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• The Latest: Kristin Cavallari mourns dead brother

  10-12-2015 22:56
  The Latest: Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari says dead brother had good heart, made her laugh
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: BREAKING: Levin votes in favor of Heights library sale

  10-12-2015 22:38
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperCouncilman Steve Levin (D–Brooklyn Heights) will support the controversial sale and redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights library branch, after the library system and city agreed to open a new branch in Vinegar Hill.The book-lending system also agreed to a number of other sweeteners — including building a larger replacement library, and creating a science and technology lab for u
  
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• Utah sheriff: Body believed to be that of Kristin Cavallari's brother found

  10-12-2015 22:28
  
  Utah sheriff: Body believed to be that of Kristin Cavallari's brother found
  
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• No daily fantasy ads to run during College Football Playoff

  10-12-2015 22:03
  
  No daily fantasy ads to run during telecasts of College Football Playoff games on ESPN
  
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• 'Carol,' Netflix lead a wide-ranging Golden Globes field

  10-12-2015 22:03
  
  'Carol,' Netflix lead a wide-ranging field at the 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations
  
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• Michelle Obama sings rap song about going to college

  10-12-2015 21:48
  
  Michelle Obama, Jay Pharoah of 'SNL' partner on rap song encouraging youth 'to go to college'
  
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• The 12 Cookies of Christmas: What to Eat to Satisfy Your Holiday Sweet-Tooth

  10-12-2015 21:45 via bkmag.com
  
  We’d imagine Santa has pretty high expectations as he clambers up and down fire escapes during his annual, cookie-tasting tour of Brooklyn. So in order to avoid a last-minute exile to the naughty list, keep the big man in the artisanal sweets to which he’s undoubtedly become accustomed, locally sourced at Ovenly, Robicelli’s, The Good Batch and more.
  Baked: Not only does Christmas signal the return of Baked’s phenomenal peppermint whoopie pies, but you’ll also find
  
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• Snubs and surprises from the 2016 Golden Globe nominations

  10-12-2015 21:26
  
  Snubs and surprises from the 2016 Golden Globe nominations
  
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• Yahoo CEO gives birth to twin girls after big announcement

  10-12-2015 20:38
  
  Yahoo CEO gives birth to twin girls after unveiling plan to create new holding company
  
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• Kahn Humanities Lecture: Eric Foner on the Underground Railroad

  10-12-2015 20:36
  Sunday, February 7, 2016 12:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterThe 2016 Kahn Humanities lecture unravels the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.
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• NIGHTLIFE: Santacon will storm Williamsburg this Saturday

  10-12-2015 20:31
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperSantacon — the roving bar crawl of revelers dressed in Santa costumes — will descend on Williamsburg this Saturday, kicking off in McCarren park and making its way through a series of venues who have agreed to host the boozy bro-fest.
  The santas will gather at the McCarren Park football fields near Bedford Avenue and N. 10th Street at 10 am before wandering between parties at w
  
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• With Golden Globe nod, Charlie Puth having best week ever

  10-12-2015 20:22
  
  Chart-topping hits from Charlie Puth, Max Martin shine with Golden Globe nominations
  
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• The Painted Bunting’s Public Enemy Number One Has Been Captured

  10-12-2015 20:13 via bkmag.com
  
  Stalker cat (via Brooklyn Bird Club)
  The magnificent painted bunting that showed up on November 29 in Prospect Park is the first of what was a never-before-seen public character: the celebrity bird. But now, Brooklyn’s beloved rainbow-coated creature has experienced the dark side of celebrity: death threats. Only these come in the form of a cat.
  Since Sunday, at least, a black and white predatory feline was spotted being a real creeper around th
  
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• ABC Family set to change its name to Freeform in January

  10-12-2015 19:59
  
  A name change to Freeform set for ABC Family, but will still serve 13-to-34-year-old audience
  
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• How to do more than drink wine at your book club

  10-12-2015 19:38
  
  The first rule of book club is… Photo: infowidget via Flickr
  Every December, when those best books of the year lists start making the rounds, do you feel like patting yourself on the back, or are you amazed at how little you’ve read over the past 12 months?
  If you’re in the latter camp, we get it. We live it. Life, small kids, and Master of None binge-watching sessions all get in the way of curling up with an all-consuming book. Not to mention the omnipresent urge to check In
  
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• Tunisian democracy group collects 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

  10-12-2015 19:33
  
  The National Dialogue Quartet, democracy group in Tunisia, collects Nobel Peace Prize
  
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• The Latest: Former Fogle associate begs judge for leniency

  10-12-2015 19:26
  
  The Latest: Former associate of ex-Subway pitchman Fogle tearfully begs judge for leniency
  
