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EIGHT ITEMS OR LESS: THE REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN (!), MUD-SLINGING AT DOWN BY THE HIPSTER AND EXPENSIVE MADONNA TICKETS
1. The Real World: Brooklyn? Yes, really. MTV confirmed it today and it's set to shoot this summer and broadcast in 2009. Still not determined/revealed is exactly where the house will be located. 2. A proposed "event promoter" ordinance in Chicago has the locals up in arms. If passed, it could mean exorbitant license fees and insurance guarantees -- even for one-off band PAs. Go here to fight for your right to party. (savechicagoculture.org) 3. Lots of mud...

MAY 11 - MAY 18, 2008


- Steampunk, a Retro Design Movement That's All About the Future.
- Mary-Louise Parker: Out of the Woods and into the "Weeds"
- The Central Saint Martins Fashion Up-and-Comers
- Michael Domitrovich On the Second-Generation Artistic Elite
- Beautiful People 2008: Riley Keough
- Beautiful People 2007: Douglas Friedman, Bonnie Morrison, Nina Clemente, Luigi Tadini & Anthony Flores
- Geoff McFetridge Unveils Wallpaper Line.







