July 26, 2007
Scene
Claire Distenfeld, an intern at Black Book, wears cute Theory shorts she rolled up and then added vintage suspenders, a vintage chambray shirt from What Goes Around Comes Around, Miu...
Blackhawks Ink Kane
Patrick Kane, the number one pick in this year's entry draft, signed a three-year pact with the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday.The Hawks have been in the basement of the NHL for...
Just Imagine What They Were Able to Do With Angelina
We've heard of makeovers but this is ridiculous. At left is newly-buff, younger-looking British character actor Ray Winstone as he appears after a digital transformation to play the title role...
Northern Exposure
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,'' the long-on-the-shelf Andrew Dominik western with Brad Pitt, is among the latest titles listed today for the Toronto International Film...
In Case You Missed It
For those of you busy watching the "Two Corey's", turn the channel now because there is something even better playing on a boob tube near you.Home Shopping Network just sent...
Deal of the Day
Silk jersey genies Nieves Lavi leave nothing to be desired with their printed concoctions.Femininity with an edge is the hallmark of their frocks. This amazingly colorful Halter Dress is floral...
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Kelly Goldsmith, a grad student in marketing at Yale, wears a Juniper dress from Intermix over short shorts, a Rebecca Minkoff bag and shoes by Stella McCartney. "I'm a token...
Quentin OK with Artest inquiry
By MARC BERMANCaught up with Quentin Richardson yesterday at the Knicks summer kids basketball camp at Pace where he was guest speaker. We saw him in Vegas two weeks ago...
THE MONKEY KING
Adopted From the Classic Chinese Tale by Ji-li Jiang Illustrated by Hui Hui Su-Kennedy STORY SO FAR: When the Magician Lang fails to defeat Monkey, the Goddess Guan-yin flings down...
FANTASTIC '4'
BEING a millionaire is so totally easy. You're not one yet? Hmm. Sucks to be you. See, all you have to do is be ignorant of world affairs, almost never...
HAUTE LIST
GETTING your grubby little paws on true designer originals has never been easier - or cheaper. If you suffer from H&M syndrome - the disease wherein the rest of the...
ART-ROCKERS BLOOM NICELY FOR GARDEN PARTY
WITH the kind of broad, bold musical stripes that could be heard clear up in the nosebleed seats, Jack and Meg White laid claim to the most important hall in...
THAT'S 'RENT'ERTAINMENT
SCRAWLED on the puke- green columns of the Nederlander Theatre in black marker: "Anthony Rapp = the best Mark Cohen ever!" And beside it: "I (heart) Adam." Rentheads, rejoice -...
'LOST'S' MICHAEL RETURNS
'LOST" has found Harold Perrineau again. Perrineau, whose character, Michael, left the ABC series two seasons ago, will return for the upcoming fourth season premiering early next year. ABC execs...
DOC SHOWS SPUR SURGERY
FOUR out of five cosmetic-sur gery patients admit they've been "directly influenced" by makeover shows. According to a survey in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, shows like...
NO MORE TABOOS
FORGET about violence. Sex is TV's new frontier, and this season, the boundaries will be stretched farther than ever before. How far? Viewers who tuned in to watch this week's...
'CONTROL' FREAK
IF someone came up to you in the street or at the mall and asked you first for directions, and then for your wallet, would you: A.) Knock them to...
STARR REPORT
'Tapped' outNikki Blonsky, who stars opposite John Travolta in "Hairspray," grew up listen ing to Z-100 - so it didn't take much arm-twisting to get her to participate in one...
AAEEEEII!
BY all rights, "Wilhelm" should be a household name by now. The guy's been in more movies this season than Shia LaBeouf. But then, he's not an actor - he's...
POP PSYCHOLOGY
JACK Ingram's career over the past dozen years has been a lot like his old pick-up truck - a slow ride that could make it to just about anywhere in...
IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
If you get the urge to break out of your limiting environment and go some place where you feel free and alive you must not suppress it. If you don't...
DIABETES INJECTION$
A group of New York lawmakers, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is pushing Congress to cough up $120 million to help combat diabetes after a Gotham report revealed that deaths...
POLS ENDING BAN ON SCHOOL CELLPHONES
Responding to parents' safety concerns, the City Council yesterday voted overwhelmingly to loosen the city's policy barring kids from bringing cellphones to school. The legislation would enable students to turn...
