Daniel Day-Lewis as Vincent Vega? Almost two decades after the release of Quentin Tarantino's game-changing Pulp Fiction, it's impossible to imagine anyone else in the role made famous by John Travolta. But in a new Vanity Fair expose on the making of the 1994 Oscar winner, Travolta's career was so "cold" that producer Harvey Weinstein fought it tooth and nail.Here are five shocking truths about the...
Colombo underboss gets 63 months in jail
Label: Health The underboss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 63 months in prison today on mob racketeering charges.Benjamin “The Claw” Castellazzo, 75, will also have to pay $400,000 in restitution and serve three years probation. The wiseguy - who's the second highest-ranking member of the Colombos - began his 55 year-long criminal career in 1958.Castellazzo...
Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’
Label: Business It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...
Jan
29
Rick Ross raps about ducking hail of bullets
Label: World Rapper Rick Ross was keeping a low profile Tuesday, one day after his brush with bullets on the streets of Fort Lauderdale.Though he has yet to comment on the incident, the self-proclaimed “Boss,” did what he does best: He rapped about the incident. “I can’t believe I’m alive,” he said, dropping a rhyme about his near-death experience into a recording by a fellow rapper,...
BlackBerry 10 said to be inadequate for helping RIM overcome its ‘demons’
Label: TechnologyAfter hitting a seven-year low of $ 6.22 this past summer, shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) have rebounded and climbed more than 100% in the past six months. The company that was previously written off by Wall Street investors has seen a significant boost in recent months as anticipation grows for its BlackBerry 10 operating system. But while a number of analysts have voiced their support for RIM,...
Ashley Judd and Husband Dario Franchitti Divorcing
Label: LifestyleAfter more than 10 years of marriage, Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti are calling it quits."We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We'll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity, and respect we have always enjoyed," said a spokesperson for the couple to People on Tuesday.Pics: Top 10 Biggest Divorce Payouts
Judd, 44, tied the knot with...
American Airlines jet carried thousands with its emergency exits blocked
Label: Health An American Airlines jet ferried thousands of passengers in December and January with its emergency exits blocked by misaligned passenger seats, sources told The Post.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the misplaced seats – which blocked the exits over the wings -- on the Boeing 757, which an aviation expert said would have endangered...
Marlins hire new PR firm
Label: Business Maybe a new slogan will help?The Miami Marlins on Tuesday announced the hiring of a new public relations firm to help with the team’s battered image on the heels of jettisoning star players and renewed backlash against tax dollars used to build the team’s new baseball park. Miami’s Jeffrey Group won the account. The company replaces RBB and founding partner Bruce Rubin, a...
Jan
28
Related developers find themselves in court over tactics
Label: World His company on trial over its tactics in a controversial condo project, Jorge Perez, the celebrated developer, found himself on the witness stand Monday answering to an unexpected foe: Jorge Perez, the author.Perez, the chairman of the Related Group, testified in the trial of a lawsuit brought against his company by The Vizcayans, a fundraising and support group for the Vizcaya...
Yahoo revenue rises on search advertising
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc posted a 4 percent gain in net revenue to $ 1.22 billion in the fourth quarter, when an increase in search advertising sales offset weakness in the Web portal’s display ad business.The company forecast net revenue — which excludes fees shared with partner websites — of $ 1.07 billion to $ 1.1 billion in the current quarter, trailing the $ 1.1 billion that Wall Street analysts...
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