May 24, 2007

In-game viewpoints

By MARK HALEJust a few things of note so far in the game tonight: -That was a terrible scoring decision on the Martin Prado single in the first inning. They...

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Haute haute haute

Check out today's edition of Raakhee and Danica's weekly in-the-paper Haute List where we tell you about the cutest plaid dresses around, the sassiest way to pick up a sailor...

Leetch Retires

Blueshirts fans can stop hoping for No. 2's return; he retired today after an 18-year career in the NHL. Brian Leetch sat out last season as an unrestricted free agent...

Kiley goes over swimmingly

This morning on my way to work I broke my H&M boycott (I was starting to OD) to check out the new Kylie loves HM swim line.And, I'm SO glad...

More Looney Tunes Action

I got to see two upcoming games from Warner Brothers today: Acme Arsenal for the Wii, PS2 and 360, and Duck Amuck for the DS. Acme Arsenal is a 3rd...

Gap Taps Target Man...

Looks like Patrick Robinson enjoyed designing affordable clothing more than his Target audience enjoyed buying it. He's been tapped by the Gap as the executive VP of design, so basically...

Deal of the Day

So charming and cheap, you just cannot leave this behind.Citrine by the Stones, a jewelry line designed by Peruvian born, Miami based sisters designed this Leaf Charm Bracelet in Clear...

Indy Goes to Yale

Steven Spielberg has long been known for zealously guarding the details of his movies before they come out. So it's somewhat surprising that the location managers for Spielberg's upcoming Indiana...

Sink or Swim for "Pirates 3"

Lou's zinger-filled review of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is up, and he calls it a three-hour coming attractions trailer, adding that whenever two characters start to argue,...

SOUTH DAKOTA - THE MOUNT RUSHMORE STATE

The Dakota Territory was divided into North and South, both of which became states on Nov. 2, 1889. South Dakota is the 40th state, covering 75,898 square miles. The capital...

HOOPS!....THEY DID IT AGAIN

IT'S all in the wiggle. The latest craze to hit the streets of Manhattan is hooping. Drop the Hula. Traditional Hula-Hooping - where the hoop is spun around the waist...

MISSIONARY POSITIONS

OMG, the Bible is totally hard! Yes, one can imagine these delightful little words appearing in a delightful little thought bubble above Paris Hilton's delightful little head as she aches...

HAUTE LIST

Plaid girls, whatcha gonna do? BE there and be square. Anglomaniacs, tablecloth fetishists and Catholic school dropouts will be pleased to know that plaid is back, giving eyelet and gingham...

SUPERGROUP BRINGS SLASH & BURN

VELVET Revolver pulled the trigger on a killer concert at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square Tuesday. The band, risen from the ashes of Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple...

WILL'S MOOR IS LESS IN BUNGLED BALLET

ALAS, poor Shakespeare! For its current season at the Metropolitan Opera House, American Ballet Theatre is having a kind of mini-Shakespeare Festival, which kicked off miserably Tuesday night with the...

'THE FEUD'

ANOTHER day, another brutal shouting match on "The View" - only this time, it was bitterly personal. Co-hosts Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck once again went at it yesterday over...

APOLO SKATES ON WITHOUT PARTNER

FIRST things first: "Dancing with the Stars" champ Apolo Anton Ohno says there's no truth to rumors he's hooked up with dancing partner Julianne Hough. "There's nothing to that," Ohno...

STARR REPORT

Courtin' interest What is it with celebrities and their fixation with Court TV? First it was Carmen Electra and then-husband Dave Navarro. Now Demi Moore, about to open on the...

HELL & BACK

DID dying in an explosion from a massive car bomb in Iraq change CBS reporter Kimberly Dozier's view of the war that she'd been covering as an imbedded reporter since...

AHOY VEY!

THE best way to approach "Pirates of the Caribbean" - and all signs indicate that untold millions will - is to think of it not as a movie but as...

