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• White House press secretary: 'Our intention is never to lie'

  23-01-2017 23:21
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer, under fire for an angry statement that contained falsehoods over the weekend, tells reporters at his first briefing that he intends not to lie
  
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• 'SNL' writer suspended for tweet about Barron Trump

  23-01-2017 23:21
  
  A "Saturday Night Live" writer has been suspended indefinitely after tweeting a poorly received joke about Donald Trump's 10-year-old youngest son, Barron
  
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• Box office top 20: Shyamalan's 'Split' trounces 'xXx'

  23-01-2017 23:17
  M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller "Split" blew away box-office expectations, earning $40 million in ticket sales over inauguration weekend, according to final figures Monday
  
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• Stephen Colbert to host Emmys on CBS in September

  23-01-2017 23:07
  
  'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert will host the annual Emmy Awards this September
  
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• Clijsters, Roddick joining International Tennis Hall of Fame

  23-01-2017 22:24
  
  Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
  
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• Influential Estonian choral composer Veljo Tormis dead at 86

  23-01-2017 22:14
  
  Veljo Tormis, a prolific Estonian composer whose innovative choral works helped propel his Baltic nation's drive to restore independence, has died at the age of 86
  
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• Lawyer: Panama to allow ex-dictator Noriega house arrest

  23-01-2017 21:08
  A lawyer for Panama's jailed ex-dictator Manuel Noriega says a court has granted him house arrest so he can prepare for brain surgery
  
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• [BAY RIDGE] Arrest in grisly Ovington Avenue slashing

  23-01-2017 20:51
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice arrested a man who allegedly forced his way into a 70-year-old woman’s apartment, slashed her with glass, and did not stop beating her until police shot him with a stun gun him on Jan. 21, according to officials.Suspect Luis Hernandez of Queens knocked on the senior’s Ovington Avenue apartment near Fourth Avenue at roughly 9 pm. When the woman opened the door, the suspect
  
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• Attorney says former Panama leader Manuel Noriega allowed house arrest pending surgery

  23-01-2017 20:28
  
  Attorney says former Panama leader Manuel Noriega allowed house arrest pending surgery
  
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• Out of Bleakness, Hope: The Women’s March on Washington DC

  23-01-2017 20:22 via bkmag.com
  
  Other than this weekend, to my recollection, I have cried only five times in my life due to politics, and three of them were during the last election cycle. That is not because I tend toward the emotionless (quite the opposite), but because I have led a privileged life. I’m from the midwest, I have a supportive family, I am white, I went to college, the end. When we have no visceral sense of what we—and our community—have to gain or lose, we have no overwhelming reason to
  
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• Lady Antebellum to perform pre-race concert at Daytona 500

  23-01-2017 20:22
  
  Lady Antebellum will perform a pre-race concert at next month's Daytona 500
  
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• Ethical, design-forward, and handcrafted by feminists: Bario Neal jewelry

  23-01-2017 20:16
  
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  In 2008, Anna Bario and Page Neal launched Bario Neal as a design-forward, women-owned, feminist jewelry company. Today, Bario Neal is an industry leader in ethical sourcing and progressive manufacturing, known for its design sensibility and high-quality, handcrafted work. A belief in the right to love and marry whoever and however you choose is one of the core principles of Bario Neal’s jewelry.  
  Whether it is a custom diamond ring or a pendant from the col
  
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• US Supreme Court won't hear 'Sister Wives' bigamy law appeal

  23-01-2017 20:12
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from the family on TV's "Sister Wives" challenging Utah's law banning polygamy
  
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• So long, nerdy sidekick: Female animators aim to nix clichés

  23-01-2017 20:03
  
  The majority of the animation students at California Institute of the Arts are female, but that hasn't always been the case over the elite school's 47 years
  
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• Superheaven's Jake Clarke releasing a split with Spur, playing shows (listen)

  23-01-2017 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jake is playing two PA shows with Spur and a Brooklyn show with Alcoa (aka Derek from Defeater).
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• Alec Baldwin to host 'SNL' for record-setting 17th time

  23-01-2017 19:53
  
  Alec Baldwin will host 'Saturday Night Live' for a record-setting 17th time on Feb. 11
  
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• A song goes viral after Women's March on Washington

  23-01-2017 19:47
  
  A song by a Los Angeles singer-songwriter that was performed by a flash mob of women in pink, pointy-eared hats at the Women's March on Washington is being heralded as the anthem of the movement
  
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• Kate Tempest announces North American tour dates

  23-01-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kate Tempest has just announced 2017 North American tour dates, her first since releasing 2016's excellent Let Them Eat Chaos. ...
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• 'Every Minute Counts' in drive to find Alzheimer's treatment

  23-01-2017 19:32
  
  The new PBS documentary "Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts" warns of a coming epidemic of this untreatable disease that could be financially ruinous, not only on a personal basis, but also as a public-health crisis nationwide
  
