By Adrianne Jeffries 1/03/12 8:07pm

Inside Jobs

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Cyber Schmucks: How the Manhattan DA’s Cyber Squad Did a Mitzvah for UJA

Back in February, Josiah Boatswain, a 26-year-old from Flatbush, Brooklyn, and a few friends were pampering themselves at Fontainbleau: a $600-per-night resort that bills itself as the most luxurious hotel on the strip, promising high-end shopping, celebrities at every table, “24-7 glamour,” and an “expansive poolscape” on the stretch of Miami Beach known as Millionaire’s Row. Mr. Boatswain spent his vacation sipping Champagne, nibbling tiny chocolate cakes, and buying armfuls of couture, which he arranged in tableaux in his hotel room and photographed for his Facebook page. Read More

By Foster Kamer 8/08/11 3:15pm

Words of Wisdom from the Yankees Locker Room

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Hideki Matsui is a Stone Cold Pimp, You Are Derek Jeter’s Squeegee, and Other Stories From a Yankees Bat Boy

After last night’s extra-innings loss to Boston in a crucial game for the New York Yankees, there was little consolation to be had for their fans. Except for this: the New York Post got their hands on and excerpted the new memoir from a former Yankees batboy, one of the last of his kind who didn’t have to sign a presumably eternal confidentiality agreement. If the excerpt they used is any indication, this is going to be one of the better, jucier reads in Yankees history.  Read More

By Michael Wolman 2/01/11 5:50pm

Football

Hey Coach, Got a Two-Syllable Name? Kiss the Super Bowl Good-bye!

When it became clear that Bears third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie was going to be the team’s signal-caller for the remainder of the NFC Championship Game, I picked up my cell phone to text my friend John.

“Caleb hanie??” I wrote.

“Yeah,” John texted back, “u know yur [screwed] when yur football team depends on a guy named Read More