1. Bowery Presents announced the line-up for their 2012 Holy Ship! electronic music cruise departing Ft. Lauderdale January 6th to 9th next year. Fatboy Slim, Diplo, Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki and Rusko are already confirmed with tickets going on sale here on June 15.
2. Luxury brands beware! A new research study found that fewer young consumers "feel rich" and are therefore unlikely to graduate to affluence later in life. [Ad Age]
3. Because of the big crowds at the Alexander McQueen exhibit, the Metropolitan Museum of Art plans to open on Monday evenings to anyone willing to cough-up $50. [NYT]
4. Foster the People's debut album Torches goes straight onto the top album chart this week at number eight. Congratulations! As expected, Lady Gaga went in at number 1 after selling over 1.1 million copies. That's the most anyone's sold in one week for six years. [Billboard]
5. Abracadabra presents The Crystal Ark performing live at Bed-Sty's hot new hipster club Sugarhill Disco (609 Dekalb Avenue). Friday, June 17, 10 p.m. until (very) late with DJ's Saheer Umar and GHE2O GOTH1K.
6. Paris Hilton returns to TV tonight on The Oxygen Network but the New York Times says "it's hard to see how she can recapture the kind of audience she enjoyed in her heyday" since "she shows no flair for reinvention."
7. Bradley Cooper speaking French. [Buzzfeed]
8. It's hot as F in New York right now. Here are the top 10 photos of bodega cats keeping cool.
