December 7, 2008

The Guilty Pleasure of the Year: 'Mamma Mia'

Has any star ever appeared in films are widely disparate as "Doubt'' and "Mamma Mia!'' in one year? I can't think of any. I'll be reviewing "Doubt,'' which stars Meryl...

Pistons barely show up

By MARC BERMAN The Pistons were barely awake for today's noon tip-off, playing as if they had attended the same Saturday nightspot as the Warriors the week before. Or perhaps...

Box Office Oscar Watch: Tricky Dick's A Smash

Best Picture hopeful "Frost/Nixon'' racked up a massive $60,000 per venue average over the weekend, which Indiewire says is the year's best average for any film. Universal boosted the number...

Friedel's Villains edge Howard's Everton

By BRIAN LEWISIn a clash of American goalkeepers, Brad Friedel's Aston Villa edged Tim Howard's Everton 3-2 in a thrilling tilt at Goodison Park. The Villains leapfrogged over Hull into...

Inactives vs. 49ers

The inactives for today's game are out. CB David Barrett is the biggest surprise on there. Barrett has been active for every game except one this year. LB David Harris...

Report: Rasner signs with Japanese team

Darrell Rasner will be making 100 million next year. Not dollars, yen.According to a report on JapanBall.com, Rasner signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League....

Report: Syracuse interested in Gilbride

NFL.com is reporting that Syracuse University has talked to Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride about their head coaching position.According to the reporter, Gilbride is not considered a favorite to win...

Mets headed to Winter Meetings

Here is a look at the Mets' plans going into the Winter Meetings that I wrote for today's editions of The Post. GM Omar Minaya (pictured) will look to address...

KYLE SMITH: TOP MOVIES

1. "Slumdog Millionaire" 2. "Man On Wire" 3. "Seven Pounds" 4. "The Dark Knight" 5. "Four Months, Three Weeks And Two Days" 6. "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" 7....

BROOKLYN'S JACOBS WIN ON UNDERCARD

LAS VEGAS - Danny Jacobs trained for two big events this week: his 13th professional fight and the birth of his first child. The Brooklyn boxer experienced the latter when...

LOU LUMENICK: TOP MOVIES

1. "Slumdog Millionaire" 2. "Wall-E" 3. "Milk" 4. "A Christmas Tale" 5. "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" 6. "Iron Man" 7. "Revolutionary Road" 8. "The Visitor" 9. "Synecdoche, New...

St. John's past Indiana 3-2, into College Cup

By BRIAN LEWISSt. John's booked its ticket to the 2008 College Cup yesterday with a stunning 3-2 come-from-behind win over sixth-seeded Indiana. Paterson (NJ) product Nelson Becerra converted a game-winning...

Miss at your own risk: 'Legal' case closed

Highlights for the week of Dec. 8But where will we go for our singing-lawyer fix?"Boston Legal" closes shop for good Monday night on ABC with a two-hour series finale. Without...

The Curious Case of F. Scott Fitzgerald: 2 Full-Length Movies to Check Out Outline

A Best Picture win for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,'' very loosely based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, would be more than a little ironic, notes...

And Now, Without Further Ado, My 10 Best Movies of 2008

KYLE: If you're going to talk about roaming away from the herd, Christopher Nolan has to impress you for launching a vigorous, even blatant defense of the Bush administration in...

EAGLES ARE GOOD BUY AS FULL-TD 'DOGS

Eagles (+7) over GIANTS: This will be supreme test of defending champs' focus, against desperate Birds looking to avenge earlier loss to divisional foe. Andy Reid has earned his money...

EAGLES & FALCS FLY HIGH

Including the 1997-2007 seasons in The Post, Cat's 13-year record in print stands at 354-295 (54.4 percent) against the spread. THE PICKS Eagles (+7) over GIANTS: Blessed with three days...

GOLDEN BOY STICKING UP FOR SUGAR SHANE

LAS VEGAS - Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, isn't fully convinced that boxer Shane Mosley knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs, despite a published report saying that Mosley admitted...

TIME TO GET BACK TO FOOTBALL

MERCIFULLY, a football game, and the judge and jury are your own fans. A division title to clinch. Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook and the hated Eagles on the other...