REAL PIECE OF WORK

CALL it Lars von Trier lite. The acclaimed Danish director puts aside the bare stages, star actors and profound themes of his last two films, "Manderlay" and "Dogville" (the one...

IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

By all means try new and exciting things over the coming 12 months but be wary of people who try to push you into experiences you don't really feel comfortable...

CARPRICORN

Take what is on offer today even if it falls some way short of what you were hoping for. According to the planets you are unlikely to get a better...

WTC INSURE WAR IS OVER

Ending more than five years of bitter legal battles, the World Trade Center's insurance carriers agreed to fork over the remaining $2 billion in payments - a move that clears...

JUDGES NIX W. SIDE 'ABUSER' DIVORCE

A warring Upper West Side couple has been forced to stay married after an appeals panel this week reversed a decision to grant them a divorce - even though the...

FALCON CHICKS' WING 'SPAN'

These birds have E-ZPass. Three peregrine falcons were born a few weeks ago atop the Queens tower of the Throgs Neck Bridge, officials said yesterday. City Department of Environmental Protection...

B'KLYN BIZ IS RAZING BIG STINK

A developer is booting 20 longtime Downtown Brooklyn businesses to make way for a massive commercial complex aimed at attracting high-end retailers, local merchants said yesterday. Manhattan-based United American Land...

MOM OF ROOFTOP TEEN KILLED BY COP GETS $2M

The city will pay $2 million to the mother of a Brooklyn teen fatally shot by a police officer on a housing project rooftop three years ago, lawyers for both...

FIRE FAKE GETS SCORCHED

Peter Braunstein - the demented, hate-filled fashion writer who costumed himself as a firefighter to kidnap, strip and sexually torture a beautiful ex-colleague - was convicted yesterday of the terrifying...

EXCUSE BY 'THIEF' OUT OF COMPTROL

A former social worker accused of stealing $3.6 million from the city and using it to buy jewelry from a home-shopping network tried to convince investigators that he accepted the...

WED-HOT FURY

They wanted their love blessed by God - but were denied by a "satanic" office clerk. A couple seeking a marriage license at Bronx Supreme Court yesterday was turned back...

CENTRAL PK. HOSTESS HORROR

A pair of unwanted house guests ambushed and beat their host in Central Park after she told them to get packing, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Vivian Gonzalez, 21, and Alan...

SUIT OVER L.I. HOUSE OF HORRORS

The father who uncovered a filth-filled house of horrors on Long Island where his ex-wife and their three kids were living has filed a notice of claim against cops and...

CON ED RE-VOLTING

Con Ed told only half the story when it proposed a 17 percent residential rate increase three weeks ago - it really wants a 36 percent boost in the money...

OLD MA'S 6-YR.-OLD: 'EXCITED'

A 6-year-old boy whose 60-year-old mom gave birth to twins is thrilled to now have baby brothers to go along with his much-older siblings, a family friend said yesterday. The...

PROTESTERS IN RING AROUND STUY TOWN

Thousands of housing advocates, tenants on the brink of eviction and even homeless people rallied at Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town yesterday to protest the rising cost of living in New...

POLL PREFERS GOV. BLOOMY

He might be aiming for the White House, but voters here would much rather see Mayor Bloomberg in the Governor's Mansion, according to a poll released yesterday. The Quinnipiac University...

MIKE CALIF. 'SCHEMING'

Adding more fuel to rumors of a third-party White house bid, officials yesterday said Mayor Bloomberg will co-host a California forum on nonpartisan solutions to problems - with Gov. Arnold...

2ND RAP ON 'VICIOUS' DOG

The original owners of the vicious Labrador that mangled a woman's face knew their dog was aggressive before they gave it away last year, another woman has come forward to...

SHOE YORK CITY

It's enough to make Imelda Marcos run for election in New York. This summer, Saks will open a gigantic women's footwear salon that will take up an entire floor of...

