Datebook: 7.17.08
Five things worth knowing today
- Spain's Festival International de Benicàssim begins, with Morrissey, Leonard Cohen, and the Raconteurs all lined up to play. Hedi Slimane's been known to photograph the crowd, so look your best.
- Fashion Week Miami starts: four days of swimsuits, gawking encouraged.
- The British Open begins at Royal Birkdale.
- Today in 1997, Woolworth's closed its last American stores after 117 years in business.
- And today in 1952, the Hoff was born. Seriously, how can you not love this guy?







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