September 13, 2009
Rebecca Taylor
It was "Little House on the Prairie" meets "Big Love" — with some "90210" to keep things youthful — at Rebecca Taylor’s Spring 2010 show. (Even blast-from-the-past Tiffani Amber Thiessen...
Ware, Nicks hurt for Giants
Two young players couldn’t make it out of the game without injuries as the Giants beat the Redskins yesterday in the season opener at Giants Stadium.Rookie receiver Hakeem Nicks had...
Reem Acra
Reem Acra is all about adornment. This one has never met a pearl or some jeweling that she didn't like, and guess what? It works for her. Her mainly evening...
Game 144: Mets at Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- Fresh off a 5-4 loss in Game 1, the Mets will try to stave off postseason elimination for another day when they take on Pedro Martinez tonight in...
Derek Lam
In a word, color. That's what Derek Lam served up for spring in lively, bold strokes. The clothes themselves were all about accentuating the waist. Trousers and skirts were high-waisted...
DKNY
It's always an urban jungle out there for Donna Karan when it comes to DKNY. And for her woman, it's all about arming up this season in layers that start...
Behnaz Sarafpour
Another season, another empty front row. Despite consistently showing gorgeous, thoughtful collections, this Iranian designer can’t seem to catch a break. Switching over from Exit Art to Milk Studios was...
Vivienne Tam
It's a sad day when a fashion show starts with an actual commercial on a screen, but that's what happened at Vivienne Tam, whose show was sponsored by HP computers....
Chado Ralph Rucci
Ralph Rucci is one designer who likes to pick up where he left off the season before, but at the same time, deconstruct what he's done in prior seasons. It...
Christian Siriano
He is charming, there's no doubt about that, but there comes a time in a designer's career when there has to be more than hype. Christian Siriano has reached that...
Spotted: Hilary Duff, Amanda Bynes
Chaos pre-Herve Leger as Hilary Duff and Amanda Bynes take their seats, and the papparaazi go bananas.Also just arrived: Marisa Miller and Leigh Lezark.
Where are the A-listers?
My fellow Persian princess Behnaz has the same problem every season, and it’s really starting to bother me. She makes the most gorgeous clothes – rich in quality and in...
UConn's near-miss highlights Big East action
The Connecticut Huskies had a chance to make a big statement for theBigEast when they entered the fourth quarter of yesterday's gameagainstNo. 19 North Carolina with a 10-0 lead. Unfortunately...
Couture gone crazy
Contrary to popular belief, not all fashion shows are filled with somber, black-clad, over-it models and editors. Case in point: the NY Couture show, which was held Saturday night at...
Crazy beautiful
While checking out some pretty threads at Shipley + Halmos, I noticed a woman next to me with a shoe hanging off her shoulder. Literally. It was a black, leather...
A-Rod, Girardi ejected
Yankees manager Joe Girardi and third baseman Alex Rodriguez have been ejected from New York's game against the Baltimore Orioles.Rodriguez argued with plate umpire Marty Foster after he struck out...
Arizona assignments announced
PHILADELPHIA -- Led by top prospects Ike Davis and Jenrry Mejia, the Mets have revealed their six minor-league assignments for the Arizona Fall League.As well as Davis (an infielder) and...
Battle of the Boulevard real-time updates
Follow Dylan Butler's live updates from the Battle of the Boulevard football game between St. Francis Prep and Holy Cross at Maritime on his Twitter page:BATTLE OF THE BOULEVARD LIVE...
Bettor Believe It: Week 2, NCAA -- what we learned
Once again, Ohio State came up small against an elite team. Once again, it’ll probably cost them their season. But what’s important in this neck of the woods, is this:...
Game 143: Mets at Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- John Maine will cap his unexpected late-season comeback from shoulder problems today when he takes on the Phillies in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Citizens Bank...
Coverage in The Post
PHILADELPHIA -- A Phillies sweep of today's day-night doubleheader would eliminate the Mets from playoff contention, and 4-0 Pedro Martinez is starting the nationally televised nightcap for Philadelphia. Oh, the...
Oscar Watch: End of 'The Road'
In interviews last month before the release of "Inglourious Basterds,'' officials of The Weinstein Co. floated the idea that "The Road'' was going to be moved from its currently scheduled October release...
Fashion buzz
Last Fashion Week, Ice-T told Buzz that he “takes credit for Obama.” Leaving the Indashio show Friday night with his wife Coco, Master T asked Buzz to cut the prez...
