lee D’Avanzo was romantically linked...

From hack to mogul: David Edelstein (not the film critic) David Edelstein--the  president of TriStar Capital LLC, a leading New York City-based real estate firm that supposedly recently  purchased the Chelsea hotel,  according to Curbed.com --started out as a Manhattan cab driver, according to this New York Daily News article. An ex-cab driver who grew up in Bayside, Edelstein borrowed $15,000 in 1981 from a Queens bookie to buy his first building. He paid $75,000 for a five-story walk up on 85th St. and First Ave. owned by two older Italian ladies. Taxi driving was a night job. He picked up the cab near Shea Stadium. Pocketing $120 per shift, Edelstein learned the city of the late 1970s cold. He watched Amsterdam Ave. from 70th to 80th St. go from drug den to 20-story residential buildings as the city used tax incentives to escape a recession some say was worse than now. By day, he worked as a real estate canvasser for Nehring Brothers, a Washington Heights-bas...