March 12, 2007
Cowgirl Isild
Who would have thought it? Isild Le Besco, the 24-year-old French nymphet ("A Toute de Suite,'' "Girls Can't Swim'') is a fan of old John Ford-John Wayne Westerns.So she told...
Our favorite press release of the day -- or at least the best part of it...
This just in from NBC....An in person PRESS CONFERENCE has been scheduled for Friday, March 16 Pacific time from 11 a.m. -12 p.m. for our new unscripted series "The REAL...
The Good, the Bad, and the Strange
Did someone sneak a camcorder into Film Forum when they recently had an extremely rare showing of "The Witches'' (1966)? Though the film's episodes include a one-of-kind collaboration between Neorealist...
"We're Number One!"
The number one lesson Hollywood should learn from "300"'s pillaging of the box office this weekend: you don't need a star to sell a comic book movie. "300," which is...
Get Your Sneak On
Sneakerheads have some art accumulating to do now that Puma and the original fashion collaborator, Mihara Yasuhiro have launched a beautiful collector's book archiving the Mihara Collection throughout the years....
Sex sells
I seem to be all about the ads recently.Last week I loved the Madonna for H&M one and this week I can't stop giggling overBluefly's latest spot about a working...
Honey is a Diamond in the Rough
She also sells the 1940s inspired cosmetics line, Besame. Oh and her eyebrow guru, Rosie takes appointments for Saturdays. It's genius; a one stop beauty shop from knickers to frocks...
Would you bonk a Nazi?
In The Atlantic, the always-amusing Sandra Tsing Loh issues a cry for the end of girlyman movie stars. Give her a Nazi, rapist, or anti-Semite over the near-lactating Brad Pitt...
'Dead' Ringer
Something looks familiar about the poster for this Friday's horror offering "Dead Silence" (see image below). I remember the 1978 Anthony Hopkins film Magic, by the way, as one of...
Phoebe Fine
Speaking of Kevin Kline (see below), Mrs. Kline, Phoebe Cates, is looking as fine as she did in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," 25 years ago. This picture was taken...
Books? Books? We don't need no stinkin' books.
This just in: Pocket Books is publishing a novelization of "Assassin's Creed." It'll actually be a trilogy, the first of them hits stores in October. Author Steven Barnes will be...
Wanna be like Kate?
Despite the loser boyfriend and nose candy situtaion, Kate is still the coolest model. Ever.Judge me if you want, but chances are you're going to get caught up in Kate's...
New Wii Virtual Console games
This week's new Wii Virtual Console games are (drum roll please)...Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis, 1-4 players, 800 Wii Points)Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik). Mt. Mobius. Mechanical base. Using energy from...
Sample Sales!
By Christina TamROBERTO CAVALLI, VALENTINO, YVES SAINT LAURENT Shoreham Hotel, 33 W. 55th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues; (917) 330-9318Sale: March 15, 16. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Top designers featured, including...
HITTING FUNGOES
Around the camps. Josh Hamilton continues to be most inspiring story of spring. Hamilton is batting .538 for the Reds. He was taken in the Rule 5 draft. Hamiltonâs career...
Deal of the Day
These wedges aren't called Natural Comfort for nuttin'. Next to my worn in Vans, these suede and leather Natural Comfort wedge sandals are the most comfortable shoes that I own.They...
Is Critical Silence Golden?
These days it's more surprising when a horror/supernatural thriller DOES screen in advance for critics than when it opens on Fridays without review. Joining this accelerating trend on Friday is...
LIVEBLOG/FLORENCE: Day 3 Ancient truths
Today, contributing writer Mark Ellwood calls it a day in Florence. And, speaking of, don't miss tomorrow's Europe special in print. Also, log on for a special Prague web bonus,...
Day 31: Sanchez, Pavano and Contrition
This has been a very rare spring. Players criticize teammates often, but hardly ever for the record. In both the Met and Yankee clubhouse, players have put their assaults on...
Dolan/Isiah exchange vows again
By MARC BERMAN You'll read in the papers this morning - or least in most of the editions that weren't missed for deadline - that James Dolan decided to make...
ON THE BALL
It's 10 on a Wednesday morning, and I'm standing in my cubicle pumping air into a rubber exercise ball. I'm not getting ready for a workout, though - I'm jumping...
SETTING NEW COURSES
SO, it's Monday. This morning you woke up after a lazy Sunday, and it was time to head back to work. How did you feel when the alarm went off?...
GO TO GREG
Q: I'm a reservist who was recently called for active duty in Iraq. I have a lot of questions about health coverage for my family while I'm away, and re-employment...
