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Local
· Degentrification watch: Bed-Stuy loses last yoga studio [Bed-Stuy Blog]
· LES ping-pong parlor pops up in former home of Wolner's Shoes [The Lo-Down]
· Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet defends PR hacker Ali Wise [Daily Intel]

National
· Luxury is still going strong in virtual worlds like Second Life [NYT]
· For your gawking pleasure: Celebrity wedding registries [The Daily Beast]

International
· Louis Vuitton opens in Mongolia [WWD, subscription req'd]