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Owner Sues LiLo Over Lifted Mink

College student seeks unspecified damages after proving actress pilfered much-loved coat

(Newser) - The Columbia student who claimed Lindsay Lohan swiped her $12,000 fur coat after a night at a New York club is now suing the troubled actress over the unauthorized pilfering, the AP reports. Maria Markova, 22, proved the theft with paparazzi photos of Lohan donning her golden mink and...

After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

GOP's Fossella busted for drunk-driving, fathering love child

(Newser) - Vito Fossella, the Republican congressman whose drunk-driving bust earlier this month led to the discovery that he had a lover and child on the side, has decided not to run for reelection, the AP reports. He said today the decision was based on the need to "concentrate on healing...

Bird Lives! And He Does It in Fanatic Detail

NY radio jock keeps jazz boppin', stumps die-hard know-it-alls

(Newser) - A white guy from Queens may be our best link to a music rooted in black history. Phil Schapp grew up in a home full of jazz, and has hosted a radio show obsessed with the music's minutiae for decades, the New Yorker reports. He's liable to digress on Charlie...

Thanks , Carrie, You Ruined Everything
 Thanks, Carrie,
 You Ruined Everything
COMMENTARY
May 16, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

Thanks, Carrie, You Ruined Everything

From cosmos to high heels, 20 uncool things are all her fault

(Newser) - Thanks, Carrie. You and your Sex and the City gal pals have set Mr. Big-size expectations for fans who "continue to worship at the SATC altar," Sara Stewart gripes in the New York Post. Cultural fallout includes:
  1. Brunch: Men now think all female-only meals are sex gabfests.
  2. High-heels:
...

Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C
 Stay Tuned to WN-Bleep-C 
May 13, 2008 10:45 AM CDT

Stay Tuned to WN-Bleep-C

Local anchor drops F-bomb into live mike

(Newser) - A longtime local anchor in New York got her viewers' undivided attention during a promo last night when she said the F-word live, the New York Daily News reports. After the wrong video played as she teased the upcoming news during Medium, 28-year WNBC veteran Sue Simmons said, "What...

To Spitzer or Not to Spitzer? Playboy Answers Question

Disgraced ex-guv now has his very own verb

(Newser) - Playboy's June issue introduces a new term into modern sexology parlance—"to Spitzer"—the New York Post reports. The flesh mag defines the nod to disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer as the act of asking a prostitute for sex sans condom, as in "I Spitzered...

Is America's Wild Child Growing Up?

Paris Hilton talks about her domestic makeover

(Newser) - What's this? America’s wild child Paris Hilton says she’d rather "cook great lasagna" and "play Monopoly" than hit the club scene—and next up she wants a baby and a wedding. "When I was younger I loved to go out, but now that I'm in...

Donatella to Hillary: Dresses Are OK

Clinton 'doesn't have to wear pants to show she is strong,' fashion mogul advises

(Newser) - Don't say fashion and politics don't mix—Donatella Versace thinks one way Hillary Clinton can revive what's left of her campaign for president is to soften her look, the New York Post reports. "She could dress a little more feminine. She doesn't have to wear pants to show she...

NY Rep: I Fathered Love Child

Fossella, NYC's only Republican, has a daughter with ex-Air Force colonel

(Newser) - A New York City congressman already in deep trouble admitted today he has a 3-year-old daughter outside his marriage, Radar reports. Vito Fossella, the Big Apple’s only Republican rep, was pulled over for DUI last week and rumors had since swirled that the former Air Force lieutenant colonel he...

NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

Hundreds march against acquittal of officers in shooting

(Newser) - New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots,...

The View From Inside the Uma Jury

Member explains how panel reached stalking verdict

(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal reporter who served on the jury that convicted Uma Thurman’s stalker yesterday looks back today, recalling just over a week of debate, junk food, and weird dreams. “The fact that she was a famous movie star made us partly charmed, partly suspicious," writes...

Lohan Lifts Mink, Returns Under Pressure

Fellow partygoer spots starlet in swiped mink

(Newser) - A Columbia student wants answers—and $10,000—from Lindsay Lohan after the actress "borrowed" her beloved mink coat, the New York Post reports. Two weeks after losing the one-of-a-kind fur, the 22-year-old spotted a photograph in OK! magazine of Lohan leaving that exact party sporting the $11,000...

Sex and the City Star Misses ... the City

On eve of movie release, Parker recalls bygone Manhattan

(Newser) - When Sarah Jessica Parker laments the old Manhattan that is slowly eroding—coffee shops and bodegas closing, Sex and the City bus tours parked outside Magnolia Bakery—her husband, Mathew Broderick, tells it to her straight: “That’s your fault!” New York magazine sits down with the star,...

Court Rejects NYC Suit Against Gun Makers

City says too many criminals get weapons

(Newser) - A federal appeals court today tossed out a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers for allowing their weapons to get into criminal hands, the New York Times reports. The city said gun makers create a public nuisance by not keeping a closer eye on retailers—thus supplying...

New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys
 New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys 
Apr 24, 2008 11:20 AM CDT

New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys

Second prostitute-informant has confirmed to feds what others have already suggested

(Newser) - A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports.

Has LiLo Switched Teams?
 Has LiLo Switched Teams? 
Apr 22, 2008 12:03 PM CDT

Has LiLo Switched Teams?

Troubled starlet defends lesbian gal pal, sends rumor mill into overdrive

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan and DJ darling Samantha Ronson seem to be more than just friends. When Ashley Olsen greeted Ronson Friday night, a jealous Lohan screamed: "Get your 15-year-old "Full House" a** away from my girlfriend," a source told the New York Post.

Does One of Them Die?
 Does One of Them Die? 
Apr 17, 2008 12:36 PM CDT

Does One of Them Die?

Actress Cynthia Nixon says a character doesn't survive in upcoming flick

(Newser) - Is Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon spoiling her own movie? The actress, who plays hotshot attorney Miranda Hobbes in the famed HBO series, told the host of a New York City comedy show Tuesday night that "a character dies in the movie"—but refused to say...

Is Cell Chatter Killing the Cab Ride?

Constant gab has drivers, riders at odds

(Newser) - Where cabbies and riders once chatted, they now gab on cellphones—and it's getting under people's skin. "Sometimes passengers, they don't even stop talking to tell me where to go," one cabbie said. But one rider blames the drivers, who often speak in other tongues: "I always...

NY, DC Prep for Papal Visit
 NY, DC
  Prep for
 Papal Visit 
Apr 12, 2008 11:35 AM CDT

NY, DC Prep for Papal Visit

US teams ready churches, Yankee Stadium for holy trip

(Newser) - He may be the only man who can draw Mets fans to Yankee Stadium: Next week, Pope Benedict XVI will lead a stadium Mass on his 6-day tour of Washington, DC and New York. Before gracing second base, the Pontiff will celebrate his 81st birthday at the White House, and...

Silda Knew of Hooker Habit
 Silda Knew of Hooker Habit 
Apr 10, 2008 9:42 AM CDT

Silda Knew of Hooker Habit

Silda Wall Spitzer knew of Eliot's high-priced affairs

(Newser) - For years Silda Wall Spitzer knew her disgraced husband patronized prostitutes—and she looked the other way, the New York Post reports. While his reps deny the rumors, a source tells the Post that former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is telling friends that the mother of his three daughters...

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