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• Trump eyes Cabinet vacancies, policy questions

  03-01-2017 23:37
  President-elect Donald Trump has picked as U.S. trade representative a former Reagan official who has condemned Republicans' commitment to free trade
  
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• Rockettes boss: It's 'very appropriate' to perform for Trump

  03-01-2017 23:19
  
  The chief executive of the company that employs the Radio City Rockettes told dancers in a secretly recorded meeting that it's "very appropriate" to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration and that he doesn't believe it will hurt the brand
  
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• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange interviewed on 'Hannity'

  03-01-2017 23:01
  
  Sean Hannity interviews WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tonight on "Hannity."
  
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• Temples announce 'Volcano' LP, touring w/ Night Beats, Deap Vally & more

  03-01-2017 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The 'Desert Daze Caravan Tour" is West Coast only. Temple's new album's out in March.
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• Murder case dismissed against ex-wrestler 'Superfly' Snuka

  03-01-2017 22:54
  
  A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed the murder case against former pro wrestling star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka in his girlfriend's 1983 death
  
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• Secret Circle (Antwon/Wiki/Lil Ugly Mane) share song ft. Despot; Wiki playing NYC

  03-01-2017 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three very unique rappers, Antwon, Ratking's Wiki, and Lil Ugly Mane, teamed up as Secret Circle and just dropped a new song called "Satellite" featuring Despot...
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• Box office records made as Broadway says goodbye to 2016

  03-01-2017 22:36
  
  The year on Broadway came to an explosive and sparkly end for producers as many shows recorded their best weeks ever _ and not just the fresh new offerings
  
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• BROOKZILL! (Prince Paul, Ladybug Mecca, etc) playing the Blue Note this month

  03-01-2017 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last year, New York hip hop greats Prince Paul, (fellow De La Soul collaborator) Don Newkirk, and Ladybug Mecca (of Digable Planets) teamed with Brazil's Rodrigo Brandão for a great collaborative album as BROOKZILL! called Throwback to the Future...
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• comedian Dave Hill and metal legend Chris Reifert are Painted Doll (listen to two songs)

  03-01-2017 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "We met a year ago in San Antonio at an Autopsy show, practiced four times together, and recorded all the music on the album in three days, then did vocals after. So it was fast!" - Dave Hill
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• Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Florence & more set to appear in Terrence Malick's new film 'Song to Song' (out in March)

  03-01-2017 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Malick has been filming the movie, set in Austin's music scene, for more than five years. It stars Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Rooney Mara & more.
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• AP Power Rankings: Pats finish regular season at No. 1

  03-01-2017 21:39
  The Patriots finish as unanimous No. 1 in the AP Pro32 poll
  
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• Yo, baby! Meet Brooklyn’s first newborns of 2017

  03-01-2017 21:15
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWelcome to Brooklyn!The borough’s first newborn of the new year, Alayna Baloch, came screaming into the world at Coney Island Hospital at 1:38 am weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces, according to the city-run hospital. Parents Nasma Baloch and Mohammed Haris are very happy, said the mother of three.
  “My family, my husband, all very happy,” the proud mom said.And just about an hour la
  
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• [PHOTO GALLERIES] Yo, baby! Meet Brooklyn’s first newborns of 2017

  03-01-2017 21:14
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperWelcome to Brooklyn!The borough’s first newborn of the new year, Alayna Baloch, came screaming into the world at Coney Island Hospital at 1:38 am weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces, according to the city-run hospital. Parents Nasma Baloch and Mohammed Haris are very happy, said the mother of three.
  “My family, my husband, all very happy,” the proud mom said.And just about an hour la
  
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• Balún releasing 'Prisma Tropical,' playing Shea with Ela Minus

  03-01-2017 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican transplants Balún are releasing their first full-length album in seven years, Prisma Tropical, sometime this year. Listen to the most recent single, "La Nueva Ciudad."
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• Coachella Has Something for Everyone This Year

  03-01-2017 20:24 via bkmag.com
  
  Aaaaaand we’re off. The US’s Music Festival announcement season officially kicked off into full swing this afternoon, as Goldenvoice officially released the lineup for Coachella 2017, backed by massive headliners Radiohead, Beyoncé, and Kendrick Lamar. The Indio, California festival has traditionally been the first major festival to make its lineup announcement, setting the flood gates to open for the rest of the players throughout the year.
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• Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News, will host 2 shows on NBC

