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Local
You're not actually allowed to drink coffee on the Central Perk couch [Grantland]
Inwood has a boozy new salon [DNA Info]
National
Inside the secret world of Brandy Melville [Racked]
Stores slated to open even earlier this Thanksgiving [Consumerist]
Urban Outfitters sells most vinyl records in the world [Dazed]
Big iPhone 6s bulge out of skinny jeans, yoga pants [NYT]
Minimalist Friends posters to celebrate show's 20th year [Mashable]