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• CeeLo Green apologizes, wants to return to 'The Voice'

  22-10-2015 23:07
  
  CeeLo Green apologizes for past behavior; says he's matured, wants to return to 'The Voice'
  
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• Ban Breuckelen

  22-10-2015 22:45 via bkmag.com
  
  Recently, some merry prankster or whatever decided to cover over the word “Brooklyn” on some subway signs so that they would instead read “Breuckelen.” Now, even if pranks weren’t already the lowest form of humor (this does not include prank calls, which are obviously one of the highest), this particular joke would still be lame for one simple reason: It is time to ban “Breuckelen.”
  First, a little history. The land that now comprises New York City was
  
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• Review: Carrie Underwood a little more personal on new album

  22-10-2015 22:32
  
  Music Review: New mother Carrie Underwood gets more personal on new album, 'Storyteller'
  
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• CBS drama 'Code Black' welcomes cast from 'The Lion King'

  22-10-2015 22:25
  
  CBS' drama 'Code Black' welcomes cast members from 'The Lion King' for an episode in November
  
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• Family propels Jajaira Gonzalez into Olympic boxing trials

  22-10-2015 22:13
  A fighting family: Olympic hopeful Jajaira Gonzalez propelled into trials by father, brothers
  
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• Pandora to pay $90 million to settle suit over pre-1972 hits

  22-10-2015 22:07
  
  Pandora to pay $90 million to settle copyright lawsuit over hits recorded before 1972
  
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• The Brooklyn Wine Book: Your Tickets to 2-for-1 Pours

  22-10-2015 22:00
  
  Meet your new favorite white, red or bubbly with Brooklyn Wine Book. Photo: Taylor Vaught
  Our friends at Brokelyn are out with their first-ever Brooklyn Wine Book, a beautifully-designed booklet of tickets good for 2-for-1 wines by the glass at fantastic bars and wine-focused eateries from Cobble Hill to Greenpoint.
  If you’ve bought Brokelyn’s sold-out Beer and Cocktail Books in the past, you’re already that friend who knows all the best bars, no matter what neighbor
  
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• The Latest: Detective believed Odom overdosed on cocaine

  22-10-2015 21:45
  
  The Latest: Detective told judge he believed Lamar Odom overdosed on drugs including cocaine
  
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• Ed Sheeran likes to perform when he's feeling hung over

  22-10-2015 21:41
  
  Ed Sheeran talks about his concert film, performing hung over and why he's grateful to Spotify
  
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• NLCS has its largest television audience since 2010

  22-10-2015 21:00
  
  NL Championship Series has its largest television audience since 2010
  
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• Music Review: Retro rock at its best from the Dead Weather

  22-10-2015 20:49
  
  Review: Retro rock at its best on 3rd album from Jack White-led supergroup the Dead Weather
  
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• Years after CBS scandal, answers to Bush questions elusive

  22-10-2015 20:32
  
  Questions raised about Bush service, featured in 'Truth' movie, prove tough to answer
  
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• World Language Family Series: Teatro IATI presents Quack... Cuacc!

  22-10-2015 20:25
  Friday, October 30, 2015 3:30 pmConey Island LibraryMusical play presented by Teatro IATI.A parrot, seeking a better life, leaves his forest to travel to a faraway land.  Unwelcome in his new home, he tries to change his appearance to look like a duck.  En este teatro musical, un loro, buscando una vida nueva, deja el bosque para viajar a una tierra lejana.  Inoportuno en su nueva tierra, intenta transformarse en un pato.  read more
  
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• Stop Time: A Bed-Stuy Bar that Feels like Twin Peaks

  22-10-2015 19:43 via bkmag.com
  
  Photos by Jane Bruce
  Musically speaking, stop-time is a term used to describe the moments when a tune’s rhythm is interrupted, the time in which some beats are not played, and the normal flow of time is stopped or interrupted. As a technique, it’s most often employed in jazz and the blues.
  But stop-time isn’t just about music anymore. Earlier this fall, Bed-Stuy became home to a new jazz bar inside an enviable corner building with frosted grid-windows on Bed
  
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• Will Smith to perform at Latin Grammys with Colombian band

  22-10-2015 19:41
  
  Will Smith to perform at Latin Grammy Awards with Colombian band Bomba Estereo on Nov. 19
  
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• Ammonia Spill in Prospect Park Sends 10 People to the Hospital

  22-10-2015 19:40 via bkmag.com
  
  Remember back when New York’s air mysteriously smelled like maple syrup? Yeah. Those were good times. It’s like, fuck nostalgia for a New York where Brooklyn was affordable or whatever, just give me more maple syrup smell! Or, well, give me both maybe? Because dystopia is now, you guys. Not only are we overrun by rats, and not only is Starbucks coming to Sunset Park, and not only does it cost two grand a month to live with 18 strangers, but also, rather than smel
  
