July 16, 2006
MAKING LIKE A MOGUL - TYRA MIMICS OPRAH
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTyra Banks has moved beyond Cindy Crawford. Banks, the supermodel-turned-media mogul, once to use Crawford as a template for her career. An in-demand model with an eye - and brain...
403(B): LIKE 401(K), BUT MORE FLEXIBLE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amDear John: If I put money into my company's 403(b) retirement plan and then quit, what happens to my money? Can I roll it over into an IRA or cash...
SNOOTY HAMPTON CLUBS IN RECRUITMENT WAR
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe hot new game in the Hamptons this summer? Battling for billionaires. Two ultra-posh golf clubs are going head-to-head in search of the deep-pocketed set - charging unheard of prices...
PUBLISHERS DON'T FIGHT FAN VIDEOS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amHow's this for a change: The music industry is actually going out of its way not to alienate fans. Take Meghan Julius, an 18-year-old Indiana native and aspiring musician who...
DONE IN THE SUN; OLD-MEDIA MALAISE SOURS MOGULFEST
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amSUN VALLEY, Idaho - The world's richest man was a no-show, but as always No. 2 showed up. "There's one area it's never changed and it never will - there's...
BEWARE THE MULLET - EVERYTHING '80S BACK ON THE SCENE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amApparently, VH-1 isn't alone in its love of the 1980s. As the buzz-hoarding cable network proved with its hit "I Love the '80s" franchise, the "Me decade" is back in...
HURLEY BURLY - YOUNG YOUTUBE CEO STIRS UP SUN VALLEY
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amChad Hurley is ready for his close-up. The laid-back CEO of YouTube, the Web site whose videos are gaining as much buzz as some network shows, was the break-out star...
SAVANNAH SONS EAT THEIR WAY ACROSS AMERICA
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amJAMIE and Bobby Deen (left) have had little reason to leave Savannah, Georgia, their hometown and culinary back yard. With their help, their mother, Paula Deen, running a famous restaurant,...
'EUREKA' - GOVERNMENT RUNS OREGON TOWN FOR GENIUSES
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amACTOR Colin Ferguson hopes his new series - Sci Fi's "Eureka" - lasts longer than his last one. That's because his last one was "Coupling," the ballyhooed ensemble comedy about...
MORONS ON PARADE AT TV NEWS PROGRAMS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amDON'T know which is worse: The careless stupidity of TV news, or its downright deviousness. At least the frequent instances of stupidity are easy to catch - so easy, in...
THE DON'T MISS LIST
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amDRAMA MULTIPLE BIRTHS THE impending birth of quintuplets (and the surgeries on the newborns are certain to follow) preoccupy the surgeons, but not completely: Burke (Isaiah Washington) gives Cristina (Sandra...
REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK'S BEST MOVIES
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amANNIE HALL (1977) Sunday,2 p.m.,TCM Woody Allen's hilarious story of a neurotic Jewish writer's relationship with kooky, would be singer named Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Allen and Keaton's performances are...
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS AUTHOR
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amBELIEVE me, I don't trust the news media any more than you do. For example, someday, although he made it clear that he knows me - heck, he even put...
TIME OF HER LIFE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amSUNG Hyun-ah doesn't mind taking off her clothes for the big screen, but when it comes to meeting the press, the South Ko rean actress is quite shy. Sung has...
MAN WHO MADE BOBBY HATE MEDIA
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHE obituaries last week paid tribute to Ralph Ginzburg as an innovative magazine editor and historic figure in defining First Amendment rights. To chessplayers, he was simply "the guy who...
HOT LIST - WHAT WE'RE OBSESSED WITH THIS WEEK
July 16, 2006 | 4:00am'Pirate' booty A McDonald's Happy Meal hasn't appealed to us in years, but shiver our timbers if the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" toys aren't worth the $3.40. Plus, you...
RAINN MAN - NEED CREEPY, GEEKY AND WEIRD? WILSON'S GO IT!
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amIRRITATING, lecherous, creepy, obsessive - there's no off-putting characteristic Rainn Wilson can't play to perfection, no behavioral tic he can't make almost lovable. Over the past few years, the 38year-old...
FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amYOU'VE never seen a film noir quite like 1947's freaky "Lady in the Lake," which finally arrives on DVD Tuesday as part of the "Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 3"...
