Aaron Spelling, one of TV's most influential producers, passed on yesterday. Holding the world record for most prolific television producer, he was 83. more ›

Everyone has at least five stories about how crappy the area airports can be - either with delayed flights or the trips to and from the airports. Which is why Mayor Bloomberg's freestyling about seaplanes is so interesting. During his radio show, Mayor Bloomberg floated (go ahead, groan) the idea of taking advantage of the water that surrounds the cities and using having big seaplanes land there. "You could land out away from everybody then taxi in. There's no environmental issues to speak of," our billionaire mayor said. Now we're imaging Mayor Bloomberg in a new version of Fantasy Island - "Dee plane! Dee plane!" more ›