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• 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins ready to return to work

  28-04-2017 23:46
  
  After his best-picture Oscar win for 'Moonlight," Barry Jenkins took a month off to head to Mexico to decompress
  
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• Concert fans angry as hyped Bahamas festival is canceled

  28-04-2017 22:14
  
  Organizers of a much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas have canceled the weekend event at the last minute after many people had already arrived and spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel
  
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• Marine Parkers mourn 8-year-old-boy killed in freak accident

  28-04-2017 22:09
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyMarine Parkers are mourning the loss of 8-year-old Kevin Reilly, who was killed on April 27 while playing outside of his Ryder Street home.The boy — who neighbors say attended PS 277 in Gerritsen Beach — was playing basketball outside of his home between Avenues U and V when he tried to climb up to the exterior window and a cement flower planter came crashing down, police said.
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• Award-winning writer named Los Angeles poet laureate

  28-04-2017 22:06
  
  Robin Coste Lewis is the new poet laureate of Los Angeles
  
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• Column: Don't believe the hype about these sporting events

  28-04-2017 21:58
  
  Column: When it comes to hype, no one plays the game better than the NFL, which still doesn't explain why an estimated 70,000 people turned out in Philadelphia to watch 32 names being called.
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court rules 'Las Vegas Law' can film in court

  28-04-2017 21:41
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court says a reality television show about Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and the workings of his office is a news program, and that its cameras can be in courtrooms
  
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• Fox News sets a new late-afternoon show

  28-04-2017 21:31
  
  Fox News has announced the start of a show to replace "The Five," and it will look familiar _ a rotating panel of talkers on the news of the day
  
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• Judges seal warrants related to arrest of 'Bachelor' star

  28-04-2017 21:19
  
  Judges are sealing warrants that allowed police to obtain blood and urine samples from "The Bachelor" Chris Soules and to enter his home after a fatal crash
  
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• The stars shined for Mary Hart; now Daytime Emmys will too

  28-04-2017 21:00
  
  In the early 1980s, Mary Hart became the face of a new breed of TV show, the entertainment news magazine pioneered by "Entertainment Tonight." Hart will be honored for her work with a lifetime achievement award at Sunday's Daytime Emmys ceremony
  
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• Todd Barry playing shows, filming new standup special in Brooklyn (free tickets)

  28-04-2017 19:31
  
  Bob Saget is not the only comedian taping a standup special at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg next week.
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• The Cranberries announce tour; new album out today

  28-04-2017 19:15
  
  Irish alt-rock vets The Cranberries returned today with their new album, Something Else, which features acoustic and orchestral versions of their classic songs. They also announced a tour with a string quartet...
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• Day 99/100: Waxahatchee – "Silver" (demo)

  28-04-2017 18:57
  
  It's the second-to-last song in the 'Our First 100 Days' series.
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• Get to know the new Wonder Woman and Spider-Man

  28-04-2017 18:50
  
  You know the names and you've met them briefly before, but this summer Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and Tom Holland's Spider-Man take center stage in blockbusters all their own
  
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• Much-hyped music festival in Bahamas canceled at last minute

  28-04-2017 18:41
  
  Organizers of a much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas have canceled the weekend event at the last minute after many people had already arrived and spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel
  
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• Bob Saget on tour, taping new comedy special at Music Hall of Williamsburg next week (get free tickets)

  28-04-2017 18:29
  
  It'll be a full house so don't delay on claiming your free tickets.
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• Yuck! Gowanus polluters could stall cleanup for up to eight years

  28-04-2017 18:15
  
  Cleaning Our Waterways: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey’re playing their Trump card!Long-time polluters of the Gowanus Canal forced to pay for its clean-up by the Federal Government are using stall tactics to slow the project by up to eight years in hopes that President Trump’s wacky positions on the environment will eventually get them out of completing the job, activists said this week.A group of contaminators that includes National Grid and app
  
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• Review: Young M.A made 'Herstory' at Irving Plaza

  28-04-2017 18:11
  
  "This New York, we ain't supposed to do that mumble shit," Young M.A rapped at the end of "Kween" at Irving Plaza last night (4/27), just hours after dropping her debut EP, Herstory...
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• Indianapolis man pleads guilty to killing 3 in 4-day span

  28-04-2017 18:05
  
  An Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to killing three people over four days last spring in attacks that authorities say he justified by citing a horror movie
  
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• At Trump-less correspondents event, focus back on journalism

  28-04-2017 18:03
  
  President Donald Trump has decided to take a pass, the Hollywood glitz factor is way down, and the focus of this year's White House Correspondents dinner will be squarely on the First Amendment and the role of a vigorous press, organizers say
  
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• At Tribeca: What Is the Internet?

