February 19, 2007
Add to A-Rod-Jeter type
A friend of each described them this way and it's about as perfect description as you can get. Jeter is Marlon Brando. He likes seeing his name in the paper...
A-Rod admits relationship with Jeter has changed
By GEORGE KINGSo, what did is the fall out from Alex Rodriguez admitting what we all knew? How does A-Rod telling the world that his relationship with Derek Jeter isnât...
LIVEBLOG/NEVIS: Me vs. the Volcano
Nevis Tourism Authority Most noticeable about Lynnell Liburd -- a native Nevisian who, along with his wife, owns and operates Sunrise Tours -- is his little square mustache, which brings...
Ben's Bonanza
Speaking of critically reviled movies (see entry below), the lowbrow Ben Stiller comedy "Night at the Museum'' has way outdistanced better-recieved Christmas releases. The notable mainstream offering trailing in its...
Happy President's Day
Out shopping today?Check these out:1) Urban Outfitters has an extra 50% of all their sale stuff.2) Hollywould is offering up to 70% of fall styles, ending today.3) H&M at 34th...
Take the Money and Run
They're celebrating today at Sony, where "Ghost Rider'' did an estimated $51.4 over four days, the best-ever opening over the President's Day weekend. It was also by far the most...
Mr. Liotta regrets . . .
Ray Liotta's DWI bust over the weekend is already having reprecussions. Here's the to-the-point email that went out this a.m. from "The View":From: Nilsson, Karl T [mailto:Karl.T.Nilsson@abc.com]Sent: 2/19/2007 9:03 AMSubject:...
Deal of the Day
In a stroke of weather optimism pick up this gorgeous white rope belted tunic from Banana Republic.Layer it over a long sleeve T-shirt til the temps hit the humane mark...
Beltran's here
By MARK HALE The Mets' best player is in camp, and Carlos Beltran just finished speaking with the media. Beltran talked about ending the season by striking out in the...
Day 10: Thoughts on Bernie
A few random thoughts on Bernie Williams as position players arrive in Yankee camp:1. It may be too late to re-think his position, but I actually believe if he wanted...
GETTING SOME EXTRA EXTRAS
When an executive at Michael Culnen's insurance firm announced he was getting married recently, Culnen offered a hand with the wedding planning. While Culnen didn't have an insider's knowledge of...
SITE READER
WHEN Georgette Blau graduated from college, she moved to Manhattan and took an entry-level job in publishing - and hated it. Her story sounds pretty familiar: a young college grad...
TWO-TIMER
IF you happen to meet Nelson Camacho on the streets of New York, you'll have to meet his partner, José. They have a long history - Camacho, 47, has worked...
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT JOB?
PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST What does a p.r. specialist actually do all day? Public relations specialists work to present a positive image of their client to the media and general public....
GO TO GREG
Q. I was the team leader for a group project. One member took numerous personal, sick and vacation days while we were working on the project and didn't deliver what...
BRAND AID
EVERYONE wants a great brand. Very few companies have one. Even fewer people have one. How's yours? Everyone knows the great corporate brands, and the great people brands. You don't...
DRESSED TO KILL
IT started with the morbidly popular skulls, which popped up on everything from scarves to wallets. Now trigger-happy designers have switched from death to destruction, with jewelry and clothes emblazoned...
'COAST' TREASURE PERFECT 'UTOPIA'
THE voyage is com plete, the journey ended. "Salvage," the third and last install ment of Tom Stop pard's dazzling and wonderfully satisfying trilogy, "The Coast of Utopia," opened last...
ISLAM DEBATE, CLOTHED IN EDWARDIAN GARB
'WHAT interests me," says a self-satisfied older man, "is to wonder how Europe . . . can hope to stand up against the Islamic revival." "What's that?" asks another. "You'll...
NO 'IDOLS' BEFORE ME
TALK about an extreme make over. Ryan Seacrest says he is "embarrassed" every time he catches an episode of "American Idol Rewind," a syndicated version of the hit Fox talent...
