December 11, 2000
H&M SCANTIES AD DRAWS APPLEKNOCKERS' IRE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amClaudia Schiffer's racy new ads for Hennes & Mauritz underwear are causing a worldwide commotion, but for very different reasons. In her native Germany, her adoring countrymen have been stealing...
PLANNING AN E-TAIL FEAST
December 11, 2000 | 5:00am"WHEN you see a competitor drowning, stick a garden hose down his throat." Rude, yes, brash, certainly, but necessary in Patrick Byrne's line of business. The CEO of Overstock.com, a...
SEASONS GREETINGS, FROM THE AFL-CIO
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amDECK the halls with non-hazardous, non-denominational holly (tra-la-la-la-laa, la-la-la-la!) The AFL-CIO's Web site, www.workingfamilies.com, has found a way to bring out the PC consumer -- as in "Politically Correct," as...
ECKO'S VIRTUALLY STYLIN'
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amFASHION designers often dabble in other media. Theater costumes, airline uniforms and even hospital gowns all have been reinterpreted by top designers. Now, a game for Sony's PlayStation II joins...
TIME TO GIVE 'EM HELL, LADIES
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amLOOKING for one true sign that you're overworked? Count how many hours you shopped for a gift for your boss. Men spend an average of three hours shopping for an...
YOUR PERSONAL PERKMASTER
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWHEN it comes to getting no respect, Rodney Dangerfield is in good company. "You can be worth a billion dollars and not be able to get into the top restaurants...
REITS OFFER SAFETY IN UP AND DOWN MARKETS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amIT'S getting more and more difficult to find predictability in the volatile stock market. There are many reasons the markets have been so volatile lately - including uncertainty about the...
FTC POISED TO OK TIME-AOL DEAL: REPORT
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amA majority on the Federal Trade Commission is ready to approve the controversial America Online Inc. takeover of Time Warner Inc., The Washington Post reports today. The FTC vote -...
LANDMARK UPDATE - LEVER HOUSE TO GET EATERY, NOGUCHI GARDEN
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amLever House, which spent its first 48 years as a demure architectural icon, is stepping out to swing. RFR Holdings, which has spent $40 million restoring and modernizing the Park...
POSH MAG FOR BLACK READERS KICKS OFF IN JAN.
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amSix years after Roy S. Johnson first proposed the idea of launching a new general interest magazine for African-Americans, he is finally seeing his dream become reality with Savoy. "It's...
ON THE NEWSSTAND
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amCALLING all men! OK, we stole that line from the Barneys' ad. But be forewarned - this week's Newsstand is a testerone fest. Fortunately, there is nothing exclusively male about...
SPARKLE PLENTY: RINSE OFF THE RHINESTONES, IT'S PARTY TIME
December 11, 2000 | 5:00am'TIS the season to sparkle, as we gear up for the hottest party circuit of the year. Nothing kicks up your glamour quotient like accessories dripping with colored Swarovski crystals...
B'WAY HAS A LOVELY NEW MUSICAL
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amROMANCE and melodrama are back in the Broadway musical. They formally made that return yesterday at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.After a parade of Cats in Hats, amateur male strippers, semi-operatic...
THE STARR REPORT
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amCh. 7 not eyeing Clark for 6 p.m. Forget about those rumors that Ch. 2 anchor Stephen Clark, whose contract expires shortly, is headed for Ch. 7 to replace Bill...
GOOD GOD, CHARLIE BROWN; HOW CHARLES SCHULZ GOT RELIGION INTO HIS CLASSIC SPECIAL
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amTHE Minnesota boy who grew up to become the world's most famous cartoonist insisted that his Christmas special have snow and skating. He directed that the show - the first...
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amBigger is no longer better in the point-and-shoot camera world. With the holiday blitz in full bloom, all the major camera manufacturers are rushing their products to market quicker than...
LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS: NOW IN NEW DIGS IN MIDTOWN, THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS SOME STUNNING ART
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amIf a picture tells a thousand words, Midtown has a new library. The International Center of Photography brought its growing collection of 55,000-plus images to the Times Square district in...
