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• Christmas/Hanukkah NYC show roundup: Mariah, Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love, Matishayu, more

  19-10-2016 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Also: John Waters, Menorah Horah, Murray Hill, Justin Vivian Bond, Cyndi Lauper, Kacey Musgraves, and more.
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• [BENSONHURST] Brute stabs man in the back on 24th Avenue

  19-10-2016 23:19
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily62nd PrecinctBensonhurst—Bath BeachKnife to meet youA baddie stabbed a man multiple times in the back on 24th Avenue on Oct. 16, said police.
  The victim told police that he was near 82nd Street at 4:15 am when the goon approached from behind and stabbed the victim three times in the back. The man jumped into a nearby black car and fled on 82nd Street, said police.Talk about train delaysA nogoodnik flashed a knife and trie
  
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• [BAY RIDGE] Crook steals $3 from bodega

  19-10-2016 23:19
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsCash grabA theif tried to grab a wad of cash from a Fourth Avenue bodega’s register on Oct. 12, but only made off with $3, said police.
  The clerk of the store between Marine Avenue and 79th Street told police that the nogoodnik brought an item to the counter at around 9 pm, but when she opened the register to ring it up, the knave pushed her hands away and tried to grab the money.
  
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• Incognito says he and Martin haven't patched up differences

  19-10-2016 23:17
  
  Richie Incognito says Jonathan Martin reached out to him several times in the aftermath of the bullying scandal that sabotaged the Miami Dolphins' 2013 season, but Incognito has no interest in talking
  
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• Joseph Arthur shares anti-Trump song, playing City Winery on New Year's Day

  19-10-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  He's shared "The Campaign Song," which samples Trump's voice and features a video that makes use of artist Spencer Tunick's piece "Everything She Says Means Everything" from the Republican National Convention.
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• Man charged in eatery slaying was awaiting burglary sentence

  19-10-2016 22:55
  
  Police say a 20-year-old man charged with aggravated murder in the fatal shooting of a teenage employee at an Ohio sandwich shop was free on bond for a burglary conviction at the time of the shooting and faced sentencing next week
  
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• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, DFA 1979 & Deap Vally on tour now (check out pics from Chicago)

  19-10-2016 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Death From Above 1979 are currently co-headlining a very rock n' roll tour with Deap Vally along for the ride. That triple bill hit Chicago on Thursday, October 13 at the House of Blues...
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• Ex Reyes on tour with How to Dress Well, has a new song "Keeping U In Line"

  19-10-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It definitely makes sense that Ex Reyes is on tour with HTDW -- this is a very similar type of ambient pop -- but while HTDW pulls from '90s R&B, Ex Reyes is pulling from '60s pop (Motown, Beach Boys, etc).
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• Phil Chess, co-founder of pioneering R&B label Chess Records, has died

  19-10-2016 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chess Records legendary roster included Etta James, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry and more.
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• Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Joan Baez & more performed at Lampedusa Refugee Benefit at Town Hall (pics)

  19-10-2016 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Lampedusa Refugee Benefit Concert tour, featuring Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Joan Baez, Buddy Miller, The Milk Carton Kids and special vaudeville guest act Nancy and Beth (comprised of Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt), passed through Town Hall in New York on Tuesday night (10/18)...
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• Phil Chess, co-founder of blues label Chess Records, dies

  19-10-2016 21:43
  
  Phil Chess, co-founder of a Chicago record label that amassed perhaps the most influential blues catalog, has died
  
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• Review: 'Jack Reacher' sequel not as good as 2012 original

  19-10-2016 21:26
  It's not the acting or the action that makes "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" inferior to the original 2012 hit
  
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• Actress pleads not guilty in North Dakota pipeline protest

  19-10-2016 21:21
  
  Actress Shailene Woodley has pleaded not guilty in a North Dakota court to criminal trespass and riot charges after her arrest during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline
  
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• Comic Marty Allen is 94, but who's counting? He's laughing

  19-10-2016 21:13
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• Only The Best In This Week’s Art

  19-10-2016 20:59 via bkmag.com
  
  A weekly compendium of mostly Brooklyn-based, always edifying art events. ISSUE PROJECT ROOM: $UCCESSOR — DEDEKIND CUT
  This is actually happening next week! But for fear the tickets will sell out, I’m including it this week. Dedekind Cut is Fred Welton Warmsley III, a musician, but this performance (organized by DeForrest Brown Jr.) of his forthcoming album $uccessor falls squarely in the performance art genre. Fog, cowboy hats, yoga mats, and Juliana Hu
  
