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• 10 Culture Essentials for September

  03-09-2015 18:06
  
  We really mellowed out this summer, abandoning all but the beachiest of books, giving up on True Detective after a few dark and confusing episodes (turning to Mr. Robot instead), and eating ice cream for dinner instead of cooking or even bothering to go out for a real meal. It’s September now though, time to get ahold of ourselves and pick up a novel, hit a museum, try a just-opened restaurant, listen to new album and re-engage. Here are 10 cultural items and events we&rsqu
  
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• GREENPOINT: Arrest in heating oil truck, fuel theft

  03-09-2015 17:55
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By CNG StaffBrooklyn DailyA Greenpoint heating oil company worker was arrested on Aug. 26 for allegedly stealing a truck loaded with fuel.The arrest is connected to an incident that occurred between Dec. 23 and 24 of 2013 at the United Metro Energy Corp. plant at 500 Kingsland Ave. in Greenpoint, according to a spokesman for the company.An oil truck parked at the plant was stolen, along with 2,440 gallons of oil. The company’s internal investigative repo
  
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• Deradoorian Provides Your Fall Soundtrack with “The Expanding Flower Planet”

  03-09-2015 16:00
  
  Angel Deradoorian | photo: Bennet Perez
  It’s been six years since we’ve heard new music from Angel Deradoorian, formerly of the acclaimed indie band Dirty Projectors. But that’s not to say that she’s been slacking off since the release of her EP Mind Raft in 2009. In addition to working on her own music as Deradoorian, she has also collaborated with the likes of Flying Lotus, the Roots, Vampire Weekend, and the Killers’ Brand
  
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• Re-make, Re-model: The Art of Brooklyn talks to artist Chang Kim about creating in 3D

  03-09-2015 00:53
  
  Artist Chang KimOne of our favorite AoBFF alumni, the 4" tall Gran'pa, is getting ready to make his debut on HBO Latino. We wanted to know more about the artist who helped bring him to life so we sat down with artist Chang Kim to learn how it all came about.Congratulations... the work you did director William D. Caballero is going to be air on HBO Latino on this September!
  Chang: Yes! The project Gran'pa Knows Best started as a web-series. However, HBO saw the project within a month of its onlin
  
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