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• Court won't order immediate evaluation of mogul Redstone

  21-12-2015 23:24
  
  Judge orders testimony from 2 of Sumner Redstone's doctors, won't order evaluation of mogul
  
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• Tony-winning actress and TV soap star Patricia Elliott dies

  21-12-2015 22:57
  
  Patricia Elliott, the Tony-winning actress and TV soap star from 'One Life to Live,' dies
  
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• Suspended Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon charged with DUI

  21-12-2015 22:53
  
  Suspended Jacksonville receiver Justin Blackmon charged with misdemeanor DUI in Oklahoma
  
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• It’s Time to Fire R. Kelly

  21-12-2015 22:50 via bkmag.com
  
  R. Kelly is one of the greatest living R&B singers. He is also a sexual predator. We have seen the evidence. We have read the testimony, not just from the women who accused Kelly, but from Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis, who broke the story and continued to report on it for fifteen years. We know. Whether or not he’s been convicted of the numerous, predatory crimes against young women of which he’s been accused, anyone who has combed through the evidence knows dee
  
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• Ottavino looking forward to mound rather than movies

  21-12-2015 22:40
  
  Injured Rockies right-hander Adam Ottavino looking forward to mound rather than movies
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Star Wars' bests 'Jurassic World' record

  21-12-2015 22:19
  
  Box Office Top 20: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' renders 'Jurassic World' record extinct
  
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• Fox announces date, team for Iowa debate

  21-12-2015 22:15
  
  Fox News announces date, moderators for debate in advance of Iowa caucuses
  
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• Correction: TV-PBS-Two Bills story

  21-12-2015 22:09
  
  Correction: TV-PBS-Two Bills story
  
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• A Cultishly Adored Mexican Restaurant from the Bronx Has Finally Come to Brooklyn

  21-12-2015 22:09 via bkmag.com
  
  El Atoradero Via The Gannet Instagram.
  Lovers of authentic, unassailable Mexican food—and residents of Kings County—get excited, because your options in that department just became more attainable and delicious. Denise Lina Chavez, who opened her much praised bodega-taqueria, El Atoradero, in the Bronx, has brought her delicious recipes closer to our homes and stomachs—El Atoradero Brooklyn is now open for business in Prospect Heights.Grub Street tells us that the res
  
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• Reclaiming My Blackness: How I Realized I Was More than a Daria Wannabe

  21-12-2015 21:36 via bkmag.com
  
  Screenshot from Daria S4 E1 “Partner’s Complaint”
  Something beautiful happened a week ago: I stopped idolizing white icons and found solace in a cynical character within my own race. For the last four years I’ve identified closely with Daria Morgendorffer from MTV’s cult favorite (and Beavis and Buttheadcharacter spin off), Daria; I’ve also referred to Alanis Morissette as my spirit animal. Thinking about it now actually makes me sick because I
  
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• Presidents in cars getting coffee? Obama does Seinfeld show

  21-12-2015 21:19
  
  Comedians in cars? How about presidents? Obama to appear on Seinfeld's online show Dec. 30
  
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• Review: Savagery and virtuosity mingle in 'The Revenant'

  21-12-2015 20:22
  
  Film Review: In 'The Revenant,' frontier savagery and virtuoso filmmaking intermingle
  
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• Review: A new classic is born in pulsating 'Hateful Eight'

  21-12-2015 20:14
  
  Film Review: A new Tarantino classic is born in pulsating Western 'The Hateful Eight'
  
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• Bean-to-Bar Frauds: The Mast Brothers Admit to Remelting Commercial Chocolate

  21-12-2015 19:54 via bkmag.com
  
  photo via Mast Brothers Instagram
  Chocolate has never known such scandal. First, Slate called out Mast Brothers for making chocolate that was acknowledged, within the industry, for being generally bad. Then, blogger Scott Craig levied many accusations against the brothers, in a long investigative expose, for not being, as the Mast Brothers had always claimed, purely bean-to-bar from day one. Finally, Quartz did a thorough followup on that piece, verifying most of what was cla
  
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• Rapper The Game pleads not guilty in punching of officer

  21-12-2015 19:49
  
  Rapper The Game pleads not guilty in punching, threatening of off-duty Los Angeles officer
  
