June 26, 2007
The Back Page
The New York Post has launched a new blog called "The Back Page" about general sports. It is recomended that Yankee fans read the article on their first round draft...
Xbox on the Telemavision
For those keeping score at home, last week's episode of "Hidden Palms" (Kevin "Dawson's Creek" Williamson's new series on the CW) featured two characters playing "Halo 2" and "Fight Night"...
Nintendo's new Nicole-bot
BBC News reported that Nicole Kidman is the new face of Nintendo, at least in the UK. (She'll be seen in "TV adverts" launching there this week.) She's promoting the...
Balm-chicka-balm-balm
Remember those souvenir pens from the 80s -- ball-point pen on one end, action-packed floating tourist attraction on the other? Well the ladies at Balmshell have taken that idea and...
Strange Love
In March when People Mag asked Russell about what he thought of sometimes-wife Kimora's relationship with Djimon Hounsou he said, "He's a wonderful guy, a very sweet guy. I want...
The Case of the Missing Logo
But the full-frame Paramount animated logo with the snowcapped mountain that formerly opened "Zero Hour!'' (pictured is a Technicolor version from a VistaVision epic of same era) is conspicuously absent...
HELLO, McFLY
Great Scott! The flux capacitor makes time travel possible, but it cannot bring sneakers to life. So that's why some Canadian sneakerheads have spearheaded the McFly 2015 Project, which has...
Spacey Sings With a Dead Rat Packer
Kevin Spacey's vocals were by far the most impressive thing in his bizarre Bobby Darin bio-pic "Beyond the Sea,'' which quickly disappeared into oblivion a few seasons ago. Spacey even...
Girardi A Better Manager?
Joe Girardi had an interview on Fox Saturday Baseball about declining the Orioles managerial job. He told Joe Buck that he was interested in managing again, but was waiting for...
Baldwin Flick Skipping Big Apple
New York movie critics won't be getting a crack at Alec Baldwin's directorial debut, which is finally turning up in theaters on July 13 something like six years after production...
WWE Star Benoit Found Dead with Family
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation suspect Pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and their 7-year-old son sometime over the weekend and then killed himself sometime Monday. Investigators found the...
Deal of the Day
Something so simple, so breezy, so chic; this is the ultimate dress to deal with the sticky weather.DKNY Pure sleeveless knit tunic is linen silk blend jersey with two front...
The Son Also Rises Up Against Cruise
Tom Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner are vowing to go ahead with their plans to shoot "Valkyrie'' in Germany despite being denied permission to shoot the country's military...
For Michael, Less is Moore
Though Michael Moore has been appearing constantly on TV for the last couple of weeks and "Sicko'' grossed $68,000 on a single screen last weekend at Manhattan's Lincoln Square, don't...
Rachunek Dismissed
Karel Rachunek became an unrestricted free agent when the Rangers failed to make him a qualifying offer to retain his rights.Based on the Czech defenseman's performance in the Buffalo series...
Pippi on holiday
The strongest little girl in the world.
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Jeanann Williams, who does PR for Sigerson Morrison, rocks her denim H&M dress by adding an attention-grabbing cross from Calypso, Sigerson Morrison ankle-wrap flats, and a Marc Jacobs clutch. "I'm...
Aim high, aim low
This week, five New York women help Serena illustrate the 10 rules for matching fast fashion with high-end designers. Anne, a trend forecaster for Limited Brands, for instance, is wearing...
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
It's not a state, but it's where all the action is in terms of our nation's government. The district is home to the Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court and...
MUSLIM CHIC
WHEN non-Muslims think of Islamic fashion, they usually imagine stark black dresses and plain white head scarves, or even burqas - uniform outfits that afford little room for originality. But...
CHOO ON THIS
NEW York could never possibly have enough shoe stores to fill demand. So we welcome the opening of the first U.S. location of European designer shoe boutique Iris, which has...
