August 25, 2002
HATE YOUR JOB? YOU'RE NOT ALONE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWith layoffs continuing and the nation's unemployment rate high at 5.9 percent, you'd think people with jobs would be happy. Wrong. Most Americans hate their jobs, according to a new...
LET'S SEND IN THOSE CLOWNS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWant to keep your curious kid from sneaking into the backyard shed? If he's undaunted by the possibility monsters will snap him up, whisper that there could be a clown...
BULL'S EYE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe Week's WInners & Losers Winners Barry Diller, the head of Vivendi Universal Entertainment, may get to spin off the unit from its troubled French parent and land another huge...
KUROSAWA, WITH BITE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAkira Kurosawa's rip-roaring "Seven Samurai" is back - with hipper subtitles. Shot by the Japanese auteur in 1954, "Samurai" is one of the most influential films ever. It was remade...
BEST MEDICINE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amIf you only watch one show this week... "Laugh FactoryComedy Camp"Tonight at 9 on Ch. 13 SOME kids go to camp to learn arts and crafts, but the art of...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: TIKI BARBER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amNew York Giants running back Tiki Barber, No. 21, is best known for his swift moves on the football field.But the 5-foot-10, 200-pound athlete is no slouch in the style...
WHEN HE'S NOT LOOKING, I'M LUSTING AFTER HIM
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amI've tried to ignore it and frequently deny it, but I've fallen into the most classic trap in the book. I've developed a crush on a friend. Is he aware...
WHAT I WATCH
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amERIK ESTRADA Actor I'm hooked on news and try not to miss Brian Williams and Chris Matthews. On a lighter note, I watch "Comic View" on BET. THAAO PENGHLIS Actor,...
EAT HEARTY LABOR PARTY
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amSay it ain't so! Is next weekend September already? Don't despair. Ease those Labor Day pains with an end-of-summer food blowout. Chef-owner Sam DeMarco is cooking up a holiday feast...
OSCAR CONTENDERS COMING ON LIKE GANGBUSTERS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAs usual, the bulk of this year's Oscar contenders will hit theaters in a frenzied three-week rush before the end of the year. The heaviest expectations await Martin Scorsese's 18th-century...
BRING ON OSCAR RACE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S INVASION THIS FALL
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWith the last of the summer's noisy blockbusters behind us, it's time to take a well-deserved breather from giant spiders, bumbling spies, crop circles and extreme-sport stunts. After a diet...
DEAD IN THE WATER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe movie I'm least eagerly anticipating this fall? That's easy - the remake of "Swept Away" (Oct. 25) with Madonna. It has some of the worst advance buzz of any...
SUMMER FUN'S NOT OVER YET
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amLabor Day may be just around the corner, but the warm weather isn't over yet - so now's your chance to check out all the cool summer series you missed...
SUMMER LOVE: WILL HE SAY 'SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER'?
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amYou've doused each other with Hawaiian Tropic on Bridgehampton beach. You've played Frisbee after work in Central Park. You've sipped chilled Chardonnay together by the barbeque. Its been a summer...
GOOD RIDDANCE TO RADIO CANCERS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amTHE Catholic Church, which has been rocked by more sex scandals than Bill Clinton (well, almost), managed to take the heat off themselves last week by finally getting a couple...
'SON' OF JACKO
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amLAST week, yet another child appeared with Michael Jackson - as mysteriously as one of Siegfried and Roy's white tigers. Rightly so, as Wacko debuted "son" Prince Michael II at...
TV'S TOP BILLING
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amFORMER President Bill Clinton is negotiating with CBS for his own daytime talk show, which will deal with international relations, politics and other issues that Opie and Anthony's listeners will...
HOW UBIQUITOUS GOOD DOC 'GETS REAL'
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDIDN'T you ever wonder how Dr. Phil, who has more jobs than Regis Philbin, could be in 76 places at once - helping lawyers pick jurors, appearing on "Oprah" more...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAn Australian court has given the all-clear to a convicted heroin dealer who wants to write off $118,800 in stolen drug money from his tax bill. The court ruled that...
SKEETER SCOURGE CLAIMS L.I. MAN
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amA retired mechanic from Suffolk County who died last week is believed to be New York's first West Nile virus death this year, officials said. Joseph Chiella, 81, died Monday...
DEM SEES LONG AFGHAN STAY
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe U.S. military will have to stay in Afghanistan for at least five to 10 years to stabilize the war-plagued nation and keep terrorism at bay, a Democratic congressman said....