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• Outraged Colombians look for blame in Miss Universe mix-up

  21-12-2015 19:30
  
  Outraged Colombians at a loss to explain Miss Universe mix-up
  
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• Missouri court case for Jets' Richardson again postponed

  21-12-2015 19:29
  
  Missouri court case for Jets' Richardson involving high-speed police chase again postponed
  
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• At Least There Was Good Stuff to Read: The Best Things We Read Online in 2015

  21-12-2015 19:19 via bkmag.com
  
  It us.
  The Internet is big and weird and often (though emphatically not always) wonderful. We asked some writers, editors, and artists to share their favorite things they found online this year and the results are uplifting, galvanizing, comforting, funny. It’s a great list! We’ve got your essays, your short stories, your police reports, your Facebook feeds, your fan fiction, your Tumblr posts, and an entire human being.
  Mark Asch, film editor, Brooklyn Magazine: The NYPD Firear
  
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• 'Star Wars' fan in NY legally changes name to Darth Vader

  21-12-2015 19:05
  
  Welcome to the dark side: 'Star Wars' fan from New York legally changes name to Darth Vader
  
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• This New Year’s Eve, Drink 17 Cheap Cocktails On Tap at This Brand-New Bushwick Bar

  21-12-2015 18:54 via bkmag.com
  
  Via Dear Bushwick Instagram
  Hi Brooklyn, are you looking to get somewhat shmasty on New Year’s Eve? Let us suggest a game plan: Drinking lots of medium-shelf cocktails that cost between $4 and $9, on tap, at a brand new Bushwick bar—which debuts that very night—Yours Sincerely Cocktail Laboratory.The owners of Dear Bushwick have been trying to figure out what to do with the rest of their space, right next door, for quite some time, according to DNAinfo. It w
  
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• Ukraine media says govt has banned Limp Bizkit leader Durst

  21-12-2015 18:04
  
  Ukraine bans Limp Bizkit leader Durst from country for 5 years after comments about Crimea
  
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• Stumbling Stone Is the Best Parody of Music Journalism We’ve Seen

  21-12-2015 18:03 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy of Hallie Bateman
  Those of us who call music criticism a profession are used to the idiosyncrasies of the practice. It’s a weird one, and it’s a fun one, but it’s also really easy to poke fun at. Why? Because overall, this is an industry that is extremely self-serious, while also being borderline unnecessary, and it’s affiliated with a lot of weird, sometimes nitpicky things, like obsessing over genre, doing lots of drugs, and adhering earnestly to a lifestyle th
  
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• It’s a Christmas Miracle Mop: Joy

  21-12-2015 18:00 via bkmag.com
  
  JoyDirected by David O. RussellOpens December 25
  Joy is not technically a Christmas movie, but it is the fourth David O. Russell film in six years to open during the holiday season. First-album-style Russell fans who still pine for a Flirting with Disaster redux might say that’s because he’s become a mainstream, awards-courting shill (or at least as undisciplined and haphazard as an office holiday party), but really, it makes sense for the exact same reason Flirting still resonates
  
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• ABC meteorologist Ginger Zee has first baby

  21-12-2015 17:06
  
  'Good Morning America' forecaster Ginger Zee delivers weather one day, a baby the next
  
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• Best of Brooklyn Art 2015: The Past Conditional Edition

  21-12-2015 16:42 via bkmag.com
  
  Matt Freedman and Tim Spelios in the midst of a performance at Studio 10. Photo by Paul D’Agostino. All subsequent photos by Paul D’Agostino unless otherwise noted.
  I was fortunate enough to see, experience, ponder and absorb a great deal of wonderful artwork all around town this year, and I was happy to be able to write about quite a lot of it for The L and Brooklyn Magazine.
  Had I my druthers, though, and perhaps a few fewer part-time gigs—and maybe also the super power of ub
  
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• Rampling, Courtenay reflect on the ageless drama '45 Years'

  21-12-2015 16:39
  
  '45 Years' stars Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay talk relationships, careers, the future
  
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• A Cure for a Broken Heart: The 10 Types of Rebounds You Need to Get Over a Bad Break-Up

