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• Kate Beckinsale's husband files for divorce in Los Angeles

  25-10-2016 23:12
  
  Kate Beckinsale's husband has filed for divorce from the "Underworld" actress after 12 years of marriage
  
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• 'The Walking Dead' has a smashing return

  25-10-2016 22:50
  AMC's 'The Walking Dead' returned for another season with an episode likely to become the series' most-watched ever
  
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• Reel Brooklyn: The Sentinel, Brooklyn Heights

  25-10-2016 22:49 via bkmag.com
  
  Reel Brooklyn is a biweekly column chronicling the definitive history of Brooklyn on-screen, one film—and neighborhood—at a time.
  Perhaps it was the most extreme metaphor for Brooklyn gentrification ever: a swoon-worthy B-Heights brownstone whose only renters are adversaries in the Miltonic battle between God and Satan. A late-comer in the who’s-more-Catholic horror-movie fad that began with Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and reached pustulating white-head-ness with The Omen (19
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Oct. 17-23

  25-10-2016 22:36
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Oct. 17-23
  
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• Brian Tyree Henry plays a rapper on new FX series 'Atlanta'

  25-10-2016 21:38
  
  Brian Tyree Henry plays up-and-coming rapper on the new FX series "Atlanta."
  
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• AT&T says new streaming service will cost $35 a month

  25-10-2016 21:26
  
  AT&T says a streaming service with more than 100 popular TV channels that's coming out next month will cost $35 a month
  
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• Trump: 'No interest' in Trump TV; campaign debuts show

  25-10-2016 21:21
  
  Donald Trump says he has no interest in a Trump TV venture, as rumors persist of a turn to media if campaign fails
  
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• Target plays up value for the holiday season

  25-10-2016 21:06
  
  Target wants to lure shoppers during the final critical months of the year with a Broadway-style marketing campaign and more exclusive toys
  
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• Film academy dedicates Nicholl Fellowships event to Yelchin

  25-10-2016 20:32
  Oscars organization dedicates a performance of promising new screenplays to late actor Anton Yelchin
  
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• “The Letters in the Barn”: Shirley Jackson Biographer Ruth Franklin Helps Uncover the “Secret History” of Women’s Lives

  25-10-2016 20:10 via bkmag.com
  
  When Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery” appeared in the pages of The New Yorker in 1948, she baffled and horrified the magazine’s readers—many of whom thought the tale of villagers who participate in a ritual stoning might be based on reality.“Utterly pointless,” “gruesome,” and “nasty,” complained some of The New Yorker’s readers, who sent more than 300 letters altogether—more than The New Yorker had ever received
  
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• McHale celebrates his talents in 'Thanks for the Money'

  25-10-2016 19:57
  
  Book Review: Joel McHale celebrates his talents and accomplishments in "Thanks For the Money"
  
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• Can't stop the voting: Timberlake casts ballot in Memphis

  25-10-2016 19:55
  
  Justin Timberlake flew from California to Tennessee in order to vote early, and state officials say that's great _ but he shouldn't have taken a selfie at the ballot box
  
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• Gary Condit to discuss Chandra Levy case on 'Dr. Phil'

  25-10-2016 19:34
  
  Former congressman Gary Condit is set to discuss the 2001 disappearance and death of Washington intern Chandra Levy on the "Dr
  
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• Prince Harry 'grateful' for chance to return to Caribbean

  25-10-2016 19:18
  
  Party-loving Prince Harry will return to Barbados next month where he previously charmed locals with his dance moves
  
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• Book Review: John Grisham returns with 'The Whistler'

  25-10-2016 19:16
  
  Book Review: John Grisham returns with "The Whistler."
  
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• San Francisco police arrest local filmmaker in homicide

  25-10-2016 18:41
  A San Francisco filmmaker and community activist has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on Monday
  
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• Celebrities of all types are fanning out for Clinton

  25-10-2016 18:40
  
  As Election Day nears, a massive celebrity strike force is fanning out on behalf of Clinton
  
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• Correction: Obit-Lucia Perillo story

  25-10-2016 18:05
  
  Correction: Obit-Lucia Perillo story
  
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• Time to Resurrect the Donald Trump Insult Generator

  25-10-2016 17:57 via bkmag.com
  
  This morning I woke up to my roommate cackling. She had stumbled upon the Trump Insult Generator.
  It’s more than a year old, but never has it been more timely. Yesterday, the New York Times did a hell of a job demonstrating how Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump’s ego hinges on insulting intelligent and accomplished people and institutions with tweets that real seven year olds would write. (David Brooks is a “dummy!” Mitt Romney is “so awkwa
  
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• Germany nixes Armenian 'genocide' concert in Istanbul

  25-10-2016 17:49
  
  Germany's Foreign Ministry has halted plans for a classical concert about the Armenian genocide that was due to be held at its consulate in Istanbul
  
