August 30, 2009
COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT COMES DOWN WITH THE SWINE FLU
BOGOTA -- President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said...
CA POLICE EXPAND SEARCH IN DUGARD KIDNAPING CASE
ANTIOCH, Calif. -- Armed with rakes, shovels and chain saws, about 20 officers on Sunday combed the backyard of a couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard and...
FDNY burns NYPD in 1st Mayor's Cup
By Dylan ButlerBeating the New York Police Department soccer team is always something special for Tommy Hunt. Such is the natural rivalry that exists between the NYPD and the FDNY....
8TH PERSON IN MOBILE HOME MASSACRE DIES
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- An eighth person has died in an attack on a Georgia mobile home, police said Sunday. Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering identified the victim as 19-year-old...
CHENEY SAYS HE AND BUSH BUTTED HEADS AT TIMES
WASHINGTON -- Did they disagree on national security policy decisions? Certainly. But was Dick Cheney frustrated or even disappointed when overruled by his boss, President George W. Bush? Not at...
FIGUEROA PITCHES METS OVER CUBS, 4-1
Nelson Figueroa struck out a career-high 10 and had an RBI single to lead the New York Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Figueroa (2-3)...
BULLPEN LEADS YANKEES OVER WHITE SOX
Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four runs, Johnny Damon also went deep and the Yankees polished off a three-game sweep of the struggling White Sox with an 8-3 victory...
Lineups for Red Bulls v Columbus
Here are the lineups for tonight's 6 p.m. tilt between the Red Bulls and Columbus. It's a rematch of last year's MLS Cup final, and a bitter reminder for New...
FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OLMERT INDICTED
JERUSALEM -- Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted on corruption charges Sunday, becoming the first Israeli premier to go on trial and highlighting a series of cases that have...
Nicks earns more time
BY PAUL SCHWARTZIt wasn't all bad.That was the summation of Tom Coughlin the day after a 27-25 preseason loss to the Jets. The Giants trailed 20-13 with the starters from...
DR. DREW BLAMES PAIN MEDICINE IN DEATH OF DJ AM
NEW YORK -- Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his...
DJ AM IN JULY: 'I'M BLESSED. I'M ALIVE. I'M HERE.'
PASADENA, Calif. -- For a club deejay, it was unusually early, about 10 a.m. But Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, was bright-eyed and undeniably energized on a late morning last...
NOEL GALLAGHER: 'VERBAL AND VIOLENT INTIMIDATION' MADE ME QUIT OASIS
LONDON -- Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher claims "verbal and violent intimidation" led to his decision to leave the "Britpop" band. In a letter to fans posted to the band's Web...
PAKISTAN REALITY TV CONTESTANT DROWNS IN CHALLENGE
ISLAMABAD -- A contestant on a Pakistani reality TV show drowned while performing a challenge for the program, a spokeswoman for the show's sponsor said Sunday. Pakistani contestant Saad Khan,...
ANOTHER NYC-AREA CABBIE SHOT AND KILLED
YONKERS, N.Y. -- A livery cab driver has been shot in the head and killed in Yonkers. It's the fourth fatal cabbie shooting in the New York City area in...
Another bike stolen — again! — from our wheely good editor
I am now officially a three-time loser. For the third time in just over a year, my bike got stolen, this time in front of my posh Downtown Brooklyn offices....
Beltran moves closer in bid
CHICAGO -- Carlos Beltran took another step in his comeback bid Saturday in Port St. Lucie by running the bases for the first time since going on the disabled list...
Met fans casting their vote
CHICAGO -- This creative Mets fans let his feelings known about the managerial situation outside Wrigley Field on Saturday. The vintage Bobby V dugout disguise was a nice touch.
FORMER OLYMPIC SHOT PUTTER FATALLY SHOT
OXNARD, Calif. -- David Laut, who won a bronze medal for the United States in the shot put at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, was shot to death after...
CA WILDFIRE HEADS NORTH, THREATENS THOUSANDS
UPDATE: Flames From CA Wildfire to Reach Radio, TV Transmitter Hub LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wildfire threatened 12,000 suburban homes and rained ash on cars as far away as downtown...
