August 13, 2008
My So-Called Life (ABC 1994-1995)
"My So-Called Life" was by far and away the most accurate portrayal of high school life in the mid '90s. Tackling the heavy issues that lurk in the seemingly meaninglessness...
Game 120: Mets at Nationals
WASHINGTON -- John Maine makes his first start since coming off the DL when he takes on the Nationals here tonight in the second game of a three-game series. Maine...
Deal of the Day-Rozae Nichols
This sexy Bamboo Striped Halter Dress by Rozae Nichols is marked down at DUMBO boutique Zoe from $540 to $216, so snatch it up now.The sexy halter is the picture...
FAVRE NOT CONCERNED WITH ARM FATIGUE
Brett Favre's arm fatigue will go away as the summer drags. It's what he doesn't have yet, that poses a bigger problem. Favre, who said his arm was dragging today,...
Box Office: Will TDK Fall to No. 3 Behind 'Thunder' and 'Star Wars'?
Once again, ace prognosticator Steve Mason of Fantasy Moguls points to tracking to predict "The Dark Knight'' will be pushed from its perch this weekend, and he might actually be...
NYFF: No Surprises
To no one's surprise, Clint Eastwood's "Changeling'' will be the centerpiece of the New York Film Festival, and the list released today includes Steven Soderbergh's two-part "Che'' as well as...
TIFF: New Kevin Smith On Special Presentations List
Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks is on the list of special presentations released today by the Toronto International Film Festival. Other...
MADONNA ABOUT TO ADOPT BABY GIRL: REPORT
Madonna is dipping into the Malawian adoption pool again, according to a British newspaper that reported today that she's about to take in an orphaned 3-year-old girl. "Madonna's representatives have...
Hunter Freeman, Red Bull Park & other random tidbits
Red Bull Park cleared for steel (Copyright Rosetti) By BRIAN LEWISHere are some tidbits on Hunter Freeman, the Red Bulls' stadium and other MLS nuggets:The Red Bulls went before the...
OLYMPICS VIEWERS GUIDE
WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT: Poor Alicia Sacramone. The 20-year-old stalwart of the U.S. women's gymnastics team suffered a pair of crucial miscues in the final two stages of the...
BROOKLYN SKATING RINK PUT ON ICE
A much-anticipated ice-skating rink planned for under the Brooklyn Bridge is on hold indefinitely because the city Department of Transportation plans to use the prime real estate for storage, officials...
EDWARDS TOLD WIFE 'SLOWLY,' OF AFFAIR
John Edwards admitted his affair to his wife only in "installments," according to a new report in People. "He told the truth slowly" to his wife Elizabeth, one source told...
'Maid' for TV
style="float:right;margin-left:5px;">The programming suits at ABC are certainly keeping busy.Just a day after announcing a series version of "The Witches of Eastwick," ABC is now in talks to bring the Jennifer...
JETER SITS TODAY, LIKELY TO PLAY FRIDAY
MINNEAPOLIS - Joe Girardi didn't put Derek Jeter's name in today's lineup card but expects his captain to be at short Friday night. "I would be shocked if he didn't...
PHELPS TO SWIM ACROSS TIME ZONES
Behold the power of Michael Phelps. The seemingly superhuman US Olympic swimmer--who's already shattered world records in corralling seven gold medals--is having an effect on NBC. The network is thinking...
Red Bulls bid on three strikers; Gambian Sainey Touray on trial
By BRIAN LEWISJuan Carlos Osorio has pretty much done all the work he can in his international search for a striker. The Red Bulls have made three offers on players...
YANKEES' SEASON DEAD AFTER 4-2 LOSS TO TWINS
MINNEAPOLIS - Visiting hours are 2 TO 4 and 7 TO 9. These are traditional times for wakes, but this isn't a public wake for the Yankees. Nevertheless, their supporters...
Red Bulls' Dane Richards hopeful of returning Sunday
By BRIAN LEWISThe striker-starved Red Bulls got a welcome sight today when both speedy Dane Richards and John Wolyniec return to practice. And even better, Richards _ out since July...
