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• Encouraging kids to explore the world, one class at a time

  08-01-2016 22:34
  
  The Kids Passport is the answer we’ve been waiting for to all of our class questions. Photo: The Kids Passport
  Children are curious creatures and continually want to try new things. Because of the never-ending selection of children’s classes and activities in Brooklyn, being a neophyte is easier than ever, but usually with a hefty price tag. So, I was definitely interested when I heard about The Kids Passport, a new subscription model that allows your child to drop in and try out 5
  
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• Edmund White, Yusef Komunyakaa named NY state writers

  08-01-2016 22:18
  
  Novelist and biographer Edmund White named New York state author, Yusef Komunyakaa named the state poet
  
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• College Football Playoff plans to stick with New Year's Eve

  08-01-2016 22:16
  
  Despite drop in TV ratings, the College Football Playoff plans to stick with New Year's Eve
  
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• Correction: Obit-Caldwell story

  08-01-2016 21:04
  
  Correction: Obit-Caldwell story
  
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• A Tribe Called Quest: A look back and looking ahead

  08-01-2016 21:01
  
  A Tribe Called Quest celebrates 25th anniversary of debut album; talks possible tour, biopic
  
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• From the high-flying to the practical: CES 2016 in brief

  08-01-2016 20:57
  
  From the high-flying to the practical: CES 2016 saw passenger-carrying drones, smarter homes
  
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• All My Playoffs: Lucci relates to Lewis' postseason drought

  08-01-2016 20:53
  
  All My Playoffs: Lucci relates to Lewis' postseason drought
  
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• The latest in gadgets: Clothing accessories get smart, too

  08-01-2016 20:44
  
  Samsung's smart belt tracks your fitness; its handbag charges your smartphone on the go
  
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• How Anthony Hopkins views his relationship with Shakespeare

  08-01-2016 20:28
  
  Anthony Hopkins is back as King Lear, in a way, and Elvis' granddaughter stars in a new series
  
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• Kevin Kisner is ready to build on a breakthrough year

  08-01-2016 20:26
  
  Kevin Kisner, the best golfer hardly anyone knows. Ranked 236th a year ago, he's now 17th
  
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• Obama 'Guns in America' town hall draws 2.4 million viewers

  08-01-2016 20:25
  
  Obama's 'Guns in America' town hall brings 2.4 million viewers to CNN, runner-up to Fox News
  
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• 5 years after Tucson shooting, Gabby Giffords is in action

  08-01-2016 20:06
  
  In 5 years since Tucson shooting, Gabby Giffords has hiked Grand Canyon, been in bike race, worked on gun control
  
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• Kanye West, Beck, Strokes to perform at Governors Ball fest

  08-01-2016 19:08
  
  Kanye West, Beck, the Strokes and the Killers to perform at Governors Ball in NYC in June
  
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• Captured Tracks’ New Side Business—Sideman Records—Plans to Stock The World with Used Vinyl

  08-01-2016 18:50 via bkmag.com
  
  Inside Sideman Records in Fort Greene (still in unpacking, soft-open mode) (Natalie Rinn)
  Mike Sniper—whose first indie label Captured Tracks signed instant stars like Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils and Mac DeMarco when Sniper started the label out of Academy Records’ basement in 2008—is obsessed with used vinyl. If he’s not conducting business at his now sizable Omnian Music Group offices in Bushwick (the umbrella label group he created in 2014 to house the labels of his ma
  
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• Captured Tracks’ New Side Business, Sideman Records, Plans to Stock The World with Used Vinyl

  08-01-2016 18:50 via bkmag.com
  
  Inside Sideman Records in Fort Greene (still in unpacking, soft-open mode) (Natalie Rinn)
  Mike Sniper—whose first indie label Captured Tracks signed instant stars like Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils and Mac DeMarco when Sniper started the label out of Academy Records’ basement in 2008—is obsessed with used vinyl. If he’s not conducting business at his now sizable Omnian Music Group offices in Bushwick (the umbrella label group he created in 2014 to house the labels of his ma
  
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• Dance Magic: Celebrate 30 Years Of Labyrinth With Shea Stadium Cover Show

  08-01-2016 18:05 via bkmag.com
  
  Poster courtesy of Dan Schmatz
  David Bowie’s excellent 26th album ★ is out today, January 8th, a day that also happens to be his 69th birthday. But another big anniversary involving The Thin White Duke is coming this year — the 30th anniversary of the cult classic film “Labyrinth.”
  To celebrate, All Ages Press founder Brenna Ehrlich and Dave Lucas of the band Twiga, have teamed up to throw the show at Shea Stadium on Saturday May 21. An unannounced bevy of local ban
  
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• How to get in on the fun at the Sundance Film Festival

  08-01-2016 18:02
  
  How to get in on the fun at the Sundance Film Festival: A guide to getting tickets
  