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• A dose of Taylor Swift, title chase spice up US Grand Prix

  19-10-2016 20:58
  
  With the promise of blue skies and some sizzling pop from Taylor Swift, the U.S. Grand Prix is back after all those worries about its demise
  
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• Your Ideal Week: October 20 – 26

  19-10-2016 20:54
  
  The Adirondacks are so beautiful this time of year it almost seems fake. Photo: Kate Hooker
  Wowie, would you get a load of this weather?! I don’t know whether to be happy or slightly alarmed that it’s late October and I had to run my AC for the past two nights, but I gotta admit that the sun feels good on my face this afternoon so I’m going with it! It’s sort of hard to fathom that I had to buy wool gloves when I was up in the Adirondacks this past weekend for
  
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• Correction: Smithsonian-Ruby Slippers story

  19-10-2016 20:43
  
  Correction: Smithsonian-Ruby Slippers story
  
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• “Man Can Do Anything”: Alexander Kluge on ‘Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed’

  19-10-2016 20:30 via bkmag.com
  
  “With Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968), I wanted to continue my debut feature, Yesterday Girl,” says Alexander Kluge, an important German filmmaker, video artist, television documentarian, writer, theorist, and social critic who will attend several screenings during Anthology Film Archives’s small retrospective of his work this Saturday. “My sister Alexandra (Yesterday Girl’s lead actress) and I were both crazy about the circus as kids. She married
  
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• 7th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Fest Launches New Screenplay Competition

  19-10-2016 19:32
  
  Submissions are now open for the 7th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 7-11, 2017.) AoBFF is the only independent, international festival in the world exclusively devoted to Brooklyn film and media. We program films of all lengths and genres that have a connection to the BK scene through cast/crew, production, or location.AoBFF is a creative hub, platform and showcase for independent film and media makers in Brooklyn and around the world. We partner with film distributors and media orga
  
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• The Latest: Jury weighing rape claims against Derrick Rose

  19-10-2016 19:10
  
  A Los Angeles federal jury has begun deliberating in the civil rape trial against NBA star Derrick Rose
  
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• 'Hot Boy' rapper Bobby Shmurda gets 7-year prison sentence

  19-10-2016 18:04
  
  Rapper Bobby Shmurda has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges he conspired with a drug gang in several shootings
  
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• Object Lessons: How An Award-Winning Prop Stylist Creates Eye-Popping Magazine Visuals

  19-10-2016 18:00 via bkmag.com
  
  An argument with Naomi Campbell convinced stylist Philip Shubin to change his focus from people to inanimate objects. For a decade he had been dressing TV personalities (Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric) and actors (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford) for photo shoots, but working with diva models was becoming increasingly fraught.The Fashion Institute of Technology alumnus told a disgruntled Campbell, “I can make a bed look just as voluptuous as a model, but the bed wouldn&rs
  
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• Chess Night in a Changing Neighborhood: A Look at Bushwick’s Molasses Books

  19-10-2016 17:32 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s chess night at Molasses Books, and customers are crowded around boards, plotting their next move. Some spill out onto the sidewalk to have a smoke, and owner Matt Winn seems to know them all.
  The space is small, with tables in alcoves butting up against windows. The walls are lined with bookshelves, and overflow spills out onto a table display in the middle of the shop. A sign hangs over the bar reading “no laptops after 8” alongside a conceptual sculpture of interwoven wi
  
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• A Mighty Whiff: Christopher Guest’s Mascots

  19-10-2016 17:30 via bkmag.com
  
  MascotsDirected by Christopher GuestNow streaming on Netflix
  Mounting a parody of the dryly amusing, humane mock-documentaries made by Christopher Guest movies seems like a fool’s errand best left to YouTubers. And yet Mascots, made by Guest himself, feels a bit like a parody of the Guest formula. Once again, a group of lovable and/or funny weirdos on the fringes of the performing arts—here sports team mascots, rather than local theater folk or folk singers or show-dog owners or Osc
  
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• Rolling Stones cancel Las Vegas concert due to laryngitis