TODAY'S PENNANT RACE BREAKDOWN
It would be tough to top the excitement of last night's thrilling 19-17 win by the Red Sox over the Rangers at Fenway Park. Chances are the score won't get...
Starr Report: Last chance
WWE star Chris Jericho will host "Shame 2 Fame," premiering Oct. 29 on Fuse. The reality show will follow 10 troubled women competing for a "last chance at musical stardom"...
ON DECK: METS AT NATIONALS
John Maine had five more days' rest than he would have liked. Maine was ready to come off the disabled list on Friday, but instead pitched a simulated game. Maine...
Coverage in today's Post
In a rather shocking development, Jerry Manuel (pictured) watched his bullpen actually save a game rather than blow one Tuesday night, finishing off a 4-3 road win over the Nationals....
BEIJING 08: Jackie Chan gets served
Here in Olympics-land, Coca-Cola has taken over a place called, aptly enough âThe Placeâ.It takes up the entire block of an outdoor shopping plaza and is hard to miss with...
U.S. Men Over and Out at Olympics
APBEIJING -- Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored to lead Nigeria over a short-handed United States team 2-1 Wednesday, earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic football tournament...
HANK, GIRARDI AND NO EXCUSES
FROM JOEL SHERMANSo Hank Steinbrenner came out of seclusion to say that he is pardoning his Yankees because no team could win with the injuries the Yankees have suffered. I...
3 UP: Hank, Wright and Kennedy
1. So Hank Steinbrenner came out of seclusion to say that he is pardoning his Yankees because no team could win with the injuries the Yankees have suffered. I will...
WILL FLOP FOR VOTES: OBAMA'S LATEST OIL FOIL
THE ISSUE:Barack Obama's recent move to support the exploration of offshore drilling. Kirsten Powers hit the nail on the head - the presidential candidate who gets his arms around the...
MAYOR MIKE'S $ENSE
It is disappointing that The Post fails to offer a fair view of Mayor Bloomberg's fiscal policies ("Mayor Mike's Fiscal Follies," Editorial, Aug. 5). Bloomberg has managed to cut crime...
PELOSI'S BIG-WIND BOONDOOGLE
HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently called congressional Republicans who want up-or-down drilling votes "hand maidens of the oil companies." Let's call Pelosi what she is: House girl of the Big...
ROCKY WRONG
ROBERT Chambers is about to begin a 19-year stretch in the big house for illegal narcotics activity. If you were a visitor from another country or, better yet, another planet,...
BACK IN THE USSR
Moscow girls make me sing and shoutThat Georgia's always on my mind.I'm back in the USSRYou don't know how lucky you are boysBack in the USSR - John Lennon &...
SHAKY TRUCE AS WEST BIDS TO SLAP RUSSIA
Russia agreed to halt its war on Georgia yesterday, but bombs continued to fall in the smoldering Caucasus nation as Western countries discussed the best way to punish their old...
CHINA DOLL OLYMPIC RINGER
Call it the Beijing Olympics' "Milli Vanilli" moment. A chubby-faced little girl with crooked teeth and a beautiful voice was deemed not good-looking enough to appear at the opening ceremony....
QAEDA MA 'REAL DEAL'
The MIT-educated terrorist dubbed al Qaeda's "Mata Hari" was captured with a list of likely New York targets - including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, the subways and Plum...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue.: 431; Lucky Sum: 8 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 5103; Lucky Sum: 9 / Evening Nos. Tue: 982; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Win- 4 Tue.:...
EXTRA-BAG FEES FOR GIS
Soldiers headed overseas to preserve America's freedoms aren't free from airlines' baggage fees - they're getting bombarded by charges that can run up to hundreds of dollars. American Airlines routinely...
EDWARDS SCANDAL'S NEW TRYST
Disgraced ex-presidential candidate John Edwards secretly rekindled his steamy affair with his campaign videographer after confessing his infidelity to his cancer-stricken wife, according to an explosive new report. In admitting...