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• “Is Trauma Lived in Solitude?” The Filmmakers of Neighboring Scenes at the FSLC

  23-01-2017 19:31 via bkmag.com
  
  The Neighboring Scenes showcase returns to the Film Society of Lincoln Center January 26-31, with a program highlighting the range of contemporary Latin American cinema. Particularly encouraging is the strong presence of women—among them Lina Rodriguez, with an exquisitely written drama, This Time Tomorrow, which premiered in 2016, in Locarno; Laura Huertas Millán, with a hybrid film, Black Sun; and Marília Rocha, whose earlier documentaries won acclaim in her native Brazil,
  
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• Kids Explore Bugs, Stars and Superheroes at Carmelo the Science Fellow’s Science Camps

  23-01-2017 19:29
  
  Photo via carmelothesciencefellow Sponsored By Carmelo the Science Fellow.Carmelo the Science Fellow’s Laboratory of Fun is the universe’s coolest place for little kids to learn about science.Created By BlankSlateThe budding scientists of Brooklyn have a great option to learn something new and have some fun with after-school programs, parties and camps with one of the best science educators in the borough, Carmelo the Science Fellow.
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• Emily Wells releasing 'In The Hot' EP, touring (dates & new song stream)

  23-01-2017 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hip hop-inspired baroque pop violinist Emily Wells is following her 2016 album Promise with the In The Hot EP on March 3. The EP features live versions of songs from Promise as well as three previously unreleased songs.
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• Revisiting the classics: Farm-to-table still feels fresh at Colonie

  23-01-2017 19:08
  
  Colonie serves an expectation-defying bowl of brussels sprouts. Photo: Colonie
  When Colonie opened on Atlantic Avenue in the winter of 2011 it was the most Brooklyn a restaurant could be.
  The spot was long and skinny, with exposed brick and rough hewn wood, rustic and elegant at the same time. It was lauded as the neighborhood restaurant that the area had long been wanting. Alex Sorenson, the opening chef, had spent time in the kitchen at Mas (Farmhouse), one of the the earliest, and
  
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• Review: Train's new CD is stuck in the same soft-rock track

  23-01-2017 19:01
  
  The band Train _ now without lead guitarist and founding member Jimmy Stafford _ has returned with an unmemorable, fluffy and yet desperately needy soft-rock CD, "a girl a bottle a boat."
  
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• Family, fans mourn for Dominican pitcher Yordano Ventura

  23-01-2017 19:01
  
  Dozens of children wearing blue T-shirts with the name "Ventura" emblazoned on the back have gathered around a coastal home to pay their respects to their idol: Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura
  
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• Silver Apples, Dan Deacon, Jad Fair & more on unique compilation LP (listen)

  23-01-2017 18:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  'I Said No Doctors!' is "a compilation of the most groundbreaking artists of current and past decades who have redefined sound by creating and destroying musical instruments to fit a specific sonic character and method of music-making" assembled by Dymaxion Groove label head Tom Tolleson.
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• The Latest: 'Sister Wives' family says it won't end fight

  23-01-2017 18:50
  
  An attorney for a TV's "Sister Wives" family says the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of Utah's law banning polygamy won't end the larger fight by plural and unconventional families for equal status
  
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• Soulja Boy charged with felony weapons possession

  23-01-2017 18:45
  
  Los Angeles prosecutors have charged rapper Soulja Boy with felony weapons violations stemming from a police search of his home last month that found an assault weapon and a stolen police handgun
  
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• Dior designer debuts Paris couture as Dunst talks girl power

  23-01-2017 18:45
  
  A labyrinth and a scented secret garden led to Christian Dior's enchanted show in Paris' Musee Rodin Monday
  
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• Australian band Dag ready 'Benefits of Solitude' (listen to the title track)

  23-01-2017 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Melbourne's Dag make the kind of rough-hewn, strummy pop that Australians seem particularly good at. Their new album, Benefits of Solitude, out 24 February 2017 via Bedroom Suck records...
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• Fox cutting ties with Stacey Dash, George Will, 2 others

  23-01-2017 18:38
  
  Fox News is paring its list of paid contributors, with former 'Clueless' actress Stacey Dish and conservative columnist George Will not getting their contracts renewed
  
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• 'The Last Jedi' revealed as title for 'Star Wars' VIII

  23-01-2017 18:35
  
  "Star Wars: Episode VIII" finally has a title: "The Last Jedi."
  
