· Siddhartha Deb's newest offering, "An Outline of the Republic," details the exploits of a disillusioned journalist. We're betting it's a long fucking book. At Sebastian Junger's playpen, Half King, 7pm. [Half King]
· Homeboy Pete Rock gets behind the decks tonight for Table 50's Root Down NYC party. Poor? Cheap? Poor and cheap? Get there before 10:30 and it's only 5 bucks. [flavorpill]
· David Remnick hosts a reading titled "The Power of the Pen: Does Writing Change Anything?" at Town Hall tonight, featuring a whole slew of literary hotshots. That's right: they won 5 Ellies, bitch. [PEN]