'THUNDER' RAISES A STORM
The movie "Tropic Thunder" is getting a stormy reception over its use of the word "retard." The film, which opens today, uses the word "retard" or "retarded" 17 times, according...
SNOOKS' DADDY HAS 'AMNESIA'
BOSTON - While the man who posed as a Rockefeller claims not to remember who he really is, he had no trouble yesterday recalling that he loves and misses the...
BRITNEY'S PLEA
Britney Spears is still singing the tune: "Do as I say, and not as I do!" Just weeks after snatching a pack of her cigarettes out of her son's hands,...
LIEBERMAN LEADS ATTACK ON BARACK
Sen. Joe Lieberman, a top surrogate for John McCain, struck at Barack Obama's patriotism yesterday while introducing McCain in Pennsylvania. Lieberman, a self-styled "independent Democrat" from Connecticut, said the presidential...
LIMO SHORTAGE FOR DENVER DEMS
Limousine liberals may be forced to take the bus at the Democratic National Convention this month because Denver simply does not have enough limos and black cars to go around....
THE NEW NBC STYLE GUIDE
NBC pages are finally stylin' after years of sporting tired, dowdy duds. The network's iconic, blazer-clad workers - immortalized by Kenneth Parcell, the cheerful page on NBC sitcom "30 Rock"...
PHELPS' PIG SECRET: HE'S BOY GORGE
Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. "Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do,"...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island A former grocery-store worker was busted yesterday after he returned to the Richmond Valley shop and robbed it, authorities said. Christopher Orientale, 18, and an accomplice were wearing...
'ANGEL' OF DEATH
A plane on a mercy mission - flying a cancer-stricken Long Island man and his wife to a Boston hospital - nose-dived into a Massachusetts parking lot and burst into...
FIND OUT WHO'S WATT THIEF: CHUCK
Federal probers need to find out who ripped off New Yorkers of hundreds of millions of dollars in an elaborate energy-trading scheme, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday. Papers filed with...
BRAVE GAL'S BLIND FAITH
When Nooria Nodrat lost her eyesight after a disturbed, drug-addled woman attacked her on a Manhattan subway train in 1997, the horrifying experience gave her the idea to study psychology...
KEEP BUDGET KNIFE FROM CITY AID: MIKE
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that it would be an "outrage" for Gov. Paterson to slash state aid to the city as part of a program to get runaway spending under...
SILVER RIPS COPS' WTC PLANS
An NYPD proposal to strictly control access to the World Trade Center once it's rebuilt has come under fire from Assembly Speak Sheldon Silver, who warned against what he called...
GOV'S RABBI IN 'LOBBY' PROBE
A prominent and politically connected New York rabbi who performed the invocation at Gov. Paterson's swearing-in ceremony is being eyed by the City Clerk's Office for his lobbying practices, several...
POLS PUT HEAT ON CITY BIZ
Call the air-conditioner cops! In a move critics blast as nanny politicians gone wild, the City Council is about to put the big chill on stores and restaurants by barring...
IT'S THE 'LEASE' RANGEL CAN DO
Here's a twist. Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel actually helped someone other than himself get a rent break yesterday. The Harlem congressman - under fire for securing four hard-to-come-by rent-stabilized apartments...
PARALYZED TRACK GIRL IN $300M CRASH SUIT
The parents of a Manhattan HS student who was paralyzed when her track team's van crashed en route to a meet early this year filed a $300 million lawsuit yesterday...
TRYING TIMES FOR BRONX POL
A Bronx state senator says he's ready to take the witness stand to help clear a pal charged in a scheme to siphon money from a taxpayer-funded charity for kids....
SON OF A GLITCH! MTA IS OUT 74G
Regular straphangers took the MTA for a $74,000 ride by accident - in addition to the $800,000 authorities say a trio of scammers bilked from the agency. A suspected software...
