Mary Kate's Enormous Engagement Ring; Cronut Mania in LA

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· Scarlet Johansson is pregnant [Time]
· Mary Kate's engagement ring is enormous [DailyMail]
· Cronut fever takes LA at Barneys [Racked LA]
· Why brick-and-mortar stores still matter [BoF]
· Def Jam's Russell Simmons extols the virtues of meditation [WSJ]
· Ballerina Misty Copeland on her career and beauty routine [ITG]
· RadioShack will close 1,100 stores nationwide [The Verge]
· Jessica Alba will be the face of Braun Electricals beauty devices [Vogue UK]