January 21, 2008
Deal of the Day
Sure, it's the dead of winter and unless you're a yachting mogul, any nautical wear is stowed away with the rest of your flip flops and bikinis.But despite the weather,...
KNICKS DON'T PUT UP MUCH OF A FIGHT
Forget about Boston's Big 3. It got so bad yesterday, the Knicks and Isiah Thomas were shown up by Celtics journeyman guard Eddie House and marginal center Kendrick Perkins. In...
UPDATE: Qua comes to The A.C.
Caesars upped the spa stakes in Vegas when it opened Qua Baths last year.Easily the most extravagant on the Strip, it isn't just a warren of treatment rooms. Here, the...
Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude 1977-2983
"Since the late fifties certain trends in fashion have had strong links with music," Smith writes. "Interestingly, the various styles or 'looks' were often not created by designers, but by...
Sundance Meets Oscar Watch
The Sundance Film Festival, which has always ignored Oscar nomination morning, has decided to open the press office two hours early tomorrow -- the noms are announced at 6:45 a.m....
Sundance: Chabon and Torture Porn
It was a beautiful snowy morning in Park City today, and it was off to the Racquet Club (home of dramatic competition screenings) for "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.'' I read...
GIANTS FLYING HIGH BACK AT HOME WITH SUPER FEELING
The celebrating at Lambeau Field was nothing compared to the flight home for the Giants. "I've never been around so much energy before," running back Brandon Jacobs said today. "Everyone...
Another big loss to Celtics
By MARC BERMANForget about Boston's Big 3. It got so bad yesterday, the Knicks and Isiah Thomas were shown up by Celtics journeyman guard Eddie House and marginal center Kendrick...
Scene
At the Project NYC fashion trade show, Nina Wolff wears a royal blue coat from Skandinavia, a vintage bag, a wool skirt and a Cheap Monday petticoat that she pulls...
Bookmaker: Spread "little bit high"
Unbeaten New England is as much as a 14-point favorite in the Super Bowl against the Giants, but one oddsmaker says that line might be inflated due to the Patriots'...
BILL HAS A 'DREAM'
Bill Clinton showed yesterday why he made it into the book "The Art of Napping." During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was...
Title game a ratings champ
APThe Giantsâ 23-20 overtime victory over the Packers got a 31.7 overnight rating on FOX, the highest for an NFL conference championship game since 1996.The win, which set up a...
By The Way, The Nets Lost
By FRED KERBERSo you were watching the Nets Sunday?Liar. The Giants were on Fox.Oh, yeah TiVo.Be thankful for the fast forward button.So if there is a saving grace for the...
New to the Wii Shop Channel
Happy MLK Jr. Day! While you're home, having the day off, here are some new Wii Virtual Console games for you to play away with. ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES,...
Let's get political
While I was checking out Urban's online sale section for this Volcom plaid dress I wanted to order, I came across all these t-shirts:And while I admit I still rock...
S.O.S.
From Larry Brooks' story today [No Shan'-Do]:"We don't work hard enough. We don't think well enough. We make the same mistakes. You don't have to be Scotty Bowman to figure...
Recap: Rock of Love 2: Episode 2
If itâs Sunday, then that means its time for another installment of Rock of Love 2. Itâs the morning after in the Rock of Love house, and Peyton tells a...
Starr Report
John Melendez (R), "Stuttering John" to a generation of Howard Stern fans - and, more recently, Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" announcer - has sold the rights to his movie, "One,...
Sundance: Ellen Page Returns
There aren't many actresses who can make the petite Sarah Jessica Parker look big, but tiny Canadian dynamo Ellen Page does in "Smart People,'' a dysfuctional family comedy not dissimilar...
Sundance: The Other Fanning Knocks It Out of the Park
A year ago, Dakota Fanning made her Sundance debut as a rape victim in the controversial and unfortunate "Hounddog,'' which is still without a distributor. Sis Elle fares much better...
Sundance: The New 'Sunshine'
It's got the same producers, Alan Arkin as a foxy grandpa and even another van, as well as being set in Albuquerque. But "Sunshine Cleaners'' is not another huge crowd...
