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• McGregor raises a chair to UFC's turn in its New York debut

  10-11-2016 23:56
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship is stoked for its legalized return and loaded UFC 205 card with some of its biggest stars for Saturday night's pay-per-view card in New York
  
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• Prince's museum adds tour dates, offers new fan packages

  10-11-2016 23:36
  
  Prince's Paisley Park plans to offer new, themed fan packages and is adding tour dates through March 31
  
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• Mica Levi (Micachu) scored upcoming Jacqueline Kennedy biopic starring Natalie Portman (listen to a track)

  10-11-2016 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mica Levi, of Micachu and the Shapes, has scored a new film, her second outing as a composer following her stunning work on Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin back in 2014. The movie in question is Jackie, a biopic of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis...
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• stream Thee Oh Sees' new LP 'An Odd Entrances'

  10-11-2016 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thee Oh Sees new album An Odd Entrances -- a companion piece to this spring's A Weird Exits -- is out November 18 via Castle Face. It's the band's most gentle record to date, with increased use of keyboards and more than a little flute while still making great use of the group's current two-drummer lineup...
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• PBS series delves into history of recorded music

  10-11-2016 22:20
  
  PBS 'Soundbreaking' series talks about history of recorded music, and how it has become much more than documenting a live sound
  
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• Building Art Through Collaboration [Sponsored Video]

  10-11-2016 22:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Taste Talks in partnership with Mount Gay hosted three events across the country featuring creative makers and craftsmen working together to create an original piece of art.Furniture and collages typically don’t have much in common, but this is an uncommon partnership. Luis Martin, art engineer and collage artist, and Asher Israelow, architect and furniture designer, were asked to collaborate on building an original piece – uncertain how their skill sets and differences in approach
  
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• This Sunday, A Stellar Retail Pop-up (and Therapy) that Benefits Planned Parenthood, too

  10-11-2016 21:19 via bkmag.com
  
  As we start to regroup after the political shock of a lifetime, making an effort to focus on what is still beautiful and fun in life is more important than ever. This Sunday in Williamsburg—with a mix of denim, ceramics, Ikebana, music, and wine—that is exactly what you can do.
  In a pop-up event called Silhouettes, Greenpoint-based denim designer Merica Lee, Ridgewood based ceramic artist Erin Louise Clancy, and Ikebana powerhouse Alicia Doyle of Huntress Florals, will comb
  
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• Colin Hanks juggles CBS comedy with new documentary

  10-11-2016 21:03
  
  Colin Hanks goes for laughs each week on the CBS comedy "Life in Pieces," but his next project is one of terror, survival and hope
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Lauren Mayberry, Lena Dunham, Mike Birbiglia and more playing LGBT benefit show

  10-11-2016 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Webster Hall hosts pop-music and comedy for a good cause this December.
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• Transient sentenced for trespassing at Kendall Jenner's home

  10-11-2016 20:47
  
  A transient convicted of trespassing outside model and reality television star Kendall Jenner's home has been sentenced to time served in a Los Angeles jail
  
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• Run For Cover donating Bandcamp proceeds to Planned Parenthood

  10-11-2016 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That makes now a better time than ever to stock up on your Modern Baseball, Pinegrove, Crying, Pity Sex, Hey Mercedes, Teen Suicide, Basement, Turnover, mewithoutYou, Citizen, Makthaverskan and Cloakroom records (to name a few).
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• CFM releasing new EP (listen to "The Stooge"), on tour now w/ 2 NYC shows

  10-11-2016 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CFM, the solo group of Ty Segall cohort Charles Moothart, released their debut album earlier this year and are now back with a new EP titled Homegrown Paranoia and out this month via In the Red. First single "The Stooge" is a killer psych-punk ripper...
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• Artichoke Basille’s Bestows Sailboat Mast-Sized Slices Upon Brooklyn

  10-11-2016 20:16 via bkmag.com
  
  A pizzaiolo pokes at the edges of a pillowing pale crust with a knife, feebly attempting to prevent it overtaking the confines of a slim, coal-fired oven. On the plexi-shielded counter—instead of subdued marinara slices or dainty grandma-style squares—ponderous wedges of heavy cream-sauced dough threaten to eclipse their trays and slither onto the floor.This is Artichoke Basille’s, a profligate pizza shop fronted by a pair of gregarious, Staten Island-born cousins, which origin
  
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• Jouska sign to Tiny Engines, opening for Broncho in NY this weekend

