October 4, 2013

Devils’ Brodeur shaky in shootout loss

When he was in the prime of his career, the Devils scoring three goals with Martin Brodeur in net would almost surely result in a win. But the 41-year-old future...

Harry Reid calls John Boehner 'coward' in private, 'nice guy' in public

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ripped House Speaker John Boehner as a “coward” in private on Thursday — and immediately ­afterwards described him as a “nice guy” in...

Obama's lunch photo-op after shutdown gaffe

President Obama strolled out of the White House in an unusual walkabout Friday, and declared that “nobody is winning” from the US-government shutdown. Obama’s photo-op was a clear attempt to...

Chris Mullin outshoots Kings players

http://youtu.be/uW728Zm6gcY Chris Mullin doesn’t move around like he once did, but his sweet shooting stroke hasn’t aged a day. The Brooklyn product and former St. John’s star put on an...

Which NYC haunted house is the scariest of them all?

There are still a few weeks until Halloween, but New York’s haunted houses are already up and roaring, ready to scare the bejeezus out of those who dare enter. Here...

Stroller-slay dad wanted in subway robbery

The Brooklyn father who wouldn’t cooperate with cops after his baby son was fatally shot in his stroller is now wanted for robbing a teen on the subway, police said...

Bill de Blasio: I'm a conservative

Now this is rich. Bill de Blasio, who wants to tax the wealthy to fund preschool classes, described himself as a “fiscal conservative” Friday before an influential business group. Despite...

Sleepy Hollow has more to offer than a headless horseman

"Sleepy Hollow — is that a real place?” That’s a question I’ve often been asked since moving to the Westchester hamlet on the Hudson River less than a year ago....

Time with Rangers could be over fast for rookie 'Quickie'

LOS ANGELES — Rangers coach Alain Vigneault’s nickname for Jesper Fast is “Quickie.” And it could be just that for the lone Rangers rookie. The fresh-faced freshman, who logged 10:13...

JCPenney hurting hedge funds' returns

Stock indexes hit all-time highs in September and ended the month with gains of about 3 percent — but once again the hottest hedge fund managers missed the party, investors...

Pol proposes bill to name block after Mariano Rivera

This time the City Council saved one for Mo. Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo (D-Bronx) introduced a bill Friday to name a block outside Yankee Stadium after Mariano Rivera, just...

The ripple effect of Lipman's bankruptcy

The bankruptcy of a small New York ad agency has had a ripple effect across the fashion, banking and sports worlds that few could have imagined. David Lipman’s high-fashion ad...

Islanders top Devils in shootout to cap sloppy game

No, it was not the prettiest, but in the end, it’s not as if the Islanders care. On Friday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, the Islanders managed to...

Vegas oddsmakers weigh in on 'Simpsons' death

Could Sideshow Bob’s days be numbered? With “The Simpsons” writers preparing to kill off one of the show’s main characters, even the Vegas oddsmakers are getting into the act. “The...

Erdogan taking Turkey back 1,000 years with ‘reforms’

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan this week unveiled his long-promised “reform package” to “chart the path of the nation” for the next 10 years — that is, through 2023,...

It's a Braves New World as Atlanta edges Dodgers to even NLDS

ATLANTA —  The Braves had a message for the Dodgers on Friday night, when Don Mattingly’s seventh-inning decision to intentionally walk little-used Reed Johnson to get to Braves star Jason Heyward...

Boehner: I won't cave on shutdown

WASHINGTON — Fight on! House Speaker John Boehner reassured his GOP troops Friday that he’s not going to cave to Democrats in the tense government shutdown, proclaiming, “We are locked...

Pooches piddle all over new Banksy 'dog pee' graffiti

It’s life imitating arf. City dogs are peeing on Banksy’s new mural of a dog peeing. “I didn’t try to get the dog to pee there, he just did!” said...

Aaron Hernandez's fugitive witness found

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man who says he was shot by former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been ordered to appear next week before a Massachusetts grand jury...

da Vinci painting found after 500 years

A legendary 500-year-old portrait by Leonardo da Vinci has turned up in a Swiss bank vault ­after decades of debate by art ­experts over whether it existed. The 24-by-18-inch painting...

Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu hero dies at 102

HANOI - Vo Nguyen Giap, the self-taught Vietnamese general who masterminded the defeats of France and the United States to become one of the 20th century's most notable military commanders, died on Friday....