Sundance: Kingsley Rules in 'The Wackness'
I saw 4 1/2 movies on Sunday, beginning at 9:15 a.m. by finally catching up with Jonathan Levine's much-touted "The Wackness,'' which got a huge audience response even at that...
COMPLAINTS VS. COPS DIP
The number of complaints filed against cops last year with the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board dropped 1 percent - the first decrease in six years. In 2007, 7,578 people...
CALORIE-COUNT BATTLE
The Board of Health will vote tomorrow on adding a topping to city fast-food menus - calorie data. The first-in-the-nation rule would mandate restaurants with more than 15 locations print...
REAL BUM $TEERS
Charities rake in millions by bombarding New Yorkers with pleas for used cars - but many donors are being taken for a ride, a Post probe has found. Some of...
TOP OFFICIAL IS VIOLATING CITY'S RULES
The Department of Buildings commissioner responsible for making sure that developers and builders follow the letter of the law is in violation of city policy himself - he's working without...
EAT IT & WEEP
Food prices are skyrocketing - and it's enough to make you gag on your milk. That's because milk costs 29 percent more than it did a year ago, and that's...
GLAM SLAM
Briana Giovanello started her evening at a steakhouse and planned to end it at the hip Chelsea nightclub Pink Elephant. Somewhere in between, she saw a 170-pound man knocked off...
AQUEDUCT FILLY DEATH SPURS SUIT
Point of Order had a bright future ahead of her in racing. But that was before she was tragically injured while being moved from Aqueduct to Belmont in March and...
KIMORA LEE 'SUMMONS' GETS CAUGHT
Whenever eccentric fashion diva Kimora Lee Simmons drives in New York, it's a city emergency - at least according to her questionable parking permit. An eagle-eyed Post lensman spotted Simmons,...
'CRISIS' FOR LATINO AND BLACK KIDS
The city's efforts to reform its middle schools and close the racial achievement gap haven't made the grade: Black and Latino eighth-graders still lag far behind their white classmates, according...
VULGAR CHESS MESS
In a classic example of brainy people behaving badly, a bizarre, epithet-filled dispute is rocking the staid world of chess. On one side of the fight is Samuel Sloan, 63,...
MATZO BAWL AT BUILDING
About 150 residents of a pricey Brooklyn apartment building were forced to evacuate yesterday when authorities found something not kosher - an unsafe, illegal matzo factory, fire officials said. Two...
ARSENAL IN B'KLYN
Cops evacuated a string of posh Brooklyn Heights brownstones yesterday after a cache of weapons - including pipe bombs, sniper rifles and crossbows with arrows - was found in a...
SKETCHY SUSPECT IN MADDIE MYSTERY
The parents of little Madeleine McCann are hoping that a just-released sketch of a shaggy-haired man could help solve the mysterious disappearance of their 3-year-old daughter during a family vacation...
CELL TEXTS ON THE RI$E
A record-setting 10 billion text messages were fired off by Verizon Wireless customers in June alone - and soon, each will cost a nickel more. The rate will spike to...
BRIT'S PHOTO 'FINISH'
Looks like Britney Spears has fired her latest beau: hanger-on paparazzo Adnan Ghalib. The out-of-control pop star and personal assistant Sam Lutfi (at left, with Spears) told shooters with celebrity...
SCHUMER: DEM BATTLE TO RUN LONG
WASHINGTON - Sen. Charles Schumer warned that presidential candidates who expected the race for the Democratic nomination to be over in a couple of weeks will have to keep their...
RUDY, MCC IN FLA. BRAWL
POLK CITY, Fla. - The Republican campaign for the White House yesterday moved to Florida, where Rudy Giuliani squared off with front-runner John McCain in what's become a political slugfest....
CHUCK NORRIS 'KICKS' MCCAIN
Aging action hero Chuck Norris said yesterday that the 71-year-old Sen. John McCain is too old to be president and might die in office if elected. Norris, a big supporter...
