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• George Lucas apologizes for calling Disney 'white slavers'

  31-12-2015 22:38
  
  George Lucas apologizes for saying he sold 'Star Wars' characters to 'white slavers' at Disney
  
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• 2016 Call for Artists: Site-specific Installation in Bay Ridge

  31-12-2015 21:46
  
  Bay Ridge, Brooklyn — The Storefront Art Walk (SAW) is now accepting artist applications for 2016. Fifteen Brooklyn artists will be chosen to create site-specific art installations in collaboration with merchants along the avenue from 68th Street to 84th Street. The storefronts along 5th Avenue will be the stage to display these works, offering Bay Ridge residents and visitors a unique opportunity to engage with the visual arts and explore the dialogue between commerce, art
  
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• Back to Forward With Art: 2015 / 2016

  31-12-2015 21:39 via bkmag.com
  
   
  Peter Schuyff at Mary Boone. Photograph by Jonathan Quinn.
  A few weeks ago I posted an informatively entertaining—I don’t think I’d be the only one to describe it thusly—and collaboratively crafted roundup of NYC art in 2015, “The Dear Readers Edition.” After it went live, some of the contributors mentioned that many other shows came to mind that they might have included, and a number of others wanted to add their two cents.All that led to this piece, &
  
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• 'Jurassic World,' 'Star Wars' lead top 10 movies of 2015

  31-12-2015 21:22
  
  'Jurassic World,' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' lead top 10 movies of 2015
  
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• Social media, upgraded theaters help drive $11 billion year

  31-12-2015 21:19
  
  Social media, product, enhanced theatrical experiences drive $11 billion year
  
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• Review: A look back, and a technology wish list for 2016

  31-12-2015 20:56
  
  Review: A look back at gadgets and services in 2015, and a wish list for 2016
  
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• Las Vegas readies for entertaining, chilly New Year's Eve

  31-12-2015 20:35
  
  Las Vegas readies for revelers to pack the Strip, fill Fremont Street for cold New Year's Eve
  
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• Swift's world tour tops Pollstar's 2015 list with $250.4M

  31-12-2015 19:36
  
  Taylor Swift's '1989 World Tour' tops Pollstar's 2015 list with $250.4M grossed; AC/DC is 2nd
  
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• Gadgets around us will keep getting smarter, like it or not

  31-12-2015 18:54
  
  Smarter devices offer lots of benefits _ but they'll also challenge our notions of privacy
  
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• Our Favorite Albums of 2015

  31-12-2015 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew Sacher, Bill Pearis & Amanda Hatfieldphoto: Kendrick Lamar at Day For Night 2015 (more by Tim Griffin)
  Every year is a good year for new music, but 2015 felt like the best one in a while. It was an especially great year for major label rap, after 2014 was an especially slow one, but it was good for plenty more than that too: folk, post-punk, indie pop, noise, art pop, punk, etc. We only have one metal album on our list, but there's a lot more where that came from at our metal siste
  
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• Clutch played T5 w/ Crobot & Valkyrie (pics, video, setlist)

  31-12-2015 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos by Greg Cristmanphotos: Clutch @ Terminal 5 12/29/2015When you hit the road in late December, is that a light atmosphere, time to enjoy the holidays, or is that just business as usual?[Neil Fallon]: I think everyone is in a bit of a festive mood then. The crowds are certainly easier. A lot of people might have off of work. So in their mindset, it might be more relaxed. For ourselves, we make it a point, on or around Christmas, to be home near the holiday. That's why we always do this in t
  
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• On Pinball and Happiness

  31-12-2015 17:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Life is so hard! At least, it can really feel that way when New York City is the town you call home. But, every once in a while, a little wisdom-nugget will land in your lap from out of nowhere and, just like that, everything is so simple. Well, that’s what happened to me this morning—the very last of 2015—when a man who runs a laundromat filled with pinball machines in Greenpoint reminded me how simple it is to be happy for the rest of my life.The key is f
  
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• Correction: GOP 2016-Carson's Enterprises story

  31-12-2015 17:23
  
  Correction: GOP 2016-Carson's Enterprises story
  
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• Meet Keith James, The Songwriter Behind Jeremih’s “Paradise”

  31-12-2015 17:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy of Adrien O.
  Earlier this month Jeremih’s long-anticipated third studio album Late Nights dropped out of the sky. The album shares a name with the Chicago R&B singer’s 2012 mixtape Late Nights With Jeremih, a body of work that it’s no exaggeration to say sparked a new movement within the R&B landscape. So, there were a lot of expectations placed on this album before it arrived, and that pressure seemed to manifest in delays, label scrabbling, and the subsequent
  
