Economists on the loose in Columbia bars: "An economist solves the mysteries of dating." in Slate

Ms. Booher-Jennings is all over the ed policy world this week! See this commentary in Education Week (and its "Talk Back" section) and this article in Education Next that leads with a quote from Jen's 2006 paper. Go Jen Go!

Saw Sufjan Stevens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Sufjan was commissioned to write the BQE, "a 30-minute symphonic and cinematic exploration of New York City's infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway" and performed this piece with his band, a 31-piece orchestra, and five hula-hoopers. The BQE was not bad--it definitely had its moments--but the real treat came after intermission when Sufjan played his "hits" with a full orchestral accompaniment. You can read the NYT review here and a great Pitchfork article here.

Spotted in front of us on the way out: Keri Russell. (And earlier in the day at ABC Carpet and Home: Julianne Moore).