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• 3rd Republican presidential debate to be capped at 2 hours

  16-10-2015 23:52
  
  3rd Republican presidential debate to be capped at 2 hours, include closing statements
  
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• Poetry and Passion Readings

  16-10-2015 23:46
  Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:30 pmFlatbush LibraryCaribbean Cultural Theatre presents an evening of Poetry and Passion Readings. Refreshments will be served.
  
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• Caribbean Book Launch Party

  16-10-2015 23:46
  Tuesday, December 15, 2015 6:00 pmFlatbush LibraryJoin us at the Flatbush Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center for the launch of Gypsy in the Moonlight, a Bonham Mars Mystery, by J.L.F. Waldron. In this novel, which explores themes of empire, regionalism and race, World War II has intruded on the lives of the people of Trinidad. Presented by the Caribbean Awareness Committee & the Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute.
  
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• Clinton leads money hunt in presidential campaign

  16-10-2015 23:32
  
  Clinton gets more big campaign donations in 26 states while GOP givers spread their largesse
  
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• Hispanic coalition: Take Trump off 'Saturday Night Live'

  16-10-2015 23:23
  
  Hispanic groups want NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' to pull Trump as host over immigrant remarks
  
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• Cablevision drops TV bundle lawsuit against Viacom

  16-10-2015 23:08
  
  Cablevision drops TV bundle lawsuit against Viacom; companies agree to business deal
  
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• Rep for Lamar Odom's aunt says he woke up and spoke 3 days after he was found unconscious

  16-10-2015 22:51
  
  Rep for Lamar Odom's aunt says he woke up and spoke 3 days after he was found unconscious
  
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• Golovkin steps up while looking to be boxing's next star

  16-10-2015 21:37
  
  Unbeaten Golovkin takes on Lemieux in a fight he hopes helps make him a star
  
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• Listen up, NBC: Gwen Stefani's not done with 'The Voice'

  16-10-2015 21:23
  Christina Aguilera's coming back to 'The Voice,' but Gwen Stefani says she'd love to return
  
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• New York City police recruits to watch a play for training

  16-10-2015 21:19
  
  New York City police recruits to watch a play as part of their diversity training
  
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• RIP Juice: The Juicing Trend Is Officially Over

  16-10-2015 19:48 via bkmag.com
  
  A juice from Grass Roots JuiceryEater reports that once hugely popular (and similarly ubiquitous) juice company Organic Avenue has abruptly shut down all its locations after service yesterday. And while the chain had been struggling financially for over a year, it’s hard to deny that OA’s closing seems like a harbinger of doom for one of the most prevalent food trends of the last few years: juicing.
  Following on the heels of the frozen yogurt and cupcake trends, juice seemed to have
  
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• The Album Leaf released new single, just played BV day party ++ three more CMJ shows to come

  16-10-2015 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Album Leaf at today's BV CMJ party @ Baby's All Right A photo posted by Brooklyn Vegan (@brooklynvegan) on Oct 16, 2015 at 10:20am PDT
  The Album Leaf (aka Jimmy LaValle) will release the follow-up to 2010's A Chorus of Storytellers in early 2016. To give you a taste of this still-untitled new album, you can check out new single "A New Soul" which adds a vocal presence -- and full band -- to LaValle's ethereal sonic webwork. You can stream it below.The Album Leaf, just minutes ago, played Bro
  
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• Kardashian, Lamar Odom's aunt speak out, thank fans

  16-10-2015 19:44
  
  Kardashian, Lamar Odom's aunt speak out as he remains hospitalized after brothel incident
  
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• Is Greenpoint The Bestest Neighborhood for Beer? This Guy Thinks So.

  16-10-2015 19:22 via bkmag.com
  
  Photo by Austin McAllister.
  It’s plain to see that Brooklyn has morphed into a true craft beer destination. These days, even your average corner bar boasts a tap list longer than a 40-man roster, and with all the unfamiliar brands and new breweries entering the market, it’s tough for even the wisest of drinkers to make sense of their diner-sized selections. Exciting, sure, but overwhelming? Confusing? Absolutely.
  Beer educator and writer Orr Shtuhl is here to help. His company, The B
  
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• Kirin J Callinan shares new single "The Teacher" featuring Connan Mockasin, playing CMJ shows

  16-10-2015 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisAussie wildcard Kirin J Callinan will release his second album sometime in 2016 via Terrible. The first single is "The Teacher" and features frequent cohort Connan Mockasin. Where his debut, Embracism, was all guttural growls and distorted electronics, this songs is an '80s-style torch song with slippery, fretless bass that has more in common with Kirin's work in Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders. You can stream it below.Kirin spends a fair ammount of time in NYC and is here this
  
