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  1. Blogger James Franco FINALLY addresses his feelings about "Girls," "Steel Magnolias" on @huffingtonpost nyob.co/JNSO5r about 7 hours ago via bitly
  2. Etan Patz’s father pulls Etan’s photos from AP. nyob.co/KIU0TX about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. "Luxury concierge" Robert Giuliano indicted in Manhattan. nyob.co/KXeyFs about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. Mulino a Vino, a winery with another location in Italy, is coming to Tribeca. nyob.co/LEAzt8 about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. A report from the beginning of the season -- and a Hamptons magazine party with Matt Lauer. nyob.co/KTXBQd about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Quant-fund manager rides algorithm to $710,000 in blackjack winnings. nyob.co/JVBcOC about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. Hugo Lindgren covered in bunnies, and other afternoon media links. nyob.co/JVB15V about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. At least Obama's Spanish is better than @mikebloomberg's. nyob.co/JVBGEm about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. Our columnist @lehmannchris catches Mitt making sense on the economy. nyob.co/LISzGR about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. Chess master Josh Waitzkin makes winning move into Greenwich Village co-op. nyob.co/LIQH0Y about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. Our 'Menace to Society' columnist @videodrew hires a publicist. nyob.co/LFyhuk about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. Looks like @i_love_ny can call off its call for new logos. @erickuo wins. nyob.co/LIKZMA about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Larry Silverstein planning another super-tall apartment tower on the far west side. nyob.co/LIDtRK about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. Feature: Is Richard Prince turning Cariou v. Prince into a work of art? #longreads nyob.co/L5hAd1 about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
  15. Les Miserables trailer hits the Internet. nyob.co/LIDRQ8 about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. Feature: Was this $500K Chelsea townhouse a deal -- or a steal? #longreads nyob.co/L5ctcM about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. Feature: Stop-and-frisk is shaping up to be the defining issue of next year's mayoral election. #longreads nyob.co/L5c0as about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck