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Local
· More on Brooklyn pol's campaign against sagging-pants [NYT]
· Red Hook wine store to open after epic battle [Brooklyn Paper]
· On Bowery, Cowboy Shoe Repair is out, Luscious NYC is in [Bowery Boogie]
National
· Wee Justin Bieber didn't know Alexander McQueen died [Gawker]
· Is this the end for Rock & Republic? [Racked National]
International
· How James Bond is this Icelandic bulletproof pocket square? [Makezine]