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• Lew's View: Alarming rollbacks to school reform

  12-02-2015 23:51
  
  Lew Leone is the VP/GM of WNYW-FOX 5. "Lew's View" is his thoughts on current affairs. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the station or its employees. In this commentary, Mr. Leone explains how the mayor's administration is undoing years of education reform.
  
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• It's no hoot: Oregon city to post signs about attacking owl

  12-02-2015 23:23
  
  It's a bird, it's a plane ... no, it's a bird! Signs in Oregon capital to warn of angry owl
  
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• CBS 4Q revenue beats expectations on higher ad sales

  12-02-2015 23:19
  
  CBS matches Wall Street's 4Q profit estimate, tops revenue forecast on higher ad sales
  
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• Oscar race is all about timing (except when it's not)

  12-02-2015 23:18
  
  In Oscar best-picture race, it's all about timing (except when it's not)
  
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• FIFA says it is awarding Fox, Telemundo another World Cup

  12-02-2015 23:12
  
  FIFA awards Fox another World Cup, extending TV deals through 2026 with US, Canadian partners
  
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• 'American Sniper' suspect says he took 'couple of souls'

  12-02-2015 23:04
  
  Ex-Marine charged in 'American Sniper' case tells police in video he took 'a couple of souls'
  
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• Brooklyn By the Book: Lawrence Wright on Thirteen Days in September

  12-02-2015 22:58
  Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:30 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Congregation Beth Elohim
  
  
  Wright comes to Brooklyn to discuss his gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, one which endures to this day.
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• 3 Broadway musicals to get to show off at NBA All-Star Game

  12-02-2015 22:55
  
  Casts of 3 Broadway shows to join Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grande at NBA's All-Star Game
  
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• CBS' Bob Simon remembered as master storyteller

  12-02-2015 22:30
  
  Bob Simon of CBS, dead at 73, remembered for ability to face danger, tell stories
  
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• NYPD testing tiny Smart cars

  12-02-2015 22:27
  
  The NYPD is investing in micro-cars. The department purchased several two-seat Smart cars, made by Mercedes-Benz, to replace its ancient fleet of rickety one-seat three-wheeled scooters, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said. The Smart cars have white-and-blue paint jobs to match their bigger siblings in the NYPD fleet. 
  
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• Franco to star in Hulu adaptation of King novel '11/22/63'

  12-02-2015 21:40
  
  James Franco to star in Hulu adaptation of Stephen King's time-travel novel about JFK killing
  
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• Kenny G wants in on traditional jazz radio, Hollywood

  12-02-2015 21:33
  
  Saxophonist Kenny G still has something to prove to traditional jazz radio, Hollywood
  
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• Financial ramifications when TV anchors become the news

  12-02-2015 21:20
  
  Major TV anchor changes can hurt ratings or reputation but makes less of a dent in revenue
  
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• 'Elementary' star Lucy Liu goes behind the camera

  12-02-2015 21:18
  
  'Elementary' star Lucy Liu pushes successfully for chance to direct CBS' crime drama
  
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• Will Smith says he's got the music 'bug'

  12-02-2015 20:19
  
  Will Smith says he's got the music 'bug'; might record again
  
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• Ranger: 'American Sniper' was armed when he was killed

  12-02-2015 20:01
  
  Texas Ranger: 'American Sniper' Kyle, friend, were armed when they were killed at gun range
  
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• The Song You’ll Be Listening to all Weekend

  12-02-2015 20:00
  
  From the moment it opens with a very danceable beat and lush atmospherics, “Woods,” a new song by the Brooklyn-based... Read More… Read More
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• Live from Tribeca: 'SNL' documentary to open festival

  12-02-2015 20:00
  
  Live from Tribeca: 'Saturday Night Live' documentary to open 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival
  
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• Jennifer Lopez returns to 'the block' in TNT special

