Go it alone

• Alone day 1, day of Zen: You're seeking tranquility and don't want to see another soul.
• Day of Zen music mix: including Tom Waits and Soul Coughing.
• Alone day 2, post-breakup: You've been dumped and aren't in the mood for your friends' pity.
• Breakup music mix: including The Smiths and Elliott Smith.
• Alone day 3, the Hamptons abandonment: Your friends are living it up on Long Island while you're stuck here.
• Alone day 4, day of veg: You're lazy and don't want to leave the house.
• Home alone music mix: Including The Walkmen and Mika.
• Could-see TV: Perfect boob tube fare for those wake-up-at-noon-and-do-nothing Sundays.
• Whee, myself and I: For more satisfying solo missions, hit up these singles spots. Includes online bonus content.
• Mr. Lonely: One man gives himself the silent treatment.
• Portraits of alone: TONY staffers offer their encomiums to solitude.
• Back the #@% off!: Someone all up in your grill? Here’s how to get your personal space back, with tips from the pros.
• Self-helpers: You’ll never see these workers at the watercooler—we find out how they feel about hitting the grindstone alone.
• What is the loneliest job?: A TONY poll.

Also in this issue:

• Staycations 2007: Seven weekend getaways...without the getting away part.
• Underground arts: In an era when every no-talent clod is seeking his 15 minutes, we highlight the creative minds of the underground.