MPFREES
Unwritten Law, "Shoulda Known Better" San Diego's Unwritten Law begins the lead single off their new album, "The Hit List," with a flurry of Spanish-inspired guitar work, before kicking into...
SHE PUTS FAITH IN COMEBACK
SINEAD O'Connor - the controversial, bald Irish singer who ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live" - hopes her ninth album, "Theology," due today,...
SALUTE TO WAR HEROES REVEALS HEARTS BEHIND THE VALOR
STEPHEN Lang may be a per fectly sweet and gentle per son in real life, but few actors are better equipped to portray fierce military men. With his imposing physique,...
'NIP/TUCK' STAR UN-QUITS SERIES FOR BIG PAY DAY
JOELY Richardson, who quit the hit FX drama "Nip/Tuck" last November to be with her ailing teenage daughter in England, is coming back to the show. And she'll be getting...
LAUER DENIES DIANA 'DEAL'
The "Today" show's Matt Lauer has rejected claims that NBC's paying $2.5 million to air "The Concert for Diana" this Sunday was the reason he landed an interview with Princes...
NANCY'S SECRET WEDDING
NANCY Grace is revealing that she was secretly married in April-and that she's expecting twins in January. "I'm finally not keeping it a secret anymore," she told The Post. Grace...
'IDOL' DROPS APPLE TRYOUTS
THE "American Idol" auditions for next season are skipping New York. Tryouts for the seventh edition of "Idol," which is set to start again next January, will begin late next...
SHAQ'S FAT CHANCE
SEVEN-foot tall, four-time NBA champ, Shaquille O'Neal is about to get bigger. A lot bigger. Unlike all the celebufreaks who think they are interesting enough to have a reality show...
BRITISH 'MIRACLE' CREAM ARRIVES IN N.Y.C.
MOISTURIZER mania broke out across the pond this spring when British drugstore Boots launched No7 Protect & Perfect, a $34 anti-aging serum that promises to reduce wrinkles and actually repair...
MANDAL WITH CARE
HOW are 20 percent more men in 2006 like Jesus? And no, this isn't a joke. According to market researchers NDP Group, that's how many more men bought sandals last...
MIKE COULD BEAT ELIOT FOR GOV: POLL
Mayor Bloomberg is said to be eyeing a run for president - but if that doesn't work out, he may want to take a serious look at challenging Gov. Spitzer...
GREEN MAYOR ISSUES DISS-CHARGE
He has a degree in electrical engineering, but even Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday he was surprised to learn that portable chargers draw electricity when they're plugged in and not in...
D.C. CONGEST QUE$T BY CITY COMMISH
WASHINGTON - City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan lobbied here yesterday for a $537 million federal grant for Mayor Bloomberg's proposed congestion-pricing plan. The money would help pay for EZ-Pass readers...
GRAND CENTRAL BONANZA
It's a raw-bar of gold. Grand Central Terminal's Oyster Bar raked in $14.2 million in 2006 - the eatery's best year in its 94-year history. Located on the lower level...
'EXPEL' RACIAL QUOTA FROM HS: KLEIN
The court-ordered racial quotas that barred an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl of Indian descent from an elite middle school are "no longer necessary," Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said yesterday. In response...
VICTIMS OF LEAD PAINT WIN $13M
Nineteen members of a long-suffering Brooklyn family who were exposed to lead paint at two city-subsidized homes reached a settlement yesterday with the landlords and the city for $12.75 million....
JACKO VERSUS JAY-Z
Megastars Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and more than a dozen music publishers have banded together against Jay-Z's 40/40 Club - rapping the Chelsea hotspot with a federal lawsuit for allegedly...
GAY-BASH WORKER SUES CBS
A man who was badly beaten in a gay-bash attack in St. Maarten says he was preyed upon a second time because of his sexuality - by his former bosses...
RAPE RAP VS. TEACHER'S AIDE
A teacher's aide at an elite public school was charged with statutory rape yesterday for allegedly sleeping with a 15-year-old student. Timothy Avery, 25, formerly assigned to Hunter College HS...
