  Ok, some quick suggestions and observations (Can't spend my life on this thing)... Go see Avenue Q. You'll love it. If you like Turkish food and you're in the city, try Sip Sak, but don't order the Lamb & Okra. Get a salad or something grilled. What was I thinking? Okra? Gap clothes fit better than Banana Rep and Express this fall, for all you metros out there. Esquire magazine is amazing. Chuck Klosterman's in it this month, Akron boy done good. August 2nd New Yorker is worth checking out, discussions of important issues (offshoring, Islamist terror evolution, and an exploration of altruism). New terror alert a little unnerving. Islamist extremists want Bush to win election. His idiocy and aggression stir moderate people into action. Ok. No more rant. 
