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• Show, Don’t Tell: Continu Is a Blend of Chaos and Calm

  09-12-2015 23:10 via bkmag.com
  
  photo by Alastair Muir, via BAM
  German choreographer Sasha Waltz brought Continu to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a short visit this past weekend, opening on Friday and closing on Saturday. While the work highlighted a large variety of Waltz’s most innovative aesthetic ideas from the last decade, the evening as a whole fell curiously flat. The audience is treated to her trademark partnering work, as intricate and seamless as ever, with haunting gestural phrases delivered by Waltz&rsquo
  
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• GREENPOINT: Burglars break into diner and smash register

  09-12-2015 21:44
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn Paper94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideDine and smashA couple of punks broke into a Calyer Street diner and smashed in the place’s safe and cash register in the early morning hours of Dec. 2.An employee of the diner near Franklin Street came in to open the business at 9:15 am to find two wide windows smashed in and open, said cops. The employee said surveillance footage shows two guys wearing masks and gloves drive up to
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Teen takes woman’s phone right out of her hands

  09-12-2015 21:44
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownScroll ‘n’ snatchA delinquent snatched a phone straight out of a woman’s hand as she was using it on Fourth Avenue on Nov. 30.The woman told police she was scrolling through her phone near St. Marks Place at 9:20 pm when a sticky-fingered teenager approached her from behind, grabbed her phone, and fled.
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• The Best of the Bests: Ranking the 2015 Best Books Lists

  09-12-2015 21:30 via bkmag.com
  
  There is something about a numbered list that drives people crazy. Lists alone are bad but numbers, especially, push a person over the edge. (Especially if they are ranked.) But we mark the end of the year with such lists. For the publishing industry especially best book lists can provide a significant push in sales in advance of holiday gift giving: this is a tradition, albeit semi-arbitrary, with stakes. With such a wealth of lists before you, how can the discerning reader discover the best o
  
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• Individual SAG movie nods fall short on diversity

  09-12-2015 21:01
  
  Individual SAG movie nominations fall short on diversity; film ensemble nods and TV do better
  
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• Make Facebook Great Again: You Can Now See Which of Your Friends Likes Donald Trump, and Then Immediately Unfriend Them

  09-12-2015 20:54 via bkmag.com
  
  Not gonna lie, but I use Facebook’s birthday alerts as a way to unfriend people. It’s harsh, but if I can’t muster up the energy to type three words, followed by a chain of emojis and exclamation points on your special day, then what’s the point? Can’t feel too guilty about it, because I’m hardly the only one who engages in this efficient and somewhat exhilarating Facebook cleanse.
  But if only there was an alternative to this callous approach that didn&r
  
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• Review: Grammy-nominated country singer Cam shines on debut

  09-12-2015 20:52
  
  Music Review: Grammy-nominated country singer Cam shines on debut album, 'Untamed'
  
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• List of nominees for the SAG Awards

  09-12-2015 20:37
  
  List of nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards
  
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• Getting Mystical with Wray Serna

  09-12-2015 20:20 via bkmag.com
  
   
  Inside a large, floor-level studio in Greenpoint, Wray Serna—the 31-year-old designer behind womenswear line Wray—sits at her desk, staring at a mood board of colors and patterns, the current inspiration for her Fall ‘16 line. On the wall next to her, there are two painted hues of barely visible pastels; black aquarium rocks are scattered on the floor—leftover traces of the set constructed by Serna and her pattern-designer collaborater and husband, artist Ethan Co
  
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• Extending a Sense of Malfunction: An Interview with Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson about The Forbidden Room

  09-12-2015 19:30 via bkmag.com
  
  The chief subject of Guy Maddin’s filmmaking is often said to be cinema, but running deeper than that is human memory. The Canadian auteur has made black-and-white and variously tinted color films whose aesthetics recall works from the silent and early sound eras and whose plotlines involve people pained over thoughts of their loved ones. In some cases, the protagonists are amnesiacs writhing to recall their former lives; in others, the characters desire to forget dolorous pasts, but cann
  
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• Daisy Ridley may be more brave in 'Star Wars' than real life

  09-12-2015 19:25
  
  Daisy Ridley may be more brave in 'Star Wars' than real life, but she would wield the Force
  
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• Sweet stuffed! Gorge on baked goods at cookie competition

  09-12-2015 18:54
  
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• DINING: Sweet stuffed! Gorge on baked goods at cookie competition

  09-12-2015 18:54
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperTime to get into the kitchen!Brooklynites can go on a Santa-style cookie binge on Dec. 13, when an amateur baking competition hits the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Gowanus. The event’s organizer guarantees that the spread will satisfy any sweet tooth.
  “You’re going to see some interesting cookies, some weird cookies, some yummy cookies, and maybe even some s----- cookies,” said Matt Timms, the masterm
  
