The special election to take Anthony Weiner's seat in Congress is coming up fast (next Tuesday!) and the race is a tight one. Despite being in a heavily Democratic area the Republican nominee, Bob Turner, has picked up a strong string of endorsements (not just former mayors Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani but also the editorial boards at the Post and the News) and is nipping at the heels of Democratic candidate David Weprin, who is fighting back with a quarter-million in television ads. But Dems are starting to get antsy that this race is way too close for comfort. "The idea that this race is so close is a humiliation for the Democratic Party," a New York Democratic official told the Post. Also? Jerry Springer is a relavent character in this whole thing! No, really. more ›

We finally got to realize our lifelong dream of hearing "inbreed three-nipple cousin-fucker" reverberate off the hallowed walls of Carnegie Hall last night at the two-nights-only . Too bad no one told headliner Harvey Keitel he was welcome to join us. more ›

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League – a group that exists to promote Bill Donohue, er, prevent “virulent anti-Catholicism” – is leading a protest against Jerry Springer: The Opera, which will be performed at Carnegie Hall on January 29th and 30th and stars Harvey Keitel as Springer. The show chronicles Jerry Springer’s adventures in hell, where he's forced to host an outrageous talk show whose guests include Adam and Eve, Mary, Jesus, and, as his crowd “warm up” man, Satan. more ›

The Post updates the story about the kid whose mom wants him held back a year! Anthony Hassell's father Victor Raimo called Post reporter Chuck Bennett to complain about his estranged wife's tactics discussing their son's 60.53 seventh grade average. more ›

A look at some noteworthy television this week: more ›

Jessica Lynn Johnson, Actress/Playwright, From St. Louis Missouri, lived in Astoria NY for a little over a year now. more ›

That was in my junior year of college in 1998. That all came about because my best friend and I, Jeff, who was my roommate, wanted to go somewhere for free for spring break. We called every single talk show possible and pitched them ideas. We called Mother Love from Forgive or Forget, Ricki Lake, and Montel Williams. Montel Williams was looking for people who needed a voice make over, so Jeff called and said, "My roommate Alan always sounds like he's drunk and eating at the same time. He needs a voice makeover." They called us back, interviewed us, and told us, "You know, this is for people that have speech impediments." They didn't like it that I just talked stupid and didn't have an actual disability. more ›

Bridgette Francis more ›