June 23, 2013
A two-run single is all it takes to sink punchless Yankees in loss to Rays
Ivan Nova showed he might be ready to rejoin the Yankees’ starting rotation. Too bad he can’t hit. Nova was a bright spot in a game the Yankees lost to...
Harvey, Mets cruise past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey probably had another 40 pitches remaining in his right arm on Sunday when a downpour soaked Citizens Bank Park and kept the Mets ace from pursuing...
South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela's health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday. The office of President Jacob Zuma said in a statement...
Gandolfini's body arrives in native New Jersey from Rome
James Gandolfini’s body arrived back in his native New Jersey tonight on a charter flight from Rome, where the beloved actor died of a heart attack last week. “The Soprano’s”...
LeBron defends Long Island's Danny Green after 'party' pic
LeBron James defended Long Island's Danny Green of the Spurs on the perception he partied with the Miami Heat in South Beach after they beat San Antonio late Thursday night...
Superman, zombies no match for 'Monsters'
LOS ANGELES — Turns out zombies and Superman are no match for monsters. Disney's "Monsters University" is the weekend box-office winner, according to studio estimates released Sunday. The animated family...
Don Draper at a new low at end of Mad Men's sixth season
Breaking up is hard to do. That is, unless you're "Mad Men," which this season has been free-and-easy in its fragmentation. By now Peggy Olson and her radical beau are...
The sweetest comeback: Twinkies back in stores next month
NEW YORK — Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its...
Witnesses shocked as man jumps to his death from RFK Bridge
A man in his 30s leapt to his death this morning from the RFK Bridge, in front of stunned eyewitnesses. Drivers saw the man jump around 8 a.m., and called...
Speeding motorcylist dies after fiery crash in Queens
A 59-year-old speeding on his Italian motorcycle died in a fiery wreck this morning after he hit a guardrail in Queens, authorities said. Antonio Ferruccio lost control of his 1991...
Two men lock McDonald's security guard in the restroom before stealing $3000 from safe, staff
A security guard let two men into a locked McDonald’s and found himself locked in the restroom while the Greenwich Village restaurant was robbed early this morining, police sources said....
Militants dressed as police slaughter 9 tourists, including American, on Pakistan peak
ISLAMABAD — At least a dozen Islamic militants wearing police uniforms shot to death overnight a Pakistani and 10 foreign tourists, including an American, who were visiting one of the...
Handcuffed suspect escapes cops, dashes into subway
A slippery suspect managed to get away from cops while still handcuffed yesterday, police said. Lawrence Mason, 52, of Queens was being arrested for crack possession near West 116th Street...
Thousands gather for first major Boston running event since bombings
BOSTON -- More than 6,400 runners have gathered for Boston's first major race since the April marathon bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds of others. Boston Strong was...
Sunday Comics: The five best novels for comic-book fans -- and those just curious
Don’t think that just because we love comic books that we here at Parallel Worlds spend all our time faces deep in Hulk pants every day. We also, it turns...
Mother & daughter confess to fatally poisoning relatives with antifreeze
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri woman and her daughter confessed to fatally poisoning two relatives with antifreeze and attempting to kill a third over a 14-month period, according to...
NSA leaker in Moscow after fleeing Hong Kong; appealing for asylum in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador — The former National Security Agency contractor wanted for revealing classified secrets is seeking asylum in the South American country of Ecuador, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Sunday....
Spong's Glory tournament win comes with controversy, highlight reel KO
Tyrone Spong’s night started with an exclamation point. It ended with a question mark.The combat sports phenom, who competes in kickboxing, boxing and MMA, finished Michael Duut in 31 seconds...
Broner wins split decision over Malignaggi
As the bell sounded, Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner stood on the ropes in their corners and raised their hands to air, hoping to celebrate victory. Many in the Barclays...
The rumble
All that jazz Yanks Old-Timer kicks off concert series Bernie Williams will be warming up at today’s Old-Timers’ Day game in preparation for his performance with his all-star band at...
Man stabbed in Queens apartment
A man was fighting for his life yesterday after he was stabbed in a Queens apartment, police said. The victim was knifed in the chest following an argument with another...
Nets shooting for building blocks at No. 22
This year’s draft is a far different one for Nets director of player personnel Gregg Polinsky than any from the past several seasons. After spending recent years hoping to find...
Knicks may turn to swingman like Hardaway Jr. with 24th pick
With Carmelo Anthony designated as their power forward of the future, the Knicks feel they can use more than just another pure point guard when the NBA Draft arrives on...