AN INSIDE JOB
BALLPOINT pens at Staples start at $1.58 a dozen. For another $6.59, you can pick up a five-pack of Post-its. Not bad. But even those prices can't compete with "free,"...
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT JOB?
TELEMARKETER What does a telemarketer actually do all day? Day or night, selling to prospective clients via telephone is the telemarketer's trade. Telemarketers usually work in a call center, working...
WORKING 101
JASMINE Wiggins arrives at work at 9:30 a.m. She spends most of the day filing, labeling and organizing information into binders, and leaves at 5:15 p.m. Her boss describes her...
MALE ROOM
Five years ago, José Mesa got fed up with his job in human resources and decided he'd be happier going into business for himself. Owning a barbershop seemed a fast...
LUPE ANGUIANO - A TIRELESS WARRIOR WOMAN
LUPE Anguiano was born in La Junta, Co., on March 12, 1929 to Jose and Rosario Anguiano. She was one of six children. Her mother was Spanish and her father...
MAKE THEM GREEN WITH STYLE ENVY
JUST in time for St. Patrick's Day, fashion has been given the green light - and we're not talking about "Kiss Me I'm Irish" shirts. From the runways of Milan...
PULSE SALES
ROBERTO CAVALLI, VALENTINO, YVES SAINT LAURENT Shoreham Hotel, 33 W. 55th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues; (917) 330-9318 Sale: March 15, 16. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Top designers featured, including...
COULD BE A ROCKY NIGHT
IF what's onstage at tonight's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is half as juicy as the backstage drama, we're in for a hell of a show. Many...
KING'S CROWN STILL A BIT TARNISHED
AFTER successive triumphs with "Seven Guitars" and "Two Trains Running," it's understandable that the Signature Theatre Company would founder a bit with "King Hedley II," its third production in its...
TOO MUCH 'TALK'
LESS could well have been more, or, if you like, perhaps more might have seemed like less. Not that I wanted any less of Liev Schreiber's hypnotizingly dazzling performance in...
POOR 'RICHES'
THE best thing about "The Riches," FX's strange new, family slapstick/drama, is the back story - the one which we don't see enough of each week. That's the story of...
BYE-BYE RITA
CABLE news host Rita Cosby said over the weekend that she is leaving MSNBC, confirming a Page Six report in The Post last week. Her contract expires April 1 and,...
SIMON'S STRESS
IF Simon Cowell seems more dis tracted than usual on "Idol" these days, it may be because he has worries at home - in Britain. Simon's other talent show, "X...
OUTSIDE THE LAW
BRUCE Cutler, who made a huge name for himself with his courtroom theatrics, is going to try them out on TV. Ch. 11 said over the weekend that it will...
BREAK A LEG, HEATHER
Two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champ Cheryl Burke was "shocked' the show had cast theex-Beatle's wife .'DANCING with the Stars" reigning professional champ Cheryl Burke says she has no qualms...
TEARS END PRAYER OF FIRE KIDS' DAD
The grief-stricken father who lost his wife and four children in a devastating Bronx fire tried to talk about his strong faith in God yesterday - only to collapse in...
$56M PAUL-IMONY
Heather Mills has agreed to end her bitter divorce battle with Paul McCartney and accept a $56 million settlement, it was reported yesterday. In the deal, Mills will drop her...
EATERY CLOSURES TRIPLE IN CITY'S RAT CRACKDOWN
The number of restaurants shuttered by the city's food cops tripled after embarrassing video footage showed rats running rampant in a Greenwich Village eatery that had just passed inspection, The...
DRUGSTORE SIGN LAW NOW OUT OF DATE
A city law requiring pharmacies to post large, "conspicuous" signs in their stores whenever the morning-after pill is out of stock has reached its expiration date, some druggists say. "I...
CITY SET TO TEACH BIRDS 'N' B'S
If Plan A was handing out 26 million subway-themed NYC condoms, Mayor Bloomberg has now turned to Plan B: promoting the use of the "morning after" contraception pill. The city...
FIEND ELUDES COPS
Queens cops yesterday admitted they've gotten no closer to nailing the spineless bandit who preyed on two elderly women, ages 101 and 85, last week. The frail, traumatized victims remained...
N.J. GAL LUCKY IN GOV
Hard-nosed union negotiator Carla Katz - the central figure in a simmering conflict-of-interest controversy that rocked New Jersey - has gone from the poorhouse to the State House, emerging as...
NYPD LOCKS DOWN COPS' OVERTIME
The NYPD has restored a cap on overtime after lifting it in January to encourage cops to make more busts, police sources said yesterday. Last week, police brass decided to...
