August 19, 2011
Gears Of War 3 Opening Cinematic
If there was anything that could make you want to play Gears of War 3 even more, this should be it. Not a trailer -- though those are badass as...
Yankees' A-Rod could be out till Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Girardi said there is a chance Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez doesn’t return from the disabled list until Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Buoyed by Friday’s workout in...
'Glee Project' preview: in photos
Sunday night's the night when "Glee" fans find out who wins a seven episode role on "Glee" this season. We can't tell you who comes out on top - we're...
Last call for a free Crystal Method MP3
Hey, Crystal Method fans - there's still time to get your hands on a free download of their new track, "Play For Real." But you've gotta hurry on over to...
VIDEO: The Summer of Osi
Post Giants beat writer Paul Schwartz reports from training camp as the team gets ready for its Monday night game with the Chicago Bears.Osi Umenyiora will not play after having...
Bronx principal cleared of most cheating allegations — loses title but keeps salary
So long red cape. A lengthy cheating probe of a so-called Bronx "super-principal" found that she had wrongly changed student course grades from failing to passing — but cleared her...
Last night at the KMFDM show
Couldn't make it to the KMFDM show last night? Shame, but nothing to cry about. Here's a taste of what you missed - in video form. Once again, courtesy of...
NBA 2K12 announces full 'NBA's Greatest' roster
Respect your elders!2K Sports announced all 15 NBA legends that will appear in NBA 2K12 this fall.In an expanded version of last year’s Jordan Challenge mode, gamers will have the...
Cops hunt elderly man's robber in the Bronx (VIDEO)
Police are hunting for a man suspected in a brutal attack on an elderly man in the Bronx. The assailant, described as a 5’10 200-220 lb. black male aged 18-24,...
DT Kennedy about to join Giants
Defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy had a workout for the Giants this week and is expected to be signed soon, although the former Vikings player said on VikingUpdate.com he’s already signed...
Mason, Brunell leave Jets practice with injuries
The Jets' injuries continued to mount at practice Friday.Wide receiver Derrick Mason and quarterback Mark Brunell had to leave practice, and are questionable for Sunday night's preseason game with the...
Warner Music names turnaround pro as CEO to replace Bronfman
Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. will swap jobs with current Chairman Stephen Cooper in a shake-up that comes less than a month after the sale of the music...
Yankees adding lefty Laffey to bullpen; Garcia put on DL
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Yankees claimed left-handed reliever Aaron Laffey off waivers from Seattle and he will join the team here Saturday.Laffey, 26, was 1-1 with a 4.01 ERA in 42...
Former Jets RB Jones in fight with Chiefs teammate: report
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin suffered a wrist injury in a locker room fight with running back Thomas Jones, sports radio station 610 reported Friday. ESPN...
Lohan sues rapper Pitbull, Sony over song's jail stint reference
She did the time, but Lindsay Lohan says rappers shouldn’t make the rhyme. The troubled pop-star lashed out at rapper Pitbull for referencing her jail stint in his song, "Give...
Prosecutors say they never intentionally botched Clemens perjury case
Federal prosecutors fired a blazing fastball back at Roger Clemens yesterday, saying they never intentionally botched their perjury case against him because they felt it was weak. "The government's error...
Bay out of Mets lineup in K-Rod's return
Francisco Rodriguez makes his return to Citi Field after last month's trade to the Brewers when Milwaukee visits the Mets on Friday. Rodriguez is thriving in his setup role for...
Johnny V wins first four races at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- After riding the first four winners on Friday's Saratoga card, John Velazquez saw his streak snapped in the fifth race when his mount Purely Majestic, after chasing...
1,100 NY officers get new union
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new police union was approved Friday in New York to represent 1,100 state university, park and conservation officers and forest rangers. The Public Employment Relations Board...
NY lawyer gets 3 years for insider trading
A New York judge has sentenced a lawyer to three years in prison for his role in an insider trading scheme that involved tips from two lawyers to hedge fund...
Paroled killer busted for trying to murder ex-gal pal: cops
An ex-con was arrested during a Staten Island sting for conspiring to kill his ex-gal pal only 18 months after he was released from a 20-year sentence imposed for murdering...
Rebel forces gain in Libya as US official says Khadafy departure possible
TRIPOLI, Libya -- With rebel forces gaining ground across Libya, including near Col. Moammar Khadafy's stronghold of Tripoli, a US official told FOX News Channel Friday the "regime's back is...