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• Unlicensed, Reckless Driver that Killed Fort Greene Pedestrian is Charged with Two Misdemeanors

  09-12-2015 18:52 via bkmag.com
  
  On Sunday night, a young couple’s leisurely stroll up Fulton Avenue in Fort Greene turned into a nightmare. An SUV careened onto the sidewalk, purportedly to avoid hitting a bus, and struck Victoria Nicodemus, 30, her boyfriend, and a 75-year-old woman. Nicodemus, an art curator, athlete, and lover of Christmas, received the brunt of the blow; she was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Hospital shortly afterward. An upsetting video posted by DNAinfo shows the vehicle jumping onto the sidewalk; i
  
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• Kelly Rowland looks to create girl group on new BET series

  09-12-2015 18:48
  
  Kelly Rowland goes on quest to discover superstar girl group in upcoming BET series
  
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• Your Ideal Week: Dec. 10 – Dec. 16

  09-12-2015 18:34
  
  Get your photo taken with the Kentile K. Photo: Gowanus Alliance
  Customarily, we tell you about the best events for the coming week so that you can plan seven days of revelry and fun. We’re still doing that this week, but with one break from the usual. We’d like to issue a warning to decent people everywhere that Santa Con convenes in McCarren Park at 10am on Saturday. Brunchers beware.
  In more positive weekend news, on Friday the Gowanus Alliance is hosting a holiday party and potl
  
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• Gospel singer LaBreeska Hemphill dies at age 75

  09-12-2015 18:20
  
  Singer LaBreeska Hemphill, of the award winning gospel act The Hemphills, dies at age 75
  
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• Hill Country Barbecue Market welcomes Gangstagrass Dec. 11

  09-12-2015 18:15
  
  Sponsored By Hill Country Barbecue Market.Hill Country Barbecue Market honors the barbecue and live music capital of Texas, taking its 'cue' from the legendary meat-markets-turned-barbecue-joints of Central Texas. Created By BlankSlateHill Country Barbecue Market in Downtown Brooklyn brings a mix of excellent barbecue and world-renowned music. Hill Country features artists five nights a week during its happy hour, and hosts bigger acts in its upstairs space. On December 11, the Emmy-nominated, B
  
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• Vladimir Voinovich and a one-act play "A Bogus Marriage"

  09-12-2015 18:14
  Monday, December 21, 2015 7:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterOur very last program of 2015 is a special treat for fans of our old friend Vladimir Voinovich as well as theater lovers. Voinovich is known not only as a veteran of Russian literature and successful painter, he also penned several works of drama. We will present one of his older pieces, a one-act farce, A Bogus Marriage, a classic story harking back to the Soviet time in which an engineer can only gain an exit visa to go ab
  
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• GOWANUS: Sweet stuffed! Gorge on baked goods at cookie competition

  09-12-2015 18:12
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyTime to get into the kitchen!Brooklynites can go on a Santa-style cookie binge on Dec. 13, when an amateur baking competition hits the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Gowanus. The event’s organizer guarantees that the spread will satisfy any sweet tooth.
  “You’re going to see some interesting cookies, some weird cookies, some yummy cookies, and maybe even some s----- cookies,” said Matt Timms, the mastermind
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Police: Attempted robbery ends up victim run over by car

  09-12-2015 18:02
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn Paper90th PrecinctSouthside–WilliamsburgTraffic accidentCops collared a trio who they say tried to rob a guy on Meserole Street at knifepoint on Dec. 2 before chasing him into the street — and oncoming traffic.The victim told cops he was near Waterbury Street at 11:20 am when the three alleged baddies approached and one pulled out a knife, saying “Run it, this is a jack.”
  When the victim ran, the knife-wield
  
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• Joan Collins says Christmas bittersweet without Jackie

  09-12-2015 17:48
  
  Joan Collins: 'I'm still missing my sister a lot,' will spend Christmas with family in London
  
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• Penning Perfumes: New York Times Beauty Columnist Names Luxury Fragrances After Literary Pieces

  09-12-2015 17:29 via bkmag.com
  
  Photos by Jurate Veceraite
  It’s funny how a smell can bring up so many feelings and memories—good or bad—for a person. Of the senses, it has the most power to bring you back to a place or to someone you once loved, and serves an emotional time machine providing jaunts down sensory lane. Though some memories should probably remain dormant, it’s kind of sweet to think that something as fleeting as the salty mist from the seashore or the zesty burst from peeling an oran
  
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• Apollo/Opera Philadelphia present opera about Charlie Parker

  09-12-2015 17:08
  
  Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia present work on jazz great Charlie Parker
  
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• Thai police probe US envoy over comments about monarchy law

  09-12-2015 16:58
  
  Thai police investigate US ambassador over comments about law banning criticism of monarchy
  
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• Sponsored Video: What the Heck Is Perfect Black (and Why Do We Need It)?

