BROOKLYN WEATHER: Mostly cloudy. But it’s till gonna be 50 degrees. It ain’t like Sunday but what can you do?

BIG NEWS: Read The State of Two Unions by Hendrik Hertzberg in The New Yorker

DAILY DISC:  Natalie Merchant The House Carpenters Daughter

GOOD EATIN’: Home delivery from Jack’s Restaurant. American comfort foods made by expert Mexican chefs (they own a Mexican place too). 519 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street. 718-965-8675

THIS SOUNDS COOL: In honor of the Year of the Rooster, visit The Museum of the Chinese in America. Tuesdays through Sundays, noon to 6PM; Fridays, noon to 7 p.m. @ 70 Mulberry Street. "Have You Eaten Yet? The Chinese Restaurant in America, an
exhibition of Chinese menus, travel diaries and other items; "Mapping
Our Heritage Project," in interactive display on the history of
Chinatown; "Yellow Pear," a compilation of artwork, stories and songs
by the Basement Workshop, an organization of Lower East Side artists
and activists; and "Many True Stories: Life in Chinatown on andAfter
Sept. 11," a collection of oral histories. Admission Information: 212-619-4785. www.moca-nyc.org

TODAY: Brooklyn Chocolatier Jacques Torres interviewed on The Lenny Lopate Show. 2/8 WNYC AM 820. Noon until 2 p.m.

HEADS UP: Author Frank McCourt is reading old and new work at MS 51. Meet-the-Author reception to follow. 2/9. 7 p.m.

AND DON’T FORGET: Emily Roboteau in her new novel, "The Professor’s Daughter," addresses identity, assimilation and the legacy of race. She reads at Community Bookstore on 2/10 at 7:30 pm. Seventh Avenue between Garfield and President.

HEAR/SAY: "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." Dorothy Parker

HAPPY NEW YEAR: The
lunar new year begins on February 9. The event is celebrated throughout
Asia: in Tibet, the holiday is called Losal, it