BIG BLUE TAKING SHOT TO CLINCH IN STRIDE

This is the first chance for the Giants to clinch the NFC East, which would seem to increase the sense of urgency heading into today's game against the Eagles. "Not...

THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS

WINNERS ROBERT ECKERT Mattel CEO scores major court win when judge finds toy maker real owner of Bratz franchise. LARRY SILVERSTEIN Developer inks deal to bring German bank, WestLB, to...

DESPERATE EAGLES CAP DIFFICULT WEEK FOR GIANTS

The theme already was established early in the week. This game for the Giants is a test of their mental toughness, their ability to keep their attention focused on today's...

MANGINI'S PLAN TO BRING HIS BEST OUT WEST

SAN FRANCISCO - When the Jets reported to work this week, each player had a note awaiting him in his locker with tips for preparing their bodies for this week's...

FINAL FOUR WILL TELL ALL ABOUT GANG GREEN

SAN FRANCISCO - We think we know who the Jets are, who they've become, what they've become. One game shouldn't change that, even one as dyspeptic as last week's loss...

JETS LOOKING FOR QUICK TURNAROUND VS. 49ERS

The Jets returned to earth last week with a dud against the Broncos that ended a five-game winning streak. Today, they face a 49ers team that has won two of...

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH... ALAN FANECA

The Post's Steve Serby talks with guard Alan Faneca, who is in his first season with the Jets after playing 10 seasons in Pittsburgh. Q: Your first epileptic seizure? A:...

CELTICS STAR LAYS INTO BIG BABY

AFTER visiting the Jose Conseco Fieldhouse tomorrow, the 19-2 Celtics invade our nation's capital Thursday. Given the way they're playing, David Stern has canceled the remainder of the season, called...

IRISH COACH SURVIVES LOSING, NOW NEEDS TO STAY HUMBLE

SAN FRANCISCO - Charlie Weis has become the easiest punching bag in all sports, because there isn't anything a sports fan likes more than to see a braggart go down,...

THESE NINE DID A HALL OF A JOB

EVERY year this is one of my favorite columns to write, though I might as well put a sign on my backside that reads: Kick me.Numbers do not translate from...

METS NEED PAIR OF STUDS FOR FINAL SIX OUTS

THE Winter Meetings open tomorrow and the Mets still have not closed. They began the offseason looking to end games more productively, and still are hunting for a ninth-inning man....

THE RUMBLE

Mets' skyscraping Santa 6-7 Pelfrey's going to need a taller suit Mike Pelfrey is causing the Mets Community Relations Department sleepless nights scurrying around trying to find a Santa Claus...

D'OH!-J'S BIG FLUB

LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson could have skated for as little as three years - but the boneheaded former footballer rejected all plea-bargain offers, The Post has learned. Simpson pal...

PARKS DEPT.'S HIDDEN-TIX TRICK ON LUXE METS BOX

THE city's luxury box at Shea Stadium was used almost entirely over the last four years by employees of the Parks Department - which oversees the ballpark - while other...

'BLOODY SUV' IN CLUB-GAL HUNT

Cops hunting for an aspiring fashionista who disappeared from a Manhattan nightclub towed a bloodstained SUV from their prime suspect's upstate family home yesterday - hours after the sexual deviant...

NIGHTSPOT-PATROL COPS NIXED AS NYPD DOES SHUFFLE

The NYPD has eliminated specialized units focused on nightclubs, graffiti and other quality-of-life issues at some precincts, shifting those officers to regular patrols. The recent shuffling of officers came after...

NFL: DON'T CALL COPS, CALL US

It's a message the Giants and other NFL teams pound into their young players' heads: In a jam, call us first. "Why would you call the police?" former Giants cornerback...

ALYSSA IN BID TO BAR 'STALKER'

LOS ANGELES - Beautiful "Who's the Boss?" star Alyssa Milano has filed a restraining order against a crazed man who sneaked onto her property and tried to win a sweepstakes...

'KNIGHT' TO $OAR IN RE-RELEASE

Warner Bros.' superhero blockbuster "The Dark Knight" is due back in theaters on Jan. 23, and movie insiders say it stands a chance of sinking the $600 million domestic record...

$1.5M SUIT IN RACING COLT BOLT

A bad start at the Saratoga Race Course in 2007 left a top colt with a career-ending injury - and the horse's owners want the New York Racing Association to...