UGLY BECKY
THERE'S more to modeling than squealing girls and out landish demands from tightly-pulled divas. It's very serious business. VH1's new series, "The Agency," takes a behind-the-scenes look at the art...
SEARCHING FOR 'IDOL' JERSEY GIRL
CUTE doesn't hurt. Antonella Barba, the "American Idol" semi-finalist from Point Pleasant, N.J., has suddenly emerged as the favorite, according to AOL. Barba, who seems to have captured a lot...
'SPONGE' WORTHY SPECIAL
WHAT did you do at work today, honey? I sat at my desk and watched "SpongeBob Squarepants." Yes, on some days, this is what constitutes "work" for a TV columnist...
STARR REPORT
Cable: Josh jumps "Digging for the Truth" host Josh Bernstein is join ing Discovery Channel, where he'll be tilling the cre ative soil under a multi- tiered deal to host...
BRIGHT LIGHTS
It started with a passion to spotlight the films - and stories - of Africans in the Diaspora. Fifteen years and thousands of documentaries, short and feature films later, the...
'NO-MONEY HONEY' QUINN NIXES LOBBY $$
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is refusing to take campaign contributions from big-time lobbyists, returning checks and even asking some not to come to her fund-raisers, The Post has learned....
DA BOOTS PROBER-TURNED-MOB-SWEETIE
An investigator for the Brooklyn DA's Office has been forced to resign amid allegations she fell for a jailed mobster - and hatched a plan to bear his love child,...
JASON THREW PAL STRAHAN HAIL MARY
Jason Kidd, the New Jersey Net superstar embroiled in an ugly split with his wife, ironically tried to save the troubled marriage of Michael and Jean Strahan, sources said. Kidd...
BUSTS DON'T STOP CHURCH SIT-IN
Nearly 40 Parishioners at Harlem's Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church held their own service yesterday morning on its front steps - days after a sit-in ended with six...
A REALLY 'PIG' SHOW
Thousands filled the streets of Chinatown yesterday to bring in the Chinese New Year. The all-day festival honoring the Year of the Pig, included giant puppets , confetti and a...
STAT-FIX COPS IN NEW GIG
Two cops who were disciplined for fudging more than a dozen crime reports at a Queens station house have landed new jobs at a precinct commanded by their former boss,...
2 L.I. CO-EDS SLAIN IN ARIZ.
Two co-eds from Long Island - best friends since high school - were gunned down in Arizona yesterday by a suicidal madman who was furious at one of them for...
PARK AVENUE FATAL PLUNGE
An unidentified man died yesterday when he plunged from a 15th-floor Park Avenue apartment and was impaled on a No Parking sign, police said. A source said the man may...
CRASH HORROR
A driver and his buddy in the back seat were killed early yesterday - and the driver's girlfriend was maimed - when their car careened out of control on an...
GRAVEYARD 'SIFT' STALLS PARK PLAN
Construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park is being held up by forensic experts using part of the 85-acre site to sift through World Trade Center rubble for human remains, officials and...
CONDO BARRED DISABLED: LAWSUIT
An upper Manhattan condo board illegally blocked the sale of two apartments after learning their five would-be residents were mentally retarded, a lawsuit claims. The board now is soliciting two...
RIDER DIES IN SUFFOLK 'DWI' FLIP
A drunken Long Island driver lost control of his car yesterday and smashed into a retaining wall, killing one of his passengers and severely injuring another, police said. Jefry Chang...
PERV IN 'GROPE SPREE'
A serial groper has been busted on Long Island after a disgusting sex spree in which he targeted five victims - including an 11-year-old girl - in a 30-minute span,...
JAIL STRETCH
Yoga-starved state prisoners, rejoice - convicted throat-slasher Paul Cortez is heading up the river next month after already distinguishing himself as a "workout guru" among the Latin Kings, Crips and...