Island grrrs
HOME to a vast number of wildlife species, from sea lions to blue-footed boobies, the protected Galapagos Islands are so popular with tourists that they now face tragic pet overpopulation....
Refusing to lose, Lincoln edges Canarsie in overtime
Hours after his Lincoln football team pulled off a 34-32, thrilling overtime victory at Canarsie, Shawn O’Connor found himself at a family party Saturday night. O’Connor’s voice was hoarse but...
Dead Bulls officially eliminated
Although it seems they were left for dead two months ago, the Red Bulls were officially eliminated from Major League Soccer playoff contention Saturday night, losing to the Kansas City...
Kidnapped!
'TORN from today's headlines" would make a good catchphrase for the German movie "Mine." That's because it bears a disturbing resemblance to real-life events, including the recently disclosed case of...
Snooze & you lose
A Russian-born grandmas ter scandalized an inter national tournament in India this month by passing out drunk during a game. And this got the chess world arguing about a technical...
Dr. O's grim prognosis
Half of all Americans can expect to lose their health insurance at some point in the next decade unless the system is revamped, President Obama warned in his weekly radio...
Tats of nine tales
Ashley Dupre has nine tattoos -- all applied before the Spitzer scandal -- that she refers to as a "diary" of lessons learned. She jokes that if she were to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx These robbery suspects may be chuckling, but detectives are hoping to laugh last. The mirthful youths attacked a 19-year-old in the lobby of 2483 Cambreleng Ave. at 4 a.m....
Feds use Madoff mystique in Apt. sale
Call it the Bernie Madoff premium. In a Manhattan real estate market that is anything but upward bound, word had it this week that Madoff's 64th Street duplex was on...
'Cattle drive-thru' mini-mart
Talk about fresh beef -- some West Coast cattle took a short cut to the meat section. Customers at a Puyallup, Wash., found themselves unexpectedly running with the bulls when...
Rising rates could stall housing market recovery
Dear John: It would seem to me that if interest rates continue to climb it will create a lot of pressure on home values -- making them slide some more....
Field of baby sorrows
Juana Morales just wants to find her baby. She was 24 and six months pregnant when she awoke one morning in her Lower East Side apartment screaming in horrendous pain....
Fat cats turn park-keeper groups into their 'shady' money trees
Green acres is the place to be. Nonprofit park "conservancies" have raised $90 million to spruce up the city's natural spaces -- and in the process have sown a cottage...
This time, King does the hitting
It's been 18 years since African-American Rodney King was brutally beaten by white LAPD cops, whose acquittal in the incident sparked race riots in Los Angeles. But King, 44, famous...
Love me 'tender
Here's a tip, boys -- this bodacious barkeep is single. Rebecca Greenblat, 27, who works at the West Village's Town Tavern, has been tapped as the Big Apple's hottest bartender...
City to 'unsafe' Sachs: Pay for protection
Goldman Sachs, the wealthiest bank on Wall Street, is locked in a bitter battle with city and state officials over the number of cops available to patrol its gleaming new...
Bloody clothes in missing bride's lab
The mysterious disappearance of a Yale grad student days before her wedding took a sinister turn yesterday when investigators found bloody clothes and other evidence of a crime scene in...
East River swim tragedy
A Brooklyn native died yesterday morning during a grueling swimming competition across the East River, authorities said. Richard Harley, 59, who made his residence in San Rafael, Calif., suffered a...
Schools 'idle'-ize needed teachers
At Lafayette HS in Brooklyn, a group of teachers collects paychecks while some doze, do crossword puzzles, surf the Internet even play "hide and seek" to duck assignments. The teachers...
Israeli prez 'faint' scare
Israeli President Shimon Peres collapsed yesterday during a ceremony in Tel Aviv, but is expected to recover. Peres, 86, was rushed to the hospital and will be held overnight for...
No 'Soup' for us -- guru's kid
The son of best-selling writer Jack Canfield, who penned the touchy-feely "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, has opened a can of worms with his own scalding memoir of a...
Pets beat recession
The recession has hurt nearly every consumer sector -- from luxury goods to restaurants -- but it appears to be helping out certain areas of the pet-supply industry. People, it...
Jacko's final, music 'notes'
Michael Jackson reportedly covered his bathroom in bizarre messages on sticky notes in the hours before his death. The notes -- bearing such inspirational phrases as "I am so grateful...
TV Guide gets haircut
TV Guide is expected to become the latest Mass-circulation magazine to radically chop the number of copies it delivers, On the Money has learned. In a move expected to be...
