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Paul McCartney was good at photography too
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Park Slope will get a new record store courtesy of Depeche Mode founder Vince Clarke
[ad_1] Park Slope diggers can thank their own personal Jesus: The neighborhood is getting a new record store at Fifth Avenue and Sterling Place. The aptly-named Sterling Records, which aims to open by May 19, is the brainchild of Gary Giddens and Ray Gish, two longtime Brooklyn business owners, Brooklyn Paper reports. Giddens owns the Gowanus Gardens bar and restaurant,…
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This is the Rez-Erection: Inside Brooklyn’s most unhinged Easter party
[ad_1] “Happy Easter, friend,” says a performer clutching a bible. “May I bless you?” Two adults wearing furry bunny ears hesitate, then nod in agreement. “Jesus today has risen,” says the T-shirt-wearing pseudo-priest, stroking his bible, which, on closer inspection, is coated in creamy, white slime. “I believe he is coming today and he is coming right now.” Then, the…
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Quick Bites: Filipino brunch, Argentine pizza and sausages galore on Sackett Street
[ad_1] Bed-Stuy’s revamped Swell Dive launches weekend Filipino brunch Tortang talong (eggplant omelette) bowl, $14; longanisa and egg sandwich, $10 (Photo by Scott Lynch) It was a blow to the locals when Dennis Mendoza shut down Swell Dive last year. Since 2016, the ramshackle bar with a great outdoor patio and decent tacos had become a neighborhood go-to for a certain kind…
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Martin Short at BAM and Jerrod Carmichael at the Bell House: 23 things to do this weekend
[ad_1] While we still don’t exactly have spring weather in the forecast, there’s plenty of spring-y and Easter events to check out this weekend. Comedians Martin Short and Jerrod Carmichael both make rare live appearances in the borough this weekend — though not at the same place (someday, maybe). Friday brings a Beyoncé-themed party in celebration of her new album,…
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Maria Popova’s vivid life in the margins
[ad_1] Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe to us at iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Google, Amazon, Stitcher and TuneIn. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend! For 17 years, Maria Popova has kept an online literary journal of sorts, a catalog of what she’s been reading, contemplating and grappling with across multiple disciplines: literature, science, art, philosophy, poetry, and what she has called…
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A first look at the Brooklyn Paramount — the borough’s next big venue
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Scenes from the 49th annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Queer birding takes flight in the city
[ad_1] It’s 11.30 a.m. on an overcast Sunday morning and about 30 people, wrapped up in rainbow anoraks and sherbet-striped hats, are clustered by the entrance of McCarren Park. Standing in a circle, the group introduces themselves to newcomers — their names, their pronouns, and most importantly: their favorite bird. “We’ve been into woodcocks recently,” smiles one birder, gesturing towards…
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19 things to do this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
[ad_1] We’d make some kind of joke about the Gowanus Canal turning green this weekend, but isn’t usually, anyway? We’ll get to the St. Patrick’s Day stuff in a bit. But speaking of Gowanus (and for your best bang-per-buck this weekend), head to Littlefield on Saturday to see Wyatt Cenac and Donwill screen a surprise Blaxploitation deep cut while they…
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