November 26, 2008
Red Bulls brings Mike Petke home
By BRIAN LEWISThomas Wolfe was wrong. Apparently you can go home again. At least Mike Petke can.Hours after losing centerback Jeff Parke to Seattle in today's MLS Expansion Draft, the...
Baseball hot stove roundup
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: Representatives for pitcher CC Sabathia have not been in contact with the Brewers since their initial offer to the free agent.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: The...
Time to Feast On The Post's 10th Annual Turkey Awards
Happy Thanksgiving, Al Pacino! Your eyeball-rolling performance in "88 Minutes'' cops the top prize in The Post's 10th Annual Turkey Awards today. Second place goes to Dakota Fanning for "Hounddog''...
Shareef and Mikki Like The Nets
By FRED KERBERSACRAMENTO - No shootaround for the Nets following a game the night before so I caught up with two of the good guys from over the years at...
RBNY lose Parke in draft; Agoos talks Angel, van den Bergh and Conway
By BRIAN LEWISSeattle Sounders FC made a couple of surprise picks in the MLS Expansion Draft this afternoon. But in the end, their 10-player list was highlighted by former MLS...
Miss at your own risk: Holiday stuffing
Highlights for the week of Dec. 1The Awesomes arriveIf you've been watching "Chuck" at all this season -- and seriously, you should -- then you've been eagerly anticipating meeting The...
Jenkins glad to be home
NT Kris Jenkins is looking forward to Sunday's return to Giants Stadium after two straight road games:"Yes, I miss the little guy with the fire hat doing his little signs...
NEXT UP: JETS
It's a battle of first-place teams that both lost to the ... Raiders? The difference is the Jets dropped an overtime decision in Oakland and have since won five in...
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Better late than never, "Wanted" movie gets video game
On the eve (almost) of "Wanted" getting a DVD release (that'd be Dec. 2), Warner Bros. Interactive is giving you a taste of the video game they've got in the...
NEXT UP: GIANTS
A lot has changed in Washington in the past 11 weeks. Americans elected Barack Obama as president, bailout became a buzzword as the financial markets plunged, and, my friends, John...
BLAZE CONSUMES 7 MORRISANIA BUSINESSES
The Morrisania area of the Bronx is looking to move forward after the devastating three-alarm fire that recently destroyed several businesses and killed over 100 animals. On Wednesday, November 19...
MLS No. 2 Ivan Gazidis named Arsenal CEO
By BRIAN LEWISFirst came the wave of American owners in the Premiership, probably loking for a place to hide their shrinking U.S. dollars away from the diminishing stateside economy. Now...
94-YEAR OLD ALUMN RETURNS TO P.S. 83
P.S. 83 had a rare and wonderful opportunity, as a distinguished alumni came back to visit the institution responsible for her education. On Wednesday, November 19, Rita Sullivan, class of...
Report: Pettitte eyes Torre, Dodgers
FOXSports.com reports that "[Andy] Pettitte has spoken more than once with his former manager, Joe Torre, about joining the Dodgers, according to major-league sources."
O/U RICO!
Rico went 8-8 (1-2 Best Bets) last week on the over/unders, holding the record steady at 85-85-6 (21-14-1). The selections for Week 13: OVER: Titans/Lions; Bills/Niners; Bucs/Saints; Rams/Dolphins; Ravens/Bengals; Raiders/Chiefs;...
MS. CHARLEEN
TOMORROW: Lions, Seahawks, Eagles SUNDAY: Redskins, Jets, Bills, Bengals, Colts, Packers, Rams, Bucs, Chargers, Patriots, Chiefs, Vikings MONDAY: Texans BEST BETS: Seahawks, Packers, Patriots
TIM SULLIVAN
TOMORROW: Titans, Seahawks, Cardinals SUNDAY: Giants, Broncos, Bills, Ravens, Colts, Packers, Dolphins, Bucs, Falcons, Patriots, Chiefs, Bears MONDAY: Jaguars BEST BETS: Giants, Ravens, Bucs
BENEDETTO ASKS STATE TO INVESTIGATE CIAMPA SALE
Community Board 10 and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto are calling on the office that regulates group homes to reconsider the investment one service provider is planning to make in the Waterbury...
TRIBOROUGH NAMED IN RFK'S HONOR
Hundreds of borough residents joined a Who's Who of New York political figures and members of the Kennedy family last week for a ceremony at which the Triborough Bridge was...
