Rick Caruso Invades West Hollywood; T-Minus 9 Hours Till iPad 2 Mania; William Rast, Brand of the Year

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Would you pay someone who's channeling Marge Simpson to evaluate your outfit? Apparently, a lot of other people are. Image via Jezebel

Local
· Forever 21 founders #13 on list of So. Cal's richest billionaires [LA Weekly]
· American Apparel sex slave lawsuit on hold [NYPost]
· Another Rick Caruso empire unfolding at 8500 Burton Way [Mondette]

National
· Your outfit is being not-so-silently judged by the Bumbys [Jezebel]
· "The Goreski Report" up and running on a computer near you [SSLA]
· If you have a case of retail bulimia? [NYPost]
· ?control your retail impulses by demagnetizing your credit cards?[Consumerist]
· ?or get one with a $50 limit [Racked]
· The obligatory 411 on buying the iPad 2 [Gizmodo]
· William Rast, brand of the year? Really? [Racked]

International
· Glamorous gypset lifestyle includes illiteracy, few toilets [Guardian UK]