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• 'SNL' time zone shift pays dividends with big boost

  18-04-2017 23:08
  
  NBC's decision to air 'Saturday Night Live' live in western time zones paid off in the ratings
  
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• Tanya Tagaq pushes US band Eskimeaux to change its name

  18-04-2017 21:16
  
  Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq has convinced Brooklyn indie band Eskimeaux to swap out its name for one deemed more culturally sensitive
  
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• Wizards, Rockets, Warriors seeking 2-0 series leads

  18-04-2017 21:15
  
  The bad news for Atlanta, Oklahoma City and Portland is obvious: They're down 1-0 and on the road
  
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• Review: Love triangle undoes historical epic 'The Promise'

  18-04-2017 20:47
  "The Promise" is a sprawling and handsome epic set around the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey
  
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• Movie and TV star Kevin Spacey to host the Tony Awards show

  18-04-2017 19:44
  
  Kevin Spacey has been picked to host this year's Tony Awards, putting the award-winning star of "House of Cards" in the unenviable position of steering a telecast surely facing a post-"Hamilton" hangover
  
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• Prince left behind a treasure trove to see at Paisley Park

  18-04-2017 19:42
  
  Paisley Park opened as a museum in October, just six months after the "Purple Rain" megastar died there of a painkiller overdose
  
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• Music Review: Angaleena Presley affirms her renegade status

  18-04-2017 19:21
  
  Angaleena Presley has earned her place in the resistance to the formula-driven vibe that rules Nashville these days
  
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• Walter Cronkite journalism award going to Woodruff, Ifill

  18-04-2017 19:15
  
  Arizona State University is awarding its Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism for 2017 to Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill, co-anchors and managing editors of the "PBS NewsHour."
  
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• Bike repair without the bike shop attitude

  18-04-2017 18:33
  
  Denise Mei and Cait McLaughlin team up at the W/T/F Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Intensive for women/trans/non-binary identifying individuals. Photo: Kate Ryan
  The early birds entered through the red door of Williamsburg’s Lutheran Church of St. John the Evangelist at 5:45pm. They descended a flight of stairs to a basement with tile floors, chairs stacked against the wall, the lingering smell of incense.
  And a bike workshop.
  “Take a sticker, and write your name and pronouns,&rdquo
  
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• Review: Admit it, Brad Paisley is really good at country

  18-04-2017 17:33
  
  When you can namecheck the UFC and Zebco fishing reels in the lead track to your new studio album, "Love And War," you are probably Grammy Award-winning country music machine Brad Paisley and you can do no wrong
  
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• Review: Ron Sexsmith reliably melodic on 'The Last Rider'

  18-04-2017 17:13
  
  Ron Sexsmith maintains his melodic consistency on "The Last Rider," 15 pop songs absorbed by the threat of loneliness and ways to avoid it
  
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• Sarah Michelle Gellar still has awesome skills with a skewer

  18-04-2017 17:04
  
  Sarah Michelle Gellar, the former star of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," in a new cookbook embraces muffin tins, cookie cutters, jars and some nifty knife work, all part of her effort to get kids to eat their veggies and try new flavors
  
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• Summer Lovin’: Williamsburg’s SummerScreen Returns For 2017 Season

  18-04-2017 17:01 via bkmag.com
  
  Thank you, mother nature. We’ve finally reached the point in our calendar year where the weather—the sweet, sweet, weather—is finally something that we love and enjoy, rather than something we loathe. This means, of course, that our beloved city is in its peak form. We all know how this place gets when the temperature climbs above 60 degrees, and it means we want to be outside as much, and as often, as possible.
  And what better combination with the great outdoors than
  
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• Poet Patricia Spears Jones wins $50,000 prize

  18-04-2017 16:53
  
  A Brooklyn-based poet has won a $50,000 prize given for "exceptional talent" that merits greater recognition
  
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• Viewership of 'O'Reilly Factor' drops without Bill O'Reilly

  18-04-2017 16:49
  Through three days of Bill O'Reilly's vacation, his Fox News Channel show declined an average of 26 percent in the hands of three substitutes
  
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• Review: John Mayer solid, but not sizzling on latest album

  18-04-2017 16:12
  
  Earth's reigning guitar god, John Mayer, is out with his seventh studio album "The Search For Everything." It ultimately reveals a calmer artist taking a measured approach to accessible funk-laced songs
  
