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• Ex-ABBA members make rare joint appearance at grand opening

  20-01-2016 23:14
  
  Ex-ABBA members make rare joint appearance at grand opening of 'Mamma Mia!'-themed restaurant
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 11-17

  20-01-2016 23:06
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Jan. 11-17
  
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• Football dominates the TV ratings, helping Sean Penn

  20-01-2016 22:58
  
  A big week for football in the television ratings helped Sean Penn and CBS' '60 Minutes.'
  
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• Exaggerated proportions kick off Paris menswear shows

  20-01-2016 22:47
  
  Icy winds, empty seats define the first day of Paris Fashion Week menswear shows _ but Native American patterns on retro coats from Valentino are divine
  
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• Not your average Joe: Haj makes Guthrie directing debut

  20-01-2016 22:38
  
  Joseph Haj, the new artistic leader of the renowned Guthrie Theater, seeks artistic excellence, community, a commitment to diversity and fiscal responsibility
  
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• Path to reform for Oscars starts with studios, academy

  20-01-2016 22:31
  
  Some steps the Academy might take to reform the Oscars, following two straight years of all-white acting nominees, a growing backlash and the academy president's own admission that "dramatic steps" are necessary
  
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• 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' release delayed to Dec. 2017

  20-01-2016 21:51
  
  The release of 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' has been delayed from May 2017 to Dec. 15, 2017
  
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• Scully, Mulder, paranoia return in 'The X-Files' reboot

  20-01-2016 21:34
  
  'The X-Files' returns Sunday as creator Chris Carter and stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson attempt to recapture dark magic of Fox TV series that blended government conspiracies, otherworldly suspense
  
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• GREENPOINT: Huckster steals car via coat-check con

  20-01-2016 21:22
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideCoat check conA huckster managed to drive off in a woman’s car after pulling her coat from the coat check of a Wythe Avenue bar on the night of Jan. 16.The victim told cops she checked her coat, leaving her car keys in the pocket, at the bar near N. 11th Street around 12:23 am. When she went back while the bar was closing at around 4 am, the employee told her she had given the coat to a
  
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• Native American patterns on retro Valentino coats at Paris

  20-01-2016 21:19
  
  Icy winds, empty seats define the first day of Paris Fashion Week menswear shows _ but Native American patterns on retro coats from Valentino are divine
  
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• FORT GREENE: Bathroom bandit swipes woman’s wallet

  20-01-2016 21:08
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillBathroom blunderA bathroom bandit snuck into the ladies’ room of a Lafayette Avenue store and stole a woman’s wallet out of her bag on Jan. 15.The woman told police she entered the empty bathroom of the store near Rockwell Place at 5:50 pm and left her belongings outside of the stall while she did her business.
  But she wasn’t the only one for long — she heard someone
  
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• FORT GREENE: DeBlasio looks to the future at BAM’s annual MLK tribute

  20-01-2016 21:06
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Anna Ruth Ramosfor Brooklyn PaperMonday marked the 48th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death — but Mayor DeBlasio is already thinking about the 50th.
  Hizzoner paid tribute to the civil rights great at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual commemoration on Jan. 18, where he urged attendees to honor the leader’s legacy by fighting for a more equal society over the next two years.“W
  
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• Christmas ornaments sold by QVC recalled for causing cuts

  20-01-2016 20:51
  
  Christmas ornaments sold on home shopping network QVC are being recalled after customers said they cut themselves on them and needed stitches
  
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• Prominent NY emergency room doctor accused of sexual assault

  20-01-2016 20:31
  
  A doctor who wrote a book on how to improve patient-physician relations is facing charges he sexually abused 2 female patients at a New York City hospital
  
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• 'Welcome to Braggsville' author wins Gaines literary award

  20-01-2016 20:25
  
  The winner of the 2015 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence will be formally introduced to the public this week
  
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• Palana, A Solo LP from Blouse Singer Charlie Hilton, Will Sort Out All Your Feelings

  20-01-2016 20:13 via bkmag.com
  
  All the way back in 2013, I was working on something that took me to the main branch of the New York Public Library every day. The morning-to-afternoon work was quiet and solitary. It was during that time that a song from Blouse—the Portland-based three-member indie band headed by Charlie Hilton—crept onto a Spotify playlist. Blouse’s second album Imperium, and their self-titled debut from 2011 turned my work into a love-infused day-dream from the 80s, versus th
  
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• Your Ideal Week: January 21- 27

  20-01-2016 20:01
  
  Looking for yoga that’s a bit more hardcore (and reminiscent of a party you went to in college)? Check out Melody Henry’s Black Light Black Metal yoga class on Thursday night. Photo: Melody Henry
  Brrrrr! It is finally winter out there. AND as of today we might be getting an epic powder dump just in time for the weekend (sorry, haters, but some of us love a snowstorm)! While you’re gearing up for the latest SNOWMAGGEDON (which we all know will probably peter out at the las
  
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• Lupita Nyong'o says Oscar nominations 'disappointing'