DEM BIGS BAR BIDEN

Vice President-elect Joe Biden is being cold-shouldered by fellow Democrats in the Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday said the new Congress would bar the Delaware senator from caucus...

NIGHTCLUB'S LOSING STREAK

* The Midtown club where Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself was close to being sacked long before his gun went off. The 17th Precinct cabaret unit has been targeting the...

JUDGES ARE DISSED ROBES AS COMPLAINTS HIT RECORD

Disorder in the court! The number of complaints lodged against state judges has jumped to a record-high 1,978 so far this year - already 15 percent more than all of...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

Queens * A motorist accused of talking on her cellphone while behind the wheel and double-parked was arrested after she bumped a traffic agent in Jackson Heights and drove off,...

DANGEROUS TURN

City bus drivers and transit coffers are taking a beating. Drivers are almost twice as likely to be assaulted as their subway counterparts. And farebeaters who would likely get ticketed...

MBA CABBY AIMS HIRE

He's trying to hack it. All he wants is a job, but James Williamson and his fresh MBA diploma aren't having any luck. So the 25-year-old is taking advantage of...

S&M SLAYER'S MARRIAGE BOND

The burly bondage buff who killed the boyfriend of a Long Island dominatrix before turning the gun on himself was once married to another dominatrix, sources said. David Krieg -...

FIVE PLAX TEAMMATES LEGALLY ARMED

Run-and-gun receiver Plaxico Burress isn't the only Giant who packs heat. At least five of his teammates legally own weapons, according to a Post review of public records and news...

TED WANTS CAROLINE

Powerful senator and family patriarch Ted Kennedy has been working back channels to promote niece Caroline as the replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate, family sources told The...

HO, HO, NOOOOOO!

It's the most horrifying time of the year. Every holiday season, thousands of spirited parents photograph the Yuletide yelling, tears and misery of their terrified tiny tots as they sit...

SO YOU WANNA SELL YOUR HOME AND NOT TAX YOUR CHILDREN?

Dear John: I am an 82-year-old widower living in Queens who is attempting to sell the home that I have lived in for over 50 years. How much tax will...

MEMO TO DC: CARS SELL IF BUYERS COULD BORROW

THE US auto industry isn't seeking $34 billion in bridge loans because it can't compete - they're asking for the money because of the irresponsibility of Wall Street. GM, Ford...

A MODEST, ERR, ECONOMICAL PROPOSAL FOR HOLIDAY

LIKE the rest of us, the ladies of "The View," the ABC daytime talkfest, are worried about the economy. In recent weeks, host Whoopi Goldberg has wondered aloud about how...

OBAMA'S RECOVERY ROAD MAP

President-elect Barack Obama unveiled several key elements of his economic-recovery plan yesterday and pledged to invest billions in a massive effort to improve roads and other public works. Obama's plan,...

IRAQ BLOCKING 'LOOT' AUCTION

Baghdad officials are charging Christie's auction house with trying to sell looted artifacts. The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage has demanded an investigation into a pair of 10,000-year-old...

'SODOMY' COP TO BE INDICTED

A grand jury has voted to indict a police officer accused of sodomizing a suspect with an expandable baton during an arrest in a Brooklyn subway station, sources said yesterday....

MYSTERY HAS SAD FINALE

Sunny von Bulow, the millionaire Newport, RI, socialite whose husband Claus faced two legendary trials in the 1980s for allegedly trying to kill her, died yesterday after lingering for 28...

WWII FIND

"Deeply regret to inform you that your son . . . is missing in action in the performance of his duty and service of his country," read the telegram. It...

EXPERT: CARS FLAT 'TIL 2015

GM, Chrysler and Ford will struggle for survival until 2015 - or even longer - even if they are granted a $34 billion federal bridge loan, according to a leading...

WOW! $1.5M WEB DEAL

ROBERT Pittman's Pilot Group and The Rhime Group have teamed up to make a $1.5 million investment in Wowowow, the Web site aimed at women in the over-40 crowd, On...

SHOULDA STUCK WITH PLAN, HANK

Two hedge fund managers have stolen a page from Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's original bank rescue playbook and are buying distressed mortgage assets from banks - and posting solid profits....