COUNCIL OUT TO BAN METAL BATS
A City Council committee is expected today to approve a bill banning metal bats from high-school baseball. The full council is expected to ratify it on Wednesday. "Metal bats pose...
'GOOD GUY' SHOT DEAD IN B'KLYN
A New York City Transit employee on his way home from work was fatally shot during an apparent robbery in Brooklyn yesterday, cops said. James Plocica, 37, a divorced father...
UNION'S TV BLITZ SOCKS GOV RATING
ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer's enormous popularity with the voters has taken a "dramatic hit" because of a fierce TV campaign attacking his proposed cuts in health-care costs, a poll obtained...
OUTCRY OVER IMMIG PICKUP SPOT IN SOUTHAMPTON
A proposed hiring hall for immigrant laborers in a posh section of Southampton Village has sparked seething opposition from area residents and business owners. The proposed center, near the village's...
JEALOUS RAGE IS FATAL
A jealous young college student fatally stabbed his handsome older rival on an Upper East Side street as the beautiful co-ed at the center of their love triangle watched in...
FALLING TREE KILLS MAN IN BACK YARD
A 28-year-old Long Island restaurateur was killed in a freak accident yesterday when a tree fell and pinned him against a heavy-equipment excavator he was driving to clear brush in...
BRIDGE WORK
One of New York's grittiest backdrops may soon get a modern makeover if Brooklyn neighborhood leaders have their way. The DUMBO Improvement District - serving the cobblestone streets on the...
CAR KILLS WOMAN ON B'DAY
A Queens woman was struck and killed by a car on her 71st birthday yesterday as she crossed an Upper East Side street on her way to celebrate with her...
'RUBBER-ROOM' TEACHERS DEMAND RIGHTS
A band of city teachers languishing in so-called "rubber rooms" on disciplinary charges are demanding that their temporary reassignment centers be recognized as permanent chapters of their union - just...
9/11 STUDY SHOCK
A crumpled white Oxford shirt left in a messenger bag for more than five years holds a bit of good news for Sept. 11 survivors caught in the massive dust...
TIFF CLOUDS SUNNYSIDE
Along the tree-lined streets of Sunnyside Gardens, battle lines have been drawn over a proposal to designate the community as the city's newest historic district. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission...
MAN SHOT IN HEAD AFTER CLUB FIGHT
A 27-year-old man was shot in the head and critically wounded as he sat in his Jeep outside a trendy Midtown nightclub early yesterday. The shooting may have been retaliation...
SUBWAY RAIL 'ROAD'
It took 12 hours to take this subway to Manhattan. Fresh off the assembly line, two shiny new subway cars made their way this week on a 300-mile trek from...
PRE-K COMPETITION GETS IN-TENTS
And you thought getting into college was hard. A group of Brooklyn parents camped out overnight in an elementary-school playground to snag places for their kids in a pre-K program....
SCHOOL $$ PLAN GETS BX. CHEER
School construction funds are allocated so The Bronx, which has the worst high-school promotion rate, gets the least amount of money, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum charged yesterday. Speaking at a...
UNGUARD-LY BEHAVIOR
The security company that employs a female guard who complained of sexual harassment by a St. Patrick's Cathedral usher is now the target of similar accusations by two other female...
ABBAS, OLMERT IN TOUGH TALK
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met yesterday for the second time in less than a month, holding "very frank and very difficult" talks that went...
U.N. BIG'S KOREA BID
VIENNA - The chief of the United Nations' nuclear-watchdog agency left for North Korea yesterday to broker a return of inspectors there, under a precarious six-party pact to dismantle Pyongyang's...
STATE'S DEM REPS PART OF HILL'S 'EMPIRE'
WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama's audacious effort to blanket New York in search of campaign cash hasn't won him any support among the Empire State's powerful congressional delegation, which almost...
'300' DOES A NUMBER ON RIVALS
The Greek epic "300," based on a band of hero Spartan warriors who held off the mighty million-man Persian army, killed the box-office competition this weekend, capturing 50 percent of...
MAIL IT FAR, FAR AWAY
Neither rain nor sleet nor light-saber-wielding Imperial troopers will keep your letter from reaching its destination. The Postal Service is getting set to unleash robot troops - mailboxes painted to...
BUMP AT THE PUMPS
Gas prices in the city have jumped 13 percent in the last month. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the city is now about $2.73, compared...
'O.C.' BRUSH FIRE FORCES HUNDREDS TO FLEE HOMES
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A fast-moving brush fire scorched 500 acres of parched hillside and crept into back yards yesterday, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 200 homes, Orange County fire...
