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  1. White House Natl. Design Award ceremony is next Friday. Fingers crossed that Michelle wears Calvin Klein in nod to winner Francisco Costa.
  2. Kitsch + death = icon? Pondering how much Michael Jackson's death will increase the value of Jeff Koons' 1988 sculptures of MJ and Bubbles.
  3. "Now, all of the designers are doing the eighties. I hate the eighties....When I go to see my dresses of the eighties, I vomit." -Valentino
  4. Rocker Meat Loaf is a longtime collector of Biedermeier furniture. Also, he's color blind.
  5. *Nazi Scapbooks from Hell* tonight on NatGeo. Bracketed by episodes of Dog Whisperer, so ideal for German shepherd fans: http://bit.ly/t77NY
  6. Hail to the chief! Today is @debbiemillman's first day as president of @AIGAdesign.
  7. Judging Gloria Vanderbilt's steamy new book by its exquisite Chip Kidd-designed cover: http://bit.ly/3qdqbF
  8. "What do people do in offices? They close the door & fall asleep or talk to their girlfriends." -Robert A.M. Stern, doorless office advocate
  9. Stella McCartney persuades Peter Blake to eschew cloudless skies to design a print for her summer capsule collection: http://bit.ly/3ijSBf
  10. Artist Roman Signer is one of very few people in Switzerland licensed to own and use gunpowder. A classic Signer work: http://bit.ly/iBZxr
  11. "I think gray is the most soothing color of all." -Jason Wu
  12. Eddie Bauer files for Chapter 11. L.L. Bean readies new limited edition "schadenfreude"-embroidered Boat and Tote bags.
  13. A big CFDA womenswear win for Laura and Kate of Rodarte -- an unprecendented year after they won the Swarovski award for young design stars.
  14. CFDA awards night. Will Rodarte pull off win for womenswear designer of the year? We think Narciso looks tough to beat: http://bit.ly/6VAhf
  15. Alex Raymond, the comic-master illustrator who created 'Flash Gordon'? Matt Dillon's grandmother's brother.
  16. "The feeling you get from [Francis] Bacon is akin to a stately mansion that you can't pay taxes on, and can't afford to heat." -John Currin
  17. Stella McCartney to design kids' clothing for the Gap. Fingers crossed for toddler-sized boyfriend jackets. http://tinyurl.com/nrak99
  18. Happy 142nd birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright! Our Fallingwater-themed cake makes liberal use of Heath bars.
  19. They say a typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long. Now to put this factoid to the test on a Dixon Ticonderoga-sponsored road trip.
  20. Jay Gatsby's Rolls-Royce will be auctioned Sunday in Greenwich. $150K seems a small price to pay for the American Dream. http://bit.ly/flEPn