December 17, 2001
CALVIN LOVES U.S. ; WILL DEBUT MEN'S COLLECTION IN NYC, NOT MILAN
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amCalvin Klein is coming home. The designer, one of the best-known Americans in the business, is breaking a long tradition and is not showing his men's wear collection in Milan...
LION UNLEASHED ; KERKORIAN ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO SELL MGM
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is shopping for a deal, The Post has learned. Sources familiar with the situation say billionaire investor and MGM majority shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, who has sold and bought...
PET PROJECT: ANIMAL PLANET'S 'TALES OF GROUND ZERO' TELLS STORIES OF 9/11 THAT AREN'T HUMAN
December 17, 2001 | 5:00am"Tales from Ground Zero" Tonight on Animal Planet at 10 4 wagging doggies NO doubt about the fact that this will be - especially for us New Yorkers - a...
THE WIZARD OF AAHS ; GREAT ACTOR MCKELLEN REBORN AS ACTION HERO IN 'RINGS'
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amLEGENDARY Shakespearean actor Sir Ian McKellen has turned into the Sylvester Stallone for the new millennium.Well, maybe not quite.But that was the 62-year-old knight of the realm hamming it up...
A HAYWIRE LOOK AT HOLIDAY ON HANGDOGS' HAYRIDE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amDREAMING of a country Christmas? Or at least a margarita-filled night with free peanuts and some jingle bells? Then saddle up the reindeer and head to the Rodeo Bar for...
'PSYCH' BEYOND THERAPY
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amPSYCHAt the Peter Norton Space, 555 W. 42nd St. Through Dec. 30. YOU think you got problems? Listen to this.By day, Sunny's a nice, maybe overfriendly grad student in psychology...
STARR REPORT
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThey're GLAAD to be nominated . . . The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is releasing nominees today for its 13th Annual Media Awards, presented in New York,...
'MY THREE SONS' ARE GOING TO BE DAUGHTERS NOW
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJUST call them "My Three Daughters." Comedian Chevy Chase is teaming with his former "Saturday Night Live" boss, Lorne Michaels, to produce a half-hour sitcom for NBC that updates the...
DOG FIGHT AT CH. 11: SWEEPS REPORTS OF DOG-MEAT SALES IN NYC HAS KOREAN LEADERS HOWLING
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA series of reports on Ch. 11 news about a supposed black market in New York for edible dog meat has landed a reporter in the dog house with the...
THE TUM-TUM CLUB
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amOH, what a difference a baby makes! Nicole Murphy, wife of comedian Eddie, joined the ranks of exhibitionist mommies-to-be last Wednesday when she showed up for the L.A. premiere of...
CATERING TO FASHIONISTAS : SMAAK'S SUSANNAH GATERUD-MACK FEEDS AND CLOTHES THE FROCK FLOCK
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amBELIEVE it or not, fashion people actually eat. And caterer Susannah Gaterud-Mack has one of the toughest jobs in town: cooking for the notoriously picky bunch. "Fashion people do tend...
DEMS TALK OF CARL-ANDY DREAM TEAM
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amNEWLY named state Democratic Chairman Herman "Denny" Farrell is secretly trying to forge a united Carl McCall-Andrew Cuomo ticket against Gov. Pataki. That's the hot rumor in state political circles,...
ENDING HATRED OF U.S. IS A JOB FOR SUPERMAN
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amTHERE'S more than one way to fight for truth, justice and the American way. While America's armed forces battle in the mountains of Afghanistan, one idealistic New York businessman believes...
'LORD,' WHAT A DEAL ; TOLKIEN'S GRANDSON CASHES IN WITH OWN NOVELS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe grandson of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien has inked a whopping six-figure book deal on the eve of the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings" movie....
DI'S BOYS SNUB SPENCER NUPS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amPrincess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has secretly wed an old college flame - but his nuptials were snubbed by Prince William and Prince Harry, a British newspaper reported yesterday. The...
'ALI' ALMOST LOST THE WILL TO CONTINUE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amWill Smith claims he was so afraid of a critical TKO he delayed signing on to play boxing legend Muhammad Ali. "I didn't want to be the dude that messed...