  09-12-2015 16:51 via bkmag.com
  
  If you’ve ever really thought about it, the fact that there are multiple tones and saturations of the color black seems obvious (like how your go-to pair of black jeans can look downright gray when paired with a new black top…or is that just us?). We can clearly see the contrast between different shades of black in the real world; why wouldn’t we want to see it onscreen as well? The thing is, until recently, that type of distinction just wasn’t possible.
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• The 20 Best Rap Albums Of 2015

  09-12-2015 16:36 via bkmag.com
  
  For better or for worse, hip-hop remains an unnerving microcosm for watching the world’s larger themes surrounding race and gender play out. These days, I’ve begun to think of it as the only form of music actually capable of changing the world. And while it feels like some of the major players were waiting in the wings this year, that only meats emerging rappers had the necessary space to claim 2015 as their launching pad. Not that Kendrick didn’t punch in early, dem
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Police: Attempted robbery ends up victim hit by driver

  09-12-2015 16:33
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn Paper90th PrecinctSouthside–WilliamsburgTraffic accidentCops collared a trio who they say tried to rob a guy on Meserole Street at knifepoint on Dec. 2 before chasing him into the street — where a driver hit him.The victim told cops he was near Waterbury Street at 11:20 am when the three alleged baddies approached and one pulled out a knife, saying “Run it, this is a jack.”
  When the victim ran, the knife-wie
  
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• 'Trumbo' leads SAG noms in murky awards season

  09-12-2015 16:27
  
  'Trumbo' leads SAG noms; 'Straight Outta,' 'Beasts of No Nation' set place in conversation
  
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• Mark Strong on life without props at 'View From the Bridge'

  09-12-2015 16:14
  
  Actor Mark Strong on working without props at cool new 'A View From the Bridge'
  
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• Do Something, Brooklyn: 47 Gifts for the Lover of Experiences, Not Things

  09-12-2015 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Do something
  December is, of course, the time of gifts. This being Brooklyn, there are a lot of lovely things to choose from, for all the rad people on your present-buying list. But maybe your pals don’t need more pillows or earrings or candles? Besides, according to science, having new and interesting experiences tends to lead to longer-lasting happiness than acquiring more things. To that end, we’ve rounded up 47 very Brooklyn experiences that you can buy this holiday season for al
  
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• Send gifts from the heart, and your home turf with By Brooklyn

  09-12-2015 15:24
  
  When Gaia DiLoreto opened the first By Brooklyn in Carroll Gardens 2011—the only shop that exclusively stocks its shelves with borough-made goods—she expected a few things to sell well, namely food, from chocolates to gift boxes to the always popular local hot sauces.
  But there was one item that was an unexpected hit. “I didn’t know what a tea towel was before I opened my shop, then I started getting requests for them ALL the time,” she said. “Now that I
  
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• SantaCon Reveals Booze Crawl Will Start in Williamsburg this Saturday

  09-12-2015 15:09 via bkmag.com
  
  These Santas can hardly handle all the fun.
  One winter not long ago, I got in a taxi somewhere near Penn Station—I think. The memory is hazy. Whatever caused that haziness might have prompted my taxi driver to ask right away, “Are you excited for tomorrow?” To which I answered, “…huh?” Not a single thing seemed special. “For SantaCon!” he responded, as if I were wearing a fur-lined red jacket, which I was not.
  Whatever it was about&
  
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• How 'Star Wars" John Boyega got Iron Man as a mentor

  09-12-2015 15:09
  
  How 'Force Awakens' star John Boyega got Iron Man as a mentor
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, December 9-15

  09-12-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy Film Forum via Photofest.
  Laura (1944)Directed by Otto Preminger“Are the processes of the creative mind now under the jurisdiction of the police?” This is the first of many such pompous inquiries that define Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb), one of cinema’s most iconic jilted lovers. The object of his affections is the eponymous Laura (Gene Tierney), represented by an ever-presiding portrait that inspires creative infatuation from the perpetually cool Preminger regular Da
  
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• Facebook hails US presidential race as 2015's top topic

  09-12-2015 14:36
  
  Next year's US presidential election wins this year's race for hot topics on Facebook
  
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• New York attorney general probes Springsteen ticket listings

