February 3, 2008
Breaking news: Joss Stone wears shoes.
Joss Stone looking drop-dead adorable (and look, they got her to wear shoes!) in Herve Leger this morning.
How do you host a cooking show and stay so slim?
Padma Lakshmi is an enigma wrapped in a conundrum -- a fashion model who works on a cooking show. Here, she's wrapped in Herve Leger.
Rose McGowan changes her hair color again
Also, she's wearing Herve Leger at the Fall 2008 Herve Leger by Max Azria show at Bryant Park this morning.
This MisShape Shapes Up
Leigh Lezark in an Herve Leger dress at the Fall 2008 Hervé Léger by Max Azria show at Bryant Park this morning.
Who says there's no fashion in football?
Alyssa Milano wears BCBG Max Azria to Playboyâs Super Saturday Night Party at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona Saturday night.
Coughlin's inspiring message
BY PAUL SCHWARTZGLENDALE, Ariz. â Have the time of your life.That was the message Tom Coughlin tried to hammer home to the Giants in an emotional and passionate presentation Saturday...
ROCK & REPUBLIC SHOW
It was the Rock & Republic horror show last night at Bryant Park when designer Michael Ball sent a collection of floor-length, skin-tight stretchy gowns and oddly designed suits down...
ALEXANDER WANG SHOW
There was a lot of hype leading up to this big debut show. First, he partnered with edgy model Erin Wasson to style the show and then he was named...
RUFFIAN SHOW
The boys behind Ruffian have always had a rock n' roll edge to their sophisticated, expertly tailored line, but at this show the rock edge had more weight than the...
Live blog: Puppy Bowl
Hello, animal fans, and welcome to the New York Post live blog of âPuppy Bowl IV.â While the rest of the world wonders if the Giants can topple the Pats...
Miss at your own risk
Highlights for the week of Feb. 3âPuppy BowlâOh sure, you could watch the New York Giants topple Goliath, or you could watch puppies. Technically, the âPuppy Bowlâ starts at 3...
Box Office: Estrogen Rush
I know this is Super Bowl weekend, but can't recall recall a three-day period when all four top four slots were occupied by movies with female stars. The Miley Cyrus...
Producers Jump On 'No Country' Bandwagon
With a settlement predicted in the writers' strike this week, it looks like the Oscars will go on as planned Feb. 24. And it looks like one of the most...
SUPERGATE 08 FOOD
Itâs Super Bowl Sunday, finally.After all the hype they finally play the game and the Giants defense and stomachs across America will be put to the test today because this...
HUNG-UP VERIZON OVERBILLS BY $14M
Verizon has overcharged New York customers $14.3 million since 2003. The error came to light after the state Public Service Commission examined bills from 30 New York phone companies, checking...
DA PROBES DOWNTOWN 'BRONX' POL
Prosecutors are investigating a Bronx politician after The Post revealed he's been living for years in lower Manhattan in apparent violation of state law. The Post has also learned that...
COPS' RESPONSE TIMES CREEP UP
NYPD officers are taking longer to respond to non-emergency calls. Response times swelled by six seconds in 2007 - to 7 minutes, 6 seconds - from the year before. City...
FIRED JAIL GUARD SUES
A city correction officer says he was fired because he attended the same Brooklyn mosque as the man convicted in a 2004 plot to blow up the Herald Square subway...
MEDICAID KIDS IN PSYCH-RX $URGE
New York state's Medicaid program paid $82.8 million in 2006 for two dozen psychiatric drugs for tens of thousands of children - with many of the meds not FDA-approved for...
500G PAY DAY TOPS CITY LOOT ON GAME
The Big Apple is laying down big bucks on today's Super Bowl, with millions of dollars on the line in betting pools. Gridiron gamblers from all walks of life -...
MAILER ESTATE LEFT TO DIVVY UP $2.5M
Norman Mailer left the majority of his estimated $2.5 million estate to a private trust set up to take care of his widow and children, sources said yesterday. Mailer's will,...
HOSP BUZZ: MAMA J.LO SET TO POP
A Long Island hospital maternity ward was buzzing late yesterday amid heightened security and reports Jennifer Lopez had arrived to give birth to two bouncing babes, rumored to be named...