  20-01-2016 18:35
  
  Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o says she's 'disappointed' by the lack of inclusion in this year's Oscar nominations
  
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• From Arepas to Raviolo, It’s All Good (Like, Really, Really Good) at Maite

  20-01-2016 17:50 via bkmag.com
  
  Duck egg over a farmer’s cheese-filled arepa with manteca coloraphoto via Maite’s Instagram
  While most restaurants nowadays chafe at being cubby-holed (quick, name a recently opened Brooklyn eatery that’s unequivocally French, Italian, or Chinese), the 10-month-old Maite in Bushwick is particularly tough to pin down. Is it Basque? The name (translated to “loved one”) indicates as much, as do the sagardotegi-style interiors—all honeyed, heavy wood and grand cha
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Dr. DeBlasio: Mayor revives, shapes LICH development deal

  20-01-2016 17:43
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperEmergency surgery is back at Long Island College Hospital!Mayor DeBlasio is attempting to resuscitate negotiations between the developer of the former Cobble Hill infirmary and local leaders, as flatlined discussions threaten to pull the plug on any below-market-rate housing inside the massive towers planned for the site. But critics warn that a quick nip and tuck from Hizzoner’s spin doctors may not be enough to save this dea
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Dr. DeBlasio: Mayor attempts to revive LICH development talks

  20-01-2016 17:43
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperEmergency surgery is back at Long Island College Hospital!Mayor DeBlasio is attempting to resuscitate negotiations between the developer of the former Cobble Hill infirmary and local leaders, as flatlined discussions threaten to pull the plug on any below-market-rate housing inside the massive towers planned for the site. But critics warn that a quick nip and tuck from Hizzoner’s spin doctors may not be enough to save this dea
  
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• 'The King and I' taps a 'Lost' and 'Hawaii Five-0' star

  20-01-2016 17:40
  Daniel Dae Kim, who plays a detective on the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," takes over in May as the King of Siam in "The King and I."
  
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• MEAN STREETS: No exit sign: Controversial turn off Manhattan Bridge remains for now

  20-01-2016 17:38
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey aren’t turning back now.
  The city won’t immediately slam the brakes on a recent decision to allow drivers zooming off the Manhattan Bridge to turn onto a residential street where more than a thousand kids attend school, despite community outcry that the influx of traffic is putting pupils in danger, transportation officials told residents on Friday. Now locals are worried it won’t reverse course until it is to
  
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• Heathcliff Berru’s Bullshit Apology Is Not Enough to Address the Industry-Wide Issue of Sexual Assault

  20-01-2016 17:09 via bkmag.com
  
  On Sunday night, I noticed a story breaking on social media. I can’t remember who sent the original tweet telling me to check Amber Coffman’s timeline, but I do remember that the tweet gave a h/t to Jessica Hopper, a woman who fights tirelessly for other women to be heard. Reading Coffman’s tweets felt all too familiar; I hadn’t been through this exact scenario myself, but I’d been through similar ones and heard enough stories from my friends to find the incident i
  
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• Americans who thwarted terror attack have book deal

  20-01-2016 16:51
  
  The 3 Americans who prevented a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris last summer have a book deal
  
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• Playing the Trump Card

  20-01-2016 16:30 via bkmag.com
  
  Everyone knows Donald Trump is a racist. What this comic presupposes is: What if he isn’t? Follow Matt Lubchansky on Twitter, visit his Patreon page here, or check out his store here.
  
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• New Mexico rescue worker discovers fallen climber is ex-wife

  20-01-2016 16:15
  
  A member of a New Mexico rescue team received a shock when he discovered the climber's body he was sent to recover belonged to his ex-wife
  
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• Sundance's returning greats reflect on their first festival

  20-01-2016 16:02
  
  Returning greats Ira Sachs, Kelly Reichardt, Whit Stillman, Kenneth Lonergan and Todd Solondz reflect on their first Sundance Film Festival experiences
  
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• NBA ex-player Tate George back in court for fraud sentencing

  20-01-2016 15:52
  
  Former NBA player and University of Connecticut star Tate George is in federal court in New Jersey for a sentencing hearing on fraud charges connected to an alleged Ponzi scheme
  
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• Boxing champ Mike Tyson selling home near Las Vegas

  20-01-2016 15:43
  
  Mike Tyson has upgraded to a bigger house in his neighborhood and put his former home near Las Vegas up for sale
  
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• Mos Def charged with breaking South Africa's immigration law

  20-01-2016 15:37
  
  American rapper Mos Def has been charged with breaking South Africa's immigration laws
  
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• Jillian Michaels takes on farm life, parenting in new show

  20-01-2016 15:16
  
  Health guru Jillian Michaels takes on chickens, parenting and the comedy of her rapid-fire life in a new eight-part reality series on E!
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, January 20-26

  20-01-2016 14:56 via bkmag.com
  
  Courtesy Film Forum via Photofest.
  Fargo (1996)Directed by Joel CoenAmong post-Scorsese American filmmakers, the Coen Brothers are unrivalled in terms of quality and originality. Fargo deservedly remains their signature movie, its cultural reverberations extended and deepened by the eponymous anthology television program, which has emerged as one of the most sly and inventive ever. Though always oblique and mordant, they are never obscurantist. Punctuating the telling of this purportedly true cr
  
