June 29, 2008
Reign in Spain
June 29, 2008 | 9:50pmAPA big-game flop no more, Spain won the European Championship 1-0 over Germany on Sunday for its first major title in 44 years.Fernando Torres scored in the 33rd minute and...
Ballack to start Euro final
June 29, 2008 | 5:57pmBy BRIAN LEWISHalf-a-dozen years after having to sit out the 2002 World Cup final due to yellow card suspension, Germany captain Michael Ballack has a shot at redemption, in the...
RED BULLS TO SIGN ROJAS
June 29, 2008 | 5:47pmThe Post has learned that the Red Bulls have agreed to terms with Venezuelan national team captain Jorge Rojas. The 31-year-old known as El Zurdo is expected to travel to...
Game 81: Yankees at Mets
June 29, 2008 | 4:03pmAs expected, Ryan Church came off the DL this morning and is in the lineup for todayâs finale of the Subway Series at Shea Stadium. Church had been sidelined since...
Coverage in today's Post
June 29, 2008 | 3:38pmJohan Santana (pictured) was justifiably frustrated and defensive after yet another hard-luck loss Saturday, this one a 3-2 decision to the Yankees. Despite a sterling 3.01 ERA, Santana has lost...
Farewell Euro '08
June 29, 2008 | 11:30amGo back a few weeks when Euro â08 was still in its infancy.Those were the days when Holland and Portugal looked unstoppable. Russia and Turkey were an afterthought. Spainâs credentials...
Miss at your own risk: Fireworks
June 29, 2008 | 11:18amHighlights for the week of June 30"Idol" Jordin Sparks is one of the performers for the Macy's "Fireworks Spectacular." Can Kobayashi reclaim his title?Get ready for your own Fourth of...
Jorge Rojas to Red Bulls (Post exclusive)
June 29, 2008 | 9:14amRojas finally a Red Bull By BRIAN LEWISThe Red Bulls' lengthy pursuit of Jorge Rojas _ reported in the Post back in April _ has come to fruition. The Post...
CRAZY IN LOVE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThey're star-crossed - or at least have their wires crossed. Despite the wacky tragicomedy playing out in divorce court, ranting YouTuber Tricia Walsh-Smith and her soon-to-be ex-hubby, Shubert theater honcho...
LOTTERY
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Sat.: 629; Lucky Sum: 17 / Midday Win-4 Sat.: 6476; Lucky Sum: 23 / Evening Nos. Sat: 530; Lucky Sum: 8 / Evening Win-4 Sat.: 5223;...
HEIR TURBULENCE FOR RON'S LIL' GIRL
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amHer father had a stroke, sued his ex-wife, saw his best friend die and brought home a new live-in girlfriend - all in the past year. And if that weren't...
TEEN BABY BOOM IS A FAMILY WAY IN 'PREGGER PACT' TOWN
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amGLOUCESTER, Mass. - The revelation last week that 18 Gloucester HS teens were part of a "pregnancy pact" may have shocked the nation, but many residents of this seaport city...
BARACK'S SUMMER ABROAD
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amBarack Obama plans to make a summer visit to the Middle East and Europe, taking time away from his campaign to boost his foreign-policy credentials. The Illinois senator will meet...
MADGE & GUY GEAR UP FOR SPLIT
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amMadonna's husband, Guy Ritchie, has reportedly agreed to divorce the pop superstar. Sources say that the power couple's seven-year marriage is over and that a battle for the Material Girl's...
OBAMA THE CANDIDATE OF 'CHANGE MY MIND'
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amIt's back and forth for Barack Obama. The candidate of change has changed some of his own positions in recent weeks, raising the risk he'll be labeled a flip-flopper on...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amBROOKLYN * A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Flatbush shortly after midnight yesterday. Cops responding to a 911 report of gunfire at Vanderveer Place and Flatbush Avenue discovered the...
A WALKING MIRACLE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amWhen window washer Alcides Moreno visited FDNY Engine Co. 39 on the Upper East Side, the sight of him walking, slowly but steadily, brought tears to the eyes of four...
HEAT'S ON BX. POL FOR FIRE FUNDS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA nonprofit group with ties to Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook received more than $300,000 in city money to improve firefighter diversity - a program that did little beyond burn...
