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Despite the fact that Die Antwoord has been outed as a very elaborate ruse, I'm still fascinated with them. Everything about them is awesome in a way that I can't even begin to explain. This track exclusively features Yo-landi on vocals and it's just her in the video too. As always she's doing that creepy/hot thing that is hard to make sense of. A YouTube commenter said it best,"how is it that Read MoreBlog: Brooklyn Ski ClubRelated: Die Antwoord Cookie Thumper VideoDie Antwoord Cookie Thumper VideoVideo: Die Antwoord Cookie ThumperDie Antwoord: Babys On Fire - VideoDie Antwoord - Fatty Boom Boom (Video)die antwoord fatty boom boom video

David Blatt is a Boston native, Princeton graduate and veteran European coach who's coached Euroleague teams in Israel, Russia, Turkey, Greece and italy as well as Team Russia. In that nomadic journey, he's won championships in three leagues and in 2007, as Team Russia coach, won the FIBA European championships. Now, reports Walla, an Israeli news site, he is considering joining the Nets as an assistant coach under Jason Kidd. According to a translation of the Hebrew language site, Blatt is expected to make his decision within 10 days, perhaps less. A league source, asked about the rumor, responded, "nope." Blatt, who is regarded as one of the world's best at X's and O's, just finished up coaching Maccabi Tel Aviv, which lost in the Israeli league championships to upstart Maccabi Haifa. Although still under contract, Blatt has an NBA out. He left the Russian national team last October. Blatt is a protege of Princeton coach Pete Carril, author of the Princeton offense that the Nets used so well when Kidd was playing in New Jersey. Basketball Exposure: David Blatt has offers from the NBA, considers leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv - Walla

In the 1970s, New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority did a huge transportation overhaul. Buses, subways, and stations were updated and modernized, bringing the city's subway system closer to what we have today. But one eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted an old map from the 1970s that shows what NY's subway system could have looked like, had the MTA gone with a different plan. (via m101m102m103 on /r/nyc) Truthfully, it's not that different. The M train starts and stops in Brooklyn and isn't affiliated with the B, D, or F, and there are more midtown cross trains, including the Q, X, and E. There's also a K line, a U line that runs through Brooklyn all the way up to the Bronx, as well as a bizarre O line that seems to do a loop de loop at 14th street. Spot all the differences for yourself below (click to enlarge). Here's what the New York City subway could have looked like: And here's what the subway looks like today: SEE ALSO: Take A Tour Of The Abandoned Subway Tunnels Beneath Los Angeles Join the conversation about this story »

WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi has given as good as he's got in the trash talk leading up to Saturday night's, but the Brooklyn native does feel that things have gone a little further than they should have, intruding on a personal life he wanted to leave out of his fight hype: "This is more than just the normal trash talk," Malignaggi said before a Tuesday afternoon workout at Gleason's Gym. "He went and dragged out some stuff that I thought I had buried four months ago. I don't mind trash talking about boxing, saying he's going to knock me out and stuff like that. But this is really stuff about my personal life that I wanted to keep personal." When Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO) feels things have gotten out of line, that's saying something. And he's right. This all went far beyond the lines of good taste, and had nothing to do with boxing or their fight. And it's not even as if there was any real personal beef between the two -- it was just all attention-grabbing BS, and while Paulie fired back with the same level of nonsense, it sounds like he reacted with a hot head more than meant for it to go this way. Either way, you have to wonder if Broner might be in his head going into the Showtime main event. If Paulie is beaten mentally, he's going to have an extremely hard time with this fight.

WILLIAMSBURG — Here's a cool update out of the Ivan Ramen camp: Anybody who purchases tickets to Ivan Orkin's six-course tasting at Brooklyn Kitchen this weekend will also get a special invite to a private pre-opening event at Ivan Ramen. (Also do check out the art they've made for this event, at right.) In addition, Orkin's signed on to cook noodles at the Vans summer shows in Greenpoint this summer. [EaterWire] SOUTH STREET SEAPORT — The folks at See/Change, the South Street Seaport program that helped bring SmorgasBar to the neighborhood, are giving away a free happy hour at the SmorgasBurg import. To enter, tweet or Instagram a funny picture of GIF with the hash tag #SEECHANGEHH. Two winners each week will get a gift card for booze at SmorgasBar. [EaterWire] CRONUT MANIA — The cronut imposters just keep on piling up. Eater National rounds up the eight latest knock-offs of Dominique Ansel's smash-hit pastry, like the Zonut from Sydney Australia or the Frissant from Vancouver, B.C. [Eater National] CARROLL GARDENS — New South Brooklyn restaurant Old School Brooklyn is launching brunch this weekend. The menu has a number of sandwiches like barbecue chicken and Maryland crab cake, and entrées like a frittata and a waffle, all running between $10 and $12. There's also a brunch prix fixe for $25, which includes any entré and unlimited brunch cocktails for up to two hours. [EaterWire]

Speaking to SPIN, Small Black frontman Josh Kolenik described the Brooklyn foursome's second album, Limits of Desire, as "more powerful, more confident" than their 2010 debut...

