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LECTURE SERIES: The Nation forges on with their series of Tuesday evening lectures tonight. Nation columnist and Columbia Law professor Patricia J. Williams will be on hand to discuss her montly "Diary of a Mad Law Professor" column. Expect to examine the law in whole new light. 6pm // Library of the General Society [20 W 44th St] // $15 MUSIC: Peasant, who played our Gothamist House during CMJ, is back in New York and making the coffee shop rounds. The 5-day "tour" starts tonight at Cake Shop, and continues to more legit coffee shops......

- Chowhound takes a nostalgic bent, going back in time for a glimpse of Chinatown past. - Slice with the info about a pizza making class by the talent behind Sullivan Street bakery. What they make is not what most people associate with New York pizza, but it is damn tasty – especially the celery root version. - A profile in The Nation of an organic harvest. [via Megnut] - Check out part two of the Johnnie Walker Blue Index, compiled by Freemans William Tigertt on......

We know we've mentioned it before, but Gothamist can't get enough of Cringe. Not strictly a literary event, it's nonetheless amusing how literary we thought we were in our teens, which is half the comedy of Cringe, where people read from their high school diaries and journals about how totally misunderstood they were, and also their new hairdo. Cringe is happening, tonight (5/3), at Freddy's Back Room and Bar (Dean Street and 6th Ave in Brooklyn), starting at 8:30PM but it fills up really quickly, so show up early. Also......

They get "distraction buys," that's what. Here, let the Daily News explain: That bottle of Diet Snapple you never touch on your desk? The spare can of hairspray you never use? The family pack of gum it would take a month to chew through? Admit it - they're all items from the drugstore that you picked up simply to hide your hemorrhoid cream and condoms. Now those unwanted purchases have a name: They're called "distraction buys." We prefer "cover-ups" or "Trojan horses" over "distraction buys" but the general idea is the same:......

This is it. The last weekend of the 43rd New York Film Festival, and in our humble opinion, this year's program has, for the most part, lived up to its grand expectations. From big name films like Good Night, and Good Luck (which opens citywide today) to promising indie fare like The Squid and the Whale (also opening this week) to lesser-known foreign gems like Who's Camus Anyway? and The President's Last Bang (to name just two), not too much has disappointed us this year, and even......

So we've seen the first Presidential debate, and now last night the Vice Presidential debate...still want more? This Friday the second Presidential debate goes down and why not enjoy the banter with friends and cocktails. You can even play that drinking game a reader sugggested (found in the above link). Be warned however: Gothamist thinks that if you take a swig every time Bush pauses, doesn't know what a word means, or stumbles over his very own "original thoughts" or catch phrases...you may not know which party you support by......

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The Nation's Restaurant News reports that William Grimes is stepping down from his role as restaurant reviewer for The New York Times. "Grimes, who, the memo said, dined out 10 to 12 times a week, wrote more than 440 reviews during his tenure as restaurant critic. He is expected to continue to write for the Times. His replacement has not been named." [Via Romenesko] May we finally see your face, Biff!...