Now that former mayor Rudy Giuliani is getting ready to officially throw in the presidential nomination race towel after his third place finish in the Florida primary, Giuliani watchers seem to be enjoying the chance to analyze his campaign's stunning collapse. Giuliani had led national polls and seem to be a strong contender last year, but when it came down to performing at primaries and caucuses, voters weren't very convinced. Some highlights from the......

Don't miss the Observer story that asks City Hall beat reporters what they think of Bloomberg and the possibility of him running for President. The Times' Michael Powell observes, "There comes a point in every Mayor’s political life where they start to get bored with the city and start to kind of look around at what’s next." Yeah, he must be pretty bored to head to swing state Missouri for a speech next month. The......

Nice guys may not finish first, but it helps with voters. The NY Times' Michael Powell looks at Rudy Giuliani's evolution from mayor to presidential candidate and the shift in style he's had to take. For instance, more smiling, less snarling! Powell has been covering Giuliani for the past 15 years and includes observations about Giuliani's body language, style (no more combover!), and rhetoric. A NY Times video that has clips of Mayor Rudy......

Another week, another slew of choices for New York film lovers. We reach the half-way point of the 43rd New York Film Festival this weekend. We've already presented some coverage from the fest, and there will be more to come tomorrow, and through the very busy weekend and next week at Alice Tully Hall, the Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual celebration of the best of world cinema will continue to dominate the attention of......

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It's the old "garment collapsed" excuse from Janet Jackson's camp. Last night, her agent read a statement from Ms. Jackson: The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals. MTV was completely unaware of it...It was not my intention that it go as far as it did...I apologize to anyone offended -- including the audience, MTV, CBS and the NFL.Agent Stephen Huvane added, "Justin......