Scott final Rice HS product with shot at NBA
Between Danny Green’s record-setting NBA Finals performance and Lance Stephenson’s breakout postseason, this spring has been a coming-out party for local products. Durand Scott, the former Rice star and University...
Serby's Sunday Q&A with... new Rangers coach Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneault took a timeout yesterday, the day after being introduced as the Rangers new coach, for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Did the pictures of the...
U.S. Women’s Open unlikely to have star power atop L.I. leaderboard
Two weeks ago as the world’s best men’s golfers assembled for the U.S. Open at venerable Merion Golf Club, the storylines easily were defined by the household-name stars of the...
Small businesses rip DC lip service
Small business owners skipped the party last week. It was declared National Small Business Week by President Obama, who was overseas on business. But small-firm owners, credited by the president...
US bonds take 13% haircut
There will be no fireworks for bond investors when they open up their second-quarter statements in early July. That’s because the boom-and-doom I have warned about has appeared in a...
Man vs. machine
Wall Street firms are cleaning out their desks — institutional-equity desks, that is. Large and midsize firms are giving the boot to hundreds of high-priced trading staff in widespread layoffs...
How US is easing itself right into chaos
Dear John: How can Wall Street’s professional traders continue to pump up the stock market because of quantitative easing? From what I understand, the continued printing of money will devalue...
Tragic death and resignation hits Rolling Stone magazine
It’s been a bad week for Jann Wenner’s Rolling Stone. On Tuesday, Michael Hastings, the writer who penned the explosive 2010 story in rolling Stone article on Gen. Stanley McChrystal,...
Get a great deal now, or pay later
Buy now, pay later just got a whole lot more urgent. If you plan to charge something, don’t put it off, because today’s credit-card bargains will likely soon be gone,...
Global stocks hit BRICs
Dog Wags Tail!Absent from most of the news analysis of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s new lame-duck status and his apparent decision to stop pumping up the stock and bond markets...
Inside look at trading
Dirty dealings on Wall Street may be as old as the Street itself, but the stakes are higher now, given the trillions swirling around hedge funds. But with the growing...
Harlem residents sue city over fix-up plan that flopped into foreclosure and $5M debt
Residents say the city promised to refurbish their crumbling St. Nicholas Avenue building in Harlem but instead left them $5.1 million in debt for repairs that were done shoddily if...
‘Sue’icide chutzpah
A suicidal Bronx woman is suing the NYPD for bringing guns to a knife fight. Joann Clarke, whom responding cops found stabbing herself with knives, claims the officers were negligent...
New Iraq horror
BAGHDAD — A suicide bombing in a Shiite mosque during evening prayers and other attacks north of Baghdad killed 23 people in Iraq yesterday. The attacks were unleashed as officials...
Mouse vs. man in new Cold War
The photo of President Obama and Russian boss Vladimir Putin sitting glum-faced at the G8 summit sparked talk of a new Cold War. Let’s hope not, because we would lose...
Colonel ‘suits’ Japan’s KFC boss
DALLAS — The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan bought the trademark white suit worn by company founder “Colonel” Harland Sanders at auction yesterday for $21,510 —...
Police return to home of NFL star Aaron Hernandez with dogs in search for slay clues
Cops with dogs stormed the home of NFL star Aaron Hernandez yesterday — searching for clues to the murder of a friend found half a mile from the house. Police...
See shell! Mermaids in Coney
This sultry siren is quite the catch yesterday at Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade — where crowds ogled mermen and maidens on Surf Avenue. The 31st annual procession nearly went extinct...
Staten Island woman fighting FEMA for denture replacement after Hurricane Sandy
Getting help from the feds is like pulling teeth. Staten Islander Maria McKenna lost not only her home to Hurricane Sandy but her dentures, too. Now FEMA, which has promised...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Cops are looking for a group of young women (above) who robbed a girl in Chelsea, authorities said. The 16-year-old victim was walking near 15th Street and Sixth...
Kerry bid to aid Syrian rebels
Unless the bloodshed in Syria stops, the region could descend into a chaotic sectarian conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry warned yesterday, as he called for a political resolution to...
Climbers killed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Police say gunmen have killed 11 foreigners who were climbing one of the highest mountains in the world in northern Pakistan. Local police chief Barkat Ali says the...