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• The Latest: Odom's family says they're focused on his health

  16-10-2015 18:47
  
  The Latest: Lamar Odom's aunt says family is focused on NBA star's 'complete healing'
  
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• Brooklyn's Tallest Building Now Open

  16-10-2015 18:47
  For the last couple of years, the tallest building in Brooklyn has been under construction at 100 Willoughby Street. The high-rise stretches 58 stories and 634 feet over Downtown Brooklyn, a glimmering beacon in glass, clad in blue panels. Now AVA DoBro – a residential high-rise managed by AvalonBay Communities, Inc. – is ready to open its doors. AvalonBay has a diverse portfolio of apartment building on both coasts. The company offers three distinct apartment community brands&m
  
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• Lil Dicky's rap video makes big splash with little money

  16-10-2015 18:30
  
  Lil Dicky creates flashy rap music video '$ave Dat Money' by spending next to nothing
  
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• Kapow! A Superhero Exhibit Lands in Gotham City

  16-10-2015 18:19
  
  For hardcore comic fans or cape twirling tots, there’s something for everyone at this show. Photo: Meredith Craig de Pietro
  Last weekend, “Superheroes in Gotham” opened at the New York Historical Society. Holy smokes! This show pulls out all the stops for both hardcore comic fans and young cape-twirling tots. The museum shop even sells replicas of the original vintage underoos. Finally, a way to bridge the museum experience and my five-year-old’s interests.
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• Don’t Miss Erica Weiner’s Enormous Online-Only Jewelry Sale

  16-10-2015 18:19 via bkmag.com
  
  Erica Weiner–Brooklyn-based designer of gorgeous, antique- and costume-leaning jewelry (and very funny person, we found out on the phone this morning)–wants to bring the original meaning of the word “sample” back to the words “sample sale.”
  “Sample sales today just mean markdown, and everyone is marking things down in bigger letters,” says Weiner. “We really do have sample productions from every time we design a piece of jewelry; we mak
  
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• Consider the Turtleneck: The 35 Most Important Women in Turtlenecks

  16-10-2015 18:09 via bkmag.com
  
  Consider the turtleneck: Is there any other item of clothing which manages to reveal so much even as it appears to hold everything back? A woman in a turtleneck is the ultimate power move, allowing her to show off everything that can’t really be seen, hiding while also in plain sight. It’s a sartorial signifier of restraint, and yet there’s an almost unspoken understanding that the whoever’s wearing it could unleash just about anything whenever she feels like i
  
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• VETERANS AFFAIRS: Veteran business owners in New York City deserve their fair shake

  16-10-2015 18:07
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vincent McGowanBrooklyn DailyNew York City voters show they favor a proposal for the city government to help businesses owned by veterans, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll. This “Veterans Preference” is similar to the consideration provided to women- and minority-owned businesses. Men and women who volunteered to put their lives on hold while they served their country deserve at least as much consideration.In the 100-point rating
  
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• Review: Christian metal rockers Stryper rise with 'Fallen'

  16-10-2015 17:45
  
  Music Review: Christian heavy metal rockers Stryper are on the rise with new album 'Fallen'
  
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• Grammy winners Pentatonix finally getting airplay

  16-10-2015 17:33
  
  Known for their pop covers, a cappella group Pentatonix take ownership of their sound
  
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• The Gotobeds, S, Mass Gothic, Protomartyr & more played the Sub Pop/Hardly Art CMJ showcase (pics/review)

  16-10-2015 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher and Bill PearisS / The GotobedsThe annual Sub Pop / Hardly Art CMJ showcase went down last night (10/15) at Knitting Factory. It kicked off with Mass Gothic, the new thing from Hooray for Earth's Noel Heroux who just signed to Sub Pop. They were pretty good -- catchy, agreeable indie rock that was at times dancey, at times darker and a little heavier, and hit a few spots in between too.The biggest draw for me was S (aka Jenn from Carissa's Wierd)
  
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• CMJ Thursday day show pics: John Grant (w/ Budgie on drums) at Rough Trade; Miya Folik at Living Room

  16-10-2015 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos by Amanda HatfieldJohn Grant @ Rough Trade / Miya Folick @ Living RoomJohn Grant, who lives in Iceland these days, is on a short U.S. tour current and is making time for a couple shows in NYC during CMJ. The first was Thursday afternoon (10/15) for record store Rough Trade's own CMJ day party. (The singer and the store are a mutual appreciation society; RT named Pale Green Ghosts the best album of 2013 and John played the NYC location's first week open.) This doubled as a record release s
  
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• No Devotion, Wax Idols, Creepoid & Foxes In Fiction played the BV/Collect CMJ showcase @ Baby's All Right (pics); No Devotion have 2 more NYC-area shows

  16-10-2015 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by BV collectiveNo Devotion / Wax Idols / Creepoid / Foxes In FictionThe BrooklynVegan + Collect Records official CMJ showcase went down last night (1014) at Baby's All Right with label head Geoff Rickly's band No Devotion, Hether Fortune's band Wax Idols, Philly shoegazers Creepoid, and Orchid Tapes artist Foxes In Fiction.Foxes In Fiction kicked things off as a duo with Emily Reo (sometimes it's just main member Warren Hildebrand), and they sounded really nice.
  
