December 5, 2007
Mayweather-Hatton Notes and Quotes
De la Hoya vs. Hatton? Cortez will be third man in ring, and the weather is in the eye of the bolder.... By GEORGE WILLISLAS VEGAS--Informal talks are under way...
Scene
At the Russell Young show at Milk Gallery Kelley Hoffman, who works at Vogue, wears a voluminous, oversized plaid dress from H&M, vintage belt, and Manolos."I go for humor and...
something personal
When the Jets and Browns play each other Sunday at Giants Stadium, there'll be some facinating personal friendships that'll be put to test on both sidelines.Eric Mangini and Browns head...
Injuries and The Tigers and Kidd and Cavs Re-Cap
By FRED KERBEREveryone with a ding and a dent swears he is okay on the Nets.Maybe not as okay as the Tigers' lineup but. . .Yeah, I know it's basketball...
Deal of the Day
Heavy metal isn't just for your iPod anymore.Pick some up for your closet too, starting with this Alexander Wang Metal Jersey Dress from Hampden Clothing down in Charleston, SC.The racerback...
Curry, Marbury extremely doubtful
The Knicks still wonât rule out Stephon Marbury for tonightâs game against the Nets, and now the status of Eddy Curry is in question after he sprained his ankle. A...
D2 Comicsâ Digital Graphic Novels: Bad Planet
One thing Iâve never really understood about comics, and I suppose the media in general, is that itâs OK to show scenes of intense violence, but my favorite four letter...
Scene
At the Russell Young show at Milk Gallery, fashion designer Katie Viau, who designs underwear for American Eagle, wears a vintage top and boots with cool frames by Alain Mikli.Her...
Sample Sales!
There may be twelve days of Christmas, but there are only a few days to shop your favorite designer's sample sales!Starting today:CATHERINE MALANDRINO145 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh...
Tell them what to do
It looks like Johan Santana won't be headed to the Yankees and that Erik Bedard and Dan Haren are out of reach for the Mets.But there's still more time at...
Next Thing You Know, They'll Ask Me to Join the Legion of Decency
Bill Donohue of the Catholic League -- who apparently has never seen a movie he's slammed -- has arguably done more than New Line Cinema's publicists to raise public awareness...
What Becomes a 'Legend' Most? Try Prescience
Having seen "I Am Legend,'' I can attest that its depiction of a post-Apocalyptic Times Square shown in these illustrations is awe-inspiring (the overall movie, perhaps less so). "I Am...
Oscar Watch: 'No Country for Old Men' Grabs Biggest Slice of the Pie
I doubt this best-of-year survey by readers at Sasha Stone'sAwards Daily (nee Oscar Watch) means anything, but I've always been a sucker for a good pie chart.
On the "Wire"
As an appetizer to the final season and an advertisement for the fourth-season DVD, "The WIre" has some prequel films up on Amazon.com.They must be taking some notes from the...
Starr Report
"Project Runway" fans probably don't know that contestant Kevin, a front runner in this cycle of the Bravo series, is also a stage hand on "The Rachael Ray Show." Well,...
Oscar Watch: Has 'Juno' Already Claimed Cody's Marriage?
Is "Juno'' writer Diablo Cody's marriage a victim of the public spotlight the former stripper turned blogger has been in since the film emerged as an Oscar contender in September?...
Knicks had no choice
By MARC BERMANIt was appalling to read published opinions that the Knicks brass did a heinous thing the other night at the Garden by not telling Stephon about his father...
Oscar Watch: John Malkovich and the 'Cautionary Whale'
That's what the extremely pregnant Juno MacGuff calls herself in "Juno,'' which finally reaches theaters today, what feels like nine months after it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Actually,...
HANUKKAH - THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Last night was the first night of Hanukkah. Here's a brief look at this celebration. HANUKKAH is a Jewish holiday celebrated on eight consecutive days and nights. Here's a bit...
AVOIDING THE TOURISTAS
THERE are two ways to deal with tourists in this town: Get used to them or get away from them. Because, make no mistake, they're here, they're slow - they're...
PHARRELL IN OUTER SPACE
FOR Pharrell, the sweet smell of success is a big fat Belgian waffle. It's the same scent he has pumping through the first floor of his brand new two-story SoHo...
