October 5, 2003
HIGH-DEF MAY SEE HIGH SALES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amFor the television and motion picture industries, worried about falling revenues and piracy, the future is clear. As clear as 1,900 by 1,080 pixels interlaced. That's the resolution of a...
BULL'S EYE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amNYSE IS CALLING Life has not been easy for NYSE board members as of late. They approved former Chairman Dick Grasso's $190 million pay package - many without seeming to...
KING-RIGGS NOTHING BUT A RACQUET
October 5, 2003 | 4:00am"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Winston Churchill Imagine, 30 years from now, reading historical accounts that point...
OUT OF MANHATTAN, EXCEPT IN ATTITUDE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00am'Don't deliver? What do you mean you don't deliver?" I barked at a young Irish girl in a Thai restaurant in Dublin. "Can you atleast do take-out?" "Sorry," she replied....
WHERE TO EAT AFTER .... THE PAUL KOS RETROSPECTIVE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00am'Everything Matters: Paul Kos, A Retrospective" at New York University's Grey Art Gallery (100 Washington Square East) features 15 installations by the San Francisco Bay area conceptual artist dating from...
WE NEED 'SEINFELD' ; RERUNS ARE STILL BETTER THAN MOST NEW COMEDIES ; "SEINFELD" IS ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING THE KIND OF SHOW THAT WILL NEVER LEAVE THE AIR IN OUR LIFETIMES.
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amIT was Jerry Seinfeld himself who tipped me off to the best new sit com of fall 2000. He stood right here at this desk on an August afternoon (he...
PRETTIEST CATS OF ALL FACE OFF
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amFor dogs, the ultimate competition is the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held every February at Madison Square Garden. For cats, the prestige equivalent is CATS! SHOW New York, America's...
OUT OF THE 'BOXXX'; HOW TWO FREAKS FROM ATLANTA BECAME HIP-HOP SUPERSTARS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amTHEY haven't released a record in three years. They sing about aliens and personal hygiene. One member of the duo has a stripper pole in his bedroom; the other is...
HIGH NOTES & LOW NOTES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amTry Friendster: After Moby helped judge hats that were made by 5- and 6-year-olds, the techno artist got a case of parenting envy. "For the first time in my life,...
THEY INSPIRED TARANTINO
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amSEIJUN Suzuki and Kinji Fukasaku are two of the filmmakers Quentin Tarantino says inspired his "Kill Bill" doubleheader. It figures, since the Japanese auteurs have achieved cult status among Tarantino...
STARR REPORT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amFormer heavyweight champ Mike Tyson will weigh in as one of the presenters at the 2003 Source Awards, taping next weekend (Oct. 13) in Miami. Aries Spears ("Mad TV") -...
BELT IT OUT! FALL'S BOLDEST ACCESSORY IS A CINCH
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amBelts are no longer used to hold up your jeans or keep that button-down shirt tucked inside your pants - Ã la Mary Tyler Moore. Chunky, studded, vintage, monogrammed and...
SHOPAHOLIC: I DARE YOU: CAN DESIGNER STACIA VALLE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT LOOK FOR ONLY $100?
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amEven in the fashionably competitive Meatpacking District - which is studded with high-end stores from Jeffrey to Stella McCartney to Diane von Furstenburg to Alexander McQueen - Stacia Valle's shop,...
SEEING STARS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThe AstroTwins predict the future for Hollywood's hottest star couples Jessica Simpson (Cancer) and Nick Lachey (Scorpio) "They're a good match. Water signs need to be comfortable and in stable...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThat's the way the cookie crumbles. It's widely assumed that cookies break apart because they're mishandled before reaching the buyer. But the problem is due to baking techniques and moisture,...
GI KILLED IN AMBUSH
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amAn American soldier was killed and another wounded when Iraqi insurgents ambushed a U.S. convoy north of Baghdad with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. The soldier, a member of the...
PEEP VICTIM HELPS NAB PERV
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amAn Indianapolis woman turned the tables on a peeping Tom, foiling the fiend by chasing him and jumping into the back of his pickup truck as he sped away, police...
SLAVES' BODIES RETURN TO 'SACRED GROUND' 200 YEARS LATER
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThousands of New Yorkers marched to the tattoo of drums and the clip-clop beat of a horse-drawn hearse to the final resting place in lower Manhattan where 419 colonial-era slaves...
