Apple Fights App Makers Who Try to Game the System 7 Feb 2012, 12:30 pm

For iPhone and iPad owners looking for software in Apple’s App Store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of available apps. To stand out in the crowd, some app makers have appar. […]

Source: Bits | By BRIAN X. CHEN

Daily Report: An Internet Art Fair 7 Feb 2012, 12:17 pm

In Tuesday’s New York Times, Martha Schwendener reviews the VIP Art Fair 2.0, the Internet’s first major art bazaar. It’s 2.0 because this is the second year for the fair. Last year, it had all sorts. […]

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Music Review: Jay-Z Performs Charity Concert at Carnegie Hall 7 Feb 2012, 10:53 am

Fans of disposable income had much to cheer about on Monday night, as Jay-Z ran through his capitalist-themed catalog at the highest-profile hip-hop show ever at Carnegie Hall.

Source: NYT > Music | By JON CARAMANICA

Music Review: Prism Quartet and Music From China at Weill Recital Hall 7 Feb 2012, 7:01 am

The Prism Quartet and Music From China performed new pieces by Lei Liang, Fang Man, Huang Ruo and Bright Sheng at Weill Recital Hall on Friday night.

Source: NYT > Music | By STEVE SMITH

Clare Fischer, Arranger and Keyboardist, Is Dead at 83 7 Feb 2012, 7:01 am

Mr. Fischer was influential in jazz and arranged pop and R&B compositions for the likes of Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Prince and Celine Dion.

Source: NYT > Music | By STEVE SMITH

Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints 7 Feb 2012, 7:00 am

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are just the latest Republicans to stop using songs at their rallies after songwriters complained that the campaigns had played the pieces without permission.

Source: NYT > Music | By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

TBR: Inside the List 7 Feb 2012, 4:32 am

A book about JFK falls off the list, but RoseMarie Terenzio’s “Fairy Tale Interrupted,” about her years as John F. Kennedy Jr.’s executive assistant, enters the nonfiction hardcover list at No. […]

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By GREGORY COWLES

Music Review: Carmina Burana Choral Project at Carnegie Hall 7 Feb 2012, 3:23 am

The premieres of works by three student composers was followed by an impressively prepared chorus drawn from high schools in the New York region in a performance of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

New Music: Paul McCartney’s ‘Kisses on the Bottom,’ Featuring Standards 7 Feb 2012, 3:03 am

“Kisses on the Bottom,” an album of standards by Paul McCartney, is a jaunty tip of the hat to the pop music of his parents’ generation.

Source: NYT > Music | By STEPHEN HOLDEN, NATE CHINEN and BEN RATLIFF

Today’s Scuttlebot: Wind Turbine TV and 3-D Printer for Body Parts 7 Feb 2012, 12:44 am

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar news. Monday’s selection includes items on a TV episode on wind turbine workers, a how a woman got a. […]

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

At Fashion Week, a Peek at a New Tactic for Marketers 6 Feb 2012, 10:38 pm

A novel form of technology using inaudible sound waves is in an app that makes it easier for attendees at Fashion Week to understand what is happening on the runways. The app may also give a glimpse a. […]

Source: Bits | By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN

‘No One Is Here Except All of Us,’ Ramona Ausubel’s Fablelike Novel 6 Feb 2012, 10:24 pm

In Ramona Ausubel’s fablelike novel, a Romanian village shields itself from the Nazis through sheer force of imagination.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By JANE CIABATTARI

Arts | Westchester: NewUrbanJazz Allows Artists to Stretch Out, Close to Home 6 Feb 2012, 9:29 pm

NewUrbanJazz, now in its third season, is gaining traction with audiences, and the word is out among local artists of national stature that the concert series is a useful forum for delving into format. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By PHILLIP LUTZ

yMusic to Bring Its Versatility to Ecstatic Music Festival 6 Feb 2012, 9:27 pm

The chamber sextet yMusic specializes in breaking down barriers between genres, which keeps its members very busy, including an appearance at the Ecstatic Music Festival this week.

Source: NYT > Music | By WILLIAM ROBIN

ArtsBeat: With No Place at Grammys, Latin Jazz Artists Plan Their Own Concert 6 Feb 2012, 9:16 pm

A group of Latin jazz musicians are planning to hold a concert in Los Angeles on the same night as the Grammy Awards to protest the decision that eliminated 31 categories from this year’s awards, prot. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR.