FIGHT FOR VETS
Paul Rieckhoff is the founder and executive director of the 600,000-member Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. A New Yorker, he served as an lieutenant in the Army's 3rd Infantry...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
ManhattanThis man is the thief who swiped credit cards from an Upper East Side health club, police said. He walked into the New York Sports Club on East 86th Street...
'JEALOUS' REV. AL BLASTS BARACK
THE Rev. Al Sharpton has launched a "big-time" effort to tear down Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate for president, The Post has learned. "He's saying that Obama never...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 873; Lucky Sum: 18 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 7629; Lucky Sum: 24 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 789; Lucky Sum: 24 / Evening Win-4 Sun.: 6510;...
RANGEL THE ANGER EXPERT
Rep. Charles Rangel last week saw fit to take measure of Gov. Spitzer's na scent incumbency. Addressing members of the state's congressional delegation in Washington, he claimed that Spitzer is...
. . . AND DINAPOLI'S DEAD-ON CALL
Meanwhile, new state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's analysis of Gov. Spitzer's 2007-08 budget is, well, quite refreshing. DiNapoli last week chided Spitzer for presenting a record $120.6 billion budget where "spending...
SPITZER'S TAX HIKE . . .
Mayor Mike's budget director, Mark Page, got it exactly right in arguing that Gov. Spitzer's plan to close state tax "loopholes" is really a badly disguised tax hike on businesses....
SILVER'S NEXT STRIKE
GOV. Spitzer now faces yet another battle with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver - this time over public charter schools. Letting charters bloom in New York is a key part of...
WALL STREET'S MORTGAGE PAIN
NEW Yorkers may be feeling smug: While real-estate markets are stumbling in much of the nation, housing prices in the five boroughs have stayed strong. Plus, the stock market has...
HILLARY'S 'HERO' PROBLEM
WHILE Hillary Rodham Clinton came out second best to Barack Obama in their long-range oratorical duel at Selma, Ala., the real problem with her visit there a week ago concerned...
JAPAN: A NEEDLESS DISHONOR
FOR well over a week now, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been insisting that Japan's Imperial Army didn't "coerce" as many as 200,000 to work as "comfort women" in...
GOP'S COMEUPPANCE FOR COULTER'S QUIPS
THE ISSUE: Ann Coulter's anti-gay epithet against presidential candidate John Edwards. I am baffled that anyone is surprised when Ann Coulter makes her incredibly offensive comments (" '08: They're Off...
MAYOR'S MIAMI MINDLESSNESS
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's trip to Florida in the wake of a Bronx fire that claimed 10 lives. Mayor Bloomberg's decision to leave town, just hours after one of the...
HOLDING COURT
Expect a circus when Conrad Black gets to town. The disgraced and dethroned media baron is slated to spend the next few months in a federal courtroom in downtown Chicago...
MYSPACE TO OFFER NEWS SERVICE
Social networking behemoth MySpace.com is set to launch its own news service that will allow users to comment on and rate stories that they post on their personal pages. MySpace's...
ROCK 'N' REVIEW
You're not in Cleveland anymore, rockers. Today's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame day in New York, so The Post is taking a hard look at the music scene. The...
LOAN RANGERS
The mayhem in the mortgage market could spell trouble for the Internet ad space, where players big and small have profited from the once booming business. As more customers shop...
TIME BREAKS MOLD IN REDESIGN
This week Time magazine will introduce its most-sweeping redesign in 15 years - an overhaul that includes four new sections, a smaller cover logo and retro-70's-era headlines inside. There will...
BOOTHE LIFTS CTK
Malik Boothe said he had a flashback. He's replayed the final seconds of last year's CHSAA AA city championship game in his head more times than he can remember, seen...
HARRIS HELPS WINGS SOAR
Wings Academy got a new coach this season, a new system and new players. Fortunately, the new coach still had Jamie Harris. "I wouldn't trade him for any guard in...
GOLFER PROBED IN FATAL CRASH
PGA Tour player Arjun Atwal is under investigation after police said what appeared to be a high-speed street race ended in a fatal crash near Orlando. Atwal was not injured...
SPORTS SHORTS
BLOTTER: 'Pacman' threatened with knife In Franklin, Tenn., Adam "Pacman" Jones has drawn the attention of authorities again. This time, police arrested a man for threatening the Titans' cornerback with...
MIGHTY EROS RIGHT ON THE MONEY
FOURTH RACE: Talk about your inside information! On paper, there was no reason to bet first-time starter Mighty Eros in maiden race for NY-bred 3-year-old fillies. Her pedigree was nothing...
