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• Happy Galentine's Day, ladies! And thanks 'Parks and Rec'

  30-01-2017 23:52
  
  Thanks to the TV show 'Parks and Recreation' real-life women are marking a made-up holiday around Valentine's Day
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'A Dog's Purpose' is second to 'Split'

  30-01-2017 23:42
  
  The M. Night Shyamalan thriller "Split" topped the box office for a second week, outperforming new openers including "A Dog's Purpose" and "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter."
  
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• Russell Simmons' RushCard company being sold to Green Dot

  30-01-2017 23:06
  
  RushCard, the prepaid debit card company founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, is being sold to a rival for $147 million
  
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• Book Review: 'Right Behind You' by Lisa Gardner

  30-01-2017 21:21
  
  Book Review: "Right Behind You" by Lisa Gardner
  
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• Costume Party: Mary Tyler Moore

  30-01-2017 21:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Costume Party is a monthly column exploring fashion, personal style, and historical aesthetics in film.
  This month’s Costume Party, coming at you with a slight delay due to, well, the world, is a tribute to one of our many recent fallen stars, the inimitable Mary Tyler Moore. Trailblazing comedienne, pert avatar of 60s womanhood, revolutionary wearer of pants and maker of adorable faces, Moore has long been a beloved figure and fashion icon, with many words written on those Dick Van Dyke S
  
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• Downtown Brooklyn: A Korilla BBQ Brick and Mortar is Coming at You

  30-01-2017 20:40 via bkmag.com
  
  If you live or work anywhere near downtown Brooklyn, you know that it is not ~precisely~ a culinary destination—yet. Presently, there are very nice options within a ten minute walk of the Jay- and Fulton-Street nexus but, until Dekalb Market Hall opens (we are told!) this spring, the number of exciting lunch destinations that allow you to sit down, relax in a non-corporate setting, and inhale something that does not come from a chain, are limited.
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• Mary Tyler Moore laid to rest in Connecticut

  30-01-2017 20:27
  
  Mary Tyler Moore has been laid to rest during a private ceremony at a Connecticut cemetery
  
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• Music Review: Rose Cousins has what it takes

  30-01-2017 19:59
  
  Music Review: When Rose Cousins sings, she soars and swoops, never to show off but always in service to the song
  
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• Kings of Leon add more tour dates with Deerhunter and Nathaniel Rateliff

  30-01-2017 19:15
  
  Kings of Leon will once again hit the road with unlikely tourmates Deerhunter in April/May, and then with Nathaniel Rateliff in July/August.
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• ESPN's Sage Steele criticizes protesters for flight delays

  30-01-2017 19:10
  
  An ESPN anchor who vented about missing her flight because of airport immigration protesters is drawing criticism from people who say she is being insensitive
  
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• Gotham Market brings a food hall to Fort Greene

  30-01-2017 18:54
  
  Fort Greene has hit peak gentrification–there’s a food hall on the ground floor of one of those fancy new apartment buildings clustered near BAM.
  Despite how you may feel about the numerous luxury towers dotting the landscape of Downtown Brooklyn (and there are more on the way, along with more food halls), there is little doubt Gotham Market at the Ashland will be a boon to eaters and drinkers.
  Local outfit UrbanGlass designed fixtures for the space. Photo: Georgia Kral
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• Pinegrove add dates, released live benefit album, reissuing comp on vinyl

  30-01-2017 18:46
  
  All proceeds from their new live album 'Elsewhere' go to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The new tour dates include a second NYC show at Music Hall of Williamsburg (their Bowery Ballroom show is sold out).
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• Nile Rodgers dishes on life and teases new musical at Joe's Pub (pics)

  30-01-2017 18:44
  
  The famed record producer, CHIC guitarist and disco icon hosted two events at Joe's Pub that were less about music performance and more about his musical legacy.Continue reading…
  
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• Retired catcher David Ross joins ESPN as baseball analyst

