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• The Latest: Oscar Performance wins BC Juvenile Turf

  04-11-2016 22:51
  
  Oscar Performance has won the $1 million Juvenile Turf by 1 1/4 lengths to begin Breeders' Cup weekend at Santa Anita
  
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• Langer returns to shoot 67, Byrum leads in Richmond

  04-11-2016 22:44
  
  Bernhard Langer shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in his return from a left knee injury, and Tom Byrum had a 65 to take the Dominion Charity Classic lead
  
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• There is No Middle Ground: Readers and Writers Celebrate 20 Years of Seven Stories Press

  04-11-2016 22:28
  Thursday, December 8, 2016 7:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterSeven Stories Press, one of the world’s leading independent publishers, commemorates 20 years of defending free speech and human rights, and celebrating the gifts of the human imagination. Kia Corthron reads Octavia Butler; Paul Auster reads Kurt Vonnegut; Phong Bui reads Linh Dinh; Barry Gifford reads Nelson Algren; Francine Prose reads Annie Ernaux; Kate Bornstein reads “Sex is a Funny Word” by Cory Silverberg, an
  
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• more Voodoo Fest day 2 & 3 pics (Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, Ghost & more)

  04-11-2016 21:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PLUS: Die Antwoord, Puscifer, Bully, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Beats Antique, and Shakey Graves.
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• ABC investigates producer for doctored live shot

  04-11-2016 21:55
  
  ABC says it's investigating a producer who apparently staged a live shot on "Good Morning America," adding police tape to make it seem like a crime scene
  
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• Democrats pull out all the stops to motivate Nevada voters

  04-11-2016 21:38
  An over-the-top electronic dance music show featuring DJ Steve Aoki is just the latest example of Democrats pulling out the stops in Nevada to drive supporters to the polls
  
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• Iggy Pop discussing Stooges book tonight in NYC; his Hotei collab got a new video

  04-11-2016 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The exhibition with those nude drawings of Iggy also opened at the Brooklyn Museum today.
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• Jimmy Eat World, Bob Mould & Mission of Burma continue anti-Trump song series

  04-11-2016 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jimmy Eat World also shared a lengthy statement on their anti-Trump stance.
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• Fox apologizes for inaccurate Hillary Clinton report

  04-11-2016 21:07
  
  Fox's Bret Baier apologizes for report this week that Hillary Clinton faces indictment because of an FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation
  
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• Dr. John & McCoy Tyner honored at the Apollo (and Bruce Willis played) — pics

  04-11-2016 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Jazz Foundation of America's annual gala was held at the historic Apollo Theater on October 27th and honored the contributions of McCoy Tyner and Dr. John. The former earned the Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award while the latter received the Hank Jones Award...
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• Written in the Dark

  04-11-2016 20:41
  Saturday, December 3, 2016 4:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterThis event presents a pioneering bilingual anthology of “non-official” poetry from the Siege of Leningrad. These poems spend long decades in hiding: so shocking were they in form and content that their authors could not present them to contemporary readers. Finally, the time has come to present this striking work to both English and Russian audiences. This event is in English.       
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• Run the Jewels sold out Terminal 5, add 2nd date (on sale now)

  04-11-2016 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Run The Jewels announced a 2017 tour earlier this week, and all shows went on sale today. Some already sold out, like their big NYC show at Terminal 5...
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• HBO, Bill Simmons say goodbye to 'Any Given Wednesday'

  04-11-2016 20:30
  
  HBO's weekly talk show "Any Given Wednesday" is ending its run after less than five months
  
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• Flock of Dimes celebrated her new album at Rough Trade with (Katie) Harkin (pics)

  04-11-2016 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner brought her solo tour as Flock of Dimes to NYC this week in support of her debut album 'If You See Me, Say Yes.' Katie Harkin (Sky Larkin, Sleater-Kinney) opened...
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• Experts debate sex and alcohol in Utah 'Deadpool' case

  04-11-2016 20:13
  
  A Utah court fight over alcohol, sex and "Deadpool" is drawing in experts dueling over booze at suggestive movies and the artistic value of the foul-mouthed superhero film
  
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• watch Brand New cover Julien Baker's "Sprained Ankle"

  04-11-2016 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brand New (well, Jesse Lacey solo) covered the title track off Julien Baker's excellent debut album 'Sprained Ankle' in El Paso last night.
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• How good intentions sparked a 'Doctor Strange' controversy

  04-11-2016 19:58
  
  "Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson reflects on how the good intentions behind his adaptation of the problematic Asian characters sparked another controversy altogether
  
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• Meshuggah and High on Fire decimated Playstation Theater (pics, review, setlists)

  04-11-2016 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This double bill, with no openers, was a smartly conceived showcase of two of my favorite flavors in heavy metal's complicated cornucopia of styles...
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• Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks to honor Tom Petty at MusiCares

  04-11-2016 19:27
  
  Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, Norah Jones and Don Henley will honor Tom Petty when he's named MusiCares Person of the Year next year
  
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• Review: Susan Boyle has the music formula down on new album

  04-11-2016 19:25
  
  Susan Boyle has teamed up with producer Steve Anderson again with "A Wonderful World," a CD of 10 covers including Paul McCartney's "Mull of Kintyre" and ABBA's "I Have A Dream."
  