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• The Latest : Djokovic again faces match-fixing questions

  20-01-2016 14:36
  
  The Latest from the Australian Open: For the second time in three days, Novak Djokovic has faced questions about match-fixing after his match at the Australian Open
  
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• Spike Lee has other plans on Oscars night: the Knick game

  20-01-2016 14:29
  
  Instead of going to the Academy Awards, Spike Lee has other plans: 'I'm going to the Knick game,' he said Wednesday on 'Good Morning America'
  
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• APNewsBreak: Adele, Kendrick Lamar to perform at Grammys

  20-01-2016 13:15
  
  APNewsBreak: Adele, Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd, Little Big Town to perform at Grammys Awards
  
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• The Latest: Tsonga comes to aid of Australian Open ball girl

  20-01-2016 13:12
  
  The Latest from the Australian Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came to the aid of a ball girl in distress and won accolades on social media from fans who called him a gentleman
  
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• Jamie-Lynn Sigler of 'Sopranos' battling multiple sclerosis

  20-01-2016 13:10
  
  Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been battling multiple sclerosis for the past 15 years
  
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• Ward and Haslett receive $200,000

  20-01-2016 13:02
  
  Award winning authors Jesmyn Ward and Adam Haslett will be getting some extra time to write
  
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• Kristofferson to be honored in all-star Nashville concert

  20-01-2016 13:01
  
  Country icon Kris Kristofferson to honored by Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum and more at Nashville tribute concert in March
  
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• Music streamer Deezer raises 100M euros after abandoned IPO

  20-01-2016 12:11
  
  Music streaming service Deezer says it has raised 100 million euros ($109 million) from its 2 largest shareholders to fuel its expansion after it abandoned plans for an initial public offering last year
  
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• The Latest: Radwanska beats Bouchard at Australian Open

  20-01-2016 10:48
  
  The Latest from the Australian Open: Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska has ended Eugenie Bouchard's strong start to the year with a 6-4, 6-2 win over the Canadian in the second round at Melbourne Park
  
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• Sarah Palin: Trump 'would let our warriors do their job'

  20-01-2016 09:49
  
  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump wins the endorsement of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin
  
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• Tennis stars, past and present, want names of match-fixers

  20-01-2016 08:58
  
  Around the world, players, commentators and fans echoed the call of Roger Federer, who wants to know names of those suspected of match-fixing in a growing scandal that one ex-pro described as a "major wake-up call for the world of tennis."
  
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• The Latest: Dimitrov earns Australian Open match vs Federer

  20-01-2016 08:40
  
  The Latest: Grigor Dimitrov struggled to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Marco Trungelliti of Argentina in a second-round match at the Australian Open
  
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• The Latest: Federer twins in training, maybe not for tennis

  20-01-2016 07:32
  
  The Latest : Roger Federer says his 6-year-old twin daughters, Myla and Charlene, have started taking tennis lessons, but the sport's great ambassador doesn't necessarily hope they follow in his footsteps someday
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG: Jerk mugs elderly veteran outside home

  20-01-2016 07:17
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper90th PrecinctSouthside–WilliamsburgVeteran victimizedSome dirtbag mugged an 89-year-old veteran who was entering his Boerum Street apartment on Jan. 15.The wizened victim was unlocking the door to his apartment between Leonard Street and Manhattan Avenue at 4 pm when the spineless rake came up behind him and pulled his wallet out of his back pocket, according to a police report.
  The stolen wallet contained hundreds of dollar
  
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• GREENPOINT: Shyster steals car via coat-check con

  20-01-2016 07:17
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn Paper94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideCoat check conA huckster managed to drive off in a woman’s car after pulling her coat from the coat check of a Wythe Avenue bar on the night of Jan. 16.The victim told cops she checked her coat, leaving her car keys in the pocket, at the bar near N. 11th Street around 12:23 am. When she went back while the bar was closing at around 4 am, the employee told her she had given the coat to a
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Pack of punks poach man’s cellphone in park

  20-01-2016 07:17
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren Gillfor Brooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–Dumbo–Boerum Hill–DowntownPark plunderA gaggle of goons lifted a guy’s cellphone as he strolled through Brooklyn Bridge Park on Jan. 13.
  The victim told police he was on Bridge Street headed to York Street Station at 5:30 pm when four nogoodniks approached him and demanded he hand over his phone.
  One of the cretins snatched the phone and the motley crew fled towards Sands Str
  
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• CONEY ISLAND: Gunman executes man in Coney

  20-01-2016 06:56
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateThe People’s Slay-groundA gunman shot a 37-year-old man — execution style — on W. 33rd Street on Jan. 17.The victim was between Neptune and Mermaid avenues at around 8:30 pm when his assassin put two bullets into the back of his head, cops said.Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9:27 pm, according to police.School of hard knocksSome schoolyard bullies atte
  
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