  12-02-2015 19:42
  
  Jennifer Lopez returns to the Bronx, remembers her roots in TNT's 'Neighborhood Sessions'
  
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• Cavaliers in a groove, winning as All-Star break arrives

  12-02-2015 19:40
  
  Dancing Days: Now winning, Cavaliers have shaken off sluggish start to season, aiming at title
  
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• John Lewis and Andrew Aydin on March: Book Two

  12-02-2015 19:19
  Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now, March brings the lessons o
  
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• Donnell says goodbye to 'The View'

  12-02-2015 19:05
  
  Rosie O'Donnell ends second tenure on daytime's 'The View'
  
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• FIFA says it is awarding Fox another World Cup

  12-02-2015 19:03
  
  FIFA awards Fox another World Cup, extending TV deals through 2026 with US, Canadian partners
  
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• Destinations cultivate celebrities to woo their fans

  12-02-2015 18:58
  
  Destinations and celebrity endorsements: Taylor Swift and NYC, yes; Brad Pitt and Manitoba, no
  
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• Talking and sledding with rapper Joey Bada$$

  12-02-2015 18:21
  
  Ever since Joey Badass dropped his first mix tape three years ago, he has been dubbed one of the most exciting new voices of his generation. One song caught Jay Z's attention when Joey was just 17. He said as a kid from Brooklyn all he ever wanted was to be signed by Jay Z.
  
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• After years in limbo, 'Bosch' comes to life as Amazon series

  12-02-2015 18:12
  
  After years in Hollywood limbo, 'Bosch' comes to life as Amazon series
  
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• Minnesota Orchestra will be 1st from US to perform in Cuba

  12-02-2015 18:10
  
  Minnesota Orchestra will be 1st from US to perform in Cuba amid efforts to normalize relations
  
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• 'Birth of a Nation' -- 100 years on, debate on film endures

  12-02-2015 18:10
  
  'Birth of a Nation,' the first blockbuster film, celebrated and shunned at its centennial
  
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• US orchestra travel to Cuba in major cultural exchange

  12-02-2015 18:04
  
  US orchestra travel to Cuba in May in 1st major cultural exchange amid new opening
  
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• Police: CBS' Bob Simon wasn't wearing seatbelt when killed

  12-02-2015 17:45
  
  Police: '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon wasn't wearing seatbelt when killed in NYC crash
  
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• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model defends cover

  12-02-2015 17:32
  
  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model defends cover as 'empowering'
  
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• Ex-Sony chief Amy Pascal acknowledges she was fired

  12-02-2015 17:24
  
  In first interview since Sony departure, Pascal acknowledges she was fired
  
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• The J Dilla Playlist

  12-02-2015 17:18
  
  If my story about J Dilla made you want to listen to his music, check out this playlist. These are... Read More… Read More
  The post The J Dilla Playlist appeared first on Brooklyn Based.
  
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• Colleagues mourn Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' correspondent

  12-02-2015 16:58
  
  Colleagues remember '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon, who died in New York City car crash
  
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• Events for Youth & Families: Mariachi Real de Mexico

  12-02-2015 16:30
  Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dressed in original costume, the Mariachi Real de Mexico presents a rich repertoire of dance and mariachi music. The mariachi tradition is a symbol of Mexican music and culture, which originated in the state of Jalisco.       &nbs
  
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• Jim Shepard with Joshua Ferris: The Book of Aron

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  From the hugely acclaimed National Book Award finalist, a novel that will join the shortlist of classics about the Holocaust and the children caught up in it. Aron, the narrator, is an engaging if peculiar young boy whose family is driven from the countryside into th
  
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• Gotham: New York City’s Best Writers: Tracy K Smith

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Saturday, May 16, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections: The Body’s Question, which received the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, Duende, which received the James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, and Life on Mars, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Po
  
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• dweck-lec'-tic: Fernando Otero Quartet

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Thursday, May 14, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Grammy winning pianist-composer Fernando Otero is embraced by both New York classical and jazz scenes. He has performed with legendary bassist Eddie Gomez, flautist Dave Valentin, the Arturo O’Farrill Jazz Orchestra, and was featured in the Grammy Award-wi
  
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• Classical Interludes: Duo Prism + 1

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Sunday, May 10, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Jesse Mills, violin, Alan R. Kay, clarinet, and Rieko Aizawa, piano, perform works by Francis Poulenc, Sebastian Currier, Mozart and Grieg.
  