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• Why 45 Years Is the Definitive Climate-Change Movie

  31-12-2015 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  In 2001, long before climate change was among the two or three biggest concerns of the international argument, A.I. Artificial Intelligence posited a world ravaged by the phenomenon. A significant portion of land became uninhabitable, food was hard to come by, and much of the population was condensed in urban areas. Although climate change only existed on the periphery of A.I., the film nonetheless explored some of the philosophical implications of what scientists already recognized as a danger
  
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• Merry Listmas and Happy New Beer! Proletariat and Beer Street GM Cory Bonfiglio Picks His Favorite Pours of 2015

  31-12-2015 15:41 via bkmag.com
  
  Photo by Matt Furman
  I’m exhausted. We’ve finally reached the final day of Listmas, the seemingly endless period marked solely by the Internet’s deluge of year-end lists on everything, even lists, and now my category-crammed, overly informed brainbox desperately seeks solace in only one thing in the moments preceding New Beer’s Day: BEER!
  Since our magazine’s headquarters are centrally located in The Neighborhood’s square, at the corner of
  
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• How Sabering Can Redeem Your New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2015 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  A New Year’s Eve party is usually a gathering of people wearing sequins and looking at each other, hoping the current company will somehow manifest into an unattainably good time. Noisemakers and streamers and sparkly hats that dandruff gold onto our festive garments falsely promise the sort of capital-F fun that inspires exclamation points and epic, high-engagement Instagram posts.
  But what we are often left with is paltry lower case-f fun and a blindingly hungover January
  
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• As Taiwan polls loom, China warns of new challenges ahead

  31-12-2015 11:02
  
  With Taiwan presidential polls looming, China warns of 'new challenges' ahead for relations
  
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• Israel rejects book on Jew-Arab love for school curriculum

  31-12-2015 10:56
  
  Israel rejects book about love affair between Jew and Arab from high school curriculum
  
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• Obama-Seinfeld show: 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' airs

  31-12-2015 10:06
  
  New online show _ 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' debuts with Obama and comedian Seinfeld
  
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• Murakami's aged men show Japan's post-disaster spirituality

  31-12-2015 09:12
  
  Aged men in Murakami art installation show post-disaster spirituality, Japanese reality
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG–GREENPOINT WATERFRONT: DeBlasio: I won’t rezone promised Bushwick Inlet Park land for apartments

  31-12-2015 08:34
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperIt may not be a park — but at least it won’t be condos.
  Mayor DeBlasio will block developers from building apartments on a Williamsburg industrial waterfront property the city has long promised to turn into parkland, so long as residents and local pols continue to oppose the idea, Hizzoner pledged this week.
  “The administration would never accept a rezoning here that did not have the support of the councilman
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Off the Road: Songwriter launches debut album ‘Ring Road’

  31-12-2015 06:07
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyHe is not filling the world with silly love songs.
  Williamsburg singer-songwriter Craig Kierce will launch his debut collection of songs, “Ring Road,” at the Knitting Factory on Jan. 4. And although many of the album’s tracks deal with relationships, the songwriter says that he deals with more than just the mushy stuff.
  “I try to at least make it a little bit more literate than just sappy love songs or sad br
  
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• Your favorite stories of 2015!

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By the Courier Life Nostalgia BureauBrooklyn DailyWe know what you want! The web has really changed the game for news outlets — not in the least because we can see what stories get the most traffic and (hopefully) bring you more like them. In preparing for a busy 2016, we took a look back at the most popular stories of the year, and boy do you folks have good taste. Here they are — your favorite stories from 20
  
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• What's going on New Year's Eve?

  31-12-2015 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...Happy New Year's Eve! There are a TON of awesome shows going on tonight, which we outlined for you in our handy NYE concert guide. Check it out: there's DIIV, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cymbals Eat Guitars, They Might Be Giants, Mutoid Man, Gogol Bordello, Deer Tick, Justice, Breakbot, Odesza, Future, Travi$ Scott, Dej Loaf, Phish, and much, much more.We hope you have a safe and awesome night, and
  
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• STANDING O: Toys for girls and boys

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBay RidgeThree cheers for Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R–Bay Ridge). The altruistic official helped out Santa by delivering toys to the children at the Guild For Exceptional Children Early Childhood Center in Bay Ridge. The special delivery was part of our pal’s annual holiday toy drive.Gifts were collected locally in partnership with Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, the Dimitrios and Georgia Kaloidis Parochial
  
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• STANDING O: Standing O is celebrating with Our Lady of Solace

