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• Cockroach Milk: Coming to Your Dinner Table Soon

  26-07-2016 23:53 via bkmag.com
  
  Remember when you were a kid and you sat down to the dinner table in front of a white chunk of chicken breast, a small pile of broccoli, and a large glass of skim milk? Well, that’s what my childhood dinner table looked like, anyway. Straightforward.
  Well, children of the future, your dinner tables could like quite different than mine did. Your large glasses of milk could could contain a good amount more… flavor than my skim. Yours could contain cockroach milk.
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• Ratings give CNN, Williams and Democrats bragging rights

  26-07-2016 23:52
  
  CNN leads in convention ratings against all others, a first for the network
  
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• After nearly a decade, Matt Damon is 'Bourne' again

  26-07-2016 23:49
  
  After nine years on hiatus, Matt Damon returns to the character who made him an international star _ Jason Bourne
  
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• Actress who played TV psychic Miss Cleo dies of cancer at 53

  26-07-2016 23:32
  
  The actress who became famous playing the Jamaican psychic Miss Cleo in television infomercials dies of cancer at 53
  
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• [CONEY ISLAND] Checkin’ in with … 60th Precinct’s Deputy Inspector William Taylor

  26-07-2016 23:09
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyDeputy Inspector William Taylor has been the commanding officer at the 60th precinct for 13 months and has overseen the most significant reduction in major crimes so far this year than any precinct across the city. All major crimes — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and car thefts — are all down, and collectively they are down just under 40 percent. We spoke with Taylor about his approach
  
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• Bryan Cranston leads celebs signing anti-Trump pledge

  26-07-2016 23:06
  
  Bryan Cranston, who played President Lyndon B. Johnson on Broadway and HBO, appeared on a civil rights panel with 1960s-era activists and signed on to an anti-Donald Trump campaign with more than 100 other celebrities at the Democratic National Convention
  
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• Florida Georgia Line respond to police comments

  26-07-2016 22:59
  
  Country duo Florida Georgia Line responded to criticism after police agencies in two states said the duo didn't want any armed officers backstage during their shows
  
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• HBO didn't renew 'Project Greenlight,' Damon says

  26-07-2016 22:23
  
  "Project Greenlight" is a no go for a fifth season on HBO
  
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• Celebrity golf fan arrested after touching Justin Timberlake

  26-07-2016 22:21
  
  A California man was arrested for disorderly conduct after Justin Timberlake said he got too physical with him last weekend during the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe
  
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• Items fetch high prices at Four Seasons restaurant auction

  26-07-2016 21:52
  
  The interior of a New York City restaurant that for 57 years hosted power lunches for a must see crowd of business executives and celebrities is being auctioned off
  
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• The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards nominees are ...

  26-07-2016 21:33
  
  A list of the nominees for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, to air live on MTV from Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. 28
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for July 18-24

  26-07-2016 21:02
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for July 18-24
  
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• Fox News wins with GOP coverage; NBC is most-watched overall

  26-07-2016 21:02
  
  Viewers chose cable news over broadcast for coverage of the Republican National Convention last week, with the Nielsen Top 20 claimed by eight cable programs focused on the GOP confab
  
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• Former Cosby actress's husband calls it quits after 6 mos.

  26-07-2016 20:45
  
  Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam's husband is calling it quits after just six months of marriage
  
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• '19 Kids and Counting' star Jinger Duggar gets engaged

  26-07-2016 20:38
  
  Jinger Duggar has announced her engagement to former professional soccer player Jeremy Vuolo in a video promoting her new TLC reality show, "Counting On." The 22-year-old former "19 Kids and Counting" star calls Vuolo "the man of my dreams."
  