BLOOMY TO END MATCH GRUDGE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amForget about Martina Navratilova's return to competitive tennis. This year's U.S. Open comeback story is about City Hall. Mayor Bloomberg plans to be in the stands at the National Tennis...
GOLDIE HAS BAGS PACKED FOR CANADA
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amGoldie Hawn is tearing her hair out at the sight of her unglamorous luggage. She's appears to have run out of Louis Vuitton and resorted to carting her belongings in...
BOY, 8, KILLED IN QNS. 'DWI' CRASH
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAn 8-year-old boy died when he was thrown onto the road after a drunk driver hit his mother's SUV in Queens, cops said. Andre Johnson, his sister Paula, 17, and...
B'KLYN VISITOR DIES IN BROTHER'S ARMS AFTER SHOOTING
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amA man who drove from Georgia to New York to visit his family died in his brother's arms early yesterday after being shot during a Crown Heights robbery, police said....
SAUDIS IN $200M DEAL WITH DEVIL PRINCES 'DONATED' BIG $$ TO OSAMA TO FORESTALL TERROR IN KINGDOM: SUIT
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amSaudi Arabian princes paid Osama bin Laden and the Taliban $200 million to spare targets in the oil-rich Gulf state, according to court papers. Recently revealed evidenced contained in a...
THE TOURNAMENT'S BEAUTY . . . AND ITS BRAINS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAmerican James Blake not only has brawn and beauty - he's got brains. The Yonkers-born 22-year-old was an economics major at Harvard before dropping out in his sophomore year to...
'MY MAN SAVED ME': LIZZIE SAYS NEW BEAU HELPED KEEP HER STRONG
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amPublicity princess Lizzie Grubman said yesterday she would have never been able to keep her sanity throughout what she called the most "horrible year of my life" if not for...
ANDY: MY 9/11 SLAM BACKFIRED
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAfter spending a night in a Brooklyn homeless shelter, governor wannabe Andrew Cuomo yesterday admitted his criticism of Gov. Pataki's post-Sept. 11 leadership has hurt his gubernatorial campaign. Cuomo was...
GRISLY FIND IN SEARCH FOR KIDS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amHuman remains were found yesterday in a shed behind the Oregon house of a neighbor of two missing 13-year-old girls, officials said. The body was discovered in Oregon City, after...
HARLEYS ROAR TRIBUTE TO 9/11
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThousands of bikers astride roaring Harley-Davidsons rode into New York yesterday, circling Ground Zero to commemorate the victims of Sept. 11. The mob of motorcyclists set off on their ride...
TWO CITY FIRETRUCKS IN BANG-UPS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amTwo firetrucks got into separate accidents yesterday while responding to calls in Brooklyn and Queens, officials said. In the Brooklyn incident, a Squad 1 truck was heading to an "all...
FIRE HEROES' TRUCKS STILL TAINTED BY WTC DUST
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amFirefighters are rushing to emergencies around the city in trucks still carrying remnants of toxic World Trade Center dust and debris nearly a year after the Sept. 11 attacks, The...
CLEANING FIRM'S DIFFICULT TASK
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amA New Jersey-based firm, LVI Environmental Services of Clifton, was contracted to do the initial cleaning of FDNY firetrucks coated with WTC dust. Company president Frank Aiello said 29 trucks...
NEW LEADER'S PRESCRIPTION: ADD NURSES, HIRE DOCTORS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe new president of embattled Mount Sinai Hospital says he has a prescription for excellence that can improve the institution's quality while restoring its financial health. In his first media...
COPS 'SCREENED' OUT: AIRPORT-SECURITY RECRUITERS NIX THEM AS JOBS GO UNFILLED
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amVeteran and retired police officers, some with more than 20 years of experience, are being turned away when they apply to help the federal government beef up security at the...
DIVERSIFY WITH OPPENHEIMER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDIVERSIFY, diversify, diversify. That's the investment mantra of the times. However, very few equity funds offer appropriate diversification from one another. To truly diversify, investors have to find another investment...
ABU NIDAL DEATH PINNED ON SADDAM
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM.MASTER terrorist Abu Nidal did not commit suicide last week, but was killed by Iraqi authorities on orders from Saddam Hussein. That's the conclusion of a top Israeli intelligence expert,...
VICTORIA GOTTI
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amTENNIS hunk Andre Agassi got in some early serves in preparation for this week's U.S. Open tennis tournament when he was among the star attractions at the W hotel on...
YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amFROM cdcfla: "Can you really believe Martha would be stupid enough to risk it all for the measly amount of money she made on that stock? This is just a...