IT'S ME AGAINST BILLARY: OBAMA
Barack Obama fumed yesterday that he's fighting two Clintons at once. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he said, is using hubby Bill as her political hatchet man - as both Clintons campaigned...
CHILL IS GONE, BABY
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The girlfriend-in-a-box jinx has been broken - and Big Blue is headed to the Super Bowl! Eli Manning's main squeeze stayed warm inside a luxury suite...
TIX TAKEOVER 'SCALPS FANS'
It's a Ticketmaster disaster for consumers. At least that's what critics say after the company jumped into the resale market last week with the announcement of its $265 million purchase...
'CLOVERFIELD' LOOKS LIKE A MONSTER HIT
The sci-fi thriller "Cloverfield" had a monster weekend, storming the box office and stomping off with $41 million, according to studio estimates released yesterday. The three-day take is the biggest...
I'D RATHER BE FAT AND RICH
If American women could choose between having Jennifer Aniston's bikini body or a million dollars, three out of four would take the money and run. That's one of the eye-opening...
TAKE A LOAD OFF
It looks like a Coke with ice - but it could be stashing a Colt with bullets. An Internet firm peddling a cup carrier designed to hide a loaded pistol...
NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER
Manhattan Cops made a shocking discovery during a drug bust in a Lower East Side apartment - two toddlers locked in a room with a pair of starving pit bulls....
'COVER-UP' IN PROBE OF GOV-AIDE 'THREAT'
PUBLIC Service Com mission officials may have hidden tele phone records in an effort to undermine a Republican member's claim that she was threatened by Gov. Spitzer's top energy aide,...
DO RIGHT FOR A WRONGED LITTLE ANGEL
HER name was Justina Morales. She was 8 years old when she was slaughtered by the people she trusted to love her. Like Nixzmary Brown, Justina was killed in Brooklyn...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 605; Lucky Sum: 11 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 3445; Lucky Sum: 16 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 600; Lucky Sum: 6; Evening Win-4 Sun.: 9841; Lucky...
WHAT KING WROUGHT
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would un doubtedly have been aghast at the re cent spectacle of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fighting over whether King or President Lyndon...
SAILORS FIRST, WHALES SECOND
President Bush injected a whale-sized dose of sanity into the environmental regulations governing America's coastal waters last week - much to the dismay of leftist tree-hugger outfits like the California...
CAMPAIGN WELFARE FRAUD
New York City's public-campaign-fi nance system - think big bucks for bad pols - is back in the news. City Councilman Miguel Martinez (D-Manhattan) is finally facing the music for...
NONSTOP BICKERING
COMING off her surprise victory in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton won Ne vada handily. Not so, says the Obama campaign - which is proving to be as spintastic as the...
CHARTERS & ACCOUNTABILITY
CHARTER schools' opposition to being audited by the state rep resents arrogance on steroids. By resisting financial and management audits, charters proclaim themselves uncontrollable and unaccountable. This goes far beyond...
MCCAIN'S MOMENT: GRITTED TEETH
CHARLESTON, S.C. SEN. John McCain's win over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina was no landslide, but stands as by far the most important win in his quest for the presidency....
THE DEVIL THEY KNOW?
BARRING a longshot comeback by Rudy Giuliani in Florida on Jan. 29, GOP voters now face a choice between the guy they're not sure they like, vs. the guy they're...
A WARNING ON KIDDIES' COLD MEDS
THE Food and Drug Administration was right to order stern warning labels on over-the-counter toddlers' cold medicines - but the reporting on the move could mislead many parents. These medications...
GARDEN STATE'S WEEDS: HIGH TAXES, HIGH TOLLS
As a New Jersey citizen, I am very concerned with the governor's plan to increase the tolls on our highways ("Jersey's Toll Tax," Nicole Gelinas, PostOpinion, Jan. 14). With the...
CIVIL RIGHTS IN BLACK & WHITE
Both Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have blamed their campaign underlings for irresponsible remarks that brought race into the campaign ("Obama, Clinton & Race," Editorial, Jan. 15)....
