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On Sundays, Gothamist runs opinion pieces on issues relevant to life in New York. The views expressed below belong entirely to the author.

Aileen Gallagher, Associate Editor, Mediabistro

A.J. Daulerio, Oddjack

Rachel Sklar, co-editor and writer of FishbowlNY

We don't often talk about readings on this site because, well, readings are generally kind of boring. Seriously, you can comment all you want about how they're not but we probably won't even read your comments because comments about readings are even more boring. Enter super fast reading series. We're pretty sure the last Ritalin Reading was last June, so we'll give you a refresher. 6 readers, 4 minute readings, 24 minutes of your time and invaluable love advice to last you forevermore (love advice given to you by bloggers and comedians, hmmm.)

We want to see you all at Pianos tonight for the next Movable Hype show. That's right...TONIGHT. We have some great bands, a deejay (DJ Cliche/Eric from Maxim and Black Table), oh and free drinks. The free drinks won't last forever, so get there early and stay until that last note is done resonating in the air. You're young, you can do it.

Now that those pesky holidays are over with we can get back to our regularly scheduled agenda. First up for Gothamist this year is the next installment of Movable Hype. This one is on January 17th at Pianos.

Amy Blair, The Black Table

There is much talk about who the Giants might take with their pick. While the fourth pick is great, they are in a position where players that would really fit a need will no longer be there, or can be drafted later in the round. Everybody is talking about Eli Manning and Robert Gallery. Eli Manning, the younger brother of Colts QB Peyton Manning and son of Archie Manning, starred at Ole Miss. His father wants him to join the Giants, and he could be a great replacement for Kerry Collins who is in the final year of his contract. Robert Gallery is a huge (6'7", 320 pounds) offensive tackle from Iowa. One of his negatives, according to NFL.com reads, "because of his height and girth, he does not always sink his pads properly." Despite his height and girth, franchise tackles like Gallery are hard to come by, which is why there is also tremendous interest in Gallery, who is apparently awe inspiring to those that see him. Should the Giants trade up to the first pick to take Manning or Gallery? Or do they take Ben Roethlisberger with the 4th pick?

For more about Kurt Cobain and the ten year anniversary of his death, check out LA Weekly's 13 Ways of Looking at Nirvana. MSN also has a pretty extensive feature on Kurt Cobain, Black Table has thoughts from notable writers about the death/legacy of Cobain, and there's an L.A. Times article (via Newsday) written by Cobain biographer Charles Cross, who wrote Heavier than Heaven. Plus more links via Coolfer. And On This Day in History.

Black Table had the definitive guide to young New Yorkers' Chinatown bus trips. Gothamist previously on the Chinatown buses.

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