  19-10-2016 17:28
  
  Fans of the Rolling Stones can't always get what they want, as the band has had to cancel its Wednesday concert in Las Vegas
  
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• Top soccer ref Howard Webb reveals how he endures OCD

  19-10-2016 17:06
  
  Before the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, referee Howard Webb couldn't keep his blue shirt on
  
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• 30 Under 30: Sophie Saint Thomas, Writer

  19-10-2016 17:00 via bkmag.com
  
  In an era when most of us are desensitized to the most taboo topics, writer Sophie Saint Thomas still manages to find subjects that seem pretty shocking (or, at the very least, you may not send many of her articles to your mom). With regular bylines at Vice and Broadly, she has spent the summer writing about people with surprising interests—couples who get off on tattooing each other, real-life vampires who search for human blood, and neo-pagans who concoct love potions for
  
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• Magazines now eligible for all journalism Pulitzer Prizes

  19-10-2016 16:59
  
  Print and online magazines are now eligible for Pulitzer Prizes in all journalism categories
  
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• For Suzy Nakamura, 'Dr. Ken' means diversity, 'gwishins'

  19-10-2016 16:47
  
  Actress-comedian Suzy Nakamura, who grew up a quiet child in Chicago, is making noise as a smart, self-possessed sitcom wife on ABC's "Dr Ken." She's also relishing the series' diversity, including an episode about Korean gwishins, or ghosts
  
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• Treat Yourself to Brooklyn’s Best Bespoke Halloween Candies

  19-10-2016 16:41 via bkmag.com
  
  Sad but true: it’s socially unacceptable to panhandle candy from neighbors past a certain age. And engaging in thinly-veiled blackmail (threatening “tricks” in absence of “treats”) is especially unbecoming in the over 10-year-old set. So if you’re destined to shell out money for your sugar rush this Halloween, you might as well embrace being an adult, passing over Krackles, Tootsie Rolls and Skittles for the following, made-in-BK sweets.
  Deliso Confections
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• Our Monsters, Ourselves: Shin Godzilla

  19-10-2016 15:39 via bkmag.com
  
  Shin GodzillaDirected by Hideaki Anno and Shinji HiguchiNow in theaters
  Capping a season of blockbuster releases that was somehow even more punishingly milquetoast and committee-branded than usual, Hideki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla arrives as the for-adults disaster epic we knew, deep down, we wanted. In political terms, the filmmakers have delivered the most radical—which is to say, America-skeptic—entry in the giant reptile franchise since Ishiro Honda’s 1
  
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• Michael Jordan's 'Space Jam' returning to theaters

  19-10-2016 15:33
  
  Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and friends are returning to the court, and theaters, to mark the 20th anniversary of "Space Jam."
  
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• Hundreds mourn top filmmaker Andrzej Wajda in Poland

  19-10-2016 15:15
  
  Hundreds of people mourning for Poland's leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda are paying their respect by passing in silence before an urn with his ashes at a church in southern Poland at the start of funeral ceremonies
  
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• The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, October 19-25

  19-10-2016 13:56 via bkmag.com
  
  Tampopo (1991)Directed by Juzo ItamiThe mass of New Yorkers who, some years ago, could tell you where to grab the best hot dog in town, have, by 2016, largely been replaced by a younger set who could probably point you in the direction of their favorite ramen spot. For this development, it’s likely we have David Chang and his Momofuku empire to thank. But before Chang & co. there was Tampopo, a veritable beacon around which foodies and Japanophiles (or shinnichi) could gather and gush
  
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• Garth Brooks joins Amazon's streaming service

  19-10-2016 13:17
  
  A week after launching its paid streaming music service, Amazon announced a deal with one of the streaming music's biggest holdouts: country superstar Garth Brooks
  
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• Michael Moore debuts film on Trump weeks before vote

  19-10-2016 13:04
  
  Michael Moore has premiered a surprise film discussing the presidential election just three weeks before Americans head to the polls
  
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• The Latest: UK dentists slam child migrant X-Ray idea

  19-10-2016 12:49
  
  British dentists have rejected a lawmaker's suggestion that young migrants should have their teeth tested to ensure they are really children
  
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• The Latest: Camerawoman who kicked migrants takes film award

  19-10-2016 11:51
  
  The camerawoman who was filmed last year kicking and trying to trip migrants near Hungary's border with Serbia has accepted an award for a documentary
  