HBO ON BROADBAND IN RESTRICTED ROLLOUT
HBO, one of television's most prominent broadband holdouts, is finally making its content available on the Internet - but with a catch. HBO on Broadband, as the service is called,...
MARTS DREAD 10,000
Wall Street is taking a breather today from its stunning meltdown that some market watchers fear could sink blue chips back to 10,650 as soon as summertime. The shaky markets,...
REVENGE OF NERDS
In a series of makeovers and perked-up approaches to the often unwieldy knowledge of science, several titles devoted to the subject are starting to capture new generations of readers. Discover...
WPP'S CHIEF TO NET MORE FOR HIS WEB
WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell - who's been on the prowl since buying online ad firm 24/7 Real Media last year - is close to making another significant acquisition in...
CHILL FACTOR
Top music downloads 1. No One, Alicia Keys 2. Cyclone, Baby Bash 3. Ayo Technology, 50 Cent 4. Crank Dat, Soulja Boy 5. Apologize, OneRepublic Yahoo! yardstick 1. Tony Romo/Jessica...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Hello, Newman. In a scene right out of "Seinfeld," a female postal worker was busted in Straubing, Germany, after cops found 13 sacks and five washing baskets of undelivered mail...
'NET LOSSES
Pity the poor malingerer of yesteryear. While it might seem as distant as the Bronze Age, there was a time not long ago when workers looking to fritter away some...
FAMILY MAN
James McManus makes his living off of others dying. Since 1963 he's been the owner of the McManus & Ahern Funeral Home on West 43rd Street, which his father founded...
SITES FOR SORE EYES
Violet, account executive at a recruiting firm, 34 How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? Not that much, because everyone can see my computer. I'd...
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT JOB?
Human Resources ManagerWhat does a human resources manager do all day? Human resources managers act as the bridge between a firm's top management and its employees. They may recruit and...
GO TO GREG
Q. My company just announced a layoff, and I fear that I'm going to be one of the casualties. do you have any tips on how to negotiate the best...
SPRING IT ON
Banish winter blues with the season's fresh new frocks - they say it with flowers.
PULSE SALES
KIRNA ZABETE 96 Greene St., between Prince and Spring streets; (212) 941-9656 Sale: through Feb. 3. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m./Sun., noon.-6 p.m. Stella McCartney cashmere sweater coat, $480 (reg. $1,195);...
KEEPING THE STEPS LIVELY
EVEN 25 years after his death, George Balanchine's heritage to New York City Ballet pays the most extraordinary dividends, not simply through his stature as a choreographer, but also from...
FOOL'S GOLD
THE Oscar people are talking tough - but most people in Hollywood and the TV business believe the Oscars are dead this year. ABC was busy last week telling advertisers...
A BIG PHONE-Y'
JUST when you think TV can't get worse, along comes "The Millionaire Matchmaker," a show so demeaning to women- and so ugly to everyone else - it is enough to...
'SEX' STAR FIRST-TIME FATHER
MR. Big had to change his name over the weekend - to Mr. Big Daddy. Chris Noth - the star of two diffrerent "Law & Order" shows as well as...
HIL AND O ADS SPREAD OUT
SEN. Hillary Clinton and her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, are thinking about buying network TV ads and going national as soon as next week, according to trade reports. The problem...
STARR REPORT
It's a guy thing John Melendez, "Stutter ing John" to a generation of Howard Stern fans - and, more recently, Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" announcer - has sold the rights...
SNOW BUSINESS DRAWS 'EM IN
PARK CITY, Utah - Robert Redford's promised re-inven tion of his Sundance Film Festival this year looks a lot like Hollywood transplanted to the snowy Wasatch Mountains. Tom Hanks, Robert...
THREE MORE YEARS FOR BUD THE BUFFOON
NEARLY three weeks ago, after Bill Belichick was named Coach of the Year, we received a bunch of communiques from people who were disturbed by the selection, seeing how Belichick,...
TEAM BELICHICK DARES TO BE GREAT
FOXBOROUGH - It took 18 consecutive victories, highlighted by yesterday's 21-12 AFC Championship win over the Chargers, before Bill Belichick finally let his hair down. "Now," said Belichick, shedding his...