FLAV FIRES BACK AT BX. JUDGE
Flavor Flav's lawyer said yesterday he plans to file a formal complaint against a Bronx judge who ruled that the rapper owes a neighbor $1 million for shooting at him...
POL BACKS 'HISTORIC' QNS. PLAN
A plan to create the largest historic district in Queens - including more than 600 homes - will get a boost today when a local councilman lends his support at...
$TINKY CHEESE NEWS PUMPS PIZZA PRICE
Skyrocketing cheese prices have New York pizzamakers and other restaurateurs feeling the bite and passing on the higher costs to hungry customers. "We had to," Frank Idrizi, of Famous Famiglia...
PROBATION OFFICIALS IN FOXY HUNT
Rapper Foxy Brown was already in hot water with city probation officials early Saturday morning when she was mugged and beaten at an East New York housing project, a note...
L.I. DAD ABUSED BABY: COPS
A Long Island man has been charged with tossing his infant daughter off a bed, and striking and shaking her after he grew tired of her crying. Suffolk cops said...
SUBWAY RELIEF FOR SOME
Straphangers may soon see more frequent service on the C, D, and L trains, officials said yesterday. For the rest of the system, the news is bleak. Much of the...
9/11 VANDAL SHOCK
A 9/11 memorial on Staten Island was vandalized yesterday - leaving distraught families of those honored reeling when they discovered the granite plaques commemorating their loved ones had been defaced....
'SHUTTERBUG PERV' NABBED
A pervert who tried to take pictures up the skirt of a teenage tourist in Herald Square was busted last night, police sources said. The 15-year-old Canadian girl flagged down...
MOM'S TRAY FRAY
School lunches may be healthier than those at McDonald's, but they sure aren't as green. Every year, the city's 1,427 public schools toss nearly 150 million Styrofoam meal trays into...
ROAD RAGE - WITH A SWORD
A motorist who feared he had struck a pedestrian was savagely beaten and stabbed in the neck - with his own sword - near the Javits Center as he stopped...
LOHAN CLAN ORDERED TO PATCH IT UP
A Long Island judge pulled a "Parent Trap" on Lindsay Lohan's folks yesterday - ordering the "reunification and reintegration of the father," Michael Lohan, with the children. After considering the...
2-YEAR-OLD DROWNS IN S.I. POOL
A 2-year-old boy drowned yesterday in his aunt's backyard pool on Staten Island, police said. James Paccione, who had a twin sister, was found at the bottom of the pool...
DENTAL PROBES
The state Health and Education departments have launched probes of a Brooklyn dentist who billed Medicaid for filling 52 cavities in one patient during one visit, officials said yesterday. "We...
SECOND SHOT AT SPRAY BAN
After the courts knocked down a move by the City Council to restrict the sale of graffiti gear to kids, council officials and the Bloomberg administration are giving it another...
280G GREEN-CARD SCAMMER JAILED
A career criminal who swindled immigrants out of $280,000 for green cards he never delivered is heading back to prison. John Nevarez, 55, who has a 30-year rap sheet, was...
A BABE IN THE WOODS FAMILY
Tiger's new cub is the spitting image of her superstar daddy. The world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, made the most of his paternity leave this week by posing for...
ISRAEL TO FREE 250 JAILBIRDS
Israel will free 250 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials at a Mideast summit said yesterday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he...
CRUISE GETS A TEUTON BOOTIN'
It looks like a mission impossible for the producers of Tom Cruise's next film to shoot on location in Germany. Officials there said yesterday that because he's a Scientologist, Cruise...
GOOD SIDE OF A.M. SICKNESS
Expectant mothers who suffer from morning sickness stand a 30 percent lower chance of developing breast cancer later on than do those who roll through pregnancy without much puking, a...