CLEAR AND 'PRESENT' DANGERS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amHospitals that allow surgeons to book procedures in more than one operating room at the same time may be "putting themselves at great risk," some doctors say. "It's generally not...
BLDG. BIGS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AT ELEVATOR-TRAGEDY SITE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amOfficials and lawyers from the company overseeing construction of a building where two workers were killed in a elevator plunge Friday pored over the site yesterday, looking to discover what...
CLEARED GUMBEL KID MAKES DAD'S WEDDING
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amBryant Gumbel's son, sprung from a Manhattan jail 36 hours earlier after mistakenly being accused of assaulting and robbing a woman, was on hand as his TV-star dad tied the...
ROOKIE TEACHERS TACKLE TRAGIC ANNIVERSARY
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe city's 8,500 rookie teachers face an early test when the school year begins next month - helping students they have just met cope with the first anniversary of the...
EX HAILS X-RATED SHOCK JERKS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe ex-wife of sacked shock jerk Anthony Cumia yesterday said she knows the pain Opie and Anthony are going through, having been there when the radio raunch kings hit rock...
THE MORE ROTTEN THE BETTER RUDENESS A REQUISITE IN MODERN-DAY TENNIS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWITH the Little League World Series ending and the U.S. Open beginning, it may be worth noting that the first sport that actively sold antisocial behavior to its fans of...
MEN LOSING BATTLE OF SEXES WOMEN STARS ON FIRST-NAME BASIS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amUSA Network's Tracy Austin recently polled some tennis fans at her club in Rolling Hills, Calif. to name the top men's players they knew. She was shocked by their blank...
A TREASURE OF LL ORIGINALS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - You don't have to drive to Cooperstown to see some wonderful baseball memorabilia. At the birthplace of Little League Baseball on West Fourth Street, across from Class-A...
LITTLE LEAGUE DAYS CAN LAST A LIFETIME
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Anyone who ever wore one, remembers the joy of putting on his Little League uniform for the first time, especially those old flannel outfits, the ones that...
LOG ON FOR HUNTING, FISHING LICENSES
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amTHE issuing of hunting and fishing licenses in New York State has gone the way of everything else, via computer. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that...
'MEDAGLIA' HOLDS ON
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Dead-game from gate to wire, odds-on choice Medaglia d'Oro pressed the rapid early pace set by Shah Jehan, took the lead entering the far turn, then held...
DARK CLOUD IS HOVERING OVER GAME
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amBERNIE Williams is supposed to have a tender hamstring, but you would never have known it during the fifth inning yesterday when he sprinted from second to home to score...
WHIFF OF FAILURE OWNERS: UNION 'REGRESSING'
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amThe owners yesterday lambasted the union labor proposal for which they waited 10 days as "regressive," a charge dismissed as ludicrous. In other words, all the talk of optimism was...
A-ROD GIVES HIMSELF ERROR ON PAYCUT IDEA
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amSitting in front of Alex Rodriguez' locker yesterday were some bats, a few pieces of mail and some fruit. The bags of cash that he sounded like he was ready...
JASON HAS ALVAREZ'S NUMBER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amJerry Narron doesn't manage by the numbers. "I go with who is playing well," Narron said. "I go with who I believe in." Maybe he should start looking at the...
RALLY-KILLER RAUL GETS AN EARFUL
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amRaul Mondesi has been struggling at the plate of late, and as he was stranding six runners - four in scoring position - in yesterday's 3-2 win over Texas, the...
GIAMBI SAVES THE DAY HR HELPS CLEMENS TOP TEXAS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amYankees3Rangers2 You have to wonder if Juan Alvarez has nightmares about Jason Giambi. The Yankee slugger has strafed the Texas reliever his entire career, and he did it again yesterday...
SANTANA FINDS HIS WAY TO END ZONE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amSantana Moss, who's been a star of training camp for the Jets, is bringing his big plays to the field on game days now and he's got the Jets excited...
SKID LEFT SEAVER STUMPED
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDENVER - Tom Seaver augmented a Hall of Fame pitching career by becoming a remarkably candid color commentator. So it's no surprise he acknowledges that the last-place Mets have exhibited...
HE'S COME UNDONE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDENVER - The atmosphere in the visiting clubhouse late Friday night was funereal. The Mets had just heard Bobby Valentine deliver one of the most emotional speeches of his managerial...
ALFONZO STILL FEELS SOME PAIN
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDENVER - Edgardo Alfonzo still feels a little twinge in his left oblique, but he was reassured it's good as it was going to get for a while. Alfonzo was...