SUPER POWER
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Patriots looked far from perfect in yesterday's AFC Championship Game, but were good enough to dispatch the Chargers. Now, they are one step away from immortality....
'PLAN B' PUTS PATS OVER TOP
FOXBOROUGH - With Tom Brady misfiring and Randy Moss under wraps, the Patriots had to turn to Plan B yesterday. The thing is when you're undefeated heading into the AFC...
SEAU'S SUPER SCENIC ROUTE
FOXBOROUGH - Junior Seau sat to the side of the postgame interview room, with a tam o'shanter on his head and athletic tape still ringing his fingers. He wore a...
REPORT: ROGER REP HUDDLED WITH MCNAMEE
There could be something of a smoking gun that bolsters claims made by Roger Clemens' former trainer that the pitcher used steroids. According to published reports, Brian McNamee, the Rocket's...
JONES JR. REGAINS HIS MOJO
Roy Jones Jr. was basking in the familiar glow of victory, content with his performance in earning a unanimous decision over Felix "Tito" Trinidad Saturday night at the Garden. Jones...
UNDER-CHARGED
FOXBOROUGH - There was certainly no need for the Chargers to have flown back to San Diego last night feeling badly about themselves for not advancing to the Super Bowl....
'REGAL' EFFORT AT THE BIG A
Annual Eclipse Awards will be broadcast tonight by TVG, live from Beverly Hills beginning at 9:30 p.m. Among other honors, Curlin, winner of the Preakness and Breeders' Cup Classic, likely...
SPORTS SHORTS
TENNIS: Venus advancesVenus Williams reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in five years, beating Poland's Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-4 early today in Melbourne. The Wimbledon champion will...
BACK ON TRACK
Playing on a stitched-up ankle, John Madden helped the Devils stop the bleeding. Best-known for his defensive prowess, Madden returned to action after missing two consecutive home losses and scored...
3RD TYNES A CHARM!!!
GREEN BAY - Nothing deters these Giants. Nothing stops these Giants. Not unholy cold. Not the mystique of sacred Lambeau Field or the presence of future Hall of Fame quarterback...
BLUE PARAD-ICE
GREEN BAY - The smiles were frozen on their faces, their hearts warmed by what they had just done. They said it would be a cold day in hell before...
ELI'S NEW MANN IN NFC
GREEN BAY - It took them a little time to fight the traffic going downstairs, to negotiate through thousands of stricken fans weighed down with heartache. Archie and Olivia Manning...
UNBELIEVABLE: FAVRE CAN'T SAVE THE DAY FOR ICE-COLD PACK
GREEN BAY - Lawrence Tynes kept missing, kept putting the game back in Brett Favre's hands, which is supposed to mean it was all over for the Giants at Lambeau...
CALL HIM BRRR-ESS
GREEN BAY - Plaxico Burress' stint as a highly paid decoy ended with an exclamation point last night. The Giants' big-play wide receiver, barely a factor in playoff victories over...
GAME 3RD-COLDEST IN NFL HISTORY
GREEN BAY - The Giants weren't surprised to learn last night's NFC Championship game was the third-coldest contest in NFL history. "It felt like it, that's for sure," wide receiver...
CORNERING THE MARKET ON BIG-GAME DRAMATICS
GREEN BAY - Giants cornerbacks took turns making boneheaded mistake after boneheaded mistake last night, then saw Corey Webster redeem them with one huge play in overtime. Webster's interception of...
GIANTS 'KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT PATS'
GREEN BAY - The Giants were swept in the two-game regular season series against the Cowboys and then knocked them out of the playoffs. The Giants in the second game...
SUPER SECOND CHANCE FOR STRAHAN
GREEN BAY - There was no reason to hold it in any longer, no reason to worry about looking ahead, no reason to worry about jinxes or hexes or poxes...
GRANT: KUDOS TO JINTS
GREEN BAY - There were no tricks from the Giants, former Giant Ryan Grant said. The Giants held Grant to 19 yards in yesterday's 23-20 overtime victory at Lambeau Field,...
