Neil Graves
The Archive
WEIRD BUT TRUE
December 4, 2008 | 6:50amIt's a transatlantic booty call. American heiress and fashion consultant Alexis Genevieve, 32, says she wants Italian reality-TV winner Claudio Paselli, 31, to come on over and make her a...
'LOVE' FAILS IN E. VILLAGE
December 3, 2008 | 8:18amLove Saves the Day could use its own savior. The East Village kitsch shop made famous in Madonna's 1985 flick "Desperately Seeking Susan" - which peddles all used things Americana...
DECK THE HALLS WITH BOWSER HOLLY: JUDGES
November 28, 2008 | 5:53amAfter all the high-strutting purebreds made the rounds at the National Dog Show, it was a beautiful New York-owned canine that was crowned top dog. Holly (left, with handler Michael...
OVER-SINGING IN THE SEASON
November 26, 2008 | 7:47amIf you find yourself humming "Winter Wonderland" over and over during the ensuing festive weeks, it may only be because you've been effectively brainwashed. "Winter Wonderland" topped music publisher ASCAP's...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
November 24, 2008 | 7:35amYa want fries with that naked broad? A Fayetteville, Ark., man is suing McDonald's after he left his cellphone - with photos of his nude wife - at one of...
NEW CITIZENS THOROUGHLY VET-TED
November 11, 2008 | 8:34amThey put their lives on the line for their country, and yesterday, on the eve of Veterans Day, their country rewarded them - by declaring them citizens. Eighteen veterans of...
'HS MUSICAL' GETS AN A
November 3, 2008 | 10:02am"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" held on to the No. 1 slot at the box office over the weekend, but with a relatively modest $15 million take. Although that...
BIRD-BRAINERS
October 31, 2008 | 7:23amFour Australian teens were charged in an attack on the world's oldest known flamingo, leaving the bird with head, beak and eye injuries, the Adelaide Zoo said yesterday. The bird,...
BUSH AT HELM ON VETS DAY
October 28, 2008 | 7:42amPresident Bush will lead Veterans Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Nov. 11 and will receive the 2008 Intrepid Freedom Award, the museum announced yesterday....
'SCHOOL' IS HEAD OF THE CLASS
October 27, 2008 | 7:36amIt was a bizarre face-off at the box office over the weekend as two entirely different audiences - fans of teen stars and aficionados of slasher flicks - blasted ticket...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 27, 2008 | 7:36amThis dog is cat's best friend. Leo the terrier saved a litter of kittens when he refused to leave the four newborns even as smoke poured through their Melbourne, Australia,...
'W.' FILM A BOX-OFFICE LAME DUCK
October 20, 2008 | 8:51amOliver Stone's much-anticipated political opus, "W.," wasn't the winning ticket at the box office, as action movies and chick flicks made it a White House wipeout. "W." managed $10.6 million...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 20, 2008 | 8:51amA Michigan man was charged with "receiving sexual favors" - from a vacuum cleaner. When a resident complained there were unusual deeds being perpetrated behind a car wash near Detroit,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 14, 2008 | 7:44amA man stands to cop a cool $2 million should a UFO appear in the sky today. British gaming house William Hill covered a $2,000 bet from Lawrence Trout of...
'CHIHUAHUA' NIPS RIVALS
October 13, 2008 | 8:09amLeo and Russell proved no match for a little yapping dog, as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" bit its rivals for a second straight week. The lost-in-Mexico mutt topped the box office...
'PRETTY' GOOD IN NY AREA
October 10, 2008 | 8:00amCape May, with its Victorian mansions nestled along the Jersey Shore, and the breathtaking Adirondacks ski village of Lake Placid are officially among the "prettiest towns" in America. ForbesTraveler.com asked...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 7, 2008 | 7:40amA brother and sister have been reunited after 60 years - during which they lived four miles apart. George Culwick, 87, hadn't seen Lucy Heenan, 88, until three months ago,...
'CHIHUAHUA' GETS A LEG UP AT BOX OFFICE
October 6, 2008 | 7:56amYears after a talking Mexican mutt did wonders for Taco Bell sales, the concept is doing the same for Disney, as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" reigned at the box office over...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 6, 2008 | 7:56amForget a message in a bottle - a hot-dog cart might be the weirdest item found onshore this year. The Vancouver Aquarium says it was among the odd bits of...
MONKEY WAITER
October 6, 2008 | 4:00amshowvideo("People%20and%20Culture","942981"); The wacky waiters at one Japanese pub can't help monkeying around. At the Kayabukiya tavern just north of Tokyo, a pair of monkeys in jackets and shorts scamper over...