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• [CRIME] Enraged brute hurls trash can at deli employee

  29-06-2016 23:38
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateTemper tantrumAn irate baddie sent a Neptune Avenue deli employee to the hospital and destroyed the bodega’s front door when an altercation turned violent on June 23, according to a police report.An employee told police that the argument started in the deli near Brighton Third Street around 1:15 am and quickly escalated into a physical confrontation. First, the brute
  
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• The Latest: Brad Paisley donates $100K to W.Va. flood relief

  29-06-2016 22:40
  
  Singer Brad Paisley has started a crowdfunding website campaign to raise money for flood-relief efforts in his native West Virginia
  
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• Inside The Players Club: John Wilkes Booth, Frank Sinatra, and the History of American Theater

  29-06-2016 22:30 via bkmag.com
  
  In New York City, progressive and liberal as we think ourselves to be, the idea of a social club feels out of place. The original “gentlemen’s clubs”—much different in kind than their modern day association—were begun by upper class males in 18th Century England. If a person could lay claim to the title “gentleman,” club membership was permitted. If not—or if, god forbid, he had to earn an income—access denied. Eventually, hundreds
  
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• Inside The Players: A Members Club Based in the History of American Theater

  29-06-2016 22:30 via bkmag.com
  
  In New York City, progressive and liberal as we think ourselves to be, the idea of a social club feels out of place. The original “gentlemen’s clubs”—much different in kind than their modern day association—were begun by upper class males in 18th Century England. If a person could lay claim to the title “gentleman,” club membership was permitted. If not—or if, god forbid, he had to earn an income—access denied. Eventually, hundreds
  
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• Film academy invites 683 new members to join

  29-06-2016 22:23
  
  Six months after announcing intentions to double the number of female and minority members in its ranks by 2020, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 683 new members to join the organization
  
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• Microsoft CEO working on book about transformation, change

  29-06-2016 22:00
  
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is writing a book about transformation and change that will come out in 2017
  
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• #RIP Lor Scoota, Baltimore rapper who tried to stop violence

  29-06-2016 21:53
  
  The killing in Baltimore of a beloved rapper in broad daylight has refocused attention on the city's epidemic of gun violence
  
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• Watch St. Vincent Sing A Brand New Love Song To Cara Delevingne

  29-06-2016 21:47 via bkmag.com
  
  In early February drummer Matt Johnson–who is best known for playing with Jeff Buckley–was struck by tragedy when his son Jasper suffered a brain-altering major seizure. Jasper was left in need of major brain surgery, and because of the enormous cost of the procedure the family organized an online crowdfunding page, as well as a benefit concert set for June 28 held at Le Poisson Rouge.Many of the performers of the night have previously worked with Matt Johnson–the lineup featur
  
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• Angel Olsen Gets Dramatic In The “Shut Up Kiss Me” Video

  29-06-2016 21:31 via bkmag.com
  
  Earlier this month, North Carolina-based indie rockstar Angel Olsen announced the release of her third album, My Woman, and shared a music video for the album’s first track, “Intern.” Today, she’s back again in the same silver wig for the second music video from the upcoming album, which is set for a September release.While “Intern” was more intense and glamorous,with Olsen staring deep into the camera wearing a commanding headset and backstage in a hair and m
  
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• Can New English Push Desiigner Past Future Comparisons And “Panda”?

  29-06-2016 21:14 via bkmag.com
  
  When The Life Of Pablo’s second track, “Pt. 2,” kicked in over MSG’s speakers in February, the gargantuan listening party was overtaken by the song’s quick, strangely infectious hook, a deep, distorted, voice, proclaiming “I got broads in Atlanta.” For most hip-hop fans in attendance, the reaction was instantaneous: Muffled vocals? Quick, catchy phrasing combined with a just-as-speedy flow? Atlanta reference? This track was making use of the prolific rap
  
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• Jessica Williams leaving as 'Daily Show' correspondent

  29-06-2016 21:10
  
  Jessica Williams is leaving Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" after 4 years as a correspondent, working with both Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah
  