4-WAY SIGN OK'D
According to Councilman Jimmy Vacca, a busy street corner in Spencer Estate where three major accidents have occurred in the past four months will finally get a four-way stop sign....
Oscar Watch: Get 'Milk'
This is the video version of my four-star review of "Milk,'' which opens today in limited release. This deeply stirring bio-pic offers a never-better Sean Penn "like you've never seen...
No practice for Burress, Jacobs
BY PAUL SCHWARTZThe MRI test administered Tuesday to Plaxico Burress revealed what everyone around the Giants already knew, that he has a right hamstring injury. Burress will not practice today...
BAM'S CHOICE
GREAT news for anyone worried about global warming: The United States (and the rest of the industrialized world) is now employing the only proven weapon for lowering greenhouse-gas emissions. Unfortunately,...
Starr Report: Victor Borge
The life of piano-playing comedian Victor Borge, who delighted millions of TV viewers, will be celebrated by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (at Scandinavia House) with "Victor Borge: A Centennial Celebration," running...
BARBARA BUSH IN HOSPITAL
HOUSTON -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was in a Houston hospital Wednesday after complaining of a "little bit of pain." Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Mrs. Bush went to...
CHEERS!
HOT TULLY 1 part Tullamore Dew Irish whisky 1 sliced lemon 2 lumps of sugar Combine all ingredients, fill to the top of a glass mug with hot water and...
Box Office: 'Australia' Predicted to Sell $24M Worth of Tickets Over 5 Days in the U.S. and Canada
Based on final audience tracking surveys, "Australia'' will sell a respectable $24 million worth of tickets in North America over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend and finish in the No. 5...
BOUNTY HUNTERS
CHECK out your neighborhood for Black Friday through Christmas specials, including some treats for yourself. For example, on the Upper West Side, out-of-towners visiting their kids and grandkids should drop...
Deal of the Day-Free People
This check Wool Cozy Jacket from Free People is just the casual topper you need for that cold weather getaway.Wear it with jeans and riding boots, over a wool dress...
REMAINS OF THE DAY
Turkey and Potato EmpanadasFOR FILLING: 1 pound shredded turkey 2 cups tomatoes, chopped 3 pcs chipotle peppers in adobo (canned) 1 medium onion, dices 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup cilantro,...
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS TAKE ECONOMIC HIT
After-school programs may look like fun and games, but most experts agree they are places to keep kids safe and build their life and academic skills. However, such programs, both...
THANKFULLY, HONDO'S STILL ON THE TOP
Hondo kept partial control of the Bettor's Guide penthouse in Week 12 by going 8-8, which sounds like a precursor to what he plans to do tomorrow: eat and eat....
'HAWKS WILL RISE UP IN BIG D
The winner of multiple major national-handicapping championshipsagainst world-class competition, The Wildcat returns. Including the 1997-2007 seasons in The Post, Cat's 13-year record in print standsat 354-295 (54.5 percent) against the...
BAD DAY FOR TURKEYS
ANY chance of a competitive first game of the NFL's Turkey Day tripleheader went down the garbage disposal with the Titans' perfect 10-0 record when they were manhandled Sunday by...
NETS PREACH PATIENCE WITH YI
LOS ANGELES - The Nets keep their fingers crossed, hoping for better consistency from Yi Jianlian. Right now, they might even settle for a "good, bad, good, bad, good" performance...
NY BOAT SHOW IS LOCAL HOLIDAY 'GIFT'
THERE will be a new source this year for your gift buying: the New York National Boat Show. For the first time in its history, the New York Boat Show...
LANGUAGE 'BARRIER' FOR SLAY TOWN'S LATINO TOP COP
The white commanding officer of an embattled Suffolk County police precinct was replaced yesterday with a Hispanic. Authorities are hopeful he'll be able to quell growing tensions in a community...
TRAFFIC HOLIDAY
Travelers may be able to look forward to a holiday from bumper-to-bumper traffic this Thanksgiving. The American Automobile Association predicts a dip of 600,000 travelers on the road - down...
ALL HAIL KING MIKE - AND NEVER MIND REBATES
THE ISSUE:Mayor Bloomberg's resistance to sending out property-tax rebate checks. *** Thank you, Fred Siegel ("King Mike," PostScript, Nov. 23). Eight years of government by the rich, for the rich,...