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• How to do Sundance and leave a little cash for popcorn

  08-01-2016 18:01
  
  The big-name movies at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah aren't only for the Hollywood elite
  
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• Yes We Shall Gather at the Pool Party: Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party

  08-01-2016 17:56 via bkmag.com
  
  Henry Gamble’s Birthday PartyDirected by Stephen ConeJanuary 8-14 at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP
  I really liked the songs you played on your music podcast, the girl with a cross pinned onto her string bikini says to the birthday boy. And then, with a note of awkward apology: Even though I could have done without the cursing. The lines between “Christian” and “secular” culture are wonderfully blurred in Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, from the Chicago-ba
  
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• Singer Justin Bieber asked to leave Mexico's Tulum ruin site

  08-01-2016 17:44
  
  Mexican official: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber asked to leave Tulum archaeological site
  
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• Germany publishes 'Mein Kampf' for 1st time since WWII

  08-01-2016 17:43
  
  Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' published in Germany for 1st time since WWII, aiming to demystify book
  
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• Prisoners score Malawi's first Grammy nomination

  08-01-2016 17:13
  
  A group of singers and musicians in the African nation of Malawi have a Grammy-nominated album
  
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• Literary Twitter Is People: The Faces Behind Your Favorite Literary Twitter Accounts

  08-01-2016 16:58 via bkmag.com
  
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  When I first signed up for Twitter, at the behest of my new employer, I was faced with a long list of verified accounts, some comedians, some celebrities, and a whole lot of brands. The New York Times, with a blue check next to it. The Paris Review. Alfred A. Knopf, its little borzoi about to leap across the screen. I clicked nearly every one of them. Would I like to follow Farrar, Straus & Giroux? Why yes I would. Thank you for asking, Twitter.
  I found, as m
  
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• Like your theater teacher? Send them to the Tony Awards

  08-01-2016 16:55
  
  Nominations are now being accepted for theater teachers to win an award at the Tonys Awards
  
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• David Bowie Remains Puzzling, Provocative And Magnificent On ★

  08-01-2016 16:44 via bkmag.com
  
  Every David Bowie super-fan has their own personal story about what made them click with his art, the magnetic, “a-ha!” moment that made them realize his greatness was as irresistible as gravitational pull. My personal David Bowie awakening came about because of 1995’s disorienting “The Heart’s Filthy Lesson,” a song distinguished by haunted piano, grinding electronic programming and slashing guitars.
  Sonically, the Brian Eno co-produced tune wasn’t far
  
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• Become You 2.0(16)

  08-01-2016 16:21 via bkmag.com
  
  This year, take the path that leads to the best version of you by enrolling in cutting-edge Continuing Education courses at The New School. Spring classes start this month!Join a community that’s passionate about engaging in new cultural experiences, a place where designers, artists, and scholars challenge convention in the creative hub of New York City’s Greenwich Village. Whether you’ve decided on a major career change or resolved to embrace a new skillset, 2016 is your
  
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• Charles Kelley explores musical heritage on solo album

  08-01-2016 15:37
  
  Lady Antebellum singer Charles Kelley releasing solo album, expecting first child in February
  
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• Buried Treasures and Communist Folktalkes: An Interview with Corneliu Porumboiu

  08-01-2016 15:15 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy of 42 KM Film via Sundance Selects.
  A certain hapless yet intent search marks the films of Romania’s Corneliu Porumboiu—from the flailing TV show about Ceausescu’s downfall in 12:08 East of Bucharest, to the crumpling investigation of Police, Adjective, to the involuted process of a filmmaker at work in When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism. Porumboiu’s droll, shaggy-dog style fosters that sensation, and it’s in full effect in The Treasure—a p
  
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• 'Mein Kampf' published in Germany for 1st time since WWII

  08-01-2016 14:56
  
  Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' published in Germany 1st time since WWII, edition aims to debunk myths
  
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• Thai cosmetics company pulls ad showing actress in blackface

  08-01-2016 13:32
  
  Thai cosmetics company pulls advertisement with slogan: 'You just need to be white to win'
  
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• A look at decades of propaganda battles between the Koreas

  08-01-2016 11:58
  
  A look at decades of propaganda battles between the Koreas
  
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• Late Motorhead frontman features in Finnish milk ad

  08-01-2016 11:51
  
  Finnish dairy company releases commercial featuring late Motorhead frontman 'Lemmy' Kilmister
  
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• List of nominees for 2016 British Academy Film Awards

  08-01-2016 11:36
  
  Nominations in the main categories for the British Academy Film Awards, announced Friday, include best film contenders "The Big Short"; "Bridge Of Spies"; "The Revenant"; "Carol"; "Spotlight."
  