  21-12-2015 16:09 via bkmag.com
  
  The Unforgiven (1960)
  Ouch. You got your heart broken. Or: Yay! You had the guts to end your last relationship because, for whatever reason, it just wasn’t right. But that doesn’t mean you’re ready for a new heavy-duty relationship. Now is the time to get over your ex. And since time heals all wounds, why not pass a lot of that time by dating other people, i.e. rebounds.
  Suffice it to say, we can, in part, get over people by getting under others. In the past
  
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• The Way We Ate: Looking Back at the Most Pervasive Food Trends of 2015

  21-12-2015 15:45 via bkmag.com
  
  If you were to separate 2015 into four distinct, food trend-driven seasons, you’d likely come up with lobster thermidor winter, okonomiyaki spring, chicken sandwich summer and baked potato fall. But save for those fluffy, invariably fleeting obsessions, many of the year’s major culinary shifts will likely have bearing on how we eat in the long term, from sustainable seaweed and locally sourced grains to increased implementation of a game-changing no tipping policy.Fried Chicken Sand
  
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• Colombia leader Tweets about Miss Universe error

  21-12-2015 15:31
  
  Colombian president Tweets about Miss Universe mistake
  
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• Ships linked to folk singers Guthrie, Seeger being repaired

  21-12-2015 15:20
  
  Replica ships linked to folk singers Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger are being repaired in New York
  
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• Photos: 2015 Miss Universe

  21-12-2015 13:58
  
  Miss Philippines was crowned this year's Miss Universe following a mistake by host Steve Harvey that initially crowned Miss Colombia.
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Hipster gaming-parlor chain opening massive complex in Bushwick

  21-12-2015 08:58
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperHipster bowling is set to strike Bushwick.Punch Bowl Social — a nationwide chain of booze and burger-slinging indoor adult playgrounds — plans on opening its first New York location in a couple of neighborhood warehouses, and a company honcho thinks its concept will be right up the borough’s alley.“There is so much Brooklyn DNA in what we’re doing at Punch Bowl Social, we thought it time we &lsquo
  
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• Hollywood star Bloom arrives in India after visa delay

  21-12-2015 07:32
  
  Hollywood star Orlando Bloom arrives in India after delay because of visa problem
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: Your definitive guide to Brooklyn’s New Year’s Eve events

  21-12-2015 07:23
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By the Brookly Party Bureaufor The Brooklyn PaperIt’s 12 o’clock somewhereYour dad’s favorite performer Jimmy Buffett is headlining Brooklyn this year, taking the stage at Barclays for the biggest gig in town! Your dad’s third-favorite performer Huey Lewis will support.
  9 pm at Barclays Center [620 Atlantic Ave. at Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, (917) 618–6100, www.barclayscenter.com]. $
  
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• Judge to consider if evaluation of mogul Redstone needed

  21-12-2015 07:20
  
  Judge to consider if mental evaluation of media mogul Sumner Redstone is necessary
  
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• CLASS ACTION: Ft Greene-area district wants ban on new Success charter schools

  21-12-2015 07:15
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperThey’re hoping for limited Success.A controversial charter-school network that has been accused of using harsh punishments to weed out difficult students must be banned from opening new outposts in and around Fort Greene until the city investigates the company’s discipline policy, a local panel of parents demanded this week.Faculty at Success Academy Charter Schools’ three-year-old Fort Greene location came und
  
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• DOWNTOWN: Punch up! Borough Hall hosts coquito-making contest

  21-12-2015 07:07
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThe taste of this victory was sweet — and boozy!Hundreds of tasters from across the boroughs gathered in Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday night to sip on coquito — an eggnog-esque Puerto Rican holiday drink — and crown the tastiest cup in the entire city. The reigning queen said she was pleased as punch when her brew came out on top.“I got so emotional,” said Bronx resident Rosemary Colon, who got
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Oy tannenbaum! Montague St Christmas tree vendors face off in turf war

  21-12-2015 07:07
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperThe firs were flying!A turf war between two rival Brooklyn Heights Christmas tree vendors reached boiling point on Wednesday night when one of the sellers angrily accused the other of sap-otage in front of holiday shoppers — and witnesses say the sight killed their holiday spirit.
  “It is outrageous that this is going on during this time of the year,” said Brooklyn Heights citizen Jeffrey Smith. “How can a
  