FORMER FIRST DAUGHTER JENNA BUSH JOINS 'TODAY'
NEW YORK -- NBC's "Today" show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent - former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager. Hager, a 27-year-old teacher in Baltimore,...
Game 131: Mets at Cubs
CHICAGO -- The Mets will try to avoid a three-game sweep by the previously struggling Cubs here today when Nelson Figueroa takes the mound at Wrigley Field. The well-traveled Figueroa...
CRACK WAS DJ AM'S 'DRUG OF CHOICE'
DJ AM, who was found dead Friday afternoon in his SoHo apartment of an apparent drug overdose, called crack his "drug of choice" in a recent interview with MTV News....
SCHUMER SOUNDS ALARM TO PREVENT AIR CRASHES
NEW YORK -- Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing new measures he says would help prevent another crash over the Hudson River like the one that killed nine people earlier this...
Reggie rips 'The Bronx is Burning'
Former Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson blasted the ESPN mini-series 'The Bronx is Burning' in a recent radio interview.The series, which aired in 2007, depicted the Yankees' 1977 World Series season...
Coverage in The Post
CHICAGO -- David Wright was on hand here Saturday, but only in the self-proclaimed role of cheerleader. There wasn't much to cheer about in an 11-4 loss to the Cubs...
MIXED-UP DOUBLES
Will Ferrell yesterday mimes James Blake, where they got laughs at a pre-US Open event in Queens. The comic needed a boost to reach the umpire's chair.
Offensive line the key for St. Peter's
There is a hint of hesitation when the St. Peter's players are asked how good their offense can be this season. The Eagles return their starting quarterback, running back, tight...
Easley working hard for Curtis
Dominique Easley's worth to the Curtis football team is apparent every time he rocks an opposing ball carrier, forces a fumble, or crushes a hapless quarterback. The defensive lineman isn't...
DeJesus leading Dewitt Clinton
Two words told Onell Dishmey all he needed to hear. "My bad." Joaquin DeJesus, a junior battling senior Calvin Brown for the starting quarterback spot on the DeWitt Clinton football...
Richardson follows Walcott's footsteps at Fort Hamilton
AJ Richardson chose to attend Fort Hamilton because of Kadeem Walcott, the record-setting running back who led the Tigers to consecutive city championships in 2005 and 2006. He would like...
Sheepshead Bay off to rough start
Defensive end Andre Civil is at Rutgers. Running back Ayo Isijola is at Rhode Island. Defensive end Jared Andrews and quarterback/defensive back Joel Bowen are at top junior colleges. None...
DEREK DOESN'T CARE IF HE SACRIFICES MVP
THE PRESS box second- guessing was immediate. Why was Derek Jeter bunting in the second inning with runners on first and second, no outs and the Yankees leading, 2-0.YANKEES BLOGKERNAN...
NEW JOBA RULES START TODAY
If you want to see Joba Chamberlain pitch today, don't turn the game on late.YANKEES BLOG The newest version of the "Joba Rules" debut today with the 23-year-old starter getting...
SERGIO ONE-HIT GEM INTERRUPTED BY LINER
Sergio Mitre pitched a masterpiece. He just couldn't finish it.YANKEES BLOG Mitre was dazzling in The Bronx yesterday against the White Sox, fashioning a magnificent outing in which he flirted...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... MELKY CABRERA
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Yankees' center fielder, through interpreter Ray Negron.YANKEES BLOG Q: The rivalry with the Red Sox? A: It's life and death. Q: Do you...
FAN QUIT BASEBALL IN '94 & HE'S NEVER COMIN' BACK
JOSEPH Barzelli is unfazed by the alleged scourge that steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs have inflicted on baseball. Though he spent many years rooting for the Mets -- and for...
HEISMAN WATCH
Tim Tebow, QB, Florida No. 1 player on No. 1 team. Tebow won it '07, placed third last season. In good with the man upstairs. Odds: 2-1 Colt McCoy, QB,...
SEVEN WAYS TO SATURDAY
In a seven-part series beginning today, The Post will break down the 2009 college football season, leading up to the first full Saturday of action on Sept. 5. A closer...
