He's writing the book on seduction
Steve Santagati is not a misogynist. He just loves women. And giving relationship advice on VH1, ''Today," ''The Tyra Banks Show," or Kimora Lee Simmons's show ''Life & Style," the Tewksbury native always keeps it simple. ''Seduction is a game, and not an unhealthy or cruel game," he told us yesterday. ''Women are looking for the alpha male, someone they feel safe being naughty with." Need more? Good, because Crown Publishing has signed Santagati, 41, to write the insider's guide to bad boys -- how they think, date, and mate, and how women can manipulate them. ''Women are women no matter if they're doctors or cashiers at
Cuomo’s played this gig before
When Weezer wraps up its tour with the Foo Fighters, it's back to college for frontman Rivers Cuomo. The on-again, off-again Harvard undergrad told Howard Stern yesterday that he's returning in February to finish the three classes he needs to graduate. An English major, Cuomo said he'll be living in a dorm when he lands in Cambridge. What's the best part about being back in college? No, not the coeds. Cuomo, who claims he's celibate these days, likes the cafeteria. ''So I have something to eat," he said.This book fair runs the gamut
When the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair opens Oct. 28 at the Hynes Convention Center, there'll be a curious collectible for sale. Along with Leonard Bernstein's unpublished 16-page composition, ''Music for String Quartet," and the first published work on reconstructive surgery (value: $35,000), there are four packs of Champ Prophylactics bearing the likeness of Ted Williams on the covers. Alleged to be in ''pristine" condition and in the original box, the Champs are selling for $500. For those whose tastes run to something, er, more tasteful, there's a signed first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination" illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The price? $48,000.A charitable double-header
Not only will they raise dough for a worthy cause, but ''Dressed Up!" and ''Wigged Out!" will be fun. ''It'll be a great girls-night-out thing," said Ilene Epstein, mom of Sox GM Theo. ''The plays are all about mothers, daughters, and clothes -- so bring a tissue!" Along with twin sister Sandy Gradman and friend Marcie Brawer, Epstein organized Monday's event at Zero Arrow Theatre as a fund-raiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Why plays about women and clothing? Epstein, Gradman, and Brawer own The Studio, a women's clothing store in Brookline.Agganis film moves forward
Shooting's begun on a documentary about New England sports hero Harry Agganis, who died before his time at 26. Jennifer Heffernan of Boston's Dream Alley Pictures, producer of the film about the ''Golden Greek," said cameras are rolling in Lynn, on the Boston University campus, and at Fenway. Agganis set or broke virtually every football record at BU, and played for the Bosox with his buddy Ted Williams. (BU recently paid tribute to Agganis by putting his name on its new arena.) Jim Jermanok, who wrote and produced the New Bedford-based flick, ''Passionada," is teaming with documentarian Yale Strom to direct the film. . . . Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino and wife, Stacey, dined at the South End hot spot Stella's Saturday night with former GE honcho Jack Welch and wife, Suzy. At one point during his dinner, Lucchino walked to the bar to check the score of the ballgame on the TV. Unfortunately, his team wasn't playing. . . . Former political consultant Dick Morris was in Boston yesterday hyping his new book, ''Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race." Bill Clinton's onetime confidant was on WBIX with Stu Taylor. Names can be reached at names@globe.com or at 617-929-8253. 