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• Beyonce, Adele, Kanye West earn top nominations at MTV VMAs

  26-07-2016 20:31
  
  Beyonce and Adele are the top nominees at the MTV Video Music Awards, where their music videos will compete with Kanye West's controversial "Famous" for video of the year
  
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• Chinese tech firm LeEco agrees to buy Vizio TV maker for $2B

  26-07-2016 20:23
  
  Chinese video streaming company LeEco is breaking into the U.S. TV market by buying Vizio, a manufacturer of budget-priced sets, for $2 billion
  
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• BRIC’s Latest Exhibition Brings Diversity to Portraitures

  26-07-2016 20:06 via bkmag.com
  
  On a humid evening at the end of June, I walked into Fort Greene’s BRIC House and found myself surrounded by a sea of diverse faces of all ages and backgrounds. Not your typical gallery opening vibe, if I say so myself, but definitely reflective of the identity-heavy work being presented.
  The group exhibit–currently on display through Aug. 14–is titled, aptly, Look Up Here, I’m in Heaven, and is presented by always-acclaimed BRIC Brooklyn Information & Culture. Accord
  
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• Review: In artful documentary 'Gleason,' a hero battles ALS

  26-07-2016 19:48
  
  Review: "Gleason," Clay Tweel's documentary about ex-football star Steve Gleason's battle with ALS, could so easily have turned into a gooey pile of Hallmark aphorisms, but it refuses to be maudlin
  
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• Great Big Feeling: Japanese Breakfast’s Quiet Intensity

  26-07-2016 19:45 via bkmag.com
  
  The Greeks eased the sting and uncertainty of death by inventing a spirit said to help souls transition, without judgment, from one life to the next; later, Carl Jung would adopt the symbol as a mediator between the conscious and the unconscious. Collectively referred to as psychopomps, the word encompasses imagery that’s endured for generations, from Charon to the Grim Reaper. The myth took on special relevance for Little Big League vocalist Michelle Zauner as she wrote new songs and rewo
  
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• [DOWNTOWN] Police: Guy flashed his junk on 2 train

  26-07-2016 19:33
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperPolice are searching for a guy who they say flashed a straphanger on a 2 train Downtown on July 20.The creep sat down across from a 25-year-old woman on the Manhattan-bound train at 6:10 pm, locked eyes with her, and pulled out his junk, according to a police report.
  The woman then took out her phone and snapped a photo of the miscreant, and he got off the train at Borough Hall station, according to authorities.
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• Broadway giant James 'Jimmy' Nederlander dies at 94

  26-07-2016 19:27
  
  The man who built the Nederlander Organization into one of the largest producers of live entertainment and a dominant national theater chain that includes nine Broadway houses has died
  
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• [PROSPECT HEIGHTS] Fourth attempted rape near Prospect Park in two months

  26-07-2016 19:14
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperA predator attempted to rape a woman in Prospect Heights on July 12, according to police — the fourth such attack near Prospect Park in recent months.The 31-year-old victim was walking on Park Place between Flatbush and Vanderbilt avenues at 1:50 am on July 12 when the creep snuck up behind her, pushed her to the ground, and pulled her underwear off, police said.The woman struggled with the perv, eventually fighting him off and
  
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• Vic Mensa’s Controlled Chaos

  26-07-2016 18:59 via bkmag.com
  
  Lights faded, crowd excited, and music fully blasted to keep his headlining crowd at bay, Vic Mensa ran out from backstage at 9:55 sharp on Monday night at the Brooklyn Bowl, jumping directly into “Dynasty,” the opening track on his newest EP that came out in June. Despite the energy in the room literally making the walls vibrate, the accompanying speakers weren’t quite as cooperative, as a hint of static sound distortion eventually became full-on audio crackling. Dismayed but
  
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• Autopsy finds man who spent $100K to look like Bieber OD'd

  26-07-2016 18:30
  
  An autopsy report shows a man who claimed to have spent more than $100,000 on plastic surgeries in an effort to look like pop star Justin Bieber died of an accidental drug overdose
  
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• Inside Small Batch Excess: Whole Foods Williamsburg Opens Today

