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• The Anniversary add Laura Stevenson, 2nd NYC show to tour

  05-05-2016 23:44
  
  Emo/indie vets The Anniversary recently announced a reunion tour -- their first shows since 2004 -- and now more details have arrived. Laura Stevenson (who recently played NYC) will provide direct support on all headlining dates, and the tour has also been expanded...
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• The Latest: Sumner Redstone testifies in competency case

  05-05-2016 23:40
  
  The Latest: Attorneys say Sumner Redstone has given sworn testimony in a mental competency case that is scheduled to begin trial on Friday
  
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• The Latest: UN says Aleppo attack could be war crime

  05-05-2016 23:20
  
  A top U.N. official says air strikes that hit two settlements holding displaced people seeking sanctuary in northern Syria may constitute war crimes
  
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• Frameworks announce new LP 'Smother' on Deathwish (stream "Tangled")

  05-05-2016 23:12
  
  Gainesville screamo band Frameworks recently signed to Deathwish for their sophomore album, and now details on that album are here. It's called Smother and i'll be out on July 8 via their new label home (pre-order). The first single is "Tangled," and from the sound of it, this band is continuing to progress in interesting ways...
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• 5 inducted into Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis

  05-05-2016 22:27
  
  Elvin Bishop, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, John Mayall and the Memphis Jug Band have been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Holy s---! This was the most beautiful civic meeting ever!

  05-05-2016 22:22
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By The Brooklyn Paper Architecture Appreciation Bureaufor Brooklyn PaperWe sent our photographer to cover a meeting about Brooklyn Bridge Park at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church on Montague Street — and all the best photos were of the church itself!
  But who could complain when they look this great? So enjoy this slideshow of the stunning 169-year-old Gothic Revival holy house, and if you want to read about the me
  
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• "Flight of the Navigator" star charged with bank robbery

  05-05-2016 22:15
  
  Man who starred in the '80s Disney film "Flight of the Navigator," as a child has been charged with bank robbery
  
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• Turn of the Page: Storytelling Collage, with Evan Turk & Pat Cummings

  05-05-2016 20:56
  Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterStorytelling from around the world. A picture can prompt a whole story (it’s worth at least 500 words in a picture book anyway). Using postcards from around the world, everyone would try to shape a story based on the image they choose.
  
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• Turn of the Page: Dreaming with Friends, with You Byun & Pat Cummings

  05-05-2016 20:56
  Saturday, June 4, 2016 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterThe wildly imaginative, emotionally rich and visually surprising realm of dreams is a wonderful jumping off point for creating a story.
  
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• Turn of the Page: An Artist's Shopping Spree, with Shadra Strickland & Pat Cummings

  05-05-2016 20:56
  Saturday, June 25, 2016 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterArtists often collect things they plan to draw when illustrating a story.  Working with a suggested theme, kids would draw or cut out (from images we would bring) items that might appear in a story based on one of the themes.
  
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• Christie opens music hall, invokes his love of the 'Boss'

  05-05-2016 20:30
  
  Gov. Chris Christie commemorated the opening of a new university music hall, connecting his love for Bruce Springsteen to the importance of arts education
  
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• Trial to examine mind and decisions of mogul Sumner Redstone

  05-05-2016 20:21
  
  Illness has robbed Sumner Redstone of his voice, but a trial scheduled to begin Friday will determine whether the ailing media mogul can still make informed decisions
  
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• Chadwick Boseman continues superhero streak as Black Panther

  05-05-2016 20:12
  
  Chadwick Boseman joins the Marvel universe as Black Panther in "Captain America: Civil War," but this isn't his first time playing a superhero
  
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• Activists: At least 28 dead in strike on Syria refugee camp

  05-05-2016 20:07
  
  Syrian pro-opposition activists say at least 28 people have been killed in an airstrike on a refugee camp in northwestern Syria, near the Turkish border
  
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• Ta-Nehisi Coates has 2-book deal, 1 for work of fiction

  05-05-2016 19:52
  
  Ta-Nehisi Coates is a prize-winning nonfiction author, journalist and comic book writer who's now taking on fiction
  
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• The Latest: Activists say 28 dead in hit on Syrian refugees

  05-05-2016 19:45
  
  An activist monitoring group says at least 28 people have been killed in an airstrike on a refugee camp in northwestern Syria, near the Turkish border
  
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• Kobe Bryant's animated short gets assist from John Williams

  05-05-2016 19:21
  
  Kobe Bryant's farewell poem to basketball is getting the short film treatment with some high profile talent behind it
  
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• Review: Fiennes, Swinton simmer and boil in 'Bigger Splash'

  05-05-2016 19:06
  
  Ralph Fiennes is a tightly wired marvel and Tilda Swinton her usual compulsively watchable self in 'A Bigger Splash,' director Luca Guadagnino's absorbing yet ultimately uneven reworking of the French classic 'La Piscine.'
  