BX. SHOOTING VICTIM FIGHTS FOR LIFE
A young man was clinging to life last night after he was shot at a Bronx shoe store, police said. The victim, identified by family members as Tim Kim, 22,...
FURIOUS FLIERS AIR THEIR GRIPES
Airlines racked up 10,219 grievances in the first 11 months of last year - more than any year since 2001, when the 9/11 terrorist attacks decimated air travel, according to...
BOMB KIN SUE BANK GIANT
On Jan. 29, 2004, a gruesome terrorist attack in Jerusalem ripped the crowded No. 19 bus apart, sending body parts flying. Bomber Ali Jaara and 10 innocent people were killed,...
RIVAL RODENTS' SHADOWPLAY
The country's most famous groundhog saw his shadow yesterday - striking fear in the hearts of spring-loving weather buffs who believe woodchucks can predict the climate. But Punxsutawney Phil's forecast...
PEONS TO THE STARS
Personal assistants are so passé - full-time estate managers, closet organizers and dog nannies are now Hollywood's hottest accessories. Celebs like Diddy, Paris Hilton and Angelina Jolie are padding their...
HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL FOR HOMEWARD-BOUND LEDGER
LOS ANGELES - A star-studded private memorial service for Australian actor Heath Ledger was held here yesterday. A steady stream of black sedans was seen leaving the Sony studio after...
5 SLAIN IN ILL. STORE RAMPAGE
Five women were shot dead at a suburban Chicago clothing store yesterday in what appeared to be a robbery attempt, and police were still searching for a man they said...
BRIT WAS 'ROBBED'
The parents of pop wreck Britney Spears put their foot down this weekend, calling cops to investigate a possible theft from their daughter's home and shouting down pushy paparazzi. Us...
WEIRD BUT TRUE SUPER BOWL XLII
Better late than never. A lifelong Giants fan got the surprise of his life when he received autographed football cards from former Jints defensive lineman Leonard Marshall that he sent...
MARA-BRAWL GUY SAYS: GO, PATS!
Bob Tomasulo won't pull any punches during the Super Bowl. He's the semi-retired stockbroker whose pigskin putdowns made fellow broker Stephen Mara, son of the Giants' late legendary owner Wellington,...
TRUCKER'S 'GIANT' HEART
Super Bowl XLII already has a hero, and the Pats and Giants haven't even stepped on the field. New Jersey truck driver Steve Salerno, 41, became a Super Bowl savior...
IVY LEAGUE SCAM GAL NABBED
A con artist who assumed the identity of a beautiful missing Columbia University co-ed and scammed her way onto Ivy League campuses across the country was nabbed yesterday in Illinois...
FORBES: I BACK MAC
Steve Forbes, the editor in chief of Forbes magazine who campaigned hard in Florida for Rudy Giuliani, announced his endorsement yesterday of Sen. John McCain, it was reported. Two other...
FOES FIRE IN GUN BATTLE
Talk of guns and God set off a round of campaign bickering between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday - after the Illinois senator at an Idaho rally said...
RUDY BLAME GAME
Complaints are circulating among Rudy Giuliani's hometown loyalists about his big-name Washington advisers - including former Karl Rove aide Chris Henick and campaign manager Mike DuHaime - whom they blame...
DEMS IN SUPER POLL SHUFFLE
Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding onto her New York lead and gaining ground in the city, but she and Barack Obama remain locked in a 48-hour marathon battle for the...
JOKER TOOK LEDGER TO 'DARK' SIDE
HEATH Ledger's journey into dark places may have begun a year ago while locked up in a London hotel room. To prepare for his role as the Joker in this...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
STATEN ISLAND Tinted car windows spelled the downfall of a New Dorp Beach man when cops found drugs in his vehicle, authorities said yesterday. Cesario Galante, 24, was driving his...
HOUND DOG BILL IS BACK - AND HE'S BARKING LOUD
IN New Jersey he was sub dued, in Denver he was brief, in Albuquerque he was starting to warm back up. And toward the end of the week in Phoenix,...
