How did Mayor Bloomberg arrive at his complex position on gay marriage? Very quickly—and very carefully.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus dishes about Elaine Benes’s dating habits.

Is Senate candidate Rick Lazio a Gingrich clone or a moderate? Altar boy, or shrewd infighter? There are plenty of Lazios to go around -- which makes him a formidable politician.

Women—politically astute, technologically savvy—figured prominently in the antiwar rallies. George W. may be dismissive, but Democrats should recognize an opportunity.

Everyone from the rich to the nicotine-deprived is mad at the mayor. But don’t count him out yet: Even the legions who oppose him know our woes aren’t really hizzoner’s fault.

David Cone, a Hall of Fame-caliber joker, carouser, and womanizer when he was with the Mets, has been reborn as the clear-eyed, responsible leader of one of the greatest teams in history. (Though he's not totally hostile to the idea of having a good time.)

Veteran criminal-defense attorney Robert Morvillo is the last thing standing between Martha Stewart and federal prison. Never mind that the Brooklyn-born Morvillo is built like Don Zimmer and sounds like Ed Koch. For Martha, he could be the ultimate good thing.