Lauren Porosoff Mitchell's first novel mixes magic and reality into a tasty bit of fiction. Lauren Porosoff Mitchell's first book LOOK AT ME chronicles the life of Dana, a slut with a good job and a hankering for more. What that more is, she does not know. With an English degree, a law degree, a new marriage and a spectacular first novel under her belt, Mitchell, unlike her protagonist, seems to know exactly what she wants. We spoke via…

Greg Howard plays the Chapman Stick, an instrument that was only invented in 1969 (the inventor, Emmet Chapman, is still alive), and is backed up by three Dutchmen he met less than two years ago while on tour in Holland. Formed for a single concert, he liked the sound of the group so much they became the Greg Howard Band and their debut CD LIFT just came out in December 2000. Obviously not one to play to convention, Howard's…