November 29, 1999
ON THE NEWSSTAND
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amRETAILERS may be fretting about the financial impact of the Internet on their holiday business, but this week's magazines are more concerned with the overall 'Net effect. The entire New...
WHY THE BUBBLE WILL LAST TILL JANUARY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amONCE this week is over the stock market could be in a good position for a nice rally. The end of the year is almost always a good period for...
ENQUIRER'S PECKER RIPS INTO STAFF IN ANGRY 'TIRADE'
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThere are tremors in tabloid land as David Pecker remakes American Media. After its $105 million buyout of Globe Communications, the company added the Globe, Sun and National Examiner to...
THE SOUNDTRACK FOR OUR CENTURY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amAs much as the turn of the century -- not to mention flipping of a millennium -- makes an ordinary Joe contemplative, introspective and a little nostalgic, it seems to...
'ILIAD' GONE AWRY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTHE idea of dramatizing the first book of Homer's "Iliad" is not necessarily a bad one. As the great epic of the Greek siege of Troy opens, a plague is...
POKEMON, TOY STORY BOOST MOVIE TIE-INS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe kiddie holiday movie season is in full swing, with "Pokemon: The First Movie" and "Toy Story 2" in theaters, and "Stuart Little" en route. That means it's time for...
SURE - IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNT$ - HOW TO $PEND A LOT THIS H'DAY SEASON
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe holidays are coming, the economy is booming, and your loved ones are waiting with outstretched palms. But don't fret -- The Post has a shopping list with something for...
BEATLES TOP INFLUENCE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amYEAH! Yeah! Yeah! -- The Beatles are still the No. 1 musical influence on today's aspiring bands, according to a new survey. The Fab Four were named as the group...
'THRILLER' IS NO. 1 - JACKO'S VIDEO HEADS MTV, TV GUIDE LIST
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amJACKO may be wacko -- but he's still the top of the pops when it comes to making music videos. Michael Jackson scored the No. 1 spot on the list...
FARRELL'S LATEST A BIT TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE were a few surprises in the program "Suzanne Farrell Stages the Masters of 20th Century Ballet," which concluded its run at the New Victory Theater yesterday. The 54-year-old former...
IN A LATHER - 'GUIDING LIGHT' FANS QUESTION 'SUICIDE' STORY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amENRAGED viewers of "Guiding Light" are slamming the soap for what they claim is an episode that "glorified" attempted suicide. Soap opera websites and chat rooms are buzzing with outraged...
JACKIE: THE 'MYTH' LIVES
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTHE fact that there's nothing new in "Jackie: Behind the Myth" isn't likely to deter her fans from basking in this new documentary. Some people will lap up anything having...
GET ALL THE WORLD'S TCHOTCHKES - ONLINE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amNow you can get the sort of crafted, ethnic knickknacks you would bring home from Morocco or Thailand without going anywhere. Buying gifts from these sites almost guarantees you'll look...
WISH LISTS FOR THE WEB-WISE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe web is a blessing for shoppers, and this year there's something new -- wish lists and sites that help you choose gifts. *RedENVELOPE (www.redenvelope.com) is a stylish, gift-only site...
RAISING THE BARRE - A DECADE AFTER THE DEATH OF DANCE LEGEND ALVIN AILEY, JUDITH JAMISON KEEPS HIS COMPANY KICKING
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amJudith Jamison, the artistic director of the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was touring Brazil in September when she learned that she was to receive a prestigious Kennedy Center...
INSIDE DESIGNERS' CLOSETS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amEver wonder what the people who design the clothes in your closet have hanging in theirs? We have. So to discover if the ladies who dictate fashion trends follow their...
NUDE MADMAN SLASHES 5 IN BRIT CHURCH
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amLONDON -- A naked maniac brandishing a three-foot Samurai sword burst into a packed London church yesterday and hacked away at terrified worshippers. The 26-year-old man chopped off the fingers...
GOV KEY, CONSERVATIVELY SPEAKING ; GOPERS: MAYOR NEEDS HIM TO WOO 2ND PARTY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amGOV. PATAKI "holds the key" to winning potentially crucial Conservative Party support for Mayor Giuliani's bid for the Senate, top Republicans have told The Post. The Republicans, including senior party...