'SWING'ING DRINK IS TOAST OF THE TOWN

Gentleman, start your livers. A panel of expert imbibers yesterday chose the city's best cocktail - a concoction with a down-home name and Catskills inspiration known as "The Porch Swing."...

NEW CURE FOR ACHES & DUANES

Duane Reade peddles everything from potato chips to shampoo, and now the giant drug store's customers can even get medical treatment in Manhattan. Doctors have set up clinics inside the...

POLICE CARS HIT TWO KIDS

Two young children were hit by police vehicles in separate incidents last night, law-enforcement sources said. At 6:30 p.m., on Jerome Street in East New York, Brooklyn, a police van...

HOOKERS, LIES & U.N.

In a blow to the feds' bribery case against a U.N. official, the star witness admitted lying to prosecutors in order to keep his wife from learning he'd cheated with...

SPITZER BUDGET IDEA

Gov. Spitzer said last night he'll stretch out the timetable for negotiating the state budget, calling the current process too compressed. "We can't change the finish line," Spitzer said at...

FOE RIPS CORZINE 'HUSH $$'

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's purported $6 million payout to his powerful former paramour was a bid to keep her quiet, a chief political rival claims. Garden State GOP chairman...

HS TRIP TRAGEDY MURDER: PARENTS

The parents of a New Jersey high-school senior who died mysteriously last month on a school trip to West Africa believe their daughter was murdered and charge that officials are...

9/11 TOXIC SLAY

In a precedent-setting ruling, city officials said last night that the death of a Staten Island woman - who perished five months after being caught in the toxic World Trade...

$CHOOL HOLY WAR

The atheist philanthropist who gave the New York Archdiocese $22.5 million for Catholic school scholarships yesterday blasted the city's public school system as "lousy." Robert Wilson laid the blame for...

BUSTED GAL GIVES COPS THE SLIP

Cops are trying to figure out how a woman busted on a low-level drug charge was able to slip out of her handcuffs and stroll out of a Bronx precinct...

U.S. BARGES IN ON IRAN'S SURF

In a massive broad-daylight show of strength off Iran's coast, nine U.S. warships packed with 17,000 sailors and Marines sailed through the narrowest point in the Persian Gulf - just...

SEX 'PLAY' ON IPODS IRKS APPLE

A British sex shop has created the iGasm, a vibrator that connects to MP3 players to stimulate its user to the rhythm of a song. The "love egg" sells for...

SPARKS FLIES

Seventeen-year-old diva Jordin Sparks won "American Idol" last night - beating older, offbeat Blake Lewis to become the youngest-ever winner of the coveted title. Sparks, of Glendale, Ariz., prevailed following...

GOOGLE EXPELS CHEAT SITES

Term paper and student essay services joined online hookers, gun dealers and computer hackers yesterday on a list of advertisers banned by Google, as the world's largest search engine announced...

RUDY RIPS WAR 'DENIER' EDWARDS

KEENE, N.H. - Rudy Giuliani slammed Democratic presidential John Edwards for claiming yesterday that the "global war on terror" shouldn't exist. Edwards, in a speech before the Council on Foreign...

FEW BACK D.C. DEAL FOR ALIENS

WASHINGTON - The vast majority of the public is saying "No, gracias" to an immigration bill that is provoking a furious debate in the Senate this week, according to a...

HILL STRATEGIST URGES HER TO BLOW OFF IOWA

WASHINGTON - One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's top advisers urged her this week to skip the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and focus on other states in her primary push. Despite a...

O.J. DOC 'NAILED' FOR SPECTOR-CASE 'LIE'

Phil Spector's trial judge issued a legal smackdown to Dr. Henry Lee yesterday as he dubbed the famed O.J. Simpson forensics expert a liar. Judge Larry Paul Fidler dealt a...