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• The Latest: Rio Olympics CEO may have gotten part of wish

  29-06-2016 20:35
  
  Sidney Levy seems to have gotten part of his wish granted
  
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• Adams gets scare before DQ is overturned at US swim trials

  29-06-2016 20:07
  
  Cammile Adams got a scare when she was disqualified from the 200-meter butterfly after posting the fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials
  
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• Dennis Quaid's wife files for divorce after 12 years

  29-06-2016 20:06
  
  Actor Dennis Quaid's nearly 12-year marriage is coming to an end
  
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• The Latest: Adams to focus on turns after ruling overturned

  29-06-2016 19:58
  
  Cammile Adams says she'll be doing a few extra turns during her warmups before the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials
  
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• Concert of Colors adds Mitch Ryder to Motor City musical mix

  29-06-2016 19:50
  
  Veteran Motor City rock 'n' roller Mitch Ryder has joined the lineup of a long-running festival celebrating musical and ethnic diversity in Detroit
  
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• 17 Angola activists ordered from jail into house arrest

  29-06-2016 19:38
  
  17 Angola 'book club' activists ordered from jail to house arrest; convicted of plotting coup
  
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• Author of 'Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' writing new book

  29-06-2016 19:28
  The author of the million-selling bedtime story "The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep" is now hoping to find the same magic with the story of an elephant
  
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• Kayne West, Adidas expand partnership for Yeezy line

  29-06-2016 19:16
  
  Kanye West and Adidas are expanding their partnership with retail hubs for his Yeezy products and additional sportswear designs
  
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• Miss Teen USA pageant replaces swimsuits with athletic wear

  29-06-2016 19:14
  
  The Miss Teen USA pageant is dropping the swimsuit portion of its competition
  
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• Your Ideal Week: June 30-July 6

  29-06-2016 18:44
  
  Another Fourth of July, another hot dog eating battle at Coney Island. Photo: Nathan’s Famous
  With another holiday weekend upon us, it’s a good bet that lots of you reading this are in the midst of frantically trying to get your work done, line up the dogsitter, pack and figure out the optimal time to try to leave the city to avoid traffic, all before Friday afternoon arrives and it’s time for you to hit the road whether you are 100% ready or not. For those of you stickin
  
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• The Latest: Cammile Adams disqualified from 200 butterfly

  29-06-2016 18:18
  
  The United States is assembling an Olympic swimming team that Michael Phelps hardly recognizes
  
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• [THE 78 BLOTTER RETURNS!, PARK SLOPE] Police: Teens loot clothing from Flatbush Ave. store

  29-06-2016 18:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Paper78th PrecinctPark Slope
  Illicit attirePolice cuffed two teens who they say swiped clothes off the shelves of a Flatbush Avenue boutique on June 19.Surveillance footage caught the two girls, ages 16 and 17, inside the store between Park Place and Carlton Avenue at 1 pm, stuffing clothing into a white H&M bag, according to police.Satisfied with their loot, the girls allegedly fled without paying, but police collared them Fifth an
  
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• [CO-OP D’ETAT] Park Slope Food Co-op suspends four members over Israel boycott spat

  29-06-2016 18:13
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed its first casualties … of the Park Slope Food Co-op.The iconic Union Street store — where members have been warring for eight years over whether they should boycott Israeli products to protest the country’s occupation of Palestine — recently suspended four long-time shoppers, who it found guilty of interrupting a meeting more than a year ago.
  The exiled members a
  
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• Review: In 'Tarzan,' a questionable return to the jungle

  29-06-2016 17:55
  
  Film Review: In a questionable return to the jungle, 'The Legend of Tarzan' dusts off the King of the Jungle
  
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• [WILLIAMSBURG] Finally on the market: Williamsburg Whole Foods opening in July

  29-06-2016 17:53
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperWilliamsburgers have a Whole lot to look forward to.Grocery chain Whole Foods is finally opening its Bedford Avenue store on July 26 following years of delays, and locals say they’re itching to get their hands on some biodynamic soy milk and bulk flax seeds after all this time“I can’t wait,” said Leticia Devalar, who has lived in the neighborhood for 13 years and usually guys groceries at the nearby Foodtown.
  