Indiana State Fair stage collapse claims sixth life
INDIANAPOLIS -- A senior at Ball State University died Friday as a result of injuries she sustained during the deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, becoming the incident's...
'Jersey Shore' recap: Season 4, episode 3
Last night’s “Jersey Shore” went back to it’s roots with a healthy dose of fighting, hooking up and of course, GTL.(You didn’t think I was actually talking about history or...
Relaxing Obama hits bookstore with Malia and Sasha
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — President Barack Obama began the first full day of his Martha's Vineyard vacation on Friday by dropping into a bookstore with daughters Malia and Sasha, emerging...
'Drunk' off-duty cop arrested in alleged rape of school teacher
An off-duty cop was charged with rape in an early morning sex assault in Inwood, sources said today. Michael Pena, 27, was charged in the 6:45 a.m. incident, which happened...
Daughter of ex-cop cleared of rape wants to stay with him
She's still daddy's little girl. The 14-year-old daughter of disgraced former cop Kenneth Moreno, who was cleared of rape charges but face one year in jail on an official misconduct...
NASCAR gets a new, beautiful face
She’s got the face of an angel and the foot of a speed demon. Gorgeous model Maryeve Dufault will become the first Canadian woman to compete in a NASCAR race...
Jets expect Greene back next week
Jets running back Shonn Greene was not at the morning walkthrough Friday and will not play Sunday against the Bengals at New Meadowlands Stadium.Greene has a skin infection on his...
Former Rangers captain Drury retires from NHL
Former Rangers captain Chris Drury retired from the NHL on Friday after 12 seasons, the NHL Players Association announced. "Throughout his career, Chris Drury was always a great competitor, a...
Georgetown basketball enjoys 'cordial' meeting with Chinese team after ugly brawl
BEIJING -- One day after a goodwill game descended into a chaotic brawl, Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson III and two of his players met with members of the Bayi...
Giants' Umenyiora out 4-6 weeks after knee scope
As it turns out, Osi Umenyiora’s right knee was bothering him. The Giants’ defensive end this morning underwent an arthroscopic surgery procedure to clean out his right knee. The Giants...
DVR Alert: Cary Grant's daughter picks her TCM favorites
Sunday is Cary Grant day -- 24 hours of his films -- on Turner Classic Movies' annual August series, "Summer Under the Stars.'' So I recently spoke to his only...
Dust storm slams Phoenix for third time this summer (VIDEO)
PHOENIX — A giant wall of dust rolled through the Phoenix area on Thursday for the third time since early July — turning the sky brown, creating dangerous driving conditions...
Woman turns up for job interview in Arizona to find employers dead
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A woman in Arizona made a shocking discovery when she found the man and woman who were considering employing her as a personal assistant dead at their...
Mayor tells investors to stick with stocks
Jittery investors wondering where to stash their cash got some advice today from Mayor Bloomberg: stick with stocks. First on TV and then on radio, the mayor suggested stocks are...
Dr. Dre ‘Beats’ the competition
Music plays an integral part in the lives of almost every person on the planet, whether you are listening to it, playing it or mixing it.What most people do not...
Broadway actor who had sexual contact with teen drops Calif. show
SAN DIEGO — Broadway actor James Barbour is leaving a San Diego production of "The Rocky Horror Show" days after it was revealed that he had sexual contact with a...
This may be last year names of 9/11 victims are read at memorial service: mayor
This could be the last year when the names of every victim in the 9/11 terror attacks are read during the annual memorial service at Ground Zero. On his radio...
Abandoned newborn girl found on stoop of Queens home
A newborn girl was found abandoned in a shoebox alongside two roses on the stoop of a Queens home this morning, cops and residents said. A next-door neighbor spotted the...
Port Authority approves new tolls
The Port Authority board this morning voted unanimously to approve the new tolls backed by Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. With the vote, cash tolls will hit...
Husband charged with murder of wife in New Jersey
The husband of a young Pakistani mother shot and killed in New Jersey as she pushed her 3-year-old son in a stroller Tuesday was charged with her murder today after...
Casey Anthony's car crushed for scrap metal
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's white Pontiac Sunfire -- a key piece of evidence in the murder case against her -- was crushed at a central Florida junkyard Thursday....
China bans contracted NBA players from playing in leagues during lockout
SHENZHEN, China -- Locked-out NBA players who are contracted to teams will be barred from playing in China's basketball league next season, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday. Only...