Trainwreck trailblazer Natasha Lyonne’s new shot at the spotlight
Long before the likes of Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan terrorized New York, there was Natasha Lyonne, a promising actress who may have had the last epic, drug-fueled, pre-Twitter celebrity...
NYC Schools to offer oral health-care clinics
For city school kids, it’ll soon be reading, ’rithing and ’rithmetic. The Department of Education is searching for dentists to set up clinics inside public schools — where even extractions...
Mister Softee trucks charge up to $2 more in Midtown than other areas of the city
New Yorkers will take a licking if they buy a Mister Softee in Midtown, where cones from the ice-cream purveyor can cost $2 more than in other neighborhoods. At eight...
Speed cams set to nail kid-zone lead feet
They’re putting the brakes on automobile pedal pushers.In an early-morning ending to a marathon legislative session, state lawmakers finally voted to allow speed cameras near New York City schools.“I could...
LIPA con$ult probe urged
A commission established by Gov. Cuomo to investigate the response of utilities to Superstorm Sandy has found questionable business relationships between the Long Island Power Authority and a consultant.The Moreland...
Smoking ban rebutt
Mayor Bloomberg got a message all the way from Wyoming this week: Butt out! Months after prohibiting it, the city of Casper is now telling smokers it’s OK to light...
Sandra Lee checks out of James Gandolfini death room in Rome hotel
Sandra Lee checked out of her Rome hotel room in a New York minute after finding out it was the same suite where James Gandolfini suffered his fatal heart attack...
Wanted!
The United States demanded yesterday that Hong Kong officials hand over Edward Snowden on spying charges, warning that stalling could escalate tension between the two. “If Hong Kong doesn’t act...
Hydrant hell in blaze off park
Five people, including three firefighters, were hurt in a blaze that engulfed a Central Park South high-rise apartment yesterday after FDNY efforts were delayed by a broken fire hydrant, sources...
Body found by the Van Wyck
A man relieving himself in a wooded marsh area near the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens made a grisly discovery — a woman’s body, police sources said.The man was walking...
Rescuer ‘gasses’ subway
No good deed goes unpunished.A Good Samaritan, who tried to intervene during a domestic dispute on a subway on the Upper East Side yesterday, wound up pepper spraying a brute...
City moves Citi Bike stations from richest areas while letting other contested racks stay
It takes a lot of green to get rid of the blue bikes. The city has quietly removed at least 10 Citi Bike stations since May, The Post has learned...
Excerpt from 'Carnivore,' a memoir about America's deadliest soldier
Of Sgt. Dillard Johnson’s battles, one stands out as particularly blood-tingling. In March 2003, he and his crew faced down Saddam’s army in a sandstorm outside An Najaf. Johnson’s memoir,...
Sgt. 1st Class Dillard Johnson is the deadliest US soldier on record - with 2,746 kills
With 2,746 confirmed kills, Sgt. 1st Class Dillard Johnson is the deadliest American soldier on record — and maybe the most humble. As a commander of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle...
Dem council hopeful Micah Kellner scored on taxi lobbying
The federal stimulus helped at least one person keep his job — Assemblyman Micah Kellner. The Miami-based Vehicle Production Group (VPG), with manufacturing operations in Michigan, received a $50 million...
Is this really the ugliest dog in the world?
How did this beauty win among these beasts?! Walle, a cute, 4-year-old mutt inexplicably snagged the title of World’s Ugliest Dog on Friday, beating out a rogues’ gallery of hideous...
O’s heated argument
WASHINGTON — President Obama says he’ll unveil a national plan to combat climate change in a speech Tuesday. Obama says in an online video that he’ll lay out his vision...
Registered sex offender arrested in abduction and slaying of 8-year-old in Florida
An 8-year-old Florida girl abducted while shopping with her mother was found dead in a wooded area near Jacksonville yesterday, authorities said. Cops later charged registered sex offender Donald James...
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez wooed married woman: source
Sen. Robert Menendez wooed a married newspaper publisher, taking the attractive brunette on a romantic getaway to the Caribbean, a tipster alleges. The New Jersey Dem and Cecilia Reynolds jetted...
Queens woman sues after nose job pics are posted online
A Queens woman has her nose all out of joint after pictures of her rhinoplasty were put online, according to an $18 million lawsuit. Catherine Manzione, 24, says she signed...
E. River ‘capsize’ rescue
Cops and firefighters rescued three men from the East River yesterday after their boat capsized while they were setting up buoys for a canoe regatta. The men had been preparing...