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• The Oscars finally have producers, host remains undecided

  04-11-2016 19:20
  
  The Oscars finally have their producers: Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd will produce the 89th Academy Awards
  
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• Chance the Rapper hosting a free rooftop concert in Chicago to get out the vote

  04-11-2016 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The show happens during the day this Monday, the day before the election.
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• Yoga & Poetry with Bob Holman

  04-11-2016 19:01
  Sunday, November 13, 2016 9:30 amCentral LibraryPlease bring your own yoga mat. Doors open at 9:00 am. Class starts at 9:30 am sharp.
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• Frankie Cosmos Announces Cover Album and NYC Show at Webster Hall

  04-11-2016 19:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Greta Kline’s prolific bedroom project, Frankie Cosmos, just announced a new album of covers. Appropriately titled Covers, the limited edition tape draws from friends like Porches’ Aaron Maine, Krill, and many others who are crucial to the Brooklyn indie scene.
  Frankie Cosmos’ sixth album, Next Thing, was released last April.
  Kline says of her upcoming release, “These are all songs by people I know and have seen perform a lot and have been inspired by&rdqu
  
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• Milestone birthdays, loved ones' deaths motivate marathoners

  04-11-2016 18:29
  
  Some run in memory of a lost loved one
  
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• MTV's Farrah Abraham slammed over mother-daughter selfie

  04-11-2016 18:25
  
  Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has received backlash after putting up an Instagram picture that appeared to show her 7-year-old daughter drinking a weight-loss tea
  
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• Comedian Dave Chappelle to make his 'SNL' debut Nov. 12

  04-11-2016 18:22
  
  Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 12, marking his debut on the show
  
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• 'The Simpsons' will keep d'oh-ing it for another 2 seasons

  04-11-2016 18:16
  
  The Fox network has ordered the 29th and 30th seasons of "The Simpsons," carrying it through the 2018-19 season
  
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• How to change someone’s mind–including your own

  04-11-2016 18:14
  
  Photo: Tambako The Jaguar
  My Facebook feed tends to display the same five stories framed in slightly different ways–the winner of the big game, the latest political outrage, Game of Thrones reactions, something Louis C.K. said, plus a few photos of babies and dogs. I scroll through it and take the temperature of my little slice of America each morning.
  There are outliers though, and that’s the best thing about Facebook as a news aggregator, the weird stuff. I have friends
  
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• Rainbow Time

  04-11-2016 17:46 via bkmag.com
  
  Rainbow Time is about Shonzi, a developmentally delayed middle-aged man who spars and sparks with his neurotypical brother Todd (Timm Sharp) and Todd’s girlfriend Lindsay, challenging them and their relationship by crossing boundaries in ways that are sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, and sometimes both at once. The film opens today at Brooklyn’s new Alamo Drafthouse, where I talked with writer-director Linas (prounounced LINN-us) Phillips, who plays Shonzi, and Melanie Lynskey,
  
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• “Maybe that’s just my own personal issue”: Melanie Lynskey and Linas Phillips on Rainbow Time

  04-11-2016 17:46 via bkmag.com
  
  Rainbow Time is about Shonzi, a developmentally delayed middle-aged man who spars and sparks with his neurotypical brother Todd (Timm Sharp) and Todd’s girlfriend Lindsay, challenging them and their relationship by crossing boundaries in ways that are sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, and sometimes both at once. The film opens today at Brooklyn’s new Alamo Drafthouse, where I talked with writer-director Linas (prounounced LINN-us) Phillips, who plays Shonzi, and Melanie Lynskey,
  
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• Review: Love helps Jim James survive on 'Eternally Even'

  04-11-2016 17:34
  
  My Morning Jacket's Jim James takes a melancholy turn on "Eternally Even," a dreamy if somber overview of some of life's pressures and challenges
  
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• Green Day's Mike Dirnt ready to leave last few years behind

  04-11-2016 17:22
  
  Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band's first album in four years, adoption and his wife's cancer journey
  
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• Tumultuous period for the band inspires new Bon Jovi album

  04-11-2016 17:10
  
  After the departure of Richie Sambora and label drama, Bon Jovi had more than enough inspiration for their new album, "This House Is Not For Sale." The album is their first since Sambora left, and the band talks about that seismic change
  
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• Taste Talks Los Angeles Is Here

