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When Artichoke pizzeria announced they’d be opening across the street from the Meatpacking’s luxury condo/rental The Caledonia, the Caledonians revolted. A VP spoke up at the Community Board meeting to say, “You’ll have every drunk going there at 3:30 a.m. and mayhem in the streets…that’s a party crowd.”

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Today is the last day for Biography Bookshop. (We still have bookbook.) As of tomorrow, the Marc-Jacobsification begins:

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A Save Ray’s Candy benefit concert is in the works. Find out how you can participate. [EVG] PLUS: The Slacktivists plan a supportive protest for 1/23. [EVG]

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Last week I posted about Ess-A-Bagel’s old sign, on which the words “Appetizing Cheeses” was printed, and about how their new sign unfortunately omits these words. I read the words together, as a single phrase, to mean “Our delicious cheeses will stimulate and appeal to your appetite.”

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Just Kids reviewed: Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe on the streets of New York. [NYT]

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Because one can never get enough complaining about Brooklyn “mommy culture run amok.” [CR]

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