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• Love & Hip-Hop: Toward An R&B Present

  10-12-2015 19:24 via bkmag.com
  
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  There’s a song on Jeremih’s long-awaited new album Late Nights called “Impatient.” It features Ty Dolla $ign–who released his own anticipated major label debut Free TC a few weeks ago–and offers us the thrilling contrast between two of R&B’s most powerful, pervasive forces. Jeremih builds this big fluttery song, like a breeze through a billowing curtain, and then Ty comes barreling in for just one verse, slamming that window shut. Jerem
  
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• Not Just the Tip: Inside the Mind of a Waitress

  10-12-2015 18:57 via bkmag.com
  
  Welcome!
  Hi! You can sit anywhere you’d like. Here’s what I’d like to do for you: I would like your table to be clean before you sit down at it. I want you to have menus and water right away. I want to be able to describe all ingredients and dishes to you, so that I may be more helpful to you than the menu alone. I want to give you a little time to settle in, to think about things before I ask you what you want. Plus, table five is waiting for its drinks! But I’ll be bac
  
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• The Latest: Adam McKay looking forward to 'bawdy' Globes

  10-12-2015 18:56
  
  The Latest: 'Big Short' director Adam McKay looking forward to 'bawdy' Golden Globes show
  
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• The Latest: Ex-Fogle associate gets 27 years in prison

  10-12-2015 18:50
  
  The Latest: Former associate of ex-Subway pitchman Fogle gets 27 years on child porn charges
  
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• Matt Damon selected to deliver MIT commencement address

  10-12-2015 18:50
  
  Matt Damon selected to deliver commencement speech at MIT, where he played a gifted janitor
  
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• Former associate of ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle sentenced to 27 years on child porn charges

  10-12-2015 18:49
  
  Former associate of ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle sentenced to 27 years on child porn charges
  
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• Streaming service Netflix leads in Golden Globes nominations

  10-12-2015 18:42
  
  Streaming service Netflix leads in Golden Globes nominations, upstaging broadcast networks
  
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• Wild boys calling: Duran Duran tickets on sale today

  10-12-2015 18:41
  
  Duran Duran | Photo: Stephanie Pistel
  Duran Duran: The Paper Gods Tour with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers will take place on April 12 at the Barclays Center, 7pm. Tickets go on sale for Citi Card members on Thursday; LiveNation presale on Friday; and the general public Saturday. $29.95 to $134.95.
  For a brief moment in the 80s Duranmania, like Beatlemania before it, was omnipresent. Duran Duran was the biggest band in the world, synonymous with the golden age of MTV, British synthpop an
  
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• The Latest: 4 suspects sought in Geneva said to have IS ties

  10-12-2015 18:37
  
  The Latest: Official: 4 suspects sought in Geneva after CIA tip believed to have ties to IS
  
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• 'Carol,' 'The Big Short,' 'The Revenant' lead Golden Globes

  10-12-2015 18:34
  
  'Carol,' 'The Big Short,' 'The Revenant' lead 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations
  
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• Tis the Season to Eat at Wahlburgers

  10-12-2015 17:57 via bkmag.com
  
  photos courtesy of Nicoletta Amato Photography
  Picture Coney Island in December: beachcombers are bundled up in parkas, sand blows down deserted Surf Avenue like tumbleweeds, and the countdown clock to Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog eating contest reads 208 days, 21 hours, 33 minutes and 426 seconds. Unless you’re a local, there’s seemingly little reason to visit Brooklyn’s most season-specific neighborhood; unless, of course, you have an abiding yen to finally scop
  
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• Leading jazz pianists pay unique tribute to Oscar Peterson

  10-12-2015 17:32
  
  Top pianists play Oscar Peterson's own piano in one-of-a-kind tribute to jazz legend
  
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• List of nominees for 73rd Golden Globe Awards

  10-12-2015 17:20
  
  List of nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards
  
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• Actor Kirk Douglas donates $15 million toward care center

  10-12-2015 17:05
  
  Actor Kirk Douglas donates $15 million toward California center for Alzheimer's disease
  
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• Randy Harrison to lead national 'Cabaret' tour in 2016

  10-12-2015 16:07
  
  'Queer as Folk' star Randy Harrison to lead national 'Cabaret' tour in 2016
  
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• The Best New Brooklyn Bars of 2015

  10-12-2015 15:58 via bkmag.com
  
  A cocktail at Fawkner, one of our favorite new bars this year.
  Photo by Jane Bruce
  Bars are hardly trend-averse, particularly here in Brooklyn, where there’s always some new concept—whether related to design, food, or the drinks themselves—that people latch onto, all in some effort to be a part of something larger than themselves, something cooler, something to which they feel like they can belong. Gross. No! Kidding. Actually, we get it. Who doesn’t want to be a par
  