Woman attacked by 3 pit bulls on Long Island
NORTH MERRICK, N.Y. — A 34-year-old woman is hospitalized with severe lacerations to her body after three pit bulls attacked her outside a Long Island home. Nassau County police say...
Olympian Carl Lewis seeks ruling on NJ candidacy
TRENTON, N.J. — Nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis heads back to federal court on Friday, hoping a judge will allow him to remain in the race for state...
Cops: Woman’s body recovered from Niagara River
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Authorities say a woman’s body has been recovered from the Niagara River, not far from where a 19-year-old Japanese student was swept over Niagara Falls after...
VIDEO: 5 in 5 from Jets camp
Post Jets beat writer Brian Costello and Mark Hale address five key topics facing the team as it heads into Sunday's preseason game against the Bengals at New Meadowlands Stadium.The...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge dolls flying off shelves in London
LONDON -- Royalists flocked to London toy stores Friday to purchase newly-released miniature dolls of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The replicas, made by British firm Arklu, feature the...
Explosive device near Seattle train tracks not linked to woman's death, police say
SEATTLE -- An explosive device discovered near railroad tracks in Seattle did not belong to a woman who was struck by a freight train, authorities said. "When it first [was...
Norwegian gunman must remain in solitary says court, as victims' families visit massacre scene
OSLO -- The families of 69 Norwegian youngsters killed by gunman Anders Behring Breivik visited Friday the island where the massacre took place exactly four weeks ago, as the right-wing...
Carl Icahn wants to install self, 10 other directors on Clorox board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will seek to install himself and 10 other directors on Clorox’ board after the consumer products maker twice rejected his offer to buy the company. In...
Lawyer for DSK maid said he would halt criminal charges if civil settlement reached: report
New York prosecutors were looking into claims that the lawyer for the hotel maid suing Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he would work to ensure that criminal allegations against the former International...
Obama campaign 2012: amnestying 300,000 illegal immigrants
President Barack Obama is taking a page out of Bill Clinton's book but not by seriously moving to the center or turning vegan. No, Obama and Clinton both used the...
Bully teachers out
The city Department of Education has booted two teachers who were given second chances after roughing up young students — but then struck again, The Post has learned. The second...
NYPD daily blotter
Manhattan The suspect pictured here (top photo) is wanted for robbing the new outdoor bar at the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan, cops said. The gunman flashed a firearm...
Afghan slaughter
KABUL, Afghanistan—A roadside bomb killed at least 21 passengers traveling on a minibus yesterday in western Afghanistan, another example of civilians caught in the crossfire of fighting between Taliban insurgents...
Yankees top Twins with replay assistance
MINNEAPOLIS — The thick and expensive Yankees muscle surfaced last night at Target Field when the visitors crushed three homers. The replay gods ruled in their favor and CC Sabathia...
Yankees need old A-Rod to play like A-Rod of old
MINNEAPOLIS — The version of Alex Rodriguez that exists in memory is one that even a blue-cloaked hack like Dana DeMuth wouldn’t have been able to interfere with. When Rodriguez...
Yankees won't play A-Rod till Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Rodriguez said his workout at Target Field yesterday went well. Nevertheless, don’t look for the Yankees’ cleanup hitter’s return to the lineup before tomorrow night’s game against...
Bank of America set to slash thousands of jobs in restructure
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp. is cutting 3,500 jobs in the current quarter and working on a broader restructuring that could eliminate thousands of additional positions, The Wall...
St. John's staff member pictured with Miami booster
The film of scum that convicted Ponzi-schemer and former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro has smeared across the college sports landscape and made its way here. St. John’s director...
Tsunami warning lifted after strong earthquake hits Japan
TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory issued after strong earthquake hit off Japan's northeastern coast was lifted Friday afternoon, and the quake's magnitude was revised down to 6.3. The tremor struck...
Finger likely will point Yankees' Garcia to disabled list
MINNEAPOLIS -- It appears Yankees starter Freddy Garcia is headed for the 15-day disabled list. Unable to throw a bullpen session yesterday to see if the cut on the right...
Fordham home of New York's top sports voices
For three hours every Sunday night, it was WFAN before WFAN. WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station, aired a three-hour sports talk show — “One on One” — every Sunday from...
Jets coach says winning puts Sanchez among best
Jets coach Rex Ryan points to one statistic when it comes to quarterback Mark Sanchez and where he ranks among the NFL’s best: postseason wins. “This guy has won four...