ObamaCare sickening the workplace

Democrats landed on earth to nurture working Americans. How ironic, then, that “ObamaCare” is hammering US laborers. From terminated coverage to truncated schedules, the Democrats’ reputed constituency is paying dearly...

Warhol 'Crash' could snag more than $60M

"Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)," a monumental silkscreen by Andy Warhol, is heading to a New York City auction where it could fetch more than $60 million. The piece belongs...

Rue21's debt sells at steep discount

The bank debt of troubled teen retailer Rue21 sold Friday much like the clothes in its stores — at a steep discount. In a highly unusual move, the banks selling...

William Devane, Kim Raver joining 24 reboot

Another day, another piece of “24” news. Fox has announced that William Devane and Kim Raver — who played father-daughter characters James Heller and Audrey Raines on “24” from seasons...

A-Rod trying to take baseball down with him

Well, if Alex Rod­riguez won’t ever be the all-time home run champion, he made quite an impact in another department on Friday. Most litigious ballplayer ever? We learned plenty during...

Felton, Udrih, Prigioni look to fill Knicks PG role

Last season, the Knicks employed three point guards — starter Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd and Pablo Prigioni. All contributed significantly. Kidd is gone, having moved over one borough — and...

David Letterman staying on air through 2015

David Letterman will stick around to battle Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel at 11:35 p.m. CBS announced Friday that Letterman, 66, has signed a contract extension taking him through 2015,...

CEO dodges dog abuse rap despite sick video

The CEO of a luxury charter-jet company got a stunning break this week when prosecutors dropped animal-abuse charges against him despite sickening video showing him viciously beating his St. Bernard...

Hynes' Republican re-election campaign

At age 78, Charles “Joe” Hynes has decided he will run for re-election for Brooklyn district attorney on the Republican and Conservative ballot lines. Hynes, of course, didn’t embrace his...

Rob Lowe goes ‘Pro’ on NBC

Rob Lowe is leaving “Parks and Recreation” — but he won’t be absent from NBC for long. Lowe, who plays energetic Chris Traeger on “Parks and Rec,” will return to...

Memory of Roy Hibbert fuels Chandler

Tyson Chandler estimates he’s taking at least 600 jump shots each day during Knicks training camp. That is an exorbitant amount higher than any other preseason in Chandler’s 12 NBA...

Rays organization thrives thinking two steps ahead

BOSTON — The Rays have an intriguing outfield in the postseason — it just is not theirs. Carl Crawford and Jonny Gomes are starting for the Dodgers and Red Sox,...

New York City Opera goes out of business

When Mayor Fiorello La Guardia helped found the New York City Opera during World War II, it was known as “the people’s opera.” In other words, a company that would...

Bosch testimony over at A-Rod hearing

Alex Rodriguez’s appeal hearing concluded its first week with an apparent farewell to its most important witness. Tony Bosch, the owner of the now-shuttered Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in South Florida,...

It's early, but Rangers are consistently inconsistent

LOS ANGELES — Through six exhibition matches and one game that counted for real, Thursday’s 4-1 defeat at Phoenix, the Rangers have consistently been unable to develop consistency in their...

Gloria Allred's defense of 'innocent' injured biker

We knew it was looking bad for Alexian Lien even after the beating he took from angry bikers Sunday afternoon. We just didn’t know how bad until we caught Friday’s...

Death of both parents taught Syracuse QB about adversity

Terrel Hunt knows adversity, and losing a quarterback competition doesn’t qualify. Try losing both parents in one year, and nearly seeing your football future flash before your eyes because of...

Stubborn democrats escaping all the blame in shutdown

Refusing to negotiate is the new reasonableness. After years of agonized media commentary about the failure of key players in Washington to sit down and work out their differences, Senate...

'Glee' readies tearful Monteith tribute

http://youtu.be/wPOsepbjWCo The cast and crew of “Glee” will say goodbye to former cast member Cory Monteith in an episode titled “The Quarterback” on October 10. Fox's musical dramedy will pay...

Obama’s vindictiveness worsening impact of shutdown

Shutting down the government in an effort to use a budget fight to get rid of ObamaCare isn’t the strategy I’d have recommended for the GOP. And while Republicans can...

Winless Giants somehow still in division race

Tom Coughlin was reluctant to use the F-word, because it is not a regular member of his vocabulary’s inner circle. So when asked Friday if he felt “fortunate’’ the rest...

