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• 'E.T.' movie poster sells for almost $400,000

  12-10-2016 23:48
  
  The original painting for the movie poster for "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" has sold for almost $400,000 at auction
  
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• Lil Wayne explains his 'no such thing as racism' comment

  12-10-2016 23:31
  
  Lil Wayne understands why some people criticized him for saying there's no racism, but claims critics don't see it from his perspective
  
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• Amazon launches unlimited music streaming service; Pandora launches 'Plus' service (and new logo)

  12-10-2016 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber or Alexa user, it's a pretty good deal.
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• Comic character Wonder Woman to be named UN ambassador

  12-10-2016 23:13
  
  The United Nations will name comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls
  
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• [MIDWOOD] City garbage workers promote Trump on their truck

  12-10-2016 23:05
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperNow this presidential election has really descended into garbage.A pair of city sanitation workers could be in hot water after they outfitted their trash truck with Donald Trump campaign paraphernalia on Wednesday — a no-no for city vehicles that outraged a couple of liberal locals spotted who spotted the sign in Midwood that morning.
  “I was appalled,” said neighborhood resident Christina Das, who serves on the ex
  
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• Mexico: Son says he's innocent in film-maker parents' deaths

  12-10-2016 22:48
  
  The son of slain Mexican film director Leon Serment has denied allegations that he arranged to pay two assailants to kill his parents
  
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• Brian Williams and Billy Bush: 2 scandals, 2 approaches

  12-10-2016 22:40
  
  Billy Bush appears unlikely to survive at NBC News following revelation of vulgar videotaped conversation with Donald Trump
  
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• Lil Wayne stands by his 'no such thing as racism' comment

  12-10-2016 22:23
  
  Lil Wayne understands why some people criticized him for saying there's no racism, but claims critics don't see it from his perspective
  
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• The Black Queen (Dillinger Escape Plan, Telefon Tel Aviv) playing shows

  12-10-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Black Queen is a dark electronic project from members of various bands known for their use of dark electronics. It features vocalist Greg Pulciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan, as well as Joshua Eustis (aka Telefon Tel Aviv)...
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• Patricia Barry, daytime TV and film actress, dies at 93

  12-10-2016 22:07
  
  Patricia Barry, a mainstay of daytime television who appeared on "Days of Our Lives," "Guiding Light" and "All My Children," has died
  
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• Shock Machine (ex-Klaxons) readies debut — check out three songs

  12-10-2016 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nu rave progenitors Klaxons broke up back in 2014 and if that still has you sad, you may be excited to know that frontman James Righton is now making music as Shock Machine. His debut album is out in February 17...
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• Johnathan Richman on tour in November & December

  12-10-2016 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  No NYC shows proper, but JoJo plays nearby in NJ and CT.
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• The Hotelier and Primitive Weapons opening for Thursday

  12-10-2016 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thursday's reunion has already been triumphant, and now they added some pretty amazing support to one of their two hometown-area shows...
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• [PROSPECT HEIGHTS] Comic Con-ukkah! Crown Heights synagogue hosting Jewish cartoon fest

  12-10-2016 21:01
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperIt’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s super-mensch!More than a dozen of God’s Chosen comic book artists will converge at Congregation Kol Israel in Crown Heights on Nov. 13 to present and discuss their work at the first ever Jewish Comic Con. But the event isn’t exclusively for Jews — gentiles are most welcome to come and learn about the Semitic roots of the graphic literary medium, according to organi
  
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• Blood Orange, Kamasi, Jamila Woods & more playing Boiler Room weekender ++ related streams

  12-10-2016 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Check out the Boiler Room weekender lineup and stream Jamila Woods' album, which features Kweku Collins and Noname, who also have great new albums...
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• Film firm fined over Harrison Ford 'Star Wars' set accident

  12-10-2016 20:45
  
  A film production company has been fined 1.6 million pounds ($1.95 million) over an accident on the set of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" that broke the leg of star Harrison Ford
  
