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• Country rebel Sturgill Simpson awed by Grammy nom

  06-12-2016 23:53
  
  Sturgill Simpson's records have defied easy characterization, but The Recording Academy decided whatever genre he was, he made one of the best records of the year
  
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• St. Vincent directed a horror film & scored Kristen Stewart's directorial debut; both premiering at 2017 Sundance fest

  06-12-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  St. Vincent is one of four directors who worked on horror anthology 'XX' which is part of Sundance's "Midnight" series.
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• Illinois man who faked Canada link gets 5 years in prison

  06-12-2016 23:47
  
  An Illinois man who forged the signature of the Canadian deputy health commissioner and defrauded investors has been sentenced in New York to five years in prison
  
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• Gorillaz collaborator Bashy is in The Night Of, Black Mirror & upcoming 24: Legacy

  06-12-2016 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The English Grime MC has also worked with Skepta and Kano.Continue reading…
  
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• Pharrell and celebs put on the Ritz with Chanel in Paris

  06-12-2016 22:56
  
  Pharrell Williams put on the Ritz for Chanel's scintillating mid-season fashion show Tuesday _ donning pearls on the "Cafe Society" catwalk at the restaurant of the newly refurbished Ritz Paris
  
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• Documents: Jay Z's company wanted to manage Prince's music

  06-12-2016 22:55
  
  Court documents show that Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by rap mogul Jay Z, tried but failed to get chosen to manage Prince's musical assets in the weeks after the rock superstar's death
  
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• Sharon Van Etten, Billy Corgan & more played Cyndi Lauper's holiday show (pics)

  06-12-2016 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Also: watch Billy Corgan and Cyndi Lauper collaborate on a Crystals cover.
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• Nielsen's top programs for Nov. 28-Dec. 4

  06-12-2016 22:32
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 28-Dec
  
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• Parton, Christmas tree lighting, Cowboys give NBC big week

  06-12-2016 22:26
  
  NBC has its most-watched week in nearly two decades, excluding Olympic or Super Bowl weeks
  
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• Thundercat announces 2017 tour

  06-12-2016 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bass virtuoso Thundercat has announced a big tour for 2017. The Flying Lotus/Kendrick Lamar collaborator hits the North American road in February and March before heading over to Europe...
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• NBC to air some live commercials during 'Hairspray'

  06-12-2016 22:14
  
  NBC says it will try some new commercial approaches during its 'Hairspray Live!' musical on Wednesday
  
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• Pussy Riot speaking at National Sawdust in March

  06-12-2016 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pussy Riot released a new EP this year (including two songs produced by Dave Sitek), and they've been doing some live events too like their discussion at Sound on Sound fest...
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• Cristina from Boss Hog gives us her Top 10 Cute Animals for an Ugly Year

  06-12-2016 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Says Boss Hog singer Cristina Martinez, "Look at these guys. they’re so cute! They feel no pain. Blissfully fucking ignorant."
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• Former Oklahoma state trooper sentenced to 8 years in prison

  06-12-2016 21:13
  
  A former Oklahoma state trooper accused of sexually assaulting women during traffic stops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges
  
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• Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's rising star keeps climbing

  06-12-2016 21:10
  
  Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has piled up three straight games with at least 100 yards receiving
  
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• Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld to star in benefit

  06-12-2016 21:07
  
  Former "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan will be among an all-star group of comedians for a one-day benefit at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for children facing obstacles
  
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• Oh, Man: Daddy’s is Closing on December 30

  06-12-2016 21:05 via bkmag.com
  
  New York is forever new, and therefore—unfortunately—forever shedding the old. Today, we learned we’re losing a particularly fantastic piece of Graham Avenue in Williamsburg that dates back to 2002.
  Daddy’s, the no-nonesense bar, opened by Jen and Laura Rogers of The Rogers Sisters, and by Greg Anderson of Oakley Hall, built the bar in the months following 9/11, according to Daddy’s Instagram post that announced the closing yesterday, and to Brooklyn Vegan
  
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• Fiona Apple shares anti-Trump Christmas song, playing Standing Rock benefit w/ TVotR, Devendra Banhardt & more

  06-12-2016 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fiona Apple has shared an acapella anti-Trump version of Mel Torme/Nat King Cole's holiday standard "The Christmas Song" starting with "Trump's Nuts Roasting on an open fire"...
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• Alabama opposing execution stay for condemned inmate

