February 16, 2009
Beckham & Angel = Crass & Class
After listening to David Beckham try to whine his way out of Los Angeles, and comparing and contrasting it to Juan Pablo Angel talking about re-signing with the Red Bulls,...
A-Rod MUST tell the truth
By GEORGE A. KING IIIIt's not pretty. But it's as big as it gets.When Alex Rodriguez enters a press conference Tuesday, the sporting world will be poised to drag answers...
THAKOON
Thakoon Panichgul is another young designer benefiting from the Michelle Obama bounce; his show has never been so packed. Anna Wintour was there with White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers...
CARLOS MIELE
Brazilian createur Carlos Miele is a master of his genre -- glamorous gowns for the international social set -- but his autumn collection demonstrates that Miele is far from a...
Houshmandzadeh likely on market
The Cincinnati Bengals opted to use their franchise tag on kicker Shayne Graham, causing wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh to say the likelihood of him playing elsewhere is "99.2 percent."The franchise...
Philly media joins trash talk
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Phil Sheridan takes some shots at the latest boast -- this time from newcomer Francisco Rodriguez -- that the Mets are the "team to beat" in the...
Former 'mate Moyer rips A-Rod
Here's the Philadelphia Inquirer story in which Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer rips former Mariners teammate Alex Rodriguez, saying he won't get into the Hall of Fame."I don't see how he...
DONNA KARAN
We knew it was coming... it had to. Donna Karan is not only heralding the return of the bodysuit but also the return of shoulder pads for women. Whether or...
Ainge feels like he has chance
Erik Ainge told newyorkjets.com that he feels like he'll have a legitimate chance to compete for the Jets' starting quarterback job under new coach Rex Ryan."I don't think there will...
Death in the Walker Family?
Now to NYC, or the LA set meant to look like NYC, where Rebecca and David (her photo-dad) get to know each other a little better. It would have been...
ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO
This NYC-based designer's profile has been upped considerably over the past few months, ever since Michelle Obama bought several custom-made pieces, including the purple jacket worn during her husband's pre-inauguration...
Red Bulls weigh in on Angel extension
The Red Bulls view Juan Pablo Angel as among the best strikers in MLS and most important signings in club history. And Angel, who signed a multi-year extension today, said...
ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK - MENSWEAR
Walking into the Organic presentation was like taking a much-needed breath of fresh, eco-friendly air. Set up like an old fashioned bake sale complete with new-agey green vendors offering selections...
CAROLINA HERRERA
Carolina Herrera doesn't really do a bad collection. She is known for her classic, tasteful designs and always enjoyable shows, which is why this season is so puzzling. The palette...
TIM HAMILTON - MENSWEAR
Sapporo must not be very caloric, because Tim Hamilton's models were downing bottles of it while they stood (and sat) on display. Our eyes were immediately drawn to the only...
Ravens cut CB McAlister; has interest
Profootballtalk.com reported yesterday that the Ravens have cut CB Chris McAlister, and his agent told the Star-Ledger he would have interest in the Jets."Of course Chris would be interested in...
NICHOLAS K/SERGIO DAVILA/MARA HOFFMAN
In the name of economic hardship, a trio of designers opted to share the runway for a first-time ever triple fashion show. Nicholas K, Sergio Davila and Mara Hoffman offered...
NO POT CHARGE FOR PHELPS AFTER PHOTO
A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe....
MISS SIXTY
What do you get when you combine acid wash, a developed 1980s aesthetic, Roy Liechtenstein and copious amounts of faux fur? Miss Sixty's trainwreck, fall 2009 edition. Like always, denim...
Oscar Watch: Sean, Mickey and Me -- Plus Final Predictions in All 26 Categories
Oscar Ballots are due today, and in the print edition I size up the evening's main bout, the Best Actor face off between wacky Mickey Rourke and wild man Sean...
No interest in Pudge
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Despite what Pudge Rodriguez keeps saying, the Mets aren't interested in the veteran catcher and aren't talking to him about a contract. A high-ranking team source...
Y-3
When in doubt, put some stripes on it. Spring or fall - in this case it was knits and wools for fall at Pier 40 on the West Side Highway...
