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• Machinedrum releasing 'Human Energy,' touring, shares "Do It 4 U" ft. D∆WN

  31-08-2016 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Electronic musician Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum, has announced his newest album, Human Energy. It's the followup to 2013's Vapor City...
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• Pink Floyd exhibition coming to London in 2017, announced via flying pig

  31-08-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains will be an immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey through Pink Floyd’s extraordinary world."Continue reading…
  
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• Psycho Las Vegas day 3 review: Alice Cooper, Sleep, Candlemass, Baroness & more

  31-08-2016 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While the Friday and Saturday of Psycho Las Vegas flew by with nearly wall-to-wall exciting bands, for whatever reason Sunday had a bit more down time. It was a nice way to cap the fest, with some real heavy hitters like Sleep and Candlemass, some smaller but still excellent bands on the Vinyl stage, and by far the most insane show I have ever seen courtesy of Alice Cooper...
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• Yoga & Poetry

  31-08-2016 23:05
  Sunday, September 18, 2016 8:30 amBorough HallThis event will be held at ISSUE Project Room, located at 22 Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
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• Free networking event for Big Data professionals Sept. 6

  31-08-2016 22:59
  
  Are you considering a career in Big Data? Network with other data scientists who are doing interesting work in this rapidly growing field and learn what the different career paths look like within Big Data & Analytics when you join IE University & CARTO on Tuesday, September 6th for the next IE Big DataTalk.CARTO will host the talk at their amazing loft space in Bushwick, located just a block from Roberta’s Pizza. You’ll hear short talks fro
  
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• Psycho Las Vegas day 2 review: Electric Wizard, High on Fire, Blue Oyster Cult, Boris & more

  31-08-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Friday at Psycho Las Vegas was a parade of great bands on the main stage, and that continued on Saturday. I kicked things off with SubRosa, the Salt Lake City doom band who just released their fantastic new album...
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• Netflix/Marvel's 'Luke Cage' release "Street Level Hero" videos tracing series' hip-hop inspirations

  31-08-2016 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The video features Method Man, A$AP Ferg, Ghostface collaborator Adrian Younge, A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and more. The Netflix series premieres in September.Continue reading…
  
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• Psycho Las Vegas day 1 review & pics: Arthur Brown, Pentagram, Down, YOB, Converge, more

  31-08-2016 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ...the sound quality is absolutely top-level, and I have never been to a festival that offers comfortable balcony seating with waiters attending to you should you require a rest for your weary feet and a $15 Goose Island. And ultimately seeing a crowd full of stoned, dirty, good-natured metalheads overrun a casino was a sight I'll probably never see again...
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• Lawmakers say FEMA too slow to set up mobile homes

  31-08-2016 22:30
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up one mobile home at a Louisiana flood victim's home so far
  
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• James Hinchcliffe taking a risk on 'Dancing' stage

  31-08-2016 22:27
  IndyCar gets chance to showcase James Hinchcliffe on upcoming season of "Dancing With The Stars."
  
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• [BROOKLYN HEIGHTS] Trio strikes in three separate robberies

  31-08-2016 22:27
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Daily84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownTriple threatThree baddies wreaked havoc on the streets of the 84th Precinct last week.
  • A trio of louts stole a woman’s purse and iPhone as she was walking home on Water Street on Aug. 22.The victim told police she was between Pearl and Jay streets at 4:45 am when the three knaves surrounded her and demanded that she hand over her phone and bag, w
  
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• Longtime broadcaster Musburger to receive Vin Scully Award

  31-08-2016 22:21
  
  Longtime announcer Brent Musburger has been selected to receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting
  
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• To quell uproar, Maine governor seeking 'spiritual guidance'

  31-08-2016 22:16
  
  Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene rant on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail
  
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• Spotlights playing shows, including Saint Vitus with Netherlands

  31-08-2016 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brooklyn sludgegazers Spotlights have been having a very good year. They toured with Deftones and Refused this summer and released their debut LP Tidals...
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• Vince Staples & Moses Sumney opening James Blake tour

  31-08-2016 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  James Blake has a fall North American tour coming up, and he's now revealed the openers for that tour: Vince Staples (whose great new EP has beats by James) and Moses Sumney (who James brought out in LA earlier this year)...
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• Things to look for under Roger Goodell's continuing regime

  31-08-2016 21:55
  
  As Roger Goodell heads into his second decade as NFL commissioner, the challenges won't diminish
  
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• Goodell begins second decade in charge of $13 billion NFL

  31-08-2016 21:52
  
  For all of the public (and players' association) angst regarding Roger Goodell, who enters his second decade in charge on Thursday, he couldn't be held in higher esteem by most of the 32 team owners _ his bosses
  
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• The Claypool-Lennon Delirium brought out Yoko Ono, paid tribute to Gene Wilder @ Irving Plaza (pics, setlist, video)

  31-08-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It was the Claypool-Lennon-Ono Delirium last night, with a little "Pure Imagination" for good measure.
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• Naked Donald Trump could be yours! Statue up for auction

  31-08-2016 21:40
  
  Naked Donald Trump could be yours. Celebrity auction house Julien's Auctions says it will sell one of the life-sized, naked Trump statues artist collective INDECLINE installed around the country earlier this month at an upcoming auction.
  