SLAYING WAS SELF-DEFENSE
A Brooklyn teen was acting in self-defense when he fatally stabbed his mom's enraged boyfriend, who came at him with a hammer in a fight over loud music, police said...
HUSTLE & FLOE
An intrepid 18-year- old, clad only in his boxers, rushed into the bitter cold yesterday morning to save the lives of three young brothers who fell through the iced-over surface...
NIXZMARY SIB, 10, TO TESTIFY
Nixzmary Brown's brother will testify against their stepfather, who is accused of beating the 7-year-old girl to death last year, prosecutors have confirmed. But the boy won't do it from...
FIRST GAY CIVIL UNION IN N.J.
Two men were legally united in a civil union in New Jersey just after midnight - the first gay couple to take advantage of the state's new same-sex equal-rights law,...
CAR-ABUNGA, DUDE!
A surfer shares the waves with unexpected company yesterday morning off of East Hampton. A tipster called cops at about 7 a.m. and alerted them to the car, which was...
BABY SPARED A WATERY GRAVE
A rookie cop helped in the dramatic rescue of a baby girl whose troubled teen mom had threatened to toss the infant into the icy waters near La Guardia Airport...
SADR TELLS THUGS TO LIE LOW IN BAGHDAD
WASHINGTON - Dangerous Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered his fanatical Mahdi Army to stand down during the U.S. security crackdown in Baghdad so that his organization can live to...
BOMBS ROCK IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Militants struck back yesterday in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad, with car bombings that killed at least 57 people, left scores injured,...
'GHO$T' RIDES TO THE TOP
The Nicolas Cage comic-book thriller "Ghost Rider" blazed a path to the top of the box office, with a Presidents Day weekend record $44.5 million, according to studio estimates. Cage...
TEAM HILL SWITCHING CAMPAIGN HQ TO VA.
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving her presidential campaign headquarters from tony K Street in Washington, D.C., to the swing state of Virginia, The Post has learned. She will...
BILL 'MISSUS' POINT
ALBANY - Former President Bill Clinton failed to even mention his wife's candidacy for the presidency last night in what had been expected to be a stem-winder of a speech...
BRATTY BRIT WANTED MA OUT OF HAIR
Britney Spears may have shaved off her hair in an act of rebellion against her mom, a source said yesterday. The source, with the Los Angeles-based X17 photo agency that...
EBAY PULLS 'TART'S TRESSES' AFTER $1M OFFER
On a normal day, the oily, tangled strands lying in a heap on the floor of Esther's Haircutting Studio would have been swept up and tossed in the trash. But...
JETBLUE FLIERS IN FOR 6TH DAY OF TURMOIL
JetBlue canceled almost a quarter of today's flights, hoping to resume full operations tomorrow after an icy Valentine's Day storm created a travel nightmare that could cost the airline $7...
MOM VOWS TO PROTECT BABY IN NOTE TO CORPSE
The grieving mom of Anna Nicole Smith yesterday vowed to claim the bombshell's body and to "watch over" her baby daughter, Dannielynn, during a heart-wrenching visit to a makeshift shrine....
BAHAMA DRAMA
NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamian immigration minister abruptly resigned last night amid allegations that he had a fling with Anna Nicole Smith. A Nassau newspaper last week published photos showing...
HOSP BOOTED DYING GRANNY FOR JACKO: SUIT
Celebrity-worshiping hospital officials and malingering pop star Michael Jackson cruelly pushed an old lady out of her death bed and tormented her family, a California lawsuit charges. Manuela Gomez Ruiz's...
NYPD BLOTTER
QueensA man walking home from a Chinese New Year celebration was stabbed to death by muggers yesterday, cops said. The 4 a.m. violence at Elder Avenue and Colden Street in...