RED LIGHT FOR TRAFFIC-SIGNAL SCANDAL BIDDER
THE indictment of labor powerhouse Brian Mc Laughlin has shattered a longtime stranglehold on contracts to maintain the city's vast network of traffic signals. Petrocelli Electric - raided during the...
LOTTERY RESULTS
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sat.: 834; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Sat.: 6211; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Nos. Sat.: 784; Lucky Sum: 19; Evening Win-4 Sat.: 1065; Lucky...
SANTANA'S COMIN' TO TOWN
* Only time will tell if the Mets surrendered too much talent in exchange for Johan Santana. Prospects are just that; speculation of major league talent. Santana is a proven...
BOAT OWNERS: READ THE FINE PRINT
BEFORE you sign your annual slip contract with your marina this year, make sure you read the fine print, or it could cost you. Some contracts are asking you to...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Two Skins make Hall It was a Hall of Fame day for the Redskins, with WR Art Monk and CB Darrell Green elected to the pro football shrine yesterday,...
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
THE free-agent market brought groans, the trade market Cys. One NL assistant general manager called the free-agent options this offseason "sub-par," an AL assistant GM termed it "mediocre" and an...
THE RUMBLE
DON'T TOUCH THE DIALAds are part of Super show SURE, you will be tuning in tonight to watch the Giants take on the Patriots, but admit it: Part of you...
RISE AND FALL OF ST. JOHN'S
In the height of the glory years, four St. John's students had purchased a season ticket for $33 each when the opportunity of their young lives presented itself on the...
NORM-AL SCHOOL
On Jan. 28, 2004, Father Donald J. Harrington, president of St. John's and the man who signed off on the hirings and firings of Brian Mahoney, Fran Fraschilla and Mike...
FREE GAS
WILT, Kareem, Magic, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Shaq and Kobe all became Lakers as a consequence of poor or pressured decisions by competing executives. Pau Gasol has joined that glitzy...
GOALS ON REBOUND
Victory was the bare minimum required of the Devils last night. Even this minor feat of panic prevention, however, was not achieved without the coach and his captain barking at...
BURY GOOD SHOT
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Even from as far away as inside the University of Phoenix Stadium, the Giants tonight will feel and hear that familiar roar of the great city they...
XLII REASONS WHY PATS' NUMBER IS UP
GLENDALE, Ariz. - You don't think of it this way, probably. You're searching for one good reason to believe in the Giants. I can do better than that. I can...
PLAX PARTICIPATES IN FINAL
GLENDALE, Ariz. - After sitting out all three-practice sessions here, Plaxico Burress yesterday participated in the Giants walkthrough practice without any limitations. "I think he's a little bit better," Tom...
DESTINY DATE FOR BIG BLUE
GLENDALE, Ariz. - There is no alternative. Not for the Giants. Not now. Not anymore. They cannot lose, because if they do this magical tale they have weaved like a...
BRADY COULD NOT BE BETTER
GLENDALE, Ariz. - If we had more time, I would explain how the NFL defines the term "perfect passer." They do it with a sliding scales, and lots of mathematical...
INSIDE THE PLAYBOOKS: GIANTS D VS. PATS' 589-POINT MONSTER
Longtime NFL scout Gary Horton of ESPN-Scouts Inc. has diagrammed and explained three plays for Post readers - two dangerous, multi-option Tom Brady passes, and a look at how the...
BANKS ON IT
Carl Banks is a former All-Pro linebacker with the Super Bowl XXI and XXV-champion Giants and now a reporter and analyst for WFAN radio. As told to Mark Cannizzaro. I...
MATCHUP OF THE DAY
RODNEY Harrison never shows up much in the stats (just two interceptions the past two seasons combined), but if there's one defender Eli Manning has to worry about at all...
WILDEST DREAMS CAN COME TRUE
GLENDALE, Ariz. - You watched Desmond Howard take it to the house and Brett Favre jump for joy. You watched John Elway's helicopter spin for a first down. You watched...
5 GIANTS WHO MUST MAKE IT HAPPEN
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The big players play big in the big games. Here comes the biggest game. Here are the five men who must be Giants on Super Sunday: ELI...