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amRemember those huge, clunky cameras lugged around by photographers in the early 20th century? If it weren't for one man, they still might be around today. As early as 1905,...
YOU CAN BUY A JEWELED CLIP OFF THE BOLD BLOCH
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amPHILLIP Bloch is best known as stylist to Hollywood actresses like Lauren Holly and Salma Hayek. But the multi-talented fashionista is also a published author ("Elements of Style"), a magazine...
SUITING THEMSELVES ; CAREER GEAR HELPS JOB SEEKERS WITH A NEW OUTFIT - AND HOPE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWANTED: Big and tall guys to take off their clothes - and donate them.Career Gear needs them. For the last two years, the nonprofit group has been giving unemployed men...
A PRIMER ON OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY HIJINKS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00am'TIS the season of office parties, those overblown get-togethers in which co-workers share fun, drinks and, by the end of the night, possibly a bed - or jail cell. Tomorrow...
DEMS: GOV-LOVIN' CHUCK CHEERS THE WRONG TEAM
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amFURIOUS state Democrats are attacking Sen. Charles Schumer for his repeated praise of Gov. Pataki, saying it could help Pataki win re-election in 2002. The Democrats, including some high-ranking elected...
BEWARE CAT OWNERS IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amIf you're allergic to cats, then fur-get about being pals with cat owners. Researchers say people with cat allergies may find their condition made worse by sitting next to someone...
FIDEL HONORS LENNON WITH STATUE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amHe loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah! Fidel Castro has paid homage to John Lennon by unveiling a new statue of the late Beatle in Havana. The ceremony in El Vedado...
MATERIAL SKIRL: MADONNA PICKS BAGPIPE THEME FOR WEDDING
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amMadonna may be marching down the aisle next week - but it won't be to the tune of "The Wedding March." The Material Mom has nixed the traditional number and...
HEALTH DEPT. SEES THROUGH X-RAY DOC'S GAME
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amA New York radiologist has been found guilty of gross negligence for failing to diagnose serious ailments in some patients, and finding nonexistent problems in others. Michael Martin Katz, who...
CONTRACT MAKEOVER KEEPS LIZ AT LAUDER
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe chairman of Estée Lauder has inked a new deal for Elizabeth Hurley to continue representing the cosmetics giant - despite pleas from his family and friends that she's too...
INSURE-SCAM MEDICAL MILLS LINKED TO MOB $$ LAUNDERING
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThis is the latest article in The Post's ongoing investigation into medical mills and rampant no-fault auto-insurance scams. Medical mills that thrive on insurance fraud have a sideline - money...
FLORIDA JUDGES' GRUDGES COULD DECIDE THE WINNER
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amCOULD the presidential crisis that's cleaved this country be fueled - at least in part - by petty personal squabbles among Florida's ego-driven judges? Possible, yes. The question is: How...
WHY DO SMART DEMS SAY DUMB THINGS?
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amSOMEONE should tell Mario Cuomo the Supremes are not a singing group. They happen to be nine humans who work in a court and today are hearing very important arguments....
CITY POL: U.S. GIVES ISRAEL UNFAIR TOURIST RAP
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amA Brooklyn councilman is fuming over a U.S. State Department warning against travel to Israel, saying yesterday that the advisory has scared away Jewish and Christian tourists. "This ban is...
AL'S LAWYER SAYS 'END OF ROAD' LOOMS - ADMITS SUPREMES COULD KILL PRESIDENTIAL HOPES
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The "end of the road" could be just around the corner for Vice President Al Gore if his lawyers fail to convince the U.S. Supreme Court today to...
WAR RAGES ON 2 FRONTS - FLA. GOPERS ARE POISED TO PICK ELECTORS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amTALLAHASSEE - As the nation's focus settles on Washington today, Florida lawmakers will again convene to discuss choosing their own slate of electors who would guarantee George W. Bush a...
BOIES WILL BE BOIES! HE LOSES COOL ON TV
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - David Boies, the friendly legal hot shot who is heading Al Gore's court efforts, lost his temper yesterday - snapping at interviewers after returning home to New York....