Brooklyn temple kid killed by car
A driver with a suspended license and $5,000 in outstanding DMV fines killed a 9-year-old Brooklyn boy on his way to temple yesterday morning, police said. Novella Bilkerdyk, 54, hit...
Fans search for clues in Brown's new novel
Want to know the secret to "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's new book? "T 10 C; 6 P O T SOD; 12 S O T Z." That's the...
Trinidad leader wooed us: terrorists
Trinidadian authorities have been ordered to investigate allegations that Prime Minister Patrick Manning -- in exchange for its supporting his 2002 election bid -- promised state resources to a radical...
Intensive blare
An army of seething protesters took to the streets of Washington, DC, yesterday, slamming the president's health-care plan and ranting against runaway government spending in the largest demonstration since Obama...
NYPD 'pink': 82 clerks get 'slipped'
A lot of police clerks will be NYPD blue this week. More than one out of five civilian clerical workers in the NYPD are expected to be getting pink slips...
Mysterious death of Blago pal
A former aide to disgraced ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died after a mysterious collapse at a Chicago-area lumber yard, authorities said yesterday. Christopher Kelly, a key figure in Blagojevich's federal...
'A' pain in Rockaways
Subway platforms on two A-line stations in the Rockaways will close tomorrow, joining another three temporarily shuttered due to massive renovations. The platforms on the Manhattan-bound side at Beach 105th...
Feds eye 'Madoff' art sales
The FBI is probing allegations that two auctioneers used Bernie Madoff's name to sell phony art they claimed belonged to a swindled family, according to a source familiar with the...
Airports' snagged swag stash
What do a live baby alli gator, a gassed-up chain saw and a 6-foot-long Afri can spear have in com mon? They're all illegal carry- on items that airline pas...
PIN the tail on the thieves
One day, New Yorkers being accosted at ATMs could secretly alert police -- by punching in their PIN codes backward. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is pushing for a feature that...
Ex-Lehman traders talk toxic assets over tonics
As New York restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal continues its glacially paced unwind of some $200 billion in Lehman Brothers assets, a number of displaced former Lehman staffers are planning...
ATM sex machines
A trio of sexy scammers ripped off dozens of single guys, picking them up at high-end nightclubs and pickpocketing their wallets and phones, cops said. Often they took the men...
Charlie in rental di$order
Rep. Charles Rangel reported no rental income for eight years on his rundown Harlem row house, even though public records show tenants were living there. The powerful chairman of the...
Insurers' sickening rejections
New Yorkers filed more than 10,000 complaints against their health insurers with the state last year. And the state Insurance Department found nearly a third of the aggrieved -- 3,400...
GOPers may vote Bloomy off the Island
IF there's one place where Mayor Bloomberg shouldn't have to worry about winning votes it's Staten Island, where more than seven out of 10 people who went to the polls...
Brawl that is holy
He's a religious Jew from Brooklyn and the only thing unorthodox about him is a mean left jab. Now boxer Dmitriy "Star of David" Salita, 27, hopes to punch his...
Spitzer's vixen won't stay down
Ashley Dupre -- the escort who toppled a governor -- is sick of hiding. Eighteen months after the scandal that took down Eliot Spitzer, the 24-year-old wants to become a...
'Slumlord' violations
While Charles Rangel lived across the street in luxury Harlem digs, his tenants coped with collapsing ceilings, sinking floors and roaches. In just one apartment in the six-unit building on...
Where's the change?
The death of Lehman Brothers one year ago, which pushed the US financial system to the edge of the abyss, sparked a cacophony of demands for sweeping change across our...
Pol pals' 'defense': Ask no questions!
It was a dog-and-pony show for a cash cow. See-no-evil politicians and community leaders came to the defense of tax-troubled Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday at a raucous gathering in Harlem...
E-mail 'rape threat' student a grade-A punk
A New Jersey teenager threatened to rape and kill his teacher if she did not give his entire class an "A+" for the last school year, authorities say. They say...
Mike war-chest flap
Mayor Bloomberg's free-flowing campaign money is creating dissent among Republicans in Queens. Supporters of veteran Queens County GOP chair Phil Ragusa are angered that Bloomberg campaign workers gathered signatures for...
Elias seeking answers for pain in groin
The Devils' all-time leading scorer wouldn't say he's upset or worried, but he's going for more tests on the injury he thought he had surgically repaired. Patrik Elias plans to...
