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• Warriors' Draymond Green apologizes for halftime outburst

  29-02-2016 23:36
  
  After an outburst during halftime of Saturday's overtime win at Oklahoma City, Warriors power forward Draymond Green apologized to teammates, coaches and the organization
  
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• Iggy Pop posed nude for drawing class, to be featured in Brooklyn Museum show

  29-02-2016 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Drawings of au naturale Iggy will make up this fall's "Iggy Pop Life Class" exhibit.Continue reading…
  
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• Comedian Katt Williams arrested on battery charge in Georgia

  29-02-2016 23:15
  
  Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on a battery charge in Georgia after a store employee told police that Williams punched him during an argument
  
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• 'Deadpool' earns $31.1M in third weekend

  29-02-2016 23:11
  
  "Deadpool" easily defeated newcomers at the box office
  
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• Vetiver announce spring tour dates

  29-02-2016 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Andy Cabic and company hit the road for a North American run in April and May, including a stop at Brooklyn's Bell House.
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• Yung releasing debut LP on Fat Possum, playing SXSW & other US shows

  29-02-2016 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stream "Pills" off the Danish band's upcoming album, 'A Youthful Dream'
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• Oscars get 34.3 million viewers, lowest rating since 2008

  29-02-2016 22:54
  
  Nielsen says 34.3 million watched the Academy Awards, the annual show's smallest viewership since 2008. It came during a year of discontent over the number of minorities nominated for awards
  
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• Virginia may warn parents of sexually explicit school books

  29-02-2016 22:53
  
  The Virginia Senate will soon consider a bill that would require schools to notify parents if their children will be assigned to read a book with sexually explicit content and provide an alternative if the parent objects
  
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• Robyn Hitchcock adds 2nd Grand Victory show after Bowie Tribute at Carnegie Hall, touring with Eugene Mirman

  29-02-2016 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Check out all upcoming Robyn Hitchcock tour dates plus a playlist of his songs picked by Eugene Mirman.
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• Tegan & Sara readying new album, announce shows

  29-02-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The twins will preview the new record at select dates
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• Hop Along & Speedy Ortiz announce co-headlining tour

  29-02-2016 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hop Along's 'Get Disowned' reissue is also out this week
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• Clergy victims doubt "Spotlight" Oscar win will bring change

  29-02-2016 21:47
  
  Victims of clergy sexual abuse are reveling in the Oscar won by "Spotlight," but say they don't hold out much hope that the elevated status from the film's Best Picture award will prompt changes at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic church
  
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• Review: A wayward screenwriter in Malick's 'Knight of Cups'

  29-02-2016 21:13
  
  Film Review: Terrence Malick's 'Knight of Cups' is a modern telling of the prodigal son fable, set in a hedonistic Hollywood where Christian Bale meanders through garish parties and a parade of empty romances
  
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• Erin Andrews stalker says money was motive for nude videos

  29-02-2016 21:04
  
  A man who stalked and secretly shot nude videos of sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews says he did it because he needed money
  
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• It's 2 more years of 'NCIS,' with star Mark Harmon onboard

  29-02-2016 21:02
  
  It's 2 more seasons for CBS' long-running hit drama 'NCIS,' with star Mark Harmon also signing a new deal
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: Today on Brooklyn Paper Radio: Councilman Brad Lander talks trolley and Fifth Avenue Key Food

  29-02-2016 20:49
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperToday on Brooklyn Paper Radio, Councilman Brad Lander (D–Park Slope) joins Gersh and Vince to talk about the mayor’s controversial plan to bring a trolley to the Brooklyn waterfront, developments along the toxic Gownus Canal, a plan to construct apartments on the site of Park Slope’s beloved Fifth Avenue Key Food, and the effects of the 2004 Downtown Plan on neighboring Pa
  
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• Judge wants more legal filing on Cosby defamation case

  29-02-2016 20:45
  
  A judge has ordered lawyers to provide more information as attorneys for Bill Cosby seek the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed against the comedian by model Janice Dickinson in Los Angeles
  
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• BRIDGE ‘PARK’: Report: Brooklyn Bridge Park has plenty of money, doesn’t need Pier 6 towers

