Be a Bookworm This Summer; Snazzy New Hotel on the Beach; Embrace Your Inner Wino at the LA Wine Festival

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Best Bets Daily: Tie-dye kits that are more hip than hippie
Charles & Marie: Travel set gets you through security in style
DailyCandy: A very alt. summer reading list (pictured)
Delight Daily: A coloring book best suited for 18 and over
I Heart Daily: One girl's experiment: using 17 Magazine as her life coach
Juli B: A look back at May's restaurant picks
Refinery29: ZOMG! LA-specific shoe guide!!!
The Rundown: LA Wine Festival. Plus food trucks!
Thrillist: Hotel California: Pacific Edge opens in Laguna
WWWD: Star light, star bright: Neon from Chanel, Prada, Valentino
The Zoe Report: Pucci X TASCHEN = WANT