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• [CARROLL GARDENS] Thief wipes out sports fan’s storage locker

  29-06-2016 17:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne Cubafor Brooklyn Paper76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookBad sportA freebooter stole a bunch of sports-team merchandise and other valuables from a guy’s room at a self-storage facility on Lorraine Street sometime between June 18 and June 25, police said.
  The victim told police the thief got into his storage locker between Clinton and Court streets by breaking through the roof’s mesh wire. The sneak took his National
  
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• [THE RIDE] Cyclones pitching dulls Spikes

  29-06-2016 17:45
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By David Russellfor Brooklyn PaperCyclones 6State College 2June 28 at State CollegeThe Cyclones are at the .500 mark after Harol Gonzalez pitched six masterful innings in Brooklyn’s 6–2 win over the Spikes. Gonzalez gave up one run, three hits and struck out 10.The Cyclones took a first inning lead on Blake Tiberi’s run-scoring force out. In the second, Arnaldo Berrios led off with a double and scored on Brandon Brosher’s single. Broshe
  
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• [NIGHTLIFE] Where to watch the fireworks on July 4th

  29-06-2016 17:41
  
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• The Best First Date Spots in Brooklyn

  29-06-2016 17:30 via bkmag.com
  
  First date planning is an under-appreciated form of art. (So is other date planning, but we’ve already got you covered there.) Whether you met on Tinder, at a bar or through friends, the spot you select leaves an indelible impression—either positive or negative. Noise level, volume, weekly events and even cash-only policies are important considerations when it comes to picking a location. Here are a few tried-and-true places to earmark.Lively: Zombie Hut or The Commodore
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• Bike from Greenpoint to Riis Park Beach on The Epic Ride

  29-06-2016 17:14 via bkmag.com
  
  It can be easy to forget that Brooklyn is, for the most part, surrounded by water. From the East River and the New York Bay, to Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, Brooklyn’s coastline is worth a tour. And there’s no better way to see all of it in one day than by bike.
  Registration is now open for The Epic Ride, a 25-40 mile bike ride from Greenpoint to Riis Park Beach presented by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI). Now in its eighth year, this scenic tour
  
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• Mythic Marfa: Why This Texas Town Is the Perfect Spot for Brooklyn Art-Lovers

  29-06-2016 17:10 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s Friday night in Marfa and I’m at the Lost Horse Saloon getting schooled on the difference between a cowboy and a rancher by the tall, one-eyed cowboy who owns the place. Locals are gathered around the fire pit smoking and drinking beers while inside a band plays on a little stage draped with the Texas flag. A few minutes earlier, I was in the courtyard of Ballroom Marfa, the arts nonprofit behind the famous Prada Marfa installation, where people were watching trippy projections
  
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• Hundreds attend funeral of music legend Ralph Stanley

  29-06-2016 17:08
  
  Hundreds attend funeral of music legend Ralph Stanley
  
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• Laura Benanti looking forward to broadcast of 'She Loves Me'

  29-06-2016 17:01
  
  If you can't make it to see Laura Benanti in the charming Broadway revival of "She Loves Me," don't worry
  
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• Ab Fab: Patsy and Edina talk Brexit

  29-06-2016 16:54
  
  Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley add more fab to "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" premiere, to cheer up a gloomy Britain
  
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• TV fundraiser planned for West Virginia flood relief efforts

  29-06-2016 16:32
  
  Celebrities including singer Billy Ray Cyrus and "America's Got Talent" winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. will gather this week for a fundraiser to benefit flood recovery efforts in West Virginia
  
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• Your Everything Guide to Brooklyn’s Best Barbecue