'JUG BAND' KEEPS

Those sidewalk solicitors purporting to collect money for the United Homeless Organization are pocketing the funds themselves - without a city license to be working the streets, The Post has...

INTO HIGH GEAR

While car dealerships around the country are laying off staff and being forced out of business due to slumping sales, one New York auto dealer is about to wrap up...

FORTRESS APPEARS SHAKY

Wesley Edens may soon find out if his Fortress Investment Group is made of sand or stone. Back in October, Edens quipped that he'd consider taking his publicly traded investment...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

Who knew the people over at Guinness World Records even measured this stuff? Two Arizona doctors earned a place in the famed record book for surgically removing a 7-pound uterus...

BOAT SHOW A HOLIDAY MUST SEE

THE New York National Boat Show opens on Saturday and for the first time, it's before Christmas. The timing should get more people through the doors of the Javits Center,...

YANK PLAN: CHECK, RAISE

Las Vegas is a city built on the backs of losers. Hall of Fame loser O.J. Simpson will leave it in handcuffs. Rap star Tupac departed in a body bag...

NO HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR HURTING KNICKS

MIKE D'Antoni insists the Knicks will be "a better team" because of Donnie Walsh's two trades, not just better salary-cap-wise. D'Antoni will next inform us he's asked Santa Claus for...

GUNNING FOR PLAX

* Harry Carson said "What Plaxico (Burress) did didn't hurt anybody except Plaxico" ["Harry: Don't shoot down return," The Post and nypost.com, Dec. 3]. How magnanimous: Carson easily dismisses Burress'...

OUTRAGE AIMED AT AVERY ABSURD

THE outrage within the hockey community over the two words used in Calgary by Sean Avery is beyond laughable, honestly it is, and particularly across Canada, where they can't replay...

AFTER LOSING COOL, THE KING CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Remember the old adage about never letting them see you sweat? On Thursday in Montreal, Henrik Lundqvist let everybody see him fume, first when he screamed at Scott Gomez for...

FRANCIS: MOBLEY IS LIKELY TO RETIRE

Steve Francis said he spoke to former Rockets back-court mate Cuttino Mobleyand confirmed The Post's report he seriously was mulling retirement with an answer coming very shortly. Mobley was supposed...

UNDER-THE-WEATHER HARRIS LIFTS NETS

PHILADELPHIA - If he could walk, Devin Harris said, he could play. Truth is, however, he doesn't do much walking up the court. And if the player who has gotten...

SPORTS SHORTS

GOLF: Wie near earning card In Daytona Beach, Fla., Michelle Wie saved par on three of her last four holes for a 4-under 68 that left her one shot behind...

DE LA HOYA: I DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE

LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao was thought to be too small to compete with the taller and Oscar De La Hoya. But size doesn't always matter in boxing. Pacquiao proved...

ISLES SOFT-SOAP ANOTHER STINKER

This is what it's coming to for the Islanders: They were trying to draw positives from a 5-1 loss, at home, to another cellar-dweller. Joey MacDonald, who took the blame...

ELIAS PASSES FOR THE WIN INSTEAD

MONTREAL - Passing meant passing up a genuine chance at breaking the NHL career overtime record, but passing also meant a near-lock on victory. Patrik Elias chose the latter, and...

CITI FIELD DEAL MORE NAUSEATING THAN EVER

TWO years ago, when the country's financial health was superfi cially strong, the Mets-Citigroup naming rights deal - a record-cracking $20 million for 20 years to call the new ballpark...

OMAR HEADS TO VEGAS FOR CLOSER

What has been a glacial offseason for the Mets should pick up speed at the Winter Meetings. GM Omar Minaya might not come back from Las Vegas with his pressing...

NAVY CONTINUES DOMINANCE WITH ROUT OF ARMY

PHILADELPHIA - One of college football's most revered rivalries has become one of its most mismatched. New Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo ended his first regular-season yesterday the same way predecessor...

GATORS TOUGH IT OUT FOR BCS TITLE-GAME SPOT

ATLANTA - The word got under Urban Meyer's skin like the scratch test for an allergy to cats: "Soft." No matter how often that designation, which had been slapped on...

EBRANI, 24, AND DJEMSHIDOFF, 29

Oct. 30 - Family comes first for Jonathan Ebrani and Candice Djemshidoff - even during their wedding kiss! "We didn't kiss," says the bride, a medical assistant for New York...