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• Nik Turner's Hawkwind touring, playing Saint Vitus

  12-10-2016 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nik Turner, original member of Hawkwind and veteran space-rocker, is hitting the road in October and November with his current group Nik Turner's Hawkwind, which is exactly what it sounds like and should please fans looking for a long night of classic Hawkwind jams.Continue reading…
  
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• Review: A superhero CPA in Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant'

  12-10-2016 20:26
  
  Film Review: In Gavin O'Connor's "The Accountant," starring Ben Affleck, the paper-pushing CPA _ roughly the exact opposite of Schwarzenegger or Stallone _ gets his shot at action hero stardom
  
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• To capture his pop spectacle, Timberlake turns to Demme

  12-10-2016 20:17
  
  The concert film "Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids" hits Netflix on Wednesday, lending the streaming platform a megawatt dose of Timberlake's fluid, seemingly effortless stardom
  
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• The Best Art Things To See This Weekend

  12-10-2016 20:00 via bkmag.com
  
  A weekly compendium of mostly Brooklyn-based, always edifying art events. GUGGENHEIM: AGNES MARTIN
  You’re right! The Guggenheim isn’t in Brooklyn! And Agnes Martin doesn’t live in Brooklyn, either! She’s dead, and she never lived in Brooklyn. But I argue that if Agnes Martin were alive in New York right this second, she would probably live in Red Hook: this is based in part on the fact that when she did live in New York, she lived in quiet, watery 
  
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• 30 Under 30: Jake Novick-Finder, Chef at Gristmill

  12-10-2016 20:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Though Jake Novick-Finder was raised in Brooklyn—and currently heads up the kitchen at Park Slope’s outstanding seasonal restaurant, Gristmill—he made his name as a pastry chef in the confusingly similarly named Brookline (MA). He was the pastry chef at a restaurant there called Ribelle, a place that burned hotly and brightly: its chef/owner, Tim Maslow, produced upmarket twists on comfort food (which drew the inevitable David Chang comparisons), and quickly got the attention
  
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• 30 Under 30: Arianne Keegan, Nonprofit Professional

  12-10-2016 19:33 via bkmag.com
  
  Everyone loves winning, the feeling that comes from knowing you did something right. With her father, a lawyer who often helped clients facing financial or familial struggles, and her mother, a nurse who literally saved lives, Arianne Keegan’s career as a Nonprofit Professional doing similar work has come to her naturally. 
  Co-founder of both She/Folk (Advocating the power of voice for females) and Call Them Out, Florida! (A grassroots effort at calling out Senators and House Rep
  
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• Pre-'Justice League,' Affleck, Simmons bond on 'Accountant'

  12-10-2016 19:28
  
  Ben Affleck has been thinking about J.K. Simmons a lot lately
  
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• Latest: LAPD detective found shot to death at suburban home

  12-10-2016 19:27
  
  Officials say a Los Angeles police detective found shot to death at a suburban home was frequently assigned to high-profile cases, including the recent investigation into an accusation of rape against NBA star Derrick Rose
  
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• [►VIDEO, BAY RIDGE] More photos of Owl’s Head Park slay suspect

  12-10-2016 18:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyBy Max JaegerPolice have released additional images of the man they believe beat 35-year-old Bay Ridgite Jennifer Cohen to death in Owl’s Head Park last month.He was the last person seen with her — walking down Second Avenue toward the park at 2:45 am, cops said.A jogger found Cohen’s lifeless body — her face beaten in — hours later around 9 am, police said. She was also found with hypodermic needles in
  
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• Paisley Park museum adds more October tour dates

  12-10-2016 18:05
  
  Paisley Park has added additional tour dates in October for Prince fans who want to visit the late superstar's suburban Minneapolis recording complex
  
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• The Latest: Judge rejects mistrial in Derrick Rose rape case