Music: Stones, Chieftains, Beach Boys and El Gran Combo Turn 50 6 Feb 2012, 9:09 pm

The Rolling Stones, the Chieftains, the Beach Boys and El Gran Combo, all 50 years old and still relevant.

Source: NYT > Music | By BEN RATLIFF

Playlist: New Music by Kari Jobe, Mohombi, Bhi Bhiman and Others 6 Feb 2012, 9:08 pm

New albums by Kari Jobe, Mohombi, Kellie Pickler, Bhi Bhiman and Jason Boland & the Stragglers.

Source: NYT > Music | By JON CARAMANICA

Golden Groups 6 Feb 2012, 8:14 pm

This year the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Chieftains and El Gran Combo become among the first living pop bands to turn 50.

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Tellings of Armida’s Story, Including Gluck’s at Juilliard 6 Feb 2012, 7:40 pm

The story of Armida and Rinaldo was an operatic favorite of the 17th and 18th centuries. The Juilliard School will present a semi-staged version of Gluck’s telling, “Armide.”

Source: NYT > Music | By ZACHARY WOOLFE

Music Review: Rossini Double Bill by Julliard Opera at Lincoln Center 6 Feb 2012, 7:23 pm

The Juilliard Opera presented some rarely heard Rossini, two of his earliest one-act comic operas, “La Cambiale di Matrimonio” (“The Marriage Contract”) and “La Scala di Seta” (“The Silk. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By ZACHARY WOOLFE

Super Bowl — Welker Drop and Brady Safety Led Patriots’ Miscues 6 Feb 2012, 7:01 pm

New England’s Danny Woodhead and Aaron Hernandez seized the spotlight ceded by Rob Gronkowski, but Wes Welker’s inability to catch a critical Tom Brady pass turned the game.

Source: NYT > Music | By BEN SHPIGEL

Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 6 Feb 2012, 7:00 pm

The Collegiate Chorale presented Michael Tippett’s oratorio “A Child of Our Time” and Bruckner’s Te Deum at Carnegie Hall.

Source: NYT > Music | By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

Music Review: ‘Biophilia’ Live at the New York Hall of Science 6 Feb 2012, 6:23 pm

The first night of Björk’s six-show residency at the New York Hall of Science included a live spectacle for the album “Biophilia,” with towering pendulum harps, multimedia visuals, Tesla coils. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By BEN RATLIFF

Pop/Rock Listings for Feb. 3-9 6 Feb 2012, 5:23 pm

A selected guide to pop, rock, soul, dance, country, folk, world and alternative music in New York and the area.

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Facebooks for Doctors, Lawyers and Robots 6 Feb 2012, 3:30 pm

Connecting people and things, whether by job function, personal interest or a particular kind of computer equipment, is an immense growth business. Companies are finding all kinds of ways to extract v. […]

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Daily Report: Facebook’s Mobility Challenge 6 Feb 2012, 1:42 pm

Although more than half of Facebook’s 845 million members visit the site via a mobile device, the company has not yet found a way to make real money from that use.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Start-Up Nicira Plans to Disrupt Networking Giants 6 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

A small company called Nicira and a few other scrappy players are pursuing what is called software-defined networking. Software-defined networking is similar to server virtualization, and it is quite. […]

Source: Bits | By QUENTIN HARDY

Significant and Silly at BuzzFeed 6 Feb 2012, 12:08 pm

The Web site is trying for pollination: providing the kind of content that will have visitors passing along links from one person to the next, that will in turn bring them around to BuzzFeed.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

An Austrian Law Student Faces Down Facebook 6 Feb 2012, 11:20 am

Max Schrems’s crusade against the information collected by the social network has become a cause célèbre in parts of Europe, looming over the company as it prepares to go public.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

A New Question of Internet Freedom 6 Feb 2012, 10:52 am

European activists are hoping to stop the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which they say will erode Internet freedom and stifle innovation.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Opinion: Facebook Is Using You 5 Feb 2012, 6:56 pm

Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based on your digital doppelgänger – and you may never know why you’ve been turned down.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Opinion: The Death of the Cyberflâneur 5 Feb 2012, 6:51 pm

Today’s Internet is a place for getting things done, pushing aside the cyberflâneur – the heir to the flâneur culture of 19th-century France.