BAYLOR COULD BE A BEAR TO HANDLE
Here's something new: A story about a Big 12 South quarterback not named Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, or even Zac Robinson. And oh yeah, his team might be pretty good,...
MEYER'S GATORS WILL BE CHOMP-IONS AGAIN
The fans at Saint John High School baseball games in Ashtabula, Ohio, thought their tall, handsome, laser-armed shortstop a bit odd. Two-and-a-half hours before every game, there was Urban Meyer...
THE POST'S TOP 25
1. FLORIDA (13-1, beat Oklahoma 24-14 in the BCS title game). Coach: Urban Meyer, 44-9 in four seasons. Star: QB Tim Tebow. Key game: Oct. 10 at LSU. Huddle: Meyer...
ANDY SET FOR OPEN RUN
During Arthur Ashe Kids Day yesterday, Andy Roddick pummeled Roger Federer in the skills challenge, hitting double the amount of targets as the Swiss Maestro. In two weeks, on Super...
SCHOOL OF ROCK
It's the university of reading, writing and "Guitar Hero." NYU undergrads coughing up $50,000 a year to attend the Greenwich Village institution can earn college credit for playing air guitar...
MA'S KIN: TACONIC ME BACKS US UP
An autopsy showed that Taconic crash mom Diane Schuler -- whose July 26 wrong-way crash took eight lives, including her own -- was not an alcoholic, an investigator hired by...
TRAGIC DJ'S FINAL TEXT
DJ AM was last heard from at 1 a.m. Friday, when the celebrity club-music spinner sent a text message to two pals planning a trip to Las Vegas later that...
RUNAWAY VAN STRIKES WOMAN IN QNS.
A woman attending a high school reunion picnic in Flushing Meadows Park was mowed down last night -- struck after a van fleeing from an earlier accident veered off a...
ESPADA HAS AN ARMADA
State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. turned his Bronx nonprofit health center into his own "cash for clunkers" program when it bought an old, gas-guzzling junker from his eldest...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Utah cops have come up with a new tactic in the war versus DWI -- robo-nagging. The highway patrol has set up a toll-free line where citizens can hear a...
METS CAN LEARN FROM O'S DIVE & RECOVERY
THEY had it all. A winning team. A rabid fan base. A new stadium. A big payroll.HARDBALL BLOGSHERMAN ON TWITTER And what followed was the disintegration of a franchise. No,...
THE RUMBLE
Her Majesty! NY's hottest QB psyched for Lingerie league opener Krystal Gray was a speedy running back who used to play football with the boys from the time she was...
BULLS GO FOR TWO VS. CREW
Last week, the struggling Red Bulls snapped their 13-game MLS winless skid in interim coach Richie Williams' debut. Today's tilt vs. Columbus (6 p.m., MSG) is a rematch of last...
YANKS' TOP PICK OFF TO SLOW START
AFTER their signings were announced close to last week's signing deadline for players selected in June's First-Year Player Draft, three of the Yankees' top four selections, Slade Heathcott, John Murphy...
LIBERTY SHOOT TO BE SKY SCRAPERS
After traveling to Chicago and coming out on the wrong end of a 96-77 decision Friday night, the Liberty are hoping to avenge that loss and continue their playoff push...
TOP 30 COMES WITH BIG PAYOFF
It means money now and money later to make the Tour Playoff finals. There's a ticket to next year's bigs attached. In addition to making at least $175,000, those who...
BIG DAY FOR HAIRSTON
After yesterday's 10-0 Yankees' victory at the Stadium, someone told Jerry Hairston Jr. that the team's deal for him at the trade deadline was not as "sexy" as the Red...
GUILLEN 'EMBARRASSED' AFTER 10-0 DRUBBING
Ozzie Guillen ripped himself and his team after yesterday's 10-0 beating in The Bronx. The White Sox manager said he felt humiliated and claimed that he and the team were...
BIG BEN SHOWS NO TOLL FROM FOOT INJURY
In Pittsburgh, Ben Roethlisberger played a nearly flawless first half in his first game since injuring his right foot, James Farrior had a 22-yard interception for a touchdown and Buffalo's...
HONDO'S BUCKS ON BUCS
You can't keep Hondo down for long -- only about a week. Mr. Aitch ended his freefall last night with the Gi ants, which offset his Tiger loss and trimmed...