NEW IPHONE APP HAS CASINOS ON EDGE
Call it "iCheating." Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos across the state about a card-counting program on iPhones that can illegally help players beat the house at blackjack, officials said....
ERIN FETHERSTON
Fairweather Fetherston fans, be warned. In order to attend her show, you must wear one of the following: a babydoll dress, something sparkly or a standout hairpiece. Such were the...
Fatherhood delays Reyes
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes' arrival in camp has been delayed a day after Reyes' wife gave birth to their third child, a girl, on Saturday in the Dominican...
Opening Day registration set
A press release from the Mets ...The Mets today announced the launch of an online registration for the opportunity to purchase tickets for the inaugural Opening Day at Citi Field,...
FAMILY MEMBERS VISIT BUFFALO CRASH SITE
The family members of the 49 passengers and crew aboard Flight 3407 arrived at the crash scene today, with one notable exception: pilot Marvin Renslow's wife. Sandy Renslow remained at...
What to watch tonight
No. 4 Pittsburgh at No. 1 UConn, 7 p.m. ESPNA showdown of two of the elite teams in the country, which includes two of the best big men going head...
Q&A: IKRAM GOLDMAN AT FASHION WEEK
The Post grabbed a minute with Michelle Obama's stealth stylist, Ikram Goldman, at Monday afternoon's Zero + Maria Cornejo show at the Robert Miller Gallery. (Mrs. Obama owns several custom-made...
Starr Report: Reality of it all...
"Idol" talk: Randy Jackson to "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, backstage at the NAACP Image Awards: "I'm a big fan of the [scripted] shows. Of course I love reality, but...
SONS MOURN PARENTS KILLED IN SI HIT-AND-RUN
A day after a husband and wife died in a senseless hit-and-run crash, their 13-year-old twin sons yesterday said a heart-wrenching goodbye. "We're just kids. A lot of people lose...
Report: Garcia out in Tampa
Jeff Garcia told the Tampa Tribune that he won't be returning to the Bucs next season."My time in Tampa has come to an end,'' Garcia told the paper.This could be...
ISLAMIC LAW TO BE IMPOSED IN PARTS OF PAKISTAN
Pakistan agreed to impose strict Islamic law and suspend a military offensive across a large area of its country today in a bid to pacify the spreading Taliban insurgency, officials...
Favre incidentally 'sticks' it to Jets, vindicates Packers
Brett Favre has admitted to ESPN and SI that part of the reason he came to the Jets was to get revenge on the Packers, who were ready to move...
BRITISH, FRENCH NUCLEAR SUBS COLLIDE IN ATLANTIC
LONDON - Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, authorities acknowledged Monday - touching off new concerns about the safety of the world's...
OBAMA TO APPOINT PANEL FOR AUTO RECOVERY
WASHINGTON - It will take more than one "car czar" to help get the embattled U.S. auto industry back on track, President Barack Obama has decided. Instead, his administration is...
Aceves decides to skip WBC
Easily the biggest surprise in the Yankees organization, and one of the biggest in all of baseball in 2008, Alfredo Aceves, will not be participating in this year's World Baseball...
Red Bull re-signs Juan Pablo Angel
JPA will be spanking MLS bottoms for years Angel debuted in 2007 with a 19-goal campaign in just 24 games, named MLS Best XI. He broke fellow Colombian Adolfo Valencia's...
HONG KONG WOMAN FREAKS OUT IN AIRPORT AFTER MISSING FLIGHT
HONG KONG - A Chinese woman who freaked out at Hong Kong's international airport after missing her flight has hit the big time on YouTube after her hysterics were filmed...
A-ROD PRESS CONFERENCE SET
By JOEL SHERMANAlex Rodriguez will hold a news conference tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. to address his involvement with steroids.The press conference will be held in the same large party area...
A-ROD NEWS CONFERENCE SET
By JOEL SHERMANAlex Rodriguez will hold a news conference tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. to address his involvement with steroids.The press conference will be held in the same large party area...
CLINTON WARNS N. KOREA DURING TOKYO VISIT
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton - on her first trip abroad as President Obama's top diplomat - warned North Korea that it needs to live up to its commitments...