AL'S CHANCES LOOK LIKE SLIM AND NONE - EXPERTS SEE 5 JUSTICES ON BUSH'S SIDE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amLegal experts give Vice President Al Gore only a slim chance of winning in the U.S. Supreme Court today - primarily because the justices stopped the recount. And even if...
STAKES HIGH, BUT CANDIDATES LIE LOW
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe battling would-be presidents popped up briefly yesterday to throw smiles and breezy waves at supporters - but they kept silent on their chances in today's vital U.S. Supreme Court...
PHONE LINE FIGHTS IDENTITY THEFT
December 11, 2000 | 5:00am'Tis the season for your identity to be stolen. So New York City consumer officials, worried about an identity-theft boom, have opened a telephone hot line to help consumers avoid...
SANITY CLAUSE RESIGNS AFTER LIST IS CHECKED TWICE AND RECOUNTED
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe MetroGnome, who definitely did not write the original " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is so upset by the election mess he reworked the classic into something he calls:...
BISHOP MCHUGH OF L.I. DIES OF CANCER
December 11, 2000 | 5:00am'Long Island's Roman Catholic Bishop James McHugh, once considered a possible successor to John Cardinal O'Connor, died yesterday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. McHugh, the leader of...
'TWAS A FIGHT OVER CHRISTMAS CREDIT - DID WRONG POET GET FAME FOR 'ST. NICK?'
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amEach year, millions of Americans pay homage to a man who is as closely identified with the secular side of Christmas as Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby and old Santa Claus...
N.Y. STORES A DRAG? GET OUT OF TOWN!
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe Savvy Shopper offers gift-buying tips throughout the holiday season.IF Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue, SoHo, the South Street Seaport and all the other city shopping areas aren't enough for the...
THIS RIVALRY GOOD FOR NYC
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amSaturday was a great day for Fordham basketball. But it was an even better day for college basketball in the city. And for that, one must thank St. John's. The...
KNICKS PLAYING NUMBERS GAME
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe Knicks' mammoth four-day layoff means one thing: Their statistical numbers remain stuck in place until their rigorous back-to-back set Thursday night in Toronto and Friday vs. Utah at the...
SORE KNICKS GET A BREAK
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Erick Strickland, who felt a sharp pain in his right-knee area during warmups Saturday night, underwent an MRI that night that was negative. Strickland did not dress for...
BIG BLUE WIN A TALE OF TWO KICKERS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe Giants special teams have taken their fair share of grief this season, but placekicker Brad Daluiso has never been among the accused. While placekicking around the NFL this season...
SUMPTER CARRIES LOUGHLIN IN WIN
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amLoughlin 77 St. Ray's 66 Curtis Sumpter had a simple goal yesterday. "I wanted to carry the team on my shoulders," Sumpter said. "And I did." That thought process may...
BIG BLUE BUS JUST CAN'T BE STOPPED: TOUGH-ENOUGH HILLIARD IS ALL HEART
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amFIFTY years ago, Red Smith described a dimunutive fight trainer named Charley Goldman as weighing "about as much as 35 cents worth of liver." The price of liver has certainly...
ASTRAPI COASTS IN EAST VIEW
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amAstrapi kept her undefeated record intact yesterday as she led every step of the way to win the $77,425 East View Stakes for 2-year-old New York-bred fillies at Aqueduct. Indy...
FISH FLOP AGAIN IN FLA. BATTLE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amBuccaneers 16 Dolphins 13 MIAMI - There are some things you can count on when you visit South Florida: confused drivers and voters, terrible rain and, most of all, the...
JINTS' ROADBLOCK STOPS BUS SHORT
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWhen Pittsburgh came to Giants Stadium yesterday with the playoffs on the line for both teams, each side knew there would be no treachery in the trenches. The Steelers were...
JINTS' AIR ASSAULT BECOMES STEELER PITFALL
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amOh, those crafty Giants. Just when you thought you had them pegged, they come out as they did yesterday, completely change their offensive gameplan and pass their way to a...
ATTITUDE'S BETTER, BUT RANGERS AREN'T
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amBRIAN Leetch is having the best season of his career, Mark Messier is registering more than a point per game, Theo Fleury is tied for the league lead in goal-scoring,...
