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

Best Bets Daily: Assembly's grown-up cashmere backpack (pictured)
Brooklyn Based: Sneak preview of two new bars coming to South Brooklyn
DailyCandy: Lower East Side pop-up shops from Gargyle and Jack White
DailyCandy Kids: Not updated
I Heart Daily: iHome's little rechargeable iPod speakers
MUG: NYC advice website Just Left Home
Refinery29: Vena Cava's Lisa Mayock on her personal style
Thrillist: Tipton's sunglasses, which come with '50s porn embedded in the frames
UrbanBaby Daily: Not updated
VSL: Kurt Anderson's new book Reset, about the upside of the recession
WWWD: Inspiring looks from the ladies (and one man!) of MySpace