FRAUD UNDER THE HOOD
GLENDALE, Ariz. - One could argue that Bill Belichick owes everything to Mo Lewis. After all, if the Jets outside linebacker hadn't almost killed Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe - literally...
DUSTING IN THE DESERT
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Super Bowl XLII represents the ultimate win-win situation for a game of such magnified stature. Football fans either are going to watch history unfold with a Patriots...
MICKELSON PUTTING IT ON PATRIOTS
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Phil Mickelson is best known for the things he does on the golf course. He, too, is known as an astute sports fan who, with a group...
THE EXPERTS SPEAK
New England takes away Plaxico Burress. The Giants must get a pass rush up in Tom Brady's face and not from the edge. The Patriots reaffirm they are the greatest...
PATS WANT SEAU TO SEE VIEW FROM TOP
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Sometimes a lasting image supersedes the game itself. Following almost every mega sporting event, there is a lasting image that remains etched in our memories as clearly...
DIRTY WORK
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Super Bowl tickets have been adver tised for as much as $77,000, which a radio interviewer ran by Vince Wilfork for an obvious reason. If anybody would...
PATS GOT GOOD LOOK AT JINTS' PLAYBOOK
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Kevin Gilbride has mixed emotions about what transpired when the Giants and Patriots played each other during the regular season. In many ways, it was a breakout...
BRADY BY A BUNCH
TODAY PATRIOTS (-12) over Giants; Over 54: The 1972 Dolphins didn't get a ton of respect from the marketplace, either. The Fins opened a slight (-1) choice over the Redskins...
POINTS APLENTY
Giants/Patriots Over 54 (Super Bowl XLII): After their malicious dismemberment of the Redskins for their ninth win, Tom Brady's post-Thanksgiving regular-season playdates were largely held in cold northern cities ....
OVER-KILL!
Before Super Bowl XLII even kicks off tonight, the Patriots' historic offense will add another record to its list. The Pats, coupled with the Giants, have generated the highest over/under...
BIG APPLE HAS IT ALL OVER THE...
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SERBY'S SUPER SUNDAY Q&A WITH...
The Post's Steve Serby caught up with the MVP of the Giants' 20-19 Super Bowl XXV victory over the Bills: Q: You're proud of these Giants? A: They remind me...
PERFECT PAT-SIES
* I'm a Giants fan in Tom Brady's hometown and I've been reading The Post's Super Bowl coverage daily. It seems like every non-New York expert has picked New England...
FAMILY TIES
GLENDALE, Ariz. - You probably know the story by heart, of course, but it always bears repeating because it remains one of the splendid sporting stories we have ever had...
ESPN ANSWERS WISH OF AILING GIANTS FAN
CHARITY, we're occasion ally reminded, is its own re ward. To give anony mously, no press releases attached, is the purest act of kindness. There's a 12-year-old boy from New...
EXTREME TAILGATING
BIG BLUE HIGH WAY - I knew I wasn't heading to Giants Stadium when I saw the following billboard: Meteorites 50 percent off. Still, if I just hadn't come over...
OLD MEN AND THE SB
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Jeff Feagles always expected to reach the Super Bowl. The Giants' ageless punter just figured it would be the 1989 Super Bowl, not this one in 2008....
THE CHEAT GOES ON
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Once a cheater, always a cheater. Maybe that applies to the Patriots, maybe that does not - but on the eve of Super Bowl XLII, with the...
SEE-NO-EVIL NFL DIDN'T LOOK HARD
GLENDALE, Ariz. - As the clock ticks toward the Giants' bid for a third Super Bowl championship, Spygate has erupted again at the worst possible time and spewed several unpalatable...
SOUND OFF EXTRA
Here's a look at what Post readers are saying about the latest - or perhaps we should say first - Patriots cheating scandal.GIANTS FANS What a rogues gallery: Canseco, McGwire,...
KNICKS END HORROR TRIP 0-FOR-WEST
SEATTLE - The Giants play in the Super Bowl tonight. The Knicks are in the toilet bowl. Nate Robinson's homecoming to Seattle became a disaster when his potential game-winning 3-pointer...
ZEKE 'POINTS' TO PROBLEM
SEATTLE - Isiah Thomas made an admission yesterday: the Knicks are in need of a point guard. Thomas essentially blamed this season's disaster on not having stability at the point....