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• The Latest: Lawrence, Damon among Globe film comedy nominees

  10-12-2015 15:50
  
  The Latest: Golden Globe film comedy nominees include Jennifer Lawrence, Matt Damon
  
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• Get 2-for-1 drinks all over Kings County with the Brooklyn Cocktail Book

  10-12-2015 15:35
  
  What’s a better holiday gift than free drinks until summer?
  Just in time for gifting season, our friends at Brokelyn are out with the holiday edition of their Brooklyn Cocktail Book, a pocket-sized collection of 2-for-1 drink tickets at more than 25 fantastic bars all across Brooklyn.
  While the book is a steal at $25, Brooklyn Based subscribers can get an additional 20% off!
  Warm up with a pair of hot toddies at Butter & Scotch, the bar-bakery of your dreams in Crown Heights. Take
  
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• 'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'The Big Short' lead Golden Globes

  10-12-2015 15:35
  
  'Carol,' 'Spotlight' and 'The Big Short' lead 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations
  
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• Nashville offers new museums, hip neighborhoods, fashion

  10-12-2015 15:19
  
  Beyond honky-tonks, Nashville offers new museums, hip neighborhoods, emerging fashion scene
  
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• In the Heart of the Sea Is Ron Howard’s Moby-Dick Because Ron Howard Is Basically Our Melville

  10-12-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  In the Heart of the SeaDirected by Ron HowardOpens December 11
  Who exactly is Ron Howard, director? He’s productive, to be sure, as well as adventurous (in terms of genre and subject matter) and professional (in terms of technical competence). Early on, he seemed like a director of comedies and dramedies, but he’s amassed a resume of Howard Hawks-like studio-system versatility, without the same consistent snap. He’s come close—maybe the Hawks para
  
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• The Latest: Germany: Arms dealer didn't supply Paris guns

  10-12-2015 14:56
  
  The Latest: Germany: Arms dealer in custody didn't supply guns for deadly Paris attacks
  
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• 'Carol' leads Golden Globe movie nominations with 5 bids.

  10-12-2015 14:52
  
  'Carol' leads Golden Globe movie nominations with 5 bids.
  
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• Isaac discusses Poe's inspiration, inner song in 'Star Wars'

  10-12-2015 13:44
  
  Oscar Isaac discusses Poe's inspiration and 'inner song' in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
  
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• The Latest: Geneva police hunt Paris attacks suspects

  10-12-2015 12:58
  
  The Latest: Geneva police search for suspects in connection with Paris attacks investigation
  
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• Madonna gives impromptu concert in Paris square

  10-12-2015 11:58
  
  Madonna gives impromptu concert in Paris square to honor attacks victims
  
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• Bollywood star Salman Khan acquitted in hit-and-run case

  10-12-2015 11:00
  
  Bollywood star Salman Khan acquitted in deadly hit-and-run drunken-driving case from 2002
  
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• Russians read Tolstoy's War and Peace in 60-hour TV marathon

  10-12-2015 10:36
  
  Over 1,300 Russians read Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' aloud in 60-hour long TV marathon
  
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• The Latest: Madonna gives impromptu concert in Paris square

  10-12-2015 09:24
  
  The Latest: Madonna gives impromptu concert in Paris square to honor attacks victims
  
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• MUSIC: Blowing, they’re cool: Brass-playing hip-hop band throws hot party

  10-12-2015 08:08
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Claire McCartneyfor The Brooklyn PaperThis party will be hot as burning pitch!A 10-piece band that plays hip-hop songs with brass instruments will celebrate five years of musical collaboration with an exuberant, vodka-fueled party at the Industry City Distillery in Sunset Park on Dec. 12. The event, which will feature rappers, brass bands, visual artists, and specialty drinks, will set the bar for good times, says the manager of the PitchBlak Brass Band.&ld
  
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• Blowing, they’re cool: Brass-playing hip-hop band throws hot party

  10-12-2015 08:08
  
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• AP: 'Chew' host Symon to open eatery at Atlantic City casino

  10-12-2015 08:04
  APNewsBreak: 'The Chew' co-host Michael Symon opening eatery at Atlantic City's Borgata casino
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Cadman Plaza residents: Proposed tower would kill views, home values

  10-12-2015 07:51
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperHell no, they won’t grow!A developer is dangling a large sum of cash in front of a Brooklyn Heights co-op building, offering to buy part of its land so it can erect a 40-story tower there. But some long-time inhabitants say a new high-rise would overwhelm the neighborhood and ultimately devalue their own property, and they will not be blinded by the Benjamins.“A lot of people are actually going to sustain financial l
  
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