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• A stripped, emotional Lady Gaga comes to life on 'Joanne'

  25-10-2016 17:39
  
  Pop star Lady Gaga embarks on a new sound on "Joanne," a rock-pop-country adventure that's a departure from the dance-flavored electronic sound she's dominated with for years
  
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• Experience Endless Summer at Cape House: Brooklyn’s New Four-Season Fish Shack

  25-10-2016 17:25 via bkmag.com
  
  With temperatures seesawing between 80 and 40 degrees, October certainly seems a contrary time to launch a New England-style seafood shack. But while tents and space heaters will soon shroud the patio at Bushwick’s recently debuted Cape House, the menu will stay blessedly stable, providing year-round access to beachy staples like deep-fried whole belly clams.
  The restaurant’s whitewashed interiors further the impression of the Eastern seaboard in the off-season, evoking a friend&rsqu
  
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• Artwork stolen off wall at Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky

  25-10-2016 17:13
  
  Police say artwork depicting Muhammad Ali in white boxing trunks was stolen off the wall at the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky
  
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• Glenn Close in 'Sunset Boulevard' to land on Broadway

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  Glenn Close just can't get enough of Norma Desmond
  
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• Comedy About a Brooklyn Dad and His 5-Year-Old Son Debuts on BRIC TV

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  “Dad Day” photo via BRIC TV Sponsored By BRIC.BRIC is a nonprofit arts and media cultural organization that presents free and low-cost programming to the community.Created By BlankSlateEver wonder what it would be like if CBS comedy Two and a Half Men were set in Brooklyn? Dad Day, debuting this week on BRIC TV, will give you an idea as it follows an anxiety-ridden family man named James, his 5-year-old son Henry, and self-assured bachelor Craig as they navigate an ever-ch
  
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• Author looks for somewhere to belong in 'Family Happiness'

  25-10-2016 16:55
  
  Book Review: Maddie Dawson searches for somewhere to belong in "The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness"
  
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• President Obama Reads Mean Tweets, Drops The Mic On Trump

  25-10-2016 16:52 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s become almost second nature, these days, when we hear Michael Stipe’s voice kick in, howling “Everybody huuuuuuuuuuurts,” that it’s time for people to read some mean tweets about themselves, written, typically, by anonymous strangers.
  Last night, for the second and likely final time, our outgoing (pains to write that) Commander-in-Chief appeared on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live to read some of the very best–or, meanest–tweets at his own ex
  
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• Rihanna seeks information about missing backup dancer

  25-10-2016 16:46
  
  Rihanna has posted an emotional plea online for information leading to the whereabouts of a missing dancer from New Jersey, who also performed with Beyonce and Missy Elliot
  
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• Songwriter Sager reflects on music, marriage, friendships

  25-10-2016 16:42
  
  Oscar winner Carole Bayer Sager's memoir "They're Playing Our Song" tells how she crafted lyrics for "That's What Friends are For" and many other hits and offers candid takes on Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and ex-husband Burt Bacharach among others
  
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• Review: 'The Eagle Huntress' is a heartwarming all-ages tale

  25-10-2016 16:25
  
  Otto Bell's heartwarming and inspirational documentary "The Eagle Huntress" tells the story of a 13-year-old Mongolian girl who aspires to become an eagle huntress like the 12 generations of men in her family who came before
  
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• On a Roll: Samuel D. Hunter’s The Harvest

  25-10-2016 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  It is rare that a playwright has two new plays premiering in New York in one year, and even rarer when both of them are of the highest possible quality, but Samuel D. Hunter has managed that in 2016. His play The Healing was a highlight of the theatergoing season back in June at the Harold Clurman Theatre, and now The Harvest up at Lincoln Center makes for an exquisitely judged companion piece.
  These two Hunter plays do have some similarities. They are both set in a religious milieu, and they ar
  
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• 6 more sports sign up with IOC's Olympic Channel

  25-10-2016 15:30
  
  Six additional sports have signed deals with the Olympic Channel to have some of their events shown on the new digital outlet
  
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• A space of one’s own: women’s clubs flourish in the coworking jungle

  25-10-2016 14:59
  
  Photo: New Women Space
  “I feel different when I’m in a room of all women,” says Melissa Wong, New Women Space co-founder, sitting with co-founder Sandra Hong in the light-filled East Williamsburg space they’ve dedicated to female empowerment.
  The a 2100-square-foot, bi-level storefront is calming and minimalist with plants and comfortable couches and sunshine streaming in the floor-to-ceiling windows, and will offer a series of events and workshops, each a
  
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• Rita Wilson loves David S. Pumpkins as much as the internet