Silence was golden for Michael Bloomberg
When Mayor Bloomberg wanted to win over cocky state legislative leaders, he packed them aboard his private jet, headed for his Bermuda mansion and a friendly round of golf. When...
Taken for a ride
May I extend a cheerful greeting to the Citibank marketing sluts behind the city’s “bike share” program: If you try to charge me overtime — or $1,000 for a “stolen...
Head over heal
In an interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, actress Gwyneth Paltrow defended her decision to put her children on a no-dairy, low-carb, gluten-free diet to treat her son’s eczema, a skin...
Smart bomb
All across New York City, kids are waiting to hear about how they did on a test that may determine the path of the rest of their childhood. They’re 4...
Hollywood values
Maybe Congress should ask Hollywood to investigate the IRS and Benghazi scandals. Plainly the filmmakers are better at extracting key information from the Obama administration than any House or Senate...
Food stamp of approval
Once upon a time, accepting food stamps — even as a temporary measure in tough times — was a source of shame. In today’s New York, it’s just another way...
Our health problem
It’s a simple truism, often repeated, that other developed nations achieve better health outcomes than the US does despite spending less money on care. A June 16 column in the...
Not-so-fine fines
Sooner or later, every well-intended policy becomes another weapon wielded by New York City bureaucrats to legally pick our pockets (“Fine Dining a la Bloomberg,” Editorial, June 16). Mayor Bloomberg’s...
Kids used as lab rats
Against Their Will The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children in Cold War America by Allen M. Hornblum, Judith L. Newman and Gregory J. Dober Palgrave MacMillan When Charles...
Required Reading
Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House) In her the latest novel, Sittenfeld (“Prep,” “American Wife,”) explores family ties through twins sisters Vi and Kate. Like many siblings, they have a...
In My Library Jami Attenberg
In Jami Attenberg’s affecting novel “The Middlesteins,” a bright, dark-eyed wife and mother slowly eats herself to death. “ ‘The Middlesteins’ had me from its very first pages,” Jonathan Franzen...
'Woody Harrelson’s father murdered my brother'
Run, Brother, Run A Memoir of a Murder in My Family by David Berg Scribner It wasn’t an act — Woody Harrelson’s father was a real killer. A new book...
The bare essentials
Less is more. That might well be the Skivvies’ coat of arms, but there’s nothing to pin it to — this duo plays in their underwear. Happily, Lauren Molina and...
Whatever happened to ... Ghost Dog?
It's more than a year since Sean Casey rescued Ghost Dog, a beloved, headline-grabbing local stray that had peacefully roamed Prospect Park for years, successfully alluding authorities and befriending sympathetic,...
Silent but violent
After “talking pictures” became common in the 1930s, Alfred Hitchcock turned out so many classic thrillers — from “The 39 Steps” to “North by Northwest’’ — on both sides of...
Kelly Rowland dishes on jealousy of Beyonce on new album
Last month at the Fillmore Silver Spring in Washington, DC, Kelly Rowland sat on a stool placed center stage and proceeded to sing her current single, “Dirty Laundry,” to a...
Mark Feuerstein: My Hamptons
ON the hit show “Royal Pains,” now in its fifth season and airing Wednesday nights on USA, Mark Feuerstein stars as Hank Lawson, a “doctor for hire” in the Hamptons....
He takes all kinds!
When Virginia Cahill, a 52-year-old writer and publisher living in Windsor Terrace, saw a flier several years ago for a missing two-headed turtle, she thought it was a joke. Her...
Cheaters beware
The world chess federation (FIDE) is assembling a team of 10 experts for a mission impossible: To find a way to detect computer-aided cheating that is undetectable — except by...
Bridge
The Vanderbilt Teams at the ACBL Spring Championships looked more like a European Championship. In the round of 16, more than half the players were from overseas.As usual, the high...
The vampire strikes back
When Neil Jordan first considered a film adaptation of the play “A Vampire Story,” his friends and colleagues were dubious. “Everyone said, ‘Do we need another vampire movie?’ ” Jordan...
Countess of the clink
Starting Tuesday, gregarious talk-show host Wendy Williams kicks off a seven-week run in “Chicago” as the keeper of the keys, Matron Mama Morton. Williams, 48, rose to fame as a...
Demolition Man
It wouldn’t surprise director Roland Emmerich if he has an extensive FBI file. Not just because he’s probably destroyed more major buildings (on film) than anyone else, but because his...