GOV FINE AFTER LATEST EYE OP
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amGov. Paterson underwent successful eye surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center yesterday for the third time in five weeks - and it won't interfere with his plans to be the...
HOW BRUTE LEFT VICTIM FOR DEAD
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amIt didn't take long for hulking hoopster Miladin Kovacevic's pals to realize that they were in a world of trouble. 'Sorry' In Serb Outrage As the brutish SUNY-Binghamton basketball player...
SUPERMODEL'S DEATH PLUNGE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA gorgeous supermodel fell from her swank downtown apartment to her death yesterday in an apparent suicide, officials said. PHOTOS: Ruslana Korshunova's CareerPHOTOS: Candid Shots of Korshunova Ruslana Korshunova, 20,...
POLS' GAS PLAN TO FILL UP WALLETS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA bill that could relieve some price pressure at the pumps by up to 25 cents a gallon will soon land on Gov. Paterson's desk. The state Legislature last week...
EATERIES IN BETTER 'HEALTH'
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe number of eateries shuttered by the city's food cops has plummeted. The city closed down 291 restaurants between February and April, a 57 percent decrease from the 678 in...
'SORRY' IN SERB OUTRAGE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe Serbian government's chief representative in New York apologized yesterday for a deputy's role in helping a compatriot charged with a savage bar beating flee the country, and the top...
3 'FRAME' COPS MAY FACE JAIL
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe Queens narcotics officers under investigation for framing four men in a drug bust could get seven years in prison if they're brought up on criminal charges, according to law-enforcement...
COUNCIL PORK'S A LOT LEANER
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA slow economy and tighter scrutiny have social-services providers throughout the five boroughs feeling the sharp sting of the budget axe as the City Council last night released its annual...
CULTURE $HOCK
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amAlmost $4 million in city money doled out to museums, playhouses, and other cultural groups to protect their collections is now history. The security funding was slashed from the $59.1...
SHOTS OUTSIDE CELEB DINER
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amGunfire erupted early yesterday outside a downtown burger joint frequented by celebrities like Willem Dafoe and Colin Farrell. An argument broke out among a group of people at about 5:30...
'DARK KNIGHT' CAPED CRU$ADE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amNew York fans hoping to see "The Dark Knight" in all his IMAX glory are almost out of luck for opening weekend, with showings selling out three weeks in advance....
THIS ID THEFT'S INCONCEIVABLE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amJanet Penuela Viola used a Long Island infertility specialist to help her conceive - and allegedly used the identity of her boyfriend's wife to pay the bill. The mistress's alleged...
GRATE! MTA'S LAME SUBWAY FLOOD FIGHT
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe subway system is fighting a battle against flooding - using tarps and buckets. Almost a year after massive floods crippled the subway system and left millions of riders stranded,...
CRANE INSPECTOR SLAPPED AFTER POST PROBE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA SENIOR Department of Buildings crane inspec tor has been suspended after The Post notified the agency he had cleared several complaints last year that claimed unqualified operators were working...
NY'S VICTORY FOR CHAOS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amALBANY - The growing view that Democrats will take the state Senate for the first time in 40 years got an added boost last week with Republican Senate Majority Leader...
DEVILS, SALVADOR TALK
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amContract talks between Bryce Salvador and Lou Lamoriello yesterday produced significant progress yesterday, the agent for impending unrestricted defenseman told The Post yesterday. "We made progress on several items, and...
STEALING THE SHOW
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amBECAUSE Alfonso Soriano was sent to Texas in the Alex Rodriguez trade in the 2003 offseason, Derek Jeter's 34 steals in 2006 is the last time the Bronx Bombers had...
NO BULL: YANK PEN ROCK SOLID
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amMariano Rivera is having his best season, but it's how the Yankees will continue getting the ball into his hands that remains a shaky proposition. As could be expected, Rivera...
BALK LEADS TO DECISIVE RUN
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amIf you listened closely, you heard Yankees' bench coach Rob Thomson scream "balk" from the third base dugout in the sixth inning yesterday at Shea Stadium. Though Alex Rodriguez was...