PARNELL'S SPOT NO LONGER GUARANTEED
CHICAGO -- The Bobby Parnell experiment is on extremely shaky ground. METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER The young right-hander's conversion to the role of starter took another beating here yesterday as...
GOYDOS, MARINO LEAD; TIGER STILL IN HUNT
Too busy leapfrogging each other, The Barclays leaders didn't pull far enough ahead for safety. They've allowed Tiger Woods the sniff that preceded so many of his memorable comebacks. The...
WRIGHT CHANGES TUNE ABOUT DL; METS FALL
CHICAGO -- Given two weeks to mull it over, David Wright now says the Mets were right to be so cautious with him. METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER Looking clear headed...
BELMONT CHAMP CAPTURES TRAVERS
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Like father, like son. Summer Bird, following in the footsteps of his sire, Birdstone, yesterday added the Travers trophy to his triumph in the Belmont Stakes, splashing...
LEADERS NOT OUT OF WOODS YET
Tiger Woods had been waiting for this all week. He began yesterday's third round of The Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, at even par, eight shots...
GREAT VIEW CAN'T MATCH A SIZZLING BACK-NINE CLIMAX
WITH all due respect to Liberty National Golf Club, the Statue of Liberty, the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline, it's not the views or the venue that make a...
CALIF. KIDS RUSH FOR LITTLE LEAGUE GOLD
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- California's mini-mashers bashed their way into the Little League World Series championship last night. Andy Rios hit a grand slam in Chula Vista's nine-run first inning...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Red Sox get Gathright in trade The Red Sox obtained minor league outfielder Joey Gathright from the Orioles for a player to be named or cash. * A tearful...
SANCHEZ GIVES JETS FANS HOPE
YOU'RE the kid quarterback of the New York Jets. Your head coach, Rex Ryan, just handed you the keys to his new team, to Woody Johnson's franchise, even after a...
GIANTS RECEIVE NO LAURELS FOR LOSS
Moments after the lowest moment for the Giants in last night's 27-25 preseason loss to the Jets, Eli Manning tried to console and motivate Steve Smith all at once when...
SAWX STAY HOT ON YOUNG RIGHTY'S GEM
Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1/3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia's RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings...
ROOKIE QB LEADS REX TO FIRST WIN
Validation. That's what the Jets got out of their $50 million rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez in their 27-25 win over the Giants last night at Giants Stadium. GIANTS BLOG Citing...
GIANTS WR BARELY GETS OFF BENCH
For the first time in his four-year Giants career, Sinorice Moss expressed deep frustration about the way he was used -- or, more aptly, wasn't used -- in last night's...
POLS: ALLOW BEAR HUNTING IN JERSEY
IT is no secret that New Jersey has a major bear problem, caused by Gov. Corzine not allowing any bear hunting in the state. Now we have group of New...
RIGHTEOUS RICK, BRETHREN LIVING IN FANTASY WORLD
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."-- English author Samuel Johnson, circa 1775 DURING a news con- ference Wed nes- day, Louis ville's head basketball coach Rick Pitino, in...
HITTING THE FANS
* Mets owner Fred Wilpon telling The Post that Omar Minaya "absolutely" will return as the team's general manager in 2010 [Mike Puma: "They'll be back," The Post and nypost.com,...
CITY TURNS ITS BACK ON 9/11 QUILT
New York has made a blanket statement about a 16,000-square-foot quilt created to honor the victims of 9/11 -- that there is no place to display it. Dennis McKeon, executive...
O: AID SHOULD BE BIG EASIER
President Obama yesterday vowed to break through the "red tape" that is still stalling New Orleans' recovery four years after Hurricane Katrina. "We will not tolerate red tape that stands...
THOMPSON'S 'HIDDEN FEES' SOCK TAXPAYERS
City taxpayers are being pounded with a hidden extra cost of more than $250,000 a year in interest payments on "grants" to city Comptroller Bill Thompson's office for his staff...
LI 'OBAMA CARE' PLOY IN ROBBERY
Three people posed as insurance agents hawking President Obama's health-care reform plan to gain entry to a Long Island home, where they pistol-whipped, shot and robbed two women and a...