  03-01-2017 20:21
  
  Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star whose 12-year stint has been marked by upheavals at her network and personal attacks on the campaign trail, is headed to NBC News in a multi-year agreement
  
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• At Deer Valley, it pays to see the powder through the trees

  03-01-2017 20:21
  
  Deer Valley in Utah is a popular destination for stars heading to the annual Sundance Film Festival but it's the luxury ski resort's untracked snow that advanced skiers prize
  
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• Beyonce, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar to headline Coachella

  03-01-2017 19:52
  
  Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar are heading to the 2017 Coachella music festival
  
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• Singer Trey Songz say he was kicked out of Maryland casino

  03-01-2017 19:50
  
  Singer-songwriter Trey Songz says he was recently ejected from the MGM National Harbor
  
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• Leslie Jones blasts book deal for far-right commentator

  03-01-2017 19:32
  
  Leslie Jones sees no excuse for giving book deal to far-right commentator and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who on Twitter last year so viciously harassed the "Ghostbusters" star that he was banned from the social media site
  
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• Bengals' Pacman Jones jailed over Cincinnati confrontation

  03-01-2017 19:26
  
  Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was jailed Tuesday on four charges including a felony charge that he spit on a nurse after being arrested in downtown Cincinnati
  
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• Coachella 2017 lineup announced

  03-01-2017 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As leaked, Radiohead, Beyonce, and Kendrick Lamar headline. It's also the first announced US show for The Avalanches in 15 years.
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• Chuck Close portraits of Lou Reed, Philip Glass & more featured on NYC's new 2nd Ave Subway line

  03-01-2017 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Other Close portraits at the 86th St. stop include Zhang Huan, Kara Walker, Alex Katz, Cecily Brown, and Cindy Sherman.
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• Synth Pop Duo Great Good Fine OK On Brooklyn Living, A New EP and More

  03-01-2017 19:08 via bkmag.com
  
  While all of Brooklyn is seemingly lining up for 80s dance parties, one Brooklyn-based band is cranking out the synth pop hits of 2017. Under the moniker Great Good Fine Ok, vocalist Jon Sandler and producer Luke Moellman have been releasing shimmering 80s-inspired tracks for the past three years, and already boast collaborations with the Chainsmokers and St. Lucia. Brooklyn Magazine recently sat down with the duo to discuss ‘80s nostalgia, creativity in Brooklyn, and their forthcoming EP.
  
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• Suuns touring with Disappears' Brian Case, add second Saint Vitus show

  03-01-2017 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In other news, Disappears offshoot FACS will play their first show in Chicago this month, opening for Joan of Arc.
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• Onward! Create your action plan for 2017 and beyond

  03-01-2017 18:25
  
  Welcome to 2017! It’s time to shake off that 2016 hangover, that cookie hangover, that latke hangover and that hangover hangover and make some plans.
  Here are two different tools to help you organize your hopes, dreams and goals for the year ahead in an action plan for 2017. One will sort out a general approach to being more engaged with your community, whether that means volunteering at a local school or donating more of your income to charity or getting involved with a non-profit organiz
  
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• [BAY RIDGE] Bay Ridge church replaces stolen baby Jesus with new statue

  03-01-2017 18:13
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyIt’s a false idol!A statue of the baby Jesus is once again resting in the Nativity scene at St. Anselm Church after the original was nabbed the day after Christmas, but don’t call it a second coming — officials had to use a new statue because the blasphemous bandit did not return the old one as parish officials had initially hoped.“It hasn’t been returned yet. We had to replace it,” a staff m
  
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• The Job Plot: How Contemporary Literature Examines Work

  03-01-2017 17:58 via bkmag.com
  
  The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides took its name from a plot common in the 18th and 19th centuries, which followed the courtship and eventual marriage of its main character. Think, as Eugenides’ main character Madeleine Hanna did, of Jane Austen, George Eliot, the Brontë sisters. The marriage plot was borne from the societal idea that characters needed to get married: for female characters in Western narratives, marriage was their only recourse to financial security.
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• New York City Subway Riders, The Internet Is Now Everywhere