Big night for Hamlin
RICHMOND, Va. -- Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. As he celebrated in Victory Lane, teammate Kyle...
You're in luck with the ducks
DUCK populations in New York are in great shape this year, thanks to favor able habitat conditions across the conti nent for waterfowl nesting and brood-rearing. Breeding populations of eastern...
Tip of the cap to Captain Jeter
* Yankees fans gave well-deserved accolades to Derek Jeter this week, acknowledging his spot right beside that other beloved Yankee, Lou Gehrig. The applause and recognition are well deserved as...
Bel Sun Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $18,000; clm($7,500); 3upSONNY'S THE ONE drew the rail for return to route after finishing third this level. GOLDEN MAN returns to route for first start since June....
Starts like this for Burnett cause worry
DEREK Jeter received a standing ovation leading off the bottom of the first, yet another thank-you note for passing Lou Gehrig as the Yankees all-time hit leader the previous evening....
Dubinsky holdout 'unfortunate' or 'stupid'
The Rangers, who have all the leverage, are using it. Brandon Dubinsky, who has none, is attempting to apply pressure he doesn't appear to have by staying away from training...
Orioles batter Burnett, Bombers
The Yankees weren't the only club working Yankee Stadium yesterday with tombstones in their eye sockets. They were, however, the one that played like they were dead. The Orioles danced...
Tampa 2: Yankees affiliate emerges in second half
THE 2009 season has been a tale of two halves for the Tampa Yankees. After struggling to a 30-37 mark in the first half, when the Florida State League resumed...
Hamilton RB turns tables
Fort Hamilton running back AJ Richardson received a late-night visit at his Staten Island home from several Curtis players after his team's last matchup with the Warriors, a season-ending defeat...
Yankees' Damon expects to return today
Johnny Damon believes he will be back in the Yankees' lineup today after missing the previous two games with a sore lower back that surfaced Friday morning and could have...
'Blackmail' case puts F1 in a fix
ONZA, Italy -- Renault took Nelson Piquet Jr. to court on Friday over race-fixing allegations that the French team said were used in an attempt to "blackmail" it into renewing...
Hondo: Go Blue!
It was another ugly outing last night for Hondo, who swung and missed with the Angels and Rays to send the deficit soaring to a whopping 1,140 weavers. Today, in...
Jeter gets lots of congratulations
At the plate in the first inning yesterday afternoon, Derek Jeter got a message from home plate umpire Wally Bell. "Congratulations," Jeter later relayed. For the first time, Jeter woke...
Yankees say no chance of letdown
Nick Swisher is confident the Yankees won't be dealing with complacency down the stretch. "Absolutely not," Swisher insisted yesterday. "That's not our character. That's not the way we're going to...
Course record gives Tiger 7-shot lead
LEMONT, Ill. -- Tiger Woods dropped his 3-wood in disgust after his first tee shot sailed left into the bunker for another sloppy bogey. Four hours later, he finished off...
Wright gets right
PHILADELPHIA -- So much for David Wright's post-concussion slump. Wright busted out in a huge way yesterday, blasting a two-run homer -- his second of the game -- in the...
Mistake-prone Mets to face 4-0 Pedro
PHILADELPHIA -- In a season full of missteps by the Mets, arguably their biggest mistake will be staring them in the face tonight. Pedro Martinez, who wanted nothing more than...
Sports shorts
NFL: Seymour ends sit-out Richard Seymour ended his five-day sit out and joined the Raiders yesterday, saying he was initially "blindsided" by the trade from the Patriots. Seymour was acquired...
S.I. Yanks in title series
Thanks to a five-run second inning, the Staten Island Yankees defeated the Lowell Spinners, 5-1, last night at Richmond County Bank Ballpark to advance to the New York-Penn League's championship...
Williams' meltdown mars Clijsters' comeback
IF it was a foot fault, the line judge should have called it, never mind Serena Williams was down to her last two points, never mind that by Williams' reputation,...
Red Bulls fall to Wizards
Although they were left for dead two months ago, the Red Bulls were officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention last night, losing 1-0 to the Kansas City Wizards at Giants...
U.S. Open schedule under fire
Super Saturday, already diluted, became Soggy Saturday yesterday, putting U.S. Open officials under fire for a variety of scheduling issues that pander to network television. Even Rafael Nadal took a...
Nadal dominates after two-day delay
Rafael Nadal had more of a challenge playing foosball in the players' lounge on Friday than he did in finishing off Fernando Gonzalez in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. But if...
