READING: Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Presidential candidate John Edwards, will have the spotlight on her for the night as she reads from her memoir, Saving Graces. The tale of her teenage son's death and her current battle with cancer may have you grabbing for a box of tissues (and voting for her hubby?). 7pm // Borders [461 Park Ave] // Free MOVIE: Postponed until Monday > Head out in the rain for a screening of......

You may be familiar with James Sanders' book Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, which celebrated New York City's role in movies and is a must for any fan of New York, architecture, or film. But even if you haven't, you get a chance to experience it in beyond the pages: Starting tomorrow, Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall will be the setting for a Celluloid Skyline exhibit. There will be huge "scenic backing"......

A look at some noteworthy programs this week: The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet (Monday, 10 a.m. WNYW 5) Fox takes another stab at a morning show. Just the thought of a Fox morning show brings back memories of the insipid Fox After Breakfast from the mid 90s that had Tom Bergeron and Viki Lawremce hosting from a faux Manhattan loft. The new entry is fronted by Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy of the......

What Gothamist would do to be present at the voir dire stage of John Gotti Jr.'s racketeering trial! Yesterday, potential jurors were grilled about their pop culture knowledge of the mob, and it sounded amazing. The guy "wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts and black socks" admitted (!) he wrote that Al Capone was the "person he leasted admired" in order to not be chosen, but was kept in the pool, while the woman who said......

Gothamist got sucked into watching the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs show on VH1, and we realized that the thing about any most awesomely bad song is that they had to have hit the zeitgeist, or at least filled a void in our empty lives, or else we wouldn't be able to remember that "Informer" was by the rapper Snow. And they are so good to karaoke to. Here's the whole list. Anyway, number five......

Stanely Kowalski, Johnny Strabler, Terry Malloy, Vito Corleone, Colonel Kurtz, Dr. Moreau... Marlon Brando died today in Los Angeles. All obituaries, articles, and remembrances will mention his acting style and strange behaviors (kissing Larry King?). The best thing to do is appreciate the great moments he's given us. Besides his truly iconic known leading roles, Gothamist recommends seeing Guys & Dolls (Frank Sinatra's in it too), The Freshman (a classic, if only about wide-eyed NYU......