  28-04-2017 18:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Watching The Boy Downstairs at the Tribeca Film Festival a question kept looping through my head: Would Shoshanna Shapiro like this movie? I do not, in fact, check every movie I see against the imagined taste of everyone’s favorite character on Girls; this came to mind not just because Zosia Mamet, who plays Shoshanna, stars in The Boy Downstairs (indeed, appears in, if I’m not mistaken, every scene), but because it’s a lightly amusing romantic comedy set in New York City with
  
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• Algiers releasing new LP, share 1st single, touring w/ Depeche Mode ++ other dates

  28-04-2017 17:59
  
  Atlanta's gothy, soulful Algiers will release their new album, The Underside Of Power, on June 23 via Matador. The band, which now includes Bloc Party's Matt Tong on drums, made the record with producers Adrian Utley (Portishead) ...
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• “1492 More Than Ever”: Talking with Poet Candace Williams about Art Before, During, and After Trump

  28-04-2017 17:47 via bkmag.com
  
  This year, as National Poetry Month coincides with Trump’s first 100 days, Brooklyn Magazine talked to Brooklyn-based poet Candace Williams about activism in the literary arts, the artists and activists who are currently most vulnerable, and whether the election sparked a new shift in her work. (Hint: it didn’t.)
  Williams’s work has appeared in Hyperallergic, Lambda Literary Review, the Brooklyn Poets Anthology. Oftentimes, her poetic themes reflect economics, intersecting iden
  
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• Gorillaz performed "Let Me Out" on 'Colbert' with Pusha T (watch)

  28-04-2017 17:33
  
  The band are also currently hosting a Reddit AMA...
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• Harry Styles announces fall world tour ahead of solo album

  28-04-2017 17:15
  
  Harry Styles has announced a world tour ahead of the release of his first solo album
  
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• Jazz Fest kicks off with hometown favorites Connick, Neville

  28-04-2017 16:56
  
  The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off with performances by some hometown favorites
  
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• Brad Paisley wanted fans to listen, so he shot a movie

  28-04-2017 16:54
  
  Brad Paisley's visual album is no "Lemonade," but he just wants fans to listen to the entire record
  
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• Trump Vader returning to NYC for Star Wars Day (protests, rallies, & ways to resist)

  28-04-2017 16:50
  
  Donald Trump returns to NYC for the first time since his inauguration on Star Wars Day, May 4. Protests and rallies are springing up all over the city to "welcome" him back, and on May Day, too.
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• The Noodle Has Landed: Chuko Bushwick is Open for Business

  28-04-2017 16:45 via bkmag.com
  
  After over a year of contractor woes, DOB scuffles and other related, assorted headaches, Chuko 2.0 is finally a go in Bushwick.
  And while original plans for the sizable, Evergreen Avenue plot included an expanded menu and beer garden, owner/chefs Jamison Blankenship and David Koon have elected not to reinvent the wheel—they’ll continue to churn out vintage Chuko favorites from a steamy open kitchen that overlooks a sake bar lined with stuffed Pokémon.
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• The War On Drugs announce tour, including Central Park SummerStage

  28-04-2017 16:33
  
  On Record Store Day, The War On Drugs put out their 11-minute "Thinking of a Place" single, their first release for Atlantic Records. Today it's officially out everywhere and a tour has been announced...
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• Making new album an emotional rollercoaster for Mary J.

  28-04-2017 16:28
  
  Hell hath no fury like Mary J. Blige scorned: After a very public breakup and ongoing court battle with her former manager and husband, Blige unleashes her anger, heartache and resilience on her 13th studio effort, "Strength of a Woman."
  
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• Nicolle Wallace gets her own afternoon show on MSNBC

  28-04-2017 16:27
  
  MSNBC says former White House communications director Nicolle Wallace will get her own hour-long show on the network starting next month
  
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• luxury Fyre Festival in Bahamas this weekend "postponed" amid chaos

  28-04-2017 16:16
  
  Fyre Festival, a luxury destination festival set for this weekend in the Bahamas (co-created by Ja Rule) was supposed to be a "cultural moment created from a blend of music, art and food" with performances from Blink-182, Disclosure, Migos, Rae Sremmurd, Skepta, Pusha-T and more. What attendees arrived to on Thursday (4/27) was, according to reports, chaos.
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• '13 Reasons' sparks criticism of teen suicide depiction

  28-04-2017 16:13
  
  A teen suicide portrayed in the new Netflix series '13 Reasons Why' has triggered criticism from some mental health advocates, who say it romanticizes suicide and has promoted many schools nationwide to send warning letters to parents and guardians
  
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• Who Is Mura Masa? Find Out Tonight In TriBeCa

  28-04-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  The music world is having a bit of a fun moment right now.
  Decades ago, producer/instrumentalist types, like the legendary Rick Rubin, would slink behind the scenes, building their profile not by way of song credits, but through purist and superfan word of mouth, eventually their profile and reputation would build.In 2017, though, in the age of DJ Khaled, Mark Ronson, Jamie XX, and perhaps most notably, of late, Calvin Harris, the producer is getting that headlining credit. Consider for a m
  
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• Jazmine Sullivan to Beyonce: Let's make lemonade together!