TESTY CHRISTIE FUMES AT DEMS
WASHINGTON - Facing an onslaught from House Democrats over air quality around Ground Zero, former EPA boss Christie Todd Whitman fired back yesterday that "the terrorists that attacked the United...
FRED GETS HELP FROM AL PALS
Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato has selected a team of prominent Republicans - including outgoing MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow - to lead Fred Thompson's presidential effort in New York, The Post...
PARIS-OLOGY 101
So what if NBC denied Paris Hilton her big payday? The Learning Annex said it'd pay the celebrity skank a cool million to teach a one-hour class on "How to...
WWE 'MURDER-SUICIDE'
WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, whose ferocious fighting style earned him the nickname "Rabid Wolverine," was found dead yesterday along with his wife and their young son in their Atlanta-area home...
RESEARCH FAVORED FOR 'SPARE' EMBRYOS
Sixty percent of infertility patients would donate their spare, frozen embryos for stem-cell research - far more than would turn them over to other couples or simply discard them, a...
HE'S LEFT PANT-ING
First, he lost his pants. Then, he lost his suit. Now, he could lose his shirt. A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against a Washington, D.C., mom-and-pop dry...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan* This man (pictured) is one of two thugs wanted for killing a Bronx man in front of his 5-year-old nephew in an East Harlem park, cops said yesterday. Terrod...
TIME TO CLEAR THE AIR OF PANIC
I LIVED in Greenwich Village in 2001, and I live a few blocks from the Ground Zero site now. I breathed and still breathe the same air as other people...
DON'T GET 'HUNG UP' ON BUYING AN IPHONE
TENS of thousands of people are expected to line up this Friday for themost hyped gadget of the decade - the iPhone. Don't be one of them. Oh, it's a...
I STILL AM THE REAL LEROY: LAURA
LAURA ALBERT is not a teenager or a prostitute, and, at 41, probably not a teenage boy. But she sailed into the newsroom yesterday - a bone from a raccoon's...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon. 275; Lucky Sum: 14 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 0037; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Nos. Mon.: 262; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win-4 Mon.: 8954;...
A PILOT STEPS DOWN
British Prime Minister Tony Blair established himself as a gutsy leader long before 9/11 thrust him into the role of champion in the War on Terror and rock-solid ally of...
ONE STEP FOR FREE SPEECH
The Supreme Court yesterday injected some badly needed sense into the debate over campaign-finance reform - ruling that the last major "reform," the McCain-Feingold law, went too far in restricting...
COCKAMAMIE QUOTA
Most of America ditched school desegregation and racial quotas long ago, but in Coney Island they're alive and well - and costing an 11-year-old girl a seat at the public...
ZONED FOR BLIGHT
MICHAEL Bloomberg has rezoned more of the city than any mayor before him, a quest to transform areas previously held back by archaic rules to "preserve" long-gone manufacturing. Rezoning will...
RADIO 'IMBALANCE' IS IN THE TALENT
RUSH Limbaugh, the conservative talk-radio pioneer, has been called many nasty things before, but never a "structural imbalance." That's the fancy term a liberal think tank uses to characterize his...
IPHONE IFOOLS: GIZMO GUINEA PIGS
ON Friday, an extraordinary number of extremely excitable people will be lining up to buy Apple's iPhone so that they can be the first gadgetheads on the block to own...
SENSITIVITY TRAINING
Instead of a milktoast presentation about community affairs, the Police Department elected to expose its newest officers to opinions from some of the department's harshest critics, with whom The Post...
BUSH BUSTS CELL BILL IN ITS EMBRYONIC STAGE
THE ISSUE: President Bush's veto of legislation easing federal funding for stem-cell research. I applaud President Bush for his defense of human life ("Bush Vetoes Dem Stem Bill," June 21)....
SICK OVER SMITH'S REVIEW
THE ISSUE: Kyle Smith's review of Michael Moore's health-care documentary, "Sicko." While Michael Moore's new documentary "Sicko" has received good reviews in other newspapers and magazines, The Post gave it...