TAVERN ON THE GREEN NAME GAME
It could cost the new owner of Tavern on the Green $19 million to keep the eatery's famous name -- but restaurateur Dean Poll said he's not even sure he...
TRANSLATOR-VANISH SUSPECTS EYED IN 2 OTHER MYSTERIES
The Russian couple suspected in the disappearance of a court translator is now being eyed by investigators searching for a missing NYPD mechanic and a New Jersey man, The Post...
PLAYGROUND FIGHT
City officials are breathing life back into a moribund plan to erect a 35-story office tower for the United Nations in Robert Moses Park -- a 1.3-acre concrete square at...
SUNSHINY DAY AFTER 'CANING
Danny, we hardly knew ye. Tropical Storm Danny, which shut down beaches and chilled a soggy Manhattan, is finally gone. The Big Apple today can expect "high temperatures in the...
AIGERS' MOVING PAYDAY
The housing crisis that insurance juggernaut AIG helped create hasn't hurt its executives -- thanks to our tax dollars. High-level employees for the federally bailed-out insurer can sell their homes...
EULOGIES FILLED WITH HEART AND HUMOR
Personal stories told from the pulpit of Our Lady of Perpetual Help yesterday provided poignant tributes to Sen. Ted Kennedy. Some excerpts follow.President Obama recalled Kenne dy's secret weapon in...
UK's deal with devil
The British government decided it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber, eligible for return to Libya, leaked ministerial letters...
IT'S THE MONEY PIT!
It was a lottery frenzy in The Bronx yesterday as scores of Mega millionaire wannabes flocked to the bodega where the winning quick-pick ticket worth $166 million -- the biggest...
AMERICA'S LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
His mourners came from the ranks of the rich and powerful, the poor and the powerless -- all of them touched by Sen. Ted Kennedy's life and legacy. The "Lion...
FIEND GAVE THE FBI HIS PERV-CURE MANIFESTO
He had the answer to his own insanity. Phillip Garrido, the twisted rapist who kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard 18 years ago and made her his sex slave, believed he had...
7 SLAIN IN GA. HORROR
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Seven people were found murdered and two critically injured yesterday at a mobile home in a trailer park on a historic plantation in southeastern Georgia. Glynn County...
TRAUMAUTIZED KIDS COULD NOW LOSE THEIR MOTHER
They have already endured unspeakable horror -- spending their entire lives locked in a shed and terrorized by a psychotic sex offender. But now, as Starlet and Angel enter the...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens * A thug wielding a meat cleaver and his accomplice armed with a less impressive knife were busted after they robbed a man in Maspeth. Edgardo Marquez, 23, and...
INVESTORS: KROLL LED US INTO SCHEME
Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company, never saw it coming. And that's just the problem, according to a growing list of wealthy investors, who claim the well-known background investigations...
I AM WORTH THE WEIGHT
When she was 16, Crystal Renn signed a $250,000 modeling contract and moved to the city. But after starving herself for years to stay at 95 pounds, she gave it...
CAPTIVE KIDS' DEN OF HORRORS
UPDATE: Police Expand Search to Property of Garrido Neighbor Here's a first look inside Phillip Garrido's house of horrors, where he held kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard and the two...
TAPE WORM BEATS SELF UP
A Queens man claimed a bouncer bloodied him when he got tossed from a strip club -- but a surveillance camera there told a different tale. Khuram Murtaza, 34, called...
BREAK IN PROBE OF SERIAL KILLINGS
Jaycee Lee Dugard may have been the lucky one. Detectives yesterday combed the property where Phillip Garrido kept her as a sex slave for clues connecting him to 10 unsolved...
OBAMA'S MO MOD PLAN TAKES TIME
Dear John: I live in New Jersey and I am having trouble paying my mortgage. Last October my wife was diagnosed with breast health issues. The intense care she required...
LANDMARK GETS TOP BILLING
Its the newest star to break out of New York, and it never does drugs or acts like a diva. 20 Exchange Place, a luxurious downtown rental building, has gotten...