Vac's Whacks, Monday Edition
I guess it's fair to say that old Leonardo DiCaprio has bounced back nicely after fumbling Giselle to Tom Brady, judging by the cover of Sports Illustrated. What was it...
VIDS: "small world" back in Anaheim
It's baaack! The classic 1964 Disneyland attraction, "it's a small world" reopened this month after a scrubbing/repainting/retooling. It now includes Disney characters from the company's most famous movies. This vid...
3 UP: MO, JOBA AND MANNY/A-ROD
FROM JOEL SHERMAN1. In researching this column about whether Joba Chamberlain should start or relieve, I realized something about Mariano Rivera: He not only has been the best reliever ever,...
3 UP: Mo, Joba and Manny/A-Rod
1. In researching this column about whether Joba Chamberlain should start or relieve, I realized something about Mariano Rivera: He not only has been the best reliever ever, he also...
Very Early 'Public Enemies' Reviews
Michael Mann's much-awaited "Public Enemies,'' starring Leonardo DiCaprioJohnny Depp (who briefly sings) and Christian Bale as John Dillinger and Melvin Purvis, had a test screening last week in Sherman Oaks,...
ENGLAND'S MUSLIM SPLEEN
WHY did the British government choose to prohibit the controversial Dutch politicians, Geert Wilders, from entering Britain? Sadly, it was far more than just a cynical political calculation. It was...
THE DEADLY TOLL OF VACCINE HYSTERIA
THE idea that a preservative once used in vaccines is to blame for rising autism rates has just been authoritatively debunked - again. Indeed, some of the key early "evidence"...
WANG MAKING HIS RECOVERY UNDER THE RADAR
TAMPA - As Chien-Ming Wang limped toward home plate on June 15 in Houston, the Yankees' dugout delivered a collective groan that told you how much the right-hander meant to...
A-ROID CALLS REPORTER WITH LATE A-POLOGY
TAMPA - For the second time in a week, Alex Rodriguez has apologized. Last Monday, he said he was sorry for using a banned substance from 2001 to 2003 while...
POSADA HEARS SOUND OF SUCCESS
TAMPA - Thirty-three pitchers are attending Yankees camp, ranging from the most expensive in history (CC Sabathia) to among the most anonymous (Eric Hacker anybody?). Yet, for now - and...
GIRARDI, MATES TO MEET PRESS WITH ALEX
TAMPA - According to Joe Girardi, Alex Rodriguez is excited to resume playing baseball. Yet, Rodriguez has as much chance of being asked about the game tomorrow when he checks...
KENSETH WINS WET DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The rain was coming, and Matt Kenseth knew it was time to get going. It was the Daytona 500, a race where drivers wait until the...
EARNHARDT TRIGGERS 9-CAR ACCIDENT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. triggered a nine-car accident in the Daytona 500 that knocked rival Kyle Busch out NASCAR's biggest event of the year. Busch had led...
SIMPSONS CHANGE CREDITS
WITHOUT much warning or fanfare, "The Simpsons" last night changed its opening credits permanently - for the first time in nearly 20 years. While the hit cartoon show has always...
STARR REPORT
Reality of it all . . ."Idol" talk: Randy Jackson to "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, backstage at the Martell bar at the NAACP Image Awards: "I'm a big fan...
HANNAH'S BFF
'HANNAH Montana" might have turned Miley Cyrus into an overnight sensation and the biggest teen star, like, ever. But it hasn't made 16-year old Emily Osment - who plays Lilly...
ISLES, STREIT LOOKING INTO 'FUTURE'
Garth Snow and Scott Gordon aren't the only ones who are curious to see how the Islanders finish up this disastrous season, where the only real drama left is to...
O'MEARA: TIGER'S READY TO PROWL
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Mark O'Meara said yesterday that Tiger Woods looks better than ever and is ready to return to the PGA Tour, but he stopped short of saying...
BIG TEST FOR OLD FASHIONED
Old Fashioned, the unbeaten colt who tops nearly every Kentucky Derby poll in the world, makes his eagerly anticipated 3-year-old debut today going a mile in the Grade 3, $250,000...
