Why did you decide to pose for Playboy after all this time? --Lynn, Upper West Side I spent the...
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The jewelry team at Ann Taylor knows what a girl wants -- and needs. And for spring, it's bling: the bigger, the better.... Read on
The cast of the “Jersey Shore” is learning mighty quickly that partying in South Beach comes with a price, and a pretty... Read on
My colleague Reed Tucker recently noted that the conservative English paper The Daily Mail has blasted "Kick-Ass" (which I... Read on
It's a well-known fact that women buy more theater tickets than men, and originate the majority of the purchasing decisions.... Read on
When it's finally up and running, Bubba The Love Sponge's new million-dollar, Tampa-based compound "Bubbaland" — currently... Read on
Who says you can't get something for free? Certainly not Ubisoft. The game makers have announced that they'll be... Read on
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Call it “Not Exactly Sex and the City.” I’m...
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LOS ANGELES — A volcanic cloud of ash hovering over Europe is causing quite a scene in Hollywood and beyond. The ash spat out by an Icelandic...
Waiting for movies to get a proper theatrical release before you see them feels so . . . common. It’s much more fun to be able to smugly drop into...
It is said that some Native American cultures had no word for “time.” Also, that many Asian languages have no simple word for “brother.” And up...
“The old joke used to be that we never went north of 14th Street,” says Ed Burns. “Now we never go north of Canal.” The writer-director, along with...
Monica Potter has played many roles in her 15-year acting career: doctor in 1998’s “Patch Adams,” Secret Service agent in 2001’s “Along Came a Spider...
Charity case The enormously successful “Idol Gives Back” installment of “American Idol,” suspended last year for the economy, returns with the...
When you click on the garish yellow-orange Web site “Better Call Saul” (bettercallsaul.com), a miniature version of lawyer Saul Goodman strolls onto...
On a recent weeknight, the raucous scene at the Meatpacking District’s STK steakhouse is a blend of pounding ’80s music, pouty, barely legal Russian...
FOR MUSIC LOVERS JEFF DANIELS This 55-year-old actor, who’s appeared in films such as “Dumb and Dumber,” is on Broadway in “God of Carnage.” The...
Blown glass from Italy, basketry from Japan, beadwork from . . . Hoboken? Yes, it’s a regular United Nations of the arts at the Park Avenue Armory,...
Welcome to Jack Bauer's world -- where a roll in the hay culminates with a bullet through the heart. Last Monday's stunning episode of "24," in...
Add Madonna to the growing list of "Glee" fans. The Material Girl says this Tuesday's episode, entitled "Power of Madonna," is "brilliant on...
The most amazing superpower you’ll encounter in “Kick-Ass” isn’t that it enlivens one of the dullest movie genres, or that it scores laughs out of...
Sonja Morgan made her debut on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City” Thursday night, but the newest “housewife” already has something else...
I don't think it's overselling Tuesday's episode of "Glee" to say it's the slickest, sharpest and most enjoyable hour to date. As we all...
Ratings erosion on "American Idol" has ignited speculation that Paula Abdul could return next season when Simon Cowell leaves the show. While...
Call it “Not Exactly Sex and the City.” I’m talking about Hilary Duff’s silly, cute, fantasy business-meets-love movie on ABC Family, “Beauty and...
Thursday's DVD and Blu-ray release of "Avatar'' -- only in 2-D -- won't cannibalize the audience for a planned 3-D theatrical reissue, producer Jon...
For everyone 10-15 songs that earn slots on an album, the artist usually records and discards double that amount. Thankfully the internet...
In the wake of a sex trafficking lawsuit brought against the actor by former employee Kayden Nguyen, sordid stories of Steven Seagal's alleged behind...
Jessica Simpson may have gone bare-faced on the cover of Marie Claire, but Kim Kardashian is taking this new, "all natural" trend one...
Out of all the characteristics one needs to be a game show host -- big smile, generous laugh, kind eyes -- it seems that the biggest...
The cast of the “Jersey Shore” is learning mighty quickly that partying in South Beach comes with a price, and a pretty expensive one at that. AP AP...
Typically when I say "thank you" to Ryan Seacrest, there's a snarky undertone. As in, "Thank you, Ryan, for stretching this results show...