BE PROACTIVE ON BANK FEES & RATES
When it comes to banking, consumers are in the driver's seat these days -- thanks to cutthroat competition among brick and mortar banks and a growing wealth of online alternatives,...
ONLINE BANKS INTEREST RATES RISING
If you want to stash some cash for the short-term, experts suggest savings accounts of online banks and credit unions, which tend to have the lowest fees and highest interest...
PARKING TIX HAUL PLUNGES $30 MIL
The city handed out 13,000 fewer parking summonses and saw its ticket revenues nose-dive by $30 million last fiscal year -- despite a record number of traffic agents on the...
JACKO IS GHOST STAR OF SPECIAL
Lights. Camera. Jackson. It started as a modest one-hour behind-the-scenes TV special with the Jackson 5 -- minus their star brother. But when Michael Jackson died in June, the cameras...
RANGEL UNTANGLE
House Democrats are willing to rally around Rep. Charles Rangel in his latest spate of tax missteps -- but only as long as no more embarrassing revelations come to light,...
BEN PUTS OUT HIS OWN FIRE
THE press had a field day this week reporting the news that Ben Bernanke, the nation's chief banker, was the victim of identity theft last year. News that crooks stole...
KENNEDY'S FREE PASS WITH WOMEN
In all the obits published and specials aired this week, Chappaquiddick gets a few paragraphs, a few minutes, a tidy recapping of the events of July 19, 1969: The married...
CLUNKER OF A CAR PLAN
Three billion dollars is a lot of money. Someone who is worth that much would proudly stand high up on the list of the world's richest people. But $3 billion...
DEPRESSED? CALL NOW!
Earlier this month the Archives of General Psychiatry released a much publicized study that one in 10 Americans is now taking antidepressants within the course of a year, making antidepressants...
Fall's best books
Homer & Langley E.L. Doctorow (Random House) * SEPT. 1 Inspired by the story of the real-life Collyer brothers -- wealthy, eccentric inhabitants of early 20th century New York City...
Jokers wild
As difficult as it is to make it in showbiz today, back in the '70s, it was harder. This was, in part, due to Mitzi Shore, owner of LA's The...
Daze of our lives
In his dizzying study of identity in the modern world, Chaon balances the stories of three main characters who, for very different reasons, must reinvent themselves and redefine their lives....
In my library: Jane Goodall
When Jane Goodall was a girl, her favorite book came from a cereal box. It was called "The Miracle of Life," and her grandmother got it by saving up coupons....
HUDSON CRASH: FAST FIXES
Investigators looking into this month's fatal aerial collision above the Hudson River have weighed in on what needs to be done to bring some order to the crowded, chaotic air...
BOSS PEDRO
Watch out, Boss Tweed -- here comes Pedro Espada. And from the looks of it, the Bronx up-and-comer just can't wait to claim title to the top spot as New...
HAUTE AND COLD
I am a liberal who reads The Post every day for its variety of opinion, but I have to protest your acceptance of culture. Your "Look of the Week" on...
SEX & THE CITY
I am not shocked or surprised by the lustful sights being viewed from the High Line ("Eyeful Tower!" Aug. 25). It is a sign of the times. Sex and lust...
BAD MEDICINE
There are many reasons for the latest nursing shortage, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is right to focus on the lack of nursing-school faculty. However, that problem, like so...
VETTING ERROR
It's no surprise that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has gone after disabled veterans -- they might detract from the 16 new billboards the museum just installed over the objections...
GO GREYHOUND
I read the article about Gerard Butler's pug being attacked by a greyhound while walking in Queens ("Harebrained," Aug. 27). Butler said that his dog was attacked, but Fred Varecka,...
SCHLUB NATION
At Ted Kennedy's public memorial on Friday, there were many sad things: Victoria Kennedy's hopeful smile. Signs in the crowd saying THANK YOU TEDDY. A mother with a son in...
'JOE' WINS YONKERS TROT
Judge Joe ruled in last night's $670,774 Yonkers Trot last night at Yonkers Raceway. Hall of Fame driver Ron Pierce guided 3-5 favorite Judge Joe right to the lead and...
