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Shop targeting tourists on Mulberry Street in Little Italy [photo 24gotham/Racked Flickr Pool

Local
· An ode to Sweetheart Coffee Bakery [Jeremiah's Vanishing NY]
· Drop in spending "killing" Madison Avenue [NY Post]

National
· Hybrids versus used cars: which is more energy-efficient? [Slate]
· New Ketel One promo "very possibly the most annoying ad ever" [Animal]
· Preview of Dean Harris' jewelry collection for Target [Racked LA]
· ...and Botkier's bag collection for the mass retailer [Racked LA]
· Parishioners in DC pray for lower gas prices [Consumerist]
· Steve & Barry's about to file bankruptcy protection [NY Times]
· Are strangulation ads really selling clothes for Duncan Quinn? [Copyranter]