Possibly setting a speed record for a remake, "Death at a Funeral" takes a sporadically funny, little-seen (at least here) 2007 British slapstick...
IN light of Larry King's latest divorce, CNN staffers are cackling that the long-lived anchor is even less likely to leave the network. "He can't...
Slick as a pig and reeking of phony sympathy for recession-wracked consumers, "The Joneses" is a black comedy about stealth marketing made by a...
How's this for full circle -- Conan may move back into the same LA studio he used for "The Tonight Show," according to reports. The hunt is on...
Tiger Woods' return to advertising didn't make the cut. The Nike ad, with the voice of the golfer's dead dad, freaked out a focus group that...
KANE'S WORLD ALL hail “Citizen Kane”! Nearly 70 years after boy wonder Orson Welles directed, co-wrote and starred in the legendary film, it remains one of the big screen’s greatest achievements — and it’s screening this weekend. Welles is...
Pablo Picasso is “coming” to New York — in a major new exhibition this month and two auctions in May. For the first time in its history, the...
Every picture tells a story Had camera, did travel. For 50 years, France’s Henri Cartier-Bresson and his trusty Leica went everywhere, seizing the “decisive moment” on the street or in a studio. You’ll recognize many of his photos, but MoMA’s...
Lincoln Center's annual celebration of French cinema returns this week for another exploration of Gallic themes -- liberté, égalité, adultery. Say...
THE REEL THING: The New York International Children’s Film Festival — which will screen more than 100 movies at six different locales over the next...
Some cities are just lucky. San Francisco not only looks good, it’s also compact, relatively easy to get around, and it offers plenty to do. But that’s not all. The City by the Bay is fortunate to be surrounded by some of the most incredible...
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MAUI may be a tourist’s paradise, but it is also a great place to experience the unique culture of Hawaii. (No, we’re not talking about all those dueling luaus in Ka’anapali.) Had enough with the same-same? Here are three great itineraries that go...
PURE Once big and vital, now it’s just big and unnecessary. Compared to the city’s other mega-clubs, this Caesars Palace spot is a boring room with a cramped dance floor featuring more notties than hotties. CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER The designer’s Ed...
OFTEN overlooked as a place to get through on the way to somewhere else, Westchester County is so much more than That Which Comes After The Bronx. Stretching north between the Hudson River and some of Connecticut’s classiest zip codes, it’s a...
I GREW up a Westchester kid. For me, the quiet, leafy suburbs north of The Bronx, with its million-dollar homes, reservoirs and river views, were all about as thrilling as a Pottery Barn catalog. Bring on the bright lights of Manhattan — and fast....
I HAVE hiked the Himalayas, the Grand Canyon, the Meteora in Greece — but always with a guide and in a group. By the time I got to Spain, I figured I was ready to go solo. When I announced this to Simon Scutt, the affable owner of On Foot Holidays,...
MOST German beer is good beer, but there's something about Andechs. One hour south of Munich, cloistered monks have been brewing suds at this Benedictine monastery since the Middle Ages. Following the strict Bavarian beer purity regulations that...
MAYBE you've never thought of yourself as the vacation-rental type — too much like work, right? You have to shop around; when you get pictures, they look like they were taken in 1985. What happens when the electricity goes out and the owner's four...
IT may feel like beach weather’s just around the corner, but don’t pack away that ski or snowboarding gear just yet. A few hours north of Manhattan in the Catskill Mountains, spring ski season extends through Easter weekend and possibly beyond,...
At Citi Field’s opening night in 2009, a stray cat ran behind home plate during the game. Earlier that year, a stray dog was nabbed running the bases while stadium construction was still under way. But next Saturday will be the first day pets are... 9:59 AM
Animal shelters start to fill up with kittens and young cats in the spring, which means it’s a great time to adopt. Some shelter kitties, however, are... 8:04 AM
What would it take to get you to return to school decades after you’d completed your degree? For Upper East Sider Lynne Correia, the motivation was her 7-year-old Brussels griffon, Gidget. Correia graduated in 1982 from Manhattan’s prestigious...
In 1996, I read a newspaper story describing the desperate situation at the city pound, Animal Care and Control. So many dogs and cats were coming into...
Dog owners are accustomed to taunting their pawed pals with wrestle-like play. Cats, however, are different. There are a lot of fun games you can play...
