· Were you sitting around this morning, staring into your bowl of cereal and thinking, "Mainstream media is dead. What do the internet and The Daily Show have that established news organizations don't?" Probably not. If you were, though, then Makor's "How to Really Get the News" program is for you. School's in session at 7:30pm with Editor & Publisher editor Jesse Oxfeld, CBS MarketWatch media editor Jon Friedman, SpinSanity.org editor Bryan Keefer, and Daily Show writer Chris Regan. [92Y]
· Ironic-cause-they're-anti-ironic rockers The Hold Steady rail against scenesters and 80s rock at Mercury Lounge tonight. [flavorpill]
· Are you, like, smart and shit? Or stoned? Either will do if you head on over to Symphony Space tonight, where metaphysical novelist Paul Auster discusses his new book, "Oracle Night." Naturally, Michael Imperioli from "The Sopranos" (WTF?) joins him to read selections. [SymphonySpace]