'RAT LADY' SOWS SEEDS OF TROUBLE IN W. SIDE PARK
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amP IGEONS that alight upon the triangular park called Verdi Square between Amsterdam and Broadway eat well. But they also eat like, well, birds. So they don't finish everything. Enter...
LET'S INDICT GANGSTER FIDEL FOR HIS CRIMES
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE is something immaculately pure in any human who risks his life for the simplicity of what we take for granted: freedom. There is something we all envy in such...
L.A. TIMES STAFF COULDN'T STOP STAPLES ISSUE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTop editors at the Los Angeles Times knew about the paper's intentions to share profits from an Oct. 10 story on L.A.'s new Staples Center but could do nothing to...
SECOND FALL SPURS FEARS FOR CARDINAL
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA weary John Cardinal O'Connor yesterday fell for the second time in a month at his Sunday Mass. O'Connor -- recovering from weeks of grueling radiation following brain surgery to...
RANGERS, KNICKS $CORE OUTSIDE ARENAS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThey may be struggling to maintain their dignity on the court and in the rink, but the Knicks and Rangers still remain the most valuable sports franchises in their leagues....
COP TURNS RESCUE INTO AN ARREST
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA cop who raced to help a carload of people after a crash in Queens yesterday ended up tussling with one of them, then arresting three for gun possession, authorities...
BELFAST ENJOYING BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT OF ALL: PEACE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The long-suffering citizens of this much-bombed city went Christmas shopping with a vengeance yesterday -- confident that after months of tortuous talks, peace may be here...
TRUMP: I'D BE $100M MAN IN RACE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Donald Trump said he's ready to spend $100 million of his own money to get elected president -- if he decides to join the campaign as a Reform...
GORE IN DARK ABOUT VIET FAVORS - 'NOT AWARE' OF EASY DUTY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Vice President Al Gore yesterday said he wasn't aware that military brass may have looked after him during the Vietnam War to ensure that the son of a...
COPS: ACLU 'BULLET' AD ON DIALLO IS CHEAP SHOT
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amOutraged police officials yesterday slammed an ad for the American Civil Liberties Union that graphically condemns the Amadou Diallo shooting. Pictures of 41 bullet holes -- the number of shots...
KILL-FOR-SEX TEACHER GETS JAIL LAW DEGREE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amPamela Smart, the former teacher who convinced a student to kill her husband, has obtained a law degree in prison -- thanks to lovestruck suitors who hope to marry her...
RAISE A GLASS TO THE BAR THAT TIME FORGOT - EAST VILLAGE ALE HOUSE OPENED DOORS IN 1854
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amEach day until Jan. 1, The Post will take a look at one of New York's landmarks on the eve of the new millennium. We'll talk to people who work...
WIFE'S A SUHA POINT WITH YASSER, TOO
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amSuha Arafat, first lady of Palestine, just can't get no respect -- from the Israelis, the Americans, her mom -- and now, reportedly, even from her own husband. Palestinian Authority...
COLLAPSE VICTIM MOURNED AS CIVIL SUIT, PROBE BEGIN
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amFriends and relatives said goodbye yesterday to the immigrant bricklayer killed in last week's building collapse -- while his lawyer prepared a civil suit and prosecutors kicked their probe into...
'STORY' TOYS WITH BOND - EARNS RECORD $80M
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBuzz Lightyear blew away James Bond over the Thanksgiving weekend -- "Toy Story 2" grabbed the No. 1 spot at the box office, setting set new holiday records. Disney and...
HILL: RUDY SHAKY ON CHOICE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amFirst Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's advisers yesterday questioned Mayor Giuliani's commitment to remain pro-choice on abortion now that he's seeking to navigate conservative political waters outside the city. Democratic operative...
MOM SLAIN BY BEAU AT QNS. POOL HALL: COPS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA Queens mother was shot to death yesterday morning by her crazed boyfriend as she worked behind a counter at a crowded billiard hall, cops said. After shooting Adela Buitrago...