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• FORT GREENE: Anna Kendrick cheers return of ‘Hard Nut’ to BAM

  21-12-2015 07:04
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By the Brooklyn Paper Red Carpet BureauThe Brooklyn PaperShe missed it when it was gone!Movie star Anna Kendrick celebrated the return of Mark Morris Dance Group’s famed take on “The Nutcracker” to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the first time in five years on Dec. 16.
  The star of “Pitch Perfect,” “Pitch Perfect 2,” and the forthcoming “Pitch Perfect 3” joined dozens
  
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• Japan festival offers nearly $1 million to make a short film

  21-12-2015 06:57
  
  Japan festival offers nearly $1 million to make a short film; pitches welcome until February
  
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• Review: 'Fiddler on the Roof' revival vibrant and heartfelt

  21-12-2015 06:29
  
  Theater review: 'Fiddler on the Roof' with Danny Burstein vibrant and brilliant and heartfelt
  
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• Your definitive guide to Brooklyn’s New Year’s Eve events

  21-12-2015 06:00
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: LISTEN TODAY: Director Michael Moore joins Vince and Gersh

  21-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongThe Brooklyn PaperIt’s a coup!Rabble-rousing documentarian Michael Moore joins Vince and Gersh on Brooklyn Paper Radio today at 4:30 pm, handing the boys their first celebrity interview.Moore will discuss his latest feature “Where to Invade Next” and take time to answer the tough questions about his career and choice of living spaces.So tune in today at BrooklynPaper.com at 4:30, or listen to the podcast afterward, availabl
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: The party line: Your guide to Brooklyn’s New Year’s Eve events

  21-12-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By the Brookly Party BureauBrooklyn DailyIt’s 12 o’clock somewhereYour dad’s favorite performer Jimmy Buffett is headlining Brooklyn this year, taking the stage at Barclays for the biggest gig in town! Your dad’s third-favorite performer Huey Lewis will support.
  9 pm at Barclays Center [620 Atlantic Ave. at Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, (917) 618–6100, www.barclayscenter.com]. $65&ndash
  
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• IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan sends one out to Chris Matthews

  21-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyI rarely agree with Chris Matthews, but I love watching him anyway.The motor mouth will ask his guest a question. Then he answers it himself. Then he’ll ask another question, or two, or three. He will respond to his own questions, and when he stops to take a breadth, his guest then has an opportunity to offer his own thoughts on whatever subject he was brought on the program to discuss.Everybody remembers Matthews&rsq
  
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• BOROBEAT: Mixed nuts! Students, pros team up in school ‘Nutcracker’ performance

  21-12-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyBudding ballerinas and professional pirouetters from the Brighton Ballet Theater pranced their way through the IS 228’s rendition of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 15. And the Brighton stars didn’t just show up for the production — they showed the Gravesend students a move or two, according to the director of the school’s dance program.“Not only are they perf
  
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• BAY RIDGE: Gut check: Illegal demolition halted after week of complaints

  21-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyVigilant Ridgites must watch what they say when reporting illegal home conversions.Watchdogs blew the whistle on contractors gutting the inside of a home between Third and Fourth avenues without a permit on Dec. 11, but the city didn’t get around to issuing a stop-work order for a week, because complainants told 311 the work was “illegal construction” rather than “illegal demolition.” The difference in
  
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• BAY RIDGE: Cantina scene: ‘Star Wars’ fans land at local bar

  21-12-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyLuke, I am your vintner.Lightsabers glowed and wine flowed at The Owl’s Head pre-game party for the midnight premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on Dec. 17. The 74th Street wine bar looked like the Mos Eisley Cantina with patrons dressed as characters from the beloved sci-fi saga, and it made for quite the spectacle, the owner said.“We had some lightsaber fights a
  
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• The Latest: Philippines winner felt joy, concern, confusion

  21-12-2015 05:56
  
  The Latest: Philippines winner felt joy, concern, confusion amid Miss Universe mistake
  
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• Miss Universe mistake crowns Colombia before Philippines

  21-12-2015 05:33
  
  Miss Universe host's mistake initially gives crown to Colombia, not Philippines
  
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