SLACKER COUNCIL MEMBERS LACK PRESENCE
Two City Council members in office since 2002 have missed 34 percent of their hearings and meetings, according to figures released yesterday. Maria Baez (D-Bronx) and James Sanders (D-Queens) topped...
HUGE TIX HIKE BEANS MET FANS
No wonder it's named after a bank - Met fans are going to have to open up their safe-deposit boxes to afford seats at Citi Field next season. The choicest...
MEADOWLANDS CRACKING DOWN ON ALE-GATING
Jets and Giants fans will automatically lose their season tickets if they're kicked out of games for drunken, lewd and other offensive behavior, under a new zero-tolerance policy announced yesterday...
JUDGE'S QNS. HOME IS SHOT UP
A gunman opened fire at a the home of a Queens judge yesterday in a shocking attack on the day the jurist was set to sell the property. Acting Queens...
THE 'RIG' IS UP FOR STRANDED TRUCKERS
Hundreds of irate truckers were looking for parking spaces last night after the owner of a Brooklyn rig yard was mysteriously arrested and the facility sealed off. "I've been using...
HOT OFF THE WIRE: 'GOTTI JR. QUIT'
John "Junior" Gotti was long "gone" from the Gambino crime family two years ago, according to a secret recording that is expected to be a key piece of evidence in...
EX-HBO WHIZ IN SHOCK IMG EXIT
In a move that caught all of Hollywood flatfooted, former HBO boss Chris Albrecht yesterday resigned unexpectedly from his newly created position as head of the media and entertainment division...
TIMES FOR A CHANGE
The New York Times might have to slash the rich dividend it pays its investors, including members of the controlling Ochs-Sulzberger family, if it wants to stay out of the...
ACKMAN TOOK LONGS VIEW ON DRUG DEAL
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is set to make out big on Longs Drug Stores Corp. Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, had been stealthily building a stake in Longs...
UBS PUNCHES HOLES IN ITS INTEGRATION PLAN
UBS plans to split itself up into three components, under mounting pressure from investors to take drastic measures to restore the Swiss bank's tarnished image. Yesterday, the financial conglomerate said...
OIL'S SLIM PICKENS
T. Boone Pickens has been an oilman for nearly 60 years, but all that experience counted for little last month as the well-schooled octogenarian tycoon took a beating on oil...
MOVING MOUSE: DISNEY ON B'WAY
RETAIL mouseketeers tell us that Disney is thisclose to a monster deal with Vornado Realty Trust for a mega flagship in Times Square. Disney has been sweeping Times Square for...
NO YAHOOS FOR CARL
Carl Icahn's losing streak continued into the second quarter, as his investment vehicle swung to a loss amid souring investments and a 9 percent decline in his hedge funds. Icahn...
THE CLOWNS PLAY NANNY
The world's most feckless deliberative body, the New York City Council, is poised to pass an ordinance prohibiting large retailers from running in-store air-conditioning with their doors open - ostensibly...
SHEEPSKIN SURGE
Chancellor Joel Klein continues full steam ahead in his effort to reform city schools, and he's getting results. The latest bit of good news: high-school graduation rates. According to figures...
RANGEL'S HOUSING SUCCESS
The generally jovial Rep. Charles Rangel was anything but during yesterday's press conference on subsidized housing in Harlem. Yes, you read that right: Rangel actually held a press conference to...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Maybe he just doesn't want to be looked at. A shy tiger at the Erie, Pa., zoo has refused to come out of his den and into a brand-new, $500,000...
SAFARI JACK
THE details of Jack Bauer's next big "24" adventure are out. A new TV movie, "24: Exile," set to bridge the gap between seasons 6 and 7, will debut on...
NBC TIME BANDITS
LIKE many other aspects of this summer's Olympic games from Beijing, what you see may not necessarily be real - or in most cases, live. Forget about the opening ceremony's...
'WITCHES' NEW BROOD
'THE Witches of East wick" will be turned into a TV show - again. The 1987 movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Cher and Susan Sarandon - adapted from John Updike's novel...