PANDA, BELOVED GIFT FROM CHINA, DIES AT D.C. ZOO
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amHsing-Hsing -- the beloved giant panda given to America in 1972 to commemorate President Nixon's historic trip to China -- died yesterday at the age of 28. The gentle beast...
TRAIN DOG EMBARKS ON NEW LIFE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe stray German shepherd found on a subway train and taken home by a kind-hearted cop has already made best friends with the officer's 5-year-old son. Gretchen -- the tentative...
OFF-DUTY COP STABBED IN L.I. BAR
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amAn off-duty NYPD cop was in critical condition after being repeatedly stabbed at a Long Island bar early yesterday, police said. Peter Cepeda, 30, was talking to a woman at...
KIN: HE WAS TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI -- Little Elian Gonzalez knows why he survived his incredible two day nightmare at sea: His guardian angel was at his side. "Elian told us God helped him. That's...
NEW GIZMOS FOILING U.S. SPIES: MAG
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBig Brother may be watching -- but he's hard of hearing in today's high-tech world. The National Security Agency has failed to keep up with advances in encrypted e-mail and...
KID MAY HAUNT CASTRO IN SEATTLE - PROTEST SET IF HE ATTENDS TRADE PARLAY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amCuban strongman Fidel Castro could be headed to the United States this week for an international trade summit -- even as right-wing groups in Miami try to use the plight...
CITY'S Y2KOPS IN OT HEAVEN - EXTRA 600G FOR NYPD'S BUG-BUSTERS; EXCLUSIVE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amSixteen cops in the NYPD's technology division have good reason to toast the New Year -- they earned nearly $600,000 in overtime tackling the agency's Y2K computer problem, The Post...
1 DEAD, 4 HURT AS STOLEN CAR SLAMS SEDAN
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA stolen BMW crashed head-on into another car on a Newark street last night, killing the driver of the second car and injuring three passengers and a pedestrian. The four-door...
CUBAN RAFT BOY WANTS TO STAY HERE - BUT DAD BACK HOME SUSPECTS 'BRAINWASH'
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI -- The 5-year-old Cuban boy who survived a horrific ordeal in shark-infested waters by desperately clinging to an inner tube after his mother drowned wants to stay in the...
CAREER GONE IN FLASH: MODEL - SHE'S TAKING FAMED LENSMAN BEARD TO COURT OVER NUDE PIX
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA FASHION model says her legal catfight with famed photographer Peter Beard has left her career at "a standstill" -- but her lawyer says the lensman may be the one...
CRIPPLED TOT STANDS TALL ON SILICONE 'FEET'
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amA British baby born without feet is walking today - thanks to specially-designed pair of silicone slip-ons that act like the real thing. And little Connor Ankers, now 15 months...
FEDS TO PROBE KING SLAY 'PLOT'
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe 1966 murder of a black man in Mississippi may have been aimed to stir up civil-rights protests that would lure the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the area...
JAYSON BEGS NETS TO HAVE FUN
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amIn Boston, it was blatantly obvious to Kenny Anderson. In Phoenix, it was patently apparent to Penny Hardaway. And everywhere, it is painfully evident to Jayson Williams. The Nets' chemistry...
FOR KNICKS, HELP IS ON WAY - PATRICK'S CLOSE TO FILLING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amPatrick Ewing executed a low-post sequence late in practice yesterday that prompted coach Jeff Van Gundy to raise his eyebrows and later rave about Ewing's "great improvement" in returning to...
STANTON SECURED, SO YANKS EYE CONE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe Yankees will open the week today by announcing the signing of lefty reliever Mike Stanton to a three-year contract in the area of $7.5 million. And while keeping Stanton...
PATS CAN'T STOMACH SUCCESS - BILLS SEND PETE'S FLOPS TO THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amORCHARD PARK -- The final on the scoreboard that showed Bills 17, Patriots 7 didn't reveal the full extent of New England's futility yesterday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, where cold...
SHAHEEN GETS THE POINT
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amIt was an uneasy alliance, a new coach who needed the incumbent point guard to run the show and an undisciplined point guard who needed to be coached. The first...
CAMBY MAN HOPES HE CAN TONIGHT
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Marcus Camby shrugged his shoulders and announced himself, "a game-time decision" for tonight against Dallas. He said his knee is "a little better" and noted he was worked...