NEW METS ACE GETS PHYSICAL
SEPTEMBER 2007 is never vanishing for the Mets, never completely evapo rating from the tortured psyches of their fans. Whenever any team begins to choke away a season in the...
DEAL CAME THISCLOSE TO DYING
The most important signing in franchise history nearly turned into the Flub Heard 'Round the World for the Mets. Johan Santana passed his physical yesterday and officially became Met property...
MANY TWISTS & TURNS IN JOHAN'S JOURNEY
At December's Winter Meetings in Nashville, Ozzie Guillen saw Mets executives and his longtime friends Omar Minaya and Tony Bernazard. The fiery White Sox manager cornered the two men with...
'L' OF A WAY FOR COLLINS TO END NET RUN
ATLANTA - The Nets came out and ran a back screen for Jason Collins, who started and then scored to begin what almost certainly was his final game as a...
PETER-ING OUT
MONTREAL - It's a no-harm, no-foul move by Glen Sather to check in on Peter Forsberg, but it's a flight of fancy to believe that the Rangers are real players...
RANGERS MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO REST SHANNY
MONTREAL - In early September when the Yankees were enmeshed in a struggle to reach the playoffs, Joe Torre kept Derek Jeter and his aching knee out of a game...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Sorry about that, Long John. According to a new poll, women believe men with the name "Dave" are the most well-endowed. The survey of 1,000 women in England found that...
MY NEW YORK: MICHAEL KORS
'The mix is what makes New York. [It] can be traditional and old-world, but also casual and funky.' It's a busy time for designer Michael Kors: He just opened a...
HOT FLASHES & FIREWORKS
Guys and Dolls American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.; (212) 352-3101 Male performers including Cheyenne Jackson, Neil Patrick Harris and Anthony Rapp sing Broadway roles originally performed by women,...
Q&A: ROBERT OSBORNE
ROBERT Osborne knows pretty much all there is to know about the golden age of cinema - a time when guys like Louis B. Mayer ruled and having a name...
CLIP ON, CLIP OFF
Sansa Clip $80; amazon.com Although it's barely bigger than an iPod Shuffle, the Sansa Clip can pack an impressive 4GB of songs - that's potentially four times as many songs...
WEB SLINGER
I'm F--king Matt Damon youtube.com Comedian Sarah Silverman is either so crass she makes you cringe, or so subtley silly you're in stitches. After watching her most recent incarnation of...
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
HERE'S SO MUCH going on in New York that it's hard to keep track - kind of like the unpainted-furniture guy in "Raising Arizona" with his bubbly brood of quints....
GAME ON, PUPS!
REGARDLESS of the outcome of today's big game, pet-loving football fans will have reason to cheer. Brooklynite and former linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers, Jude...
THE CAT LADY
CATS drink water by scooping it onto their tongues, which then curl over and down to make a little cup. Then, they flick it quickly in and out, swallowing after...
ADOPT ME
Trishna is a beautiful harrier or foxhound mix with boundless energy and a wonderful, enthusiastic personality to match. She'd love a companion with whom she can enjoy an active lifestyle....
TRASH TALK ABOUT GAME OF THE YEAR
CHESS EVERYONE'S talking about "The Game," and it's not the Giants vs. Patriots. It's Topalov-Kramnik, and opinions are as extreme as any Super Bowl fan's. Since it was played in...
ROCK & MOLL FANTASY
Rock & Republic makes a nice pair of jeans, but last night they showed maybe three pairs. Instead they rolled out an all-black line up of gangster girls in men's...
MISSHAPES' LEZARK GOES FOR THE EXTRA 'MILE'
The Misshapes' Leigh Lezark and Margherita Missoni visited the W Jet Lounge looking for love, or more specifically, the Jimmie Jane "Mile High Kit" - a guilty-pleasures gift bag that...
TUESDAY NIGHT POLITICS
ALL SHERYL CROW WANTED to do was have some fun. That's what made her a pop star. Then she got breast cancer, split with Lance Armstrong and adopted a baby....