  30-01-2017 18:35
  
  Retired catcher David Ross joins ESPN as baseball analyst after winning title with Cubs
  
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• Ryan Adams preps 'Prisoner,' playing The Apollo & other dates, making an LP with Liz Phair, covered Radiohead (listen)

  30-01-2017 18:29
  
  "I also thought it’s fitting, because there’s a pretty awful person who just got elected in the United States. So I don’t know why, but that song popped into my head this morning." - Ryan Adams on covering "Karma Police."
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• PJ Harvey expands tour, playing Central Park SummerStage

  30-01-2017 18:16
  
  PJ Harvey is touring this year in continued support of last year's Grammy-nominated The Hope Six Demolition Project. Since we last spoke, more dates have been added...
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• Dominic releasing 'Goodnight Doggies' (LP stream), playing shows

  30-01-2017 18:08
  
  Dominic Angelella leads DRGN King, is one half of Lithuana, is currently playing bass in mewithoutYou, has played in Hop Along, has recorded keys for Kendrick Lamar, and more. This Friday, he'll release a solo album as Dominic and you can stream it now.
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• “We didn’t straighten our hair in the 90s!” Landline at Sundance

  30-01-2017 17:54 via bkmag.com
  
  Landline, the sure-footed follow-up to Obvious Child from Brooklyn-based co-writers Gillian Robespierre and Liz Holm, opens with a not-so-hot sex scene in the woods of upstate New York. While Dana (Jenny Slate) braces herself against a tree, her fiancé Ben (Jay Duplass) gives her everything he’s got from behind. “Is this good?” he asks, mid thrust.  “No,” she answers matter-of-factly. It’s a wonderfully honest moment in a wonderfully honest film:&
  
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• American Football played Terminal 5 with Joan of Arc & Mothers (pics, setlist)

  30-01-2017 17:43
  
  Last year, influential emo vets American Football returned with their first album in 17 years, American Football (LP2), which we named one of the best albums of the year. On saturday, they played it in full in NYC.
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• read Insane Clown Posse's op-ed on "the real 'killer clowns' terrorizing America"

  30-01-2017 17:23
  
  "These clowns threaten the very fabric on which our nation was supposedly founded upon—and for some f---ing crazy-a-- reason, they’re getting away with it. From keystone-cop clowns shooting unarmed citizens, to racist clowns burning down Islamic centers or clowns in the NSA spying on us through our cell phones and laptops..."
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• Book Review: 'The Trapped Girl' by Robert Dugoni

  30-01-2017 17:23
  
  Book Review: "The Trapped Girl" by Robert Dugoni
  
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• A standing invitation for activists and their kids: Mondays at Hootenanny Art House

  30-01-2017 17:05
  
  Kira Smith, Pete Sinjin (center) and friends leading families in their election response sing-along and find raiser, “Rise Up And Sing!” Photo: Hootenanny Art House
  The Women’s March felt like a ray of hope in an otherwise dark start to 2017. But as this past week has proven, we had no idea how dark it could get, or how nimble we would need to be to protest this administration’s unAmerican edicts. For parents, it will never be easy, on weekends filled with birthday parti
  
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• Author who wrote about life in rural Vermont dies at 74

  30-01-2017 17:04
  
  A Vermont writer best known for his novels about life in rural Vermont has died
  
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• Jasmine Guy heads back to college for BET drama 'The Quad'

  30-01-2017 17:02
  
  During a varied career, Jasmine Guy remains best-known for her stint as a college student on "A Different World."
  