ANGRY GOPERS PLOT TO BLOCK KEY SPITZER NOMINEE
INCREASINGLY endangered Senate Republicans - furious over Gov. Spitzer's ongoing efforts to defeat them - may block one of the new governor's highest-profile nominations, insiders say. The Senate GOP is...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 032; Lucky Sum: 5 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 0984; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 854; Lucky Sum: 17 / Evening Win-4 Sun.: 2770;...
ALL IN THE (KENNEDY) FAMILY
What is it about the Kennedy clan and dictators, anyway? Yes, Jack Kennedy clearly had Fidel Castro's number. To a fault, some would say. But by the time of his...
MAYOR KNOW-IT-ALL
What is it with Mayor Mike these days? He's always been a little tone-deaf; now his arrogance has become downright breathtaking. Not to mention profoundly counter-productive. Bloomberg was well immersed...
IRAN'S IRAQ MEDDLING: POINTING THE FINGER
THE confusion among the White House, Pentagon and our military in Baghdad last week over the presence of Iranian weapons in Iraq - and whom to finger for sending them...
IRAN'S IRAQ MEDDLING: HANGING TOUGH AGAINST WEASELS
THERE'S a new myth being pumped by the anti-Bush crowd, that somehow the president is once again "hyping" intelligence to make the case for war. This time it's Iran and...
WTC HYSTERIA NO HELP TO HEALTH
IN the wake of The New York Times' report last Tuesday about NYPD Officer Cesar Borja, few people will likely continue to blame toxic 9/11 air for his death. Contrary...
DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION OVER MIKE'S MESS
THE ISSUE: The Department of Education's new bus-routing system, put into effect mid-year. Nobody seems to care about the parents of the young children who were given MetroCards to get...
OBAMA'S ON-THE-RECORD OFFENSE
THE ISSUE: Sen. Obama's remarks about John Howard and our "wasted" troops' lives. Why be surprised about Sen. Barack Obama's comments ("Obama, Again," Editorial, Feb. 14)? He is nothing more...
TAKE-TWO SCANDAL MAY SNARE 4
Unlike many companies embroiled in an options backdating scandal, controversial video game designer Take-Two Interactive Software backdating scheme appears to have involved several executives at the company, according to documents...
HEAVENLY DEAL
Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM are expected to announce their long-awaited merger today, according to a source familiar with the deal. The two sides were locked in negotiations over...
PLUNDER THE RADAR
Radar's much-hyped relaunch this month has its rivals in the too-hip-for-school men's magazines in the spotlight. Blackbook's Hollywood issue gets down with a glam cover of Pam Anderson, a teaser...
AMI SLIPS ANOTHER NOOSE
American Media Inc., publisher of Star, National Enquirer and Shape, has dodged another bullet. It has once again gotten bondholders to agree to extend the filing deadline for its long...
SI IN THE SKY
It's unclear from the ad what is supposed to be "mouth watering": the ice cold drink or the scantily clad stunner. But a Times Square billboard featuring a Sports Illustrated...
ICAHN'S CASHOUT A WINDFALL FOR BRUCE
"Bid 'em up" Bruce Wasserstein is in for a big payday after billionaire rebel investor Carl Icahn cashed in some of his Time Warner shares at a princely profit last...
BRIT GETS BUZZED
Britney Spears may have shaved off her hair in an act of rebellion against her mom, but it hasn't stopped the pop-tart's hard-partying ways. The day after she shaved her...
SIRIUS MERGES WITH XM
Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM announced their long-awaited merger Monday, striking a tax-free, all-stock deal that creates a combined company worth $13 billion and featuring 14 million subscribers. Terms...
COMIN' OUT FIGHTIN' BAD
AT least no one said, "This puts everything into perspective." Late in the Flyers' 5-3 victory Saturday at the Garden, ex-Ranger Mike Knuble had an accidental, full-stride collision with Brendan...
AGONY OF DE-FOOT
WHAT will Phil do next? Now we're really left to won der. Phil Mickelson's playoff loss to Charles Howell III in yesterday's Nissan Open at the Riviera Country Club raises...