Red Sox pound Rays in ALDS opener

BOSTON — One ball fell between two outfielders. Another took a bad hop off the Green Monster standings. One batter reached safely on a dropped third strike and another when...

'Peter Pan' gets an unsentimental update

There's no flying and not a treacly song to be heard in this Aussie take on J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan.” Here at the New Victory Theater, the title character isn’t...

Nephew of Giants owner Mara skirts charges in party attack

STAMFORD, Conn. — Charges were dropped Friday against a nephew of New York Giants owner John Mara who had been accused of hitting a man in the head with a...

New LB Beason hoping to make impact for Giants

Linebacker Jon Beason passed his physical on Friday, completing his trade to the Giants from the Panthers for a conditional late-round draft pick in 2014. Beason, 28, a three-time Pro...

Santonio often not worth Jets' $45M tab

Santonio Holmes comes with a monster price tag, and not just the $7.5 million the Jets are paying him this season. Holmes is a blend of playmaker, problem child and...

Jets RB Goodson tweaks hamstring

Running back Mike Goodson, still hoping to make his Jets debut Monday night, took the field for practice Friday, but didn’t finish the session. He left after about 15 minutes...

Manhattan lands big piece in Spring Valley's McGill

Manhattan’s present is full of March dreams, and its future seems just as bright. Steve Masiello’s Jaspers, the preseason favorite in the MAAC, already have a highly regarded 2014 recruiting...

Mets fans can handle Harvey grief, but won't accept lost '14

You can understand what was going through the kid’s mind, of course, because if you are a Mets fan you were right there with him, in lockstep, taking a full...

Giants stink in fantasy football, too

There is more on the line than just the Giants’ season when they take the field Sunday against the Eagles looking for their first win. Fantasy owners everywhere are mourning...

Deron: I'll 'probably' miss first two preseason games

DURHAM, N.C. — If it wasn’t already obvious after he had been limited in practice throughout this first week of the season, Deron Williams all but ruled himself out of...

Carnegie Hall, stagehands union reach deal, ending strike

A stagehands strike that briefly delayed the start of Carnegie Hall's season has ended. The New York concert hall says it reached agreement with Local 1 of the International Alliance...

Miguel Cotto out to snap two-fight skid

Will a change in trainers help Miguel Cotto regain what made him one of boxing’s most feared fighters? Or is he searching for an answer that isn’t there? Cotto, a...

2 media vets emerge in Twitter’s search for news chief

Two new names have surfaced in Twitter’s search for a high-profile head of news. Jim Roberts, who is stepping down as executive editor of Reuters Digital, and Vivian Schiller, the...

Third quarter no charm for flailing Giants

The Giants must beware of the third quarter against the Eagles on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The third quarter has been the Giants’ doom in three of their four losses...

'Fab' start-up slices 20% of staffers

It was a not-so-Fab a week for one of the city’s most watched tech start-ups. Fab.com fired about 80 people from its New York offices, in a purging of about...

Jury slams ACS: 'Children are dying unnecessarily'

A Brooklyn grand jury slammed the Administration of Child Services for ignoring repeated recommendations to improve its practices – and letting children die – in a report released Friday at...

Man sets self on fire on National Mall

WASHINGTON — A man set himself on fire on the National Mall in the nation's capital as passers-by rushed over to help put out the flames, officials and witnesses said...

Guitars are the real stars in new book

Photographer Lisa Johnson has had plenty of opportunity to meet rock stars in her work. But to her, the real stars are their guitars. Over the past 17 years, Johnson...

Harvey chooses surgery, will miss 2014 season

The Mets can plan for a 2014 season that won’t include Matt Harvey. After further consultation with doctors, the ace right-hander has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery on the...

Woody goes soft on Knicks goals in improved East

Knicks coach Mike Woodson is a new man, with a new contract for next season, a new training-camp agenda and a new line of rhetoric that appears toned down from...

De Blasio to campaign for Ken Thompson in DA bid

Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio will actively campaign to help elect fellow Democrat Ken Thompson as Brooklyn District Attorney to thwart a comeback bid by incumbent Charles (Joe) Hynes, The...

Cole World: Pirates even series with Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — The stench A.J. Burnett left on the pitcher’s mound for the Pirates a day earlier not only disappeared Friday, but was replaced by the scent of roses....

Young women 'pushed' to pursue 'thigh gap'

BALLWIN, Mo. -- Experts in eating disorders are concerned about an Internet-fueled trend in which teenage girls and young women pursue an elusive and possibly dangerous weight-loss goal: to become...