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• Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial heading to Los Angeles jury

  19-10-2016 10:10
  
  The rape lawsuit trial of NBA star Derrick Rose is heading to the jury
  
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• Shea Weber quickly making his presence felt in Montreal

  19-10-2016 08:50
  
  Defenseman Shea Weber is already making his no-nonsense presence felt in Montreal
  
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• FilmStruck's stuck; streamer's launch delayed until November

  19-10-2016 07:46
  
  A new subscription streaming service from Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection won't be launching on Wednesday as planned
  
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• [WINDSOR TERRACE] Windsor Terrace air condition business out as apartments go up

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperNineteenth Street is losing its cool.A Windsor Terrace air-conditioning business is on the move as developers set their sights on 19th Street, where 20 residential units are being planned for a mixed use block across the street from the Prospect Expressway.The owner of 560 19th St, where air-conditioning business A&W Cooling is located, and Vito Gargano, landlord of an empty lot at 564 19th St. next door, both want to erect sim
  
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• [PARK SLOPE] Lout attempts to spit on officer

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Paper78th PrecinctPark Slope
  Bad ticketA belligerent beast tried — and failed — to spit on a parking enforcement officer amid a juvenile tirade on 12th Street on Oct. 7.
  The officer reported that he was slinging tickets near Seventh Avenue at 1:35 pm when the irate man began hurling insults his way.
  But that wasn’t all the victim had coming — the enraged assailant discharged a virulent lugy in his direction, alth
  
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• [NOT FOR NUTHIN’] Apple’s new iPhone a rotten deal

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyNot for Nuthin™ but what right did Apple have to take away our choices for a headphone jack on our iPhones? The new phone only has access to wifi headgear — and at a steep price to boot. I am all for free enterprise and making a profit, but taking away our choices is not part of the deal. It is “un-American,” says best friend Donna.Never before have consumers been so screwed by a company.No longer can we
  
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• [MUSIC] Elephant instrument: Montreal rock band puts sitar front and center

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Bill Koppfor Brooklyn PaperIt’s a sound you’ll never forget!Very few rock bands feature the sitar as a primary instrument, but for Montreal’s Elephant Stone, playing at Trans Pecos in Bushwick on Oct. 22, the classical Indian instrument blends right into its modern sound. The 18-plus stringed sitar is most associated with 1960s tunes, including “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles, but Elephant Stone’s leader and songwriter Rh
  
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• [MARINE PARK] Fake landlord scams woman out of $2,000

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn Daily63rd PrecinctMarine Park—Mill Basin—Flatlands—Bergen BeachFalse promises
  A trickster stole $2,000 from a woman by telling her he was was the landlord of a Brooklyn Avenue apartment she wanted to rent.The victim told police she met the guy — who she knows — at the apartment near Avenue I at 8 am for a tour of the place. She said she handed the scammer the cash, and expected to hear back about the lea
  
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• [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS] That’s using your noggin! Tigers beat Hornets with last-minute header

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyIt was just like they drew it up.
  Fort Hamilton boys’ soccer team took down Midwood 3–2 on Oct. 13 — handing the Hornets the squad’s first loss of the season — but it was what happened just before the game-winning header that made all the difference.
  Ahmad Abdella and Foti Ceci met just a few feet outside of the box and came up with a plan — Ceci would take the free kick, send it toward the back p
  
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• [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS] Still perfect: Erasmus Hall takes down Tottenville to remain undefeated

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyThe Erasmus Hall football team keeps finding ways to win.The Dutchmen kept it close, but walked off the field with another victory, maintaining their undefeated record by taking down Tottenville 42–35 on the road on Oct. 14.Junior quarterback Aaron Cruickshank led the Erasmus Hall (6–0) offense with a whopping 158 rushing yards and four touchdowns on just eight carries. Cruickshank — who has picked up interest from
  
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• [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS] Overruled: Former Grand Street head escorted off field despite court order letting him coach

  19-10-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyIt was the kick-off before kickoff.School security guards escorted recently sacked Grand Street Campus football coach Bruce Eugene off the field on Oct. 15 after he showed up to a game with a Kings County Supreme Court order stating he could coach the Wolves while he appeals his firing. Eugene was fired for letting a Long Island kid claim residency at his Brooklyn home in order to play for the Williamsburg team, but the coach got a
  
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