  04-11-2016 16:50 via bkmag.com
  
  After successful forays over the past few months for Taste Talks in both Brooklyn and Chicago, along with the Taste Talks Awards,  we’re thrilled that Taste Talks Los Angeles has finally arrived! A full weekend of delicious events, including tastings, parties, panels, dinners, and more will begin this evening in the city of angels, and tickets are still available here.
  The weekend will kick off tonight with a party at the Hotel Normandie hosted by singer-turned-chef Kel
  
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• Netfilx's 'Longmire' to shoot season 6 in New Mexico

  04-11-2016 16:47
  
  The Netflix series 'Longmire' will return to New Mexico to produce its sixth and final season
  
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• Michael Buble announces 3-year-old son diagnosed with cancer

  04-11-2016 16:34
  
  Michael Buble says his 3-year-old son has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment in the U.S. The singer and his wife, Argentine TV personality Luisana Lopilato, made the announcement about their son, Noah, on Friday
  
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• All That Glitters: Goldie’s in Greenpoint

  04-11-2016 15:30 via bkmag.com
  
  The first thing to note about Goldie’s, the newcomer bar on Nassau Avenue, is its timing. Because when a neighborhood dive closes after almost nine centuries in business—just as The Palace Café, across the street from it, said goodnight to Greenpoint—devastation follows. But Goldie’s had opened a week before, and alleviated collective depression. Mournful Palace overflow could spill into Goldie’s just in the knick of time.The second thing to note about Goldie
  
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• “We can make any damn movie we want”: Paul Schrader on Dog Eat Dog

  04-11-2016 15:22 via bkmag.com
  
  If film criticism is professionally accursed, there are nevertheless times when it makes for a blessed avocation; to me, the chance to talk with Paul Schrader about his brain-breaking new noir Dog Eat Dog (adapted from a 1996 novel by Eddie Bunker) was one of them.
  That said, I did not particularly enjoy Dog Eat Dog, which opens today. Starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook as three ex-cons who stake it all on an ill-fated baby-napping, the film would appear a protract
  
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• Aubrey Plaza says she, Michael Cera almost had Vegas wedding

  04-11-2016 15:04
  
  Aubrey Plaza says she almost married her "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" co-star Michael Cera in Las Vegas
  
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• I Don’t Read Books

  04-11-2016 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  You probably think that’s clickbait. It’s not. And it’s true. I don’t read books.
  You wouldn’t know it from all the books I own. They’re overwhelmingly nonfiction and run the gamut: everything from fellatio, cunnilingus, and African-based class war movements to educational psychology, LGBTQ+ microaggressions, and Black feminism. I love to read and I do it often.
  I just don’t read books.I used to read them all the time. In fact, as a child I was an avid b
  
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• Good is the New Cool : Icestone, Employee-empowered, Environmental Champions

  04-11-2016 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Ever wondered how you could support ethical, sustainable businesses? Welcome to a new regular series highlighting products, services and organizations that are ‘doing well by doing good’.Icestone is a B Corp located in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard who specialize in creating supercool countertops made out of recycled materials. For New York builders and designers, as well as home renovators looking to support local and sustainable manufacturers, it’s well worth checking out.
  
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• 30 Years Later, 4AD Remains Relevant

  04-11-2016 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Most people are probably not aware of the record labels behind their favorite albums. That’s as it should be, according to 4AD label head, Simon Halliday.
  “I think of us as being an invisible partner. That’s where we should be, you know, behind the scenes and just helping artists along,” he says.Whether you’ve heard of 4AD or not, you likely listened to an album released by the UK-based label. The 80s were 4AD’s heyday, with albums by Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, D
  
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• Sting to give 1st concert at Paris' Bataclan since attacks

  04-11-2016 09:54
  
  Sting is to perform at the first concert at the Bataclan theater in Paris since it was targeted in Islamic State attacks a year ago that killed 130 people
  
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• AP analysis: Trump silent in ads, Clinton talks up children

  04-11-2016 08:17
  
  The Associated Press has analyzed ad data to find out what the presidential candidates have been telling voters about themselves
  
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• [NIGHTLIFE] Make America drink again! Your guide to election viewing parties around Brooklyn

  04-11-2016 05:00
  
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• [NIGHTLIFE] Make America drink again! Your guide to election night viewing parties

  04-11-2016 05:00
  
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• China's Wanda buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion

  04-11-2016 02:55
  
  China's Dalian Wanda Group has spent $1 billion to acquire Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the "Miss America" pageant and the Golden Globe awards
  
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• Seahawks' Richard Sherman takes aim at NFL and officials

  04-11-2016 01:03
  
  Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman ripped into the NFL on Thursday, questioning the league's officiating and saying the decline in television ratings is due in part to the league simply not being fun anymore
  
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• Petra Nemcova calls on UN to prepare for tsunamis

  04-11-2016 01:03
  
  Petra Nemcova had never even heard the word tsunami until one hit her
  
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