  09-12-2015 14:20
  
  New York attorney general looking into 'speculative' Springsteen ticket listings
  
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• Adele's '25,' 'Uptown Funk' top iTunes end of year lists

  09-12-2015 14:00
  
  Adele's '25' and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk' top iTunes end of year lists for songs, albums
  
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• Death-penalty drama 'Hangmen' blends humor and menace

  09-12-2015 12:41
  
  Playwright Martin McDonagh has London stage hit with gallows humor of 'Hangmen'
  
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• Gulf summit on regional security begins in Saudi Arabia

  09-12-2015 11:42
  
  Officials from around the Gulf arrive in Saudi Arabia to begin regional security meeting
  
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• BAY RIDGE: A for effort: Lauded proposed school won’t help overcrowding

  09-12-2015 10:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchThe Brooklyn PaperThey’re crammed if they do and crammed if they don’t.A proposed elementary school on the border of Bay Ridge and Sunset Park is a step closer to opening, but the new desks it could bring will hardly make a dent in one the most overcrowded district in the city, because the School Construction Authority just can’t find suitable places to build, a school leader said.“The bottom line is you can’t build
  
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• PARK SLOPE: All fired up! Grand Army Plaza menorah aflame for Hanukkah

  09-12-2015 10:46
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperIt is a leading light!A huge crowd gathered outside Prospect Park on Sunday to witness the giant menorah at Grand Army Plaza light up for this first time this Hanukkah, and the rabbi responsible claims his holy candelabra outshone all other around the globe.“There are many menorahs all over the world but we give off the most light,” said Rabbi Shimon Hecht of the Chabad of Park S
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Double whammy! Williamsburg bank robbed twice in three days

  09-12-2015 10:26
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThis bank can’t catch a break.Two different crooks tried to hold up the same Williamsburg bank within three days of each other — but only one walked away with some loot, while the other shuffled out empty-handed.A bandit wearing a beige mask and white gloves walked into the Grand Street bank near Bushwick Avenue on Nov. 30 at 2:40 pm and passed a note to the window teller, threatening to shoot someone unless she fo
  
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• TV broadcasters try to drum up more campaign ads

  09-12-2015 10:23
  
  TV broadcasters begin push for more political campaign ads
  
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• North Korea's newest fad: "Boy General" mobile phone game

  09-12-2015 09:23
  
  Politically correct and fun to play: New "Boy General" mobile app a hit among N. Korean gamers
  
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• BOROBEAT: Dutch treat: Netherlands’ Sinterklaas doles out delectables ay Wyckoff Farmhouse

  09-12-2015 09:20
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailySanta Claus is out-sourcing!Kings County kids got to meet Santa Claus’s Dutch uncle at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum in Canarsie on Dec. 6. The benevolent, gift-giving Sinterklaas rode in on his trusty steed in celebration of Netherlandish festival of Saint Nicholas Day. Sinterklaas made the journey all the way from Europe to spread joy amongst Brooklyn kids, who enjoyed authentic Dutch candy, toys, and stories at the 17th-cen
  
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• BOROBEAT: A shamash smash! Kings Bay Y lights up for Hanukkah

  09-12-2015 09:10
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThese kids will be glowing for days — eight, hopefully.The Kings Bay Y in Sheepshead Bay kicked off Hanukkah on Dec. 6 with fun and games for kids that were better than good — they were great, a parent said.“I would say calling it a good time is an insult,” said Levi Pavlovsky, who brought his kids Adelle and Danielle. “My daughter certainly did not want to leave.”Kids got to partake in arts and
  
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• Bonnie Lou, pioneering country and rock singer dies at 91

  09-12-2015 09:03
  
  Bonnie Lou, pioneering country artist and rock singer, dies at 91; had hits in both genres
  
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• Popped at Popeyes

  09-12-2015 08:56
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyA gunman killed a guy in a Seventh Avenue restaurant in Sunset Park on Dec. 7.Police arrived at the Popeyes near the corner of 61st Street at 9:37 pm and found the victim with gunshot wounds to the head, torso, and right arm, police reports state. Officials identified the victim as 68-year-old Yingguan Chen of W. Ninth Street in Bensonhurst.
  Emergency responders transported Chen to Lutheran Medical Center where doctors pronounced h
  
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• NOT FOR NUTHIN’: Jo: The tolls are too damn high!

  09-12-2015 08:56
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyAll I can say to Brooklyn residents who want to venture into New Jersey to shop or visit is this: It will cost you!With this latest increase in tolls — yes, another one — you’ll have to buck-up $30 just to go to the Garden State if you don’t have an EZ-Pass.Those benevolent members of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have allowed for a tiny discount for those using EZ-Pass, but with a hitch.
  
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