  10-11-2016 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Their debut album topiary arrives in a year where both The Glow Pt. 2 and Low Level Owl turn 15, and Jouska sound like a group of guys who consider both to be classics.
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• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard releasing FIVE new LPs in 2017, share "Rattlesnake," announce spring tour

  10-11-2016 19:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The first of those five albums is out in February and is an experiment with microtonal instrumentation.Continue reading…
  
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• '60 Minutes' lands interview with president-elect for Sunday

  10-11-2016 19:57
  
  CBS' Lesley Stahl will interview President-Elect Trump and his family for '60 Minutes' on Sunday
  
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• Reality stars Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna welcome baby girl

  10-11-2016 19:55
  
  Reality stars Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian have welcomed their first child together
  
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• Aaron Sorkin tells family 'hate given hope' by Trump win

  10-11-2016 19:49
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's victory has prompted Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to pen an open letter to his daughter and his wife in which he slams the Republican and vows "the battle isn't over."
  
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• Big Ten to broadcast Minnesota-Nebraska in virtual reality

  10-11-2016 19:28
  
  The Big Ten network is making Saturday's football game between Minnesota and No. 21 Nebraska available in virtual reality
  
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• Phil Lesh & Friends doing another Capitol Theatre run in March

  10-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Phil Lesh & Friends just did a Capitol Theatre run Halloween weekend, and the Grateful Dead member has announced his return to the New York venue for this March...
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• 'SNL' alumna Kristen Wiig set as show's Nov. 19 guest host

  10-11-2016 19:04
  
  Kristen Wiig is revisiting her old TV home as guest host of "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 19
  
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• The Black Lips share political "anarcho style" punk song "Deaf Dumb And Blind"

  10-11-2016 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "election got us feeling a certain type of way, so we moded out a chaos UK style anarchy punk romp."
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• Gracie Book Club: Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson

  10-11-2016 18:22
  Thursday, December 15, 2016 5:30 pmMacon LibraryRead When I Was The Greatest along with your fellow New Yorkers, and be a part of a citywide conversation on experiences of our city's diverse communities. 
  Go to nyc.gov/graciebookclub to sign up for the Gracie Book Club, start thinking about Book Club questions, and to RSVP for this discussion. 
  Doors at 5:30 pm and discussion featuring author Jason Reynolds and moderated by Jacqueline Woodson will begin at 6:00 pm. 
  
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• Author Talk: "Another Brooklyn" with Jaqueline Woodson

  10-11-2016 18:22
  Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:00 pmCentral Library, Trustees' Roomread more
  
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• Ifill, Sawyer absent from network election coverage

  10-11-2016 18:04
  
  Two broadcast journalists expected to have roles in their networks' election coverage were missing Tuesday night
  
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• First Kickstarter-Funded Sex Toy Campaign Grows in Brooklyn

  10-11-2016 18:04 via bkmag.com
  
  Women of Brooklyn, rejoice: two of your own are breaking the glass—er, silicone—ceiling when it comes to closing the pleasure gap.
  Only one in four women feels that their sexual needs are met, and yet, up until last week, Kickstarter had an unofficial, but kind of official, policy when it came to preventing sex toys from crowd-funding on the site.But a new toy known as “Fin,” the brainchild of Alexandra Fine, a Greenpoint-based psychology grad and “sexpert,&rdq
  
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• Lynn Stalmaster to accept first Academy Award for casting

  10-11-2016 17:49
  
  Lynn Stalmaster helped such actors as John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and Jon Voight get their start and the 88-year-old casting director will be the first to receive an Academy Award for casting at this weekend's honorary Awards
  
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• The American Genre Film Archive’s Fight Against “So Bad, It’s Good”

  10-11-2016 17:48 via bkmag.com
  
  If you’re at all partial to repertory cinema—you’re visiting this site’s film section, so I’ll presume yes—you’ve likely paid attention to what format the screening will take. If it’s a 35mm print, a footnote may show up: “courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive.” Maybe it was a local affair, hitting up Anthology’s hosting of Andy Milligan’s Bloodthirsty Butchers, or hightailed up to Lincoln Center for a Jackie Chan ret
  
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• Rosberg can claim 1st F1 season title with victory in Brazil

  10-11-2016 17:48
  
  With a third straight Brazilian Grand Prix title on Sunday, Nico Rosberg can match the feat of his famous father by winning the Formula One championship
  
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• Q&A: Redmayne on finally getting his Harry Potter shot