600-LB. CAT FOUND IN HARLEM APT.
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amA 600-pound tiger was discovered in a Harlem apartment yesterday after its owner walked in to a hospital emergency room with bites on his arms and shoulders, police said. The...
DINER MASSACRE ; 19 DEAD IN LATEST SUICIDE SLAY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amA Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up in a Haifa beachfront restaurant packed with lunchtime diners yesterday - on the Sabbath and the eve of Yom Kippur - killing at...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amBrooklyn Police are looking for a motive in the shooting of a 29-year-old man wounded late Friday in Kensington. The victim, who was not identified, was shot in the chest...
PIT BULL MAULS N.J. 7-YR.-OLD
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amDoctors were struggling to save the mangled foot of a 7-year-old boy who was mauled by a pit bull in the family's Newark apartment building, police said yesterday. Shameek Kelly...
PUNKS BEAT THREE WITH BASEBALL BAT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amA Queens baseball-bat assault left three teenagers hospitalized with head wounds, said police who are still looking for their attackers. Gianfranco Scollo, 18, of Rosedale, was listed in critical condition...
SANTANA SAYS STYLE WON'T BE CRAMPED
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - As Johan Santana sat down at the podium to take questions before yesterday's Game 3, he grinned. "Once again," he said. It was a fitting opening aside because...
3 WOMEN IN 'FRESH' ACCUSATIONS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThree more women have accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of sexual misbehavior - bringing the Terminator's toll of shame to 11. Just days after the Los Angeles Times printed detailed stories of...
WOMAN BOMBER'S KIN THRILLED BY ATROCITY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - For mad bomber Hanadi Jaradat, the carnage she wrought yesterday was "like her wedding day, the happiest day for her," according to her family. She was a law...
BOOB JOBS TO DIE FOR
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amIt's a tempest in a C-cup. Researchers can't decide whether having big breasts makes you happy with your life or pushes you toward suicide. A study of 2,166 Finnish women...
ARNIE: I WILL CRUSH 'PUKES' ; RIPS 'GROPE' TALES AS 'DIRTY' POLITICS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amStung by allegations of sexual misconduct and a professed admiration for Adolf Hitler, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his steamroller crusade accused rivals yesterday of waging a "puke campaign." The front-runner in...
GOV'S LATE PREACH TO UNION CHOIR
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - You could tell it was a California political rally because the crowd at the docks was so small, perhaps 40 or 50 people. Traditionally, California political rallies...
LAST RITES FOR SLAVE REMAINS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThousands of New Yorkers marched to the tattoo of drums and the clip-clop beat of a horse-drawn hearse to the final resting place in lower Manhattan where 419 colonial-era slaves...
STATE SUIT BITES 'LOAN SHARK' BANKS OVER 7,300% INTEREST
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amAn out-of-state bank charging financially strapped New Yorkers up to 7,300 percent interest on "instant" loans has been slammed with a civil lawsuit by state authorities. "We've had hundreds of...
DINER MASSACRE; 19 DEAD IN LATEST SUICIDE SLAY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amA Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up in a Haifa beachfront restaurant packed with lunchtime diners yesterday - on the Sabbath and the eve of Yom Kippur - killing at...
CITY CAN'T FIRE DO-NOTHING GUY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMEET Peter Stein, the city's Teflon employee. As The Post reported recently, records show Stein earned $180,775 in the last fiscal year, the fourth highest of anyone on the city...
AWOL STATE OF MIND: CALLS FROM SOLDIERS DESPERATE TO LEAVE IRAQ FLOOD HOTLINE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE Morale among some war-weary GIs in Iraq is so low that a growing number of soldiers - including some now home on R&R - are researching the consequences of...
WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE US HAPPY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amHappiness is a good collection of genes. That's science we're talking about, not fashion. A person's genetic makeup - and how it affects behavior - is the most important factor...
KOBE'S GOT KIN-CERNS ABOUT TRIAL
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amEmbattled basketball superstar Kobe Bryant said yesterday that he is "terrified" about the effect his upcoming trial will have on his loved ones. "Not so much for myself, but just...