Jets' Sanchez ready to pass Giants' Manning in QB battle
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Jets coach Rex Ryan thinks Mark Sanchez is an elite quarterback to behold. “This guy has won four playoff games in...
Giants' Manning paying high price for honesty
Eli Manning is making the radio rounds this summer, saying most of the same stuff he usually says. One comment, though, has for some reason sparked a great debate as...
Prison phone profit
Goldman Sachs is hoping to strike gold with a prison-related investment, The Post has learned. The investment bank and a partner have put Global Tel Link, a Mobile, Ala.based prison...
Euro fears hit US
August is shaping up to be a nauseating month for American investors -- and for once it’s not the heat. Fears of a global economic meltdown sent the Dow Jones...
Eatery on menu for vacant space
The elegant former home of Oceana, one of the city’s most-watched vacant restaurant spaces, will soon resurface as a Mediterranean eatery.The four-story townhouse at 55 E. 54th St. has been...
Google goes wild for deals
Apparently, money is no obstacle in Google’s recent spending spree. Google, which famously offered to buy Groupon for $6 billion and was rebuffed, ponied up $100 million for Dealmap --...
The end of an era
Hewlett-Packard -- the Silicon Valley stalwart started more than 70 years ago in a Palo Alto garage -- is hoping for a second act. HP announced plans yesterday to spin-off...
New NBA store tips in Midtown
The NBA store has finally scored a new Fifth Avenue spot -- albeit for just two years. The branded apparel and memorabilia store that also hosts player visits will open...
Gap tumbles
Gap Inc., the largest US apparel chain, reported a 19 percent decline in second-quarter profit as price increases failed to keep up with costs. Net income at the apparel retailer...
Music to RIM users
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is close to rolling out its own music streaming service that will work across its mobile devices, according to sources. Negotiations with major labels, including...
Business briefs
CPI climbs The consumer-price index increased 0.5 percent from June, more than twice the 0.2 percent that economists were expecting, figures from the Labor Department showed. Dog days Morgan Stanley...
Altar-nate wedding plan
The Kim Kardashian wedding photo on the cover of this week’s issue of OK! is a Photoshopped fake. OK! Editor-in-Chief Richard Spencer, hoping to preempt the coverage of better financed...
B&N’s in stake sale to Liberty
Len Riggio and John Malone have decided to keep it casual.The Brooklyn-born books tycoon and the billionaire media mogul -- who this summer had been discussing a buyout of Barnes...
New Meadowlands Stadium to become MetLife Stadium
Snoopy has officially landed at New Meadowlands Stadium, The Post has learned. Insurance giant MetLife has inked a definitive agreement to purchase naming rights to the home of the NFL...
Katy Perry takes crown as No. 1 ‘Dream’ queen
Katy Perry is pop’s new cash queen. The sugar-coated singer has pulled in an estimated $50 million in the past 12 year from her album, “Teenage Dream,” which has just...
Naked Cowgirl gets bu$ted
The Naked Cowgirl will be singing the blues. The Times Square entertainer was tossed in the pokey for snapping pics with tourists and then charging money, cops said yesterday. Louisa...
Firefighter flea-for-all
WATERBURY, Conn. -- A routine check of an abandoned home became a hazardous-materials situation when four city firefighters were overrun by fleas and had to be tested for bubonic plague...
EU tells Syria's Assad to quit
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday to step down, joining a similar call by the United States to put pressure on his government. The...
HS kids caught with sext stash
MILTON, Vt. -- Nearly two dozen teenagers used school computers to access an e-mail account storing lewd photos and videos taken by female classmates, police said yesterday. Twenty-two students have...
Christie's 9/11 memorial bluster
A furious New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took another slap at plans for the 9/11 anniversary ceremony yesterday, saying Mayor Bloomberg has now snubbed the Port Authority chairman. "The Port...
Times Sq. bomb $$ man guilty
A man accused of providing $7,000 to the Times Square Bomber last year pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge that he conducted an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Mohammad Younis, of Centereach,...
Duo busted in Palin 'harass'
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A man and his son were busted on charges of harassing Sarah Palin's family and lawyers, the FBI said yesterday. Craig Christy, 47, and son Shawn Christy,...
Cabbies are playing 'fare'
An undercover sting operation to root out cabbies who overcharge passengers failed to net a single swindler, the city announced yesterday. It's a stark turnabout from last year, when a...