BRIBES SINK HOSPITAL BIG
The former head of Bellevue Hospital is getting five years probation for wringing thousands of dollars in bribes out of a transcription firm that hoped to do business with the...
BREAKING DOWN GOP WALLS
THE ISSUE: The Republicans' failure to attract more Hispanic voters in this year's election. *** Republicans are right to be worried about their lack of appeal to the Hispanic population;...
POLITICIANS, CEO PAY & THE TALE OF BORIS' GOAT
AN old Russian fable tells of two poor peasants - Boris, who had a goat, and Ivan, who didn't. One day, Ivan came upon a strange-looking lamp; when he rubbed...
SPITZ HOOKER BOOKER FREE
A part-time booker for the call-girl ring that serviced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was spared both jail time and a fine yesterday by a judge who noted that the state's...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A crook was busted after he tried to break into one Upper West Side apartment and burglarized another, cops said yesterday. José Perez, 53, first struck at 332 W....
O'S GITMO SURPRISE
THE human-rights crowd is right: Life is hard for a Guantanamo Bay detainee. The deprivation is unspeakable. According to the facility's "cultural adviser," their brains haven't been "stimulated" enough. So...
OVER-SINGING IN THE SEASON
If you find yourself humming "Winter Wonderland" over and over during the ensuing festive weeks, it may only be because you've been effectively brainwashed. "Winter Wonderland" topped music publisher ASCAP's...
THE REAL THREAT TO OUR ECONOMY
THE subprime-mortgage crisis was only the trigger of the financial collapse. For a hint of the real problem, consider the fact that total world debt has exploded since 1992 -...
911 HEAD-CASE HEADS-UP
The NYPD launched a new warning system that alerts cops when they are responding to an emergency involving an emotional disturbed person in order to reduce potentially deadly confrontations, The...
HEARTLESS BOSSES
Have a heart, boss! Supervisors who are inconsiderate and don't have their employees' backs run the risk of turning their workers' tickers into time bombs, a new study found. "Feeling...
'GUNMAN'S' SCARY CLAIM
The crazed gunman who killed two people in a New Jersey church told cops he would have killed all 200 people in the house of worship if he had more...
CITI HOGS JUST KEEP PIGGIN' OUT
Uncle Sam's $351 billion rescue of Citigroup isn't stopping the bank's top brass and board members from indulging in office renovations, first-class flights and pricey cuisine. Insiders tell The Post...
'BLING' RIP-OFF SUIT VS. LOTTERY
Hey, you never know . . . who's gonna steal your idea. A game designer is suing the New York Lottery, claiming the state gambling agency ripped off the concept...
OFF THE BEEPIN' TRACK
The MTA is bringing their biggest delays to riders' smallest screens. Yesterday, agency officials hit send on a revamped text-message and e-mail service that can tell riders if their subway,...
FIRE THE BUMS! POST READERS LETTER RIP
The feds' decision to pump another $20 billion into foundering banking giant Citigroup and protect a staggering $306 billion of its toxic loans - without even a slap on the...
ROCKER'S SON RIPPED OFF
The son of Rockpile rocker Dave Edmunds - and stepson of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover - was robbed by two women in a well-timed heist at his Manhattan pad,...
SCHUMER AND PALIN BULL'S-EYE
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is not known as a rugged outdoorsman type, has won a hunting award that puts him in an odd pairing with Alaska Gov. Sarah...
CITY'S AMBULANCE CHA$E
First gas, then milk, now ambulances. The city is raising the cost of an ambulance ride - with transports for the most critical patients going up to $850 per ride...
RAMSAY'S SEARING ROMANCE
Gordon Ramsay treated his off-the-menu girlfriend to a lavish meal the day after their most recent rendezvous, according to a published report yesterday. Serial home-wrecker Sarah Symonds and a pal...
LIQUORGATE, ANYONE?
Was political pressure behind the State Liquor Authority's recent decision to let two upscale Manhattan restaurateurs - and convicted tax-evaders - keep their liquor licenses? That, incredibly, is what the...
BIG THREE BALONEY
A mass car pool to DC that the US auto industry plans for its next round of panhandling is probably smarter than the mode of travel the Big Three CEOs...
HOPE FOR COLUMBIA'S ROTC
A push to bring a military program back to Columbia University after it was banished from the Manhattan campus nearly 40 years ago has led to a vote by students...
