Five for Friday, Sept 5.

• “Soldiers’ Suicide Rate On Pace to Set Record“, WaPost. The suicide rate among active-duty soldiers is expected to climb above the 19.5/100,000 high-water mark set during Vietnam. More on the military’s problems in this Mother Jones piece.
• “Last Call, Bohemia,” Vanity Fair. The (eloquently-made) case against development in NYC’s West Village.
• “Hate Party,” Douglas Rushkoff. The Republican Party’s ongoing war against the underclasses. Related: Sarah Palin’s book-burning background (halfway down).
• “Target to Open Designer-Focused Stores in New York,” NYTimes. Target sets up temporary “bodegas” for Fashion Week.
• “A designer with bags of talent,” the Observer. (Yet another) profile of reformed fashion-superstar Marc Jacobs.

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