SMOGGY 'DAY' - AFTER 8 YEARS, GOLDEN SMOG RETURNS WITH ANOTHER ALT-COUNTRY CLASSIC
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amGARY Louris, the longtime frontman of the now defunct Jayhawks, is up on the roof of his home in Spain - in Puerto Santa Maria, the town Christopher Columbus also...
G'PA SAYS G'BYE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amAFTER 13 years with Grandaddy, Jason Lytle, the introvert behind the indie-tronica icons, was fed up. So after he finished recording the group's fifth album, "Just Like the Fambly Cat,"...
THIS WEEK'S CDS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amLETOYA LUCKETT "LeToya" (three stars) Capitol ORIGINAL Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett is giving her ex-partner Beyoncé Knowles a run for her money in the solo CD department with a...
'BAD DAY' BLUES - DANIEL POWTER WRITES AN ANTHEM FOR FALLEN 'IDOLS'
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S safe to say that things are now going pretty well for keyboardplaying singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. Thanks to the megahit "Bad Day" - instantly recognizable as the song "American Idol"...
BOWLED OVER - THE DISH ON THE BEST DISHES FOR YOUR PET
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHINK fancy pet bowls are a frivolous waste of money? Think again: The dish you use to feed Fluffy is just as important as what goes in it. Cheap plastic...
JUDGES' GRUDGES KINDLE CLASH
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amA rare and nasty spat has erupted among normally stone-faced appeals judges over the case of a judicial activist whose probe of Manhattan jurists sparked an FBI investigation. Presiding Judge...
'ROAST' OF THE TOWN; CITY BRACES FOR SCORCHING WEEK
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amIt's going to sizzle - so prepare to play it cool, officials warned yesterday. Weather forecasters are predicting the first heat wave of the summer to settle in by tomorrow...
FEISTY EMINEM IN 'RAP' FEST
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amRap star Eminem is being accused of turning a Detroit strip club into his own private fight club. Detroit cops want to speak to the rapper about an altercation that...
DR. BOOM WAS A DOCTOR DOOM TO OUR MOTHER: GRIEVING FAMILY
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amDr. Nicholas Bartha settled a malpractice suit brought by a Brooklyn family whose mom died of an overdose of medication during his watch in an emergency room - and he...
'96 STRIPPER VANISH CLUE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTen years after the disappearance of a stripper who did investigative reporting for the Village Voice, cops in New Jersey say they've got promising new clues and are re-interviewing key...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amBROOKLYN *** Police are searching for the man above who never returned from a trip to the bank. Fleming Porter, 77, was last seen leaving his home at 650 E....
BRUISED & BATTERED BEAUTY IS BACK HOME
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amHead bowed and clutching a potted plant, the beauty maimed by the blast that destroyed an Upper East Side town house last week returned to her Staten Island home yesterday...
LOVE-TRIANGLE STABBING
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens woman on one side of a love triangle is clinging to life after she was stabbed in an apparent fit of jealousy by the other woman, sources said....
MAD LIBS IGNITING A DEMOCRAT CIVIL WAR
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman's bitter primary battle is the biggest race in the country because it's a naked test of how much clout the MoveOn/Deaniac angry left holds in...
ISRAEL STRIKES BELLY OF BEAST; JETS POUND CENTRAL BEIRUT AS IRAN MISSILE FIENDS ARE EXPOSED
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds pounded central Beirut yesterday as terrorist rockets continued to be fired back across the border - and Iranian involvement was exposed in the...
REAL SPIN DOCTOR; MEDIC MAKES CAR INTO NYC OFFICE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe doctor is always in - his convertible, that is. Meet Dr. Safwan Sweidan, who turned the front seat of his 2000 Chrysler Sebring into a mobile office, bolting a...
'MOM SAVED US'; RESCUES KIDS FROM WILD CAR
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Bronx mom herded her children away from a careening, out-of-control car early yesterday - suffering critical injuries in a crash that scattered victims like "bowling-ball pins," authorities and witnesses...
JOE VS. VOLCANO IN HEATED CONN. ELECTION RUMBLE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amOne of the hottest political races is taking place next door in Connecticut, with Sen. Joe Lieberman suddenly on the ropes over his support of the Iraq war in a...
ALL PAIN, NO GAIN; NJ SCHOOL LAWSUIT HIGHLIGHTS OBSCENE WA$TE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amNEW Jersey taxpayers must feel like punching bags. Yesterday, their sales tax went up 17 percent - $1,750 instead of $1,500 for a $25,000 car, for example - thanks to...