SPITZER WAS TERROR-EYED
A congressional committee plans to probe what exactly led to the downfall of disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, officials said yesterday. The House Financial Services Committee plans to hold hearings...
LET SANTA LIGHT THE MENORAH
Merry Hanukkah from the White House! The president and the first lady invited leaders of America's Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month - but...
BUCK STOPS HERE AS AIG BOSS TAKES $1 SALARY
Maybe Citibank's bungling, high-paid execs should take a cue from another financial giant getting a handout from taxpayers - AIG, whose chief executive yesterday cut his own pay to $1...
GRINCH UNION BOSS GETS A HOLIDAY GIFT
The transit union boss who crippled the city during a 2005 holiday season strike has been promoted. Roger Toussaint, who was jailed for leading TWU Local 100 off the job,...
LILLO LAUGHTER FINALLY STOPS
T HE murder trial of Lillo Brancato might boil down to a bloody glove. A glove that could put Lillo away - forever. Good riddance. On Day 2 of his...
CALL IT WE PAY STADIUM
Two city council members have taken a page from The Post, urging Citigroup honchos to show their gratitude for a billion-dollar federal bailout by renaming the new Mets ballpark Citi/Taxpayer...
WE'RE SOCCER $UCKERS
Hai sa jucam fotbal! Let's play soccer, America, because the Treasury's bailout of Citi makes us all sponsors - of Romania's top- rated team, Steaua Bukarest. Taxpayers are now liable...
SPITZ DAD CALLED UNBIASED CREEP
Eliot Spitzer's real-estate baron dad is not a racist. He's just a jerk. That's what Peter Senna, a super for Bernard Spitzer's East Side building from 1998 to 2001, said...
TRESSED TO 'KILL'
She had wished aloud that her husband were dead. She made tactless grabs for his millions. And as he lay dying in New York Hospital - with surgeons struggling to...
BROOKLYN BEEP IN POWER PLAY
Marty Markowitz wants the power to tell the mayor where to stick it - and the City Council speaker, too. It's not that he has a problem with either Mayor...
CARLY: HOW I HATCHED PLOT TO FREE PAL
Legendary singer Carly Simon yesterday said she felt an "instant connection" with the Brooklyn-born rapper whose prison sentence she helped get commuted - along with oddball ally Sen. Orrin Hatch....
CANCER ON THE DECLINE
Cancer rates are dropping in the United States for the first time - a finding some experts say heralds an important turning point in the war against the dread disease....
DEMS HIT OVER CHARLIE
WASHINGTON - A watchdog group yesterday slammed House Democratic leaders and investigators for failing to take action over Rep. Charles Rangel's growing list of ethical issues. "Rep. Rangel's ethics problems...
MADONNA & A-ROD WINGIN' IT
Now that Madonna and A-Rod are as free as birds - lovebirds, that is - they're also flying like them. PHOTOS: A-Rod And Madonna In Miami As these exclusive photos...
ONE VERY UNHAPPY 'STORY'
The story of two East Village buildings may wind up a chapter short. A city appeals board yesterday ruled against the Buildings Department's move allowing a developer to add a...
BAM BOPS BANK BIGS
President-elect Barack Obama says bank executives should skip their holiday bonuses. "I think that if you are already worth tens of millions of dollars and you are having to lay...
BOY TOY IN TV TANTRUM
He's cool as ice on the catwalk, but hot teen model Joshua Walter - exposed as the pretty boy toy of a former second-grade teacher twice his age - flew...
NO TO O ON CIA
President-elect Barack Obama's efforts to quickly assemble a national-security team suffered a setback yesterday when his top candidate for CIA director withdrew from consideration. John Brennan, a security adviser to...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
These two entrepreneurs were not a bunch of whizzes - or maybe they were. They pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court for selling a device called a Whizzinator that helped...
BLOOMY ON BROADWAY
Mayor Bloomberg takes center stage yesterday to announce that there's going to be a lot more recycled material on Broadway over the next few months. That's not a commentary on...
THE COUNTDOWN TO 2010 BEGINS
LeBRON James' well-worn Yankees cap as suredly fits. And last night he tried on more of New York. KNICKS BLOG The two newest Knicks, Tim Thomas and Al Harrington, stepped...
AMAZIN'S DIAL UP K-ROD, FUENTES
The wheels are finally starting to turn for the Mets when it comes to finding a new closer. MITCHELL REPORT: ONE YEAR LATER Sources on both sides said GM Omar...