PICKING AND LOSING
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA pair of pickoffs made the difference in the Mets' 3-2 loss to the Yankees in Game 3 of the Subway Series yesterday: Johan Santana's pickoff that wasn't and Jose...
ALL EYES ON OLLIE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amToday could be the straw that breaks Oliver Perez's back. Perez has been unreliable most of the season, and it's possible that his start this afternoon could be his last...
ANDY MAKES TRADE DECISION LOOK DANDY
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amTHE Yankees' most critical offseason de cision played out on the Shea Stadium mound yesterday: Andy Pettitte vs. Johan Santana. Every time Pettitte approximates Santana - or in the case...
PETTITTE WEATHERS STORM - LITERALLY
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amNothing Andy Pettitte did yesterday at Shea Stadium was bigger than picking Jose Reyes off second base in the fifth inning with two out and the Yankees leading the Mets...
JUST A $140M TEASE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amTHIS is why it is so difficult to testify on the Mets' behalf, to believe they have any hope of giving you a substantive push for a meaningful late summer...
'HID' AND SEEK
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amHideki Matsui had his injured left knee drained on Friday - the second such procedure in 10 days - and the Yankees are keeping their fingers crossed he'll return on...
25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 13
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amAs both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee Stadium. This week, No. 13.Sept. 30,...
JOHAN: I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe "L" went beside Johan Santana's name, but if you listen to the Mets ace, you can't pin it all on him. The prize offseason acquisition suffered another hard-luck loss...
YANKS HOPE ROBERTSON CAN BE NEW JOBA
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amFirst dibs on becoming this year's bullpen boy wonder goes to David Robertson. Looking toward the eighth inning, the Yankees yesterday summoned the 23-year-old right-hander from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and sent...
SANTANA STRIKES AT BAD ZONE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThings didn't go Johan Santana's way yesterday. Blame the ball-and-strike calls. Santana suffered the defeat in the Mets' 3-2 loss to the Yankees in Game 3 of the Subway Series...
S-TICKET TO FANS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amEVERY time I hear that New York is a very tough media town, that draft picks and free agents should take care, I want to laugh. And then, forgive the...
THE BEST AND THE SLIGHTEST
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amWE HAVE reached the midway point of the schedule and the awards landscape reflects the season: There is a lot of unexpected excellence and a lot of races that are...
THE RUMBLE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amMets in mourning 'Trailblazer' Plummer was loved by all Darryl Strawberry will give one of the most difficult speeches of his life tomorrow. Strawberry, now a club ambassador for the...
AMERICA'S SPEED RACER
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amEUGENE, Ore. - On a day at the Olympic Track & Field trials where finals of the shot, heptathlon and women's 100 were contested, where trips to Beijing were booked,...
ROBERTS HAS 'MOJO' TO WIN
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amA touch of gamesmanship could put an edge on today's final group at the senior tour's Commerce Bank championship. It at least gives them something to talk about. Second-sharing Scott...
HAVE A GAS, AND SAVE SOME, TOO
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amSCHOOL is out and the boating and fishing season will start in earnest. But the price of fuel could dampen your enjoyment. The Boat Owners Association of The United States...
MISSING TIGER
June 29, 2008 | 8:14am* In response to Phil Mushnick's column about Tiger Woods and the TV networks [Equal Time, "Tiger-crazy TV execs getting just deserts," The Post and nypost.com, June 23]: The main...
IBANEZ COULD BE RAUL DEAL AT SHEA
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amMoises Alou is rehabbing again, and the Mets are hoping to get him back soon and make a determination whether they can trust him to be at least their semi-regular...
NAPOLEON CONQUERS 'EM ALL AT YONKERS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amStephane Bouchard has won five straight driving titles at Yonkers Raceway, but last night he won the most important race of his career at his home track, capturing the $605,854...
DUTROW 40-1 SHOT TAKES SUBURBAN
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amTiming is everything for Rick Dutrow Jr. Days earlier Dutrow, the head trainer of IEAH Stable's Big Brown. was suspended for a Clenbuterol positive that put his job in jeopardy....
HONDO A BUEHRLE MAN
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amLincecum was brilliant and Hondo was smart enough to pick him last night in Oakland, which pushed the earnings to a robust 520 goslins. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will go with...