BROOKLYN ARSONIST IN FIERY ESCAPE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amAn arsonist set himself alight as he and an accomplice torched a Brooklyn beauty-supply store yesterday, officials said. The pair of arsonists hurled a Molotov cocktail - a bottle filled...
BROOKLYN ROBBERY A FIASCO OF FLAMES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amTwo men trying to rob a Brooklyn beauty-supply store torched the shop because they felt the cash-grab was going too slow, cops said. Employees at Rose's Beauty Supply at 1276...
400-LB. CAT AND GATOR FOUND IN HARLEM APT.
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amIn the urban jungle that is New York, cops found a 400-pound tiger and a 3-foot alligator relative in a Harlem apartment yesterday after their owner was hospitalized with suspicious...
VOTERS STILL BACKING DAVIS BOOT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amPLEASANTON, Calif. - Arnold Schwarzenegger is weathering a storm of sexual-misconduct and racism charges that have dogged the finals days of his campaign for governor, according to a poll released...
DAVIS: LET'S PROBE THE GROPE-INATOR
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMODESTO, Calif. - Gov. Gray Davis called for a probe into Arnold Schwarzenegger's groping yesterday as seven more women accused the actor-turned-politician of sexual misbehavior - bringing the Terminator's toll...
UPSTATE WILDLIFE TRAGEDY AS VIRUS FELLS BIRDS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE ALBANY - Cormorants in upstate New York are being killed by a rare virus not seen here for more than a decade, The Post has learned. Authorities say the...
GIVE HIM ENOUGH GROPE, MAYBE HE'LL HANG HIMSELF
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amArnold Schwarzenegger took time out from his busy schedule of trying to get a "Total Recall" of California Gov. Gray Davis last week to apologize for groping women, but denied...
'NET CASINO TAKES FLIER ON BUS ADS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amAn online gambling company the state says is flouting the law has found a "bettor" way to drive up business - placing scores of poster-size ads on the sides of...
2ND-WIVES CLUB; MOST MARRIAGES TO DIVORCED MEN DOOMED FROM 'I DO'
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amSecond wives, depicted as homewreckers and evil stepmothers in fairy tales and made-for-TV movies, are often doomed as soon as they tie the knot, new research suggests. "They marry a...
GOLLY GENIUS! NYERS SNAG GRANTS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amWhen Peter Sis got a call saying he won a $500,000 fellowship from the prestigious MacArthur Foundation, he thought it was a practical joke by fellow workers at his NoLIta...
RELIVING A '60S HORROR ; DIRECTOR IN TRIBUTE TO TORMENTED BEATNIK DAD
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amJEAN Morrison was a perfect fit for the East Village in the late 1960s. He just couldn't decide what he liked most - his literature, his lovers or his LSD....
$ERVING THEMSELVES; HEAD OF SCHOOL WORKERS' RETIREMENT FUND GETS AND DISHES OUT BIG RAISES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE The head of a money-bleeding retirement fund for the city's public school janitors, nurses and lunchroom workers was given a whopping $72,520 raise last year, doubling her salary to...
JUDGE 'CONFLICT' EYED IN PERELMAN DIVORCE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThe FBI is investigating the Ronald Perelman-Patricia Duff divorce settlement after viewing documents that suggest one of the judges on the case may have had a conflict of interest, sources...
RUPP STICKING WITH DEVILS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amHis spot on the Devils' roster is assured, GM Lou Lamoriello says. But really, it's as much because the GM won't risk losing Mike Rupp on waivers as for scoring...
A REPEAT IN THE SWAMP, THEN A LOCKOUT ; DON'T BET AGAINST THE DEVILS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - It's The Last Season. The End of the Hockey World as We Know It. Truth is, I feel fine with that. Because it isn't the business that's broken...
OAKLAND'S BIG BATS CHILL OUT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES BOSTON - It's easy to understand why the Red Sox, who set major league records this season for extra base hits, total bases and slugging percentage, came into...
NOT QUITE READY ISLES SEND PHENOMGERVAIS TO JUNIORS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amDefenseman Bruno Gervais, who only packed for five days of the Islanders' rookie camp the first week of September, was finally sent home yesterday after managing to stick around for...
BAYSIDE HOPES 'W' IS FIRST OF MANY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amH.S. FOOTBALLBayside 14Beach Chan. 6 The Bayside Commodores gathered after their 14-6 win over Beach Channel yesterday and yelled "roll" in hopes that their first victory spurs the type of...