KINDRED SPIRITED
THE Waltons, they're not. The Weston clan, which last night took the first of what should be many bows in Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County," is the kind of family...
HARRY RIDES 'EQUUS' TO BROADWAY
T-HE stagehands weren't the only ones who signed a contract last week. Harry Potter and Vernon Dursley inked a deal for the Broadway production of "Equus," which will open next...
STARR REPORT
Tales of the Gunn "Project Runway" fans probably don't know that contestant Kevin, a front runner in this cycle of the Bravo series, is also a stage hand on "The...
KIMMEL GETS IN GIVING SPIRIT
ADD Jimmy Kimmel to the list of late-night talk show hosts paying the salaries of his staffers - out of his own pocket. ABC suspended the staff of "Jimmy Kimmel...
DOWN IN FLAMES
NOT even super powers or a clever writers' strike-proof season could save "Heroes" from the wrath of its devoted viewers. Watercooler buzz pointed to many fans being disappointed yesterday with...
HERE'S SHANNA
Former Miss USA and "Dancing with the Stars" alum Shanna Moakler, striking a Mary Tyler Moore-type pose, is hosting the CW's promising new mother-daughter pageant show, "Crowned: The Mother of...
'EARLY SHOW' FULL AGAIN
WELL, that didn't take long. Maggie Rodriguez will replace Hannah Storm on "The Early Show," CBS announced yesterday. Rodriguez isn't a total stranger to "TES she'd been co-anchoring "The Saturday...
'VIEW' HISTORY LESSON
THE new co-host of "The View," Sherri Shepherd, yesterday insisted Christianity was older than ancient Greece, and even Judaism. Shepherd - who said earlier this year that she didn't know...
'BB' FILLS STRIKE SLOT
THE ongoing writers' strike has forced the first-ever winter edition of "Big Brother." CBS, scrambling to get its winter schedule in order as the strike drags on - negating scripted...
'JUNO' HOW GOOD THIS IS?
HOLLYWOOD'S Woman of the Year is a pregnant 16-year-old, the incredibly hip, smart-mouthed and totally endearing heroine of the wise and witty "Juno." Readers of my blog know I've been...
OLD MAN AND THE C SCALE
'THE Violin" opens with a jolt: Bound peasants are brutalized by army troops that are in search of rebels. But after this scene, the black-and-white dazzler from Mexican writer-director Francisco...
CUT THE LEBANONSENSE
ILILI is the name of a new Lebanese/ Mediterranean restaurant at 236 Fifth Ave., near 27th Street. It's also Lebanese slang for "Tell me." Sorry to oblige, guys. Your 5,000-square-foot...
IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Your beliefs and opinions may be out of step with family and friends and colleagues over the coming 12 months but that's a point in your favor. To some you...
CERBERUS 'BLOCKS' ANOTHER DEAL
Hedge fund powerhouse Cerberus Capital Management, run by billionaire Stephen Feinberg, has escaped yet another ill-conceived deal tied to the meltdown in subprime mortgages. H&R Block, the biggest US tax...
DEUTSCHE: NEIN
Deutsche Bank boss Josef Ackermann is the latest executive to turn down a chance to be the top dog at Citigroup - a sign there could be more trouble at...
FED FILING: BLACK IS STILL NOT REGRETFUL
Conrad Black should do at least a couple of decades behind bars for his lack of remorse for looting millions from shareholders in his Chicago newspaper company, prosecutors told the...
THEY'RE OUT OF PRINT
THE eagles have landed. Two refugees from the shrinking Felix Dennis print empire have been hired at heavy.com, a broadband video Web site for young guys in the 15-to-35-year-old demographic....
AMERICAN EAGLE LANDS IN TIMES SQUARE
The long vacant former Howard Johnson Restaurant in Times Square is finally coming back to life in one of the city's richest retail deals ever. The Post has learned that...
FLICKS KICK-OFF
After mostly sitting out the last Super Bowl, the major movie studios are back in full force for the big game. Five studios have bought pricey ad spots during the...
NY FUND ON 'JUNK' WATCH
The toxic junk mortgage debt that's contaminating state pensions in Florida and Connecticut could also be showing up in New York State's powerful pension fund. Officials in Albany and in...
STEAK-OUT
THE Palm may help New Yorkers take a bite out of Downtown. 'Sauces' tell us a lease is out with the Italian steakhouse and Jack Resnick & Sons for about...
