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• Hammered out: Embattled CB6 district manager Craig Hammerman takes leave of absence

  11-05-2017 23:48
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperCommunity Board 6’s Craig Hammerman is taking an unpaid 60-day leave from his job beginning May 17, claiming he needs to “get over” the former lover he’s accused of stalking, his lawyer said.“He’s been abused by this woman and she’s been playing him,” said Joyce David said of her embattled client. “He needs to get his head together, and also he needs to get over her.”Polic
  
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• new 'Twin Peaks' trailer has actual scenes from the new episodes; listen to Johnny Jewel's new LP ft. new 'Twin Peaks' music

  11-05-2017 23:22
  
  They've just released another new teaser trailer for Twin Peaks and this one has actual footage from the new episodes. Not anything in the way of plot, really, but this is the closest Lynch has come to giving us an actual trailer...
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• Don't bother me, or else, Steve Harvey warns his staffers

  11-05-2017 23:13
  Steve Harvey wants to be alone
  
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• Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination

  11-05-2017 22:54
  
  Evaluating Los Angeles' readiness to host the 2024 Olympic Games takes some imagination
  
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• Blonde Redhead members scoring films at The Kitchen after Tokyo X Brooklyn

  11-05-2017 22:46
  
  Like they did in January, Blonde Redhead members Simone and Amedeo Pace will be performing original scores live alongside experimental films, as part of Cinema 16...
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• Marilyn Manson starring in new thriller 'Let Me Make You A Martyr' (watch the trailer)

  11-05-2017 22:31
  
  The film will be available on-demand and to download June 6, and is also screening in select cities.
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• Sheer Mag announce debut LP, share "Just Can't Get Enough," touring

  11-05-2017 22:09
  
  Sheer Mag's debut album is titled 'Need to Feel Your Love,' and will be out July 14 via Wilsuns.
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• Kelly Lee Owens shares "Throwing Lines" video, announces first-ever North American tour

  11-05-2017 21:52
  
  "This is one of the poppiest tracks on my record and it could have had a showy video to match," admits Owens. "But it feels good to take the piss instead - out of myself and that world."
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• Indianapolis man sentenced to 3 life terms for killing spree

  11-05-2017 21:31
  
  An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing three people over four days in attacks last year that authorities say he justified by citing the horror movie, "The Purge."
  
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• AP Source: Jay Z signs $200M touring deal with Live Nation

  11-05-2017 21:29
  
  Jay Z has signed a $200 million deal with tour promoter Live Nation, a person close to the situation has revealed to The Associated Press
  
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• Father John Misty brought 'Pure Comedy' to Kings Theatre w/ Dams of the West (pics, setlist, review)

  11-05-2017 21:15
  
  The show Father John Misty is putting on for his 'Pure Comedy' tour is pure spectacle.
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• Former ballet star Damian Woetzel tapped to lead Juilliard

  11-05-2017 20:58
  
  New York's Juilliard School has tapped former ballet star Damian Woetzel to become its next president, going outside the world of academia to find its first new president in more than three decades
  
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• Ben Affleck, Orlando Bloom among 'Red Nose Day' stars

  11-05-2017 20:49
  
  Ben Affleck, Julia Roberts, Jack Black, Orlando Bloom, Paul Rudd and DJ Khaled are donning red noses to help kids as part of NBC's "Red Nose Day Special" on May 25.
  
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• Andrya of Talk Normal preps solo debut as Gold Dime (listen to "Shut Up"), playing shows

  11-05-2017 20:00
  
  Andrya Ambro of Talk Normal also makes music with her solo project Gold Dime and will release debut LP Nerves on June 2 via Fire Talk. She made the record with Justin Frye of PC Worship, and Jonathan Schenke of Eaters mixed it...
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• PWR BTTM respond to sexual abuse accusations in new statement

  11-05-2017 19:51
  
  People are accusing Ben Hopkins of the band PWR BTTM of "sexual abuse, predatory behavior, and anti-semitism." Ben and bandmate Liv Bruce have now responded in a statement.
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• The Spinto Band reissuing debut LP on vinyl w/ bonus disc of rarities (listen to "Tractor"), playing Brooklyn & Philly

  11-05-2017 19:13
  
  Delaware indie pop outfit The Spinto Band are reissuing their charming debut album, 'Nice and Nicely Done,' on June 16 via Bar-None. It's a double vinyl set with the original album on the first disc, and a 12-track collection of b-sides and rarities on the the second disc.
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• Former MTV star Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin dies at 45

  11-05-2017 19:12
  
  Former reality show star Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has died at the age of 45
  
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• Kevin Devine shares new video, expands tour

  11-05-2017 18:42
  
  Kevin plays two NYC-area shows with Adult Mom this weekend and added one happening in June with Charly Bliss.
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• Australia's Fiona McFarlane wins Dylan Thomas literary prize

  11-05-2017 18:40
  
  Australian writer Fiona McFarlane has won the Dylan Thomas Prize for young literary talents with her globe-trotting volume of short stories, "The High Places." McFarlane won the 30,000 pound ($39,000) award at a ceremony in Swansea, Wales
  