VAN HORN: MY GAME'S SHAPING UP
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amKeith Van Horn is entering his prime, will turn 28 late this month, has lost 15 pounds, is playing for a coach who will feature him as the co-No. 1...
CARD KOS SELF-INTEREST PROMOTERS TAKE BIG CHANCE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - In a per fect world, last night's boxing card at Mandalay Bay could serve as a blueprint for reviving a sport that's struggling to maintain some semblance...
CARMELO, LEBRON SHINE IN ARTEST'S EYE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amINFAMOUS for his demonic defense and alarming genuineness, Ron Artest recently evaluated the NBA's two newest compulsive scorers after confronting the incoming rookies in Magic Johnson's summer all-star game. "Carmelo...
MUTOMBO MOVIN' OUT ; NETS AIM TO EASE LOGJAM AT CENTER
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amWith a logjam at the center position, something had to give. There were indications late yesterday that the Nets and Dikembe Mutombo had parted ways. The Nets wouldn't divulge if...
EAGLES SET TO FLY TO ACC
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amBoston College could become the third Big East team to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, several sources that are familiar with the expansion told The Post. The Eagles could fly...
ZITO'S COLTS TWO GOOD IN STAKES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThe 2004 Run for the Roses is still seven months away, but already trainer Nick Zito has a case of Derby Fever after a pair of his top 2-year-old colts...
WHAT A WAY TO GO ; ROCKET SHOWING WORLD THAT YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - One more time: Why is this man retiring? Why would anyone walk away from something they do this well, that pays this handsomely, that affords this level of...
SCARLET LETTER IS 'L' ; NEEDY KNIGHTS CAN'T HANDLE HOKIES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amVa. Tech 48Rutgers 22 PISCATAWAY - The signs of failure are easy to see. The signs of progress are less visible. The scoreboard at Rutgers Stadium read Virginia Tech 48,...
LUMBER SLUMBER WORRIES TWINS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Yes, you need pitching and defense to win. But you need to at least hit a little. Once again, the Twins were stymied offensively, this time by Roger...
TWINS: WE KNOW HOW TO GET THIS DONE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Here's what the Twins are thinking regarding their 2-1 ALDS deficit: Been there, done that. "We were in the same situation last year," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said...
CLEMENS KEEPS TWIN BATS QUIET ; WIN GIVES YANKEES 2-1 LEAD IN SERIES
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 3 Yankees 3 Twins 1 MINNEAPOLIS - Last October, the Yankees' arms killed them. This fall, they would be dead without the same wings because their bats lack fangs....
BATTLE-TESTED HIDEKI SPEAKS LANGUAGE OF CLUTCH
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - The language is different, not the rules. Hideki Matsui has lived the uncompromising premise of champ or chump. As Jason Giambi, a veteran of All-Star tours to Japan...
BRAVES COOK WITHOUT SHEFF
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amNLDS NOTES CHICAGO - On the brink of elimination, the Braves were forced to play Game 4 without slugger Gary Sheffield. The Atlanta right fielder was nailed in the left...
BOUCHARD THRILLED ; TO BE BACK
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - All around the NHL, there are players who want nothing to do with coming to New York. Joel Bouchard is most definitely not among them. The 29-year-old defenseman,...
MO: I CAN TOSS TWO MORE INNINGS TODAY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Here is the bad news for the Twins, who could be eliminated with a loss in Game 4 today. Mariano Rivera said he can go another two innings...
ROCKET'S GOING OUT AT TOP OF HIS GAME
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - One more time: Why is this man retiring? Why would anyone walk away from something they do this well, that pays this handsomely, that affords this level of...
BORN TO BE A YANKEE ; FROM THE FAR EAST TO THE MIDWEST, MATSUI MADE FOR THIS STAGE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - The language is different, not the rules. Hideki Matsui has lived the uncompromising premise of champ or chump. As Jason Giambi, a veteran of All-Star tours to Japan...
YANKS MAY BE GOING TO WELLS FOR LAST TIME
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Once, he was the principal's pet. Now, David Wells is in the final phase of his second, and final, stint as a Yankee. As he has done in...