Williams loses cool after foot fault
Serena Williams' grasp on Grand Slams slipped away at Flushing Meadows last night amidst a fiery temper tantrum that caused a shocking end to a prime-time U.S. Open semifinal. In...
Beckett, Red Sox deep-'six' Rays
Josh Beckett won his first game in a month, Alex Gonzalez led an eight-run third inning and the Red Sox beat the Rays 9-1 in a game called by rain...
Liberty try to go out on high note
When the New York Liberty take the court today to close out their 2009 season against the Washington Mystics (4 p.m., MSG), they will be looking to end the season...
Serena bounced after court tirade
Serena Williams' grasp on Grand Slams slipped away at Flushing Meadows last night amidst a fiery temper tantrum that caused a shocking end to a prime-time U.S. Open semifinal. In...
Francesa still good buddy-guard
THE Emperor's Same Old New Clothes: There are times -- lots of them -- when you want to shake Mike Francesa while hollering, "If you're so damned smart, why aren't...
It'll be an Under-ful day in NJ
Winner of multiple major handicapping championships against world-class competition, The Wildcat returns. Including the 1997-2008 seasons in The Post, Cat's 14-year record in print stands at 375-320 (54 percent) against...
Big Blue will make things difficult for Redskins QB
GIANTS (-6½) over Redskins: Though their cornerbacks are hurting, the Giants' defense figures to show Jason Campbell about as much mercy as the Redskins ticket office has displayed to some...
Weird but true
Who says your sex life deteriorates with age? Cadavers are spending eternity locked in a loving clinch at an exhibition featuring dead bodies in Germany. The "Body Worlds" show uses...
Syracuse fades away vs. Penn St.
Point guard-turned-Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus got a good look at how to run an offense. Penn State's own signal-caller, Daryll Clark, and do-it-all tailback Evan Royster provided the lesson. Clark...
The future feels good for Knights
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Even though Rutgers rebounded from a humbling season-opening loss with yesterday's 45-7 rout of Howard, we still don't know much about the Scarlet Knights. One thing is...
Weis helps Michigan end Irish's luck
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Tate Forcier lifted Michigan to its first big win under coach Rich Rodriguez, but Charlie Weis provided an assist. Forcier's 5-yard touchdown pass to Greg Mathews...
USC frosh stuns Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It is known simply as "The Drive," and try as they might no Ohio football fan can ever spit out the bile of John Elway's heroics in...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Cardozo edges Bowne for first win
Andrew Charris and Shayan Nematollahi each scored a goal and Gabriel Martorella added two assists as Cardozo broke into the win column with a 2-1 victory over John Bowne in...
PSAL football roundup: Ellam, Wagner win in shootout
Trevor Ellam ran for 151 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns and quarterback Jordan Rodriguez rushed for 89 yards on 11 carries and two scores to lead the Susan...
PSAL girls soccer roundup: Tottenville wins third straight
Tottenville is slowly starting to prove it will be the club most capable of challenging defending PSAL A champion McKee/Staten Island Tech on Staten Island. Joanne Mierzejewski and Kaitlyn Regan...
Molloy's Guerriero commits to Mount St. Mary's
Kelly Guerriero was just waiting for the offer as she traveled to Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland for her official visit this weekend. The Archbishop Molloy guard had already...
Sea girls volleyball looking for another Island title
The St. Joseph by the Sea girls volleyball team is chock full of star players, some of them elite players in New York City. But not in volleyball. Vikings setter...
Slow-starting Curtis comes on late, but falls short
James Pon Pon looked at the scoreboard, squinted, and looked again. Curtis wasn’t just losing to Fort Hamilton, in what was supposed to be a possible city championship game preview,...
Fort Hamilton's Richardson owns bragging rights
Fort Hamilton running back AJ Richardson received a late-night visit at his Staten Island home from several Curtis players after his team’s last matchup with the Warriors, a season-ending defeat...
Lewis girls volleyball wins Blastoff Tournament
Alicja Pawelec was named most valuable player and Gyna Anthony and Dominika Mrozowska were named to the all-tournament team, leading the Francis Lewis girls volleyball team to its host Blastoff...
Spotted: Rachel Zoe
It's minutes before the QVC show at the Bryant Park tents ... and who else but Miss Rachel Zoe herself is putting her magical styling touches on a glammed-out model.It's...
Stifling defense leads Campus Magnet over Port Richmond
Eric Barnett had not beaten a Staten Island team in his five years as the Campus Magnet football coach. But he did have a philosophy when it comes to teams...