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• Aphex Twin, Florence + the Machine up for UK's Mercury Prize

  16-10-2015 16:47
  
  Gaz Coombes, Aphex Twin, Florence + the Machine up for UK's Mercury music prize
  
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• CBS bans advertising for critical film

  16-10-2015 16:31
  
  CBS says it won't advertise film that examines its discredited story on Bush
  
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• Get Hungry: Faro in Bushwick Will Offer a 12-Hour Feast This Sunday

  16-10-2015 16:18 via bkmag.com
  
  Who wouldn’t want to feast at Faro?
  Even if you’re not sure exactly where you fall on the brunch spectrum (from eggs Benedict-devotee to mimosa-cynics), there will be something to please everyone this weekend in Bushwick, because Faro, one of our favorite restaurants in all of Brooklyn, is playing host to a 12-hour-long feast this Sunday.
  Known for being one of Bushwick’s most environmentally conscious restaurants, Faro is presenting this Sunday Br
  
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• Get Hungry: Faro in Bushwick Offers a 12-Hour Feast Every Sunday

  16-10-2015 16:18 via bkmag.com
  
  Even if you’re not sure exactly where you fall on the brunch spectrum (from eggs Benedict-devotee to mimosa-cynics), there will be something to please everyone this weekend in Bushwick, because Faro, one of our favorite restaurants in all of Brooklyn, is playing host to a 12-hour-long feast every Sunday.
  Known for being one of Bushwick’s most environmentally conscious restaurants, Faro is presenting this Sunday Brunch & Supper as an excuse for you to bri
  
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• Christian metal rockers Stryper rise with 'Fallen'

  16-10-2015 16:18
  
  Christian heavy metal rockers Stryper are on the rise with new album 'Fallen'
  
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• Correction: Books-Chrissie Hynde story

  16-10-2015 16:12
  
  Correction: Books-Chrissie Hynde story
  
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• tix on sale: Leon Bridges, Field Music, Wilco, Foals, Sun Kil Moon & Jesu, UMO, Lower Dens, Clutch, METZ, and more

  16-10-2015 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tickets for the Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Lower Dens shows at Irving Plaza go on sale at 10 AM.Tickets for the Corrosion of Conformity and Brant Bjork show at Gramercy Theatre go on sale at 10 AM.Tickets for the Naughty by Nature show at the Marlin Room at Webster Hall go on sale at 10 AM.Tickets for the Natalie Merchant show at Beacon Theatre go on sale at 10 AM.Tickets for the Wilco shows at Kings Theatre go on sale at 11 AM.Tickets for the Gov't Mule New Year's shows at Beacon Theatre go o
  
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• Save the Date: 2nd Annual Tropical Plant Sale

  16-10-2015 15:29
  Just where do Tropical Plants go for the winter?You might have noticed thousands of flowers, plants and trees we plant throughout Downtown Brooklyn every season in an effort to beautify the neighborhood. We love our plants, and want to make sure the tropical ones find a good home this winter.That’s why we’re throwing our 2nd annual Tropical Plant Sale with Chelsea Gardens on Friday, October 30st.You win: Actually, you get a massive deal, with plants starting at $15.We win: Proceeds g
  
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• 2015 Mercury Prize nominees announced

  16-10-2015 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Jamie xx at Terminal 5 in August (more by Mimi Hong)
  The shortlist for the 2015 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was announced, with the following 12 albums up for this year's prize:Aphex Twin - Syro
  Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
  Róisín Murphy - Hairless Toys
  C Duncan - Architect
  ESKA - ESKA
  Florence and the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  Ghostpoet - Shedding Skin
  Benjamin Clementine - At Least for Now
  Jamie xx - In Colour
  SOAK - Before We Forgot How to Dream
  Gaz Coombes
  
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• Los Angeles, Compton students to learn about Hollywood jobs

  16-10-2015 15:13
  
  Los Angeles, Compton students to learn about Hollywood jobs at Careers in Film Summit
  
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• stream Beach House's new album, 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'