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• 'Batman v Superman,' 'Zoolander 2' lead Razzie nominations

  23-01-2017 18:35
  
  The much-derided superhero clash "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and the far-too-late comedy sequel "Zoolander 2" are the leading nominees for the 37th annual Razzie Awards
  
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• Hot Chip's Joe Goddard announces solo LP 'Electric Lines,' shares "Music is the Answer" video

  23-01-2017 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hot Chip's Joe Goddard will release new solo album Electric Lines on April 21 via Greco Roman / Domino. Following "Lose Your Love," Joe's just released new single "Music is the Answer" that features vocals from Jess Mills (aka Slo), and a video directed by acclaimed creative collective Shynola.
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• Julien Baker opening Decemberists tour

  23-01-2017 18:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Decemberists recently released a 10th anniversary edition of The Crane Wife and announced a tour. Now that tour has gotten a pretty awesome opener...
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• Lewis receives 4 literary awards for 'March: Book Three'

  23-01-2017 18:19
  
  Kelly Barnhill's "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's outstanding children's book
  
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• Nice One, Chris Brown (Except No, Not At All)

  23-01-2017 18:04 via bkmag.com
  
  You may be familiar, if you follow the world of comedy at all, that beloved stand-up comic, Parks and Recreation ensemble standout, and Master of None star, writer, and Emmy winner Aziz Ansari hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend. It was the first show after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, and, much like the first episode with host Dave Chappelle after the election, Ansari’s monologu
  
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• [TRANSIT] New elevator coming to 59th Street station

  23-01-2017 18:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority will install a trio of elevators at the 59th Street subway station, but to put in the long-awaited lifts, the transit authority must extend the Fourth Avenue sidewalk into a parking lane, booting coveted parking spots in the process. It is a necessary evil to get the sorely needed elevators, said one local.
  “Everyone knows that parking is a ni
  
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• Goldfrapp announce new LP 'Silver Eye' (listen to "Anymore")

  23-01-2017 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's their first in four years and members Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory made the record with John Congleton and Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak).
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• [SHEEPSHEAD BAY] Halfway house not all-the-way dead

  23-01-2017 17:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt may not be over yet.Local pols are crowing that the Feds are backing off from a plan to build a halfway house in a derelict Bragg Street synagogue, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons says the plan could still happen. Electeds are already claiming victory.“What great news for the community to start the New Year, that there will be no halfway house on Bragg Street. I join the many who signed the petition, and who were vocal
  
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• [GERRITSEN BEACH] New greenway coming to Gerritsen Beach

  23-01-2017 17:47
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyGerritsen Beachers will soon have a spiffy new pedestrian pathway along the neighborhood’s namesake avenue.The Parks Department plans to lay down asphalt along Gerritsen Avenue between Florence and Channel avenues — just next to the ball fields — by next fall. It will be a serious improvement over the existing sidewalk, and people are bound it enjoy it — once the weathe
  
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• Dashboard Confessional played 6 NYC shows (at 4 venues) – pics & review

  23-01-2017 17:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dashboard Confessional just wrapped up a three-night run at Irving Plaza with surprise acoustic aftershows at Knitting Factory, Baby's All Right, and Rough Trade. Here's pics of Baby's and Irving night 3, with a review of the latter.
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• Chicago Women's March in pics

  23-01-2017 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chicago's Women's March drew over 250,000 protestors to Grant Park
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• Damn You, 2017: Bay Ridge’s Petit Oven is Brooklyn’s First Restaurant Casualty of the Year

  23-01-2017 17:13 via bkmag.com
  
  As the clock clicked towards midnight on December 31st, only a handful of ardent regulars knew they were counting down the last minutes of service at Petit Oven. A fiercely beloved yet altogether surprising success story, Bay Ridge’s sole, local-seasonal, French-inspired boîte enjoyed a nine-year run in its 30-seat space off of 3rd Avenue—even though it opened in a time when a multi-generation tenure and spaghetti menu were the only things that guaranteed an audience.
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• Book Review: "Fatal" by John Lescroart

  23-01-2017 16:34
  
  Book Review: John Lescroart weaves moral ambiguity into a tale that is both frustrating and gratifying in "Fatal."
  
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• Estonian choral composer Veljo Tormis dead at 86

  23-01-2017 16:25
  
  Veljo Tormis, a prolific Estonian composer known for his numerous choral works, has died at the age of 86. Mariliis Rebane from the Estonian Composers' Union says Tormis died Saturday from long-term illnesses in the Estonian capital, Tallinn
  
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• Lewis receives 4 book awards for 'March: Book Three'

  23-01-2017 16:11
  
  Kelly Barnhill's "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's outstanding children's book
  
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• Sprint is buying a 33 percent stake in Tidal

  23-01-2017 16:04
  
  Sprint is buying a 33 percent stake in Tidal, the entertainment service owned by artists including Jay-Z, Madonna and Kanye West
  
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• High court won't hear 'Sister Wives' appeal over bigamy law

  23-01-2017 15:49
  
  The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the family on TV's "Sister Wives" challenging Utah's law banning polygamy
  
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• Review: The CIA in Laos changed the way America wages war

  23-01-2017 14:50
  
  Book Review: "A Great Place to Have a War" by Joshua Kurlantzick looks at how the CIA changed the way America wages war with its devastating, secret intervention in the Southeast Asian backwater of Laos
  
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