GIZMO REPO GAME
Fuhgeddabout a home-loan crisis in the auto industry: dealers are using devices that can shut off cars when their payments are late. The gizmo is being used at more than...
TEXT NEXT TEST FOR CRISIS CALL
City officials began enlisting volunteers yesterday for a pilot program to rapidly alert residents of catastrophic events via text messages, phone, voice and e-mail. The plan will be limited to...
CHARITIES GET THE LEAD OUT
Millions of toxic Chinese-made toys are putting a crimp in Christmas good will as local children's charities do double duty checking if donated merchandise has been recalled. The New York...
DISHONOR ROLL
The city's Department of Education lowered the boom on six public schools yesterday, notifying students and parents by letter that they would be shuttered or start to be phased out...
'DOPEY' COP SUES FOR JOB
That's a spacey meatball! A cop whose NYPD career went up in smoke after his wife allegedly spiked his meatballs with marijuana is suing to get his job back. In...
SHRINK-RAPPED
A Brooklyn man who admittedly sent an anthrax-scare letter to ABC weatherman Sam Champion has been declared goofy with increasing nuttiness. Court-appointed shrinks yesterday found Andrew Dunleavy, 46, of Williamsburg,...
MAN'S 750G FOR STAIR FALL
A jury awarded $750,000 yesterday to a Brooklyn man who fell down a flight of stairs while handcuffed during an arrest by police. Clinton Browne, 33, had alleged that he...
COP-KILL PAROLE SPARKS OUTRAGE
A state parole board has voted to release a cop-killing kidnapper involved in the sensational, 47-hour hostage siege at a Brooklyn store nearly 35 years ago - enraging the officer's...
MTA SET TO TAKE WEB HITS
The MTA, which is mulling an unpopular fare hike, will take another round of licks from the public - this time, on the Internet. Monday, from noon to 1:30 p.m.,...
IMMIGRANT PROTECTORS
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said yesterday that he has set up an Immigrant Affairs Advisory Council to fight crimes targeting that group. The panel will include Manhattan Borough President...
HOW SYSTEM LET DOWN DEAD GRAN
The decaying corpse of an elderly Brooklyn woman lay in her home for two years because the case of her mysterious disappearance kept falling through bureaucratic cracks: * Cops went...
OFFICER IS CHARGED IN SLAY OF BX. DRIVER
A cop who was off duty when he shot and killed an unarmed man after a Bronx traffic accident has been indicted for manslaughter, sources said yesterday. Officer Raphael Lora,...
ROMEO BISHOP PLEDGES TO REPAY EVERY CENT
A Bronx pastor denied yesterday threatening his alleged ex-girlfriends over money they lent him and his storefront church - but vowed to repay every cent he owes them. "We are...
LI WITNESS THOUGHT GUN WAS A FAKE
A white Long Island man who witnessed the slaying of his friend by a black rival's father during an argument over a bogus rape threat testified yesterday that he thought...
BODY PARTS IN HARLEM RIVER
Chopped-up and decomposed body parts were pulled from the Harlem River yesterday and cops believe they may belong to the mother and brother of a Bronx man who confessed to...
ALIBI TRIO SURFACE IN POKER KILL
The only suspect in last month's fatal Flatiron District poker game heist is claiming an airtight alibi: Three friends swear he was partying with them in The Bronx at the...
GROUND ZERO MENORAH LIT
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, began last night as Jews lit the first candle on menorahs - including one at Ground Zero. Laura Lehrfeld, 7, whose father, Eric, died...
ACCENT ON BIZARRE AT SLAY TRIAL
A day after accused serial killer Stephen Sakai raised eyebrows by testifying in a mock Asian accent, Brooklyn prosecutors urged jurors not to be swayed by the former bouncer's unusual...
GOSSIP SWIRLS
Behind the scenes of salacious hookups and high jinks of spoiled rich Manhattan teens on TV's "Gossip Girl" is someone the show's characters might sneer at - a 60-year-old painter...
DYING PRIEST SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS FOR THEFT
NEW HAVEN - A terminally ill gay priest who swindled his church out of $1.3 million was sentenced to 37 months in jail yesterday after a federal judge in Connecticut...