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• Band of Horses, Midlake, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy & Travis supergroup BNQT announce debut LP, share "Restart"

  30-01-2017 16:54
  
  BNQT is conceived and led by Eric Pulido of Midlake, featuring Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healy of Travis, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy with backing from other Midlake members McKenzie Smith (drums), Joey McClellan (guitar) and Jesse Chandler (keys).
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• Raise Your Super Bowl LI Grub Game With These Brooklyn Spots

  30-01-2017 16:36 via bkmag.com
  
  As ever, I have zero to contribute to the subject of the Super Bowl, save for our ability to suss out the best catering packages in town!
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  162 N 4th St. (Williamsburg), (718) 408-7240, [email protected]
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  Kick-Off Package = Small Sandwich Platter with house turkey, roast beef, chicken caprese and Italian combo (serves 6 for $125),  Field Goal Package = Small Sandwich Platter, 30 Buffalo Wings, choice of Caesar or Sunday Salad (serves 12 for $230), Touchdown Package = L
  
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• Book Review: 'Rather Be the Devil' by Ian Rankin

  30-01-2017 16:35
  
  Book Review: "Rather Be the Devil" by Ian Rankin
  
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• Michael Kiwanuka announces rescheduled North American tour dates

  30-01-2017 16:19
  
  Michael Kiwanuka had to cancel his tour last year due to tonsillitis but he's on the mend and has just announced rescheduled dates....
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• Review: 'The Comedian' a love letter to New York comics

  30-01-2017 16:09
  
  While there are a few good laughs to be had in "The Comedian" _ and great cameos by myriad comics _ Taylor Hackford's film isn't exactly a comedy
  
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• Behind-the-camera female Oscar nominees falls 2 percent

  30-01-2017 15:16
  
  Women earned a number of barrier-breaking Oscar nominations this year, but overall representation of women in Oscar-nominated behind-the-scenes categories fell 2 percent according to a report from the Women's Media Center published Monday
  
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• America’s Moral Monsters: I Am Not Your Negro

  30-01-2017 14:00 via bkmag.com
  
  I Am Not Your NegroRaoul PeckOpens February 3
  There is a moment in I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck’s masterfully eloquent living essay on race and America, when its subject/speaker/agonist James Baldwin decries how whites allow themselves to become “moral monsters” through unexamined bigotry. Quoting the phrase without further context or Baldwin’s typically vigorous rhetorical lead-up won’t capture its power, but suffice to say that Baldwin in this film conveys the
  
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• UK says Trump visit still on amid outcry over travel ban

  30-01-2017 13:43
  
  The British prime minister's office says that a state visit by President Donald Trump later this year will go ahead despite increasing calls for it to be canceled over his temporary travel ban affecting seven majority-Muslim countries
  
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• Alabama assistant coach Josh Chapman charged with DUI

  30-01-2017 12:54
  
  Former University of Alabama football standout and current Crimson Tide assistant strength and conditioning coach Josh Chapman has been accused of driving under the influence
  
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• Plan for Trump state visit sparks increased opposition

  30-01-2017 12:06
  
  The British prime minister's office says that a state visit by President Donald Trump later this year will go ahead despite increasing calls for it to be canceled over his temporary travel ban affecting seven majority-Muslim countries
  
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• Column: A preview of things to expect during Super Bowl week

  30-01-2017 08:01
  
  Column: A look at things bound to happen during Super Bowl week
  
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• At SAG Awards, protest of immigration ban takes spotlight

  30-01-2017 07:42
  
  Oscar season is looking more and more like one very well-dressed protest against President Donald Trump
  
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• [►VIDEO, GREENPOINT] Dancing with the tsars: Rock musical ‘Beardo’ shows life and death of Rasputin

  30-01-2017 07:21
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyRah-rah Rasputin!A Greenpoint church will give center stage to a mad monk next month, hosting a rock musical inspired by the life and times of Grigori Rasputin, the infamous Siberian peasant-turned-holy-man who sexed his way to a position of power in the Russian monarchy. “Beardo,” opening Feb. 3 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, explores Rasputin’s mysterious ascent to
  
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• 'Stranger Things' is upset winner of SAG Awards' TV prize

  30-01-2017 07:18
  
  Youth was served as the kid-dominated "Stranger Things" proved the surprise Screen Actors Guild Awards top TV winner Sunday, with "Shameless" star William H. Macy scoring his own upset victory over Jeffrey Tambor of "Transparent."
  