SIMS, 26, AND LIPPER, 29

Oct. 25 - Ilan Lipper knows the early bird catches the worm - or the bride! Lipper, a vice president for Albee Baby Carriage, proposed to Pamela Sims at 6...

RICHARDSON, 30, AND JOSEPH, 30

Aug. 17 - For Brooklyn couple Bayyina Joseph and Dawan Richardson, their wedding day was also their lucky day. When the duo were chosen to be part of WE TV's...

OBSTBAUM, 28 AND WOLT, 29

Oct. 11 - "It's amore" for newlyweds Billy Wolt and Lucy Obstbaum. The Brooklyn duo may not have had the moon hit their eye like a big pizza pie, but...

PROOF POSITIVE

Named for the "joyful personality of the authentic Brazilian woman," Moleca is an ultra-premium cachaça. While rum is made from sugar refined into molasses, authentic cachaças like this are distilled...

FIESTA TODAY!

MaÑana 27 E. 61st St.; 212-752-8900 "Tomorrow" may be the English translation of this new Mexican restaurant's name, but you may want to eat there today. Vittorio Assaf and Fabio...

BIG APPLE BUDDIES

NICK, a 27-year-old lawyer, is a native New Yorker. So when he chose Melanie, a 24-year-old beauty operations planner who is new to NYC, we wondered if the two would...

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?

The last song John Lennon ever sang on stage was by Paul McCartney: "I Saw Her Standing There." When Lennon did the song at Madison Square Garden during a guest...

HISTORY'S 10 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS

When was the last time you waited 15 years for something? Besides the N train, that is? It's been a decade and a half since Guns N' Roses released its...

BUSH KEPT US SAFE

To drive through the suburbs of Northern Virginia is to marvel still at the widespread wealth, the mansions and mini-mansions that did not exist a quarter-century ago and that now...

MEET MARKET

Step aside, shy guys. Angel, a 32-year-old who works in theater, is no wallflower. If you can keep up with her outgoing personality - and her dogs - she might...

HEALING HEROES

It was 67 years ago this morning that Japanese warplanes struck the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, shattering the Pacific fleet and claiming the lives of more than 2,300...

MORE RANGEL MUCK

The ethical clouds hanging over Rep. Charlie Rangel grow thicker by the day. Thursday, it came to light that Rangel's campaign committee steered some $80,000 to his son's Internet company...

BLOG WATCH

Prison break "Shocking news: Obama finds that closing Gitmo is more complicated than he thought. In fact, President Bush himself has said, several times over the last couple of years,...

HAVE FAITH

"New York on the Block" (Julia Vitullo-Martin, PostScript, Nov. 29) contains inaccurate comments regarding West Park Presbyterian Church and its dealings with Friends of West Park, a neighborhood group that...

TAXES ARE GOOD

The economy is in crisis and it is easy to push the panic button about the city or the state imposing new taxes ("Tax Payrolls, Kill Jobs" Editorial, Dec. 5)....

OVER THE HILL

With Hillary Clinton's departure from the Senate, Gov. Patterson should appoint himself to the US Senate; the governor is too nice of a man ("How Dave Should Use the Senate...

REQUIRED READING

Mission: Blacklist #1 The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein - as Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded his Capture by Eric Maddox with Davin Seay (Harper) Army...

THE PERSIAN NIGHT

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has three phobias," according to Iranian expatriate journalist Amir Taheri. "Women, Jews and America." Forget bombs. Maybe we should send in Barbra Streisand. Iran is...

MICHAEL PHELPS' "NO LIMITS

Memoirs like this, produced in only weeks, usually aren't worth your time. And indeed, swimming phenom Michael Phelps' tell-all isn't exactly captivating - except for two things. One, though Phelps...

IN MY LIBRARY: JONATHAN FRANZEN

When it comes to books, Jonathan Franzen doesn't need Oprah's Book Club to pick "em. Franzen - who dared question Winfrey's seal of approval on his award-winning novel, "The Corrections"...

THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS

In October 1843 Charles Dickens's "once unequaled popularity was at a nadir, his critical reputation in a shambles, his bank account overdrawn," Les Standiford writes. His first five books --...

THE URBAN HERMIT

To call Sam MacDonald one of the greatest losers in American letters is not meant as an insult but as an insight. A memoir that revolves around shedding a couple...