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• Classical Interludes: aTonal Hits

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Sunday, May 17, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  This violin and piano duo will follow American music through the 20th and 21st Centuries- beginning with Charles Ives and his Sonata No. 2, lingering on Aaron Copland’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, jumping to John Adams with ‘Road Movies’ and, finally, welcoming a brand new work of American art, Eugene Birma
  
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• 76759: Featuring the House that Herman Built: Mothers of Bedford

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Eighty percent of women in US prisons today are mothers of school-age children. Mothers of Bedford explores the effects of a long-term prison sentence on the mother-child relationship through the stories of five incarcerated women. It shows the normal frustrations of parenting as well as the surreal experiences of a child who
  
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• 76759: Featuring the House that Herman Built:

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  A community conversation with policy makers about the justice system in New York, in particular the effects of policies and reforms such as the ending of solitary confinement for juveniles and the repeal of Rockefeller drug laws.
  
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• 3rd Biennial Haiti Film Fest

  12-02-2015 16:11
  Saturday, May 9, 2015 1:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Attracting over 2,000 participants and including films from contemporary Haitian filmmakers, films about Haiti and its Diaspora, as well as films from the beginning of Haiti's presence on-screen.  The festival was launched in 2011 to provide opportunities for filmmakers to share their work and for diverse audiences
  
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• Texas prosecutor writes Paris-based mystery series

  12-02-2015 15:52
  
  Texas prosecutor writes mystery series featuring Texan in Paris
  
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• Silent Film Series: Modern Times

  12-02-2015 15:52
  Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Charlie Chaplin's last silent film is also the last true appearance of his Tramp character, in this slapstick-satire about surviving economic deprivation, dehumanizing technology and politics during the 1930s Depression. With Paulette Goddard as
  
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• Russian Literary Series: Ivan Tolstoy

  12-02-2015 15:52
  Saturday, May 2, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Learn the “The Art of Literary Gossip" with Tolstoy, a literary historian, radio journalist and TV personality who gained fame with his TV series Ivan Tolstoy's Literary Journeys. In Russian.
  
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• Classical Interludes: Theo Bleckmann

  12-02-2015 15:52
  Sunday, April 26, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A jazz singer and new music composer of eclectic tastes and prodigious gifts, Grammy-nominated Theo Bleckmann makes music that is accessibly sophisticated, unsentimentally emotional, and seriously playful. His work provokes the mind to wonder, but connects immediatel
  
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• Classical Interludes: Canta Libre

  12-02-2015 15:52
  Sunday, May 3, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  Canta Libre performs musical literature specifically written for flute, harp and strings. This combination of instruments was extremely popular with French composers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  
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• Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival: Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra

  12-02-2015 15:52
  Thursday, April 30, 2015 7:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  With an ever-evolving set list that includes songs by Arcade Fire, TV On The Radio, Spoon, and many more, the WSO has taken the typical salsa form and infused it with a completely modern identity. The explosive arrangements have established the band as a groundbrea
  
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• “Voices of Liberation and Resistance” Biennial Symposium Pre-Conference: Fred Moten

  12-02-2015 15:35
  Saturday, April 25, 2015 4:00 pm
  
  
  
  
  
  Central Library, Dweck Center
  
  
  A reading by poet and National Book Award finalist Fred Moten, author of The Little Edges and The Feel Trio. Presented in collaboration with The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY and Wesleyan University Press. www.centerforblackliterature.org.
  
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