A federal jury found Ronnell Wilson guilty of shooting two undercover detective in Staten Island three years ago. Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews were trying to buy illegal guns in a sting operation. Here is a description of the crime from the Post:

Wilson and another man, Jessie Jacobus, had decided that they would rob Nemorin - although they realized he might be a cop - instead of selling him a gun. The two thugs climbed into the back seat of Nemorin's car. A few moments later, Wilson shot both officers, then patted down their bodies for cash. more ›

Sure, you might think of Christopher Meloni as the always angry Detective Eliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but he's also had some indelible roles in The Runaway Bride, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Wet Hot American Summer and, of course, Oz. We were perusing the official Christopher Meloni website when we found this great speech that Oz (and Homicide) creator Tom Fontana gave for him at a Human Rights Equality Awards dinner:

When we were shooting OZ, there was a scene where the character he played, Keller, was in the Hole and had to take a piss. Chris got the script and came to my office: "I want to do this," he said, "I want to actually take a piss on camera." Normally, a scene like that would involve prop men and tubes and other special effects, but because Keller was naked, Chris' instincts were a hundred percent correct -- the scene would have more impact if he actually peed. Now, I don't know how an actor prepares for that, whether he uses Stanislavsky or Pellegrino - but the moment came, we're on the soundstage, the director calls action, the camera pans down and Chris starts peeing -- on cue. The shot is perfect. Except for one slight technical glitch. Okay. Take two - same deal, action, camera pans, Chris starts to pee on cue. The shot is even better. I'm happy. The director's delirious. Chris says, "Do we want to do it again? 'Cause I got another one in me."

Another partly cloudy day with a high around 82. more ›

To try to convince the public that artistic vision and commercial viability can , original WTC redesign architect Daniel Libeskind, developer Larry Silverstein, and new architect David Childs appeared at a press conference to stress harmony and collaboration. This comes after yesterday's news that in fact, Libeskind would step aside to let Childs essentially lead the project. The LMDC said the design would be built in "a manner consistent with the Libeskind vision." Those are but mere words...let's see what happens in the next two months, let alone two years (the time at which Governor "Hurry This Project Up 'Cause I Wanna Run For National Office" Pataki wants the steel to be up by 2006). Since Gothamist isn't as intimate with the new lead architect's various pecadilloes as we are with some others involved, we thought the Post's David Child profile was pretty good: For starters, we know he's "tormented." more ›