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In case you missed them the first time around, here are the top stories from the week in Racked: Now Open: The Steven Alan Outpost Brings Recession-Friendly Plaid to Los Feliz, Discontinued: West Third Street Loses Two More, Recession, Schemession: Skylight Books Doing Great, Spot Check: Free Lawsuit Makeup Still Available, but Supplies Are Dwindling, and In the Window: Barneys Hearts Isabel and Michelle