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• Road-rage confrontation: Killer of ex-Saint faces sentencing

  18-04-2017 16:06
  
  The man who killed former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in an argument following a traffic crash avoided a mandatory life sentence when a jury convicted him of manslaughter instead of second-degree murder
  
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• Books from Hungary to South Korea up for translation awards

  18-04-2017 16:02
  
  Books originating everywhere from Hungary to South Korea are finalists for $5,000 translation awards co-sponsored by Amazon.com
  
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• Prince Charles to visit during Canada's 150th birthday

  18-04-2017 15:59
  
  Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will visit Canada this summer for Canada's 150th birthday
  
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• Former East Village Cocktail Standout, Elsa, Gets a Gorgeous Reboot in Cobble Hill

  18-04-2017 15:20 via bkmag.com
  
  In 2010, I spent my 27th birthday at Elsa, the cocktail bar in the East Village named after the glamorous prohibition-era fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. It had been open just under two years that summer, and felt like an of-the-moment cocktail experience: Clean lines, a limited color palette (predominantly white, from its distinguishing and reclaimed wainscoting throughout), candle lighting, and a large, old sewing machine through which beer on tap was funneled. It managed to be v
  
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• 'Notes on a Banana' takes readers on coming-of-age journey

  18-04-2017 14:35
  
  Review: David Leite takes reader on a coming-of-age journey in "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression."
  
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• 'The Nightingale' author sets next novel in Alaska

  18-04-2017 14:00
  
  The next novel by "The Nightingale" author Kristin Hannah is another story of women's resilience
  
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• Prince William speaks with Lady Gaga on mental health

  18-04-2017 11:37
  
  Prince William has brought Lady Gaga on board with in his efforts to persuade people to be more open about their mental health and crush the stigma associated with the issue
  
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• Preds beat Chicago 3-2, push Hawks to brink of elimination

  18-04-2017 08:33
  
  Kevin Fiala scored on a backhander 16:44 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to push the Chicago Blackhawks to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 victory in Game 3 of their first-round series
  
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• Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad

  18-04-2017 08:20
  
  The Iraqis guarding Baghdad's many checkpoints, on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don't know what to make of Ali al-Moussawi when he pulls up in a truck displaying shelves of glossy books
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 23-29

  18-04-2017 08:01
  
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 23-29
  
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• Prince search warrants lay bare struggle with opioids

  18-04-2017 07:21
  
  Court documents unsealed in the investigation into Prince's death paint a picture of a man struggling with an addiction to prescription opioids and withdrawal, with various pills stashed in bottles and around his suburban Minneapolis studio and estate
  
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• Well-suited: Comics bring slice of the past to eatery

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Rimshot: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Adam Ullianfor Brooklyn PaperThese comedians are fed up!A new Thursday night comedy show is bringing a taste of a bygone era to Bushwick. Comedy Under Artichoke takes place in the basement of Artichoke Basille’s Pizza at the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Troutman Street in Bushwick, and co-hosts Auggie Lutz and Bob Palos are bringing a retro, classic spin on the underground comedy scene. The lounge space b
  
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• Unholy sneaks rob shul during Passover

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Midwood: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWhat a couple of schmucks!
  Cops are searching for two treif thieves who broke into a Midwood shul and attacked its live-in caretaker during the early hours on April 16, during the holy Jewish holiday of Passover.
  The two sneaks allegedly used a ladder to climb up to a broken window and hop inside Bais Menachem Mendel on Avenue J at 5 am, police said. They demanded the 53-year-old caretaker hand over his possessions, inclu
  
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• Pride of the Lions: Loughlin star earns Player of the Year honors

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyIt wasn’t just about packing his stat line anymore.
  Bishop Loughlin senior standout Keith Williams came into his final season on the hardwood with a brand-new challenge ahead of him – to lead his team.
  Williams is the first to admit that job wasn’t always easy and, at times, wasn’t one he was particularly interested in, but the Cincinnati-bound forward found a way to make it work. He didn’t just lead hi
  
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• Hoops heroes: All-Brooklyn boys’ basketball honors

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyBrooklyn boasted some of the best boys hoops in the city this season.
  Lincoln returned to the top of the basketball mountain, taking down Thomas Jefferson in the Public Schools city final and cruising to a pair of lopsided victories in the New York State Federation Tournament.
  Brooklyn Law and Tech posted one of the most dominant regular seasons in the city and notched a city championship appear
  