  03-01-2017 16:43 via bkmag.com
  
  This morning I got on G line to go to work. Normally, if I’m listening to Spotify, once I hit Broadway, my music cuts out. But today that did not happen, and it continued not to happen for the remainder of my ride—all the way down to Hoyt-Schermerhorn, and even still when I transferred to the A/C. The whole time, the stream was strong. Was this a New Year’s fluke?
  No, this was not. This, it turns out, was an intentional, and—astonishingly—su
  
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• [►AUDIO, PODCAST] Adam Duritz, Tony Danza, Andrew Dice Clay, Carlos Santana, Pat Kiernan, Patrizio Buanne, Michael Moore, and more on The Best of Brookyn Paper Radio

  03-01-2017 15:36
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Moses JeffersonBrooklyn PaperClip and save!Today on Brooklyn Paper Radio, hosts Vince DiMiceli and Gersh Kuntzman celebrate one year on the air (or internet) with a star-studded trip down memory lane, including some of our listeners’ favorite moments from their least-favorite year ever.Our interview with R2-D2 Check!Our chat with Michael Moore? Check!Our talk on parenting with Andrew Dice Clay? Check!Our 2016 elec
  
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• Restaurant Openings to Watch for in 2017

  03-01-2017 15:13 via bkmag.com
  
  Since we departed 2016 on a bit of a sour note (by memorializing the once seemingly institutional establishments that unceremoniously shuttered) we figured we’d attempt a valiant stab at optimism to kick off the brand new year—by showcasing 2017’s freshman crop of exciting, incoming restaurants!
  Harvey: The Williamsburg Hotel may already have soft opened, but we’re considerably more pumped for the winter debut of Harvey (their in-house restaurant from chef Adam Leonti) th
  
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• Bruce Springsteen questions Trump's competence for office

  03-01-2017 14:28
  
  "The Boss" is questioning whether President-elect Donald Trump is ready to take office
  
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• Fate of hunger-striking activist in Iran sparks rare protest

  03-01-2017 10:11
  
  The fate of a hunger-striking activist imprisoned in Iran has sparked a rare unauthorized protest near the prison where he's being held
  
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• [►VIDEO, DITMAS PARK] Guy tried to rape woman in elevator of her Ditmas Park building

  03-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperA guy tried to rape a woman in the elevator of her Ditmas Park building on Jan. 1, according to a police report.The lowlife started talking to the 22-year-old victim as she was entering her building at around 10:35 pm, then followed her into the elevator where he threw her to the ground and tried to rip her pants off, cops said.The woman started screaming, and when the elevator doors opened, the perv ran off, police said.
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• [PROSPECT HEIGHTS] Prospect Park’s NYE fireworks show is a blast!

  03-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By the Brooklyn Paper Pyrotechnic BureauBrooklyn PaperFireworks lit up the sky above Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1 at the green space’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. Check out the photos above, then check back here later for a full story!Comment on this story.
  
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• [PARK SLOPE] Dead teen found in Prospect Park Lake

  03-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperPolice found a dead teenager in Prospect Park Lake on Monday night.Authorities had been searching for the missing 19-year-old man, and found his body in the lake at around 6:50 pm, a police spokesman said.
  Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene, and there was no apparent signs of trauma to the body, according to a report.The spokesman said he didn’t know where exactly in the large lake the body was found, but it
  
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• [DITMAS PARK] Police tracking footsteps of crook who swiped six Fitbits in Ditmas Park

  03-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperHow many calories can you burn running from the law?Police are tracking the footsteps of a thief who swiped six Fitbits from a Ditmas Park cellphone store on Dec. 1.
  The crook took the half-dozen high-tech activity-tracking wristbands from a store on Flatbush Avenue, between Linden Boulevard and Martense Street, at 4:35 pm, cops say.Authorities describe their suspect as a man of around 30 years old, 5-foot-9, and 185 pounds.Police as
  
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• Action Trumps Hate: Reading list for Jan. 2

  03-01-2017 01:51
  
  It’s winter, or at least it will be this weekend. The holidays are over. The inauguration looms. All the cookies are gone. If you’re not tempted to just crawl under the covers on the couch and spend the rest of the month watching all the dumb television you missed this fall, well, you’re a better person than me. We gotta stick together in this thing, though. Here are a few articles and books I’ve read lately that have been inspiring, or, important to stay warm all winter
  
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