  12-10-2016 18:03
  
  A judge has refused to declare a mistrial or dismiss the rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose and two of his friends
  
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• Review: Christopher Guest's 'Mascots' fails to really cheer

  12-10-2016 17:42
  
  Film Review: "Mascots" relies on the same formula that gave us deadpan looks at life behind the scenes at folk music bands, community theater and dog shows but lacks the spark of Christopher Guest's previous films
  
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• [CHANGING BROOKLYN] On ‘Point’: Downtown mall finally opens with Century 21 outlet

  12-10-2016 17:26
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperThey’re finally getting to the Point.Downtown’s new City Point mall officially opened for businesses on Tuesday with the arrival of Century 21 and early shoppers gave their thumbs up for the center’s lone emporium, saying they’re thrilled they no longer have to schlep out to the Bay Ridge branch of the popular discount department store or, even worse, visit Manhattan.&ldqu
  
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• Your Ideal Week: Oct. 13 – Oct. 19

  12-10-2016 17:21
  
  The fifth annual Beer for Beasts fundraiser is at The Bell House this weekend. Photo: Beer for Beasts
  This is the week that introduced us to Ken Bone, the bespectacled, mustachioed hero who injected some humanity and levity into the otherwise thoroughly depressing second presidential debate. The tweets about him alone have been, for lack of a better word, art. If Bonemania has left you curious about other civilians who have tried to add some cultural context and even beauty to the nightmare tha
  
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• Building on Brooklyn Provides Venues for Local Artists, Performers and Chefs

  12-10-2016 17:08 via bkmag.com
  
  Brooklyn artists have a brand new benefactor.
  Husband and wife team Jamie and Sara Anthony recently founded Building On Brooklyn, a not-for-profit organization providing venues for area artisans to create, exhibit and engage with the community.
  As well as admirably reflecting their shared interest in the arts, the institution also represents a resourceful merger of their backgrounds—Sara is a former trusts and estates lawyer, who helped form arts-centered foundations for client, while Jami
  
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• #NYFF 2016: I Had Nowhere to Go

  12-10-2016 17:07 via bkmag.com
  
  I Had Nowhere to Go plays October 13 and 14 as part of the Explorations section of the 54th New York Film Festival. The film is currently without US distribution (but will surely resurface at Anthology Film Archives). Follow our coverage of NYFF 2016 here.
  To get it out of the way: I Had Nowhere to Go is a 108-minute film directed by video artist Douglas Gordon, consisting visually consisting of roughly 80% black screen, based on Jonas Mekas’s 1991 memoir. That said, expect no less from G
  
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• Gabrielle Union sues BET, claims 'Mary Jane' contract breach

  12-10-2016 17:06
  
  Gabrielle Union is suing Black Entertainment Television, alleging the cable network wants to combine the fourth and fifth seasons of her series "Being Mary Jane" into a single season of 20 episodes in an effort to extend her contract
  
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• Looking for Light in Darkness: A Q&A with Jenni Fagan

  12-10-2016 17:05 via bkmag.com
  
  Jenni Fagan knows what it’s like to be an outsider. It’s a trait she shares with many of her characters, including the heroine of her 2013 debut, The Panopticon. That novel follows the prickly Anais Hendricks as she maneuvers the foster care system in the UK, a childhood reality Fagan also weathered. When the book opens, Anais has just arrived at a juvenile delinquent center for putting a cop in a coma—a crime she cannot remember committing. Voice-driven, acerbic, and sharp, th
  
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• Singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides blazes his own music path

  12-10-2016 16:48
  
  That fiercely independent singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides has built a grassroots social media following, put out 2 EPs and now a debut album, "Why?" that landed atop the iTunes singer-songwriting chart
  
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• #NYFF 2016: The Ornithologist