  06-12-2016 20:22
  
  Alabama's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the execution of an inmate scheduled for lethal injection on Thursday
  
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• Pitchfork's Top Pop & R&B Albums of 2016

  06-12-2016 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The definition of "pop and R&B" continues to blur, which is how Olga Bell and Beyonce can end up on a list that highlights the same genre.
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• Hacker gets 5 years in prison for stealing scripts, videos

  06-12-2016 20:14
  
  A Bahamian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal scripts and sexually explicit pictures and videos
  
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• Taylor Kinney helps 'Chicago Fire' celebrate a milestone

  06-12-2016 20:13
  
  "Chicago Fire" is celebrating a milestone: its 100th episode, and star Taylor Kinney is helping mark the occasion
  
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• Gojira and Opeth announce tour dates

  06-12-2016 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We already mentioned that French death metal beasts Gojira and Swedish prog-metal institution Opeth had a show together coming up, and now they've announced a full-blown co-headlining tour for 2017...
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• DeadMau5, Travis Scott, Lil Yachty headline 2017 BUKU fest

  06-12-2016 19:59
  
  Deadmau5, Travis Scott, Young Thug and Lil Yachty are among the headliners for the 2017 installment of the BUKU Music + Art Project, which fuses electronic, hip hop and indie rock in New Orleans' warehouse district
  
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• Marfa Myths 2017 lineup: 'Stranger Things' live, Perfume Genius/Weyes Blood collaboration, Roky Erickson & more

  06-12-2016 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mexican Summer's Marfa Myths festival will be back in 2017 from March 9-12 in Marfa, TX. As usual, they've put together a unique lineup featuring some special events...
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• Man arrested in ex-NFL player's death; sheriff defends probe

  06-12-2016 19:53
  
  The Louisiana man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was jailed on a manslaughter charge as a sheriff angrily defended the investigation
  
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• Review: A poet on the run in startlingly great 'Neruda'

  06-12-2016 19:34
  
  Chilean director again subverts what audiences can expect from a biopic with "Neruda," about the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet's exile from his country for his communist views
  
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• Brace Yourselves: Cobble Hill’s BookCourt To Close After 35 Years

  06-12-2016 19:32 via bkmag.com
  
  After 35 years as one of the crown jewels of Brooklyn’s literary scene, Cobble Hill’s independent bookstore BookCourt will be closing down, as its owners, Henry Zook and Mary Gannett will be retiring at year’s end. The store, which holds both the 161 and 163 Addresses on Court Street, is a place to purchase anything from smaller publishing houses to larger bestsellers, and often houses signings and readings from celebrated national writers and local authors alike.The shop opene
  
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• See This One Thing at 315 Gallery: Lauren Seiden’s ‘Reflections in a Void’

  06-12-2016 19:25 via bkmag.com
  
  Lauren Seiden, Reflections in a Void (2016)
  Shows that opened within a few weeks of November 11, 2016 had a lot to bear. Notices for openings were accompanied with phrases like “let’s be together in these hard times” and “i’d like to see the people i love rn”. It was (and remains) impossible to see any work without this new veil of terror, and not many shows matched the unforeseen challenge; not their fault.
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• See This at 315 Gallery: Lauren Seiden’s ‘Reflections in a Void’

  06-12-2016 19:25 via bkmag.com
  
  Lauren Seiden, Reflections in a Void (2016)
  Shows that opened within a few weeks of November 11, 2016 had a lot to bear. Notices for openings were accompanied with phrases like “let’s be together in these hard times” and “i’d like to see the people i love rn”. It was (and remains) impossible to see any work without this new veil of terror, and not many shows matched the unforeseen challenge; not their fault.
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• Naomi Judd reveals 'severe depression' diagnosis

  06-12-2016 19:14
  
  Naomi Judd has opened up about her battle with depression
  
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• The 2017 Boxing Hall of Fame class

  06-12-2016 19:08
  
  Capsule biographies of the 2017 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
  
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• Evander Holyfield heads Boxing Hall of Fame's 2017 class

  06-12-2016 19:03
  
  Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico head a list of nine people selected for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
  
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• [►VIDEO, FLATBUSH] Ragin’ Cajun! Guy robs fried-chicken joint with broomstick