Kung pow kickin'
It was supposed to be a "friendly" game -- but it turned into a Bruce Lee movie. A Chinese pro team touched off a wild, bench-clearing brawl with the Georgetown...
Al skips out on riot talk
The Rev. Al Sharpton abruptly backed out yesterday of a symposium on the 1991 Crown Heights riots after his invitation triggered outrage. Sharpton said he would not appear on a...
Brain eaters in the water
It's a nightmarish serial killer smaller than a cereal crumb. A 9-year-old Virginia boy has become the third person this summer to be killed by a brain-eating amoeba, a tiny...
Hubby going to kill me: wife
Detectives probing the murder of a young mom on a quiet New Jersey street zeroed in yesterday on the husband, who suffered just superficial wounds in the ambush and made...
Trust a celeb? Bett you can!
She's a Golden Girl with the golden touch. Betty White is the most popular and most trusted celebrity in the nation, according to a poll. The sassy, 89-year-old American sweetheart...
NJ cops catch Robin smasher
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Police in southern New Jersey have ticketed a man they say struck a car driven by Howard Stern's sidekick, Robin Quivers. Police say Quivers was driving...
Security tightened for Dave
David Letterman is no stupid human. Security at the Ed Sullivan Theater in Midtown will be beefed up for the "Late Show" host's return to TV on Monday after an...
Hairbrush could kill this girl
Megan Stewart's fire-red hair is to die for. The 13-year-old Scottish girl's locks could wind up sending her to an early death, because she suffers from a rare disease in...
Parking 'squat'
Eleven years ago, Charles Mysak snagged a primo parking spot on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 68th Street -- and he hasn't budged since. The sidewalk bookseller keeps his...
Pal had XXX pix of Aruba gal
Cops found filthy pictures of a Maryland woman in the camera of a male pal being held in connection with her disappearance in Aruba, according to a report yesterday. Police...
'Duper' markets in Apple
It's way beyond putting their thumbs on the scale! Mislabeled, mispriced and misweighed items are filling New Yorkers' grocery carts -- and adding a bundle to food bills, city consumer...
O team halting deportation of 'good' illegals
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is setting a new policy of suspending deportations of illegal immigrants who walk the straight and narrow -- focusing instead on people wanted for other...
Bravo's TV 'mystery' is solved
They finally got it. Network bosses always wondered why sparks never flew between "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Russell Armstrong and his wife -- until his kinky, gay sex...
Chef had worker 'slave'
An Italian woman lured to America by promises she'd cook alongside a famous TV chef says the glamorous gig soon turned into servitude -- and now she's suing for $5...
Poll: US as glum as 2008
WASHINGTON -- Americans' satisfaction with life in the United States dropped to 11 percent in a Gallup poll released yesterday -- the lowest level since 2008. The current grim outlook...
'Green' name bid
A potential buyer of the name Tavern on the Green has agreed to offer $1.3 million at an auction in Manhattan bankruptcy court. Tavern International will be the opening bidder...
O's ed. chief flunks Perry on Texas schools
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration wasted little time in going after Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- by flunking his record on education. Education Secretary Arne Duncan yesterday blasted the Texas...
Underage model suing photographer over sexy photos
A fashion photographer snapped a sleazy picture of a controversial teen model -- when she was just 15 -- that wound up on T-shirts sold by Urban Outfitters and other...
'Vine' time for battered Bam
WASHINGTON -- His vacation couldn't come soon enough. President Obama landed on posh Martha's Vineyard late yesterday for 10 days of fun and sun with the family -- as a...
Trump's towering TV stage
It's the most glamorous TV-show set in the nation! Donald Trump is creating a TV drama based on a clan of uber wealthy and eccentric New Yorkers who live in...
3rd biker killed on Delancey
A tractor-trailer yesterday struck and killed a bicyclist on Delancey Street -- the third fatality there in as many years. The name of the 52-year-old victim, who got pinned under...
Terror via 'new' Egypt hits Israel
Palestinian gunmen sneaked across the Egypt-Israel border yesterday to launch terror attacks that killed eight Israelis -- and set off violence in a volatile region that includes the increasingly lawless...
Theft shuts filthy cart
A brazen thief did what the city Health Department couldn't -- shut down one of New York's nastiest food carts. Little Morocco, on the northeast corner of 39th Street and...
Cuomo, Christie reach deal on huge toll hikes
Drivers better get used to digging deeper into their wallets -- they'll be doing it over and over again for the next four years. Port Authority cash tolls will hit...
