• East Villagers rail against Lit, Pyramid Club. [Lo-Down]

• Sony pays $250 million for 10 unreleased Michael Jackson albums. MJ is the new Tupac. [Deadline]

• The Rusty Knot celebrates 2nd birthday. And its Monday night party bus roars on. [Eater]

• Meet Terry Richardon's mom. [BlackBookTumblr]

• Dim Sum back in a big way with people dumb enough to ever forsake it. [ForkintheRoad]

• Tiger Woods to return to golf next month. Rachel Uchitel to return to obscurity. [1010]

• Bronx pawnshops now hawking free condoms. [CityRoom]

• A Daily News guide to the best of everything, in every borough. [NYDN]

The Jane Ballroom sent out an SOS, and The Rusty Knot has answered the call. The nautical themed bar will graciously be hosting a Jane Ballroom pop up night. Poor Jane party-goers; hopefully this will tide them over until everything gets sorted out. We're pretty happy with the temporary arrangement; after all, The Rusty Knot was the number one pick in our  Jane Ballroom Alternatives guide, which you can check out HERE. (How's that for record amount of nautical puns in one blog post?)

In line with the trend of saving more and spending less, we've set out to prove that you can continue to enjoy the best of everything the city offers on a tighter budget.  After doing a bit of research and asking some friends, including an up-and-coming designer, a journalist for an indie zine, a restaurateur cum musician, and a financial consultant, GofG has put together a list of some choice deals, discounts and bargains so that you can live it up even if your stocks are going down.

Dining: By now we've all seen those signs around town for the recession special.  But let's be honest, there's no spaghetti and meatballs recession special that will curb a craving for gourmet food.  And for this reason, it would insane not to take advantage of:

• Restaurant Week's extension through March 20th.  Bargain prix fixe lunch or dinner menus at the likes of the 21 Club, Nobu, Spice Market (or any of the Jean Georges establishments, for that matter), and Dovetail are a few of the offers: check the complete guide to participating restaurants at NYCGO.

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New York Nightlife Dead?? I don't think so!  And, I spent the better half of my afternoon yesterday on a mission to prove the naysayers wrong.  I presented one of my favorites, Blue Ribbon, and now you all deserve to know where the coolest people (for lack of a better word) are hanging out after hours. So, I asked A Rising PR, A Nightlife Columnist, A G9 Connoisseur, A Dapper Business Man With a Penchant for Expensive Things and Beautiful Women,The REAL Izzy Gold, An Indie Worshiper of Rock, A Creative Jeweler,  A Couple of Trust Funders "In Transition", Two Party Starting DJ's, A Paid "Predictor of Trends", A Venture Capitalist, A Cool Cravat Cat, and A Hipster Magazine Editor where their favorite night spots were (excluding the known Beatrice Inn, The Box, 1Oak, Martignettis, Rose Bar, Gold Bar, The Eldridge, Bowery Hotel, etc.), and here is what they came up with:

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The newest hot spot, in the rising Chinatown neighborhood, has hit JACKPOT.  This place came up on almost everyone's list.  And why not? Who wouldn't love a nice absinthe cocktail after a tough day of being cool? More»