SPORTS SHORTS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amNASCAR: Stewart victorious In Loudon, N.H., Tony Stewart isn't running many races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this series, so he's making the ones he does drive in count. The...
RUNGE & RIGHT
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amMY FAVORITE person in sports right now is not a baseball player, not a basketball rookie, not a manager on the way in or a coach on the way out....
FLAGGING THE WAIVER WIRE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amYOU'VE seen the guy in the Six Flags com mercial who is just waaaay too excited. "More flags, more fun . . . Six Flags!," he screams. But unlike many...
PACT YOUR BAGS, BOYS
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amFOUR months after the Lightning signed Dan Boyle to a six- year contract extension worth $6.67 million per that includes a full no-trade clause through 2011-12, guess what, Tampa Bay's...
SLATS' AVERY LUNACY
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amTHIS is either a ploy by Glen Sather to allow the competition to es tablish a dollar value for Sean Avery that he will match, or it is evidence that...
WALSH LOOKS TO MAKE POINT
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amDonnie Walsh is just getting started. With 6-foot-10 forward Danilo Gallinari in the bag as one building block, Tuesday begins free agency, and the Knicks president will have multiple point...
'NILO NOT SO BAD
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amWHEN you're the Knicks and picking sixth in a top-heavy freshman draft, and your isolated asset (David Lee) and the slot weren't ample inducement (assuming another obscene contract was out...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH JERRY MANUEL
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amThe Post's Steve Serby sat down with the man who replaced Willie Randolph as Mets manager.Q: Do you like managing in New York? A: I love managing in New York.Q:...
25 BEST MOMENTS AT SHEA: NO. 13
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amAs both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Shea. This week, No. 13.Oct. 3 1979...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
June 29, 2008 | 8:14amCurses! That's what a New Mexico man is saying after an appeals judge put the kibosh on his plan to officially change his name to "F--- Censorship." The judge upheld...
WEB SLINGER
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amYouTube Screening Room YouTube.com/ytscreeningroom Every other Friday, YouTube hand-selects four critically acclaimed short films for viewing on its new Screening Room page. The current quartet is highlighted by "Are You...
NEW LEASH ON LIFE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amLast Sunday, there was a stirring celebration of war dogs at Westchester's Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, home to the War Dog Memorial, which was built in 1923 to honor the 7,000...
BERRY BIG SOUNDS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amSmall speakers play monster tunes; radio converter is revolutionary; PC's get a 'central' station; retro camera has modern mission; and record more TV. Kensington ShareCentral 5 $79.99; us.kensington.com Forget two-car...
BRIDGE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"WHY was Cy banging his head against the wall today?" a player asked me at the club. "Is that his latest method of trying to lose weight?" Cy the Cynic...
CRACKING THE !? CODE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amWHEN a newcomer to chess first looks at a printed game, he's puzzled by the letters and numbers. Once he figures out that they are the notation we use to...
JUNE 29 - JULY 5
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThis week: Have a riot at Radio City; make music (not furniture) with saws; pamper yourself for less; take a bite out of summer on Coney Island; and show your...
DON'T MISS LIST
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amCATEGORY: HOLIDAY America the beautiful Natasha Bedingfield, Kenny Chesney, Katharine McPhee and Jordin Sparks are coming to New York to celebrate America's birthday on Macy's 4th of July spectacular. Hosted...
PRIMETIME
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amNBC, last weekend, made an interesting and hopeful marriage, a steady fellow from Queens with a wild man from Romania. During its coverage of the women's gymnastics U.S. Olympic Trials,...
RUSSELL CROWS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"I played 23 career women," Rosalind Russell once said. "The script always called for a leading lady somewhere in the 30s, tall, brittle, not too sexy. My wardrobe had a...
THE RIGHT WORD MATTERED MOST TO GEORGE CARLIN
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amGeorge Carlin wrote me an e-mail to make a point about grammar. It was a thrill for me since I had never met Carlin (and never did) and here he...
TOO MUCH BAGGAGE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThe decaying dollar, airlines that treat you like cargo, and America's decimated reputation overseas have all made traveling more a burden than a blast. But after watching the HBO documentary...
BABY MAMA
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amTeen pregnancy is something that has always been around and probably always will be," says Molly Ringwald, who once played a knocked-up high school student in the 1988 feature film...