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• Brooklyn is a Broken Land: on Tommy Pico’s Nature Poem

  11-05-2017 18:09 via bkmag.com
  
  The title of Tommy Pico’s Nature Poem is an impossibility.  It is impossible to be an ndn because ndns don’t really exist.  The millennial transformation of the misnomer Indian to the digitally-suited “ndn” that Pico uses gestures to how terms used to describe Indigeneity are always incomplete. Ndn describes no real group of people, but rather indexes a host of fantasies and possibilities that can be both imposed (mystic wildmen) or transgressed (weirdo ndn fagg
  
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• Los Angeles unleashes star power to woo IOC in Olympic bid

  11-05-2017 17:50
  
  Hollywood star power is rolled out for IOC in its Los Angles visit for 2024 Olympics
  
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• Review: Slowdive flourish on comeback after 22-year break

  11-05-2017 17:37
  
  Music Review: Slowdive's eponymous album arrives after a 22-year gap and sees the hazy shoegazers join the rare breed of successful comebacks, their envelope of sound delivered with an easy aplomb
  
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• Comedy Comes To Flatbush, By Way Of Father John Misty

  11-05-2017 17:33 via bkmag.com
  
  Regardless of where one stands on the polarizing spectrum of Father John Misty appreciation, one objective fact is that the man also known as Josh Tillman has done a masterful job of positioning himself as one of the indie rock community’s foremost figures—love him or hate him, he’s become a star.To some, the singer-songwriter (a former session musician and drummer for Fleet Foxes, who has also contributed with Beyoncé and Lady Gaga) is a master provocateur, a lyric
  
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• ESPN gives a Sunday home to its top magazine show

  11-05-2017 17:18
  
  ESPN is giving a permanent platform to its long-form journalism show "E:60" on Sunday mornings as it looks for ways to slow the departure of subscribers
  
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• Brooklyn’s best indie bookstores

  11-05-2017 17:16
  
  All photos by Regina Mogilevskaya
  Getting a word in with Emma Straub, author and one part of the duo behind Books Are Magic, is nearly impossible while there are customers streaming through the door. And although the Cobble Hill bookstore just opened its doors a few weeks ago, throngs of overjoyed well-wishers are already filling the store in a steady flow. “We’re definitely busy from the moment we open our doors in the morning to the moment we close them at night,”
  
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• How Charlie Hunnam talked his way into being King Arthur

  11-05-2017 17:03
  
  Actor Charlie Hunnam reveals that he convinced director Guy Ritchie to cast him in his King Arthur movie over a two-hour conversation about medical marijuana.
  
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• Jennifer Hudson joining NBC's 'The Voice' in fall season

  11-05-2017 16:51
  
  Jennifer Hudson is taking a turn in one of the spinning chairs of "The Voice" this fall.
  
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• French intellectual Levy gets pie in the face in Serbia

  11-05-2017 15:56
  
  French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy says the pie thrown in his face by left-wing activists in Serbia illustrates the Balkan country is far from having democracy
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's fiancee to speak on 'Dr. Phil' show

  11-05-2017 15:27
  
  The fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she thought his suicide was a hoax
  
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• Netflix to hire hundreds for new Amsterdam customer hub

  11-05-2017 15:24
  
  Streaming service Netflix says it will hire 400 staff for its new Amsterdam-based European customer service headquarters and plans to announce at least six new original European projects before the end of 2017
  
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• College lacrosse team replaces warm-up music with Trump talk

  11-05-2017 15:24
  
  A suburban New York college lacrosse team has replaced its warm-up music with a recording of a portion of a speech by President Donald Trump.
  
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• French author Antoine Volodine wins $10,000 prize

  11-05-2017 14:01
  
  A surreal and comic book of vignettes has received a $10,000 prize given for French-language translations published in the United States
  
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• Eurovision: Pop, politics and a dancing ape _ but no Russia

  11-05-2017 13:07
  
  Sprinkle the sequins, spark up the disco lights and get ready for battle _ it's time for the Eurovision Song Contest, a celebration of kitsch and cheesy pop with an undercurrent of politics and patriotism
  
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• French intellectual gets pie in the face in Serbia

  11-05-2017 11:02
  
  A French intellectual has been struck in the face with a pie in Serbia
  
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• Dior lands in LA with beachfront bash ahead of runway show

  11-05-2017 10:13
  
  Freida Pinto, Jaime King and Kiernan Shipka were among the fashionable welcoming committee for French design house Dior at a beachfront dinner party Wednesday in Los Angeles.
  
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• Indianapolis man faces 3 life sentences for killing spree

  11-05-2017 07:04
  
  An Indianapolis man is facing three consecutive life sentences in prison for killing three people over four days last spring in attacks that authorities say he justified by citing the horror movie, "The Purge."
  
