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• Universal Orlando unveils virtual reality Halloween show

  29-09-2016 23:58
  
  As you enter the dark set -- an old library from the 1700s filled with ancient artifacts -- at Universal Orlando Resort's new Halloween experience, it's quite obvious you are in for a creepy time
  
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• Trump goes after Clinton _ Bill Clinton _ in rancorous race

  29-09-2016 23:39
  
  Donald Trump abruptly resurrected Bill Clinton's impeachment on Thursday, thrusting the former president and his infidelities into the already-rancorous 2016 campaign
  
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• The Latest: Clinton says Trump flouted US law in Cuba work

  29-09-2016 23:38
  
  Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that Donald Trump may have violated the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba is just more evidence that he puts his own interests ahead of the nation's
  
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• Willett less than thrilled to be his brother's keeper

  29-09-2016 23:30
  
  Ryder Cup rookie Danny Willett has apologized for his brother's off-color description of U.S. golf fans more than two dozen times already
  
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• Americans need short memory in the Ryder Cup

  29-09-2016 23:25
  
  Dustin Johnson says the U.S. team needs a short memory when it comes to the Ryder Cup
  
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• Lovely Bad Things ready 'Teenage Grownups' (watch the title track video), touring with Diarrhea Planet

  29-09-2016 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's the first new music we've had from the California band in some time.
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• 6 emerging writers win film academy's Nicholl Fellowships

  29-09-2016 23:08
  
  Six emerging screenwriters are getting a boost from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  
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• Prosecutors: Give concert promoter 17-plus years for fraud

  29-09-2016 22:57
  
  Federal prosecutors say a former South Florida concert promoter who staged tours for major acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Aerosmith deserves more than 17 years in prison for running a $200 million fraud scheme
  
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• Revolution Brewing Expands Distribution into NYC

  29-09-2016 22:48 via bkmag.com
  
  Revolution Brewing, one of the fastest growing breweries in the nation, will begin distributing its beers throughout New York City beginning Oct. 3.In celebration of the launch, Revolution will be hosting events around the city during the first week of October. Don’t miss the official kick-off party at Treadwell Park on Monday, Oct. 3 and Revolution’s Oktoberfest celebration at Radegast Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 5. For more launch week events click here.
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• Marlins' Fernandez remembered as larger than life at funeral

  29-09-2016 22:40
  
  Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was remembered Thursday as a larger than life figure during a homily at his funeral
  
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• maybe Seasick Steve was not, in fact, a hobo (he was actually a session musician)

  29-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Steven Leach even had a stint in the Mike Love's post Beach Boys outfit Celebration.
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• Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters slams Trump, Mexican president

  29-09-2016 22:29
  
  Former Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the first of three concerts in Mexico City
  
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• The Latest: Fernandez remembered as larger than life

  29-09-2016 22:21
  
  Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez remembered as a larger than life figure during a homily at his funeral
  
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• The Latest: Trump invokes impeachment, "sordid past"

  29-09-2016 22:07
  
  Donald Trump is invoking President Bill Clinton's impeachment as evidence that the Clintons are "the sordid past," while his presidency would "be the bright and very clean future."
  
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• Fishbone & more playing 'Hendrix in Harlem' celebration at The Apollo; unreleased Hendrix live LP out this week

  29-09-2016 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jimi Hendrix and Harlem's The Apollo go back a long way. He won Amateur Night in 1964, and made additional appearances at the Apollo as guitarist for such acts as...
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• In Prince estate case, blood relation may be unnecessary

  29-09-2016 22:03
  
  A legal wrinkle in Prince's estate case shows you might not have to be a blood relative to inherit some of his sizable fortune
  
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• New Zealand's The Shifting Sands released 'Cosmic Radio' (listen), touring the U.S. in October

  29-09-2016 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sharon Van Etten is a big fan and encouraged them to do this tour.
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• [BENSONHURST] See it: Cab rolls over in Bensonhurst

  29-09-2016 21:41
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyA cabbie flipped his car on the corner of 63rd Street and 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst on Sept. 28.The driver rolled his ride over making a turn onto 63rd Street at about 7:30 pm, according to a photographer on the scene and fire officials.He had minor injuries and went to Maimonides Medical Center, a fire department spokesman said. Only one other vehicle was damaged in the crash, our photographer
  
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• Opeth streaming "Sorceress"

  29-09-2016 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After the long promotional cycle and the release of songs like "The Wilde Flowers," "Will O Th' Wisp," and "Sorceress," you can hear this beast in its entirety.
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• The Latest: Pence says "hearts are in Hoboken" crash site

  29-09-2016 21:19
  
  Hillary Clinton is rolling out new endorsements from GOP officials who are supporting her presidential campaign over Republican rival Donald Trump's
  
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• Grammy winner Mario Winans pleads guilty in income tax case