  29-02-2016 19:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperBrooklyn Bridge Park is flush with cash and doesn’t need to build any more luxury housing to finance the sprawling waterfront green space, according to a series of new reports released on Monday.The reports claim the park will reap some $800 million in extra moolah over the next 50 years, proving it doesn’t need to construct its controversial planned towers at Pier 6 — or any other buildings — say local activ
  
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• Abe Vigoda's daughter angry that Oscars ignored actor

  29-02-2016 19:01
  
  Beloved character actor Abe Vigoda died in January at age 94, but his passing wasn't noted on Sunday's Oscarcast
  
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• Tiger Woods keeps everyone guessing

  29-02-2016 18:48
  
  Tiger Woods took one swing on a golf simulator and showed up at dinner with potential Ryder Cup teams at a dinner hosted by Jack Nicklaus
  
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• Water crisis benefit brings stars to Flint on Oscar night

  29-02-2016 18:42
  
  "Creed" director Ryan Coogler and other celebrities are gracing a stage in Flint, Michigan, instead of Los Angeles on Oscar night
  
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• PARK SLOPE: Coward hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian in Park Slope

  29-02-2016 18:36
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Zach Jonesfor Brooklyn PaperAuthorities are looking for a hit-and-run driver who fatally plowed down a pedestrian in Park Slope early Sunday morning.The 41 year-old victim was crossing Fifth Avenue at Ninth Street at approximately 4:56 am on Sunday morning when a Greenwood Heights-bound driver mowed into him, then motored down Fifth Avenue without stopping, according to police. They still don’t know which party had the green light, according to a spok
  
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• Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams lead Blind Willie Johnson homage

  29-02-2016 18:29
  
  Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams contribute two songs each to "God Don't Never Change _ The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson," a stirring homage to the Texas gospel singer who last recorded in 1930
  
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• The Latest: Judge wants more information in Cosby case

  29-02-2016 18:27
  
  A judge has ordered lawyers to provide more information as attorneys for Bill Cosby seek the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed against the comedian by model Janice Dickinson in Los Angeles
  
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• Armani, DSquared2 and Arbesser close out Milan Fashion Week

  29-02-2016 18:23
  
  Not just individual styles but the entire fashion process was under discussion at Milan Fashion Week this year
  
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• Food fight! Competition grows to bring dinner in the mail

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  Meal kit companies have exploded in the past four years
  
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• Gorbachev presents new book about his life and times

  29-02-2016 18:03
  
  Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has presented a new book about his life and times ahead of his 85th birthday
  
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• Vegan cheese, it’s delicious, but let’s agree to not call it cheese

  29-02-2016 17:33
  
  While many of the best vegan cheese come from West Coast producers, the East Coast is quickly catching up. Photo: Riverdel Cheese
  It’s a great time to be a vegan or vegetarian in Brooklyn. We’ve got Mexican joints that dole out jackfruit tacos, meat-free Middle Eastern cuisine that is tasty enough to satisfy the most dedicated of carnivores, and excellent vegan chocolate in spades. And now, in a borough with a particular love for a tightly-focused retailer,
  
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• Pakistan: Oscar for honor killings film is 'national pride'

  29-02-2016 17:33
  
  Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is hailing Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on winning an Academy Award for her documentary "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness", highlighting the issue of honor killing
  
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• Documentary, album explore Loretta Lynn's Appalachian roots

  29-02-2016 16:13
  
  Country icon Loretta Lynn goes home to her Appalachian roots on "Full Circle," her first new studio album in a decade
  
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• Mark Rylance follows Oscar with nomination at UK's Oliviers

  29-02-2016 15:58
  
  Mark Rylance has followed his Academy Awards win with a nomination for best actor at London's Laurence Olivier theater awards
  
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• High court won't hear appeal over NFL player settlement

  29-02-2016 15:49
  
  The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from three former NFL players who challenged a $42 million settlement between the league and nearly 25,000 former players over the NFL's use of player images in film footage
  
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• Justices won't disturb student's suspension over rap song

  29-02-2016 15:44
  
  The Supreme Court is staying out of an interesting free speech debate about the power of school officials to discipline students for things they write or say away from school
  
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• Review: 'The Widow' is compelling psychological thriller

  29-02-2016 14:35
  
  Book Review: Fiona Barton's "The Widow" is compelling psychological thriller, and Barton's writing is compelling and top-notch
  