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• BROOKLYN IS ANGRY: Bushwick artist scraps ‘Most influential’ residents show — but critics want it back

  08-01-2016 11:23
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThis artist didn’t need an eraser — just a different frame.A gallery owner has canceled an event to anoint his pick of the “most influential” people “shaping” Bushwick, after it ignited a heated online debate with locals who slammed it as a tone-deaf celebration of gentrification. But the critics claim that’s not what they wanted — he should have gone ahead with the show so they
  
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• 'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' lead race for British film awards

  08-01-2016 09:51
  
  'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' lead race for British Academy Awards; Redmayne up for acting prize
  
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• For Democrats, a stable of surrogates ready to campaign

  08-01-2016 09:31
  
  Clinton's stable of surrogates already at work on behalf of her presidential campaign
  
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• South Korea resumes anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts

  08-01-2016 09:18
  
  South Korea resumes cross-border propaganda broadcasts in response to N. Korea's nuclear test
  
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• Brooklyn lawmaker wants to ease parking around film shoots

  08-01-2016 09:04
  
  NY lawmaker proposes suspending parking rules around film shooting locations
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Co-op de grace: Brooklyn Heights development deal threatens to divide neighbors

  08-01-2016 08:33
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperA developer’s lucrative proposal to build a high-rise between two Brooklyn Heights co-op buildings is threatening to tear the close-knit community of neighbors apart.Denizens of the 33-story building at 75 Henry St. have the opportunity to score big bucks by selling a slice of their land along Pineapple Walk to an unknown real-estate firm so it can erect a 40-story residential tower th
  
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• SUNSET PARK: Keep company! Plans for ‘castle’-like Sunset Park station house include condos, community center

  08-01-2016 08:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchThe Brooklyn PaperIt could be this castle’s fairy-tale ending.The landmarked, keep-like 68th Precinct station house in Sunset Park may finally get a makeover after decades of decay. Owner Yosef Streicher plans to sink nearly $6 million into the crumbling building, which has been vacant since the 1970s, to return it to its former glory, the developer’s spokesman revealed on Jan. 7.“The landmarked castle on the corner of Fourth A
  
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• Whaling museum gears up for 'Moby-Dick' reading marathon

  08-01-2016 07:50
  'Moby-Dick' fans worldwide are getting ready for their own grueling quest _ a marathon reading of Herman Melville's classic
  
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• CRIME: Blood feud: Gruesome Sunset Park shooting stemmed from 20-year vendetta

  08-01-2016 07:12
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyA Manhattan man told police he shot and killed an elderly Sunset Park man in a dispute that was two decades and thousands of miles in the making.Wu Long Chen, 45, admitted to lighting up Bensonhurster Ying Guan Chen, 68, in front of a Sunset Park restaurant in December, taking out a 20-year grudge against the victim’s son that began in China, a law enforcement source familiar with the case said.“We believe this homicide
  
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• Seoul delivers barrage of K-pop across border to North Korea

  08-01-2016 06:20
  
  K-pop an upbeat weapon in South Korea's propaganda broadcasts across border with North
  
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• BAY RIDGE NIGHTS: Chill out with classic rock in the Ridge

  08-01-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyHappy weekend, Bay Ridge! We are hitting the ground running here in 2016. But in this new year, some things are still the same — plenty of chances to catch live music!On Friday night, ease into the weekend with the low-key acoustic classics from local favorites Max Christopher Trio at the Lock Yard (9221 Fifth Ave. between 92nd and 94th streets) at 9 pm.Still have a Christmas tree dropping needles in your living room? Haul it
  
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• A BRITISHER’S VIEW: Trumping logic! America’s love affair with The Donald

  08-01-2016 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a sexist, race-baiting, anti-immigrant political freak who makes crude comments about boffing his daughter if he wasn’t her father, and how Hillary Clinton “got schlonged” by Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Primary.
  So why is he still topping polls and constipating critics? Why is he the second-most admired man in the nation? Why does his campaign seem to ha
  
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• Stars beat Jets 2-1 in shootout to end 3-game losing streak

  08-01-2016 05:49
  
  Seguin, Sharp score in shootout and Stars beat Jets 2-1 to end season-high 3-game losing streak
  
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• Protesters interrupt Trump Vermont rally despite screening

  08-01-2016 05:03
  
  Donald Trump rally in Vermont disrupted repeatedly by protesters despite attempts to screen crowd
  
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• The latest in gadgets: Google, Lenovo to sell 3-D eyed phone

  08-01-2016 04:57
  
  Google, Lenovo announce sales of depth-perceiving phone by this summer
  
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• Alderson has 1st public appearance since cancer announcement

  08-01-2016 03:27
  
  Mets GM Sandy Alderson makes 1st public appearance since announcement he has cancer
  
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• Kerry Washington: Anita Hill role terrifying responsibility

  08-01-2016 03:25
  
  Kerry Washington says she was 'terrified' at responsibility of playing Anita Hill in HBO's miniseries dramatizing Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearings
  
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