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• Keith Urban's 'Ripcord' is hodgepodge of musical directions

  05-05-2016 18:54
  
  Music Review: Keith Urban's "Ripcord" is the most eclectic, genre-spanning album of his career
  
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• Music Review: Energetic interplay from Bianca De Leon

  05-05-2016 18:28
  
  Music Review: Bianca De Leon doesn't strive for perfect on "Love, Guns & Money," which is why it's good
  
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• 'Modern Family' product placement takes ads to new level

  05-05-2016 18:21
  
  ABC's 'Modern Family' takes product placement advertising to a new level
  
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• PARTY LINE: Party boss Seddio defends Brooklyn elections honchos in press

  05-05-2016 17:56
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThe plot continues to thicken regarding Brooklyn’s massive Democratic voter purge last month.The Brooklyn Board of Elections scrubbed more than 125,000 Democratic voters from borough rolls ahead of the April 19 presidential primary, and party boss Frank Seddio (right) was quick to defend the Kings County Democratic election clerk Betty Ann Canizio, (below) who is immediately responsible for voter lists, but his defense appea
  
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• BRIDGE ‘PARK’: Residents: Affordable housing a ‘Trojan Horse’ for more development in Bridge Park

  05-05-2016 17:37
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperBeware mayors bearing gifts!The city is using the promise of so-called affordable housing as leverage to force Brooklynites into supporting more development in Brooklyn Bridge Park, said local residents at a town hall meeting on Wednesday night.“It’s the park’s Trojan Horse and is an attempt to blackball the neighborhood as being opposed to affordable housing,” said Brooklyn heights resident Joan Goldberg, on
  
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• BRIDGE ‘PARK’: Heights Association: Sorry, we didn’t act fast enough to stop view-blocking park building

  05-05-2016 17:24
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperAn influential Brooklyn Heights civic group didn’t come out swinging to stop view-blocking development in Brooklyn Bridge Park, its leader confessed at a town hall meeting about park development on Wednesday night, admitting it should have sued immediately instead of trying to pursue friendly negotiations.
  “We were a bit naive and a bit determined to follow the process and that turned out to be a mistake to some extent,&
  
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• New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights

  05-05-2016 16:47
  Idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights onstage in New York this season include a show about Alexander Hamilton, a madcap adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility," a show about the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" and "Disaster!"
  
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• Channing Tatum is bringing his 'Magic Mike' act to Las Vegas

  05-05-2016 16:22
  
  Channing Tatum is bringing his "Magic Mike" act to Las Vegas
  
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• Rapper French Montana signs with Bad Boy and Epic Records

  05-05-2016 16:05
  
  Rapper French Montana signs with Bad Boy Entertainment and Epic Records
  
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• New York City’s new golden era for movie theaters

  05-05-2016 15:53
  
  Alexander Olchs stands in front of Metrograph. Photo: @MetrographNYC via Instagram
  Alexander Olch, didn’t “fall in love with movies watching them on my computer.” Instead, the founder of the new Metrograph theater on the Lower East Side grew up grew up going to New York City’s Art Deco movie palaces like The Ziegfield, The Paris, and The Beekman, places that, as he puts it, “When you walk in the door, you know something special happens here.”
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• In the era of Netflix and chill, New York City enters a new golden age for movie theaters

  05-05-2016 15:53
  
  Alexander Olchs stands in front of Metrograph. Photo: @MetrographNYC via Instagram
  Alexander Olch, didn’t “fall in love with movies watching them on my computer.” Instead, the founder of the new Metrograph theater on the Lower East Side grew up grew up going to New York City’s Art Deco movie palaces like The Ziegfield, The Paris, and The Beekman, places that, as he puts it, “When you walk in the door, you know something special happens here.”
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• Michigan couple avoids jail over lost Dr. Seuss library book

  05-05-2016 14:12
  
  A Michigan couple who faced jail after they borrowed a novel and a Dr. Seuss book from a local library and held onto them long past their return dates will remain free
  
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• Opera: offstage drama rivets Romania, costs minister his job

  05-05-2016 13:29
  
  A compelling offstage drama at Romania's national opera has been drawing huge audiences for weeks
  
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• Disney CEO meets Chinese president ahead of park opening

  05-05-2016 13:26
  
  The head of entertainment giant Disney has had a rare official meeting with China's president, one month before the opening of a multibillion-dollar theme park in the country's financial hub of Shanghai
  
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• Actor Danny Glover to get award at Adirondack historic site

  05-05-2016 13:11
  
  Actor Danny Glover will receive a human rights award at a historic site in the Adirondacks honoring abolitionist John Brown
  
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• After role in 'Creed,' Bellew to fight for world title

  05-05-2016 11:46
  
  The last time British boxer Tony Bellew fought for a world title, it was in a Hollywood movie
  
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• Superintendent: Students saw part of 'Human Centipede 2'

  05-05-2016 11:28
  
  A Tennessee teacher has been suspended after part of the gruesome horror film "The Human Centipede 2: (Full Sequence)" was played to a class of ninth- and 10th-graders
  
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• 'Romeo and Juliet' takes on local twist in Gaza performance

  05-05-2016 10:49
  
  Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" has opened to audiences in the Gaza Strip, albeit with a distinctly Palestinian twist
  
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• 'Jungle Book,' Warner Bros. big winners at trailer awards

