With the current economic downturn, most businesses are suffering, and luxury goods and many high end restaurants are on the top of the list. This is bad news for them, but good news for you, the customer. And great news for anyone who lives in New York or is visiting there and wants to experience the best the city has to offer in terms of food. Not only are the prices great and the tables free, but as this article at Critic’s Notebook says: Recession Makes Restaurants Eager to Serve You.

Eat like royalty and be treated like it as well. Sounds like a great deal.

Amazon.com is offering Free – that’s right, free!- songs from oldies like Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to newer tunes from The Shanghai Restoration Project. Lots and lots of songs. You have to be American, alas, to get them (even though they are free).

Free is good.