ANGELS MAY UP SABATHIA STAKES
When word leaked out of San Francisco that the Giants were interested in free-agent jewel CC Sabathia, not many clubs, the Yankees included, took it too seriously. MITCHELL REPORT: ONE...
BRITTLE REP EATS AT DIPIETRO
Scott Gordon gave the Islanders off yesterday, so the only players skating at Iceworks in Syosset were those who are injured. Rick DiPietro wasn't among them. He is still recovering...
ELIAS, GIONTA ADD FIRE TO HOT DEVILS
SUNRISE, Fla. - There's something clutch in the timing of the revivals of the Devils' last two 40-goal scorers. Patrik Elias and Brian Gionta have been scoring again, when it's...
KATHRYN HANNIGAN, 61
Kathryn Hannigan Frye, 61, of Clarks Summit, Pa., died Monday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Her husband is Bill Frye Jr. Kate was the...
TUSSLE LIGHTS FIRE UNDER DUBINSKY
Sometimes a punch is just a punch, and sometimes it's a whole lot more. The latter was the case with Rangers second-year center Brandon Dubinsky, who less than three minutes...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: DNA test on McNamee Roger Clemens' former trainer gave samples of his DNA to federal investigators trying to ascertain whether the star pitcher committed perjury before Congress. The request...
BEEFING UP HAS JETS LIVING LARGE
SHORTLY after last sea son ended, Jets owner Woody Johnson joined head coach Eric Mangini in general manager Mike Tannenbaum's office to assess what went wrong in 2007 and what...
MARA KNOWS HE CAN'T KO FANS' SHOWDOWN DREAMS
HIS first instinct was to worry about the logistics, leading to the predictable concerns of a high-ranking executive. WHAT'S UP: NFC (PHOTOS)GIANTS IN POWER RANKINGS "That in a sense would...
HOLIDAY TRIP TO REMEMBER
LOS ANGELES - The Nets' annual Thanksgiving trip last year started with Jason Kidd claiming the team had a glass jaw - and a thumping in Utah. But the Nets...
LEBRON HEAPS PRAISE ON D'ANTONI
Squeezed inside a Garden conference room jammed with more than 60 journalists and banks of TV cameras, LeBron James was careful not to express his desire to play for the...
MORE TESTS FOR MISSING MOBLEY
The deal is official, but Cuttino Mobley's status for the future is unclear. KNICKS BLOG The Knicks yesterday waived the need for Mobley to pass his physical to complete their...
LEBRON STARS IN ROMP OVER KNICKS
Talk about being way too hospitable. If the Knicks were trying to show LeBron James they were a credible outfit worthy of joining in two years as a free agent,...
NETS FALL FLAT AGAINST LAKERS
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant was remarkably mortal with his shot for the Lakers. That was the good thing for the Nets. What wasn't too swell is that they were...
SOONERS' BLAKE GIVES COACHES HEADACHES
When the Oklahoma Sooners play the UAB Blazers tonight in the second semifinal game of the preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden, people who don't know Blake Griffin will be...
SABAN SQUAD WILL SQUASH RIVAL AUBURN
HIS SECOND season as coach at Alabama has been a series of statements for Nick Saban. Big ones. Aug. 30: Opening night in Atlanta against Clemson in what was interpreted...
JUSTIN'S THANKSGIVING SUPER SIDES
While the turkey is clearly the star of the show, these easy and tasty sides are a great supporting cast. Just in time for the holiday, Chef Justin offers up...
STARR REPORT
The life of piano-playing comedian Victor Borge, who delighted millions of TV viewers, will be celebrated by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (at Scandinavia House) with "Victor Borge: A Centennial Celebration," running...
CREAM OF THE CROP
SEAN Penn, of all people, goes on a serious charm offensive as the assassi nated gay community or ganizer Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's deeply moving, politically incisive -...
NEW 'TRANSPORTER' CAN'T DELIVER THE GOODS
IF things get much more dismal for the Trans porter, he'll be running pizzas for Domino's. "Transporter 3," which has James Bond ambitions on the budget of a Fanta commercial,...
MAY CAUSE SANTACIDE
'FOUR Christmases" seeks to explode romantic comedy conventions, but do you actually want a grenade in your stock ing?PLAY: Get in the holiday spirit with the Christmas Movies Pop Video...