'SIMPSONS' PHILOSOPHY PROF TURNS 'TOON RAIDER
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA college in Michigan has launched a bizarre philosophy course based on the wit and wisdom of "The Simpsons." The class at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich., has already...
MARILYN'S MISERIES REVEALED
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amRecently unearthed secret interviews with Marilyn Monroe reveal that the sex siren saw posing nude as her only escape from poverty. A British TV documentary - "Marilyn on Marilyn" -...
HUNGERING FOR AID
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amAmerica's Muslim community has accused the U.S. government of disinterest in Afghanistan's hungry. U.S. forces dropped 46,000 pounds of cake near three Afghan cities yesterday to mark the end of...
MOUSSAOUI & HIJACKER WERE CLOSE PALS: REPORT
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amZacarias Moussaoui, the man charged with being the missing 20th terrorist in the Sept. 11 attacks, had a direct link to one of the hijackers that could bolster the case...
U.N. LAUNCHES WAR ON SICKOS IN KID-SEX BIZ
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA staggering 250 million children are ensnared in the massive, multibillion-dollar global sex trade, the U.N. Children's Fund chief said yesterday. Carol Bellamy, in Japan to attend the Second World...
RUDY: WE WON'T LET 9/11 RUIN OUR 12/25
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday urged New Yorkers of all faiths to go out and celebrate the holiday season - even if they have to force themselves to be cheerful. "One of...
VOTE-FRAUD DOG BROUGHT TO HEEL
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe owner of a poodle who admitted she was barking up the wrong tree by registering her dog to vote won't face fraud charges. Florida prosecutors agreed not to charge...
MELISSA ROCKS TRAIN GANG AT GRAND CENTRAL
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amMelissa Etheridge rocked the walls of Grand Central Station yesterday in a concert that took weekend travelers by surprise. Etheridge's 60-minute set was taped for broadcast on Christmas day on...
GROUND ZERO CREWS FACE OWN PAIN
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amAFTER three hard months of nonstop digging and searching for remains, the workers at ground zero haven't had time to recover from their own emotional wounds. "You live, you eat,...
BIT O' BOOZE STOPS STROKES
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amCheers! Moderate drinking can slash the risk of a stroke, an advocacy organization reported yesterday. The Stroke Association said that small amounts of booze can protect against ischemic strokes -...
JAILED MEX SINGER PREGNANT - BY COP
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amMexican pop princess Gloria Trevi became pregnant in prison after having sex with a Brazilian federal cop, it was revealed last night. The curvy redhead, wanted in Mexico on charges...
UNCIVILIZED MONSTERS DON'T DESERVE CIVILIAN TRIALS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amTHE old mob cliché, "Nothing personal, just business," has to be flipped around in these serious times. This has nothing to do with business, it's just personal. I'm talking, of...
ANTHRAX DOCS URGE FEDS TO TAKE A 'SHOT' AT VACCINES
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amTop anthrax scientists are backing the use of an experimental weapon for the war on spores: the vaccination needle. Members of the medical community will take their controversial case to...
U.S. WAITS FOR HIM TO BACK UP HIS WORDS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amU.S. officials yesterday reacted skeptically to pressured Palestinian chief Yasser Arafat's urgent call for an end to anti-Israel attacks. "They are constructive words," said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer of...
THUGS TARGET LONDON ; TRUCK-BOMB PLANS FOUND IN KANDAHAR
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA chilling terrorist blueprint for an attack on London has been unearthed at an al Qaeda training camp in southern Afghanistan. The target of the planned bomb attack was Moorgate,...
H'WOOD'S NEW PRIVATE EYES
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA series of shocking thefts, cons and attacks by their handlers has Hollywood heavyweights recruiting detectives to vet weirdos, winos and crooks. A new wave of detective agencies has been...
SIR IAN HOLM
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe actor who plays Bilbo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" has flown to New York for treatment of a "serious" prostate condition. Seventy-year-old Sir Ian Holm will have...
RUMSFELD'S VOW TO AFGHANS: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amU.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met yesterday with Afghanistan's new leaders and assured them that Washington does not covet their land. "From the very beginning, we have tried to make...
DERSHOWITZ ON TAPE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amNoted Harvard law Professor Alan Dershowitz said the vile video of Osama bin laden does not necessarily prove the master terrorist's guilt. In a column written for Toronto's National Post...
