I’m headed to the National Tennis Center tonight to see some of the US Open. If I can figure out what time the train leaves. I spent about 5 minutes trying to find the “TO” station on the Long Island Railroad’s online schedule. It used to be the “Shea Stadium” station. But now the alphabetical list jumps straight from “Seaford” to “Smithtown.”

It’s nice to know American inventors are conserving their energy to solve life’s truly important quandaries, like, for example, how to deep-fry beer. Apparently, a Texas man has become the first to successfully fry a liquid.

It looks like all Justin Bieber had to do to achieve his signature mop was find a strong wind source and stand under it. But looks can be deceiving. I can now tell you from personal experience that the pop star’s style is hard to replicate. Yesterday on NY1 I joked that I’d have to try the Daily News’ step-by-step instructions on how to create the Justin Bieber hairdo.

After a week of vacation, we’re feeling rested, relaxed and ready to resume our regular schedule. Be sure to check out our early selection of stories at 9 AM EST. And then stop back by around noon to see our full list of the day’s best news stories.

I’m breaking out of my self-imposed vacation week to share a link from the New York Post. A couple of weeks ago, the Post’s Mandy Stadtmiller interviewed me for a story on New Yorkers who don’t get a lot of sleep. The story is in the paper today.

I’ve watched rodeo bullriding in person and seen bullfighting on TV. And until now I’ve never thought of it as a risky activity for the crowd. But somehow a bull in Spain was able to jump the fence at a stadium and get into the stands. As the video from Spanish television shows, dozens were hurt.

I think this is probably the best example of ‘back to the future’ I’ve seen. It’s an iPad dock that turns your tablet into a retro-looking TV. It was created by a guy named Jonas Damon, who used an old fruit box to make the dock. He got all the details right, including that bump on the back and he even has his screen saver set to the black-and-white static you used to see when channels went off the air.

The thin line between news and entertainment got razor sharp this morning. Seizing on the public’s affection for the Jetblue employee who took to the PA system to spout obscenities before grabbing some beers and deplaning via the emergency exit, a young woman decided to announce her resignation to colleagues with a series of hilarious photos. The only problem? The whole thing was a hoax.

I was talking with NY1 political director Bob Hardt this morning about the JetBlue hero or zero debate. Bob said the ungrateful passenger reminded him of this Louis CK bit about the modern sense of entitlement. I hadn’t seen it until now. It’s very funny.