CHILLING TERROR INTEL IN BUSH'S IRAQ WAR CRY

WASHINGTON - Saying that "we are living in the eye of a storm," President Bush warned yesterday of the stark consequences at home if the United States gives up in...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

MANHATTAN A suspected rapist was arrested for attacking a home-health aide caring for his grandmother in her East Harlem apartment, authorities said yesterday. Dirk Thurton, 30, was staying with his...

TIME AT LAST FOR HIM TO BE SCARED

HE WAS a failure at love. At his writing career. At suicide. Now, Peter Braunstein has - finally - done something right. The man who made New Yorkers live in...

PSYCHE-RELIC JOURNEY IN TIME

AS The Post's token aging hippie, I re member fondly - and remarkably well - the iconic Summer of Love that unfolded 40 years ago. It was a time of...

LOTTERY

NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 690; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 1542; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 929; Lucky Sum: 20 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 5838;...

A GLIMMER OF HOPE

Do the latest state reading-test scores - released with a flourish by Schools Chancellor Joel Klein - offer probable cause for cautionary optimism? Could be. The results of this year's...

CORZINE'S CONFLICT

So it turns out that the breakup of the romantic relationship between New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz, president of Local 1034 of the Communications Workers of America,...

GROUND ZERO: GOOD NEWS

After years of delay - caused by both legal complications and, primarily, governmental inertia - the last financial roadblock to the redevelopment of Ground Zero has been removed. It's long...

BILL'S UGLY BUDDY

EVERY year since he left the White House, former Presi dent Bill Clinton has been paid by InfoUSA - an Omaha, Neb., company now identified as a key provider of...

BULLYING THE FDNY

THE U.S. Department of Justice this week filed a discrimination suit against the city Fire Department, alleging that the FDNY's written exam is biased against blacks and Hispanics. The evidence...

BORDER BLUES: DISTRUSTING THE GOV'T

COMPROMISE is incessantly praised, and has produced the proposed immigration legislation. But compromise is the mother of complexity, which, regarding immigration, virtually guarantees - as the public understands - weak...

GOP IMMIGRANT RAGE

REPUBLICAN Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia were booed at their respective state party conventions Sunday for supporting a compromise immigration bill. Their specific sin...

E-Z COME, E-Z GO: PA'S NEW TOLL STRATEGY

Instead of congestion pricing, why not put "boothless tolls" on currently free bridges, like the Manhattan, Brooklyn and 59th Street bridges? It would raise revenue, get people used to a...

NYPD: WORKING HARD FOR THE $

"NYPD Blues" (May 22) made me chuckle. Low starting pay may be hindering recruitment and retention, but Commissioner Ray Kelly has to look deeper. Only in New York City does...

WPP FOOTS BILL

WPP Group shareholders will pick up the $2 million legal tab for ad chief Sir Martin Sorrell in his "mad dwarf" libel suit against two Italian advertising executives. WPP's board...

SEC SAID TO JOIN SCRUTINY OF OPTIONABLE

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an investigation into events that have led to the near collapse of once high-flying commodities broker Optionable Inc., according to a source familiar...

HOW TRADE TALKS AFFECT U.S. HOUSING MARKET

PLEASE don't hurt us! That should have been Henry Paulson's opening line in his meetings this week with the Chinese, who - despite sending poisonous toothpaste and deadly dog food...

PLAYING THE TRUMP CARD

CHICAGO - Worried about a growing shareholder revolt at Hollinger International in 2003, Conrad Black concocted a plan for Donald Trump to stand up at the newspaper company's annual meeting...

SUITORS CIRCLING EMI MUSIC

Private equity firm Corvus Capital, run by British financier Andrew Regan, took itself out of the running for music giant EMI Group yesterday - leaving a group of former music...

DESIGN 'IDOL'

Long known in fashion circles for their intricately beaded gowns, the designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka have yet to achieve the kind of household name recognition awarded to some...