A VICTIM OF HEIR'S 'EVIL' EYE
The scion of a family that founded a national chain of eyeglass stores was busted with his chauffeur for barging into his girlfriend's East Side pad, trashing the place and...
DEM CODE OF SILENCE HAS LOST 'COMPTROL'
ALBANY - City Comptroller Bill Thompson unexpectedly called on two of Gov. Spitzer's top aides yesterday to stop stonewalling and "come forward" and testify in the explosive probe of political...
WARNS HE'D USE FULL POWER TO GRILL GOV
ALBANY - Vowing to find "the truth and nothing but the truth, so help us God," state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno yesterday called for multiple investigations into the role...
BLOOMBERG GOING STRONG
Mayor Bloomberg's city approval ratings are sky high, and many New Yorkers enjoy the Mike- for-president speculation - but just one-third say they'd vote for him for the White House...
CONGESTION FUNDS CLOG MTA BUDGET
The MTA's latest financial plan - which already calls for a fare increase - is loaded with speculation about income from congestion-pricing charges and wrangling more money out of Albany,...
PLUMMER FLUSHED BY COUNCIL
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn tossed suspended staffer Viola Plummer out of the chamber yesterday because only elected officials and guests are allowed. Palpable tension filled the room as Plummer,...
BRONX GIRL SHOT IN LEG
A teenage girl was shot in the leg on a Bronx street yesterday after she got into an argument with the foul-mouthed shooter, cops said. The girl, whose name is...
GALS CHARGED IN GRAN SLAY
The family of a beloved 91-year-old grandmother who was suffocated in her Bronx home four years ago called for the death penalty yesterday for the two women charged in the...
LEGIONNAIRES' SPIKES IN BX.
The city has seen a Legionnaires' disease cluster emerge in a Bronx neighborhood, prompting health officials to ask doctors to check for the ailment as they treat people with respiratory...
RATNER-CITY DEAL NEAR ON HOUSING
After threatening to pull $100 million in subsidies from the controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, the Bloomberg administration appears close to a compromise over middle-income housing, sources said yesterday....
COP-SLAY GUN SHOCKER
The gun used to kill Police Officer Russel Timoshenko earlier this month traces back to a Virginia dealer whose weapons have been cited in more than 1,000 crimes, The Post...
A TASTY BYTE OF CHARITY
Some people who get new computers may consider their old ones "e-trash," but Plinio Ayala calls them an opportunity. "Someone's junk is someone else's treasure," said the 2006 Leadership Liberty...
RIP TIDE SNATCHES TRAGIC BOY
A boy drowned when a rip tide pulled him into the ocean just yards away from a team of lifeguards who were competing in a tournament, officials said yesterday. Trevon...
W. SIDE WALL COLLAPSE ENDANGERS HIGH-RISE
Hundreds of residents of an Upper West Side high-rise were evacuated last night after a retaining wall at an adjoining construction site collapsed, threatening the apartment building's stability. The collapse...
$TEAM-ROLLED
It's NOT business as usual for Midtown retailers, many of whom are still trying to gain access to their stores following last week's deadly steam-pipe explosion at East 41st Street...
CONN. 'KILLER' ADOPTED AS BABY
The parolee charged in the brutal Connecticut home invasion and arson that killed a doctor's wife and two daughters was adopted as an infant by a wealthy family and remained...
'RAPE' POL IS BACK
Embattled Queens Councilman Dennis Gallagher made his return to City Hall yesterday and, in his first appearance in the building since he was accused of rape, insisted he'll be exonerated....
6 YRS. FOR EX-COP IN DWI SLAY ON BRIDGE
A former police officer who killed an aspiring photographer in a drunken hit-and-run accident on the 59th Street Bridge was sentenced to two to six years in prison yesterday. And...
$PACE RACE
No drivers nationwide pay through the nose for parking like those in New York City - with rates soaring to nearly $1,000 a month at one Midtown garage, according to...
TECH-TRASHING CABBIES THREATEN STRIKE
It's not fare. A major taxi drivers' group is threatening to strike in September unless the city rolls back plans to require GPS systems and credit-card readers in cabs. The...
LABEL TOXIC SHOCKER
There are at least 50 popular cleaning products that don't come clean about dangerous chemicals that might harm pregnant women and children and hike the risk of asthma, according to...
