CELEBRATE: Lunar New Year
Monday marks the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. We'll be celebrating Saturday with a Chinese Lion Dance at our Downtown Seattle store beginning at 2pm PST. Other stores across the country will mark the occasion with events, red envelopes and surprises. You can also shop our Lunar New Year gifts online.

HEAR: Is the Is Are by DIIV
Although the band is its own hype machine for borough-residing hipster music (the lead singer draws exhausting comparisons between himself and Kurt Cobain), turns out Is the Is Are is a solid shoe-gazing collection of pleasurable listening. Leaning heavily on fuzzy guitars and muffled melodies, DIIV's sophomore effort spins a cocoon of comforting sound.

READ: The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
Following the fictional opera singer Lilliet Berne through a historic romp of the Belle Époque, Chee's epic novel constructs a dazzling portrait of the period's fashions and players. Presented with a libretto mirroring her life's story, Berne chases its provenance while encountering musical and historical enigmas all set to Chee's dazzling prose.

SHOP: Simone Rocha shoes
Pre-order these truly unique spring styles from Irish designer Simone Rocha. Grown-up jellies, pretty flower embellishments, sculptural heels and macramé make these a refreshing update to your seasonal wardrobe.

PARTY: Super Bowl Sunday
Get your gear on and then make our hot wings (either spicy or sweet) while the Carolina Panthers battle the Denver Broncos. Even if you're not a football fan, Beyoncé is going to show up at halftime.

SEE: Few working in cinema swing to such extremes as the Coens-although even their darkest film moments twinkle with wry humor. Starring George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, this caper is pure comedy but with the lofty philosophical touches and self-reference that now characterize the directing duo.