Insiders don’t like Yankees’ chances of winning division
A champion is crowned annually, and soon after some member of that squad will emerge from the confetti and champagne to offer: “No one believed in us.” At its most...
Red Bulls back on pitch
The Red Bulls haven’t played since getting knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12, and haven’t taken the pitch for an MLS match since losing to Vancouver...
Monmouth Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. FIRST-5 fur; $40,000; mdn; 2YO1-Meadowood 7-54-Ameli'sWldRde7-22-Wonderfella 5-25-Pulpit Spirit 5-13-Hot to Seek Her6-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $18,000; cl($5,0); 3up1-Navy Wings 3-15-Live OntheEdge7-22-Slews BigFinale2-16-Bracket Buster 8-13-Circularity 6-17-Four Shore 6-14-Gambaru 10-18-Tidal Waters...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile pace; $15,000; Survivor OFF: 7:20 TIME-27.4; 55.1; 1:22.0; 1:50.0 5 ImGggtyFl(VGnsburg) 7.80 4.20 2.10 3 LateNightJoke(EAbbatiello) 4.00 2.20 1 Lucan Hanover (P Berry) 2.10 * Exacta (5-3) $30.60 *...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 23MONJune 24TUEJune 25WEDJune 26THUJune 27FRIJune 28SATJune 29Yankees+ Tampa Bay2:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMNOGAMETex.7:05WWORWCBSTex.7:05YESWCBSTex.1:05YESWCBSBal.7:05WWORWCBSBal.7:15FOXWCBSMetsPhiladelphia1:35SNYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNOGAMEChi. Sox8:10SNYWFANChi. Sox8:10SNYWFANCol.6:10SNYWFANWas.7:10SNYWFANWas.1:10WPIXWFANRed BullsPhiladelphia5:00ESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertySan Antonio3:00MSG PlusNOGAMENOGAMEChi.12:30No TVNOGAMESea.10:00No TVNOGAMES.I. YankeesAberdeen4:00No TVAbdn.7:00No TVAbdn.7:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVH.V.7:00No TVAbdn.7:05No TVAbdn.7:05No...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing6 a.m.24 Hours of Le Mans SPEED2:30 p.m.IndyCar Series: Iowa Corn Indy 250 ABC3 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Toyota/Save Mart 150 TNTBaseball11 a.m.Old-Timers' Day YES1:30 p.m.Mets at Phillies SNY, WFAN...
The Post Line
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Hondo launches a trey
The Reds blew it in the ninth last night Phoenix, sending Hondo to a fifth straight loss that goosed his deficit to 470 oroscos.Today, Mr. Aitch will go to the...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Wade’s left knee worse than was known In an interview with the Associated Press, Heat star Dwayne Wade revealed his right knee pained him so much he contemplated asking...
Rogers ‘pretty close’ to joining Kidd’s Nets staff
Jason Kidd is on the verge of adding the first member of his Nets coaching staff. Roy Rogers — who, as a member of Lawrence Frank’s staff, worked with Brook...
Broner wins split decision
As the bell sounded, Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner stood on the ropes in their corners and raised their hands to air, hoping to celebrate victory. Many in the Barclays...
Rethinking King James
* I can’t say why I root against LeBron James. Maybe it’s because of the way he left Cleveland and dictated his own terms; maybe it’s because he never considered...
Locked-out Heat ‘fans’ didn’t deserve title karma
The video is either amusing or appalling, depending on your point of view: Dozens, maybe hundreds, of Miami Heat — what’s the word, clients? Customers? Consumers? Surely not fans, but...
Sharapova takes shot at Serena
LONDON — Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams — and it was nowhere near a tennis court. At her pre-Wimbledon news conference yesterday, Sharapova was asked about...
Jagr’s rep has taken unprecedented 180-degree turn
The transformation in the public perception of Jaromir Jagr is unprecedented. Once widely regarded as a corrosive villain, No. 68 is now welcomed as a cuddly superhero. Previously portrayed as...
Mets' Duda hurts rib, but sources say Ike to stay in Vegas
PHILADELPHIA — Lucas Duda was diagnosed with a strained left rib cage muscle last night, prompting the Mets to reach once again to Triple-A Las Vegas for help. The team...
Star’s two goals give Chicago 3-2 lead in Cup
CHICAGO — It’s all so very familiar. Big goals from Patrick Kane. Solid all-around play from Jonathan Toews. A goaltender stepping forward at the right time. The Blackhawks have that...