HEAVEN HELP THOSE FACING ALMIGHTY TODD
Remember those old gangster movies when the cops would trap the bad guys in their hideout and yell at them: "We've got you surrounded! Come out with your hands up!"...
DIXON LEADS CTK TO WIN
Christ the King made it 23 straight Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan titles yesterday, but not without some drama. Playing again without Sky Lindsay, the Lady Royals had to overcome a late eight-point...
NIT SNUBS FORDHAM
When Dereck Whittenburg took over as coach at Fordham four years ago, he spoke early and often about building the men's basketball program back up in stages. It was all...
NO FIX FOR FOUL SHOOTING
IT'S the lesson that everyone once knew. And then, inebriated by Nike, "SportsCenter," 3-point bombs and monster slams, everyone was encouraged to forget it. Saturday, if one chose to pay...
SIZING UP TOP 65 AT BIG DANCE
EAST 1. NORTH CAROLINA (28-6) Strength: There is no more potent fast break in the nation. Weakness: Reyshawn Terry, the only senior who plays, has been inconsistent. 16. EASTERN KENTUCKY...
A NEW LESSON FOR THE OLD-SCHOOL BIG EAST
THE high point was probably 1991. The Big East was still a cozy nine-team league then, still comprised of its Original Seven (St. John's, Syracuse, Georgetown, Connecticut, Providence, Boston College,...
BRACKET REAKDOWN
MIDWEST REGION No team has won back-to-back titles since Duke in 1991-92 but Florida, with all five starters returning, is playing like a team bent on making history. All five...
DESTINATION: ATLANTA
As most women will tell you, men think they know everything. It's why we're so loathe to ask directions even though we just passed a Welcome to Connecticut sign while...
DEVS SET TO 'ROLE' INTO 1ST
They don't have a scorer among the NHL's Top 30, yet the Devils are only a point and a game shy of the Eastern Conference lead. They say the apparent...
CAMPBELL'S PUNISHMENT FITS CRIME
THE sentence handed down by Colin Campbell does not represent an example being made of Chris Simon. Rather, the suspension for stick-swinging under which Simon forfeits his right to participate...
TIME TO TAKE A BOW, ISIAH
ISIAH Thomas has proven to be a better coach than he is a general manager. He's been a great motivator. He has turned Stephon Marbury into a cerebal point guard...
KNICKS BRING BACK THOMAS
Knicks owner James Dolan will meet with beat writers today at their Westchester practice facility to formally announce Isiah Thomas will return next season as president/coach, according to a team...
ISIAH NO CLOWN
ISIAH Thomas is proving to be a much better coach than general manager. Thomas has been a great motivator this season. He has Stephon Marbury adroitly running a system that...
WILLIE SEES D-LIGHT
PORT ST. LUCIE - Entering yesterday, the Mets had the second-worst spring training winning percentage in the National League and had lost seven of their last eight games. They had...
SANCHEZ: 'I'M SORRY'
PORT ST. LUCIE - Duaner Sanchez began apologizing to his Mets teammates yesterday for his behavior, approaching Tom Glavine in the morning to say he was sorry. Sanchez had been...
NETS LOSING GAMES, NOT HOPE
MEMPHIS - Two years ago, this was when the Nets made their move. But in case you haven't noticed, this isn't two years ago. "Looking back does nothing. You have...
RANGERS DO IT WITH DEFENSE
They have scored a total of eight goals in 316:19 of hockey over their last five games - two from Karel Rachunek, two from Petr Prucha, one from Paul Mara,...
A CARL TO ARMS
TAMPA - The ongoing spring training saga that is Carl Pavano continues tonight in Ft. Myers against the Red Sox. After being a late scratch Friday night due to a...
GLASS HALF-PHIL
TAMPA - Maybe Phil Hughes never had a chance in this camp. Maybe it really was preordained by Yankees GM Brian Cashman that the touted right-hander was ticketed to Triple-A...
TIGHT WRIST NO PROBLEM FOR WANG
TAMPA - Chien-Ming Wang's tight right wrist was news to Joe Torre and GM Brian Cashman so it's not believed to be an issue. However, Wang admitted the hinge was...
DOLAN BACKS ISIAH'S RETURN
Saying Isiah Thomas had solved the Knicks' "crisis of confidence," Knicks owner James Dolan announced that Isiah Thomas has signed a new multi-year contract extension. It is believed Thomas had...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A man in Georgia found a check from Enterprise, Ala., on a road at his farm just hours after a killer tornado hit the Alabama town - more than 100...