Cop-killer Ronell Wilson 'civilly dead,' has no right to see son

It may be years before cop killer ­Ronell Wilson gets his lethal injection, but he’s already dead in the eyes of the court. A seething Suffolk County Family Court judge...

Cops: Ex-'Runway' model lied about mugging

A former contestant on “Project Runway” claimed that an armed homeless man robbed her after she generously gave him a few bucks inside a Murray Hill bodega. But surveillance video...

Giants GM just can't find a fix at linebacker

You are in the market for a new car. You hop in for a test drive, buckle up, turn your neck as you back up and then you notice something...

Several cops may have watched biker beatdown

An off-duty undercover NYPD cop was among the pack of bikers who chased a family up the West Side Highway — and he stood by as the dad was hauled...

Hill could return and Jets need him without Holmes

With veteran wide receiver Santonio Holmes hamstrung, the Jets desperately need Stephen Hill to make a quick recovery from last Sunday’s concussion. And with the wideout headache-free and making a...

Brits are still invading with London cool

Fifty years ago, a deluge of British rock bands “invaded” America. It wasn’t just their music that we came to love—it was also English fashion, which continues to thrive today....

Prognosis good for Yankees' Logan after elbow surgery

Boone Logan underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow Thursday. The procedure was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. Logan is expected to resume throwing in December. The 29-year-old...

Holmes shocked(!) he caused stir with digs at Jets offense

Jets wideout Santonio Holmes caught some blowback from his controversial comments Thursday -- what a surprise -- and he wasn’t happy about it. No shock there, either. On Friday morning,...

Nasdaq’s Greifeld pitches Twitter for listing

There’s no retweet, no surrender for Bob Greifeld. Despite the apparent long odds against Nasdaq landing the much-coveted Twitter listing, CEO Greifeld was spotted at the micro-blogging company’s headquarters Friday...

Bankrupt firm jumps 700% after traders mistake it for Twitter

What a bunch of stock twits! Shares of Tweeter Home Entertainment, a Boston-based consumer electronics chain that filed for bankruptcy in 2007, soared Friday in a case of mistaken identity...

Tiger Woods' squirrely golf outing

A squirrel, a Tiger and a ski bunny. Just another day at the golf course. The furry star of Day 1 of golf’s Presidents Cup on Thursday was a stray...

Earthbound ends buyer search

That’s a lot of green! The months-long auction for bagged salad grower Earthbound Farm Organic is a bust after potential buyers balked at the rich asking price, The Post has...

Yankees make sizable contract offer to Girardi

In an attempt for resolution by early next week at the latest, the Yankees made what was described as a significant first offer to retain Joe Girardi as manager, according...

Rupert Grint trades sorcery for punk rock in 'CBGB'

He’s known to millions as Harry Potter’s best buddy Ron Weasley, but next Friday, Rupert Grint’s fans will see him in a much different light. The 25-year-old Brit has gone...

21-Century cowboys take on Nebraskan buffalo

The 48th Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in East Custer, Nebraska calls for 50 herders to corral 1,0000 buffalo for immunization. The scene, reminiscent of a modern western, attracts...

NYC dogs flock to Banksy art

New work by the British street artist Banksy popped up in New York after he announced a month-long stay in the city. Three of his works have appeared in the...

'Drunk' cop kills man on AM coffee run

A boozed up off-duty police officer driving an SUV killed a Saint George Ferry Terminal dock worker this morning, law enforcement sources said. The 51-year-old victim was on Simonson Avenue...

'Breaking Bad' fans plant huge spoiler in Albuquerque newspaper

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some fans of "Breaking Bad," the AMC series which concluded Sunday night, were inspired to place an obituary for character Walter White in the Albuquerque Journal.The notice...

Iowa St. coach delivers screaming post-game ref rant

Paul Rhoads made a name for Iowa State football Thursday night, but it didn't happen the way the coach would've preferred. Rhoads unleashed a memorable tirade in his post-game press...

Giants have to bottle up a modern-day Barry Sanders

The Giants and their fans wish they could snap their fingers and go back to the future and sneak the young Sam Huff, the young Lawrence Taylor, the young Harry...

Giants' Snee done for season; needs hip surgery

Chris Snee’s season is over almost before it ever started. The Giants' veteran right guard, sidelined with a painful hip injury that has forced him to miss the past two...