N.Y. KIDS IN TERRIBLE POVERTY
One in 10 kids in the state live in extreme poverty, slightly higher than the national rate of 8 percent, according to a study released yesterday. "The child-poverty rate didn't...
OUR MAD-DOC SON
He was the dream son who became a nightmare. William Johns III was a clean-cut, straight-laced Florida kid from a loving family who grew up to be a brilliant psychiatrist,...
CONEY I. 'FERRY'
Get set for a Coney Island flashback. Before burning down in 1911, Coney Island's Dreamland Park featured a grand iron pier with spectacular amusements, restaurants, a dance hall and ferry...
EVOLUTION & GOD DO MIX: POPE
Pope Benedict XVI says the theory of evolution is backed by strong scientific proof - but the theory does not answer life's "great philosophical question." Benedict told 400 priests at...
BLOOMY TO KELLY: YOU'D LOVE MY JOB
ST. LOUIS - Mayor Bloomberg has some advice for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly: If you're wondering whether to run for City Hall in 2009, get rid of the doubt and...
HOUSE OKS EGAN DECREE
WASHINGTON - The House yesterday unanimously passed a resolution congratulating the New York Archdiocese on its 200th anniversary - after New York lawmakers insisted Edward Cardinal Egan's name be included...
PARIS TELLS STAR: BE LIKE, UM, PARIS
Not content with La Lohan stealing her thunder, master media manipulator Paris Hilton felt compelled to weigh in on her frenemy's latest legal skirmish with some truly deep words of...
LOOPY LINDSAY CAME 'IN PEACE'
New details have emerged about what sparked a wild drunken car chase and near-brawl involving Lindsay Lohan and her former aide's mother - the "Fully Loaded" actress was just trying...
BRITNEY'S DRESS REHEARSAL FOR FIT
It's the calm before the storm. These photos show pop tart Britney Spears getting ready for a fashion shoot that turned into a calamity when she flipped her lid and...
BARACK: I'M NO. 1 IN FOREIGN POLICY
Sen. Barack Obama called his foreign policy judgment "better than anyone else in this race" hours after his presidential rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, called him "irresponsible" and "naive" on...
LEARN LE$$ON FROM OBAMA: MIKE
ST. LOUIS - Sen. Barack Obama got an unexpected boost yesterday from Mayor Bloomberg, who singled out the Democratic presidential candidate for supporting teacher merit pay. The mention of Obama's...
FATHEAD PARENTS, FAT KIDS
Maybe they're in denial. Nine out of 10 parents believe that childhood obesity is a nationwide crisis - but half of the parents of overweight kids failed to recognize their...
JOHN DOE BILL OK'D BY DEMS
WASHINGTON - People who tip off authorities to potential terrorists would be shielded from lawsuits under new anti-terrorism legislation that has won agreement from key lawmakers. "It's absolutely essential that...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
THE BRONX Police are searching for a man who has robbed four banks around The Bronx. The suspect was spotted at a North Fork branch at Fordham Road on July...
IF B'KLYN DA HAS HIS WAY, TRIO WILL 'ROT'
DISTRICT attorneys, like all lawyers, usually save their best act for the stage, which in their case is the court. But yesterday, Brooklyn DA Charles "Joe" Hynes was enflamed with...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 317; Lucky Sum: 11 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 3146; Lucky Sum: 14 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 733; Lucky Sum: 13 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 7195;...
THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS
The refusal of two of Gov. Spitzer's top aides to testify in Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's probe of the conspiracy to smear Senate Ma jority Leader Joe Bruno raises con...
WINNING IN IRAQ
TO a military professional, the tactical progress made in Iraq over the last few months is impressive. To a member of Congress, it's an annoyance. The herd animals on Capitol...
WASHINGTON WITCH HUNT
MID-TERM elections 13 days earlier had been disastrous for Re publicans, but Sara Taylor on Nov. 20, 2006, gushed in her thank you message to the Office of National Drug...
HOW TO FILL NYPD SHORTFALL
THE NYPD faces a big problem - a major drop-off in recruitment. To help address the shortfall, Mayor Bloomberg should look back to a Giuliani-era policy, and open the door...
KNOW-NOTHING GOV: N.Y.'S NOT BUYING IT
Lyndon Johnson once described the CIA officials who misled him into Vietnam as "young men from Princeton and Harvard who couldn't be trusted with the family business" ("All the Governor's...