LOU'S SHOPPING FOR BLUE-LINE HELP
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThese are important days in the Devils' Stanley Cup defense. Yes, it will be interesting to see what goes on in the Meadowlands tonight when the surging Thrashers visit, but...
HEY, IT'S ONLY THE HEISMAN
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amWHILE we understand that relatively unimportant sports issues regularly inspire adult humans to declare holy wars, we can't quite understand the firestorm of invective aimed at the WFAN duo of...
JUST A WIN, BABY: GANG GROH NEEDED VICTORY VS. RAIDERS TO MAKE PLAYOFFS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amOAKLAND - Everything was in front of the Jets as they took the field against the Raiders in last night's nationally televised AFC showdown at the Oakland Coliseum. While the...
RAIDERS: VIN'S TOUGH COOKIE
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amJET NOTES OAKLAND - The Raiders went into last night's game against the Jets knowing they were going to have trouble getting to Vinny Testaverde for a number of sacks....
A-ROD TOURNEY HAS FINAL 4
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amDALLAS - What's up with Alex Rodriguez, the greatest free agent in history? The White Sox are out of contention because agent Scott Boras did not agree to let Rodriguez...
METS DENY INKING APPIER .... YET
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amBASEBALL MEETINGS NOTEBOOK DALLAS - Even though general managers from more than one club were under the impression that the Mets had reached agreement with free agent right-hander Kevin Appier...
ON THE WAIT LIST: MARBURY MAY RETURN TUESDAY
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amThe wait continues. Stephon Marbury will play again for the Nets this season. It's just that all evidence said it wasn't going to be last night. "It's pretty definite (he's...
COLLINS' CAREER REACHES MATURITY
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amTHERE are several reasons why Kerry Collins should be considered among the elite quarterbacks in the NFL. His 333 yards passing with no interceptions in the Giants' surprisingly easy 30-10...
ONE MORE WIN WRAPS UP EAST
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amBy virtue of their 30-10 victory over the Steelers, the Giants remain in commanding position to not only make the playoffs, but also to win the NFC East. But the...
DIXON SUSPENDED, FINED FOR OVERSLEEPING
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amTrouble has found Ron Dixon once again. The talented but immature rookie receiver was suspended for yesterday's game against the Steelers after he arrived late for the Saturday morning team...
BIG BLUE BUS JUST CAN'T BE STOPPED: BLOWOUT OF STEELERS PAVES PLAYOFF ROAD
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amGiants 30 Steelers 10 Greed is good. It is what's fueling the Giants nowadays, a healthy sort of more-more-more mentality born out of supreme confidence and a condition that's known...
A-ROD COULD BE LANDING IN TEXAS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amDALLAS - The Texas Rangers were confident they were closing in last night on a 12-year, $240 million contract, plus amenities, for free-agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez. Agent Scott Boras met...
KURT, ST. LOUIS RAM-ROD VIKES
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amRams 40 Vikings 29 ST. LOUIS - The Rams' three-game losing streak disappeared in the vapor trails the befuddled Vikings inhaled yesterday, vanishing into the mist with the same absence...
STEPH SITS, NETS BLITZED
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amMavericks 99 Nets 73 Just before the game, Stephon Marbury spent 20 minutes pleading, begging and coaxing coach Byron Scott to let him play. Scott stood firm and kept his...
APPIER, METS OK DEAL ; FOUR-YEAR PACT WORTH $42 MILLION
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amDALLAS - Kevin Appier accepted the Mets' four-year, $42 million contract offer and passed the physical that made the deal official yesterday, according to his agent, Dan Horwits. "He's really...
RAIDERS TOCK JETS WITH BAY BASHING: VINNY HURT AS 'GANG' BLOWS SHOT TO CLINCH
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amRaiders 31 Jets 7 OAKLAND - The table was fortuitously set for the Jets. Everything was in place. All the Jets needed to do was order up and execute the...
RICHIE DROPS BALL IN LOSS
December 11, 2000 | 5:00amOAKLAND - Richie Anderson suffered through a nightmarish game before the nation in the Jets' 31-7 loss to the Raiders last night. All this, of course, happened on a night...