Hold on, Coach: Kidd suspended 2 games over DWI

DURHAM, N.C. -- Everyone, including Jason Kidd, knew Friday’s announcement that the NBA had suspended the Nets head coach for two games for pleading guilty to driving while ability impaired...

Pa. Governor: Same-sex marriage is like incest

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Republican Gov. Tom Corbett compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister during an appearance on a Friday morning TV news...

A-Rod sues MLB and now Yankees team doctor, too

America’s favorite pastime has a seamy underbelly, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez claims in a bombshell new lawsuit against Major League Baseball and its longtime Commissioner Allan “Bud” Selig. Baseball officials...

Real-life 'Siri' revealed

Siri, it’s Siri. Find my cellphone! The woman behind the famous iPhone voice lost her own cellphone in New York City, leaving her stranded on Friday. Susan Bennett, who claims...

Sotheby’s swallows ‘poison pill’ to fend off hedgie Dan Loeb

Sotheby's adopted a "poison pill" to ward off an unwanted takeover, two days after activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC announced that it raised its stake in the auctioneer and...

Wall Street’s wild ride is just starting

If you can’t stomach stock-market swings, better sit this one out. Stock market volatility is starting to rise as the four-day-old government shutdown fuels fears that Congress will fail to...

Want to work the pole like Rihanna?

Want to learn to dance like Rihanna? Well first, you need to learn how to dance like Nicole “The Pole” Williams. The Los Angeles-based pole dancer has shot to fame...

Look who's in first place: The 3-2 Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND — In five weeks, the Browns have changed quarterbacks, traded their star running back, lost two straight and won three in a row. October just began and already they...

Teen shoots two dead in hunting trip mystery

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A deer hunting trip in northeastern Oregon turned into a tragedy when a 14-year-old boy killed two others at the cabin where the group was staying,...

'Hobbit' trilogy costs $561M so far

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Making "The Hobbit" movie trilogy has cost more than half a billion dollars so far, double the amount spent on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy....

Reds pink-slip Baker, creating new manager opening

Add another big name -- and job opening -- to the MLB managing carousel. Dusty Baker is out as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, three days after his team lost...

Spectacular photos of whale jumping through water

Grommet the humpback whale jumps through the water in celebration after a whale rescue team freed her buddy, Foggy. Foggy, another female humpback, had been caught in ropes attached to...

DC rampage mom was 'obsessed' with Obama

The Connecticut mom shot dead Thursday after leading cops on a high-speed car chase through Washington, DC, was fixated on President Obama and convinced he was stalking her, sources told...

Adobe hacked, 2.9M customers' info at risk

Adobe Systems Inc. said a cyberattack on its systems has exposed credit-card information of 2.9 million customers. The maker of Photoshop and other software said Thursday that the attacker accessed...

Mother, daughter beaten to death

A mother and daughter were found beaten to death in their Bronx apartment Thursday afternoon, police said. The bodies of Ida Randolph, 55, and Jena Randolph, 21, were discovered with...

NY push to ban 'revenge porn'

A Long Island politician is attempting to stop private nude images from going viral on social media and smut Web sites by making “revenge porn” illegal. State Sen. Phil Boyle...

FAO Schwarz toys with ditching HQ

FAO Schwarz may vacate its iconic flagship toy store on Fifth Avenue after almost three decades at the location, according to real- estate brokers. Toys “R” Us, the parent company...

Doctor: IRS auditted me after anti-Obama speech

A prominent conservative doctor said he was targeted by the IRS after giving a speech criticizing President Obama’s leadership earlier this year. With Obama sitting on the dais just a...

GOPer's shutdown foot in mouth

WASHINGTON — No wonder the government shut down — House Republicans get no respect! With no end in sight to the shutdown, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told the Washington Examiner,...

Obama: Raise ceiling or 'catastrophic' crash

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued a report Thursday warning of a “catastrophic” economic crash if Republicans fight over raising the debt limit. The report sounded the alarm that a...

Few buy into ObamaCare by day 3

ObamaCare is attracting lots of window shoppers, but not that many buyers. Figures from the handful of states releasing information show that only a tiny fraction of the people inquiring...

F**KYO: ObamaCare help line's secret insult

If you have any questions about ObamaCare, prepare to get screwed. The toll-free number for the government’s help line contains the surprising secret insult: F--KYO. It’s visible when using an...