IDINA'S 'WICKED' SENSE OF SELF
WHILE recording her new album, "I Stand," Tony winner Idina Menzel learned firsthand how a song can have different meanings to different people - including the person who wrote it....
I'M NO. 1 ...
AFTER two tumultuous years that included a stint in rehab, the loss of a loved one and a band member, it's about time Seether's frontman and guitarist Shaun Morgan, 29,...
'IMAGINARIUM' MAY PUT A NEW FACE ON HEATH LEDGER
THE STAR of Terry Gilliam's latest movie, the half-made "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," was Heath Ledger. Or should that be is? There's new hope for Gilliam, according to another...
'2 DAYS IN PARIS'
YOU'RE in a foreign country, meeting your girlfriend's family for the first time. You don't speak the language, but you sense they're mocking you. Then, during an already tense conversation,...
THE STOOGE 'IN BRUGES'
SO what is in Bruges, anyway? "There isn't an awful amount to do," says Martin McDonagh, whose directorial debut, "In Bruges," follows two Irish hit men hiding out in the...
'LADY' IS A CHAMP
'Lady Chatterley," based on the writings of D.H. Lawrence, proved to be one of the best films of 2007. Now it's back, for one time only, Thursday at 7:30 p.m....
PROOF POSITIVE: LOS ARANGO TEQUILA
One of the few tequila distilleries located outside of Jalisco, Mexico's Guanajuato Tequilera Corralejo has quickly established itself as a premiere producer of premium tequilas. With Los Arango - named...
SUSHI CHAIN'S ON A ROLL
Sakae Sushi 405 Lexington Ave.; (877) 725-2387 Southeast Asia's largest Japanese restaurant chain, complete with its George Jetson-style sushi-on-a-conveyor-belt, made its US debut in the Chrysler Building last week. The...
MAKING THE SCENE...
OULU 170 N. Fourth St., Brooklyn (718) 233-1340 You may (or may not) know Oulu as the Finnish city that hosts the International Air Guitar Championship. In Williamsburg, however, the...
RASMUSSEN, 28 AND DALE, 26
Jan. 19 - These days, what's a memorable event without some sort of wardrobe malfunction? "An hour before my ceremony, a bridesmaid's dress split," says newlywed Erika Dale, account supervisor...
PASTORE, 32 AND PORTILLO, 29
Nov. 10 - Although Joseph Pastore and Nolly Portillo both studied at Johns Hopkins University, they never met in the classroom. It was only after college that they finally connected...
PELLICANI, 26, AND OLIVEIRA, 26
Jan. 11 - While Nicholas Pellicani's friend was sowing his final oats at his bachelor party in Baltimore last July, Pellicani was finding his own true love. "He was celebrating...
SELLERS, 41, AND HARRISON, 41
Jan. 18 - Major Sellers, a sales associate for Kimball Office, first met Sharon Harrison through a mutual friend in August 2005. "I found him funny and charismatic, but we...
CAR-FEE GREEN LIGHT
Mayor Mike's dreams of charging motorists a fee to drive in Manhattan to discourage traffic cleared a key hurdle Thursday when a panel studying the idea gave it a big...
BIG BLUE'S RUN AT HISTORY
Tonight, the Impossible Dream meets the Perfect Season. Out in the Arizona desert, the New York Giants can shock the world. Squaring off against the unbeaten New England Patriots in...
MAD MEN
If the Patriots hang an NBA score on the Giants tonight, as I expect and dread - I only want to hear the word "blowout" if we're talking about Tom...
AT LAST, AN IRAQ OIL RUSH DELIVERS $15B ...
The gaunt 52-year-old Iraqi army private stands on top of a rudimentary guard post fashioned from huge, sand-filled hessian sacks, brandishing a rifle. The post stands in a strip of...
... SO WHY AREN'T THEY SPENDING IT?
Increased Iraqi oil revenues stemming from high prices and improved security are piling up in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rather than being spent on needed reconstruction projects,...
CYRANO DE BANGALORE
Not long ago, the blogosphere was smirking about the news that a "busy" Los Angeles executive had placed an ad on Craigslist, seeking to hire a ghostwriter to compose "masculine...