  28-04-2017 15:56
  
  R&B singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan has written songs for Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Monica, and now she's hoping to work on a track for pop star Beyonce
  
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• Hannity defends Fox News co-president Shine amid report

  28-04-2017 15:54
  
  Sean Hannity is defending Fox News Channel co-president Bill Shine following a report that members of the controlling Murdoch family refused to release a statement of support for the executive
  
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• Here’s how to get a cheap apartment in Bushwick

  28-04-2017 15:38
  Bushwick: See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By James HarneyBrooklyn PaperYour prayers for a cheaper apartment have been answered.Renters looking to save a buck on apartments at the new Saint Mark Luxury Apartments complex — a converted church and catholic school attached to a new seven-story building in Bushwick — can apply for one of the 20 units available at below market rates now.Of course, you have to qualify, get your application in by June 9, and then win a lottery.But it&rsq
  
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• South African musician Johnny Clegg to go on farewell tour

  28-04-2017 14:39
  
  South African musician Johnny Clegg to go on farewell tour starting in July
  
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• Maine poet wins international prize for work about dementia

  28-04-2017 12:56
  
  A Maine poet's endearing piece about her husband's dementia has won an international poetry award
  
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• 'Purple Rain' re-issue to feature unreleased Prince songs

  28-04-2017 12:06
  
  A remastered version of Prince's landmark album "Purple Rain" will be released this summer with several previously unreleased songs
  
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• Rebel Wilson sues Australian publisher for defamation

  28-04-2017 10:47
  
  Actress Rebel Wilson is suing an Australian publisher for defamation over a series of magazine articles the actress says cost her movie roles by painting her as a serial liar
  
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• Fox host takes vacation after Ivanka Trump microphone quip

  28-04-2017 07:19
  
  Two days after he was criticized for saying he enjoys Ivanka Trump's voice, Fox News host Jesse Watters says he's taking a family vacation until Monday
  
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• Sunset Parker rallies the nabe with parade of flags

  28-04-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyHe’s raising a red flag.A Sunset Parker has lined the Fifth Avenue entrance of Sunset Park proper with Latin American flags and signs urging locals unite against the yuppies that threaten to invade the nabe. The installation celebrates Sunset Park’s cultural diversity and aims to rally locals against gentrification, which threatens to displace the neighborhood’s cultural identity, according to the concerned lo
  
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• Cashless tolling on Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge starts April 30

  28-04-2017 06:00
  
  Marine Park: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyTime to cash in those tokens!Cashless tolling on the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge starts this Sunday. From April 30, overhead cameras will record license plates as cars zoom by, and drivers without an E-Zpass will be mailed a bill for the trip — at the residence that’s registered with their plate — instead of stopping to hand over the $4.25 toll.
  Gov. Cuomo announced last fall that all s
  
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• Bay Ridge goes Broadway!

  28-04-2017 06:00
  
  Bay Ridge Nights: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe Great White Way is coming to Bay Ridge!
  There is no need to travel to the distant island of Manhattan for the hip-hooray and bally-hoo — the lullabies of Broadway will ring out from spots in and around Bay Ridge all weekend.On Friday, dust off your fancy frock or penguin suit for dinner and a show! Fort Hamilton High School (8301 Shore Rd. between 83th and 86th streets) will put on a one-night-only p
  
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• Actor Diane Guerrero meets immigrant taking refuge in church

  28-04-2017 04:32
  
  Actor Diane Guerrero has met with a woman who is seeking refuge from deportation in a Denver church basement
  
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• 'Bobbi Jene,' 'Keep the Change' top Tribeca Film Fest awards

  28-04-2017 01:46
  
  "Keep the Change," a romance about a couple who meet at a community for people on the autistic spectrum, and "Bobbi Jene," a documentary about an American dancer in the Israeli dance company Batsheva, were the top winners at the 16th Tribeca Film Festival
  
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• No dump here: Posh public bathroom pops up, with music, art

  28-04-2017 01:32
  
  In a park amid Manhattan skyscrapers, a gem has emerged: a posh public bathroom complete with fresh flowers, imported tiles, classical music and artwork
  
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• Former 'Miracle' actor and Army sergeant dies near Seattle

  28-04-2017 01:14
  
  Michael Mantenuto, a former actor best known for his role in the Olympic hockey movie Miracle who later joined the Army, has died south of Seattle
  
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• Guitarist sues to stop use of Jefferson Starship band name

  28-04-2017 00:37
  
  A founding member of Jefferson Starship is suing to stop some of his former bandmates from using the band's name for upcoming performances and merchandise
  
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