Girls Filming at Ditmas Park Karate Studio; Sofia Coppola Edits W

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Local
Girls is filming at a Ditmas Park karate studio [Brokelyn]
Conde Nast offices plagued with Reply All email chains [Daily Intel]

National
Sofia Coppola learned how hard it is to edit a magazine this month [WWD]
VP Joe Biden follows up first insta with a presidential selfie [Instagram]
Alexander Wang originally turned down the Balenciaga job [Fashionista]
Why the British high street caters well to niche sizing [The Guardian]