REEL GOOD
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amTHE LONGEST YARD (1974) Sunday, 10 p.m., ESPN Burt Reynolds at his funniest and most gorgeous in this classic comedy about a former quarterback-turned-current convict, who, at the "request" of...
IN AND OUT LIST
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amCATEGORY: MEET THE PRESS In: Tom Brokaw The veteran newsman is the logical choice to take over for Russert - to the election and beyond. Out: Keith Olbermann The MSBNC...
RETURN OF THE RAP PACK
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amUNLIKE most hip-hop icons, 50 Cent actually enjoys sharing the mike - and the spotlight. Despite basking in the success of three multiplatinum solo albums and establishing a movie career,...
RACHID TAHA DREAMS OF DOLLY PARTON
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amFor a ROCK HERO, Rachid Taha has unlikely roots. Born in Algeria in 1958 and raised in France, he grew up listening to North African folk and European pop. But...
FIRED UP
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"The Sopranos" went off the air last year, and it's been nearly a decade since the series turned Alabama 3's "Woke Up This Morning" into a pop-culture phenomenon. Which makes...
FILM BYTES
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amReliving the 'Clash' Bruce Banner isn't the only early-'80s icon on director Louis Leterrier's mind. Following the success of the new "Hulk," Leterrier's signed on to direct a remake of...
THE 'GONZO' SHOW
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"This may be the year when we finally come face to face with ourselves, finally just lay back and say it - that we are really just a nation of...
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am'YOU'RE Norma Desmond. Used to be in silent pictures. Used to be big." "I am big. It's the pictures that got small." What dialogue! What a film! Billy Wilder's "Sunset...
STUPORMAN!
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amYou've heard of comic-book heroes with super speed, but what about a hero with super seed. Picture, if you can stomach it: Will Smith - America's most huggable actor, personal...
MOD, 'MAD' WORLD OF ADS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amFirst season of 'Mad Men' an addictive throwback WATCHING the first season of AMC's "Mad Men," which takes place in an ad agency in 1960 and conveys, with shocking forthrightness,...
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amVantage Point (Sony, $28.96) Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver, Forest Whitaker and Matthew Fox star in a "Rashomon"-like take on an attempted assassination of the president. But don't expect the lingering...
UNFORGETTABLE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amIN "Diminished Capacity," which hits theaters this Friday, Alan Alda stars as Rollie, a Missouri man who's slowly losing his memory but refuses to be put in a home because...
BEN KINGSLEY
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amActor royalty muses on hip-hop, giving praise to undeserving talent and how acting gets him high If you've ever wanted to see a distinguished knight of the British crown fire...
HERE'S THE BEEF
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amParlor Steakhouse 1600 Third Ave., (212) 423-5888 Chef Lucas Billheimer (of Lure Fishbar) is taking a very democratic approach to his menu at Parlor Steakhouse, with fish entrees going head...
PROOF POSITIVE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amPartida's agave nectar Summertime cocktails, margaritas especially, often get their flavor from spoonfuls of sugar. But what if there was a more natural, healthier and better-tasting way to make those...
MAKING THE SCENE...
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amFranklin Park 618 St. John's Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn; franklinparkbrooklyn.com Best known for racial tensions that have occasionally erupted into full-blown riots, Crown Heights is not the city's premier nightlife...
KAUFMAN, 26, AND REGNIER, 28
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amMay 24 - For newlyweds Amanda Kaufman and Michael Regnier, practice made for perfection. The Brooklyn couple took ballroom dancing lessons to prepare for their first dance to Frank Sinatra's...
ERICKSON, 27, AND ABRAMOWITZ, 25
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amMay 25 - Ever since ice skating together on their first date in Central Park, Goldman Sachs co-workers Kelly Jean Erickson and Daniel Ross Abramowitz began looking for more reasons...
REINHARD, 27, AND PERRIN, 26
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amJune 14 - Nobody puts a bride in the corner - especially at her own wedding! After Wade Perrin and Blaire Reinhard's nuptials at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown,...
SCHILLER, 26, AND ELIAS, 26
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amMarch 24 - When Jason Elias proposed to longtime love Amanda Schiller at the Rockefeller Center skating rink, she was frozen with shock. Luckily, he warmed her heart. "It was...
