1 24-hour party people
Andrew W.K. – possibly the most life-affirming rock star ever – premieres his own documentary, which he claims to have never seen, at Two Boots on Friday and Saturday (he’ll also perform); call (212) 591-0434 for info.
2 Purple ‘reign’
Opening a special screening of Prince’s 1984 trashterpiece “Purple Rain” is Morris Day & the Time, made famous by the film as his musical rivals – and who, no matter how good, will still be blown away by Prince’s cinematic finale. At the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday; go to bam.org for tickets.
3 Tar-jay’s cachet
Luella Bartley – the “it” Brit fashion designer who isn’t Stella McCartney or Phoebe Philo – debuts her new line for Target (right), replete with this season’s drain-pipe jeans, with prices ranging from $16 to $120.
4 Saccharin pop
Tab – the preferred beverage of middle-age suburban divorcees circa 1977 – relaunches with a dubious new “energy” formula, Red Bull-style packaging and the old-school, overarching feeling that it can mutate your cellular makeup.
5 Conspiracy theories
Loopy, unhinged and still smarter than the president (is this a cultural commentary?): Jean Smart as the hilariously under-medicated, Mary Todd-esque first lady on “24.”
6 Bruce’s benevolence
Getting a boost from the Boss: local band the National, who performed at the recent tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album “Nebraska,” and whose own song, “About Today,” was played before each of Springsteen’s shows on his most recent tour.
7 Funereal fun
The mordantly-titled “Death’s Door: Modern Dying and the Ways
We Grieve” is a cultural history and personal examination of mourning in
the modern world that, oddly, manages to be entertaining.
8 62-year-olds cooler than you
Instead of hiring an aging woman who looks like a drag queen, MAC has finally hired a fashion icon who remains imperiously cool: 62-year-old Catherine Deneuve, who collaborated on their new spring makeup line and ignores smoking bans.
9 Shattered ‘Glass’
Unsentimental, unsparing and masterfully written: Jeannette Walls’ memoir “The Glass Castle,” newly available in paperback. (Why Oprah picked other hackery over this is incomprehensible.)
10 McFashion
Visionary designer Alexander McQueen has finally unveiled McQ, his “bridge” line (i.e., semi-affordable stuff for those who put fashion before, say, the idea of ever owning an apartment), effortlessly working the mod-punk-rockabilly-glam look that L.A.M.B. tries so hard to pull off.