BRIDGE
"I ALWAYS thought that record would stand until it was broken." -- Yogi Berra, on Lou Gehrig's streak of consecutive games played. It wasn't his birthday, but Unlucky Louie picked...
DEFENDING DEFENSE
ONE of the mysteries of chess is why so many players are afraid to play against a defense that seems to violate almost every opening principle. The opening in question...
Meet market
Calling all tour guides with a knowledge of baseball stadiums and shoe stores: Melissa, a 23-year-old hospitality manager, is new to NYC and looking for someone to show her around!...
Peeping bomb
I first saw Building Boy in the elevator. He was roughly 35, had dark blond curls and wore frameless rectangular glasses. Presumably feeling the heat of my gaze, he met...
Off the deep end
Forget a first date -- when Rafi and Amel met, it was more like Philosophy 101. Unfortunately, romance and rationalism just don't mix. Over French fare at Midtown spot Brasserie...
AGENDA
* WATCH THIS: It's crunch time for catching up on last season's series before new episodes air this fall, so pick up "Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Third Season," "Heroes:...
Q&A MIKE JUDGE
Hollywood has not been kind to Mike Judge. About his live-action directorial debut, 1999's "Office Space," a studio executive told Judge, "Nobody wants to see your little movie about ordinary...
Haute dogs, fine chicken!
As the summer season winds down, picnicking on the pier with a bucket of KFC or scarfing a street dog before heading to SummerStage will soon be a distant memory....
Vava voom service
If you've ever caught yourself trying to duplicate the come-hither poses of Dita Von Teese or Marilyn Monroe in the mirror, now you can make your sexy, pucker-up face in...
Here comes the fun
Don't be surprised if Grandpa wants an Xbox for Christmas. With the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" on Sept. 9, we're guessing a lot of people who don't normally...
Fixing a whole in iTunes?
Beatles fans and tech nerds are atwitter that sometime next week Apple will announce that the Fab Four is finally joining the iTunes era. For years, the most beloved and...
Hear the Beatles as you've never heard them before
BEATLES FOR SALE! In just 10 days, Beatlemania will strike the US all over again when most of the Fab Four's catalog will be reissued in newly remastered versions --...
THE WHIT PARADE
IN 2007, when the record business -- like Whitney Houston's image -- had disintegrated to a mere smudge of its former market grandeur, expectations were low but hopes high as...
PARK RAVING GLAD!
Last week's column addressed the concerns of a group of dog lovers and the recent renovation of their neighborhood dog park on East 63rd Street. They complained that the park's...
TUTU MUCH
YOU say you have a strong stomach? Then make your way to BAM Rose Cinemas on Saturday for "Suspiria" (1977), Dario Argento's ghoulish genre goodie. The Italian scaremeister spares little...
PRIMETIME
Twenty-eight months after 32 Virginia Tech students and faculty were massacred by Seung-Hui Cho, the law enforcement and psychoanalysts on the case are still stuck trying to figure out exactly,...
REEL GOOD
BOYZ 'N THE HOOD (1991), Wednesday, 8 p.m., BET John Singleton's coming-of-age masterpiece about three young men-on-the-verge in South Central, LA, and how the mean streets affect their life decisions....
RETURN ENGAGEMENTS
A familiar face is usually welcome on television--except when that face keeps showing up in unwatchable shows. Some actors on the list below have one more shot at stardom, while...
THE POST PICKS 10 FALL TV FAVES
Here, the Post picks its choices for 2009's best and brightest of the new TV season.FROM THE PAGES OF TV WEEK: View the 10 Best New ShowsFROM THE PAGES OF...
A big win upstate
Cyclones 5Tigers 0 (Game 1)Saturday, Aug. 29 at Oneonta They finally got a game in up in Oneonta, but Game 2 of this schedule doubleheader was rained out. The good...
Red Bulls to test themselves vs. champs
Follow the Post's soccer coverage on Twitter!Last week, the struggling Red Bulls snapped their 13-game MLS winless skid in interim coach Richie Williams' debut. Tomorrow's tilt vs. Columbus (6 p.m.,...
KENNEDY CARRIED TO ARLINGTON, LAID BESIDE BROTHERS
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest Saturday night alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery, celebrated for "the dream he kept alive"...