  31-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyConey IslandHoly consecrationWhat a Christmas gift! After three long years, the destruction from Hurricane Sandy is finally behind the congregation of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace in Coney Island. The repairs were completed and the altar re-dedicated in front of a packed house of parishioners and members of the Knights of Columbus Council 14360, as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio delivered blessings on the historic occasion
  
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• STANDING O: Rockin’ around the clock with Elvis

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyManhattan Beach
  Thank you, thank you very much! King of Rock and Roll, also known as Bob McArthur, swiveled his hips — Elvis style — and wished his adoring fans at the Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care skilled nursing home a Merry Christmas with a seasonal performance that was a big hit.The heart-throb look-alike brought dance, song, and ho-ho-ho to the residents
  
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• PHOTO GALLERIES: No tannenbaum! Where to dump your old Christmas tree for Mulch Fest 2016

  31-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperThe yuletide season is behind us, but Brooklyn’s most beloved holiday tradition is yet to begin!Mulch Fest — that magical time of the year when the parks department grinds old Christmas trees into plant food — kicks off this weekend. And it isn’t just a great excuse to say fir-well to your saggy seasonal sapling, says a parks honcho — the 20-year-old tradition is also an easy way for you to help spr
  
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• Off the Road: Songwriter launches debut album ‘Ring Road’

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
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• MUSIC: Off the Road: Songwriter launches debut album ‘Ring Road’

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperHe is not filling the world with silly love songs.
  Williamsburg singer-songwriter Craig Kierce will launch his debut collection of songs, “Ring Road,” at the Knitting Factory on Jan. 4. And although many of the album’s tracks deal with relationships, the songwriter says that he deals with more than just the mushy stuff.
  “I try to at least make it a little bit more literate than just sappy love songs or sa
  
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• JOE KNOWS: Brooklyn AA division ready for wild second half

  31-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jospeh StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyThe depth of the Public School Athletic League’s Brooklyn AA division will make for a wild second-half of the basketball season.Just to give you a taste of what is possible, take a moment to wrap your mind around this: Boys & Girls, which has just two league wins in seven tries, lost to division leader Thomas Jefferson by just one point (77–76) before the Christmas break. This is the same Orange Wave team that
  
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• In Peru, ritual fighting with loud music and baby Jesus

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  Ritual fighting plays out in Peru with loud music, cases of beer and life-size baby Jesus doll
  
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• FEARLESS PARENTING: Have a happy %$#^&*# New Year!

  31-12-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie ThompsonThe Brooklyn PaperHappy New Year!Those three little words, they carry such weight. My sister Rachel and I used to quote a Special of the Week, featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh as an anorexic whose family is force-feeding her on New Year’s, who says quietly, eerily: “Happy New Year, to my Happy, Happy Family…” It always made us laugh in a moment that might otherwise have felt, well, not so very happy.
  “Lighten u
  
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• BORO OF NERDS: Finally! Robot shop opens in Williamsburg

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThese are the droids you’re looking for!A Williamsburg couple are selling robots and the parts to make them at a pop-up shop on S. Third Street, which they say is version 2.0 of an old strip-mall staple.“We’re going to be a new Radio Shack,” said Carmen Sutton, who owns Geek Forest at Keep Street with her husband Ricky. “We want to have things and parts for people to build their own creations.&rdq
  
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• BORO OF NERDS: Finally! Robot shop opens in Williamburg

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThese are the droids you’re looking for!A Williamsburg couple are selling robots and the parts to make them at a pop-up shop on S. Third Street, which they say is version 2.0 of an old strip-mall staple.“We’re going to be a new Radio Shack,” said Carmen Sutton, who owns Geek Forest at Keep Street with her husband Ricky. “We want to have things and parts for people to build their own creations.&rdq
  
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• Cam Newton tweets that he's a father

  31-12-2015 03:27
  
  Panthers QB Cam Newton becomes father, tweets that longtime girlfriend had son last week
  
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• Latest: Officials prepare to close I-55 south of St. Louis

  31-12-2015 02:42
  
  The Latest: Officials prepare to close Interstate 55 south of St. Louis as river level rises
  
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• LCD Soundsystem confirmed for Coachella, too

  31-12-2015 01:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: LCD Soundsystem's "farewell" show (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)2 hours in and LCD are killing it! Can't wait to see them again at the reunion at coachella 2016— Jessica Gentile (@Volume_Knob) April 3, 2011The New York Times is reporting that LCD Soundsystem will be reforming for Coachella 2016, along with Guns & Roses. They report it as fact -- no "sources say" language -- though "A spokesman for LCD Soundsystem declined to comment." With the new song "Christmas Will Break Your
  
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• Sentencing hearing continued for former NBA player George

  31-12-2015 00:53
  
  Fraud sentencing for former NBA player, UConn star George to resume in January
  
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