  29-06-2016 16:30 via bkmag.com
  
  What a difference 10 years makes. Prior to openings like the Smoke Joint (2006) and Fette Sau (2007), Brooklyn barbecue meant burning burgers and dogs on a hibachi grill in Prospect Park. But over the last decade, meritorious ‘cue spots have continued to multiply to such an extent, we think we’ve earned the right to call ourselves one of the country’s foremost smoked meat capitals. And with this guide at the ready, you’ll be able to avail yourself of barbecue no matter wh
  
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• CNN's Sally Kohn writing book on civility

  29-06-2016 16:27
  
  CNN political commentator Sally Kohn, who has heard a lot of trash talk in her job, is working on a book about the benefits of civility
  
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• A Heavenly Coincidence: Adam and Yasmin Green Talk Aladdin, Internet Privacy, and Collaboration

  29-06-2016 16:20 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s a rotten age for romance in New York. In the land of swipe-right apps, we’ve grown accustom to the notion that a somehow perfect counterpart to ourselves exists, and if we aren’t constantly in a whirlwind state of butterflies-in-stomach, it’s time to move on. This is not a notion of “love” toward which its worth striving; it’s not love at all since it abandons love’s essential components of mutual respect, partnership, and
  
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• Break In Case Of Emergency: Veronica Torres On Pill’s Politically-Charged Debut Convenience + “100% Cute” Premiere

  29-06-2016 16:18 via bkmag.com
  
  The first time I heard Veronica Torres I thought she sings like there’s an emergency. It wasn’t until later, on my third or so listen through Pill’s debut album Convenience that I realized–there is. If you’re paying attention to the state of things in American culture right now, emergency–or crisis–is an apt descriptor. From the ascendance of a bigoted xenophobe as a viable political candidate, the struggle for women’s access to birth control and a
  
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• Boston mayor concerned that 2nd top staff member is charged

  29-06-2016 15:36
  
  Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he's deeply concerned about allegations that another top-level member of his staff is facing charges he extorted a music festival production company
  
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• Operatic baritone killed in Ukraine fighting

  29-06-2016 15:34
  
  A Ukrainian baritone who performed in French opera productions for nearly two decades before joining a volunteer battalion in warring eastern Ukraine has been killed in the fighting
  
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• Aside from 'Hamilton,' Revolutionary era inspires little art

  29-06-2016 14:48
  
  At Independence Day, the musical "Hamilton" continues its run as the most celebrated work of art ever inspired by the American Revolution, and it's worth pondering why the competition is so slim
  
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• Activist Brockovich talks tainted water near naval bases

  29-06-2016 14:46
  
  Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is weighing in on drinking water contamination near two former U.S. Navy bases near Philadelphia
  
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• Second Boston official arrested for union-related extortion

  29-06-2016 14:37
  
  A second member of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's administration is being charged in extorting a music festival production company
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, June 29-July 5

  29-06-2016 14:23 via bkmag.com
  
  Private Property (1960)Directed by Leslie StevensLeslie Stevens’s rediscovered rough diamond Private Property, shot over five days for $59,000, marks a hinge point in American film. It harks back to the noirs of the 1950s and looks forward to the more winking and psychologically probing crime films of the 1970s and 1980s broadly informed by Hitchcock, to whom Stevens pays tribute with an arch one-liner. In the predatory Southern California drifters Duke and Boots—Corey Allen and War
  
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• China replaces top internet regulator and censor with deputy

  29-06-2016 14:13
  
  China replaced its internet regulator Lu Wei, the hard-liner responsible for leading the government's efforts to tighten control over domestic cyberspace and export the ruling Communist Party's philosophy of web control
  
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• Former TV judge Joe Brown can't practice law in Tennessee

  29-06-2016 13:06
  
  Former television judge Joe Brown cannot practice law in Tennessee under an order from the state Supreme Court
  
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• Tibetan director Pema Tseden hospitalized after scuffle

  29-06-2016 11:41
  
  Tibetan film director Pema Tseden has been hospitalized following a scuffle at a Chinese airport
  
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• Hamilton's ties to Albany highlighted in tours, exhibit

  29-06-2016 06:33
  Long before his life story became the toast of the Great White Way, Alexander Hamilton was a hit in Albany
  
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