• Rock Center J. Crew takes precautions against Fashion Week. Not that we expect the crowds from the Marc Jacobs show will be rushing its doors anytime soon. [Central Village]
• Between Coffee Shop, Chat-n-Chew, and Cafeteria, does the 14th-16th Street corridor really need another overpriced cheap-chic restaurant? Apparently so. [Joonbug]
• We'd find this paper-hat guy charming, quaint, and unpretentious. But he's probably just working on a thesis. Or getting an NEA grant. [Tequila Red]
• Awards CMJ doesn't give but should. (Including our favorite, "Best band that uses the letter 'z' like it's 1991," which goes to The Willowz.) [My Blog is Poop]
• Once again, more than you ever wanted to hear from someone who won The New Yorker's caption contest. [emdashes]