REVOLUTION IN 1971. BUT LIKE ALICE HERSELF, IT WAS A GENTLE, QUIET UPRISING. WHEN SHE OPENED HER NOW LEGENDARY RESTAURANT, CHEZ PANISSE IN BERKELEY ACROSS THE BAY FROM SAN FRANCISCO, SHE'D ALREADY MADE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE ONLY THE FINEST AND FRESHEST OF INGREDIENTS. OF COURSE, THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN FINE SEASONABLE PRODUCE IS AVAILABLE. AND WITH ALICE AT THE FOREFRONT, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CHEFS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING

This promised to be a memorable NFL draft, and it was. Not only were a record-tying six quarterbacks chosen in Thursday night’s opening round, all six were selected in the first dozen picks. The predicted first-round runs on wide receivers and offensive tackles also materialized as a record 23 offensive players were taken Thursday. Defensive players caught up a bit on Day 2. No one can properly evaluate an NFL draft in real time.

On the third day of this inauspicious new year, the hyper-prolific and gonzo-candid rap sensation RXK Nephew appeared on YouTube with his sixth song of 2022. It was called “Black Magic” and it found the Rochester, N.Y., native talking his nonstop talk, walking his nonstop walk: “This grind I got can’t be made up, I just can’t be laid up … You ain’t gotta hear it through the grapevine, you gonna hear it out the horse mouth.

This Friday, “Step Up,” the street dance franchise that just won’t stop, returns for its fifth entry, “Step Up: All In.” The jury’s still out on how this one will fare with audiences, but one thing’s for sure: America loves its dance. Take a trip down memory lane with one of these flicks — in no particular order, the 15 best dance movies Hollywood’s ever made. ‘Center Stage’ (2000)

A New York Times bestseller in its paperback form, this new compilation puts one of the most universally loved comic strips of all time affordably into your hands. Calvin and Hobbes told the simple tale of a boy and his tiger, and just how much chaos, goofiness and transmogrifying two rambunctious little guys can concoct. Includes every syndicated strip from 1985-1995. Paperback; 1456 pages in 4 volumes. ncG1vNJzZmirmKS9b7zBrGWoqpdko49%2Bj3FpZ6Ckork%3D