JOE LIEBERMAN: MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT
On Tuesday, New Yorkers will go to the polls to vote in a highly tightly contested election that will help determine who will be the next president of the United...
NYC ♥ OBAMA
For a front-row seat at the furious New York brawl between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, take any train to Crown Heights, Brooklyn. That's the heart of Rep. Yvette Clarke's...
'IT'S GOING TO BE A STREET FIGHT IN NYC'
Despite its population and prominence, New York City often is an afterthought in political primaries - the frontrunners chosen long before they reach Gotham. But this year is different. While...
RUDY'S BED
When Dick Morris writes that Rudy Giuliani should sue his campaign advisers for malpractice, he's being very generous ("The Front-Runner," PostOpinion, Jan. 30). Isn't it likelier that Giuliani, a man...
18 TO WIFE
There's a simple reason why guys don't become men ("Rise of the Manchild," PostScript, Kay H. Hymowitz, Jan. 27). In our society, marriage is a lose-lose situation for men. If...
BRADY BUNCH
Is The Post sending a Gisele Bundchen look-alike to the Super Bowl? Better yet, Bridget Moynahan and Baby Boy Brady look-alikes? Marc Breault Stamford, Conn.
THEY'RE CONS
What were you thinking when you put together "Early Jail Bird Special" (Jan. 30)? The entire concept is so preposterous that it made me nauseous. What makes you think that...
HILL TO PAY
I'm appalled at your lack of support for our New York senator ("Post Endorses Obama," Jan. 31). Hopefully, you still support the Giants, because, even in their losing seasons, they...
SO LONG, FAREWELL!
So City Councilman Peter Vallone wants New York City to secede from the state ("Take Apple $olo," Jan. 31). Will the city then stop receiving one-third of its electricity from...
MISTAKES
If the MTA can so miscalculate its expenditures that it delivers an empty lot instead of a $25 million station, that should raise a red flag as to how it...
MORE THAN MEALS
"All Will Be Well," (Jan. 23) which suggests that the city's senior centers' function has been "providing lunches to the elderly for 40 years," ignores the breadth of programming available....
BLOG WATCH
Exit, stage right Careful. If you blink, you might miss another GOP congressman announcing plans to retire. Yesterday it was Reps. Ron Lewis (R-KY) and Kenny Hulshof (R-MO). (Hulshof is...
EX MARKS A SPOT
Featuring essays and fiction from contributors as varied as talk show satirist Stephen Colbert, former US senator and consort to Linda Ronstadt and Debra Winger Bob Kerrey, and "black humor"...
WITHOUT A NET
It's hard to imagine life without the Internet. We use it for communication and community, for information and knowledge, for fun and profit. It is transforming our politics, economics and...
WELL, BY GEORGE!
George Washington, a near mythic figure in American history, comes down to us as the laconic, implacable Father of our Country. What most people know of Washington is his profile...
REQUIRED READING
Song Man: A Melodic Adventure, or My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting by Will Hodgkinson (Da Capo) Londoner Hodgkinson learned to play the six-string in six months at age 34, and...
INVESTORS THROWING CURVES
JOHN W. Henry & Co. - the eponymous futures fund management company founded by the Boston Red Sox owner - is doing not nearly as well as his championship nine....
YANG'S NO YAHOO
Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang's bid to turn around the struggling Internet giant appears to have run out of time - less than a year after being brought in to save...
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERS BOB WRIGHT Former boss at NBC Universal gets busy, joins Thomas Lee to help scout out deals in media universe.BOB SELANDER CEO of MasterCard sees revenue climb 28 percent...
NOT WELL CARED FOR
TAMPA, Fla. - Does anyone know the whereabouts of Todd Farha? The former chief executive of Wellcare Health Plans, a healthcare program provider, was forced to resign two weeks ago...
WAL-MART HOPES TO FEAST ON REBATE PIE
CALL it the Fritos fix for the US economy. Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Wal-Mart, the nation's biggest retailer, is rolling out up to 30 percent price cutbacks...
CHIPS ARE DOWN AT FALTERING CASINOS
America's love affair with gambling is suffocating the casino business. As more and more states pass laws allowing slot machines and other types of gambling within their borders, existing gambling...
