Print1. Chris Rock’s Good Hair: Funny, painful, and enlightening, Chris Rock does a documentary of the African-American hair industry that puts an exclamation mark on American vanity.
-Paul Hsiao, Interview Editor
2. Guava Kombucha: Only sold at Fairway, to my knowledge. Maybe I’m a dirty hippie with granola running through my veins, but this stuff is actually really good. It’s sweet enough to counter the vinegary taste of the ferment, and I don’t even realize that I’m essentially drinking chunky, half-assed, non-alcoholic beer-juice.
-Amanda Cormier, Deputy Editor, Features
3. Bat for Lashes: I heard this band while watching the British TV show Being Human. I have the song Sleep Alone on continuous repeat.
-Logan Hofstein, TV Editor
4. This week I’m into bitter, burnt flavors. I particularly enjoy a well-baked pretzel taken just a little bit beyond done. The dark taste plays well against aggressive saltiness.
-Jason Bell, Food & Drink Editor
5. Nussbaum’s salt bagels and www.garancedore.fr.
–Allison Malecha, Style Editor
6. A BEHANDING IN MOTHERFUCKING SPOKANE. Five years after announcing his theatrical retirement, the most innovative, hilarious, sick, twisted, and BEST playwright working today is BACK with a play starring CHRISTOPHER MOTHERFUCKING WALKEN. Excuse me while I go clean up.
-Steven Strauss, Theater Editor
7. Daft Punk: I think I’m just about the last person in the world to discover how awesome the band is. They rock—harder, better, faster, stronger.
–Claire Fu, Books Editor
8. The Upper West Side proper: Between the stately brownstones on Riverside and West End, the cheap gastronomical delights on Broadway (H&H Bagels, Zabar’s, and Beard Papa—homemade cream puffs!—to name a few), the lovely boutiques on Amsterdam and Columbus, and the American Museum of Natural History right on Central Park West, there’s really no reason to leave the Upper West Side for a brief hiatus from campus.
-Maggie Penman, Eyesites Editor
9. Cough drops, Sudafed, and chicken noodle soup (with a soda on the side): Can you guess that I’m sick?
-Helen Werbe, Editor in Chief
10. Baby arugula: In a salad or plain, it’s the green for me!
-Devin Briski, Managing Editor, Features