NSSA HONORS MUSHNICK
Post columnist Phil Mushnick has been named New York State Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. It's the fourth time in eight years Mushnick has...
HERNANDEZ UPBEAT DESPITE LONG ODDS FOR METS' 5TH SPOT
PORT ST. LUCIE - Livan Hernandez can barely remember the last time he fought to make a major-league roster. But that's the situation the former World Series MVP and two-time...
PEBBLE FINALE POSTPONED
Raging wind that toppled a 40-foot pine and rain that formed puddles on the green forced the PGA Tour to postpone the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National...
K-ROD'S EYES ARE REAL SIGHT
PORT ST. LUCIE - New Mets closer Frankie Rodriguez arrived in camp here yesterday looking like some character in a zombie movie. K-Rod was sporting unusual contact lenses that created...
JOHAN STORY A FEEL-GOOD TALE
PORT ST. LUCIE - The subject was the most important left knee on the Mets' roster, and manger Jerry Manuel wanted to stop the hyperbole before it started spilling out...
FLYERS HUMILIATE FREE-FALLING RANGERS
This was a throwback to the pre-lockout days, when the Rangers were a miserable collection of underachievers and the Garden crowd amused itself by chanting for the dismissal of the...
CAPTAIN: NO CUP WOULD BE DISAPPOINTING
Fresh from beating the best in the East and West consecutively, the Devils' captain declared that parlay's real meaning: Cup IV or Bust. "Anything less than winning at the end...
NETS: NO DEAL YET FOR CARTER
With Thursday's NBA trading deadline within sight, the Nets haven't made a trade. Yet. "It's certainly not from a lack of trying," said GM Kiki Vandeweghe. "We still have a...
MADDALENA LIFTS TITANS
Pat Maddalena had five goals and three assists to lead the Titans to a 15-9 victory over the Rochester Knighthawks in last night's National Lacrosse League game at the Garden....
MARA INJURY HURTS RANGERS
So it turns out yesterday's 5-2 Garden loss to the Flyers was not the most damaging of the day for the Rangers. Because the Blueshirts also lost Paul Mara, who...
SPORTS SHORTS
NHL: Therrien fired in Pittsburgh The Penguins fired coach Michel Therrien yesterday, less than a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals. Dan Bylsma, coach of...
KRYPTO-NATE'S FUTURE UP IN AIR
PHOENIX - The star of "Krypto-Nate" Robinson has risen following his superhero Slam Dunk title Saturday night over Dwight Howard during All-Star weekend. But whether Saturday's sensational display in the...
STEPHENSON SMASHES TELFAIR'S SCORING MARK
Lance Stephenson is trying to help Lincoln make history by becoming the first team to win four straight PSAL titles, but last night he added his name to the history...
KOBE, SHAQ SHARE MVP
PHOENIX - It was a bad time for the All-Star Game to descend on the Valley of the Sun, with the host team ready to fire coach Terry Porter today...
BOULI'S CLUTCH 3 GIVES JASPERS SHOT AT 3 SEED
Less than a minute remained when Manhattan guard Patrick Bouli found his favorite spot on the wing in anticipation of a kick-out pass from Darryl Crawford, who had run into...
EAGLES SOAR OVER NO. 6 DUKE
Reggie Jackson broke the game's final tie with a jumper with 47.2 seconds left and Boston College scored the final six points in an 80-74 victory over No. 6 Duke...
PULSE SALES
LF 149 Spring St., between Wooster Street and West Broadway; 212-966-5889 Sale: ongoing. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m./Sun., noon-6 p.m. Jeffery Campbell and Dolce Vita shoes for 60 percent off. EDRESSME...
NEON NIGHTS
Push up your sleeves and go with the dayglow for a hot evening of Miami vice.PHOTOS: Neon Nights Photographer: Elizabeth Lippman Fashion Editor: Serena French Stylist: Anahita Moussavian Hair and...
McCain: I like Mike, love The Post
By MARC BERMANPHOENIX - I thought my greatest thrill this All-Star weekend would be working with Lois Lane on the Krypto-Nate story. It wasn't.Meeting U.S. Senator John McCain courtside at...