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• TNT broadcaster Craig Sager undergoes 3rd marrow transplant

  31-08-2016 21:09
  
  TNT basketball broadcaster Craig Sager received a rare third bone marrow transplant on Wednesday as he continues his fight against cancer
  
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• After lengthy standoff with police, Chris Brown arrested

  31-08-2016 20:35
  
  It seems Chris Brown can't avoid trouble
  
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• The Latest: Court date set for singer Chris Brown

  31-08-2016 20:28
  
  A court date has been tentatively set for singer Chris Brown after he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon
  
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• Dubai opens massive Marvel-branded indoor theme park

  31-08-2016 20:19
  
  Dubai opens world's largest indoor theme park, featuring popular Marvel and Cartoon Network-branded rides
  
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• Holocaust survivor known for sharing experiences dies at 91

  31-08-2016 20:10
  
  Abraham Peck, a Holocaust survivor who shared stories of the horrors he endured while imprisoned in nine concentration, dies at 91
  
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• Maine governor says he plans to seek 'spiritual guidance'

  31-08-2016 19:59
  
  Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene rant on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail
  
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• Likeminds: A Summer Camp with Beer, Buddies, and Business Talk in Beacon

  31-08-2016 19:56 via bkmag.com
  
  Living in Brooklyn, you often get the feeling that there’s a parallel world happening all around you that you can’t quite access; a place where everyone is attractive, successful, and vaguely wealthy. Where everyone owns a business, but no one seems to work in a way you comprehend. Perhaps you fell into it for a moment—a marble-countered coffee shop in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon full of relaxed and fashionable people having some kind of meeting your life hasn’t pr
  
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• Your September 2016 Film Preview and Power Rankings

  31-08-2016 19:00 via bkmag.com
  
  No “fall movie preview” for you, dear reader: here at Brooklyn Magazine, we’re not some weekend dad who makes a big deal out of showing up once every few months for a grand cursory gesture. No. No. No. Our monthly Film Preview and Power Rankings are there for you month in, month out, to give you a true, painstaking, loving rundown—to prepare you to be an independent moviegoer, no matter how much it hurts us. You can look over previous months’ previews here, like we
  
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• A Few Excellent Art Things to See This Weekend

  31-08-2016 18:55 via bkmag.com
  
  A weekly compendium of mostly Brooklyn-based art things worth nodding your head at. SIGNAL GALLERY: ‘IRIS’ — AIDAN KOCH & ‘DRILL’ — MADELINE HOLLANDER
  In Madeline Hollander’s ‘Drill’, dancers move through evacuation procedures outlined by universities, airplanes, movie theaters, and other vulnerable public spaces: inflatable airplane evacuation slides hang from the ceiling and provide an ominous structure for dancers. Paint
  
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• Aska Rises from The Ashes

  31-08-2016 18:45 via bkmag.com
  
  As inconspicuous a dining destination as when it was carved from a corner of Kinfolk, the new iteration of Aska occupies a low-slung, unmarked building dwarfed by the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge and dimmed by the exuberance of next-door neighbor, Miss Favela’s. Yet it couldn’t be less of an afterthought; rather, it’s the product of over two years of waiting and even more planning — and now that the anticipated reboot of his original, modern Nordic trailblazer is fin
  
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• [MEAN STREETS] Citi gripes: Slopers hate Carroll Street Citi Bike rack

  31-08-2016 18:37
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperIt is a case of rack and ruin.Carroll Street residents had a rude awakening on Monday morning when they went outside to discover a Citi Bike rack had claimed four parking spaces between Fourth and Fifth avenues. The Park Slopers say the city couldn’t have found a more inconvenient place for the big blue bike-rental berth, and now they’re stuck driving around in circles in search of dwindling places to stow their cars.&l
  
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• A granola made with new moms in mind

  31-08-2016 18:37
  
  Amy Leipziger’s youngest fan of her homemade granola, All Granola. Photo: Amy Leipziger .
  Amy Leipziger had been making granola for years, using a simple recipe she learned from her mom. Then in 2014 she became a mom herself, and started to tinker with the recipe, not because she was tired of the the way it tasted, but because she wanted to create a granola that would help boost her milk supply.
  She tried lactation cookies, which are essentially chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with brewer&
  