LET'S PLAY DOCTOR

I don't know what fake physician Mark Leyner does on Thursday mornings at 8, but you can find real physician Billy Goldberg behind the microphone on Sirius/XM radio broadcasting from...

JEFF GOLDBLUM

JEFF Goldblum has been a regular big-screen presence since forgetting his mantra in 1977's "Annie Hall." The Pittsburgh native went on to make his mark as oily but charismatic anti-heroes...

THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED

Wally Lamb's books are enormously popular, and no wonder: they make almost no demands of the reader, ensconcing him instead in the warmth of a half-considered and unclear morality, with...

BEST OF 2008

The music industry calls declining CD sales a shift in the market. But what do you expect in a world in which attention spans are short, a song is better...

THE BEST FILMS OF 2008

This was the year "The Dark Knight" gave "Titanic" a run for the money at the box office and Robert Downey Jr. became the hottest ticket in movies with "Iron...

THE DUDE ABIDES

What, exactly, is 'Keanitude'? "It means, 'Of, from, or conveying the essence of Keanu,' " says Lara Naaman, TV writer and longtime Reeves enthusiast. "Keanitude is the ratio of hot...

AGENDA

Score haute deals while shopping and strolling; channel warm Polynesian breezes through music; catch a director and an actor wrestle through discussions of their new film; buy a celebrity-designed lunchbox;...

THE CAT'S MEOW

Mei Mei woke me up at 5 a.m. last week when she tried to stuff her 10-pound butterball self, rump first, into the box of tissues on my nightstand. I...

FETCHING FOR HOPE

IT'S rare for a film to acknowledge that dogs suffer just as much as people do during tough economic times. And "Wendy and Lucy," opening Wednesday at Film Forum, is...

'CSI' TAKEOVER

Finding the right actor to replace William Petersen on CBS' most durable hit, "CSI," was a tricky proposition. In choosing film star Laurence Fishburne, the producers made a bold move....

GUEST IN SHOW

For its 100th episode, "CSI: NY" pulled out all the stops when it came to guest stars. The producers tapped Rumer Willis, Nelly, Chris Daughtry and long-lost "Party of Five"...

REEL GOOD

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007) Monday, 9 p.m., HBO A good retelling of the weird obsession that 19-year-old Ford (Casey Affleck) had with 30-something...

DON'T MISS LIST

REALITYDouble VisionA DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE, Tuesday, 10 p.m., MTV MTV had so much fun last year with the cheesy reality dating show "A Shot At Love" that the network...

'TONIGHT SHOW' BANDLEADER LIKES THE HIGH LIFE

Kevin Eubanks refuses to let me interview him, leaving me no choice but to go rifling through his personal Web site in search of facts about his life. And what...

CHEER UP!

With Christmas just around the corner, the networks are rolling out some new specials and some holiday-themed episodes of weekly series. Even if you consider yourself too hip to fall...

PRIMETIME

There are times when it's impossible to suppress the immodest urge to holler, "I told you so!" So here goes. On Sept. 14, in this space, I wrote a piece...

TOKYO PANTY PERV

I am newly returned from the Filmex festi val in Tokyo, where I crowded in as many movies as time and jet lag permitted. Most outrageous entry I saw has...

BRIDGE

DR. Ed Fitch, the ophthalmologist who presides over my club, has a sign prominently displayed in his waiting room: "If you don't see what you're looking for . . ....

DRAWN-OUT DRAWS

WHEN you're playing for your country, you fight until the last pawn is gone. That was the moral of the world Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, where masters played on in...

GRAND JURY TO INDICT COP ACCUSED OF SODOMIZING SUSPECT

A grand jury has voted to indict a police officer accused of sodomizing a suspect with an expandable baton during an arrest in a Brooklyn subway station, sources said today....

'BLOODY SUV' IN CLUB-GAL HUNT

Cops hunting a woman who disappeared from a Manhattan nightclub towed a bloodstained SUV from their prime suspect's upstate family home today - hours after the sexual deviant called a...

FIVE GIANTS LEGALLY ARMED

Run-and-gun receiver Plaxico Burress isn't the only Giant who packs heat. At least five of his teammates legally own weapons, according to a Post review of public records and news...