CHEESEHEADS CAN STILL FOLLOW FAVRE
THE local CBS station in Green Bay will air mostly Jets games this year - because locals want to see how former hometown hero Brett Favre is doing in a...
TAKE OUR 'LIVE' OLYMPIC QUIZ
LIKE many other aspects of this summer's Olympic games from Beijing, what you see may not necessarily be real - or in most cases, live. Forget about the opening ceremony's...
STARR REPORT
WWE star Chris Jericho will host "Shame 2 Fame," premiering Oct. 29 on Fuse. The reality show will follow 10 troubled women compet ing for a "last chance at musi...
GRAND THEFT RAMSAY
NOW Gordon Ramsay can call you "donkey." But first, you will have to buy the new "Hell's Kitchen" video game - probably one of the strangest ideas for video games...
DESIGNERS' CUT
BALENCIAGA, Chanel and Marc by Marc - oh my! The Post got a sneak peek at the discount designer goods at the Barneys Warehouse sale, which starts tomorrow at 8...
'THE DYLAN' IS CHILLIN' IN B'KLYN
BOB DYLAN is short, skinny and old, but that didn't get in the way of a kicking rock show that packed Brooklyn's Prospect Park bandshell and concert grounds last night....
APOCALYPSE WOW
FARCE, satire and action comedy rolled into one over-hyped package with a reported $150 million price tag, Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" is basically a mega-budget war movie that makes fun...
B'WAY FEELS MONEY SLUMP
DARK clouds of recession are gathering over Broadway. Producers, after a drink or two, admit raising money is becoming very difficult. One complains that backers who regularly used to cut...
IT'S JOYOUS AT THE JOYCE
HUBBARD Street Dance Chicago, now in its second week at the Joyce, is really quite extraordinary. Though this new program, like last week's, is too similar in style and purpose,...
'80S FAVORITES GROW UP
LIKE, what comes around totally goes around. Take the '80s, for instance. This summer saw Reagan-era rockers Bon Jovi, George Michael and the Police perform sold-out concerts, while Tretorn -...
GO TO MATS
'IT'S an adventurous dish," warns the waiter at Matsugen when I ask for the house special soba noodle dish. The dish includes 10-odd veggies and essences and is anchored by...
GANG GREEN KEEPS EYE ON TRIO GRAND
Lost in the avalanche of euphoria and excitement surrounding Brett Favre's trade to the Jets was the performance of three young players who made impressive debuts in their preseason opener...
MUSIC NOTE STILL IFFY
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Although a big field is expected for the $1 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 23, with no Big Brown in the line-up, the 139th running of the...
JETER (ANKLE) LEAVES ON CART
MINEAPOLIS - Derek Jeter's ability to play through pain is well known. However, watching him leave the Metrodome on the back of a cart last night with an injured left...
A-RESCUE JOB
MINNEAPOLIS - The sight of Derek Jeter exiting the Metrodome on the back of a cart with an injured left foot didn't dampen the Yankees' mood. Nor did them witnessing...
HANK LOOKING AHEAD TO '09
MINNEAPOLIS - Hank Steinbrenner talking about next year was a strong indication he privately feels like a lot of other people: This year is gone. After explaining to the Associated...
PLAX CATCHES HIS 1ST ACTION
ALBANY - On the 15th day of training camp, Giant receiver Plaxico Burress finally arrived. On the field, that is. Burress, out with a newly discovered right-ankle injury, surprised everyone...
JINTS GUSH OVER ROOK
LBANY - They're not even trying any more. The tempered enthusiasm the Giants' coaching staff tried to express about rookie safety Kenny Phillips no longer is an option. The typical...
SNOW HIRES GORDON AS ISLES COACH
Garth Snow is entering his third season as Islanders GM and last night he finally picked his first head coach. After parting ways with Ted Nolan on July 14, Snow...
OH, WHAT A RELIEF!