  16-10-2015 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherBeach House's second album of 2015 and sixth overall, Thank Your Lucky Stars, is out today via Sub Pop. I found Depression Cherry to be a little less approachable than their earlier stuff, but TYLS is immediately hitting that same spot that the other Beach House albums do. Listen via Spotify/Rdio below...
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• Beasts of No Authorial Thumbprint: Beasts of No Nation

  16-10-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Beasts of No NationDirected by Cary Joji FukunagaOpens October 16
  On the off chance you’ve forgotten that war is hell, Beasts of No Nation delivers a three-alarm reminder, following a faction of child soldiers as they maraud across an unnamed West African country, snorting gunpowder along the way. As the film opens, school has long since closed, but young protagonist Agu (Abraham Attah) is not entirely left to his own devices—he runs with a pack of friends, and a scene of dinner-tab
  
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• Film by POW's daughter explores reconciliation with Japanese

  16-10-2015 11:31
  
  Filmmaker enraged by WWII's toll on father sees Japan reconciliation as generations-long task
  
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• New Jersey school district lifts ban on young adult novel

  16-10-2015 09:31
  
  After a brief ban, "Looking for Alaska" allowed back in Lumberton Township schools
  
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• The Weeknd, 'Uptown Funk' duo lead Soul Train nominations

  16-10-2015 08:11
  
  The Weeknd, 'Uptown Funk' duo of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars lead Soul Train Award nominations
  
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• TRANSIT: Oh buoy! Daily Governors Island ferries could set sail by 2017

  16-10-2015 07:22
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerThe Brooklyn PaperFerry good news!Daily ferries between Brooklyn and Governors Island could be a reality as early as 2017, when the city plans on rolling out its new water-transit service — so long as the price is right, say officials.The city’s current plan is to launch with a new route connecting Manhattan to the Brooklyn waterfront from Pier 1 in Dumbo to 69th Street in Bay Ridge, then look at a
  
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• A filmmaker's quest to ID men behind Lockerbie bombing

  16-10-2015 07:04
  
  Filmmaker's quest: He seeks to unmask those behind Lockerbie bombing that killed his brother
  
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• Deerhunter's new album 'Fading Frontier' is here (listen to it)

  16-10-2015 06:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherDeerhunter have tried out almost every subgenre of underground rock that you can think of, but if I had to say, it was never better than the dream and psychedelic pop of 2010's Halcyon Digest (a sound their side projects further explored with Parallax and Spooky Action at a Distance). Last time around, 2013's Monomania, they took a detour into glammy garage rock, but their newest and seventh full length Fading Frontier sounds like the natural followup to the Halcyon/Parallax/Spoo
  
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• What's going on Friday? (CMJ, CMJ, CMJ, CMJ & more CMJ)

  16-10-2015 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Porches at Baby's All Right in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)It's the Friday of CMJ which means things are really starting to pick up and there's about a bazillion great shows you can see during the day and all through the night. We of course hope you come to the free BrooklynVegan Friday day party at Baby's All Right that runs from noon to 7 PM with Porches, Makthaverskan, Superheaven, Yung, Car Seat Headrest, Ezra Furman, The Album Leaf, Long Beard and a free keg of Bell's Brewery craft
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Brooklyn’s type: Literary prize to crown ultimate Kings County book

  16-10-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyMove over “homes and churches” — Brooklyn is the borough of books!A panel of local literary giants will name the two most Brooklyn-esque texts at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Classic benefit party on Oct. 23. But before the ceremony for the literati, finalists for the new Brooklyn Eagles literary prize in non-fiction and fiction categories will read from their works at the Library’s Central Bra
  
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• Let the write one in: The six authors on the short list

  16-10-2015 06:00
  
  Meet the creators nominated for writing the most Brooklyn book! Read more.
  
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• In the fight together

  16-10-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyFrom left, Community News Group vice-president of advertising Ralph D’Onofrio, president Jen Goodstein, Nancy Colt, senior representative for community engagement for the American Cancer Society in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and Courier publisher Cliff Luster celebrate the proceeds from our Oct. 2 Pink Paper issue, which was donated to the American Cancer Society to raise awareness for breast cancer.The second annual Pink issue, which was
  
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• GREENPOINT: Long-stalled Greenpoint Hospital redevelopment wakes from coma

  16-10-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperIt is an acute case of red tape-itis!The city is finally resuscitating its plan to turn the abandoned Greenpoint Hospital into below-market-rate housing three years after the developer it selected against the wishes of locals fell through — but residents say they feel sick at the thought of enduring another lengthy bidding process after the city ignored their preferred candidate the first time around.
  “It’s i
  
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