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Local
· Rapper Action Bronson bought a $350 bong on St. Mark's [B+B]
· The hat store on Houston is actually, really closed now [Bowery Boogie]
· Brooklyn CSA opts for a storefront [DNAinfo]
· Area Kids Upper West Side shutters [My Upper West]
National
· Neiman Marcus security breach may have lasted for four months [NYT]
· Google working on "smart" contact lenses [BI]
· Inside Kourtney Kardashian's LA home [InStyle]
· Gap offering up to 50% off for 'MLK Event' [Colorlines]
· 12 Years a Slave's 82-year-old costumer on the film's challenges [The Cut]
International
· Kanye West pops up in Paris in rabbit fur coat [Twitter/AP]
· Kate Moss' 40th birthday outfit [Stylist UK]
· H&M experimenting with recycled-denim capsule collection [WWD]