SEC LOOKING INTO BEAR FUND RESTATEMENT
The collapse of a Bear Stearns hedge fund has apparently grabbed the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which reportedly has begun looking at what caused the fund to...
FEUD GETS UGLY
The bitter dispute over the fate of struggling broadcaster Ion Media could soon become even nastier. Over the last few months, hedge fund giant Silver Point Capital has quietly emerged...
NICHE MEDIA: NO LONGER SMALL
Niche Media founder Jason Binn has ended his feud with mentor Jerry Powers of Ocean Drive Media now that the two companies are joining up with a third, Greenspun Media...
TAX AX IS SWINGING
Hiking taxes on the super rich may seem like a dream to Washington - but it's churning up nightmares of huge back taxes on personal fortunes. With Congress moving swiftly...
STEVE'S $655M BAD DAY
In its second day as a publicly traded company, Blackstone Group co-founder Stephen Schwarzman lost $655 million on his shares as Wall Street cooled to his deal. Despite a gain...
BIOVAIL FOUNDER FILES $1M LAWSUIT
The founder of Canadian pharmaceutical company Biovail has filed a $1 million slander suit against a former Banc of America Securities analyst, claiming he was defamed when the analyst called...
SPLIT SEAMS
Like a piece of overstretched Lycra, it was a split heard round the fashion world. Elie Tahari sued his longtime business partner Andrew Rosen over what should have been their...
NEWS CORP., DOW JONES CLOSER TO DEAL
News Corp. looked poised to clear the biggest hurdle in its pursuit of Dow Jones late yesterday, with an agreement to maintain the editorial independence of its flagship The Wall...
HOSTILE BID FOR TOPPS
Sports card maker Upper Deck launched a hostile tender offer for rival Topps last night that threatens to throw cold water on a $385 million takeover of the iconic company...
BEER-BELLY TOWER ON DIET
THE architect of the planned new JPMorgan Chase tower near Ground Zero left the door open yesterday to slightly reducing the size of its giant, elevated trading floors cantilevered over...
PARIS RELEASED FROM L.A. JAIL
Paris has been liberated! After 23 days in jail, the 26-year-old hotel heiress Paris Hilton flew from her cage at the Century Regional Detention Center early this morning, tasting freedom...
WRESTLER'S CAREER "CRIPPLED" BY ITS CONCLUSION
Known as "Canadian Crippler" and the "Rabid Wolverine," Chris Benoit's rise as a household name was as fraught with dramatics as the possible murder-suicide currently under investigation as "roid rage."...
MURDOCH, DOW JONES AGREE TO EDITORIAL PLAN
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. board members agreed in principle on a plan for maintaining editorial oversight of the Wall Street Journal if Murdoch acquires the...
PARALYZED TILDEN STAR WILL ATTEND GRADUATION
When Alanzo George told his mother, Laverne, that he wanted to attend his high school graduation, she was hesitant. "She didn't know if it was such a good idea," George...
SCAT DADDY RETIRED
Scat Daddy, a Grade 1 Stakes winner, has been retired from racing due to a tendon injury in his right foreleg, trainer Todd Pletcher announced yesterday. Pletcher believes the injury...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Morneau leaves hospitalJustin Morneau, last year's AL MVP, was released from a Miami-area hospital yesterday. Manager Ron Gardenhire wasn't sure when Morneau would return to the Twins' lineup. He...
HONDO HAS A PAIR
Hondo's irrational National selection proved costly last night in Atlanta as he fell back into red ink with a deficit of 30 ainges. Tonight, he'll try to bag a deuce...
RED BULLS DEAL FOR DEFENSE
The Red Bulls' injury-plagued defense has been struggling, so coach Bruce Arena shook up his backline yesterday by trading left back Todd Dunivant to Toronto for defender Kevin Goldwaite. With...