EXEC OF GLASS LEWIS PARENT HAD TANGLED WEB

The recently departed chief financial officer of the corporate parent of proxy adviser Glass Lewis has a history of complex transactions in the company's stock, according to documents. Shelley Singhal,...

GAP HIRES FASHION DARLING ROBINSON AS DESIGN CHIEF

Gap Inc. has turned to the fashion world to revive its namesake brand, hiring Patrick Robinson, a designer who has received critical acclaim but whose clothes have not always appealed...

MORT SLASHES MAGAZINE STAFF

Mort Zuckerman is swinging the ax again at the struggling No. 3 newsweekly, U.S. News & World Report. About a half dozen editorial people from the headquarters in Washington D.C....

MUSIC MANSE

Entertainment mogul Tommy Mottola has re-listed his custom-built North Salem home with a new price and a new team of brokers. The 15-room residence, which was completed in 2006, has...

DREAM HOMES

Laurel Hollow, L.I. $4.9995 million From the location to the price, there's no arguing that this is indeed a "Hamptons-style" estate. First, there's the 4-plus-acre waterfront property on Cold Spring...

HOUSES OF THE WEEK

West Village $995,000 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,000 Maintenance: $1,574 The green, leafy stretch of West 13th Street where you'll find this renovated co-op is exactly what you'd...

JUST SOLD!

Manhattan WEST VILLAGE $6,800,000 243 Waverly Place Restored prewar four-bedroom, three-plus-bath Romanesque Revival townhouse, 3,200 square feet, with four wood-burning fireplaces, library, eat-in kitchen, original doors, leaded-glass skylight, arched windows,...

FORK YEAH!

Sure, the Hamptons are great. The area oozes luxury, there are scads of celebs and the party goes on all night. But that also means bumper-to-bumper traffic, lines around the...

KEYSHAWN OFF TO TV

Just give him the damn microphone. Former NFL All-Pro wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson confirmed his retirement from the NFL yesterday, announcing he will join ABC/ESPN as an NFL studio analyst...

WAITING FOR WORD ON 'STREET'

While Preakness winner Curlin appears definite for June 9 Belmont Stakes, still no commitment from Derby winner Street Sense, whose trainer, Carl Nafzger, is leaning against running; no decision is...

HONDO CHEERING O'S

The Dodgers barreled over the Brewers last night, causing Hondo's earnings to take a tumble to a lean but still mean and green 100 campanerises. Tonight, he'll give the ball...

JONES: DON'T COUNT ME OUT

Professional boxing is filled with hyperbole, where tragic downfalls and triumphant returns are commonplace. So when 38-year-old Roy Jones Jr., a five-time world champion in four different weight classes, declared...

PAPA JUDAH FOILS CALL WITH PHONY BALONEY

Just when boxing was trying to show its best side, here's a reminder why it's difficult for many to take the sport seriously: Zab Judah, the former undisputed welterweight champion...

SPORTS SHORTS

NBA: Hill out as Magic coachBrian Hill reportedly is out as the Orlando Magic's coach after two consecutive losing seasons and a first-round sweep in this year's playoffs . ....

HALL SET TO 'ROCK' OUT IN NEWARK

Seton Hall finally sealed their long-awaited deal to play at Newark's new Prudential Center starting next season. And everybody involved with the Pirates say the building's location - just four...

GATOR BOSS NOT GROWLIN' OVER FUTURE

Billy Donovan is prepared to extend his tenure as the University of Florida's basketball coach as soon as a finalized contract is placed in front of him. "We've sat down,...

JFK STAR ITCHIN' FOR JUNE RETURN

HIGH SCHOOLS To most high-school seniors, all-star football games don't mean that much. While being selected is an honor, the main objective during the game is to get off the...

ROGER LOOKIN' FOR A SLAM GOOD TIME

FRENCH OPEN The U.S. Open does not need an attendance boost, with its record-setting figures, but it could use a boost in interest for the casual sports fan. If Roger...