IT PACKS A BIT OF A PUNCH
IT'S nice that the The aters at 45 Bleecker Street are offering a "Recession Special Double Bill" of two one-act plays for the price of one with their pairing of...
THE WILD, WILD WEST
**For the self-proclaimed "voice of this generation," Kanye West sure didn't have much to say at Y-3 yesterday. Buzz approached and he cried out, "I'm not doing any press! I'm...
DANICA LO/ FALL '09
Hot guys in cool clothes, we welcome you: In a triumphant return to its roots, and after more than 10 years of showing in Milan, Calvin Klein men's collection staged...
AUTUMN BLEND
AS high anxiety hits the tents with constant chatter about the economy, designers unveiled several different reactions to a society under pressure. While Donna Karan felt that DKNY girls need...
CHEERS! SULLY IN THE DRINK
Capt. Chesley Sullenberger is the toast of the town - literally. New Yorkers are downing a new drink (pictured) called "The Sully" - two shots of Grey Goose vodka and...
I GOT BABY BOOT: TEACH
A Queens math teacher found herself sitting in the principal's office - and soon out of a job - when her superiors found out she was pregnant, according to a...
TERMINAL'S COST FERRY HIGH
When Battery Park City's new floating ferry terminal opens next month, its final price tag will be $91.5 million - nearly three times what the Port Authority project was originally...
FARE BEATERS PAYING THE PRICE
Turnstile jumpers better think twice before they leap. Police have cracked down over the past four years, arresting an increasing number of people trying to score a free ride. And...
GEORGE DENIED HIS DUE
Call it a misquote for the ages. In a stunning slap at the Father of our Country, stone carvers got George Washington's words wrong on the landmark Manhattan Supreme Courthouse,...
THIS IS THE LAST STOP ON THE 'SEA' TRAIN
Future passengers on these subway cars won't mind if they're packed in like sardines. Over the weekend, 44 cars set out on a barge headed for their final resting place...
HOLOCAUST-DENIAL RIP
BERLIN - Germany's Karl Cardinal Lehmann yesterday called Bishop Richard Williamson's request for time to review evidence that the Holocaust took place "almost ridiculous." Lehmann told Deutschlandfunk radio that the...
LATER, GEORGE
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is one of the most iconic and enduring images in American art, having dazzled visitors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for more than a century....
DA TO SPRAY-TAINT PARK VANDAL TEENS
Manhattan prosecutors are seeking felony charges against the four young alleged graffiti vandals arrested in the recent spray-paint attack on Central Park's Bethesda Terrace, The Post has learned - even...
CASH FOR TRASH IS BIG LOSER
The recession is trashing the city's recycling efforts. New York is on pace to lose $6.5 million from its program this year, as the market for refuse turns to garbage...
DAS: SHEL NO ON DRUGGIES
The prosecutor who speaks for the state's 62 district attorneys is vowing to fight to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's plan to let more nonviolent drug offenders enter treatment programs. "The...
GOV'S HY-PAY-CRISY
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers...
UNCONSCIOUS MOM PULLED FROM E. HARLEM BLAZE
Heroic smoke eaters saved a woman's life yesterday, with the firefighters pulling her from a burning East Harlem apartment after her heart stopped beating, authorities said. Jennifer Baez, 30, didn't...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Bronx Police yesterday were searching for a 12-year- old girl who ran away from her baby sitter's West Farms apartment. Destiny Torres (above) was dropped off by her mother at...
DOORMAN BEATS UP UNHINGED 'VANDAL'
An ex-Marine "went into combat mode" against a crazed vandal and beat him senseless when he was attacked at the fancy Upper East Side apartment building where he works as...
'SATELLITE' JUNK SPRAYS TEXAS
DALLAS - The Federal Aviation Administration has received several reports of falling debris across Texas - which could be related to a recent satellite collision. Some of the callers around...
ERODE TO RUIN
First, property values in the Hamptons started sinking - now it's the properties themselves. Beachfront homes in the Hamptons hamlet of Wainscott - including the one belonging to cosmetics heir...