RUDY TOPS KOCH
I felt obliged to respond to Ed Koch's reply to Steve Cuozzo, in which he admonished the columnist for not being fair ("Koch Was Top Notch," Letters, July 23). The...
BIG APPLE SURGE
Although Apple Inc. failed to live up to the hype on early iPhone sales, the company still managed to conjure up enough good news to send shares surging in after-hours...
COHEN CAPITALIZING ON SAC CAPITAL
In a case of the rich getting even richer, SAC Capital is entertaining suitors interested in buying minority stakes in the hedge fund juggernaut. The Stamford, Conn.-based fund has held...
WISH MY FOIA REQUEST A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I'D like you to join me in wishing my FOIA request a happy birthday. It turned one year old yesterday. Last July The Post's lawyers sent the first of several...
GLIB TRIB CEO
Tribune Co.'s top executive said the media company's plan to go private with backing from real-estate mogul Sam Zell isn't in jeopardy. The assurances from Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimons came...
TIMES: 7% LOSS IN AD REVENUE
The New York Times Co. said yesterday it will continue to slash costs as the newspaper publisher battles an industry-wide slump in advertising. The company's profit doubled in the latest...
DIRTY LAUNDRY
Billionaire Leon Black's investment in sheet seller Linens 'N Things has taken a turn for the worse - an early warning sign that could throw more cold water on the...
FIRM ASKS MACKEY TO LOG OUT
Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey, whose credibility is in question following revelations he posted more than a thousand bizarre rants anonymously in financial chat rooms, should give up...
APOLLO CHIEF'S $3B STAKE
Secretive financier Leon Black's stake in Apollo Management could be worth close to $3 billion after the buyout firm sells a piece of itself to big investors next month, according...
AMAZON SURGES ON 'POTTER' EARNINGS
Harry Potter and a new flat-rate annual shipping plan are enchanting Amazon.com's performance on Wall Street. Shares in the online retail giant hit their highest level since 2000 yesterday, reaching...
REACH KIDS BEFORE THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS
For many marketers, the back-to-school season has become a test of their advertising acumen. With school-related shopping expected to hit $18.4 billion this year, companies are under pressure to prove...
HOME SALES TAKE A DIVE
Home sales are mired in their worst recession in 16 years as deals continue to evaporate faster than expected - raising fears the crash hasn't hit bottom yet. Sales of...
ROLLING STONE GATHERS $7.3M
Call him Jumpin' Jack Cash. Keith Richards, co-founder of the Rolling Stones, is starting up the bidding war for his life story and is likely to get lots of satisfaction...
E. SIDE 'GROPER' CAUGHT
A pint-sized pervert who allegedly molested four Lower East Side women over the past two months was busted yesterday after a bystander, who had inadvertently witnessed one of the attacks,...
EMAIL ADDICTION
Are you checking your email in the bathroom? You're not alone. More Americans are using portable devices to check their email all day and all night -- wherever they are...
JUST SOLD!
ManhattanBATTERY PARK CITY $3,145,00030 West St. Four-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath condo, 3,104 square feet, with Brazilian cherry-wood floors, washer/dryer, mahogany entry doors with Valli & Valli accents, programmable thermostats and floor-to-ceiling...
HOUSES OF THE WEEK
Port Washington, L.I. $849,000Bedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Square feet: 2,511Everything you need for a leisurely evening escape: This "nicely updated" Victorian, originally built in the 1800s, sits across from Mill...
MODEL HOME
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY has found her new dream home in the Hamptons. The model mommy has just gone to contract to buy a waterfront estate in North Haven with views of...
POTS & PLANS
What's the first thing you're going to make in your new kitchen?" Bart Simpson once asked his mother, Marge, after a two-year kitchen renovation. "How about cooking up some money,...
ZIP-ZIP-HOORAY!
Forget marble bathrooms (boring), spas (whatever) or concierge services (yawn) - Zipcar is the latest amenity being unveiled at many of the area's newest developments. The car-sharing service - which...
DREAM HOMES
Greenwich, Conn. $10.9 millionIf someone were to ask you what "luxurious living" means, you probably think you know the answer. Well, this estate, known as Stone Chase and set in...
'ALY' WINS THRILLER
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Call them the "Cardiac Kiddies." Three 2-year-old fillies - I Promise, Subtle Aly and Blitzing - staged a barn-burner before a crowd of 30,052 in yesterday's traditional...