LIBS AIMING FOR MYSTICS

Everyone around the Liberty has talked about getting younger over the past two years, and perhaps no one embodies the team's attempt to head in that direction more than Jessica...

BULLS DOWN 3 FOR FIRE FIGHT

The Red Bulls host the Chicago Fire tonight (7:00, ESPN2, WQBU-92.7 FM) in their last game before a brutal stretch of six of seven on the road. And they'll do...

OLIVER GETTING BRAVE REVIEWS

ATLANTA - The last out of the fifth inning came when Chipper Jones grounded to shortstop. Afterward, Oliver Perez pointed at Paul Lo Duca. It was an interesting gesture, with...

DROPPING DELGADO COULD GIVE TEAM LIFT

ATLANTA - Dear Diary, Carlos Delgado wrote in his journal three hours before game time. Tonight I will bat lower than fifth in the order for the first time in...

CARLOS' SIXTH SENSE: TWO HITS

ATLANTA - Carlos Delgado was shifted lower in the lineup last night, but the demotion ended up being rewarding. Willie Randolph changed his lineup, sliding Delgado - the Mets' most...

KIDD JOINS USA SQUAD

Jason Kidd is not worried about the wear and tear of an Olympic qualifying summer. USA Basketball leaders are worried about the size of the guards they face in international...

JETER'S NEXT JOB? HOW 'BOUT OWNER

Derek Jeter already has one impressive title - Yankees captain - and eventually wouldn't mind trading that for another. How does Boss Jeter sound? The Yankees shortstop says he'd like...

'AMERICAN IDLE' OVER FOR YANKEES

Carl Pavano is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow June 1, putting an end to one of the most disappointing chapters in Yankees history. The procedure...

BOMBERS BASH 'BLOND BLOGGER'

Curt Schilling's blog should be a must-read today. The Internet scribe by day, Red Sox pitcher by night will have to explain his no-show performance last night at Yankee Stadium....

ROGER MAKES TORONTO PUSH

TRENTON - The Rocket pushed the envelope last night at Waterfront Park pitching for the Trenton Thunder against the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Red Sox. Another...

GIAMBI KEEPS IT ALL BOTTLED UP

If Jason Giambi is concerned about his future with the Yankees or in baseball, in general, he didn't show it yesterday. The Yankees slugger met with about 40 reporters a...

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

Dec. 11, 2003 Giambi testifies before the BALCO grand jury in San Francisco. He had been targeted by investigators as one of the athletes who received performance-enhancing drugs from trainer...

GM: JASON SUFFERS SLINGS, ARROWS

While his teammates and manager don't believe Jason Giambi's name being linked to a failed drug test for amphetamines will be a distraction to the Yankees or their DH, GM...

YANKEES PAYING FOR BAD DEAL WITH A JOKER

FORTY members of the media looked like Lawrence Taylor in his prime chasing a quarterback, moving frantically and single-mindedly toward his prey. Jason Giambi, tied to more drugs than CVS,...

YANKS RIDE DANDY ANDY

When the Yankees signed Andy Pettitte, they believed he had the stomach and arm to win big games. What the Yankees didn't know was they would ask Pettitte to pitch...

JETER IS ALREADY ONE OF THE GREATS

THE old-timers don't want to hear this, of course, because the sacrilege is so extreme as to knock them out cold where they stand. It doesn't matter that the final...

MATSUI USES MANNY BLUEPRINT

Manny Ramirez diagrammed an excellent blueprint a night earlier: Go deep in the first inning and siphon the life from your opponent. Hideki Matsui must have been paying attention. Of...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

Talk about a grave insult. Vandals broke into a Florida man's car and dumped his father's ashes on the front lawn. Wayne Carraway says he thinks the robbers opened the...

What You Missed By Watching "Idol": Part 2

If you were on the edge of your seat watching Jordin win "Idol," you probably were better off not seeing the "Lost" finale, because the shockers on that one could...