  29-09-2016 21:17
  
  Prosecutors in New Jersey say a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer has admitted he intentionally failed to file federal income tax returns for several years
  
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• Judge issues temporary gag order in Derrick Rose rape case

  29-09-2016 21:04
  
  A judge has ordered lawyers handling a rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose to temporarily stop talking to reporters
  
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• John Vanderslice and filmmaker Guy Maddin collaborated on a 7″ (listen)

  29-09-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This is the first in a series of limited edition 7" releases that pair musicians and artists.
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• British royal kids make rare appearance in Canada

  29-09-2016 20:57
  
  Prince George and Princess Charlotte made their second appearance of the royal tour, taking part in a children's party with Prince William and Kate
  
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• AP Exclusive: Fonseca sings with Ringo for Colombia's peace

  29-09-2016 20:55
  
  Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca wrote, recorded and sent a Spanish verse for a new version of Ringo Starr's peace anthem "Now The Time Has Come."
  
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• Slate Live with Anthony Gottlieb and Laura Miller

  29-09-2016 20:52
  Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:30 pmCentral LibraryThe author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought. Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb documented the first burst, which came in the Athens of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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• Nate Parker unapologetic in '60 Minutes' interview

  29-09-2016 20:49
  
  In an interview with "60 Minutes," Nate Parker was unapologetic for a 17-year-old rape case that has surrounded his film, "The Birth of a Nation."
  
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• Spike Lee Is Hosting An Open Casting Call For His New Netflix Series

  29-09-2016 20:45 via bkmag.com
  
  The new Spike Lee joint is a 10-episode series of “She’s Gotta Have It,” his 1985 film that, according to Lee, “Has A Very Special Place In My Heart.” Netflix ordered the series earlier this month.
  If you have the crowd-defying stamina and lack of pride combined with utter self confidence that every actor requires (such a confusing combination), you too can join the madness: on Monday, October 3, Spike Lee is hosting (well, he hired Barbara McNamara Casting to
  
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• Internet star Grumpy Cat to join a Broadway show _ 'Cats'

  29-09-2016 20:22
  
  The internet sensation Grumpy Cat joins the cast of the Broadway musical "Cats" on Friday for what will likely be a feline-good moment
  
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• La Sera covers Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" on new EP (listen); tour w/ Springtime Carnivore starts soon

  29-09-2016 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A live La Sera staple for a while, here's their take on the Led Zep classic in studio form.
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• #NYFF 2016: My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea

  29-09-2016 20:00 via bkmag.com
  
  My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea plays October 10 and 11 as part of the main slate of the 54th New York Film Festival. The film is currently without US distribution. Follow our coverage of NYFF 2016 here.
  Tons of comic books get adapted to the big screen these days, but how many comic book artists actually make the trip? Very few, especially when you stop counting the frame compositions taken out of context and/or misinterpreted by Zack Snyder. So I want to be grateful when I see a wh
  
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• [BREAKING, BAY RIDGE] Dead woman found in Owl’s Head Park

  29-09-2016 19:59
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailySomeone discovered a dead woman in Owl’s Head Park near Colonial Road and Wakeman Place on Thursday morning.Officers responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious person in the park at 10 am and found a woman in her late 20s with apparent head trauma, a department spokesman said.Officials will release her name upon notifying her family, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death, police said.Reach repor
  
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• watch Faith No More's video for "Cone of Shame"

  29-09-2016 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mobsters, knife-confrontations, betrayal, a wall being hacked through with an ax, a mandolin/accordion band, and more.
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• Thai Newcomer Sumui Is a Welcome Bright Spot on a Gray Grid

  29-09-2016 19:44 via bkmag.com
  
  Sumui is nestled inside of a bright rainbow façade on an otherwise grey and quiet block, and the inside doesn’t disappoint: housed within the walls of exposed brick and 15-foot-high ceilings is something truly special.
  As part of the massive Brooklyn Navy Yard area redevelopment, what was once a run-down garage has become a restaurant outfitted with custom chandeliers, undulating aqua banquettes, a bar created by artisans who work some amazing visual magic with glass of varying
  
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• An unusual new late-night competitor for ESPN

  29-09-2016 19:39
  
  Among young men, Scott Van Pelt is a late-night TV star along the lines of Fallon, Kimmel and Colbert
  
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• Slavoj Žižek on the Refugee Crisis, with Hari Kunzru

  29-09-2016 19:30
  Monday, November 14, 2016 7:30 pmCentral LibraryArguably the best-known living philosopher, Slavoj Žižek frequently contributes commentary on major global issues. His new book, Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbors, tackles the refugee crisis in Europe, and its larger implications around the world. It's a moving manifesto for our times—his most focused and urgent book yet.
  Mr. Žižek will discuss his new book with author Hari Kunzru.
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• The Latest: Teammates, family arrive for Fernandez funeral