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• A Giant Index Finger Will Be Installed at the Base of the Brooklyn Bridge

  22-10-2015 19:10 via bkmag.com
  
  Via Hank Willis Thomas’ Instagram
  What, exactly, constitutes public art and what, ideally, is its goal are questions with potentially controversial answers. But, a rough hypothesis: Public art is the placement of an object (or image or text or performance) in a public space that serves no practical purpose; rather, its raison d’être is to interrupt the onslaught of the normal—to make you think and feel.
  But you probably already knew this because B
  
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• “Nasty Baby ” Stealthily Indicts Your Gentrifying Ways

  22-10-2015 19:00
  
  Kristen Wiig and Sebastian Silva star in “Nasty Baby.”
  Going into Nasty Baby, the new sort-of-comedy from Sebastián Silva, I was under the assumption, based on a short press release I had read, that I was about to watch Baby Mama crossed with Modern Family, with maybe a splash of faux seriousness, a la Silver Linings Playbook, but starring Kristen Wiig. Nope. Not at all, not even close. And while the movie I just described would be a lot easier t
  
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• Simon Cowell replacing Stern on NBC's 'America's Got Talent'

  22-10-2015 18:52
  
  Simon Cowell replaces Howard Stern on NBC's 'America's Got Talent'
  
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• JOE KNOWS: Whitehead seeks new beginning with positive vibes

  22-10-2015 18:51
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyIsaiah Whitehead believes the power of positivity will bring a new day to the Seton Hall men’s basketball team.
  The sophomore guard is trying to ensure nothing but good vibes with the season set to begin.“I think it is a more positive note,” Whitehead said. “I think last year the way we ended was very, very negative.”
  The former Abraham Lincoln star said the team paid too much attention to the neg
  
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• Sanders, Burton, Shepp named 2016 NEA Jazz Masters

  22-10-2015 18:48
  
  Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Gary Burton named NEA Jazz Masters for 2016
  
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• Lamar Odom's speech improving during therapy, family says

  22-10-2015 18:35
  
  Lamar Odom is improving 'mentally and physically' during therapy in Los Angeles, family says
  
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• Kurt Russell saddles up for 'Bone Tomahawk,' 'Hateful Eight'

  22-10-2015 18:32
  
  22 years after 'Tombstone,' Kurt Russell saddles up for 'Bone Tomahawk,' 'The Hateful Eight'
  
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• Freestyle skier comes out, says Sochi wasn't right time

  22-10-2015 18:16
  
  Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy comes out, says time wasn't right at Sochi Olympics
  
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• “Natural Resistance”: Drink Wine, Change the World

  22-10-2015 18:05
  
  Stefano Bellotti is a farmer, winemaker and firebrand. Photo: Natural Resistance
  “As long as we eat crap, we are crap,” says farmer and winemaker, Stefano Bellotti in Natural Resistance, a new documentary about the natural wine movement in Italy. Bellotti is one of a handful of winemakers interviewed in the film who argue that the way they make wine is nothing short of radical.
  Natural wines are made without using pesticides or herbicides in the vineyard, and without intensive
  
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• Daniel Craig won't say whether 'Spectre' is his 007 swansong

  22-10-2015 17:50
  
  Daniel Craig staying silent on whether 'Spectre' is his final 007 adventure
  
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• Adele to release new album called '25' on Nov. 20

  22-10-2015 17:43
  
  Grammy-winning singer Adele to release follow-up to monumental '21' album on Nov. 20
  
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• Where to Eat Brains in Brooklyn

  22-10-2015 17:37 via bkmag.com
  
  eat me?
  Instead of packing non-perishables, batteries and chainsaws for the inevitable zombie apocalypse, have you ever considering taking an “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” approach? While brains have yet to become as universally accepted as heart, tongue and liver in the world of edible offal, a small handful of Brooklyn spots will help you develop that taste for gray matter.
  La Superior: “Don’t ask. Get them!” commands La Superior’s menu
  
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• “I’m Happy for the Gentrification”: On Starbucks and Sunset Park

  22-10-2015 17:26 via bkmag.com
  
  Whether or not the arrival of a Starbucks in a neighborhood is an early harbinger of gentrification or a symbol that gentrification has already run its course is a matter of some debate. While plenty of people understandably correlate the megachain’s presence in their neighborhood with higher rents and the closure of small, independent retail outlets, it remains undeniably true that many Brooklyn neighborhoods were well past the early stages of gentrification when they
  
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• Find the Perfect Spot for Your Event with Brooklyn Venues

  22-10-2015 17:15
  
  Instead of shopping around online for the ideal venue for your holiday party, conference or any other affair, Brooklyn Venues offers free tours to the best venues in Brooklyn so you can see the ones that will work for your event in person.
  To help you find the perfect spot for your gathering, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Explore BK are releasing the second edition of the Brooklyn Venues Guide (Fall/Winter 2015) this November.
  Brooklyn Venues open houses will take place No
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Promoting James Bond from 'Dr. No' to 'Spectre'