@%$&#!
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amHis untimely and unfortunate death notwithstanding, George Carlin was not a great comedian ("A Standup Guy Who Broke All the Rules," Joan Rivers, June 24). I remember him as a...
H2OOOOH!
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amTo Mayor Bloomberg and the other liberals: Thank you for allowing water, flowing over metal pipes, to be placed along the FDR Drive in lower Manhattan ("Hit & Mist: A...
ANCHOR AWAY
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amWhile I am not in shock that people in battlefields far, far away have affairs, I am in awe of Lara Logan ("News Babe's 'Iraqi Tryst,' " June 26). Not...
GAME OVER
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThe teens who acted out the "Grand Theft Auto IV" game are either too dangerous or too stupid to be part of a normal society. If they get anything less...
$AVING US SOME POUNDS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amObesity rates grew after World War II but really took off around 1980. The culprits? Lower taxes, higher wages for women, and portion sizes at restaurants, according to two economists...
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amA man in Oregon had been told his melanoma would kill him within a year. So news that he is not only alive but disease-free two years after receiving a...
WE'RE WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"My center is giving way. My right is in retreat. Situation excellent. I shall attack!" If only our political leaders and opinion-formers displayed even a hint of the defiant resilience...
I'M OK, YOU'RE AWFUL
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThe latest Pew Research barometer of international mood swings has yielded its readings and the results are pretty clear: the US should be a lot more like Tanzania. Or Russia....
DON'T GET COCKY OBAMA
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amOn the face of it, these are good times for Barack Obama. But despite riding dizzyingly high in two new polls, the Democratic White House hopeful shouldn't get cocky. History...
BLOG WATCH
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amPoll positions Robert Stacy McCain (rsmccain.blogspot.com) is curious about the national polls. "It is impossible to reconcile the new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll, showing Barack Obama leading by 12 points -...
"CENTRAL PARK IN THE DARK"
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThought they cleaned up Central Park, rid it of violence? Think again. Predators hunt, conspirators whisper, masked-bandits steal. Marie Winn uncovers it all in "Central Park in the Dark," a...
REQUIRED READING
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amThe Bottom of the Harbor by Joseph Mitchell (Pantheon) In celebration of the centennial of the fabled New Yorker reporter's birth, his classic collection from 50 years ago is being...
"ROME 1960"
June 29, 2008 | 6:26am"The world is stirring not only politically," Arthur Daley of the Times noted. "It is stirring athletically, too. Nations that weren't in existence at the time of the Melbourne Games...
"AMERICA, AMERICA"
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amEthan Canin's new novel, "America, America," is about power and ambition: of Henry Bonwiller, a Senator whose life and troubles borrow a great deal from those of Ted Kennedy (both...
IN MY LIBRARY: MEGAN MULLALLY
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amYou wouldn't suspect it from watching her strident (some might say shrill) performance in "Will and Grace" - let alone "Young Frankenstein," where she sings up a storm - but...
"MY GUANTANAMO DIARY"
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amMahvish Rukhsana Kahn, daughter of Afghan immigrants, became concerned about Guantanamo's detention center in 2005 while a student at University of Miami's law school. In her view "US policymakers had...
"HOME GIRL"
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amYou have to admire the guts of buying and renovating a townhouse in 2000 in West Harlem, even if the storytelling in "Home Girl" is cheerful to the point of...
GRAND OLD FLAG
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amOh, say can you see? It's the original Star Spangled Banner - ready to be unfurled again after a decade-long restoration project.Flag Photo Gallery It was a clear autumn morning...
HSBC HIT
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amOptions traders hit HSBC on Friday, buying up 71,000 puts, a record. A put is a bet that the shares will decline in value. "While no financial institution has been...
STREET'S GLOOM
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amFor tens of thousands of recently pink-slipped Wall Streeters, the forecast for the rest of the year calls for rising personal expenses, a storm of bills coming due - and...
TAYLOR'S JEWELRY COMPANY CLOSES
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amELIZABETH TAYLOR and Kathy Ireland walked away from House of Taylor Jewelry, their ailing jewelry company, last week, forcing the debt-ridden outfit to close up shop. The two, who owned...
