Good day, bad day: April 30, 2012

GOOD DAY FOR:

New York pride

Manhattan's One World Trade Center becomes the city's tallest skyscraper as the building's unfinished skeleton tops 1,250 feet. [The Daily]

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Jay-Z's expanding empire

The New Jersey Nets officially become the Brooklyn Nets, unveiling a new brand design and logo created by the hip-hop artist, who's also the basketball team's minority-stake owner. [Gothamist]

Contemplative video-game experiences

A group of academics are developing "Walden: The Game," a game based on Henry David Thoreau's transcendentalist book, Walden Pond. [Death & Taxes]

BAD DAY FOR:

Learning the lessons of history

An Australian billionaire unveils plans to build "Titanic II," a 21st century version of the infamous ship, which he hopes will complete its first voyage from England to New York in 2016. [Discovery News]

Office romance

An Arizona high school student records a cell-phone video of her principal canoodling with a school secretary and posts it online. The principal resigns in disgrace. [The Stir]

Koalas

The tourism-ensuring, eucalyptus-eating marsupials are placed on the threatened species list as their population dwindles. They may soon become an endangered species. [BBC News]

For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: April 27, 2012