MASSOUD BREAKDOWN MARS OPENING DAY
SPRINGS - Meet got off to ugly start. The 7-year-old gelding Massoud, two-time winner on Saratoga lawn last summer, was 6-5 favorite in opener making first start since Oct. for...
FOR OPENERS, IT'S SHEPPARD, VOSS
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Easy game. The first steeplechase of the meet boils down to trainers Tom Voss and Jonathan Sheppard. Pretty simple, really. Like difficult left turns, they are part...
HONDO SPLITS THE BIT
Hondo threw the no-blood splitter last night, scor ing with the Rangers and flopping with the Pirates to leave the deficit holding at a crisp 665 davenports. Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
VARGAS: IT'S MY LAST 'GREAT FIGHT'
Fernando Vargas did his best yesterday to convince the press that his Sept. 8 bout with Ricardo Mayorga will be worth the $44.95 pay-per-view price tag. The media was given...
LOOK FOR BULLS TO RIDE WOLYNIEC
Their Aston Villa star is back, but how does coach Bruce Arena sit down the only Red Bull to score in their last five games? He probably doesn't. Instead, Staten...
BARRY IN BASH MODE
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds may not be hitting too many home runs lately. But he still knows how to swing a heavy stick. Sitting at his locker before last...
SUMMER OF '77
Remember the sizzling, scintillating summer of 1977 when Billy Martin's Yankees stormed past the Red Sox and went on to capture their first World Championship in 15 years by beating...
DEVILS TAB ASSISTANTS
Lou Lamoriello went outside the Devils to hire Brent Sutter as head coach, and yesterday Sutter stayed within the organization to pick his assistants. Sutter named Larry Robinson, John MacLean,...
GIANTS GM TALKS TOUGH
Not many years ago, the Giants hit training camp determined to blunt the swirl of optimism surrounding a team characterized as a true contender loaded with talent. That surely will...
JETS OPEN UP MINUS CURTIS
When the 2007 Jets convene at Weeb Ewbank Hall today for the opening of training camp, with two-a-day practices starting tomorrow, Curtis Martin will be in the team's midtown office...
OMAR HAS TWO NATS IN SIGHTS
As the trade deadline nears, the Mets are prioritizing a late-game reliever followed by a second baseman - and it just so happens that Omar Minaya's old team has a...
TOM ONE FROM; TOM ONE FROM INSTANT FAME
The next one means immortality. It could be less than a week away. Tom Glavine is almost there now, his career countdown down to just one, his quest for 300...
CONSTRUCTION SHOWS THAT CITI FIELD REMAINS ON SCHEDULE
As the NL pennant race begins to take shape at Shea Stadium, the Mets' future home is taking shape beyond its outfield walls. With the team due to move into...
GLAVINE WILL REST EASIER AFTER NO. 300
THE first 299 have been the eas iest for Tom Glavine. Glavine enjoyed a 6-0 lead over the Pirates last night and was not going to let this win get...
PEDRO: 'EVERYTHING'S GOING GREAT'
Pedro Martinez told The Post yesterday that he feels strong and remains hopeful that he'll be back with the Mets next month. "Oh yeah. I'm optimistic that I'll be [back...
KYLE HAS EYE OF TIGERS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In what only can be described as a strange twist, the Tigers have an interest in taking Kyle Farnsworth off the Yankees' hands. According to multiple...
YANKS' TRAVELING SECRETARY TAKES LEAVE DURING TAX PROBE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Longtime Yankees traveling secretary David Szen has been placed on administrative leave and left the team last night while he is under investigation by the IRS...
MARK IT DOWN
IN recent years, Brian Cashman waited patiently for Johnny Damon's seven-year demands to fall to four years and for the Phillies to lower their requests from Phil Hughes to essentially...
BACK IN MIX WITH STREAK OF 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Maybe it's because Alex Rodriguez is expected to blow by Barry Bonds some day and put the all-time home run mark so far out of reach...
ONE MOONSHOT FROM MILESTONE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - This wasn't just a mighty swing, it was a bolt of energy. Alex Rodriguez needed it as much as his teammates. The Milestone Man crushed home...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
An upstate New York man got arrested, not once or twice, but three times in three hours. Kevin Rich, 40, was first busted in Oneida for allegedly soliciting money from...