TRAGEDY OF ERRORS; WHAT'S REALLY GONE WRONG IN THE MIDDLE EAST
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHE violence that scorched the Middle East this time didn't result from a sly Iranian plot. It was the product of emotion, miscalculation, impulsiveness and folly. On all sides. Here's...
'QUEER' SMEAR; 'HARASSED' GAY GUY SUES HERTZ
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amMaybe it should be called "Hurts" Rent A Car. An openly gay Manhattan man is suing rental car company Hertz in federal court, claiming he was "repeatedly subjected to sexual...
COPS' ALARM OVER 9/11-FILM TRAUMA
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amCops and firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero will soon be flocking to private screenings of Oliver Stone's new 9/11 flick, but at least one of their unions thinks the...
BIZARRE 'BLASTS' FROM HIS KIN'S PAST
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe history of Nicholas Bartha's oddball clan runs deep with greed, resentment, vengeance - and a shocking allegation of child sex abuse. The family began to unravel in the 1980s,...
LIBERTY MEDAL AWARDS - A CHANCE TO SAY THANKS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThey toil not for financial reward, but to make our city a better place to live and work every day. We are seeking candidates for the fifth annual New York...
NYC ON 37G A DAY - GUIDE TO THE APPLE'S MOST EXPENSIVE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amHere's one way to do Manhattan on a measly $37,710 a day. Awake to a panoramic view of Central Park as you slip out of the Filid-Oro Italian linens in...
LOVE-TRIANGLE WIFE STABBED
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens woman on one side of a love triangle is clinging to life after she was stabbed in an apparent fit of jealousy by the other woman, sources said....
CHRISTIE HUBBY 'DATED' GIRL, 19
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amChristie Brinkley separated with hubby No. 4 after she discovered he'd developed an infatuation with his fetching 19-yearold assistant, The Post has learned. Peter Cook wined and dined the girl,...
LINCOLN'S LEON LEANS TOWARD PREP
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amA college coach watched Nick Leon play and liked what he saw. "We would probably be almost ready to give him a scholarship right now," said the coach, newly hired...
CHANGES AFOOT ; GULATI'S GOAL TO SOLVE U.S. SOCCER
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amSunil Gulati became president of the U.S. Soccer Federation in March, and in the wake of the national team's three-and-out World Cup, his first significant act was ousting coach Bruce...
JINTS' LEWIS QUITTING
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amUnable, in his mind, to make the transition from basketball to football, Jai Lewis has informed the Giants that he will not attend training camp later this month. Lewis, the...
BARBARO'S GOOD NIGHT IS GOOD NEWS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amHope continues to spring eternal that Barbaro, against all odds, can win his bout with the dreaded hoof disease laminitis. Dr. Dean Richardson, chief of surgery at the New Bolton...
DAMON'S PHATTED CALVES HIT WITH CRAMPS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES As Johnny Damon chased down Juan Uribe's deep flyout in the sixth inning yesterday, cramps flared up in both of his calves. Damon was removed from the Yankees'...
BOMBERS' ARM-OR GETTING STRONGER
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amSIDNEY Ponson has waddled into the Yankees' plans, a 12-step symbol that their rotation is, at best, a work in progress and, at worst, so bad that they have enlisted...
'DEPUTY' LAYS DOWN THE LAW
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTodd Pletcher's Go Deputy was 4-5 favorite as 117-pound highweight in field of five for Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green at mile-and-three eighths over inner turf, despite bridesmaid's reputation after...
BOSS LIKES BOBBY; THINKS PHILLIES'ABREU COULD BE BAT YANKS NEED
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe Boss has issued his orders. The Yankees have won two in a row to begin the second half, they thumped the defending World Champs yesterday, and still, George Steinbrenner...
JOE'S SET TO GO STREAKIN' ; BOMBERS THRASH CHI, LOOK READY FOR ROLL
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 14White Sox 3 The way Joe Torre sees it, his Yankees had played at a slow boil this season: hot enough to be 15 games over .500 entering yesterday,...
MARTINEZ GUTS OUT FOOD BUG
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Pedro Martinez' health continues to be a shaky issue. Martinez is suffering from what's believed to be food poisoning, and his condition caused him to spend a few...
HAPPY DAYS! AMAZIN'S WELCOME BACK FONZIE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES CHICAGO - Edgardo Alfonzo is back with the Mets. Alfonzo, one of the best position players in the franchise's history, signed a minor-league deal with the team yesterday....