ALL BETS ARE OFF FOR OTB
Mayor Bloomberg's threat to shut OTB if Albany doesn't overhaul a one-sided revenue-sharing formula isn't a bluff, a top mayoral aide declared yesterday. In a rare appearance before the City...
NYPD 'LAB RAT' COVERED TRACKS
The embattled former NYPD lab director - already facing possible criminal charges for covering up a 2002 scandal - kept state authorities and prosecutors in the dark about two other...
WIFE EYED IN MARSHAL SLAY
A fire marshal who was killed execution-style in his Staten Island home had been dead for several hours before his wife called cops - and sources said he had trained...
MTA ISSUES NEW SUBWAY-SAFETY 'PLATFORM'
Looking to prevent the kind of workplace hazards that took the lives of two subway track workers in one week, the transit authority yesterday issued a sweeping series of safety...
APPLE WALKS TALL
New Yorkers, strut your stuff - the metro area leads the nation in having the most "walkable urban places." That's one finding of a new report released yesterday by the...
PUNCH TO CHEST EYED IN BOX DEATH
A Bronx engineering student who died while boxing with a pal in an upstate college dorm reportedly was killed by a blow to the chest. Anders Uwadinobi's died from a...
DANCERS' LAST EMBRACE
Only seconds before she was killed on an icy New Jersey highway, ballet dancer Jennifer Alexander gave her newlywed husband, Julio Bragado-Young, one final hug. The couple had been heading...
JESSICA'S CATCH
Upon further review, the romance stands: Hit maker Jessica Simpson and touchdown machine Tony Romo are a couple! Even though the superstar singer and Dallas Cowboy quarterback have been reportedly...
HSU FITTED FOR INDICTMENT
The feds have hit former Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu with a sweeping indictment for allegedly orchestrating a $60 million Ponzi scheme and illegally filling the coffers of Hillary Rodham Clinton...
HILLARY: WHAT DYNASTY?
DES MOINES, Iowa - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday rejected the idea of a Clinton "dynasty" - confronting head-on the criticism that only people named Bush or Clinton have sat...
DEMS TRADE 'CHOICE' WORDS
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's team had a pro-choice supporter bash rival Sen. Barack Obama's record on abortion rights - but his camp responded with past praise from his basher. Ellen...
TEACHER A PAROLE BREACHER
Tampa cops yesterday busted teaching temptress Debra Lafave - seen here showing off her hot wheels - for allegedly having illegal contact with a teenager. Lafave, 27, is best known...
ADD IN 'CULT' TO GOP INJURY
A holy war broke out on the campaign trail yesterday over Mitt Romney's religion - with surging GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee refusing to answer whether he believed the Mormon...
'CON'-NIE AND CLOD LOVEBIRDS IN 'STOLEN ID SPREE'
They traveled the world on other people's money. A stylish young couple from Philadelphia - the privileged children of well-to-do doctors - face years in jail for allegedly pulling off...
W. FOR 'WARNING'
President Bush said Iran remains a threat, Hugo Chavez remains a menace, and Democrats remain a roadblock in Congress, during a wide-ranging press conference yesterday. Bush said a newly disclosed...
TRAGIC GRID TWIST
It almost didn't happen. The fatal shooting of NFL star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary was just a tragic twist of fate away from never taking place, a lawyer...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
MANHATTAN Police yesterday were searching for three youths who robbed a 15-year-old boy at gunpoint on an East Harlem street. The trio - one a 16-year-old brandishing a gun -...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue.: 968; Lucky Sum: 23 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 8018; Lucky Sum: 17 / Evening Nos. Tue.: 137; Lucky Sum: 11; Evening Win- 4 Tue.: 8388;...
(SOME) GOOD NEWS ON IRAN
The newly released consensus by US intelligence agencies that Iran likely halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 is good news. Up to a point. After all, the National Intelligence...
HYNES VS. JUSTICE
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes thinks a conviction for first- degree assault should carry no jail time - if the victim's OK with that. That's just weird. One year ago,...
IT'S NOT THE BROOKLYN HALL OF FAME
It's natural to remember fondly the glory days of the old Brooklyn Dodgers - even though it was 50 years ago that Walter O'Malley moved "The Bums" to Los Angeles...
MORTGAGE MADNESS
IF you thought Hillary Clin ton's government takeover plan for health care was bad, wait 'til you see what she has in store for the housing sector. As always with...