2nd. Ave. Subway singer's big gig
There's light at the end of the tunnel for Manhattan's construction-site crooner. The Second Avenue Subway hardhat famed for belting out lunch-break standards hit the legendary Blue Note in Greenwich...
Walcott: Sorry about 'toxin alert' flub
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott admitted last night that Department of Education officials should not have waited almost six months before alerting parents about a toxin at a Bronx school. "We...
Upper E. Side crash ordeal
A chain-reaction crash on the Upper East Side pinned a man between two cars yesterday as horrified witnesses struggled to free him. "The man was getting something out of the...
City park 'pre$erve': 465 jobs saved in labor pact
With just days to go before the layoff notices went out, the city and its largest municipal union reached a breakthrough agreement late yesterday to spare 465 jobs in the...
Kin-slay trial OK
A man arrested in Israel and accused of killing his parents on Staten Island has been declared fit to stand trial. The office of District Attorney Daniel Donovan confirmed at...
Whitey’s gal mum
BOSTON -- James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend, who is accused of helping the reputed former crime boss elude authorities during 16 years on the run together, will not cooperate with law-enforcement...
Bad-bet ‘robber’
A gambling addict who bizarrely targets only Chase bank branches struck twice in the city yesterday, the FBI said. Armed bandit Sam Chatman, 54, first targeted a Chase branch on...
Mike misses the mark
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s solution to govern-ment debt: Raise taxes on everyone. Our esteemed mayor advocates taxing everyone in order to solve our national fiscal problems (“Mike: Take a ‘Hike,’”...
Too quick on the trigger? Texas gov draws heat
The Issue: Whether Rick Perry’s similarity to fellow Texan George W. Bush will hurt his campaign. For liberals to hate Rick Perry because of his Texas background strikes me as...
The trouble with the Hitler trade
A booming market for Nazi artifacts and Hitler-inspired baubles -- Naziphilia, if you will -- has sprung up in the United States, enabling shameless entrepreneurs to enrich themselves from the...
Why Bam’s doomed
Unless something extraordinarily dramatic comes along to change the course of the US economy and the sentiments of the American people in the next six months, Barack Obama is finished....
The ‘expert’ road to ruin
The country’s op-ed pages have been full of condemnations of the dysfunction of American politics, what with all the populist clamor and partisan disagreement. So, a thought experiment: What if...
The toll-hike dance
Well, it’s an improvement, anyway: Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have OK’d E-ZPass toll hikes of $1.50 at Port Authority bridges and tunnels and a PATH-fare bump...
Show us the money, Senator
On a not unrelated note, New Jersey rail commuters lived through a week from hell this month -- after numerous problems, including trains jumping tracks and switching foul-ups, led to...
Griff the Invisible
A dumbass "Kick-Ass," the superhero comedy "Griff the Invisible" sits on the screen like a steaming lump of Kryptonite. Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") stars as an office worker with a...
Romantic blah-medy
A great hue and cry arose across the pond last year when it was announced that American Anne Hathaway had been cast as Em, the less-than-glamorous British heroine in the...
Vampire remake sucks
Jerry is a cute guy who lives next door. He likes Budweiser. He's a vampire. He's Jerry the Vampire. "Fright Night" is convinced you'll find all this very daring, hilarious...
Musical tragedy for genius
Milos Forman's 1984 Mozart biopic, "Amadeus," made little mention of Wolfie's older sister, Maria Anna, nicknamed Nannerl. Now, "Mozart's Sister," written, directed and produced by France's René Féret, with a...
Quirk and charm boost 'Hedge' fun
Gentle, tender and very French, "The Hedgehog" is cinematic poetry -- too bad about that prosaic plotting. Freely adapted from the Muriel Barbery novel "The Elegance of the Hedgehog," the...
The Last Circus
These clowns aren't for kids. "The Last Cir cus" is the latest exer cise in cinematic excess by Basque director Alex de la Iglesia ("The Day of the Beast"). It...
5 Days of War
Directed by Renny Harlin ("Cutthroat Island") with planes, tanks and troops provided by the country of Georgia, this $12 million anti-Russian propaganda piece confusingly portrays a brief 2008 war between...
In short, 'Fall' is the highlight of 'Summer'
Evenings of one-act plays can cause theatrical whiplash. That's certainly the case with "Summer Shorts 5: Series B." Now running in rep with the recently opened Series A, featuring work...