  12-10-2016 16:39 via bkmag.com
  
  The Ornithologist screens October 12 and 13 as part of the Explorations program within the 54th New York Film Festival. Strand Releasing has recently acquired the US rights to the film. Follow our coverage of NYFF 2016 here.
  A guide to recognizing your sainthood: João Pedro Rodrigues’s The Ornithologist. Starring French actor Paul Hamy as a taciturn birdwatcher named Fernando who treats himself to a camping trip gone hideously wrong, the Portuguese auteur’s latest is a more d
  
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• Refugee bands show there's more to Syria than war

  12-10-2016 16:29
  
  Music from Syria took over a Berlin nightclub known for its punk, rock and techno music in a "refugee concert" organized to help break the ice between the new arrivals and residents of the German capital
  
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• Singer Tanya Tucker in hospital for respiratory infection

  12-10-2016 16:24
  
  Country singer Tanya Tucker is in a Nashville hospital recovering from a respiratory infection that has forced her to postpone six upcoming concerts
  
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• Nearly 6 months later, Prince superfans still mourning

  12-10-2016 16:24
  
  Nearly 6 months after the legendary Prince was found dead in an elevator at his beloved Paisley Park, superfans are still in mourning
  
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• Billy Bob Thornton takes 'Goliath' outsider role to heart

  12-10-2016 15:54
  
  Billy Bob Thornton was honored with an Oscar nearly 20 years ago, but he still feels like a Hollywood outsider
  
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• [PARK SLOPE] Sold folks home: Prospect Park Residence finally sells for $84M

  12-10-2016 15:42
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperIt is “out with the old” in more ways than one.The long and sordid saga of Park Slope’s Prospect Park Residence finally came to an end this week, when the landlord closed the sale of the tony Prospect Park West old folks home building for $84 million, according to broker Terra CRG — more than two years after he first tried to clear out and offload the property but was instead met with a fierce legal battle f
  
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• Kurdish television in Sweden loses signal, blames Turkey

  12-10-2016 15:35
  
  The head of a Kurdish satellite television station in Sweden says a European broadcasting service provider has shut down its signal under pressure from Turkey
  
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• Daniel Stern revives 'Rookie of the Year' character for Cubs

  12-10-2016 15:19
  
  Actor Daniel Stern has brought back his character from his 1993 Chicago Cubs-themed film "Rookie of the Year" in honor of the team's run through the baseball playoffs
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, October 12-18

  12-10-2016 15:14 via bkmag.com
  
  Spawn of the North (1938)Directed by Henry Hathaway“Lightly Likeable,” that’s the category American critic Andrew Sarris filed Hathaway under in his influential book The American Cinema. In Sarris’s eyes, Hathaway wasn’t a “pantheon” auteur, but a journeyman with a few good titles to his name. Like with William Wellman a few years ago, critics are now appraising and reappraising Hathaway’s cinema, such as this Bertrand Tavernier-approved NYFF
  
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• John Mayer withdraws from lineup for Prince tribute concert

  12-10-2016 15:02
  
  Pop star John Mayer won't be performing at a tribute concert honoring the late megastar Prince
  
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• Ohio literary peace awards go to books on 20th century wars

  12-10-2016 14:00
  
  Two books focused on the aftermath of 20th century wars are winners of awards from an Ohio group that celebrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice and global understanding
  
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• Roberto Cavalli creative chief Dundas leaves after 3 seasons

  12-10-2016 12:16
  
  Roberto Cavalli creative director Peter Dundas is leaving after only three seasons
  
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• Drake nabs 12 Soul Train Awards nominations; Beyoncé gets 8

  12-10-2016 12:09
  
  Drake has nabbed 12 nominations for the 2016 Soul Train Awards
  
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• Japanese, African, US writers among bettors' Nobel favorites

  12-10-2016 12:02
  
  Scientists, peacemakers and economists have had their moment
  
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• Thai stocks tumble, prince rushes home amid king worries

  12-10-2016 11:45
  
  Thailand's stock market and currency have tumbled and the prime minister has canceled an overseas trip amid concerns about long-ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej's health
  
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