NFL HAS A SUPER N.Y. IDEA
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe Super Bowl could be awarded to a New York-area stadium in 2007 to help alleviate the economic and psychological damage inflicted by the Sept. 11 terror attacks. NFL Commissioner...
U.S. WARNS OF OSAMA 'SLEEPERS' ; FEAR FUGITIVE TERROR CHIEF MAY ORDER HIS AGENTS TO STRIKE HERE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe hunt for Osama bin Laden is zeroing in on the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan border amid fears the terror lord has escaped and will activate al Qaeda sleeper cells still lurking...
BOY MISSING SINCE '36 STILL HAUNTS NYPD
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe disappearance of little Joe Rodriguez is detailed in a handful of brittle, yellow newspaper clips from 1936. The 4-year-old from Spanish Harlem went missing on Sept. 6 that year...
MAN SHOT DEAD IN CONEY ISLAND
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA 25-year-old man was shot and killed early yesterday after a dispute with two other men on a Coney Island street, police said. James Hawkins, of Brooklyn, was shot in...
ARAFAT PLEADS TO HALT TERROR ; SKEPTICAL ISRAELIS TELL HIM: 'PROVE IT'
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - Under-fire Palestinian chief Yasser Arafat - in an apparent desperate pitch to retain power - yesterday called on Arab militants to halt all suicide bombings and other attacks...
TROOPS TIGHTEN GRIP ON WEST BANK TOWNS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli troops continued to crack down on Palestinian terror groups yesterday, surrounding and cutting off several West Bank villages suspected of harboring bombing masterminds. The Israeli military forces...
V'S COMPANY IN THE SUBWAY ; NEW TRAIN JOINS QUEENS-MANHATTAN LINES
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amStraphangers! Add a brand-new letter to your alphabet soup of subway-service changes. The new V train debuts today - the centerpiece of the Transit Authority's second round of major route...
TRAITOR TRAINED TO BE A TERRORIST: MAG
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amFederal officials now believe American Taliban John Walker was a full-fledged member of the al Qaeda network who attended terrorist training camp and even met Osama bin Laden, it was...
VAN MUST HAVE TAKEN 'D' WITH HIM
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amNets 114 Knicks 96 A Garden fan held up a big milk carton with a picture of Jeff Van Gundy on its back with the headline: "MISSING." Van Gundy is...
STEVENSON GETS GOMEZ ON TRACK
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThere is no mistaking Turner Stevenson for Alexander Mogilny, yet he has helped resurrect the Devil career of Scott Gomez, who was trade bait earlier this season. "Man, the reason...
O'LEARY'S LIE JUST PART OF THE GAME
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amGEORGE O'Leary lied, Notre Dame called for a quick-kick and, in the news, South Bend replaced the Northern Alliance. It comes as no surprise, given our current sports culture, that...
JINTS CAN'T THINK PLAYOFF ; FIXING 'O' SHOULD BE GOAL
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJim Fassel admitted yesterday that there is "a conflict in my own mind." When he talks to his team this week, should he go heavy with discussion of the Giants...
RUIZ SHOULD SHOW HOLYFIELD THE DOOR
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amMASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Cowboy Luttrell did it for Jack Dempsey. Denny Moyer and Paul Pender served the purpose for Sugar Ray Robinson. Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick did it for...
AKILI'S INJURY PAINFUL FOR BENGALS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amA wise football man once said, "If you have two quarterbacks, you don't have any." Regardless of who coined the phrase, it applies to the Bengals. Akili Smith and Jon...
BERARD IS FINALLY TURNING IT AROUND
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amAt some point, Bryan Berard had to start playing better. His amazing recovery from a gruesome eye injury was uplifting, but it wasn't going to help get the Rangers in...
TIME TO GET GONZO
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amTHE LAST time Mets owners caved to public outcry, they traded for Mike Piazza. How has that move worked out for them so far? That's the question Fred Wilpon needs...
REELIN' JETS CLIMB OFF CANVAS: VINNY'S TD TOSSES IN 4TH KO BENGALS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe Jets' dream of making a spirited run into the playoffs wasn't all that was hanging in the balance during yesterday's 60 minutes of angst played out at Giants Stadium...