COLA BUMP IS LOOMING IN '09
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amHey John!: With everything in the economy going badly do you think we will get a big cost of living increase for 2009? T.E.Dear T.E.: Yes, it could be one...
SHOOTING BLANKS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amJust when you thought Eliot Spitzer's legacy as the sheriff of Wall Street couldn't sink any lower - the state's highest court gives us 190 million reasons to believe it...
THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amWINNERSDICK GRASSO Former NYSE boss posts legal victory over former AG Spitzer in pay case. CHRIS HOHN Head of hedge fund TCI wins four board seats at CSX.JIMMY LEE JPMorgan...
DEATH & TAXES DON'T MIX
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amHOW desperate are lawmakers to stimulate our ailing economy? Well, apparently so desperate you don't even have to be alive to receive a slice of the $170 billion stimulus pie....
SCHUMER'S IRAQ SLAP
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amChuck Schumer is back on his anti-Big Oil soapbox - and to hell with the Iraqi people. New York's senior senator last week demanded that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
9/11 JUNK SCIENCE
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amAll the rhetoric about health crises affecting Ground Zero workers post-9/11 has finally been put to a fact test. And the data tell a different story. For years, this page...
TASTY DELIGHT
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amHe said *** 1/2 "Her pretty eyes hooked me ." She said *** "I got a good vibe from him." Marlene has a thing for charming, positive guys. Lucky for...
SUPER PREPPY'S SHIP HAS SAILED - INTO CALM SEAS
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amI'M saying goodbye. Super Preppy is settling into the boat he's about to call home for the next six days. I'm pacing the dock, trying to look glamorous instead of...
TOP 5 SECRETS OF ATTRACTION
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amAccording to Casanovas and seductress' at D'Or "I spray perfume on my panties." - Nicole "High heel sandals and a pedicure." - Trina "I don't smoke, but I carry a...
MEET MARKET
June 29, 2008 | 6:26amFor Corey, there's nothing more fun than a fierce warrior - on a date. Ohm, indeed. This 34-year-old acupuncturist loves a little partner yoga and is looking for a playful,...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH ISIAH THOMAS
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThis week Steve Serby goes one-on-one with Knicks president Isiah Thomas. Q: What do you want New Yorkers to say about your Knicks team? A: A) We leave it on...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH WILLIE RANDOLPH
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThis week Steve Serby talks to the Mets' new manager, longtime Yankees player and coach Willie Randolph. Q: Who succeeds Joe Torre [as Yankees manager]? A: I'm gonna say Lou...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH HERM EDWARDS
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThis week, Steve Serby talks with Herman Edwards, head coach of the 6-1 New York Jets. Q: The best piece of fan mail you got after "The Fumble?" A: I...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH TIKI BARBER
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby chatted this week with Giants running back Tiki Barber. Q: Would you like to retire as a Giant? A: I will retire as a Giant, no...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH DONOVAN MCNABB
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby goes long with the Eagles' quarterback, who takes on the Giants today. Q: Have you had a Super Bowl dream? A: Yeah, to throw the winning...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH JAMAL CRAWFORD
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby goes full court with the Knicks' new shooting guard. Q: Best thing about New York? A: The fans. They're brutally honest. If they love you, they'll...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH BOBBY VALENTINE
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby picks the former Met manager's brain on the issues of the day and a few of his favorite things. Q: Will it be an awkward moment...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH OMAR MINAYA
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby spent some time with the Mets GM after the Pedro Martinez press conference on Thursday. Q: How do you deal with the spectre of the Yankees...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH DONNIE HENDERSON
June 29, 2008 | 4:00amThe Post's Steve Serby chatted with Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson about football, life and a few of his favorite things. Q: Do you wear your Super Bowl ring? A:...
ANDY BEATS JOHAN
June 29, 2008 | 12:48amThe "L" went beside Johan Santana's name, but if you listen to the Mets ace, you can't pin it all on him. The prize offseason acquisition suffered another hard-luck loss...
Blogging Live from the Olympic Trials Day 2
June 29, 2008 | 12:20amOut of the 100, on to the 200 By BRIAN LEWISI'm here on Day Two of the Olympic Track & Field trials, and one of the class acts in the...