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• Egg-travaganza! Ridge parks draw droves for Easter egg hunts

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Bay Ridge: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyCall it a three-egg omelet!Hundreds of youngsters scoured Bay Ridge parks at a trio of Easter egg hunts on April 16. Kids and their parents dove for eggs in a thrilling test of wills in Shore Road, Owl’s Head, and Leif Ericson parks. The packed egg prowls were such a rollicking good time, one newcomer is already counting down the days until next year’s hunts.“I
  
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• Crossing the bridge

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Brooklyn Heights: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt was a passion play!Thousands of Christians commemorated the Passion of Jesus by marching over the Brooklyn Bridge during the 22nd Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday.Believers walked behind a large wooden cross — carried this year by Bay Ridgite Vitaliy Kuzmin — from St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn Heights, over the span and into Manhattan, singing hymns during the journey and listene
  
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• Choas erupts in Coney after false reports of gunshots

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Coney Island: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPandemonium erupted in Coney Island Sunday when someone threw a glass bottle and amusement parkgoers mistook the sound for gunshots, according to police. A wave of panic swept the crowd and even those who didn’t hear the supposed gunfire began runningfor their lives.
  “I honestly didn’t hear much, but I saw everybody running away and I didn’t want to stick around and find out why,” sai
  
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• Bunny business! Tots hunt for Easter eggs in Fort Greene Park

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Fort Greene: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperOf course, there was egg-citement was in the air!Hundreds of pastel-clad youngsters brought their game faces to a fierce Easter egg hunt in Fort Greene Park on Saturday, according to one dad who witnessed the action.
  “There was a lot of competition and everybody was hustling,” said Sean Moore, whose four-year-old twins Cameron and Corey found five eggs.But kids didn’t have to look hard for the colorful
  
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• Beer hall-elujah! Owners of Boerum Hill restaurant say they will keep drinking inside

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  Boerum Hill: Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s a kinder garden!The owner of a soon-to-open German restaurant in Boerum Hill promised he won’t put a beer garden in its backyard after learning locals thought it would be a nuisance — and nixing the plan would make their quest for a liquor license go down smooth.Speaking at liquor license hearing at Community Board 2, Tobias Holler said he would shelve plans t
  
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• Close call: Irving scores 37, Cavs hold on to beat Pacers

  18-04-2017 05:31
  
  Kyrie Irving scored 37, Kevin Love 27 and LeBron James 25 as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on down the stretch for a 117-111 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2.
  
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• Irving scores 37, Cavs hold on to beat Pacers 117-111

  18-04-2017 05:14
  
  Kyrie Irving scored 37, Kevin Love 27 and LeBron James 25 as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on down the stretch for a 117-111 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2.
  
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• J.J. Watt huge fan of Rockets guard Patrick Beverley

  18-04-2017 01:59
  
  When J.J. Watt attended a Houston Rockets playoff game on Sunday night, he got a front-row view of the intensity of Patrick Beverley
  
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• Netflix standing on the threshold of 100 million subscribers

  18-04-2017 01:19
  
  Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago
  
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• Affidavit: Doc prescribed Prince opioids under friend's name

  18-04-2017 01:03
  
  Court documents unsealed in the investigation into Prince's death suggest a doctor and a close friend helped him improperly obtain prescription opioid painkillers, but they shed no new light on how the superstar got the deadly fentanyl that killed him
  
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• Bill Nye returning to TV this week with new Netflix series (listen to its theme song by Tyler the Creator)

  18-04-2017 00:35
  
  'Bill Nye Saves the World' premieres Friday, April 21.
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Fast 8' snags global debut record

  18-04-2017 00:30
  
  "The Fate of the Furious" may have fallen short of $100 million in North American theaters, collecting $98.8 million, but it still solidified its spot as the biggest global opener of all time with $532 million worldwide
  
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• Documents highlight Prince's struggle with opioid addiction

  18-04-2017 00:14
  
  Before his death, Prince abused opioid pain pills, suffered withdrawal symptoms and received at least one opioid prescription under his bodyguard's name, according to search warrants and affidavits unsealed Monday
  
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• Jim Fitzgerald, longtime AP writer and editor, dies at 66

  18-04-2017 00:11
  
  A longtime Associated Press writer and editor in New York who helped shape the news service's coverage of stories from terror attacks to the evolving landscape of aging has died after fighting leukemia for more than a year and a half
  
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