  10-11-2016 17:22
  
  Q&A: In the Harry Potter prequel "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the mantle of J.K. Rowling's leading man has been passed from Daniel Radcliffe to Eddie Redmayne
  
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• Supervisors say George Lucas museum belongs in Los Angeles

  10-11-2016 17:04
  
  Los Angeles supervisors are urging "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to bring his planned Museum of Narrative Art to there, not San Francisco
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Fashion for Women

  10-11-2016 16:59 via bkmag.com
  
  Brooks Cardigan in Smoked Pearl from Pas MalYou know how every wardrobe has a silver bullet, the thing that makes every look work? This classic cardigan is it. pasmalnyc.com, $399Carleen Bummer T-shirt whiteNeed we say more? We’re feeling this feeling, and this T-shirt from Brooklyn’s fantastic label Carleen, hard. carleen.us, $58Bis Joux Gold BagNot every bag needs to look like, you know, a bag. Have fun carrying around your night-out objects with this case from bisjoux.com, $3
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: The 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

  10-11-2016 16:30 via bkmag.com
  
  The post What to Get for Everyone: The 2016 Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on Brooklyn Magazine.
  
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• Prosecutor seeks life term for jailed Turkish author

  10-11-2016 15:30
  Turkey's state-run news agency says a prosecutor is seeking a life term in prison for author and columnist Asli Erdogan he accuses of membership in an armed terror organization
  
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• How to dust yourself off and move forward with hope and compassion

  10-11-2016 15:29
  
  Write a thank you note to Hillary Clinton.
  Yesterday was a difficult day. Many of us went to bed too late on Tuesday night, after drinking too much, and woke up to a political reality that we find personally terrifying and morally appalling. One friend told me that her college students, many of whom are minorities, are actively scared. Many friends worried about the state of women’s health care. I personally wonder if my family’s health insurance will be taken away, or become even m
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Gifts for Beauty

  10-11-2016 15:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Get close to your no. 1 dude with this woodsy scent for facial hairmcmcfragrances.com, $65Kosas may be from LA, but colors like Rosewater and Stardust are fresh perfectionkosascosmetics.com, $24Tap into all your Chakras. Nova’s signature chakra scent in 10ml
  hello-nova.com, $60Waterless skin-saving balm from One Love Organicsmociun.com, $70Balancing hydration with blue chamomile & carrot seedearthtuface.com, $62Global face serum with organic oils to balance skin and make it glowl
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Gifts Under $20

  10-11-2016 14:59 via bkmag.com
  
  i am funnyish by Pamela BarskyYes you are! Or, at least, you probably know someone who is. etsy.com, $16.50Smoosh summa time scrub butterStay smooth and moisturized, naturally. heysmoosh.com, $18Whole beans from café grumpyCaffeine! It is so good. Café grumpy makes some of the best. cafegrumpy.com, $184pc setTruffles are fancy and expensive! But this set is delicious and cheap. Find it at fineandraw.com, $16Felted toys for your catEveryone has a at least one cat-obsessed
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Fashion for Men

  10-11-2016 14:58 via bkmag.com
  
  GoCap-Keji EditionIn Brooklyn, we bike. Now your favorite dude can look even better while he’s at it. cieleathletics.com, $38Knowlita SweatshirtI mean, amirite? knowlita.com, $75Denim jacket, for looking nonchalant at all hours of the daybrooklyncloth.com, $60Varsity Jogger PantsWe swear to god, you can wear sweatpants in public now—at least if they’re good-looking, like this pair from brooklyncloth.com, $40In God We Trust ‘Treat Yo Self’ money clipFashion is n
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Food & Drink

  10-11-2016 14:55 via bkmag.com
  
  The Short Stack Cookbook
  This gorgeous new book, organized by 18 ingredients, and with top-notch contributors, looks retro yet mode, and explores our current relationship with cooking. amazon.com, $23Greenhook Ginsmith’s American Dry GinBrooklyn is making a lot of good spirits these days—and this one, from Greenpoint, is one of them. greenhookgin.com, $30Maple Duo ServerBower New York makes countless, gorgeous objects—and this one happens to be practical, too. bowernyc.com, $18
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Gifts for Music Lovers

  10-11-2016 14:50 via bkmag.com
  
  Weyes Blood Front Row Seat to Earth LPshop.mexicansummer.com, $18
  There aren’t too many records that are indisputably beautiful, but we’d argue this is one of them. It falls in that special place on the venn diagram of things you, your parents, and your coworkers can listen to.Pill T-shirtshop.mexicansummer.com, $20
  One of the best band logos around. It’s hand drawn, and glows in the dark.Pill Convenience Cassetteshop.mexicansummer.com, $6
  The new (totally old) alternative
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Books