VIVA LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS - Kobe Bryant provided the acrobatic dunks and points and Shaquille O'Neal provided the belly-laughs. Bryant captured the MVP award with 31 points as his West squad routed...
KIDD HAS BRYANT CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
LAS VEGAS - Kobe Bryant won the MVP Award last night with 31 Points, and now he'd love to win Jason Kidd from the Nets. Kidd talked Friday about being...
'USED TO IT'
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The forecast here calls for rain today. It's only a coincidence that the biggest cloud over baseball will be in town, too. Barry Bonds should roll into...
KENNY CALM ON PALM
LAKELAND, Fla. - Kenny Rogers is not afraid to say what he thinks. Better yet, he's not going to change the way he pitches. No smudge on his career. Those...
ROBERTS TRADES LESSON FOR A RED STORM LOSS
PROVIDENCE - Either Norm Roberts has a secret huge buyout if he is fired by St. John's or he simply just won't sell out regardless of the possible consequences. Roberts...
KEVIN SENT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kevin Harvick nosed out Mark Martin in a frantic wreck-filled finish to win yesterday's Daytona 500. Martin, making his 23rd attempt at a 500 win, seemed...
TODD'S 'SATURDAY' HERO
Eclipse-winning trainer Todd Pletcher holds his strongest hand ever looking for his first victory in a Triple Crown race, leading the nation's horsemen with 32 TC nominees, including four of...
INTROSPECT WINS HOLLIE HUGHES
Aqueduct is open today for Presidents' Day holiday, dark tomorrow and Wed. Introspect, 7-year-old gelding from Bill Turner barn, took back early under Eddie Martin Jr. to tuck in behind...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Favre to have ankle surgery Brett Favre will have ankle surgery in the next few weeks, and Packers coach Mike McCarthy said yesterday at the Daytona 500 that the...
BASE & TREBLE
PORT ST. LUCIE - At times in the latter part of last season, Jose Reyes would come to the plate at Shea with a song playing on the public address...
EL BENT FOR GLORY
PORT ST. LUCIE - Throughout the Mets clubhouse, February's common theme is one of moving past October, of stepping beyond 2006, a season that yielded 97 regular-season wins and six...
METS' PADILLA LOOKS TO MAKE COMEBACK
PORT ST. LUCIE - Juan Padilla said he figured last year during camp he would be on the Mets and would be pitching for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball...
BOUNCE-BACK WIN
The Rangers ran into the perfect opponent yesterday at the Garden - well, not literally - in a Blackhawks team that wasn't the slightest bit interested in testing the Blueshirts...
THE CANDLE STILL BERNS
TAMPA - Joe Torre believes he knows why Bernie Williams wasn't among the position players who reported to camp yesterday and why his career could be finished. "I think he...
WILLIAMS' WAITING GAME HAUNTING CAMP
TAMPA - When Roger Clemens stated he was now 80-20 about playing in 2007, my assumption was that meant he was willing to return for the final 80 games at...
RIVERA FELT TOO GOOD TO CONTINUE
TAMPA - When Mariano Rivera took elongated breaks to talk with catcher Wil Nieves during a 10-minute bullpen session, flags started to rise. When Rivera walked off three minutes before...
PAVANO RESTS HEAVY LEGS
TAMPA - Ten weeks in the desert rehabilitating his body didn't prepare Carl Pavano's legs for the early part of spring training. So, when the Yankees rotation participated in fielding...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
There's no telling what a nice buzz will do for you. An Australian man in Louth Bay caught a 4-foot-long shark with his bare hands - but only because he...
Whither the "New York Guy"
By Mike Vaccaro Well, color me stunned that Randy Johnson, the Big Shrew-nit, thinks the big, bad New York media had more than a little bit to do with his...
GUITAR HEROES
By KEVIN KERNANAfter eight days on the road down here, I'm thinking of starting a TV Show based in Florida: Pimp My RV.Somebody from FOX give me a call.That three-hour...