JETS 'D' THE KEY TO VICTORY
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amThe Jet defense was steamrolled on its first appearance of the game, run over by Cincinnati tailback Corey Dillon and quarterback Akili Smith. And with the outcome looking grimmer and...
ARROYO BROTHER IN SPILL, TOO
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amEight days after jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. went down in a nasty spill at Aqueduct, his little brother, apprentice Nelson Arroyo, was unseated by his mount Freedom On the Wind...
SAVE, TESTAVERDE!
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amTHE 2001 season finally started for the Jets halfway through the 13th game of yet another dying season when Herman Edwards turned to Vinny Testaverde following warmups before the second...
IN THE END, EVERYTHING TURNED A-OK FOR GREEN
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJames Dearth was still upset with himself - even in the relieved aftermath of the Jets' 15-14 win over the Bengals yesterday. Imagine how the Jets' long snapper and backup...
FGS HALL OF A MESS FGS HALL OF A MESS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amJET NOTESJets' kicker John Hall missed two key field goals yesterday, though one was the result of a low snap. His second, however, was a potential damaging blow. He was...
SWAYNE'S LONG SEASON REACHGES A TIMELY PINNACLE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amWASN'T so bad. Hey, for $115,000 for three months' work, Kevin Swayne figured he would run through a wall, which is what you did in the Arena League, where you...
BIG BLUE NEEDS BIG COLLAPSE BY PHILLY
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amAnyone attempting to figure out the best odds for the Giants to somehow navigate their way into the playoffs should start having bad thoughts about the Eagles. As strange as...
METS GET ESTES FROM GIANTS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amDuring the Mets' makeover, GM Steve Phillips has connected each move he's made with another. His latest domino should lead to an outfielder. Yesterday, Phillips brought in talented but inconsistent...
KENYON SPREADS THE WORD
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amKenyon Martin heard about Marcus Camby's words before the game, about how his presence would make a difference. Martin heard them, filed them away. And then Martin later heard the...
LA SALLE UNCOVERS HOLES IN THE HALL
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amLa Salle 71 Seton Hall 68 Neither the tenuous, fool's gold nature of their four-game winning streak nor coach Louis Orr's impassioned warning about their lax concentration and shady practice...
WARRIORS A GOOD FIT FOR VAN GUNDY
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Whether Bay Area native son Jeff Van Gundy gets a shot at the Golden State job in the offseason depends on how interim coach Brian Winters handles the...
NETS HAVE ALL THE RIGHT STUFF ; JERSEY JUGGERNAUT SHOWS KNICKS HOW
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amFOR MOST of the last two decades, the Knicks looked down on their NBA brethren across the Hudson. The Nets were always a wannabe who couldn't escape failure. About the...
STORM LOW-KEY WIN OVER PRIDE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amSt. John's 89 Hofstra 75 A St. John's fan might get giddy after yesterday's 89-75 win over Hofstra at Alumni Hall. The Red Storm, after all, forced The Pride into...
CHANEY DEFENDS DECISION TO PULL PLUG EARLY IN D.C.
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amUnflappable as Jeff Van Gundy was paranoid, Don Chaney said he was not surprised that Latrell Sprewell second-guessed his decision to bench him and four starters in the fourth quarter...
NOW, KNICKS CAN LEARN FROM NETS
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amIT WASN'T long ago the Knicks looked down on their NBA partner across the Hudson. The Nets were always a wanna-be that couldn't get out of the way of failure....
KENYON TRULY BRINGING FIRE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amIf they wanted to make Kenyon Martin really comfortable in Cincinnati today where he is going to run a leg of the Olympic torch, they should have Jason Kidd run...
VG'S HEART MAY LEAD TO S.F.
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amOf course, whether Bay Area native Jeff Van Gundy gets a shot at the Golden State job in the offseason depends on how interim coach Brian Winters handles the rest...
FRESHMAN ALLEN'S ONE TOUGH PIRATE
December 17, 2001 | 5:00amWith the fatten-up portion of the schedule over - a five-game feel-good run against in-state lightweights Monmouth, Rider, St. Peter's and Fairleigh Dickinson, along with La Salle last night -...