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Judge Larry Seidlin wept when he gave custody of Anna Nicole Smith's body would go to her baby Danielynn Smith. Well, make that Danielynn's legal guardian, Richard Milstein. Five-month-old Danielynn was practically the only person who wasn't fighting for her mother's body, and the AP called it a "surprise middle course" decision. However, Newsday's Star Struck blog called Seidiln's sobbing "possibly the most embarrassing thing on television since 'The Magic Hour.'" E! Online has the Seidlin quotes

"I want you to understand that I reviewed absolutely everything," Seidlin said before issuing the ruling. "I have struggled with this. I have shed tears.

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How many people have emailed Matilda, the Algonquin Hotel cat? After yesterday's NY Times City section story about the midtown hotel's furry mascot, which included her email address (matildaalgonquincat (at)algonquinhotel(dot)com), Gothamist wondered what if Matilda - and the woman who answers her emails (keyboards aren't very paw friendly), Alice de Almeida - will be seeing some more odd email. Here's some of what she gets now:

Every two weeks, one woman mails a package to Matilda containing cryptic collages; recent ones have featured images of a rabbit on a moped and of the Geico gecko...

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- The Port Authority has a collection of gifts left for the families of Port Authority employees killed during the attacks.

If you aren't in Indio, California this weekend then you aren't seeing Nine Inch Nails, the Arcade Fire or Spoon. You also aren't going to be suffering from heat stroke in a desert and buying $8 bottles of water, so we think you made a wise decision to skip Coachella. This weekend in New York we say goodbye to April, which if the old saying is correct - no more rain! Right? So throw away your umbrella and head to the May Day Festival in Tompkins Square Park this Sunday. And in the meantime, check this stuff out:

Stacey Herron, AOL Music