  06-12-2016 18:33
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyHe flew off the handle!Cops are looking for the man who busted into a fried-chicken joint and threatened to batter an employee with a broomstick.The wingnut got clerks at the cluck hut near Nostrand Avenue and Hillel Place to open the door to the closed restaurant a little after 1 am on Nov. 8, surveillance video shows.But then he appears to get into an argument with the worker and pushes his way
  
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• Book Review: "Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance"

  06-12-2016 18:29
  
  Book Review: "Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance (A Jack Ryan Novel)" by Mark Greaney
  
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• UConn women hoops get reality show on HBO

  06-12-2016 18:12
  The UConn women's basketball team is getting its own reality show
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor says defensive star died defenseless

  06-12-2016 18:11
  
  A prosecutor says the irony of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith's death is that the retired NFL defensive leader "died defenseless."
  
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• Cuss out your boss at the No Office Party Dec. 9

  06-12-2016 18:09
  
  Admit it, even if you have a remote boss who barely gets in your way, you have a few grievances you’d like to air. Well, save em up for this Friday night, Dec. 9, at the 6th annual No Office Party hosted by Brokelyn and the skint. It’s the one holiday office party where you stand little chance of running into your colleagues (and if you do, they must be cool). Which means you can really make an ass out of yourself, especially considering that this is the first year it’s he
  
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• Musicians react to their Grammy nominations

  06-12-2016 18:06
  
  Reactions to the Grammy Awards nominations, announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy
  
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• Chopper crash in Rio flashpoint with police in 'City of God'

  06-12-2016 17:58
  
  Helicopter crash in Rio is latest flashpoint with police in notorious 'City of God' slum
  
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• Yoga & Poetry with Robin Beth Schaer

  06-12-2016 17:35
  Sunday, December 11, 2016 9:30 amCentral LibraryPlease bring your own yoga mat. Doors open at 9:00 am. Class starts at 9:30 am sharp. Our December poet will be Robin Beth Schaer.
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• 11 Grammy facts: Beyonce's a rock star, Amy Schumer gets nod

  06-12-2016 17:21
  
  Beyonce set a record for earning nominations in four categories and Solange, Shawn Mendes and Coldplay were snubbed in Tuesday's Grammy nominations
  
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• Granger Smith back in Texas after stage fall in New Jersey

  06-12-2016 17:12
  
  Country music artist Granger Smith is back in Texas after he was hospitalized for injuries sustained when he fell off a stage in New Jersey
  
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• Man who shot ex-NFL player charged with manslaughter

  06-12-2016 17:01
  
  Records show that the man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute has been arrested and jailed on a manslaughter charge
  
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• He won fame on TV but found a home on Broadway

  06-12-2016 16:48
  
  After performing everything from Stephen Sondheim to ABBA, former "American Idol" runner-up Justin Guarini takes his bravest step yet this month in the a cappella Broadway musical "In Transit."
  
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• Mall Santas get an upgrade: A look at the high-tech sets

  06-12-2016 16:32
  
  Mall Santas get an upgrade: A look at the high-tech sets
  
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• Judge again denies venue change in murder-for-hire trial

  06-12-2016 16:10
  
  After giving it a night's thought, a judge still believes he can find six impartial jurors to hear the trial of a Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband
  
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• Some Like It Tough: The Wolves

  06-12-2016 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, which is her first play, got such stellar notices and packed houses when it opened in September at the Duke on 42nd Street that now it is back for a return engagement, and it’s easy to see what so many people were excited about. DeLappe has created nine distinct young female characters who play on the same soccer team, and they speak in loud bursts of overlapping dialogue. When we first hear them, one side of the field is talking about the genocide in Camb
  
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• Industry City’s Holiday Market is the Ultimate Gift Shopping Destination

  06-12-2016 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  This December, Brooklyn’s Industry City will be the holiday shopping destination for one-of- a- kind gifts.
  Shoppers peruse the wide range of gifts at last year’s WantedDesign holiday market. This year’s holiday market programming will include 300+ vendors curated by WantedDesign and Renegade Craft.
  The vibrant innovation and manufacturing hub situated on the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, will host two maker-centric holiday markets, the Renegade Craft Brooklyn Holiday Fa
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' actor Peter Vaughan dies at 93

  06-12-2016 15:52
  Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played enigmatic Maester Aemon in "Game of Thrones," has died aged 93
  
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