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  • Madonna emulates screen legend Marlene Dietrich in black tux

    Madonna transformed herself into 1920's German-American star Marlene Dietrich by sporting a black tuxedo and top hat at Paris Theatre in New York for the screening of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour.' The 52-year-old singer's outfit consisting of black suit with a white shirt, tie and vest with a white rose buttonhole, and bright red lipstick bore a striking resemblance to a tailcoat that Dietrich wore ...

  • $40M lawsuit filed against NYC pharmacist

    NEW YORK (AP) -- A Lebanese tourist has filed a $40 million lawsuit against a drugstore pharmacist who allegedly sexually assaulted her at the Manhattan ...

  • NY cops Probable ID for remains found upstate

    WOODBURY, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say it's "very probable" that the skeletal human remains found near a Hudson Valley shopping center are those of a 78-year-old New York City woman reported missing five years ...

  • Jury deliberations start in NY teens murder trial

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Jury deliberations are set to resume in the trial of a teenager charged with killing his father and two younger brothers by setting the family's suburban Rochester home on fire in December ...

  • Critics seek to pump brakes of New York Citys Taxi of Tomorrow

    New York City's iconic taxicab could become a thing of yesterday as the controversial "Taxi of Tomorrow" inches closer to reality -- and the rugged streets of Gotham. The Nissan NV200 utility van represents the city's first wholesale redesign of its cab fleet since days of the Checker cab and features a host of amenities, including increased legroom, sliding doors with entry ...


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Movie Review

Schizopolis [DVD]

Schizopolis [DVD]

Steven Soderberghs Schizopolis is as fragmented and confounding as its title implies. It was made as a low-budget personal bomb lobbed simultaneously into the worlds of independent art film (where Soderbergh started) and mainstream commercial filmmaking (where he was headed). Unlike his other experimental film, the tiresome Full Frontal (2002), Schizopolis works best when not ... ...

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  • Corcoran High School to graduate 238 tonight

    Syracuse -- Corcoran High School's Class of 2013 will walk the stage tonight. The ceremony for the school's 238 graduates will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery St. The valedictorian is Taylor Madison, who will go on to the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall. Salutatorian Katherine Mouradian will go to Wells College. Here ...

  • Graduation 2013 William Nottingham High School in Syracuse

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  • New Syracuse union contracts keep the peace but save no money

    Mike Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse officials have negotiated tentative contracts with two of the city's nine unions, whose members will get wage increases in return for making higher health insurance contributions. On balance, the contracts affecting 84 workers will cost the city about $25,000 more over the next three years, ...

  • Gandolfini mourned at NJ ice-cream parlor where last ‘Sopranos’ scene was shot

    The owner of the New Jersey ice- cream parlor where James Gandolfini filmed the unforgettable final scene of "The Sopranos" paid a touching tribute to the actor last night.Holsten’s proprietor, Chris Carley, placed a "Reserved" sign in the booth where Tony Soprano sat with his family just before the screen cut to black in the mystery climax of the series. "During ...

  • Bronx special-education teacher accused of raping 10-year-old student

    A Bronx special-education teacher raped a 10-year-old student in a school parking lot - after convincing her parents he was escorting her to a fictitious event where she was to receive an award, cops said yesterday.Anthony Criscuolo, who worked at PS 386 in Fordham Heights, was arrested ...

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