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1. Whip it Annie!  Variety reports that Will Smith wants to remake the musical Annie starring his daughter Willow and using music by Jay-Z.

2. Boy George has returned a religious icon looted from a Cyprus church in 1974. He had purchased it "in good faith" from a London dealer in 1985 and was recently contacted when church officials spotted it in his apartment during a TV interview. [The Guardian]

3. The New York Times has extended Avenue of the Americas down into Park Slope. (see above photo) Better order some new stationery, Slopians.

4. Four bands playing Coachella 2011 combined into a sentence: "Beardyman moving units hurts elbow."

5. KAWS and The Standard Hotel have collab'd on a cool set of lightbulbs. There's a limited edition of 1,000 sets with three different colored bulbs in each. Go here to light up your life for $65.

6. There's still time to make The Groove Cruise departing tomorrow, January 21 with "2,000 sexy people and 55 DJs."  Book it here.

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