SUFFERING IN 'SATURN' HAS A FAMILIAR RING TO IT
AS a note in the program helpfully points out, the planet Saturn completes its orbit about every three decades. Noah Haidle's one-act play inspired by the phenomenon runs about 70...
'AUSTRALIA' MARRED BY TOO MANY TANGENTS
BAZ Luhrmann's "Australia" has it all - unfortunately. With four major story lines and more endings than "The Return of the King," this ambitious 165-minute epic is the movie equivalent...
BALD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
KILLING him off would have been too obvi ous. That was probably the thinking behind last night's final episode of "The Shield" on FX, which concluded with the series' barrel-chested,...
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS
THOUGH he may not have been as well-known to the public as the impresarios of the past - Florenz Zieg feld, David Merrick, David Belasco and their ilk - Gerald...
CRANING FOR 'L&O' CONNECTION
TONIGHT'S episode of "Law & Order" about a crane accident in NYC is not so much ripped from the headlines as embezzled from the fine print. Curious to see what...
'DANCING' QUEEN BROOKE WINS
BROOKE BURKE became the belle of the ballroom last night, snaring the seventh- season crown of "Dancing with the Stars." Singing and Dancing Reality All-Stars Burke, who had long been...
MOBIL FUELS SALE FOR $60M
ONE of the city's great est potential retail properties - and a gateway to the Meatpacking District and Chelsea - is being sold. Several real estate sources tell us the...
LIFE & STYLE LIFE SUPPORT
BAUER Publications is making drastic cuts to the ailing Life & Style in the hopes it can save the patient. In the latest shake-up, Bauer has axed Life & Style...
SEISMIC SCHIFF ON STOCKS
It's great to be armed with an accurate prediction of the economy. It's even better to get it all digitally and compiled into a spiffy video montage that ricochets around...
WEB ADS TO KEEP FALLING
The market for Web ads has slowed dramatically this year and is expected to grow at an even slower pace in 2009. Research firm eMarketer, a top forecaster, said spending...
SICK ECONOMY THREATENS AMERICAN EXPRESS
Despite being chatted up as a possible replacement for embattled Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault finds himself charging through some hard times of his own. Shares...
START THE PRESSES
One chore high on Ben Bernanke's to-do list was ordering the rebuilding of Uncle Sam's money presses a week ago to make sure they won't break down trying to keep...
AILING LONDON HEDGIE PANICKED
Troubled London hedge fund manager RAB Capital is gearing up to pull the plug on several of its portfolios that invest in hedge funds, known as funds of hedge funds,...
Knick present may stink
By MARC BERMANHere's the whole LeBron James saga in a nutshell before moving on to the harsh reality of today's Knicks.Reading the tea leaves about what he said tonight at...
GUEST SERVICES
If you can't stand one more trip up the Empire State Building with your holiday out-of-town guests, we're here to help. For Broadway, we can't help but recommend Sir Elton...
DOING THE DISHES
One of the biggest challenges cooks encounter when preparing the feast is having enough room in the oven and on the stovetop. Between the turkey, pies, stuffing and sides it...
CHAIN GANG
THIS YEAR, shoppers are more bargain-conscious than ever, so take advantage of Black Friday, which has essentially already begun, with many stores offering sales. Check out sites like BlackFriday.info, Bargainist.com,...
SAVVY SHOPPING
CHECK eBAY FIRST. Even if you skip the auctions and only buy items that have the "buy it now" option, you can save tons off retail. DODGE HIDDEN CHARGES. Always...
AFTER HOURS
LATE NIGHT OWLS, theatergoers or exhausted shoppers can head to the new restaurant BarBao, which moved into the popular Rain space, and has just launched a new late night economy...
One Day to the Post's 10th Annual Turkey Awards! Here's a Look Back
Tomorrow in The Post, we'll unveil our 10th annual Turkey Awards celebrating dubious achievements in the cinematic arts. In the meantime, to whet your appetite, here's a link back to...
EVENTS: DesCours, New Orleans
Is it possible to get sick of New Orleans? (Wait - don't answer that.) One more thing before we move on: This month, when you visit, besides all the awesome...
Oscar Watch: 'Benjamin Button,' One Classy Movie, Takes the Lead
If you subscribe to the theory that the film with the most potential Oscar nominations is the frontrunner, which I usually do, then "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,'' which...