Kate Hudson's Thoughts on Birks; Alexa Chung's Nail Collab

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Local
· A big section of the Design District is for sale [DMN]
· Southwest is fined $200K for advertising nonexistent fares [DBJ]
· Willie Nelson's bus is now a mobile museum [CultureMap Dallas]

National
· Science discovers a blonde gene [Today]
· Tom Ford's entry into the luxury sneaker market [GQ]
· Alec Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, on yoga and the paparazzi [NYT]
· Robbers steal jewelry, a Maserati from Miley Cyrus' house [Page Six]
· Kate Hudson takes bold stance against Birkenstocks [StyleWatch]
· Startup Beltology focuses on an under-appreciated men's accessory [WSJ]
· Alexa Chung partners with Nails Inc on wacky textured polishes [Nitrolicious]
· Why data monitoring alone won't solve fashion factory safety issues [Guardian]
· Here's what to expect out of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference today [FastCo]