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Duane Reade Now Has Sushi to Sell You | Some Duane Reade locations are now selling sushi, which means it's now technically possible to pick up deodorant, aspirin, and California Rolls at the same time. You probably shouldn't take advantage of this new luxury, though, says a ridiculously brave Village Voice staffer who sampled the drugstore's selection of raw fish so you don't ever have to: "There is no earthly reason to ever, ever, ever buy sushi at Duane Reade." Okay then! [VV]

Misdirected Mail, Volume II | People occasionally us bizarre messages that they think they're sending to someone we've profiled on the site. Why do they do that? We really don't know. But they do! Earlier, we shared a few messages we've received recently. Another bunch is below.

• NBC's coverage of the Winter games began on somber note today. [LAT]
• Vogue's on a roll! Not only was Tina Fey's scar airbrushed off the cover of the March issue, the mag screwed up the letter sent out to promote it, too.
• Harold Ford has taken a leave of absence as a political analyst for NBC while he decides whether to try and carpetbag his way to a Senate seat. [NYO]
• Ellen DeGeneres is the new Oprah Winfrey, apparently. [NYT]
• Project Runway contestants showed their work at Fashion Week today. [AP]
• Madonna will make a rare TV appearance as a "marriage referee" on Jerry Seinfeld's forthcoming reality show. Here's hoping she won't be asked to dispense advice on how to keep a marriage together. [Reuters]
• On the off chance you're interested in taking part in a reality TV show, you may wish to note that there's now a job board for that very purpose. [Wrap]
• Is 82-year-old Condé Nast boss Si Newhouse a Lady Gaga fan? Indeed! [P6]

Mort Zuckerman May Run For Senate | Mort Zuckerman's futile effort to keep up with Mike Bloomberg continues! The real estate developer and Daily News owner—who considered making a bid for BusinessWeek last fall when he heard Bloomberg L.P. was in the running before dropping out of the running—is now thinking about following in his frenemy's footsteps and getting into politics. According to the Times, Zuckerman is considering a run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall, and just like Bloomberg he's prepared to run as a Republican so he can avoid an expensive and messy Democratic primary. Another egocentric, diminutive billionaire media mogul determined to create a lasting legacy for himself with a second career in politics? Just what New York needs! [NYT]

As a society, we've come so far: Men can use stripping as a path to stardom, and women can assuage their mid-life crises by dating pretty young things. Sadly, though, one cornerstone of the patriarchy remains: If a wife earns more than her husband, he'll probably find that, well, a major boner-killer. It's a problem that's plaguing more and more relationships, since 75 percent of the people who lost their jobs during the recession were men. And if you're married to one of those men, then the rent-a-quote psychologists on the Daily News' speed-dial feel sorry for you:

People often send us messages that they intended to send to a person profiled on Cityfile. They see the "Tips" box next to a particular profile and assume that's the perfect way to get in touch with some celebrity, politician, fashion designer, real estate mogul, or CEO, and off  they go! As you can probably imagine, some of the messages are pretty amusing. A few selections below (with names blacked out to protect the innocent):

Multimillionaire Pop Star in Standoff With Impoverished African Villagers | "Malawi's government has told a group of villagers they will have to move to make way for a $15 million girls' school being built by pop star Madonna. Residents have refused to leave the site just outside Lilongwe, the capital." [AP]

Earlier this week a real estate developer announced plans to open an aquarium in Times Square filled with sharks and penguins. But that isn't the only ambitious new project headed to the neighborhood. A gay resort may be coming soon, too:

Officially described as "The Out NYC: a hospitality and entertainment destination geared to the gay community," the overall project, due to be completed by early next year, is informally dubbed "a hetero-friendly urban resort" by its developers. In addition to 123 guest rooms and a 10,000-square-foot club capable of serving 650 to 750 patrons, the project will also include a gym, spa, restaurant and 24-7 café, making it the most ambitious commercial development ever to court New York's gay community.

Fun! The only problem? Its location on West 42nd Street, as you can see:

The Madoffs Aren't Out of the Woods Yet | We haven't heard much about the Madoff clan the past few months. That's not because the feds grew bored and decided to give up. They've been quietly assembling a case against Bernie's brother (Peter) and two sons (Andy and Mark), and may eventually charge them with tax fraud for using Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities as their "personal piggy bank":

You might imagine that, after scanning guys' dating profiles, women would be turned off by the douche who's so proud of his gym-honed abs that he poses shirtless.  But scientifically-collated data begs to differ: Dating site OKCupid has found that men whose profile photos include a shirtless shot get more responses—but only if they're the proud possessors of a six-pack. Otherwise, it's best to unveil your flabby love handles in person, duh.

Spotted | Naomi Campbell paying her respects to Alexander McQueen outside the McQueen store on West 14th Street ... Keanu Reeves leaving his hotel ... Kate Bosworth doing some shopping in SoHo ... Kim Kardashian heading out for the night with Reggie Bush ... Katharine McPhee leaving Century 21 ... Whitney Port walking around in the West Village ... and Katie Holmes leaving the Bowery Hotel with Suri and later stopping off at Magnolia Bakery to buy a cupcake.