TOP DEM BALKS AS O HINTS AT STIM CHANGE
WASHINGTON - President Obama took heat from a powerful Democratic congressman yesterday after top aides suggested Obama may try to change the already-passed stimulus package he's promised to sign tomorrow....
LITTLE HOOPS-LA FOR PREZ IN CHICAGO
WASHINGTON - President Obama was back in the old neighborhood yesterday, continuing a quiet weekend at home in Chicago. In the morning, he played a game of hoops at the...
PASTOR AFFAIR DEAL
An adultery saga at a Fifth Avenue church has finally ended. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church's former pastor, the Rev. Thomas Tewell, was sued in 2007 for sexual harassment by Rachel...
APOLOGY LACKING 'PUNCH'
A "sorry" Chris Brown offered a mea culpa yesterday - but didn't say exactly what he was apologizing for. The R&B singer, who was busted after allegedly beating his girlfriend,...
TAXXX SPARKS A FUROR
Now Gov. Paterson is rubbing the porn industry the wrong way. From triple-X starlets to smut producers, porn industry insiders bemoaned the governor's plan to apply the so-called "iPod tax"...
DON'T MI$$ OUT ON TAX CRED: POL
New Yorkers lost out on millions in unclaimed tax credits last year, and a Queens councilman yesterday urged them not to leave some $500 million on the table in 2009....
JEWS PAN WINSLET'S NAZI FLICK
Jewish scholars want Oscar voters to shun "The Reader" and actress Kate Winslet, calling the flick "Holocaust revisionism." Opponents of the movie say it takes an overly sympathetic view of...
BRAKES ON CAR CZAR
CHICAGO - President Obama will form a task force to oversee the restructuring of the US auto industry instead of naming a car czar with sweeping powers, an administration official...
CHAVEZ WINS NO-LIMIT VOTE
CARACAS - Venezuela's anti-American president, Hugo Chavez, won a referendum vote yesterday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating rivals in elections. Chavez has...
AUTOPILOT PUZZLE IN BUFFALO CRASH
Doomed Flight 3407 was on autopilot until the final 26 seconds before it crashed into a suburban Buffalo home, killing 50 people, a an investigator said yesterday. The National Transportation...
NUKE-SUB COLLISION IN ATLANTIC
British and French nuclear submarines loaded with ballistic missiles collided in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British news reports yesterday. The smash-up between the UK's HMS Vanguard and France's Le...
BLAGO SENATOR MUST QUIT: POL
CHICAGO - A key Republican yesterday called for the resignation of Sen. Roland Burris amid allegations he lied to legislators. Burris, appointed by then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, released an affidavit...
DAVE WARMS TO 'RICH TAX'
ALBANY - In the clearest sign yet that he intends to abandon his opposition to the so-called millionaire's tax, Gov. Paterson put the wealthy on notice last night that they...
BAM TO LIFT STEM-CELL BAN
WASHINGTON - President Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban on embryonic stem-cell research, an adviser said yesterday. "We're going to be doing something on that...
MASS KILLER EYES FREEDOM
The man convicted of systematically slaughtering two women and eight children in the worst mass killing in New York history before 9/11 could go free next month. Christopher Thomas, 59,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A Florida student doesn't understand that you're suppose to give an apple to your teacher - not take it. An 18-year-old from Port St. Lucie HS allegedly swiped his teacher's...
DREAM JOB
Sports Illustrated last week gave new meaning to "bikini line" - as in, a queue of men waiting at the newsstand to buy the new swimsuit issue. Since 1964, SI...
BAILOUT PLANS
You don't have to work on Wall Street to live in dread of pink slips these days; sectors from retail to high tech are in the doldrums. But when the...
GO TO GREG
Q: My com-pany has a sabbatical program for long-service employees, and I'm scheduled to begin a six-month leave in March. I think I'm having a midlife crisis, and after 20...
HIT THE STACK!
The only recession-proof business is the advice business. In good times and bad, advice flows like beer at a frat party, and the biggest and frothiest barrel of guidance is...
Khano Smith: RBNY "great organisation''
I've been out of town _ and out-of-touch _ dealing with some family affairs, and I'm leaving again Wednesday. But for those Red Bull fans Jonesing for any tidbits about...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Ford focus The UAW is focusing on talks with Ford Motor, the only major US automaker not rely ing on federal handouts to survive, after discus sions with GM and...
