If you make your reservation today, you'll have your pick of hundreds of great restaurants in the city. Wait til next week, and you'll be pretty much screwed. We'll make it easy for you. We've put together a list of several decent romantic restaurants that won't break the bank. Entrees range from $15-$25 and a credible bottle of vino can be had for <$25. Pick one call one today, and save yourself some grief.

There's good reason Rififi's weekly variety show has been running so long. The low key show - a mix of striptease, magic, comedy, acrobatics, draws a constantly changing mix of New York's top burlesque talent to the stage creating a totally new show every week.

Punxsutawney Phil has done it again. Every year for the last 5 years he's seen his his shadow and burdened the world with 6 more weeks of winter and this year is no different. At dawn this morning that darn Groundhog saw his shadow and made it a  record six consecutive years of long winters. This is a record unheard of in Puxsutawney history. Recent photo evidence suggests this meteorological disaster may have been brought about by the insidous influence of PBR on our nations groundhogs...

A respectable array of New York City writers gathers at Galapagos every Monday for this strangely highbrow/lowbrow weekly smut, erotic performance, reading, and discussion. The quality of the readings and performances vary wildly, but at its best this can be really, very amusing stuff and the Galapagos space, large with tall ceiling and an easily accessible bar, makes an ideal venue.