There are hardly two more storied franchises in all of sports history than the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. And it was their history that was on full display during a heated skirmish on Twitter. It seems the Yankees Twitter account just couldn't wait for their team to take the field against one of their greatest rivals—the two teams have met 11 times in the World Series, with the last one taking place in 1981. Here is how it all played out on Twitter in a slugfest between the Yankees Twitter feed and that of the L.A. Dodgers:The Yankees seem to get things started with the Dodgers firing back. Of course, as tends to be the case, the Yankees went "scoreboard" on the franchise that once resided in Brooklyn. Although, I have to say the Dodgers did well by using Vin Scully as ammo, because there isn't a better broadcaster in baseball. Fans and players alike are amped to reinvigorate a dormant rivalry, so we understand when the Yankees Twitter feed fired off a couple more tweets, one of which using the hashtag #Dropthemic:The dust has finally settled on a brief battle that took place before a beautiful baseball war starting on Tuesday night. Still, there are so many questions that need to be answered.Will Don Mattingly get applause from his former home crowd? Will Yasiel Puig continue his hot start in New York? Will either team come away from the series without any injuries?It's obvious both franchises differ in the amounts of success they've had since they last met in the World Series. The current season has been an extreme case of a tale of two cities, though. While both have had to go through a great deal of injuries, the Yankees have been far more successful with solid pitching leading them to a respectable 38-31 record. As for the Dodgers, not so much. A superstar roster has been battered and bruised through a humbling season that sees them at the bottom of the NL West. Their only bright spot is their Cuban rookie who continues to dazzle in the field. And so another chapter of a book we just can't put down gets written. The Dodgers and Yankees reprise their roles as bitter rivals for a rare series that is sure to captivate. Judging by the response on Twitter, it can't take place soon enough. Let's continue the party on Twitter: Follow @gabezal

U.K.-based singer-songwriter Laura Mvula will tour the U.S. this September. Mvula's debut Sing to the Moon is out now. Get to know an up and coming artist and go see her. Tour Dates: 9/4 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg 9/5 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge 9/7 Toronto, ON Mod Club 9/9

DJ Evil Dee commands the 1s and 2s for a super cypher featuring Buckshot, Steele, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Joey Bada$$ and Kirk Knight. The freestyle session for Boiler Room‘s Rap Life series is a 10-minute rhyme fest featuring Duck Down and Rawkus vets passing the baton to the Pro Era MCs. Joey Bad and Kirk Knight attack the mic and represent for Brooklyn in a room full of hometown heavyweights. Check the footage below for the full Boiler Room cypher. The post DJ Evil Dee x Talib Kweli, Buckshot, Joey Bada$$ & More In Boiler Room Cypher appeared first on Okayplayer.

Samsung reportedly paid $5 each for a 1 million copies of Jay-Z's upcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail album. But, Hova won't be able to write "new rules" regarding album sales and the charts. According to SoundScan,  the mogul won't be able to claim instant platinum status on July 4. MTV News followed up with Nielsen SoundScan reps, digging up that the information tracking system does not count sales like the deal struck with Samsung. "Nielsen doesn't count bulk sales," a SoundScan spokesperson told MTV News. Essentially, if anyone cops a bulk amount of albums, Billboard's policy for not counting bulk buys as sales stands in the way. Jay-Z is still determined to get his platinum shine by any means necessary. Taking to Twitter to chat up the upcoming release, the Brooklyn bomber is still hoping that his “new rules” mantra can shift the tide in his favor. "If 1 million records gets SOLD and Billboard doesn't report it, did it happen? Ha. #newrules #magnacartaholygrail Platinum!!! VII IV XIII,” he tweeted yesterday (June 17). Universal Music Group is reportedly fighting to get the digital downloads obtained via the Magna Carta Samsung app counted as sales. Considering how much Jay-Z has been winning of late, this could be another lucrative feather in an increasingly crowded cap if he gets his way. Magna Carta Holy Grail drops on July 4. -- Photo: YouTube