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We scan the inbox so you don't have to. Today, three items of note:

Best Bets Daily: Mid-range Scotch and high-end crystal glassware
Brooklyn Based: Not updated
DailyCandy: Avoid sap, crowds and order live Christmas trees online
DailyCandy Kids: Not updated
I Heart Daily: Hearting Bust magazine, Amy Poehler
MUG: MUG started a Flickr Pool and wants you to join it
Refinery29: Follow the designers with the best blogs
Thrillist: Make A Dare mashes up Facebook and Jackass, can't be a good idea
UrbanBaby Daily: Parents freak out that chemicals will make boys act "girly"
VSL: Check out this web clip of Lady Gaga performing as Stefani Germanotta
WWWD: Shala Monroque is the super chic girl of the month
The Zoe Report: Oscar de la Renta's fashion-forward, faux-gem bib