METRO-HOLE NO MATCH FOR BOMBER PRIDE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - This was one of those something-to-prove games. This was one where pride mattered. That's why yesterday's 3-1 victory over the Twins was so important to the guys in...
ISLES SEND GERVAIS BACK
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amIslanders rookie defenseman Bruno Gervais, who only packed for five days of rookie camp the first week of September, was finally sent home yesterday after managing to stick around for...
BOSTON TAKES THE LOW ROAD
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES BOSTON - For the Red Sox, desperate times apparently called for unprofessional measures. Subs Lou Merloni, Doug Mirabelli, Adrian Brown and Andy Abad lined up on the top...
CHIPPER CHOPS CUBS TO FORCE GAME 5
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amNLDS GAME 4Braves 6Cubs 4 CHICAGO - Chipper Jones hadn't hit a lick through the first three games of the Division Series, but he was moved up in the lineup...
DAY LATER, RUPP GETS RIPPED
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amOne night after Lou Lamoriello said Mike Rupp's roster spot is assured, Pat Burns benched and ripped the Stanley Cup winning goal-scorer. "Rupp has to understand that if he doesn't...
FICK ISN'T SORRY OVER CHEAP SHOT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amCHICAGO - To say Robert Fick was less than contrite doesn't tell the full story. Fick, attempting to lead off the eighth inning yesterday with a bunt, attempted a cheap...
'I'M SORRY I HAD TO DO THAT' ; HOLYFIELD POUNDED BY TONEY
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - Put James Toney on that list of up-and-coming heavyweights who could add some spice to the lackluster division. Toney, the IBF cruiserweight champion, earned respect as a...
NIXON SAVES BOSOX: 2-RUN HR IN 11TH KEEPS HOPE ALIVE
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 3 / 11 INNINGS Red Sox 3 A's 1 BOSTON - On a seventh chance over four years, this time the A's truly outdid themselves in doing themselves out...
BASS TOURNAMENTS AVOID SCHEDULE CONFLICT
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amIT APPEARS as if the conflict between the two big bass tours has been resolved, at least for the moment. FLW Outdoors Chairman Irwin Jacobs told BassFan on Wednesday that...
INCONSISTENT JINTS ; WILL SINK OR SWIM ; RARE HOOKUP WITH DOLPHINS WILL BE TELLING
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amWhat exactly did the Giants prove in their first segment of the season? Anyone claiming an accurate answer should respond immediately to Jim Fassel, who'd love to know. At 2-1,...
THIS COULD GET NORV-WRACKING
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES There is so much about the Dolphins that the Giants do not know, simply because they haven't faced each other in seven years. Likewise, there's much about the...
ALL QBS ARE OVERRATED ; MEDIA, FANS BOTH COLOR BLIND
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amWHAT Rush Limbaugh apparently failed to recognize is that the media have been overrating all quarterbacks for, oh, the last 80 years. Is Donovan McNabb overrated? You bet he is,...
PETITGOUT'S TASK: KEEP TAYLOR OFF OF COLLINS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amThere's nothing special about the numbers put up thus far this season by Jason Taylor, but Luke Petitgout isn't a numbers guy as he evaluates his task today of containing...
FASSEL CAN'T LET TIKI GET RUN DOWN
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amFIRST they decided he was too small to be an every-down back and take the pounding. Next they said he was more obsessed with being Mr. Cosmopolitan New York than...
SCOUT KEEPS EYE ON VUJANIC
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amKevin Wilson, the Knicks' European scout, heads back to his home in Spain today after spending the first week at Knicks' training camp. One of his missions this season is...
GIAMBI: BOMBER BATS ARE GETTING READY TO HEAT UP
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - They are hitting .253 as a team and .200 in the clutch. He is batting .187. Yet, Jason Giambi feels his Yankee mates are close to making life...
DESPERATE BOSTON TAKES LOW ROAD
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES BOSTON - For the Red Sox, desperate times apparently called for unprofessional measures. Subs Lou Merloni, Doug Mirabelli, Adrian Brown and Andy Abad lined up on the top...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
October 5, 2003 | 4:00amYanks talkin' Hawkins :Twins' free-agent could be next great closer in The Bronx YOU can expect the Hawk to land at Yankee Stadium. Twins hard-throwing right-hander LaTroy Hawkins has been...