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• Kendra Morris’s favorite Williamsburg hangs

  21-03-2018 16:36
  Singer/ Songwriter Kendra Morris shares her favorite dive bars, sweet shops and two great junk shops in Williamsburg Photo: Taylor Ballantyne
  Singer/ songwriter, Kendra Morris, has lived in the Williamsburg area for years. Although she’s busy recording and performing (see her latest music video, “Nothing,” below), she finds time to explore the neighborhood with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Opal. The small businesses, individuality and sense of community that still e
  
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• Interview with 2018 NBCC Fiction Award Finalist Mohsin Hamid

  21-03-2018 15:49 via bkmag.com
  
  tFor the past four years, the National Book Critics Circle has partnered with The New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, allowing the students to interview each of the NBCC Awards Finalists. In addition to building excitement for the Awards Finalist Reading and Ceremony held at the New School March 14th-15th, these interviews have built an intergenerational bridge between the writers of today and tomorrow.
  This year, as part of the ongoing collaboration, and in support of the NBCC
  
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• 10 hours in…Crown Heights

  21-03-2018 14:30
  Crown Heights, a neighborhood with coffee shops that brew their own beans and a bar that serves Brooklyn-made wine, is the perfect place to hang from morning through evening. photo: @whitelightening11
  Calling in sick from work is an art form. You’ll need to spend the day wisely. Sleep in, and then do something you wouldn’t normally be able to do on a weekend. For instance, spend the day in Crown Heights. With its mix of historical sites, boutiques and trendy eateries, this neighborho
  
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• Blending Asian and African cooking at a tea house in Crown Heights

  21-03-2018 13:25
  Blue Pineapple Tea, one of the unusual teas on the menu at Tamra Teahouse. Photo: Tamra Teahouse
  Yunha Moh, one half of the team behind Tamra Teahouse in Crown Heights, has some practical reasons for making medicinal teas such a large part of his menu.
  “Being a working-class immigrant with no health insurance, tea helped a lot,” says Yunha Moh. “It’s a lifestyle and big business in Korea and Japan.”
  Since its debut back in January, the restaurant has boasted rave re
  
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