JETER: YANKS CAN GO WILD; DEREK DISPUTES A-ROD'S ALL-STAR ASSERTION
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 14White Sox 3 Last week at the All-Star Game, Alex Rodriguez told The Post's Kevin Kernan he was "100 percent" certain that the AL wild card wouldn't come from...
GLAV DOZEN GET IT DONE - TOM DENIED 12TH WIN, LOSES 1ST SINCE APRIL
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amCUBS 9 METS 2 CHICAGO - The first problems were with Carlos Zambrano. But the Mets solved the Cub ace in the sixth. Then the sky began a rally against...
A GRAND SLAM; BONDS LAWYER: NO INDICTMENT EXPECTED
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amBarry Bonds' attorney yesterday shot down a report by The Associated Press that had quoted her saying the Giants slugger's legal team was preparing for him to be indicted this...
'CLOSE' DOESN'T SATISFY BURTON
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amJeff Burton had a nice career. He filled his resume with a bunch of wins (17), had four straight Top-5 finishes in the points standings from 1997-2000 and was an...
'ARTISTIC' SUCCESS IN BIG M PACE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amEven-money favorite Artistic Fella showed why he's the top-ranked horse in North America last night, capturing his ninth-straight victory in the $1M Meadowlands Pace by 11/4 lengths over My Boy...
THE BASS TIME OF YEAR FOR MANY
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amSTRIPED bass is king around Long Island right now, but you can classify the freshwater bass as the prince for those who like the sweetwater fishing. Efforts to rebuild bass...
BEYOND BE-LEAF ; DISSED LINDROS LOOKIN' GOOD TO STARS, LA
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amIF JOHN Ferguson, Jr. has legitimate interest in keeping free agent Eric Lindros in Toronto, the GM sure has gone about it in a funny way. Indeed, well-placed sources have...
PEDRO IN HOSPITAL - HAPPY DAYS: METS WELCOME BACK FONZIE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES CHICAGO - Edgardo Alfonzo is back with the Mets. Alfonzo, one of the best position players in the franchise's history, signed a minor-league deal with the team yesterday....
GRAND SLAM - BONDS LAWYER: NO INDICTMENT EXPECTED
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amBarry Bonds' attorney yesterday shot down a report by The Associated Press that had quoted her saying the Giants slugger's legal team was preparing for him to be indicted this...
GREEN COULD BE RIGHT FOR YANKS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe checklist of major corner outfielders the Yankees have been linked to in the trade market are Bobby Abreu, Carlos Lee and Alfonso Soriano. But do not discount Arizona's Shawn...
SORE HIP GETS SOME UNWANTED EXTRA REST; RETURN STILL UNKNOWN
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Pedro Martinez's health continued to be a shaky issue on Friday night. Martinez is suffering from what's believed to be food poisoning, and his condition caused him to...
EXECS, SCOUTS TAKE HACKS AT SECOND-HALF QUESTIONS
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHE second half is filled with interesting questions. Will Joe Mauer hit .400? Will Barry Bonds be indicted? Will Alex Rodriguez ever be beloved in New York? Our answers are...
DEADLOCK WITH ANNIKA IS WOODS' MAJOR MOTIVATION
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amPERHAPS we've been looking in the wrong place all along for a rival to Tiger Woods. We assumed it would come on the PGA Tour, considering that's where Woods makes...
SQUAWK LIKE AMAN! C'MON BACK, LOU, AND SHOW 'EM HOW IT'S DONE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amYOU know why we need Lou Piniella back in the game? We need Lou Piniella back in the game because we need to educate a fresh generation of sports fans...
BARRY'S BILOXI BLUES - EX-MET LYONS LOST IT ALL TO KATRINA
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amAS THE 1986 World Champion Mets are celebrated on their 20th anniversary, not everyone has made or will make the cut. Barry Lyons, for example. A catcher, Lyons appeared in...
THIS OL' CAT'S NEVER BEEN BETTER
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amAt 56, Cat Manzi was the oldest driver in last night's $1 million Meadowlands Pace, but unlike most professional athletes who would have long been retired, like a fine wine...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 16, 2006 | 4:00amJoe Schreiber isn't mayor anymore, but he wants to wear the shirt. Problem is, city commissioners in Tamarac, Fla., have agreed to pass a resolution prohibiting former elected officials from...