Sing? Yes, he Cannavale
As anyone who saw his terrific performance in "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" can attest, Bobby Cannavale is one of our finest dramatic stage actors. But he's not content to...
Amigo
There are obvious par allels to more recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan in veteran political filmmaker John Sayles' preachy drama about the 1900 conquest of the former Spanish colony...
Blade of gory
Within the span of a week, Rick Perry begins to run for president and the remake of “Conan the Barbarian” hits theaters. Coincidence? Or natural running mates? The original “Conan”...
Flypaper
In this unremarkable ad dition to the already overcrowded heist genre, one unlucky bank gets hit twice. A sophisticated trio (Mekhi Phifer, John Ventimiglia, Matt Ryan) with high-tech safe-cracking equipment...
Movable feasts
Thought most dogs are accustomed to chasing the ice cream truck, this summer they can step right up and order. Bikes and trucks — even one complete with a walk-up...
Braves outduel Lincecum, Giants
Mike Minor pitched six crisp innings to outduel Tim Lincecum, and Chipper Jones homered for the only run as the Braves defeated the Giants 1-0 last night in Atlanta. Minor...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $42,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Our Brave Warrior(L),112R Curatolo9-4-9Hushion 12-12Beautyinthepulpit(L),119JCastellno1-x-xBrown 7-23Rizzi's Comet(L),116I Ortiz1-5-9DiSanto 12-14L L Flying Notes(L),121S Husbands9-1-3DeMola...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 18, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -2 3/8m;(T); $59,000; alw opt clm; 4up; stplchse Off: 1:01. Good. jumped well,drew away, Trainer: Jonathan SheppardTime:...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:00 pm.Best Bet: Must Be the Bunny (10th)FIRST-mile; trot; $12,000; conditioned8OnlyInItsClass(JCampbll)2-7-83-110ChineseCuisine(EAbbtllo)3-2-29-26ApolloBlueChip(RPierce)3-7-57-21NewYorkColossus(AMiller)1-2-88-12Sheer Glide(B Sears)5-8-86-13InNominePatri(MLachance)7-2-412-14Pure Barre(D Miller)3-5-410-15Gunga Win(D Dunn)7-5-315-17SirAlexZTam(YGingras)1-2-115-19Normandy(O Hegdal)6-8-620-1SECOND-mile; pace; $12,000; conditioned8Azorean Night(R Pierce)2-9-25-26AirGuitarHanover(TTtrck)1-1-89-27ClearViewHanovr(JCmpbll)4-3-210-11Regal Rock(A Miller)7-6-55-11StealinTheShow(YGingras)7-6-15-12BlackjackPrincess(BSers)6-2-37-23AbbeyRoadHanover(DMillr)2-8-88-14Mikeleh(M Lachance)8-3-38-15KissDontBite(JRattray)1-7-X15-19Hostess Lisa(D Dunn)4-1-X15-1THIRD-mile;...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
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Del Mar Analysis by Vic C.
Post time: 5:25 pm.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2f; $40,000; mdn cl($80,000); 2YO;(f)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds8Wade County,120PVlnza6-x-x5-22RosesforJni(L),120RBjrnox-x-x3-13Fire Wise(L),120JTalmox-x-x7-21Ms Pianist,120MPdrzax-x-x5-14PurpleThndr(L),118AQunnzx-x-x15-15Katie's Ten(L),120JRosrox-x-x5-16WrinkleRoom(L),120BBlancx-x-x15-17My Magnolia,120MGarcax-x-x15-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $37,000; str alw; 3YO; (f)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds8Real Dream(L),120JTalmo2-1-35-27Styclssysno(L),122JRosro4-3-13-11OutragsBlle(L),122GGomz1-x-x5-12Savy Smiles(L),122AQunnz3-1-x5-13Eltonindrss(L),122TBaze1-3-28-14Crtny'sPrze(L),122CSthrd1-4-28-15Joseph...
Monmouth Analysis by John DaSilva
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Del Mar Results
FIRST-1m(T); $55,000; str alw; 3up2Farley Star (Bejno) 15.806.003.001Matto Mondo (Espna)3.602.405Golden Mexico (Rsrio)2.40 * $1 Exacta (2-1) $28.10 * Quinella (1-2) $23.40 * $1 Trifecta (2-1-5) $86.00SECOND-$27,000, mdn cl, 3up, 6f8Prmscssnces...
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