HE'S A BRAD MAN
GREEN BAY - The Giants won't have to answer for Ryan Grant anymore. Ahmad Bradshaw made sure of that last night in the NFC Championship game, outrushing and thoroughly upstaging...
ALFORD OVERCOMES BAD SNAP
GREEN BAY - As he prepared himself to make the snap of his life in last night's 23-20 Giants victory over the Packers, Jay Alford tried to psyche himself up....
YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT: COUGHLIN'S TRUE BLUE
GREEN BAY - No Heartbreak last night for The Heartbreak Kid. Tom Coughlin is going to the Super Bowl for the first time as a head coach. Everyone said he...
BENCH WARMERS GET THE JOB DONE
GREEN BAY - Four highly powered heated benches were rented by the Giants from Reliable Construction in Cleveland. However, the benches malfunctioned early in the game before the situation was...
ISLES GET DEFENSIVE REINFORCEMENTS
Brendan Witt and Radek Martinek are expected to return to the lineup today when the Islanders play host to the Hurricanes. Their return comes not a moment too soon. Though...
CELTIC PRIDE
Bring on Boston! If the Knicks must face the Celtics again, today is the best time - amidst their most successful stretch of a disastrous season. The Knicks have won...
STARBURYS HIT CLEARANCE SHELVES
Talk about symbolism. Stephon Marbury's Starbury sneaker line is selling now at a cut-rate $7.99 in a special winter clearance at most Steve & Barry's outlets. The Starburys, which have...
SUNS NEVER FADE
PHOENIX - With 5:53 left in the game here last night, Lawrence Tynes missed a 36-yard field goal at the regulation buzzer half a continent to the East and about...
JERSEY DODGES INJURY BULLET
PHOENIX - See? It could have been worse. Almost impossibly, a 116-92 drubbing by the Suns here could have been worse. Jason Kidd's third quarter slip could have been as...
NO SHAN'-DO!
The marquee names up front were ineffective again. The defense gave away the puck under minimal pressure. The goaltender yielded yet another killer soft goal. The power play was miserable....
Strahan's A Happy Camper
By MIKE VACCAROGREEN BAY, Wis. â There was no reason to hold it in any longer, no reason to worry about looking ahead, no reason to worry about jinxes or...
Giants Weathered The Conditions
By BART HUBBUCHGREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Giants weren't surprised to learn that last night's NFC Championship game against hte Packers was the third-coldest contest in NFL history."It felt like...
Tynes Kept His Cool
By STEVE SERBYGREEN BAY, Wis. â The smiles were frozen on their faces, their hearts warmed by what they had done. They said it would be a cold day in...
Burress Has Big Game
By BART HUBBUCHGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Plaxico Burress' stint as a highly paid decoy ended with an exclamation point last night.The Giants' big-play wide receiver, barely a factor in playoff...
BURRESS STARS IN WIN
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Plaxico Burress' stint as a highly paid decoy ended with an exclamation point last night. The Giants' big-play wide receiver, barely a factor in playoff victories...
WEBSTER DEFINES D-BACKS
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Giants cornerbacks took turns making boneheaded mistake after boneheaded mistake last night, then saw Corey Webster redeem them with one huge play in overtime. Webster's interception...
THEY DID IT!
The Giants are going to the Super Bowl.Wait ...THE GIANTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!!Better.And waiting for them in Arizona will be the undefeated Patriots, who start off as...
Congrats Big Blue, pick a Celtic score
By MARC BERMANBig Blue proved tonight at frigid Lambeau that it is not impossible to be a winner in New York, something Isiah Thomas would lead you to believe. Congrats...
GIANTS BETTER THAN THEY COULD HAVE IMAGINED
GREEN BAY-WISC. - This was right. This was justice, in so many ways, on so many levels. This was a Giants team that walked into the belly of the beast...
GIANTS WIN!
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Nothing deters these Giants. Not the cold, not the intimidating venue of Lambeau Field, not the presence of Brett Favre on the opposing team. Somehow, some...