TAKING LIBERTY$
Liberty Media's John Malone accused Barry Diller of attempting to steal Liberty's control of IAC/InterActiveCorp; knocked Diller's ability to run the Web conglomerate and sued Diller to kick him and...
DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?
Turns out plenty of people really would rather drive a Buick - and they're apparently willing to wait months to do it. For the first time in years, General Motors'...
DELTA PREPARES FOR PRICE TAKEOFF?
Dear John: Last spring Delta Air Lines emerged from bankruptcy and as part of the deal the airline gave employees stock that went into our Fidelity account. The stock was...
MEET MARKET
This jovial jet-setter who flies the friendly skies for a living is looking for a cool, photogenic beauty he can take on a permanent vacation. No excess baggage necessary! Nadia,...
TOP 5 REASONS TO CHOSE SUPER BOWL OVER SEX
"At least I end up satisfied by the end of the game." - Laura "You can have sex while watching the Super Bowl." - Steve "I can just wait until...
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
AMANDA, a 25-year-old marketing manager, likes athletic, confident guys who can handle her take-charge demeanor. So she chose sweet Brian, a 26-year-old architect, to join her for tasty tapas and...
20-SOMETHING ADVENTURES UNDER YOUR BELT
"I'M really enjoying this," Mackenzie e-mails me as she hears me talking to a very young, very pretty, very busty girl who's telling me all about the trials and tribulations...
Feb 3: Celeb Watch
Nothing to do after brunch on Sunday? Stake out the Bryant Park Mercedes Benz Fashion Week tents to spot your favorite starlets.At Herve Leger's first New York show, spot the...
DON'T MISS LIST
CATEGORY: COMEDY Blair in demand Viewers missing Blair Underwood's mysterious mogul Simon Elder on "Dirty Sexy Money" can now watch him as a therapy patient on HBO's "In Treatment" and...
RISKY BUSINESS
This is the kind of show that makes your palms sweat. "Most Daring" will unveil its second season of 13 new episodes of hair-raising rescue and survival this Wednesday at...
REEL GOOD
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954) Sunday, 2:15 p.m., TCM It's the musical version of the Rape of the Sabine Women. A backwoods man (Howard Keel) marries a townie (Jane...
LIP SERVICE
Candace Bushnell captured the essence of single life for New York women in the long-running series "Sex and the City." The show resonated with women in ways that no other...
PRIMETIME
Seeing Is Disbelieving: Just because NBC claims that the excessively muscled regulars on the new "American Gladiators" are being drug-tested, doesn't mean it's so, and, if so, doesn't mean that...
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
How a broken-down Irish drunk becomes the trusted confidante of the world's wealthiest woman is one of the mysteries - and the charms - of "Bernard and Doris," an HBO...
DOUBLE DOSE OF 'HOUSE'
Sunday's post-Super Bowl episode of "House" on Fox features an Oscar-winning guest-star in a far-flung story inspired by real-life events. While that scenario might sound special, it's not the special...
SEND IN THE CLOWN
Jeffrey Tambor is no stranger to endearingly clueless characters, from the no-talent sidekick Hank Kingsley on "The Larry Sanders Show" to the eccentric patriarch George Bluth, Sr. on "Arrested Development."...
PILL POPPER
A stunning Upper West Side woman has been busted for allegedly swiping prescriptions pads and patient IDs from two different jobs to score a nearly free supply of Oxycontin and...
BAD LAWYER
The powerhouse Beltway lawyer who, as the feds' top immigration attorney, had Elian Gonzalez sent back to Cuba in 2000 now faces possible disbarment after allegedly hiding the truth from...
Isiah: We need a point guard
By MARC BERMANSEATTLE â Before the West Coast trip ended in another heartbreaker tonight with Seattle native Nate Robinson missing a trey at the buzzer, Isiah Thomas made an admission...
FEB 2: CELEB WATCH
Herve Leger, The Promenade (11:00AM)Celebrities expected to attend: Rose McGowan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Emily Deschanel, Mandy Moore, Amy Smart, Joss Stone, Joy Bryant, Jaime King, Sophia Bush, Brittany Murphy and Heather...