In the hip language of jazz music, the coolest artists are called “cats.” Contemporary jazz guitar legend Mike Stern, a six-time Grammy nominee, and his wife, Leni, a singer-songwriter-guitarist, definitely fit the definition. So it’s only...
Lower East Sider Annette Frey’s professional life has gone to the dogs — and she couldn’t be happier. Thanks to her pit bull-beagle mix Lambchop, the former physical therapist found her true calling: creating artisanal dog treats. It all started in...
It’s finally spring, so you may be thinking about letting kitty out to roam. Please think twice, then three times — and then don’t do it. Now, I’m not...
Dogs can be many things to many people: Companions...confidants...weight-loss coaches? That’s what Bob Kirkley of Brooklyn discovered when his terrier Buddy packed on the pounds. The 6-foot retired EMT and his energetic pet, adopted in 2006 from...
The city’s pet lovers have good reason to look forward to tonight’s Academy Awards telecast — and not just because the Disney Pixar masterpiece “Up,”...
Portia, a 28-year-old applied economist, practices the Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Show her a good time — or risk a serious butt-kicking!... 10:09 AM
A.C., a 28-year-old tutor, proved he is quite the gentleman on his date with Jessica. Sure, Jessica, a 25-year-old sales and marketing associate,... 8:03 AM
Why did you decide to pose for Playboy after all this time? --Lynn, Upper West Side I spent the last two years trying to be known as anything other... 8:36 AM
“Going to his new girlfriend’s profile page and ‘disliking’ all her photos.” — Jenni “Camping outside her apartment so you can watch her get home at... 8:03 AM
March Madness may be over, but tutor and aspiring teacher A.C. is an active 28-year-old in search of scoring a top-notch date. Brianne, 30 associate director of publicity She is: a comedian. “I’ve been performing sketch comedy for years.” She...
Taylor and Matt must have been well-rested when they showed up for their date at uptown Mediterranean eatery Vareli, because the couple kept the date going for seven straight hours! After dinner, dessert and a nightcap, this duo didn’t part until 3...
My boyfriend and I have sex regularly, but he still masturbates a lot. Why? — Lisa, 26, Long Island What is “pretty regularly”? If it’s less than... 1:52 AM
According to money lovers outside H&R Block “All the flowers you buy your girlfriend. Charitable donations!” — Walter “Breast implants — they’re a...
Freelance photographer and writer, Taylor, 25, wants a creative hot shot! Stan, 24 realtor for sales and luxury rentals He is: a go-getter. “There...
When Margot, a 24-year-old digital advertising producer, met Cameron at the Italian restaurant Aurora in Williamsburg, she wasn’t prepared for a night...
Andrea Wernick, a 63-year-old executive recruiter with platinum blond locks, just slipped on a size-0 bandage dress from Herve Leger with the ease of teenage supermodel. Her secret? Wernick, a Type-A Manhattanite who believes that looking great is...
During the past 17 years I have treated thousands of patients, including the homeless, government officials, men and women of every race, children, the...
So you ran two miles on the treadmill this morning, and now you can have that cheeseburger, small fries and Diet Coke, guilt-free. Not so fast. The 200 calories you burned doesn’t even cover the 230-calorie McDonald’s fries. Which is why some...
A whole new group of patients is finding its way to my office. People in their 20s are suffering from symptoms of depression after having moved back...
TURNS out, there isn’t a magic combination of carbohydrates, protein and fat that will melt off excess pounds. Researchers randomly assigned 811 people to one of four low-calorie, heart-friendly diets, ranging from low fat to high fat, average...
OVER the course of my work, I end up treating many patients for alcohol abuse. But in the beginning, very few of them actually come to me worried...
INFIDELITY is often treated as the atom bomb of marriage problems. When an affair is discovered, many people assume the only solution is divorce. But...
LOOKING for a new sole mate this summer? Vibram's new FiveFingers shoes (right) make an interesting statement -- if you're strong enough to brave the...
COKE is apparently not It in Venezuela. The government there recently took the step of banning Coke Zero "to preserve the health of Venezuelans," as a...
Mind planet Mercury turns retrograde on your birthday, but intuition planet Neptune is very nicely aspected. What does that mean? It means you need to trust your inner voice... Read on