NY'S '08 HOPES
'IF I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere . . . New York, New York." So claimed Frank Sinatra. But it hasn't been true for a long time...
THE CITY NEEDS CABS FOR ALL
WHAT do Houston, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas have that New York City doesn't? Taxi fleets that are largely accessible to wheelchair users. This fall, the city Taxi...
WHEN IN SUDAN . . .DO AS EXTREMISTS DO
THE ISSUE: A teacher's punishment for letting her Sudanese class name a teddy bear Mohammed. It's OK to name murderous thugs like Mohamed Atta after Islam's prophet, but it's not...
BRUNO'S BUDGET BID
While I largely agree with what appears on this page, your recent editorial on the various approaches to close a projected state-budget deficit is off the mark ("Joe Bruno, Drunken...
A TRAIN ATTACK SHOWN ON VIDEO
A white male subway rider was beaten on a subway car by a group of teenage girls who verbally taunted him before the attack, a videoclip posted on a Web...
AL IN LEAGUE OF ITS OWN
LOU PINIELLA smiled. He admitted being happy to be out of the American League. "I am glad I am here," he said of being manager of the Cubs. And why...
WHAT A RETURN!
Kyle McAlarney's game-changing shot had barely sliced the twine when the Notre Dame guard threw his hands in the air and roared - a visceral scream signifying victory. And perhaps...
TIGER TIME AT GARDEN
The Memphis Tigers, athletic and deep, are the cats no one wants to run with in college basketball. Run with John Calipari's big cats and wind up clawed and mauled...
TRAGIC TOT HIT HEART OF DICKY V
Patrick Wright had never met Dick Vitale, never spoken to the man, never bumped into him in their Bradenton, Fla., neighborhood. So you can imagine his shock when he played...
WLAD: LET'S UNIFY H'WEIGHT CROWN
It wasn't all that long ago that the heavyweight champion was one of the biggest names in the world. But the days of Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson...
RICKY VOWS TO SCORE HATT TRICK
LAS VEGAS - Ricky Hatton yesterday sat surrounded by reporters at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where in three days time, as the Brits say, he'll face Floyd Mayweather Jr....
JEFFERSON FANS HURL VILE TAUNTS AT LINCOLN
The PSAL began its league basketball schedule yesterday - but still doesn't know whether its championship game will be back in Madison Square Garden following last year's melee in the...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Bonds seeks to add lawyer Due in court on Friday, Barry Bonds and longtime attorney Mike Rains are shopping around the Bay Area for another lawyer with federal experience...
DEVS RIDE HOT MARTY
Martin Brodeur is back on top. Or is it still on top? After a subpar start to the season, the Devils goaltender has returned to the stellar form that has...
TOUGH DECISIONS AWAIT COUGHLIN IN SEASON FINALE
YOU ARE the head coach of a team with nowhere to go heading into the regular-season finale. You are locked into your playoff spot, can't move up or down, and...
STEPH MIGHT PLAY
Isiah Thomas left open the stunning possibility yesterday that Stephon Marbury - despite losing his father just three days ago - might play tonight when the Knicks visit the Nets....
METS ARE ALL TALK
NASHVILLE - For the Mets, things haven't exactly been too noisy at the Winter Meetings. On Day 2, they were more focused on having conversations with agents. It was a...
NETS CAV A BALL
CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers without LeBron James are like a wrapped-up present with nothing inside the box. Might look nice, but substance lacks. Think the Nets are complaining their 100-79...
NETS' SIXER SENSE
CLEVELAND - He was respected for his talent, valued for his ability and liked for his personality. So why did the Nets allow general manager Ed Stefanski to leave for...
HANK YANKS THEIR OFFER
NASHVILLE - According to Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees are out of the Johan Santana Sweepstakes. And if the two-time Cy Young winner, considered the top pitcher in baseball, is dealt...
KENNEDY MADE DECISION IAN HARDER, BUT DEAL STILL SHOULD'VE HAPPENED
NASHVILLE - This was not a no-brainer. You could make a strong case either way on whether the Yankees should have included Ian Kennedy along with Phil Hughes and Melky...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
They should have called him Greased Lightning. An alleged Wisconsin drunk named Warren G. Whitelightning was charged with stealing eight giant red hot pickled sausages and then climbing behind the...