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• Quotes from Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards

  30-01-2017 07:13
  
  Quotes from winners and others at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards
  
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• Hugo Chavez returns to life in TV show criticized by allies

  30-01-2017 06:13
  
  Venezuela's revolution will now be televised
  
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• Kodak celebrates Academy Award nominations for film movies

  30-01-2017 06:10
  
  Kodak says some of Hollywood is still hanging on to film, pointing to 29 Academy Award nominations for movies captured on its 35 mm and 16 mm Motion Picture Film stock as proof of its success
  
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• [►VIDEO, THEATER] Dancing with the tsars: Rock musical ‘Beardo’ shows life and death of Rasputin

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
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• [TRANSIT] Emergency swervice! FDNY ambulances block sidewalks, bus stops, and fire hydrants

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe city must crack down on scofflaw Fire Department ambulance drivers who are making Sunset Park unsafe by parking on sidewalks, in bus lanes, and, ironically, in front of fire hydrants, people living near Station 40 on Seventh Avenue are demanding.“They come over here, they figure they can do whatever the hell they want to do. They block Seventh Avenue, park in the bus stop — which is illegal — and they park
  
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• [SUNSET PARK] Emergency swervice! FDNY ambulances block sidewalks, bus stops, and fire hydrants

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperThe city must crack down on scofflaw Fire Department ambulance drivers who are making Sunset Park unsafe by parking on sidewalks, in bus lanes, and, ironically, in front of fire hydrants, people living near Station 40 on Seventh Avenue are demanding.“They come over here, they figure they can do whatever the hell they want to do. They block Seventh Avenue, park in the bus stop — which is illegal — and they park
  
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• [SHEEPSHEAD BAY] Bright idea! Cops give reflective tape to seniors so cars won’t hit them

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt’s Vision Zero for drivers with zero vision!Sheepshead Bay police officers are giving neighborhood seniors reflective tape to put on their canes so drivers will not hit them, according the 61st Precinct’s second-in-command, who said the move is in response to a recent spike in pedestrian fatalities.“We have a large elderly community. I had my traffic cops, they put reflective tape over some of the elderlies &md
  
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• [PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS] Prospect-Lefferts Gardens student stranded in Iran by Trump’s ban

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperAn Iranian Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident is stranded overseas by President Trump’s travel ban.Saira Rafiee, a doctoral student at the City University of New York living here on a student visa, was returning from visiting her family in Iran on Friday when Trump signed his executive order banning Iranians and citizens of six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., she wro
  
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• [PARK SLOPE] Park Slope’s ‘activist happy hour’ offers drop-in advocacy for busy protesters

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperIn Park Slope, change doesn’t happen overnight — it happens over coffee.
  A local art center is starting an “activist happy hour” where amateur agitators can drop in, lobby a little, and be out in time for yoga class.“If you have 10 minutes you can come and do your thing,” said Hootenanny Art House owner and teacher Kira Smith.
  The 15th Street music and craft hub is running one-hour sessions every
  
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• [DOWNTOWN] Brooklynites party outside federal courthouse after judge blocks Trump’s deportations

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth Brown and Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperHundreds partied outside the Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday night after a judge blocked President Trump from deporting refugees and other valid visa holders trapped at airports around the country.Residents high-tailed it to the Downtown courthouse as news of the emergency hearing spread through social media at 7 pm, and by the time the court’s decision came down at 9 pm,
  
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• 'Hidden Figures' shocks Screen Actors Guild Awards

  30-01-2017 05:25
  
  The cast of "Hidden Figures" took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where much of the evening was dominated by protest against President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order
  
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• Miss France crowned Miss Universe in Philippines

  30-01-2017 04:49
  
  A 23-year-old dental student from France has won the Miss Universe crown in the annual pageant held this year in the Philippines
  
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