  22-10-2015 17:10
  
  AP PHOTOS: James Bond returns to the big screen with trademark glamorous promotion
  
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• Correction: Homes-Right-Hollywood Halloween story

  22-10-2015 16:43
  
  Correction: Homes-Right-Hollywood Halloween story
  
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• Heavy metal singer Blythe faced 10 years in foreign prison

  22-10-2015 16:35
  
  Lamb of god's Randy Blythe reflects on return to Czech Republic for trial in fan's death
  
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• Stargazing and Ethnic Cleansing in Tierra del Fuego: The Great Patricio Guzmán’s Cosmic The Pearl Button

  22-10-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  The Pearl ButtonDirected by Patricio GuzmánOpens October 23 at IFC Center
  Early on in Patricio Guzmán’s The Pearl Button, a nonfiction feature that’s short in duration but grand in scale, the camera orbits around a museum-piece slab of quartz from Chile’s Atacama Desert. The mineral might have been discovered in the driest place on earth, one that astronomers prize for its crystal-clear skies, but a single water droplet can nonetheless be seen trapped inside. Wha
  
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• Bob Saget promises 'no cynicism' as he joins 'Hand to God'

  22-10-2015 14:43
  
  'Full House' comedian Bob Saget promises 'no cynicism' as he joins 'Hand to God' on Broadway
  
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• Elton John to release new studio album in February

  22-10-2015 14:36
  
  Elton John reunites with T Bone Burnett for new album, 'Wonderful Crazy Night,' due in Feb
  
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• Review: Activision's 'Guitar Hero' reboot kicks out the jams

  22-10-2015 14:16
  Review: Activision's 'Guitar Hero' overhaul kicks out the jams _ with a few false notes
  
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• PSY feuding with artist tenants of his Seoul building

  22-10-2015 09:14
  
  YouTube rapper star PSY in property dispute with artist tenants of his Seoul building
  
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• Filipino director Mendoza honored at Tokyo film festival

  22-10-2015 07:58
  
  Filipino director Mendoza, honored at Tokyo film festival, to pursue Asian collaboration
  
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• Producers: Chris Rock brings talent, truth to Oscar telecast

  22-10-2015 07:24
  
  Oscar producers: Chris Rock brings talent, truth, expertise to Academy Awards telecast
  
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• Rocky G.'s Review of Sugar and Plumm - New York (5/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  I went here on a Saturday with a friend for Lunch ... but what we were really craving was breakfast. We were seated rather quickly, everyone was very nice and were attended to in no time.I ordered…
  
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• Rocky G.'s Review of S'MAC - New York (3/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  I've passed this place a few times and didn't get a chance to try it until the other day. I was not greeted with a hi or hello ... or anything remotely warm. The cashier simply said "to stay or to…
  
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• Rocky G.'s Review of Jackson Hole - New York (4/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  I've been here a few times.Honestly the burgers here are very very good.You can tell that they are handmade... a lot of them are very very big... so come here if your really hungry. The service…
  
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• Nicole J.'s Review of Benson's NYC - New York (5/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  We stumbled upon this place this evening and loved it! The peppercorn burger was fantastic, as were all of our appetizers (we had the cheese plate, bacon, and sweet potato fries). The Australian guy…
  
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• Nicole H.'s Review of Zest Restaurant - Staten Island (5/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  Simply put this restaurant was amazing.My office staff was taken here tonight for a seminar for one of the medications we use for patients.We ordered and LOVED all of the following…
  
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• Nick P.'s Review of Vinnie's Pizzeria - Brooklyn (5/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  Straight up, the best pizza I've had in NYC. The macaroni and cheese pizza and the nacho pizza is incredible.
  
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• Nancy H.'s Review of Bronx Grill - Bronx (1/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  I came here a few weeks ago. When I ordered, the cashier was very rude. However, that's not the reason why I am writing a review. They did not have the steak that I originally ordered (porterhouse),…
  
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• Moises Q.'s Review of Saigon Cafe - New York (1/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  Maybe I am unwise for ordering sashimi takeout but the eel and striped bass strips of fish had some unfresh smell. The salmon, I'm guessing because it's ordered more was fresher. One of the decorative…
  
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• Michelle F.'s Review of Arno Ristorante - New York (1/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  The food was ok, but the service was the worst I've ever gotten. I'm in the service industry so I'm always pretty lenient, but our server completely ignored us. I was sat without menus. After 10…
  
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• Michelle C.'s Review of Candle 79 - New York (3/5) on Yelp

  22-10-2015 07:04
  
  Perhaps I went on an off day or maybe it's that I love meat but Candle 79 was overall just okay. Nothing made me want to come back again. I got the kale salad with seitan and I couldn't finish it. It…
  
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