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• Sportscaster Erin Andrews may testify in nude-videos case

  29-02-2016 14:05
  
  Jurors could soon hear testimony from sportscaster Erin Andrews as well as the man who stalked her and posted nude videos of her on the Internet
  
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• Oscars' backstage moments rival those on camera

  29-02-2016 11:51
  
  While audiences around the world watch the glamorous Oscars proceedings on TV, a whole different array of memorable starry moments are happening off-camera
  
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• Academy Awards take on issues beyond #OscarsSoWhite

  29-02-2016 11:48
  
  Hollywood's diversity crisis has loomed large over awards season and the big question going into the 88th annual Academy Awards was whether it would dominate the ceremony, too
  
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• MEADOWS OF SHAME: Turfed out! Wburg, G’point kid sports leagues battling adults for meager parkland

  29-02-2016 11:12
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperForget Little League — the most competitive kids’ sport in Williamsburg and Greenpoint is turf warfare.Youth athletic leagues in Brooklyn’s most northerly nabes can’t score enough practice time because they are battling adult teams — and each other — over the area’s incredibly limited parkland, according to local coaches.“There’s not enough fields to go around,” said Paul
  
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• Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight 'unstoppable' Trump

  29-02-2016 11:09
  
  The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday has erupted into a feud over a white supremacist as Donald Trump's Republican rivals scramble to stop the billionaire businessman from becoming an "unstoppable" force in the 2016 presidential contest
  
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• DOWNTOWN: It takes a chef: Coolio serves up chili Downtown

  29-02-2016 10:49
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThis chili will burn your a-- in more ways than one.
  Legendary rapper turned food entrepreneur Coolio made a guest appearance at Downtown’s Hill Country Barbecue on Wednesday to cook up some hot tunes, answer fans’ burning questions, and serve his signature fiery chili — a dish he says he perfected as a kid under threat from his mom.“My mother would give me a spoon and sa
  
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• What some Oscar winners had to say about diversity

  29-02-2016 09:26
  
  Diversity was the hot topic at the Oscars, and here's what some of the winners had to say on the issue backstage at the Academy Awards
  
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• Cosby's lawyers seeking to dismiss model's defamation case

  29-02-2016 09:06
  
  A judge is scheduled to consider Monday whether to dismiss model Janice Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby
  
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• The Latest: Governors Ball is first stop for Oscar winners

  29-02-2016 08:43
  
  Once the best picture prize has been awarded, the first stop for many Academy Awards attendees is the Governors Ball, held just upstairs from the Oscar ceremony
  
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• Fifth time's the Oscar charm for best actor DiCaprio

  29-02-2016 07:57
  
  After five nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio finally has his Oscar for frontier saga 'The Revenant'
  
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• Brie Larson finds her voice and best-actress Oscar in 'Room'

  29-02-2016 07:53
  
  Brie Larson's journey to winning a best-actress Oscar for "Room" began years ago when she learned to stand up for herself against casting directors who wanted to objectify her
  
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• 7 memorable Oscars moments

  29-02-2016 07:32
  
  The Oscarcast is over and the awards presented
  
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• Mark Rylance delivers Oscar knockout punch to Stallone

  29-02-2016 07:16
  
  A mild-mannered Brit delivered an Oscar knockout punch to Rocky Balboa
  
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• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Stanners slip past Xaverian in second half of diocesan semifinals

  29-02-2016 07:02
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyJack Alesi’s mind couldn’t let the third quarter go.
  The coach’s No. 4-seeded Xaverian team led No. 1 Archbishop Molloy by seven points at halftime of the diocesan semifinals, but let the game — and a return trip to the final — slipped away. The Stanners dominated the final frame and handed Xaverian a 63–47 loss in the Brooklyn-Queens boys’ basketball semifinals at St. Francis Prep on
  
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• Review: Rock rocks with Oscars monologue; show's a snooze

  29-02-2016 06:58
  
  Review: Oscars host Chris Rock rocked with monologue on Hollywood's lack of diversity
  
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• Something for everybody on the Oscars red carpet

  29-02-2016 06:55
  
  From knockout glamour to soft, girly hues, there was something for everybody on Oscars carpet
  
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