  29-09-2016 19:28
  
  Busloads of Miami Marlins players, coaches, former players and front office personnel Rob Manfred have arrived at St. Brendan's Catholic Church for the funeral service of pitcher Jose Fernandez
  
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• The Latest: Schumer stops short of calling Trump 'racist'

  29-09-2016 18:51
  
  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid recently took to the Senate floor to call Donald Trump a racist
  
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• Bon Iver Has Become Kanye West

  29-09-2016 18:44 via bkmag.com
  
  In a recent New York Times profile, Justin Vernon, the man behind Bon Iver—while Discussing his flagship musical project’s newest release—brought up a conversation he shared with Kanye West. He did so with such speed and comfortability that it sounded like a person mentioning a chat with a very close friend. And, it would make sense if that were the case: for the better part of the last decade, he’s been collaborating with Kanye, starting with a pair of songs—&
  
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• Growing Up Weird, Retro and Australian: Girl, Asleep

  29-09-2016 18:30 via bkmag.com
  
  Girl AsleepDirected by Rosemary MyersOpens September 30
  Girl Asleep poses an age-old philosophical question, disguised as a logistical one: Is this a period piece, or is it just Australian? This movie about Greta (Bethany Whitmore), a girl on the cusp of fifteen, has design elements that feel of the 70s, 80s, and of movies about the 70s and 80s. There’s at least one reference to mixtapes, but I swear someone also mentions a playlist. It has disco, but that’s come back around a few t
  
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• 30 Under 30: Gabe Gonzalez, Journalist, Comedian, Producer

  29-09-2016 18:30 via bkmag.com
  
  If one were to draw a Venn diagram that encompasses the New York digital media world and the New York comedy scene, you’d find plenty of names somewhere in the middle. A news producer at Mic, Gabe Gonzalez got his start in the comedy world, training at the famed Second City theater in Chicago. It’s there he learned how to infuse political commentary with a sense of humor—something he’d admired in the work of some of his comedy heroes.
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• Justices take up trademark case that could affect Redskins

  29-09-2016 18:13
  
  The Supreme Court is taking up a First Amendment clash over the government's refusal to register offensive trademarks, a case that could affect the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name
  
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• The Latest: Reid advises Trump to avoid infidelity issue

  29-09-2016 18:07
  
  Donald Trump doesn't take advice from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, but the Nevada Democrat has some for him anyway: Don't bring up former President Bill Clinton's marital infidelities
  
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• 'Amanda Knox' pulls back the curtain on a media circus

  29-09-2016 18:05
  
  "Amanda Knox," a documentary premiering Friday on Netflix, gives the participants of one of the most sensational, tabloid-grabbing trials of the century a chance to tell their story, straight on, directly to the camera
  
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• Joby Warrick on ISIS and Black Flags, with Fred Kaplan

  29-09-2016 17:59
  Tuesday, October 4, 2016 7:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterIn Black Flags, an unprecedented character-driven account of the rise of ISIS, Joby Warrick shows how the zeal of this one man and the strategic mistakes of Presidents Bush and Obama led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swaths of Syria and Iraq. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize.
  This conversation will be moderated by Pulitzer Prize finalist Fred Kaplan.
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• FCC delays vote on much-disputed rules on cable boxes

  29-09-2016 17:56
  
  Federal regulators have delayed a vote on requiring cable and satellite TV companies to make free apps to bypass the need for cable boxes
  
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• Ed Harris digs into the mystery of 'Westworld' and loves it

  29-09-2016 17:56
  
  HBO's "Westworld" takes viewers to an anything-goes pleasure park that harbors a dark secret
  
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• Redstone push is on to reunite CBS and Viacom

  29-09-2016 17:50
  
  Media mogul Sumner Redstone's firm is calling for CBS and Viacom to combine again, more than a decade after they went their separate ways
  
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• 30 Under 30: Darlene and Lizzy Okpo, Designers

  29-09-2016 17:31 via bkmag.com
  
  Last year was a big one for sisters Darlene Okpo and Lizzy Okpo. Former employees of Opening Ceremony, they’d already been working on their own fashion line, named William Okpo, after their father, for five years when things broke wide open for them in 2015. They opened their own boutique in the South Street Seaport, reviewed rapturously by the New York Times for its “mirthful eccentricity.” They put out two collections of luxuriously voluminous pants and tops in a range of vib
  
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• [MEAN STREETS] What a bus-t: Bridge Park neighbors don’t want B63 driving through loop road

  29-09-2016 17:09
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperLocals really threw this plan for a loop.Neighbors of Brooklyn Bridge Park railed against the park’s plan to close a portion of the “loop road” that runs through the Pier 6 portion of the green space at a meeting on Wednesday night, arguing the change will create fume-spewing congestion on the cyclist-filled street and they’ll only get a piddling bit of extra parkland and
  
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