  25-10-2016 14:34
  
  Rita Wilson's phone has been blowing up _ and she blames it on David S. Pumpkins
  
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• The Triumphs and Follies of Adapting Philip Roth (A History)

  25-10-2016 14:17 via bkmag.com
  
  Some filmgoers argue over the historical accuracy and political efficacy of hot button movies like The Birth of a Nation. Most people argue over the canonic legitimacy and money’s-worthiness of pre-ordained blockbusters like Suicide Squad. I argue with myself over the adaptation of Philip Roth to the big screen.
  Look: I’m a Tri-State Area Jew weaned on Allan Sherman and Saul Bellow. While I can’t say the work of Roth—who, though retired from writing, remains one of the g
  
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• Pentatonix to sing NFL Thursday Night Football opening song

  25-10-2016 13:50
  
  Grammy winners Pentatonix will sing the opening theme song for NBC's "Thursday Night Football."
  
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• Rapper Ralo 'makes it rain' for Atlanta's homeless

  25-10-2016 13:23
  
  Atlanta-based rapper Ralo decided he would rather "make it rain" outside of a homeless shelter instead of inside a strip club, and he's challenging others to do the same
  
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• Backup dancer for Beyoncé, Rihanna vanishes, police probing

  25-10-2016 12:57
  
  Police in New Jersey say they're investigating a report that a backup dancer who has performed with Beyoncé, Rihanna and Missy Elliott has gone missing
  
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• [MEAN STREETS] A very civil war: Combatants remain calm at heated Citi Bike meeting

  25-10-2016 12:45
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperSomebody don’t call the cops!Community Board 6’s long-awaited showdown between lovers and haters of Citi Bike stations in Park Slope went off without a hitch on Oct. 20 — despite fears that a police presence might be necessary to keep order as a packed house of residents at loggerheads with each other over the controversial rental program acted like they that were attending an
  
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• [LETTER, LETTERS] Paper got it wrong on Bridge Park tower height

  25-10-2016 12:45
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.for Brooklyn PaperTo the editor,
  I am writing to clarify and correct some of the statements contained in a story published in the Brooklyn Paper on Oct. 20 regarding the heights of the proposed development at Pier 6 (A likely ‘story’: Park tower will be a bit higher than expected).
  First, the headline and major thrust of the story — that the planned buildings at Pier 6 will be higher than expected — are simply false.
  In June, the Brookl
  
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• [AWESOME] Making history! Brooklyn Heights celebrates 50 years as historic district

  25-10-2016 12:45
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperBrooklyn Heights celebrated 50 years as New York City’s first historic district with a rededication of a plaque commemorating its exclusive status at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Friday.
  And the man who led the charge to get the brownstone lined neighborhood protected as city power broker Robert Moses attempted to destroy the neighborhood with his Brooklyn-Queens Expressway said the
  
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• US writers Beatty, Moshfegh up for Man Booker fiction prize

  25-10-2016 12:43
  
  A satirical look at race and racism in the United States and a disturbing small-town American character study are among six novels vying for the prestigious Man Booker Prize
  
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• Amy Schumer slammed for Beyonce parody she calls tribute

  25-10-2016 12:21
  
  Amy Schumer is brushing off critics who say her parody of Beyonce's "Formation" video is racially insensitive
  
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• The Latest: Jay Z to perform at Clinton rally in Cleveland

  25-10-2016 12:03
  
  Jay Z to hold a concert for Hillary Clinton just days before Election Day
  
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• Singer Pete Burns dies of heart attack at age 57

  25-10-2016 11:53
  
  Pete Burns, singer with the band Dead or Alive that had success in the 1980s, has died after suffering a heart attack
  
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• Mirren, Bates, Nyong'o share life lessons at Elle dinner

  25-10-2016 09:58
  
  Helen Mirren, Kathy Bates and Lupita Nyong'o shared life lessons with three generations of actresses at Elle magazine's 23rd annual Women in Hollywood awards
  
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• Obama mixes talk of 'mean tweets,' politics on Jimmy Kimmel

  25-10-2016 09:43
  
  President Barack Obama is entertaining Jimmy Kimmel's audience with some of the mean tweets sent his way
  
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• Tokyo festival produces heartwarming trilogy of Asian films

  25-10-2016 09:24
  
  Brillante Mendoza is among the directors tapped by the Tokyo Film Festival to create "Reflections," a trilogy that depicts the intertwining of stories among Asian nations
  
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• Award-winning poet and essayist Lucia Perillo dies at 58

  25-10-2016 07:44
  
  Lucia Perillo, an award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize finalist, has died in Olympia, Washington at the age of 58
  
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• Beach Goth 2016 Day 2 pics (2 Live Crew, UMO, Future Islands, Pharcyde, Devendra & more)

  25-10-2016 06:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eric Andre's mangina included.Continue reading…
  
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