Yankees' Pettitte feeling strong despite bad outing
Since coming back from the disabled list and a back problem in mid-May, Andy Pettitte had reduced his between-starts workload to one bullpen workout — until his most recent start,...
Jeter looks good in Yankee Stadium workout
Derek Jeter came back to The Bronx yesterday, and if you didn’t know any better, you would think the Yankees shortstop was fine. “He looked good to me,” said Jeter’s...
Blast it! Yankees' CC upset by slam
As CC Sabathia watched Wil Myers’ fly ball to right-center barely elude Brett Gardner, bounce off the top of the wall and into the stands for a grand slam, Sabathia...
Mets storm back from 6-run deficit only to give it up on HR in the 9th
PHILADELPHIA — Carlos Torres needed just two pitches to undo all his team’s hard work in yesterday’s late innings. For the second time in five days, the Mets were left...
Oh, Gee! No answers for Howard
PHILADELPHIA — So much has to improve with the Mets. You can start with their baseball IQ. If the Mets ever want to become a contender, they need to pick...
Scuffling Wells’ clutch double flips Rays, gives Yankees victory
Joe Girardi batted .500 on two major decisions yesterday, and that was good enough for a Yankees victory even if the smart money wasn’t on the plays turning out like...
Jeter’s upbeat visit stokes return hope for Yankees
The feel-good vibe of a satisfying victory can be a wonderful intoxicant. That explains a lot of it, no? The Yankees can go weeks at a time without seeming to...
'Dome' improvement
No other horror writer has matched the crossover success of Stephen King, who, starting with his first novel, “Carrie,” in 1974, has cranked out dozens of books, selling an estimated...
Don't look down!
Nik Wallenda’s childhood was not like yours. While most people played in a yard or a park, tossing a ball or riding a bike, young Nik and his family would...
Don't miss
Another serial killer Can’t have enough serial killers on TV this year. In addition to Norman Bates and the guy on “The Following” and Hannibal Lecter, we now have “Crossing...
King of TV
Nearly 80 novels, novellas and short-story collections by Stephen King have been adapted for television and film. Three dozen big-screen films alone are based on his writing, including 1999’s Oscar-nominated...
Jones gets his due from cable station
Although a precious and rare commodity, it’s inflation-proof, exempt from all and any recession. The price of paying attention has held steady: It doesn’t cost a thing. Me-TV (Memorable Entertainment...
Reel good
Black Swan, 2010 Today, 6:30 p.m., AMC Natalie Portman won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Nina, the nut job ballet dancer desperate to please her smothering mother...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Melissa McCarthy; Armie Hammer. Tuesday: Channing Tatum; Eric McCormack. Wednesday: Steve Carell; Backstreet Boys. Thursday: Sandra Bullock; Ginny Blackmore. Friday: Jamie Foxx;...
Tabloid baby
Anna Nicole Smith was the ultimate cautionary tale: A gorgeous high school dropout from a tiny town in Texas who became a superstar overnight — only to crash and burn...
Best of the zest: 5 fresh twists on lemonade
Most of us think of lemonade as a lemon-sugar-water concoction, with ratios tailored to palate — but no matter the recipe the drink, a perfect marriage of acid-meets-sweet, can make...
Weird but true
A 9/11 memorial in California incorporating steel from the World Trade Center is advertising an upcoming fund-raiser with a flier stating, “Celebrating Napa’s 30-ton erection.” The phallic joke was criticized...
Survival of the fittest
No sooner do the women file into the Skinny Minny speed-dating event at the Watering Hole in Gramercy Park than are the tags of their dresses inspected to ensure they...
This week's couple: Date dock
What's more romantic than a date by the water? We sent Niki, 37, and Chris, 38, on a Circle Line Harbor Lights cruise along the Hudson River. Luckily, neither ended...
Meet market: Brooklyn bookworm seeks girl who has brains over beauty
Speak easy One of the ways Brijesh enjoys spending his down time is attending talks at the New York Public Library or 92Y. Sugar free Brijesh usually passes on dessert....
Top 5: ways to pick up a pianist in the park
“Ask, ‘Which of these piano keys is the one that unlocks your heart?’ ” — Ricky “Hand them your number and say, ‘Love is like playing piano — it’s better if...
Kane’s two goals lift Blackhawks over Bruins in Game 5 of Stanley Cup
CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored two goals, and the Blackhawks beat the Bruins 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night. Dave Bolland added an...
