Even though Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (see the trailer) looks silly, it has Kate Bosworth and Topher Grace, for that alone Gothamist will be first in line. A Connecticut native, Grace, as most know, is not only funny on That 70s Show but on talk shows, especially the Daily Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he discussed debating whether or not to bring a date to a wedding (his friend told him, "Why bring sand to the beach?" We wonder if that was Kutcher or Valderrama or Masterson). Bosworth, on the other hand, won our heart after Blue Crush, maybe only second to Bring it On in terms of recent sports movie greatness. At any rate, Gothamist appreciates the idea that one could one a date with a movie star with an online contest, and that Piggly-Wigglies have computers in their employee lounges, as well as the exclamation point to make it clear that this is a giddy concept. Whee!! more ›

The combination of listening to Ani DiFranco's You Had Time and reading Bridget Harrison's latest column (the one night stand question) in the Post totally depressed me. Well, mainly Bridget Harrison still being upset about her breakup depressed me. I think the Ani DiFranco song is lovely, which I was reminded of when I read Nick Hornby's Songbook, which is a collection of essays about songs he loves. (My favorite essays are the ones about Nelly Furtado's I'm Like a Bird and Badly Drawn Boy's A Minor Innocent.) more ›