GIMME TWENTY
THE NBA Draft is Thursday. In the hope of enticing viewers, each draftee has agreed to participate in a segment of "Dancing with David Stern." Due to the fact there's...
LET'S BALL!
While throngs of people flock to the beach over the next two months to cool off, there is another group of people who travel to the hottest surfaces to watch...
HEY, COMMISH: MAKE TEAMS PAY
YOU are NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and you are wholly sincere and defiantly adamant about cleaning up the league. Here is the best way to do it: Punish teams, not...
LEE EYES PLAYOFFS FOR KNICKS
David Lee says it's playoffs or bust next season for the Knicks. Lee, a steal with the 30th pick in 2005, doesn't think the 33-49 Knicks need a boost to...
GOMEZ A QUICK STUDY
Jose Reyes said his Mets teammate, Carlos Gomez, is a five-tool player, and even faster than Reyes. General manager Omar Minaya has called the rookie outfielder the fastest he ever...
BUEHRLE ON METS' RADAR - IF . . .
The Mets are tracking Mark Buehrle, according to a person familiar with the situation, but they will only trade for the White Sox lefty if they have a 72-hour window...
LO DUCA BANNED 2 GAMES
Two days after Paul Lo Duca's ejection and animated reaction, MLB yesterday suspended the Met catcher for two games. Bob Watson, baseball's VP of on-field operations, told The Post before...
AMAZIN'S GET GREEN LIGHT
With the game tied and the count full, Shawn Green figured Russ Springer wouldn't be throwing a ball here. Walking the leadoff man in the bottom of the 11th wouldn't...
SOSA HELPING CURB OMAR'S DESIRE TO HIT PANIC BUTTON
OMAR Minaya diligently pursued a starter last offseason. He bid aggressively on Daisuke Matsuzaka, made a West Coast trek to visit Barry Zito and Jeff Suppan and - though it...
LUCAS AIMS TO FIGHT FOR FALLEN EAGLE
John Lucas suffered through drug abuse and nearly lost it, but the former NBA star got a second chance. After rehab, he helped and counseled many troubled athletes. Now, when...
BLUESHIRTS CUT RACHUNEK LOOSE
It's likely a function of needing to keep as much cap space available in order to sign first- and second-line centers, with a bit of cost-for-value analysis added to the...
THE ENDLESS BUMMER
BALTIMORE - Say hello to the 3-D Yankees. In cop parlance, that's short for Definitely Done Dancing, which is the way bodies in the morgue are referred to. And while...
IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRIBE, TRIBE AGAIN
BALTIMORE - Watching the Yankees the past few weeks has been like an aggravating trip to a blackjack table. You get way behind, then inch your way back. You fall...
BOOMING BOBBY IS REPLACED BY BUMBLING BOBBY
BALTIMORE - To lay all the Yankees' hitting woes on Bobby Abreu's shoulders would be unfair. However, since he hits third, makes $15 million and is batting .257, the hottest...
ALL ACCESS
I AM naked at SeaWorld. Certainly a unique sensation. This isn't one of those dreams - I am in the employees-only "backstage" area, in a special trailer, pouring myself into...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SINCE its introduction two years ago, the Disney Dining Plan, a pre-paid meal plan covering the whole resort, has become very popular. For $39 per adult (age 10 and up)...
COMING UP
IN a continuing bid to be the world's most popular family destination, Orlando is ever-changing. Here's some of the news: SEAWORLD In keeping with a trend sweeping theme parks nationwide,...
FLIGHT TIME
WITH so many airlines shuttling between New York and Orlando, the market is wide open, and it's never hard to find a deal ($59 to $99 OW) if you buy...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Firefighters revived a snake that they had rescued from a burning apartment in West Midlands, England, by using an oxygen kit normally used on humans. Rescuers elected to treat the...
STRATEGIES: Orlando by bus
HIPSTER MOBILE? The trolley's name begins with an "i", so it must be cool For those quite certain they will not be renting a car on their next trip to...