DON'T FEAR 'N' WORD ON BANKS: GRAHAM
The idea of nationalizing US banks is beginning to develop a bipartisan ring to it. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, said it is...
TRUMP DEAL IMPERILED
Donald Trump's resignation from debt-laden Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. may kill the $270 million sale of the company's Trump Marina Hotel Casino. The price of the sale includes the settlement...
HARD EARNINGS TO NYERS, CHUMP CHANGE TO QUINN
THE ISSUE: The City Council's call for an increase in New York's income-tax rates. *** City Council Speaker Christine Quinn now says that taxpayers must play their part to help...
COLLEGE CHEATS
COLLUSION between Columbia University and the Empire State Development Corp. over using the ESDC's powers of eminent domain to acquire land for the school seems to violate both the letter...
THE GOP BIDS FOR REDEMPTION IN NY
NEW York will host the first congressional race in the Age of Obama. Sometime by March 31, voters will choose between Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco (R-Schenectady) and Democratic newcomer...
ON WEDDED BLI$$
After Valentine's Day, there's a good chance of a sudden rise in the number of fiancées roaming the city, and with that one can expect to see more bridal magazines....
HEDGIES DIAL DOWN SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
The loss of investors and once-stellar returns seem to have taken the fight out of hedge funds. Thanks to a rash of withdrawals and poor performance, hedge funds are pulling...
LET FORDHAM GROW
OK, it wouldn't be New York if the mal contents didn't pipe up whenever someone proposes building something to make for a better city. The grumblers' latest target: Fordham University's...
BOOSTING NY'S BLOAT
Joe and Jane Sixpack get all of $13 a week in tax cuts from the Democratic stimulus bill that President Obama will sign tomorrow. Can't stimulate much with that. But...
FAILING ACADEMY
Add cosmetics giant L'Oreal to the list of advertisers bowing out of running ads during this year's Oscars. After tying with Coke as the biggest advertiser during last year's Academy...
NO KIDS ALLOWED
Only kids at heart and retailers are allowed at the world's biggest toy store - the 2009 edition of Toy Fair this week, chugging, whizzing, beeping and sprawling at the...
GEORGES CHAKRA
At Lebanese designer Georges Chakra's fall show, Jennifer Love Hewitt sat front and center with Philip Block and Kellie Pickler. Hewitt - perhaps noting down Oscar-weekend appropriate ensembles - was...
LACOSTE
We'll admit it's a bad sign when photographers are swarming Daisy Lowe (model, Gavin Rossdale's daughter, whatever) and Lily Collins (Nickelodeon fashion correspondent, Phil Collins' daughter, whatever). It's Day Two...
EX-MARINE DOORMAN BEATS UPPER-EAST-SIDE 'VANDAL'
An ex-Marine "went into combat mode" against a crazed vandal and beat him senseless when he was attacked at the fancy Upper East Side apartment building where he works as...
Pulse Sales: LF
LF149 Spring St., between Wooster Street and West Broadway; 212-966-5889Sale: ongoing. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m./Sun., noon-6 p.m.Jeffery Campbell and Dolce Vita shoes for 60 percent off.EDRESSME325 W. 38th St., between...
LI BREATH-A-LIAR RENTS CAR TO DRIVE DRUNK
A Long Island man with a history of DWI rented a car to avoid driving his own - which is outfitted with a court-ordered Breathalyzer - but was busted for...
JONATHAN SAUNDERS
The models at Jonathan Saunders looked like members of some space alien techno militia, and it was the coolest show we've seen so far. In his young career, Saunders has...
Inter Win Milan Derby
A controversial goal by Adriano helped Serie A leaders Inter Milan to a 2-1 win over archrivals AC Milan on Sunday to all but end the Rossoneri's title hopes.Champions Inter...
SWORN NOT TO TELL
AS the opening sequence of last Wednesday's crucial episode of "American Idol" began to air, Felicia Barton started to tear up. The 26-year-old mom from Virginia Beach, Va., was about...