  26-07-2016 18:14 via bkmag.com
  
  As I type, Whole Foods Williamsburg will open its doors to the public in six minutes. Yesterday, before the big moment, we stopped in to tour the 51,000 square foot chain, which now has 460 locations, mostly throughout the U.S. and Canada, and a couple of locations in the United Kingdom.In the 90-something humidity, Michael Sinatra, northeast regional spokesperson for Whole Foods, met us outside the store’s sliding glass doors at 238 Bedford Avenue. Just moments prior—a drill, it see
  
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• Indiana prosecutor to seek death penalty in 'Purge' killings

  26-07-2016 17:42
  
  A central Indiana prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty in the case of a 19-year-old Indianapolis man charged with fatally shooting three people over four days in May
  
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• Illinois won't release details of 'Chicago Fire' tax credits

  26-07-2016 17:27
  
  Illinois officials say they won't detail expenditures the TV show "Chicago Fire" made to qualify for nearly $16 million in tax breaks last year
  
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• Willie Nelson launches festival; Neil Young, Crow to perform

  26-07-2016 17:25
  
  Willie Nelson is launching a new music festival this fall, where Neil Young and Sheryl Crow will take the stage
  
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• In 'Indignation,' a maturing Logan Lerman changes course

  26-07-2016 17:13
  
  Logan Lerman, 24, is already one of the most sought-after young actors in Hollywood
  
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• Fuqua's 'Magnificent Seven' to open Toronto Film Festival

  26-07-2016 17:11
  
  Antoine Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven" remake starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt will open the 41st Toronto International Film Festival
  
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• The Latest: Throng in Kosovo for Munich victim's funeral

  26-07-2016 17:01
  
  Thousands of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have attended the funeral of a young man shot dead last weekend in Munich
  
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• Fill in Your Fall Like a Pro: Continuing Education Classes at The New School

  26-07-2016 17:00
  
  Sponsored By The New School - Continuing Education.Fill in the blanks. Change your future. Find out how to blaze your own path this fall with Continuing Education at The New School.Created By BlankSlateWhat makes for a great education? It’s all about the experience. And fortunately, just because you might not have stepped into a classroom since college graduation doesn’t mean you can’t still get a slice of the college life.
  This August, fill in your fall with your own #BTS mome
  
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• Three ways to get yourself on a rooftop

  26-07-2016 16:57
  
  We’re in it. The hottest part of the year. Rooftop weather. Right now it seems like the long, steamy days, sudden thunderstorms and sultry nights will last forever, but one of the sweetest things about summer is how fleeting it always feels. Here are three ways to take full advantage of the season and get up on a rooftop, take a deep breath, absorb the view and appreciate the moment.
  Get a drink
  New York being a drinker’s paradise, the most obvious rooftop activity for summer mo
  
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• Love And Hope And Sex And Dreams: Drunk Sex Is Keeping You From Great Sex

  26-07-2016 16:47 via bkmag.com
  
  The first time I had drunk sex was the first time I got drunk. I was in the beginning of my freshman year of college, settling into a brand new relationship with a man of legal drinking age and curious what my new home, a nationally notorious party town, had to offer. I put in my request and he provided the alcohol (some kind of flavored Bacardi mixed with soda, which is perfect for a teenager), and we both drank enough to be drunk while watching the Red Sox inch closer to breaking their World S
  
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• Review: In 'Jason Bourne,' a digital dragnet tightens

  26-07-2016 16:00
  
  Film Review: In "Jason Bourne," Matt Damon's black-ops spy is resurrected again, along with director Paul Greengrass, who returns to the franchise after a nine year gap
  
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• Sing Street DVD Giveaway!