  05-05-2016 09:03
  
  While Disney's "The Jungle Book" continues to dominate the box office, the team responsible for getting the word out also stood out from the pack at the Golden Trailer Awards
  
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• Johnny Manziel heads to court in domestic violence case

  05-05-2016 07:47
  
  Johnny Manziel is expected to make his first courtroom appearance in Dallas after his indictment in a domestic violence case
  
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• The Latest: Doctor called to help Prince is pain specialist

  05-05-2016 06:36
  
  Dr. Howard Kornfeld, an addiction and pain specialist, who was asked to help Prince before his death, declined to discuss anything related to the singer
  
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• THEATER: Heavy petting: Experimental show follows a pet detective

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carlo Bosticcofor Brooklyn PaperThis tale may have you in hiss-terics.A pet detective goes in search of a missing pussy in an experimental new play opening tonight at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg. The creator of “Strays” says that she hates one-actor show where “people just stand up there and talk” — so for her own solo show, she found herself parodying the genre.“Pretty much my solo shows are stand-ups on people doi
  
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• STANDING O: Walking for a cause

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough WideThree cheers to Team Natalie Grace. The dedicated quad — led by John Quaglione, wife Kerry, and their two beautiful daughters, Natalie Grace and Olivia — walked and raised more than 4,000 buckaroos, the most ever for the team in one year. The funds are slated to aid the March of Dimes in its mission to “reduce and hopefully end premature births,” said John, who was invited on the stage during
  
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• STANDING O: Putting out the mat

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBay RidgePutting out the matCongratulations to Carlos Jaguande on his appointment as director of operations of the soccer program at Xaverian High School. Our pal Carlos has served as the varsity soccer coach for the past 12 years, and has seen the team grow and achieve victory.
  In his new role he will oversee overall operations for the boys’ and girls’ soccer programs.
  Congratulations are also in order to Pietro Bar
  
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• PARTY LINE: Party boss Seddio shielding Brooklyn elections honchos in press

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThe plot continues to thicken regarding Brooklyn’s massive Democratic voter purge last month.The Brooklyn Board of Elections scrubbed more than 125,000 Democratic voters from borough rolls ahead of the April 19 presidential primary, and party boss Frank Seddio (right) was quick to defend the Kings County Democratic election clerk Betty Ann Canizio, (below) who is immediately responsible for voter lists, but his defense appea
  
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• MIDWOOD: Man leaps from six-story Midwood building

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyA man jumped from a six-story Midwood building on May 4 and is probably going to die, authorities said.Emergency responders found him on E. 14th Street between Avenues R and S at 1:04 pm, a Fire Department spokesman said. Officials on the scene believe the man jumped from the third-floor fire escape, according a photographer who was there.
  Paramedics took the man to Lutheran Medical Center, but he is likely to succumb to his injur
  
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• Heavy petting: Experimental show follows a pet detective

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
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• FEARLESS PARENTING: Weed all about it! Steph goes to pot!

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor Brooklyn PaperI didn’t plan to stop a bike ride with my kids along the Portland, Ore. waterfront to buy legalized pot, but the opportunity presented itself, and I took it.
  Marijuana has been increasingly decriminalized and I have struggled with how to discuss the herb and its many stress-relieving medicinal properties — especially as compared to other pharmaceuticals and even alcohol — with my children.
  In the end, ho
  
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• DITMAS PARK: Grow-rious! Ditmas Park CSA accepting applications for 2016 season

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyVeggie-lovers, rejoice — the Ditmas Park Community-Supported Agriculture has opened registration for the 2016 season.The group is excited to offer the new every-other-week full-share option for the first time as a cost-effective alternative to weekly half-shares for smaller households. Only a limited number of shares are available, and the organization will close its 2016 membership once it reaches that number — or b
  
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• BROOKLYN IS ANGRY: Brooklyn artists: Borough Hall logo contest screwing us out of a gig

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt is a no-go!
  A Borough Hall contest asking graphic designers to create a new logo for the borough’s restaurant week is cheating professional illustrators out of a paycheck, say local artists.
  “It’s kind of a bulls--- way to get free work,” said Williamsburger Dave Perezcassar, who has been illustrating for media companies for the last four years. “It’s kind of insulting.”
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• BOROBEAT: A cut above: Beep honors Ridge chef at Arab-American fete

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailySalam, he likes ’em!Borough President Adams honored Brooklyn’s outstanding Arab Americans at a ceremony at Borough Hall on April 28, including celebrated Bay Ridge restaurateur and chef Rawia Bishara, owner of Third Avenue’s Tanoreen. Bishara plans to frame the citation and proudly hang it in her restaurant, but the true honor is that Brooklynites line up to dine at her table, she said.“I feel very proud and
  
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• BENSONHURST: Safe words: Boro’s first Chinese-speaking ambulance service

  05-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyMidwood Ambulance Service rolled out the borough’s first Chinese-speaking ambulance service on April 29.The program, called Asian American Ambulance, includes two emergency vehicles staffed by two dozen professionals who speak English and Chinese dialects. The service will help reduce anxiety in non-English speakers — particularly the elderly — in the case of an emergency, one community advocate said.“They
  
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