Chart-topper Lorde, 16, is the anti-Miley

Three months ago nobody had ever heard of Lorde — today, the 16-year-old is top of the pops. The New Zealand singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, became the...

Rangers’ lone goal comes on power play

GLENDALE, Ariz. — If the Rangers were going to score one goal in their season opener, as they did in Thursday’s 4-1 defeat to the Coyotes, it’s probably just as...

Hells Angels rip bikers' highway beatdown

Even the Hells Angels are appalled by a motorcycle gang’s savage beatdown of a father on the West Side Highway — saying the heartless brutes crossed a line when they...

Traitor! De Blasio's a New England fan

He’s a Patriot and a New York traitor. Mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, already outed as a loathsome Boston Red Sox fan, completed his evil Beantown two-step Thursday by admitting...

Could a Twitter founder miss out on his payday?

He’s stone cold silent. Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder and former chief executive, isn’t even name checked in the financial disclosure documents the company filed ahead of its market debut. In fact,...

Kershaw, Dodgers roll past Braves in Game 1

ATLANTA — The Dodgers showed not only are they built for October, but they also have their own modern-day version of Sandy Koufax in Clayton Kershaw. Don Mattingly’s club crushed...

‘Runner Runner’ craps out

Remember the old Ben Affleck, the one who made 28 consecutive bad movies before he turned out to be a pretty good director? He’s back! Behold, the second coming of...

Coyote ugly: Rangers flop in season-opening loss

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Rangers sure have a lot of improving to do — and quickly — following Thursday night’s opening 4-1 defeat to the Coyotes in which sloppiness prevailed at...

Russian mogul pays record $75M for Fifth Avenue co-op

A historic mansion on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue Gold Coast is in contract for $75 million — which would be the highest price ever paid for a co-op in the city, The...

Roman Abramovich's $75M Fifth Avenue co-op

The price of the luxurious Fifth Avenue co-op is considered the highest ever paid in the city.

Starr report: New Montel show, Bob & Ray bio and more

With the talk-show returns of Arsenio Hall and Queen Latifah, I was intrigued to hear about a new talk show headlined by Montel Williams, who ended his eponymous long-running (17...

‘24’ to film in the UK

Jack Bauer’s return to series TV will be filmed overseas. “24: Live Another Day,” Fox’s reboot of the iconic series starring Kiefer Sutherland, will be set in Europe and will...

Hot picks: Post insiders tell you where to go!

ALL FIRED UP Get ready for the Rapture. Not the religious kind. We mean the self-proclaimed hottest natural sauce in the world. It’s got a satanically sizzling 66.6 percent chili...

ElliptiGO: The hottest fitness hybrid on the streets

The company’s customers call it the “movie-star effect,” because of all the stares it draws. Is it a bike? Is it an elliptical? Has a piece of workout equipment suddenly...

'Tomorrow People' is so yesterday

Maybe I’m morphing into that crotchety guy down the street — the one who yells at the kids to get off his lawn — but really, if you’re a TV...

‘Gator Boys’ close out another season in Florida

Animal Planet’s “Gator Boys,” one of the network’s most popular shows, wraps up its summer season Sunday night. On the show, licensed alligator trappers Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle deal...

Giants make deal for former Pro Bowl linebacker

Desperate to inject some new blood into a wounded 0-4 season, the Giants on Thursday night agreed to a trade to acquire linebacker Jon Beason from the Panthers in exchange...

‘Spider-Man’ lures Alice Cooper

Suddenly, after all these years of trying to kill it, I’m interested in the resilient “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” again. Why? Because Alice Cooper is in negotiations to play...

Sales of Bloomberg terminals take off

Sales of terminals, the lifeblood of Bloomberg LP, are rebounding, which is good news for employees of the financial news and information giant. Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff, said he was...

‘Sleepy Hollow’ renewed

Fox has ordered a second season of "Sleepy Hollow." The 13-episode order - the first second-season renewal of 2013-14 - is a huge vote of confidence in the show. It comes at a...

'All Is Bright' a dim bulb

Titled “Almost Christmas’’ when it debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, director Phil Morrison’s relentlessly depressing and sluggish followup to his delightful “Junebug’’ is worth enduring only for a rare...

Domino magazine comes back to life

Domino — the shelter magazine that developed a devoted cult following before folding in 2009 — is back. After months of news leaks, including the hiring of Lonny founder Michelle...