WASHINGTON - A threat from manager Jerry Manuel and a relievers-only meeting had the desired effect on the Mets' beleaguered bullpen last night. Just hours after a disgusted Manuel said...
CASTILLO'S RETURN DELAYED
WASHINGTON - Luis Castillo's return from the DL has been delayed indefinitely because of what the Mets described yesterday as a family matter. The veteran second baseman, sidelined since July...
SMART'S DREAM DIES BY THE SWORD
BEIJING - Brooklyn fencer Keeth Smart fell short in his quest for Olympic gold yesterday, losing in the quarterfinals of men's sabre. France's Julien Pillet knocked off Smart, 15-13, ending...
STRAIGHT SHOOTER
BEIJING - What would you do if you were able to make the greatest climb in sports, the one that takes you to the top step of an Olympics, a...
U.S. GYMNASTS SETTLE FOR SILVER
BEIJING - A slip, a fall and Chinese gymnasts barely out of diapers doomed the U.S. women's gymnastics team today. The Americans had its share of gaffes on the way...
THERE'S NO STOPPING U.S.
BEIJING - The easy part of the schedule is over for the U.S. men's basketball team. Now we get to see if this team truly is ready to redeem or...
TOP OF THE WORLD
BEJING - That's it. The thesaurus is exhausted. The dictionary has just declared bankruptcy. With Michael Phelps, all the fitting adjectives have been used and re-used and worn down to...
HONDO WINGING IT
The Giants came up exceptionally tiny for Hondo last night, getting hammered in Houston to cut the dwindling bankroll to 340 lowensteins. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects the Orioles' Guthrie to...
SPORTS SHORTS
HOCKEY: Honor Leetch, Richter Their Ranger numbers already retired to the Garden rafters, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter are headed to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Women's national team...
Stokes stays as Muniz goes
WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Brian Stokes pitched well enough in a spot start against the Marlins last week to stick around as a reliever, at least until Billy Wagner returns on...
Hughes has another quality rehab start
Phil Hughes once again pitched well for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, in what likely is his last rehab start before rejoining the Yankees roster.Hughes went 5.1 innings tonight against the Pawtucket...
JUDGE'S QUEENS HOME SHOT UP
A gunman opened fire at a the home of a Queens judge today in a shocking attack on the day the jurist was set to sell the property. Acting Queens...
Pavano gets shelled for Trenton in rehab start
After pitching well in his first few rehab starts, Carl Pavano was knocked around Trenton's Waterfront Park tonight.In 4.1 innings, Pavano allowed five runs on seven hits, striking out three,...
A tour of Nationals Park
WASHINGTON -- Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the Nationals' new riverfront stadium taken before and during tonight's game with the Mets:
MANUEL CONSIDERS DRASTIC BULLPEN MOVE
he saying "desperate times call for desperate measures" could soon apply to the Mets. Disgusted by the appalling performance of his bullpen lately, Jerry Manuel revealed today he is considering...
Get your wallets ready
Ticket prices at the Mets' new home at Cit Field (pictured) are going up all around when the park opens next season, according to this Associated Press story:From APNEW YORK...
WOMAN REGAINS HEARING AFTER DECADES OF SILENCE
showvideo("NY%20Post","1458_364499"); A 72-year-old New York woman was the 120,000th recipient to have successfully regained her hearing after undergoing a procedure to have the Cochlear implants. Known as the leader in...
Fish hook Chad
Chad Pennington has never been a fanatsy stud. Now that he's landed with the Dolphins? In no way to we mean to insinuate the Jets were an offense juggernaut, but...
Don't throw away high pick on super QB
Tom Brady may be Superman in a Patriots uniform. Peyton Manning does a pretty good Iron Man imitation. Tony Romo is as tricky as Spider-Man, but that doesn't mean a...
ROCKEFAKER: I HAVE AMNESIA
While the man who posed as a Rockefeller claims not to remember who he really is, he had no trouble today recalling that he loves and misses the daughter he...