LISTEN UP! 620'S MARIOTTI BETTER THAN THE SWEATER
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amAS WFAN's Russ "The Sweater" Salzberg said in the June 7 Post, "Some people like chocolate, some people like vanilla." Well, using Salzberg's menu, we'd like to declare our taste...
KERRY BAD JINTS SINK TO NEW LOW - PLAYOFFS NOT LIKELY IN CARDS AFTER DEBACLE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThe anger of past weeks, the frustration, the bitterness, the assigning of blame was nowhere to be seen. The new feeling for the Giants is now disbelief. Welcome to Club...
HARVEY MAY SUB AT CENTER
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amShip's sinking. The disappointing Rangers stand at 7-13-3 despite an NHL-record $59 million payroll. And with four days off between Friday night's 6-2 loss in Florida and their next game,...
BELLE CHERIE IS TOP FLIGHT
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBelle Cherie, a 3-year-old New York-bred filly, made her reputation as a standout grass runner at two, winning three of four starts, including the Grade 2 Miss Grillo Stakes. But...
HEAVY-HEARTED JIM IN NO MOOD TO YELL
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amThey could tell as soon as he walked into the locker room that this was not their Jim Fassel. On another day, Fassel would have ripped into the Giants following...
MOORE IS ENOUGH FOR CARDS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amOn Friday, Rob Moore spoke to Jake Plummer. He told him he would not let him down again. You see in Week 2, Plummer threw a first quarter pass into...
BLAME THE 'D', NOT COLLINS, FOR BIG BLUE BREAKDOWN
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTHEY had the lead and the wind, 16 miles an hour of it, with gusts of competence from an offense that should have energized the blowhards on the Giant defense....
HUMBLED JINTS NOW PLAYING FOR PRIDE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES When they were 5-3 at their bye week, the Giants couldn't help but talk about all the promise that this season held. They owned a share of first...
FOR BROWN & PLUMMER IT'S A TALE OF TWO QBS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amAt the end of the first half, Cardinals coach Vince Tobin walked up to Jake Plummer -- who had missed the previous four weeks with an injured throwing hand --...
'TIME' WAITS FOR NO ONE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amTwilight Time closed well on the rail in the stretch to overtake pacesetting Wake At Noon and went on to win the 5th running of the $85,550 Huntington Stakes for...
COMEBACK ELUDES RAY
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS -- Entering yesterday's game, the Jets' Ray Lucas had done some truly positive, eye-opening things in his burgeoning career as an NFL quarterback. He'd shown he can be a...
LUONGO DEBUT EARNS CHEERS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBOSTON -- His NHL debut took place across town from the famed bar where everybody knows your name. And by the end of last night's game at the FleetCenter, everybody...
WAYNE & SUFFERING - CHREBET DROP SEALS GANG GREEN'S DOOM
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS -- The ball -- and the Jets' tenuous playoff hopes -- hung in the stagnant air of the RCA Dome for what seemed like an entire afternoon. The Jets...
TRADE NEAR AS DEVS DIE IN OT
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amSAN JOSE -- It was a flop of a road trip, but it was worse than a 1-2 record. Instead of bringing the team together, it only further splintered the...
BACKUP RB CAN'T MAKE PASSING GRADE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amJET NOTES This was the third play of the game and the Jets were attacking. Jerald Sowell, a little-used back, was running a counter rushing play to the right side...
IT'S EASY PICKIN'S FOR WILTZ
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amJET NOTES INDIANAPOLIS - For the second time in two games, Jets' rookie defensive tackle Jason Wiltz recorded an interception. Last week, Wiltz helped the Jets seal a victory over...
FUTURE IS NOW FOR ISLANDERS
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amBOSTON - The Islanders are sinking toward their sixth consecutive non-playoff season. Co-owner Ed Milstein said he has no plans to improve the team with high-priced talent for many seasons...
DEVILS HOPING TO FIND THEIR WAY IN SAN JOSE
November 29, 1999 | 5:00amSAN JOSE - Instead of a lovely little get-away that brings a team together, the Devils' Southwestern journey has been just a speckled mess. They still had a chance to...