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New York’s Best of New York lifestyle catalog is out, and among the rightful winners, like Best Old School Lobby: The Chrysler Building and Best Dive Bar: Mars Bar, there are some curious ‘bests’ to ponder.

Join in the Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes -- a seafood meal in observance of the La Viglia Di Natale, or the wait for the birth of Christ.

New York mid-December always smells vaguely of pine and peppermint, despite our recent springtime temperatures. Bring that cozy holiday feeling with you into the cineplex for a couple of new feel-good holiday movies.

THEATER: Dance-theatre maverick Pina Bausch returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Nefés, which is described as an ode to Istanbul, 'the city of water'. Originally conceived in 2002, Nefés (Turkish for "breath") “quickly became a life-affirming response to Istanbul's bouts with political upheaval. But rather than echoing the violence, Bausch invests her signature humor and emotional pathos with an acute sense of calm. Set to an eclectic score featuring Turkish songs, tangos from Astor Piazzolla, and classical guitar, Nefés also features massive video screens with which the performers interact.” - John Del Signore

Of course the big news in New York movies this weekend is the New York Film Festival which kicks off tomorrow at Lincoln Center. However, in an attempt reserve our NYFF excitement for a full post tomorrow, let's just focus on the regular releases. Here we go.

EVENT: NYC Photobloggers will take over the Apple Store again tonight, for the 7th of their events there. The A-list...um, list, of past photographers is a long one. Six more will join the ranks tonight, as they are the centerpieces for this event. They are:

Adam Sternbergh, Co-Founder of Fametracker

As seen in the video, part of Ferrell's appeal is, as David Edelstein writes in Slate, the fact that he's "not afraid to take a joke to the next level." It's his fearlessness in being silly and goofy - it's totally focused, but still approachable (not scary and manic the way Robin Williams is). A.O. Scott describes the recent Ferrell oeuvre thusly, "'Anchorman,' by indulging Mr. Ferrell's gift for inventive lunacy, is more amusing than annoying. It is not as maniacally uninhibited as 'Old School' or as dementedly lovable as 'Elf,' but its cheerful dumbness is hard to resist." Lunacy, maniacal, demented - that's Ferrell. And the Village Voice (via Chicagoist) language of Ferrell in Anchorman.

And, finally, in more ridiculous food news, Macy's is going to test-market Cosi sandwich shops in their department stores, so people can eat within the confines of Macy's - without sneaking to the food court. Cosi is pretty good, but Gothamist will never be able to have another sandwich made out of Cosi's signature Pizza Romano flat bread again - we were forcefed Cosi sandwiches by an early employer who didn't want us to leave the office during lunch.

Today, the eagerly-anticipated film Will-Ferrell-as-elf film, Elf, opens. Gothamist enjoyed this sweet and funny film (maybe sweeter than we'd anticipated, but still, some choice hilarious moments - go to the movie website, go to "Inner Elf" for "Elf videos" and watch any or all of the clips). We look forward to watching it on afternoons when we're blue and being cheered up by a Will Ferrell triple bill of Dick, Old School, and Elf.

Mayor Bloomberg liked Old School? We knew there was a reason Gothamist had a soft spot in our hearts for our tiny, billionaire mayor, in spite of some silly decisions and awkward public demeanor. The Post looks at the Mayor's private schedule which reveals various appointments and plans. For instance, he spent an hour with Anna Wintour when Vogue was profiling his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, and he scheduled a re-shoot of photographs with city employees when the first set turned out fuzzy which Gothamist doesn't think is an especially revealing notice, but whatever. Anyway, back to blissfully silly Old School: His press secretary tells the Post, Bloomberg "really liked it," and the psychologist the Post called upon to analyze the Mayor's behavior posits, "Perhaps there's a bit of reminiscing about his younger days?"

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Seeing Old School on Sunday, I was thrilled to see The Dan Band performing at the wedding. Who is The Dan Band? Headed by Dan Finnerty, the men cover mainly girl songs like Alanis Morrisette's "You Oughta Know," TLC's "No Scrubs," and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." It's hilarious, and if you've seen Old School, you know how funny Dan Finnerty et al. are.