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.

This years awards start at 8pm EST on ABC. A quick check of a few London bookmaker's reveals Brokeback Mountain is an overwhelming favorite to capture Best Picture, with odds of 1.17 to 1 (Crash a distant 2nd with nearly 8 to 1 odds of winning) while Reese Witherspoon has pretty much locked up Best Actress with odds of 1.25 to 1. As for Best Actor it looks like...

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.

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.