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

Best Bets Daily: Get Kayu sunglasses, give surgery to someone in need (pictured)
Brooklyn Based: Q&A with the editors of food journal Brooklyn Bread
DailyCandy: An Arctic plants exhibit and other weekend events
DailyCandy Kids: Not updated
I Heart Daily: Five of 2010's best young adult novels
MUG: Architecture firm SHoP talks about new projects
Refinery29: Free and cheap weekend events
The Skint: Century 21's winter clearance sale offers up to 75% off
Thrillist: La Silhouette, a new French restaurant in Hell's Kitchen
UrbanBaby Daily: Up to 75% off at luxe kids' store Estella
VSL: The Onion News Network debuts next week
WWWD: Style inspiration from Lauren Conrad and Kristen Bell
The Zoe Report: Twenty home design picks, from rugs to coasters