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• Bill Nye bringing his scientific savvy to new Netflix series

  31-08-2016 18:14
  
  Bill Nye is going to be a Netflix guy
  
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• Facebook changes to Trending Topics questioned after blunder

  31-08-2016 18:13
  
  Facebook's changes to its "Trending Topics" section are being questioned after it featured a false report about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly
  
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• Fall Preview: J.K. Rowling's Potter world roars back to life

  31-08-2016 18:11
  
  This fall, J.K. Rowling's $7.8 billion Harry Potter film franchise will roar back into life in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," resurrecting one of the most potent and lucrative big-screen sensations
  
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• Review: The beauty and tragedy of 'The Light Between Oceans'

  31-08-2016 18:03
  
  "Blue Valentine" director Derek Cianfrance takes us to the picturesque coast of post-WWI Australia to tell his latest tale of human suffering in a handsome adaptation of "The Light Between Oceans," starring Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
  
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• Prison sentence sought for Illinois man in photo hack case

  31-08-2016 17:44
  
  Federal court records show that prosecutors are seeking a nine-month prison sentence for an Illinois man accused of hacking into email and electronic accounts of 30 celebrities and stealing private information, including nude videos and photos
  
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• NYC auction to feature blues legend Johnny Winter's guitars

  31-08-2016 17:40
  
  A Manhattan auction will feature the guitars, song notebooks and memorabilia of the late Texas blues legend Johnny Winter
  
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• Voltaggio closing 4 Family Meal restaurants in 2 states

  31-08-2016 17:26
  
  Celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio says his company is closing four of five Family Meal restaurants in Maryland and Virginia
  
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• Edi Gathegi as a mobster with a digital mission on 'StartUp'

  31-08-2016 17:07
  
  Edi Gathegi, a star on the rise, plays a mobster with a digital mission on "StartUp."
  
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• Musicians close to Prince reportedly in the mix for tribute

  31-08-2016 17:03
  
  A tribute concert to Prince next month will reportedly feature some of the musicians who were closest to the late superstar, including Sheila E, The Revolution, and Morris Day and The Time
  
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• Do or Dive: A Hackneyed Ghost of Do or Dine

  31-08-2016 17:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Last summer, I sat in the backyard of Do or Dine in Bed-Stuy with a best friend visiting from Boston. It was a perfect night: chilling on the patio drinking beers with my bae at my favorite bar in warm weather—perfect, that is, except Do or Dine would soon be no more.
  My relationship with Do or Dine started many months earlier. I had photographed and become friends with head chef and co-owner, Justin Warner. I lived around the corner and developed friendships with the other owners, wait st
  
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• E-book from libertarian Gary Johnson coming Sept. 27

  31-08-2016 16:36
  
  A new campaign book is coming out at the end of September, from Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson
  
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• Bankruptcy fraud sentencing delayed for 'Dance Moms' star

  31-08-2016 16:09
  
  The bankruptcy fraud sentencing for "Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller has been postponed
  
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• Separation anxiety: Bill Clinton eyes exit from his charity

  31-08-2016 16:01
  
  Bill Clinton told Clinton Foundation staff that leaving charity felt worse than root canal
  
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• Emeril Lagasse feasts globally on new Amazon Prime series

  31-08-2016 16:01
  
  Global culture and cuisine are on the menu when Emeril Lagasse sets off to 'Eat the World.'
  
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• The Brooklyn 100: Lisa Lucas, National Book Foundation

  31-08-2016 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  The book world rose up in a chorus of celebration when Lisa Lucas, formerly the publisher of Guernica, was appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. At the helm of the 30-year-old organization, she plans to expand its efforts towards inclusivity and advocacy. “Readers are everything,” she recently told the New York Times, “readers are everyone.”
  You just accepted a new job! What do you hope to accomplish at the National Book Foundation?
  I love the work
  
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• Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Eric Church lead CMA nods

  31-08-2016 15:59
  
  Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and budding newcomer Maren Morris are the leaders at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards
  
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• 'Real Housewives' star Jacqueline Laurita is a grandmom

  31-08-2016 15:57
  
  "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jacqueline Laurita is a grandmom
  
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• Voltaggio closing 5 Family Meal restaurants in 2 states

  31-08-2016 15:46
  
  Celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio says his company is closing four of five Family Meal restaurants in Maryland and Virginia
  
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• Bruce Springsteen breaks own record for longest US show

  31-08-2016 14:08
  
  Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band couldn't leave New Jersey without breaking another record
  
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