  26-07-2016 15:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Sometimes we just want to watch a happy movie filled with great songs. SING STREET is a feel-good, coming of age story written and directed by John Carney (Once, Begin Again) featuring the ultimate soundtrack of the 80s. But what’s even better than watching a feel-good movie? Winning a copy of it on DVD! If you and your best friends ever started a band in your parent’s basement as teenagers, you don’t want to miss this heartwarming film, jam-packed with nostalgic classics
  
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• The Latest: Bavarian official asks how bomber got explosives

  26-07-2016 15:06
  
  Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann says the bomber who injured 15 people and killed himself at a music festival had enough material in his room to build "at least another bomb."
  
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• Singer Joy Williams gets acting bug after Showtime role

  26-07-2016 14:53
  
  Ex-Civil Wars singer Joy Williams doesn't want to be that cliche of a musician-turned-actor, but after getting her first role in the Showtime series "Roadies," she admits she's got the acting bug
  
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• 'Motown' star Allison Semmes credits show with 1st big part

  26-07-2016 14:46
  
  Allison Semmes, who plays Diana Ross in "Motown: The Musical" on Broadway, credits the show for representing her first big part and helping her fulfill the dream of singing onstage with Stevie Wonder
  
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• Costume Party: Judy, Judy, Judy Holliday

  26-07-2016 14:37 via bkmag.com
  
  Judy Holliday, with her distinctively sassy but sweet delivery, dimples, and ability to go from ditz to know it all in a single line, is one of the finest comedic actresses of the 1950s. This month and next, MoMA is showcasing her work, including her four films with George Cukor, Adam’s Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), The Marrying Kind (1952), and It Should Happen to You (1954). With the exception of Adam’s Rib, the films feature costumes by Hollywood standby Jean Louis, and all f
  
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• Rihanna, Metallica set for Global Citizen Festival

  26-07-2016 14:25
  
  Rihanna, Metallica, Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and Selena Gomez will headline the 2016 Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 24
  
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• Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan has died at 73

  26-07-2016 13:08
  
  Egyptian film director Mohammed Khan, whose realism shed light on country's urban landscape since 1980s, dead at 73
  
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• Film company guilty in 'Star Wars' accident that broke leg

  26-07-2016 12:56
  
  A film production company has admitted health and safety breaches over an accident on the set of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in which Harrison Ford broke his leg
  
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• Film company pleads guilty over 'Star Wars' onset accident

  26-07-2016 12:26
  
  A film production company has admitted health and safety breaches over an accident on the set of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in which Harrison Ford broke his leg
  
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• In 10th convention speech, Bill Clinton faces tougher crowd

  26-07-2016 09:46
  
  Bill Clinton's 10th consecutive convention speech may require one of the toughest balancing acts of his career: Separating his wife's legacy from his own
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 31-Aug. 6

  26-07-2016 07:02
  
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 31-Aug. 6
  
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• Convention: Different reactions in booth and on floor

  26-07-2016 06:27
  
  CBS News' Scott Pelley said, "Bernie Sanders heals the breach," and his words were largely echoed by the pundit class
  
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• [WILLIAMSBURG] Bust a gut-ter: Comedy show rolls into bowling alley

  26-07-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Adam UllianBrooklyn DailyThese comics are in the know!The new stand-up show “Comedians You Should Know” has recently blown in from the Windy City. Produced by Saurin Choksi, Mike Lebovitz, David Drake and Jeff Steinbrunner, the show has taken over the Spare Room of the Gutter bar and bowling alley in Williamsburg. Over the last few months, the energetic hosts “Comedians You Should Know,” or CYSK,
  
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• [RIVER OF TEARS] Escape from Williamsburg! Straphangers already fleeing to avoid 18-month L-train closure

  26-07-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperTime to get the L outta Williamsburg!The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday officially confirmed that it will shut the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged L train tunnel to Manhattan for 18 months starting in January 2019 while it makes repairs, and local straphangers are already packing their bags for greener railroads.“It’s something that will motivate me to likely leave Williamsburg,” said Haley Garofalo, who re
  
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