NOT TOO EARLY TO BELIEVE IN JETS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amYOU only put stock in these preseason games at your own risk, but take this one to the bank anyway: The Jets, 28-7 winners, are much, much closer to a...
FOR BIG BLUE, LOSS TWO MUCH TO BEAR
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amIn the midst of a wild and scintillating run, Tiki Barber was creating his own highlight, knifing through the Jets, traversing the soggy Giants Stadium field as if he was...
AMAZIN' VICTORY TIMO HR SNAPS 12-GAME SKID
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amMets 5Rockies 2 DENVER - For 26 outs last night, the Mets looked particularly hexed and vexed because their losing streak was about to reach an unlucky 13 games. But...
CAPTAIN SHOULDN'T HOLD RANGERS UP OWES SLATS ANSWER BEFORE START OF TRAINING CAMP
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amMARK Messier has earned as much time as he needs to decide whether the contract he's been offered by the Rangers is worth a return for a 24th NHL season....
BICONDOA'S GOT IT UNDER CONTROL
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amTHERE are still days when Ryan Bicondoa expects someone to wake him up, ask him to clear out his locker and hand him a plane ticket back to Nevada. This...
M'STARS BRING PLAYOFF URGENCY TO 'CUP' BATTLE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amUNITEDatM'STARSToday4:00 - MSG WADO (1280) If you took a peak at the MetroStars' roster, you would figure the team as a front-runner to capture the MLS title. And why not...
ASTACIO SAYS HE'S NOT HURT
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES DENVER - As Pedro Astacio's ERA has risen, his 2003 salary has potentially plummeted. As if the Mets don't have enough concerns at this moment, Astacio has been...
UNDRAFTED ROOKIE DE IS IN HEATED BATTLE TO JOIN JINTS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amIn the first three NFL preseason games of Matt Mitrione's life, he amassed three sacks, one in each game. The sack in the third game was accompanied by a hit...
POST'S TOP 25
August 25, 2002 | 4:00am1. Oklahoma (11-2, beat Arkansas 10-3 in the Cotton Bowl). Only shaky spot is an unproven kicker. 2. Miami (12-0, beat Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl). The best front...
SEVEN UP! HEISMAN WOULD BE NO SMALL FEAT FOR MARSHALL'S LEFTWICH
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amHUNTINGTON, WVa. - Byron Leftwich is polishing off a steak dinner at the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafi when teammates start ribbing their quarterback about his feet. The 6-foot-6, 248-pound...
THE RIFLEMEN: RAGONE IS LOUISVILLE SLUGGER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDave Ragone, Louisville's 6-foot-4, 255-pound tough-guy of a quarterback, is baring his soul. About a month ago he had a dream so scary that he snapped awake in the middle...
THE RIFLEMEN: GESSER IS BIG ON HEART
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWashington State coach Mike Price almost blew it. He looked at a high school tape of Jason Gesser, saw a 6-foot, 180-pound scrambling quarterback, and thought, 'Not interested.' "We've always...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDOUBLE TEAM: BACKMAN, BOBBY V TANDEM WOULD SUIT WALLY JUST FINE Wally Backman was one of the most passionate players in Mets history. The Mets are as lifeless as an...
HE'S COME UNDONE: RATTLED V TAKING LOSSES BADLY
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amDENVER - The atmosphere in the visiting clubhouse late Friday night was funereal. The Mets had just heard Bobby Valentine deliver one of the most emotional speeches of his managerial...
THE RIFLEMEN: TIME FOR SIMMS '2' SHINE
August 25, 2002 | 4:00am-- Texas quarterback Chris Simms didn't switch his jersey number from one to two as a way of lessening the expectations that have been with him since the first day...
JETER SET TO RUN WITH THE SPLINTER
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Derek Jeter needed to score a run yesterday to be just the third player since 1900 to score at least 100 runs in his first seven seasons. The...
BERNIE ACHING TO PLAY FIELD
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amAt 1:30 p.m. yesterday, Bernie Williams limped through the Yankee clubhouse with a bulky wrap on his injured left hamstring. He hobbled from the trainer's room to the front door...
LOTS OF FINE-TUNING GOING ON AT SWAMP : HEALTHY MOSS MAKES JET RECEIVERS A TRIPLE THREAT
August 25, 2002 | 4:00amWatching the Jet training camp practices this summer, you cannot help but notice Santana Moss. The Jets' 2001 No. 1 draft pick, whose rookie season was a washout because of...