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• Yankee legend’s legacy lives on in ‘Dinner with DiMaggio’

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Zach GewelbBrooklyn PaperJoe DiMaggio spent 13 years making baseball history from center field in the Bronx and earning plaudits as an American hero.He left behind quite a legacy when he died of lung cancer at 84 in 1999, and that legacy is brought back to life with “Dinner with DiMaggio,” written by Dr. Rock Positano, the foot doctor and close friend of the Yankee Clipper during DiMaggio’s later years.The book, released by Simon & Sch
  
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• Welcome aboard to new members

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBrooklyn Heights4Put your hands together and say, “welcome,” to Ayanna Behin and John Kline, the newest members of the board at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.Mark Baker, chairman of the Conservancy, announced the appointments at the April 27 board meeting.“We’re excited to have elected two new members today — both of which bring something unique to the board,” Baker said. “Ayanna&
  
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• The new face of communism: Outspoken principal under city investigation for red activity

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThe Department of Education is investigating a Park Slope principal’s “communist activity” in a brazen attempt to silence her complaints alleging racist city policies that promote segregation in Brooklyn schools, according to a lawsuit brought against the city by Park Slope Collegiate Principal Jill Bloomberg.Accusations of leftist-leanings may sound out of place in the new millennium, but the city’s McCarth
  
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• Social singing: Youth chorus gets real in new concert

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  Music: They sing a song of themselves! Read more.
  
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• She’s the best

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyFort Greene
  She’s the bestPut your hands together for Dr. Kim Best. She was named chairperson of The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s Community Advisory Board, along with a slate of new officers, during the board’s annual meeting on April 18.Dr. Best, a longtime community advocate, currently works for the city’s Sanitation Department, and has a PhD in philosophy.“This is my hospital and they have taken go
  
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• Possible Deutsch challenger gets support from nearby incumbents

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyLocal politico Kalman Yeger, who is rumored to be running against freshman Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D–Sheepshead Bay), and recently registered as an undeclared candidate with the city’s campaign finance board, is already hosting fund-raisers and gaining support from community leaders — including his possible opponent’s former boss, ex-Councilman Michael Nelson.About 100 people gathered at Essen kosher deli
  
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• Middle-schooler’s investment advice is a reality

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBensonhurstRieko Luo is a middle-schooler who really knows her investment strategies. The teen used market savvy to write her award-winning essay, placing second in the nation for the SIFMA Foundation’s Fall 2016 InvestWrite competition. The money maven is in the eighth grade at IS 187, the Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School.The program challenges thousands of students across the country to consider an investing scenari
  
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• Locals adopt baby trees at Bay Ridge Library

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThey’re putting down roots!Southern Brooklynites hauled home 250 baby trees from the Bay Ridge Library’s tree giveaway on May 6. The event is part of the New York Restoration Project, whose broader goal to greenify the five boroughs — and it’s a great way for tykes to develop their environmental awareness, said the proud parent of two new saplings.
  “This is great because we have to be proactive and
  
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• Dyker Heights teen calls cops after being shot in the face, police nab suspects

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyA Dyker Heights teen was shot in the face during a home invasion on Wednesday — but then managed to phone police for help, said officials.
  The 19-year-old was shot on the third floor of his Bay Ridge Avenue apartment between 12th and 13th avenues at 2 pm after two men barged in to rob the joint, police said.
  But the wounded teen managed to grab a phone and dial 911 — providing a description of his attackers before l
  
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• Devil’s due: Poly ace dominates, comes up just short of no-hitter

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyNo matter what, he still had fun.Poly Prep pitcher Oliver McCarthy doesn’t take things too seriously — even when he’s one pitch short of history.
  The senior ace saw his no-hitter broken up — by the final batter he faced — as he led his team to a 6–0 victory over Hackley on May 8.
  But McCarthy never stopped smiling, and cheered as loudly as ever when his team won. He was proud of his performance, o
  
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• Bird eyes view: Art Walk features a glass half-full of owls

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  Art: Explore an artsy, urban jungle! Read more.
  
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• Bath Beach man leaps to his death from apartment balcony

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyA 70-year-old man leapt to his death from an eight-story balcony in Bath Beach on May 9.The senior jumped from the terrace of the Contello Towers apartment building on Shore Parkway near Bay 46th Street at 11:30 am, said police.
  Emergency responders pronounced the man dead on the scene. Police had to restrain one of the man’s distraught sons who tried to lift the white sheet covering his father’s body, according eye
  
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• The Latest: Berman family 'overwhelmed' by support

  11-05-2017 05:39
  
  ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman and his two adult children say they're "overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and sympathy" following the death of Berman's wife in a traffic crash in Connecticut
  
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• Poachers poached! Turtle-nappers nabbed in Prospect Park, reptiles rescued

  11-05-2017 01:10
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s a snapper keeper!A good Samaritan rescued more than two dozen turtles from poachers who were snatching the reptiles out of a Prospect Park lake on May 3, saving the lives of the animals that had been bagged up and prepared for delivery to who knows what.
  The savior spotted a group of five women “luring” the turtles out of the water near Park Circle on the Parkside Avenue side of the lake and stepped in to stop
  
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