  10-11-2016 14:45 via bkmag.com
  
  Wife by Tiphanie YaniqueToday, we need art to feel better. Here is some fantastic poetry. tiphanieyanique.com, $154321The latest from Paul Auster will not disappoint. macmillan.com, $32The Art of the Novella Series from Melville HouseNever have that, “What can I read next?” feeling again. Subscribe to the monthly Art of the Novella and get a great book sent to you each month. mhpbooks.com, $18 (print and digital)The Land of Love and Ruins (Björk endorsed, obvi)A beautiful explor
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Stocking Stuffers

  10-11-2016 14:35 via bkmag.com
  
  Bower Tipsy in coral and sagebowernyc.com, $35
  This paperweight will bring your desk to the next level. Whether at work or at homeCopper Dice SetThese days, we could all use a little luck. ironandglory.com, $30Wild Medicine Soap (variety of styles)The healing and cleansing powers of stones and crystals are incorporated into soaps at Wild Medicine and—also—they look awfully beautiful. wildmedicine.us, $22Tattly Painted Plumage SetHave you heard? Tattoos are so hot—even fake
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Gifts for The Home

  10-11-2016 14:30 via bkmag.com
  
  Handmade Ceramic DiffuserWhat better joy than to walk into a good-smelling home? Not many, we say—except if the essential oil has a pretty, Brooklyn made vessel to sit in. morphologically.com, $45White + Black Domino Mudcloth Pillow CoversToo many patterns in a home can be hard to work with, but a nice pillow cover is one good way to do it. osxnasozi.com, $100Handmade mug, perfect for all of your coffee and tea needsErin Louise Clancy makes ceramics in Ridgewood with gorgeous and unique gl
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Art

  10-11-2016 14:25 via bkmag.com
  
   
  Brooklyn Bodega Cats X Valley Cruise by Sunny Eckerle
  sunnyeckerle.com, $10
  Brooklyn illustrator Sunny Eckerle has designed a series of pins that capture our beloved bodega cats. Each pin comes with a hand drawn background of the bodega with the cats name.Other design pinsFor your any of your weird or highly specific interests, Pintrill has a pin for that. pintrill.com, $12–$30Yellow natural dye
  Add a little pop to your wardrobe with this all natural clothing dye. alrdyeing.co
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Health & Wellness

  10-11-2016 14:20 via bkmag.com
  
  Beside Magazine, dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts across AmericaIn this age of connectivity, we all need to get out, and hike, or fish, or camp, and unplug in nature a little more. This brand new magazine will inspire you to do so. besidemagazine.com, $18.50Armstrong’s All Natural Piñon Pine SalveUse it for the health of your butcher block, skin, lips, or hair—this salve will improve the well being of most things that need moisture, nothing artificial included. brooklynb
  
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• What to Get for Everyone: Pretty Little Things

  10-11-2016 14:15 via bkmag.com
  
  Hook Earrings, 14k gold
  Get your statement on, with these stippled-crested earrings from Rackk and Ruin, rackkandruin.com, $132
   Lilu Tassel EarringsBecause, especially now, we need some brightness in our lives; leifshop.com, $65
   Thunder Shock Pikachu PendantNot enough to just play Pokémon Go? Now you can wear it. Coated in Gold. Soul Bound Jewellery, soulboundnyc.com, $68
   Prism Pebble Tassel Wrap BraceletDon’t be too New York City; add some pebble and ta
  
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• Late-night hosts mark Trump's election with jokes, therapy

  10-11-2016 10:06
  
  Late-night hosts combined punchlines and audience therapy as they addressed Donald Trump's victory
  
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• Leaderless Democratic Party in dire straits after GOP sweeps

  10-11-2016 09:41
  
  Some Democrats are asking what's wrong with their party in the wake of what appears to be a wave election supporting Republicans
  
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• Syrian teens tell UNICEF envoy Liam Neeson about tough exile

  10-11-2016 08:29
  
  Actor Liam Neeson, goodwill ambassador for the U.N. child agency, has met with young Syrian refugees in Jordan and heard about their struggles in exile
  
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• Comics joke about Trump's win at environmental benefit event

  10-11-2016 06:30
  
  Comedians delivered election-themed jokes Wednesday night at an event to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York City
  
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