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This past Thursday, Yves Saint Laurent premiered its latest fragrance 'Belle D'Opium' and threw a multi-sensorial soiree to celebrate the launch. Guests included many of young Hollywood's most fashionable players: Ashley Olsen, Alexis Bledel, Whitney Port, Tinsley Mortimer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Mark Hunter "The Cobrasnake." More»

Paper Magazine and Ray-Ban presented Sounds Like Paper, the first of what is supposed to be three FREE concerts at the South Street Seaport yesterday. Drake, Hanson, and Ninjasonik were scheduled to perform but after rabid Drake fans and middle-aged, Hanson T-Shirt wearing women scaled the booths for a birds-eye view of the event, all hell broke loose. More»

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July 4th might have already passed, but who said it is too late to find that perfect summer fling? Whether you have had one before or not, you likely have heard about the idea. According to the not-so traditional dictionary, Urban Dictionary, a summer fling is defined as, "A sexual adventure free of hassles, commitments or drama, timed for the summer only. Usually not exclusive to one person, ends in a mutual agreement of friendship." TimeOut New York recently embraced this summer hook-up idea with their Find A Fling party on July 9th, at the Water Taxi Beach at the South Street Seaport. More»

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Friday night, Paper Magazine and Ray-Ban celebrated Paper's annual summer music issue at the highly anticipated 2009 Sounds Like Paper at the stunning South Street Seaport. Prep-pop duo, Chester French, performed selected songs from their upcoming album, Love the Future, and got the crowd ravenously hungry for hipster-hip-hopper, Kid Cudi, who carried the honeyed heat and heavy hype with him during his powerful performance and topped off the enchanted evening by daringly diving into the sea of sweaty hands and fanatical fans. More»

The Piticure. Wondering what to get the girl that has everything. Peticures, massages, and facials are always good alternatives to material gifts when you are stuck. However, why not show you've got some originality. Give her a PitiCure!  It's like a pedicure for her armpits! How romantic. Read below for the details.... More»

• The uncertainty over Lily, the Gossip Girl spinoff set in Eighties LA, has finally been resolved - no big hair, no acid jeans for us [EW]

• Water Taxi Beach at the South Street Seaport opens this weekend, with real sand, mini-golf course, Ping-Pong, skee-ball, and tortilla-dogs [GrubStreet] More»

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• South Street Seaport gets a makeover [NYT]
• Chop till you drop: New Yorkers love chopped salads [NYP]
• Stay away from tomatoes...still [NYS]
• Katie Holmes' new home is the Schoenfeld Theater [NYO]
• Madison Square Garden will soon take up even more space [Streets Blog]
• Sigur Rós plays at the MoMA, in the name of Iceland [NYM]

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World-renown composers and famous contemporary visual artists in one space? What more could one want in an evening? The second night of its US premiere, the visual and audio artists involved in the SHE WOLVES project transform another outdoor river space with the unique sounds and visual effects (it changes depending on the space) to awaken the mythological SHE WOLF.

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