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Take This Mitt, and Pass Me the Broadsword 5 Feb 2012, 5:30 pm

Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Read more »

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Digital Domain: Advice for the Ill, and Points for the Doctors 5 Feb 2012, 5:27 pm

On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical “awards” for their answers. Read more »

Source: Bits | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Slipstream: You’ve Won a Badge (and Now We Know All About You) 5 Feb 2012, 5:24 pm

More companies are turning to gamification – offering games that let their customers win points for certain activities – as a way to build both loyalty and a trove of data. Read more »

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Editors’ Choice 5 Feb 2012, 5:22 am

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

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What Elizabeth Taylor Did For Women’s Rights 5 Feb 2012, 5:22 am

M. G. Lord sees feminist themes in the roles of Elizabeth Taylor.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By LIESL SCHILLINGER

‘Da Vinci’s Ghost’ Examines One of the Artist’s Most Famous Images 5 Feb 2012, 5:22 am

Toby Lester examines one of the world’s most intriguing drawings.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By JONATHAN LOPEZ

The Rough Harmonies of Sharon Van Etten 5 Feb 2012, 4:55 am

A Brooklyn vagabond, whose music somehow combines the venom of PJ Harvey with a choir full of Emmylou Harrises singing harmony, plugs in.

Source: NYT > Music | By WM. FERGUSON

Up Close: Azealia Banks, a Young Rapper Taking Cues From the Street 5 Feb 2012, 4:43 am

With her foul-mouthed swagger and unique fashion sense, Azealia Banks, a 20-year-old rapper, has been called the next Nicki Minaj.

Source: NYT > Music | By JOHN ORTVED

Music Review: Angela Meade in ‘Ernani’ at Metropolitan Opera 4 Feb 2012, 6:51 pm

Verdi’s sweeping and implausible Romantic drama “Ernani” has returned to the Metropolitan Opera and features the American soprano Angela Meade, who has received this year’s Beverly Sills Artis. […]

Source: NYT > Music | By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Philippe Entremont Conducts; Simone Dinnerstein Performs; Music by Ezequiel Viñao 4 Feb 2012, 5:43 am

Reviews of Philippe Entremont with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra; the pianist Simone Dinnerstein; and the composer Ezequiel Viñao.

Source: NYT > Music | By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER and STEVE SMITH

Music Review: Thundercat, No Longer a Sideman, Plays S.O.B.’s 4 Feb 2012, 5:43 am

Thundercat, a k a Stephen Bruner, took a turn as frontman in a rapturous show on Wednesday at S.O.B.’s.

Source: NYT > Music | By NATE CHINEN

Music Review: Europa Galante at Zankel Hall 4 Feb 2012, 5:43 am

Europa Galante, a period-instrument ensemble, joined with the mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux to consider Italian Baroque works on Thursday night at Zankel Hall.

Source: NYT > Music | By ALLAN KOZINN

Music Review: Emancipator Plays at Highline Ballroom 4 Feb 2012, 5:30 am

Emancipator performed at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday night, along with the violinist Ilya Goldberg.

Source: NYT > Music | By JON PARELES

Critic’s Notebook: Oak Room at Algonquin Hotel Closes 4 Feb 2012, 5:17 am

The closing of the Oak Room, the supper club at the Algonquin Hotel, raises the question: where will its regular performers go?

Source: NYT > Music | By STEPHEN HOLDEN

MAGAZINE: Sharon Van Etten, Back at the Sycamore 4 Feb 2012, 12:59 am

A singer-songwriter living in Brooklyn plays a song from her new album at a combination flower shop-speakeasy where she had one of her earliest gigs.

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Camilla Williams, a Lyric Soprano, Is Dead at 92 3 Feb 2012, 10:37 pm

Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.

Source: NYT > Music | By MARGALIT FOX

Rosanne Cash, the Rubin Art Museum’s Resident Musician 3 Feb 2012, 9:23 pm

Rosanne Cash is the unofficial house musician at the Rubin Museum of Art in Chelsea. (She lives in the neighborhood.)

Source: NYT > Music | By BEN SISARIO

Performances for Valentine’s Day, or Thereabouts 3 Feb 2012, 9:17 pm

Beyond Broadway, possibilities for dates with a New York sweetheart include love songs, comedies, burlesque and readings in the buff.

Source: NYT > Music | By ERIK PIEPENBURG

Music Review: Ed Sheeran at the Mercury Lounge 3 Feb 2012, 9:00 pm

The British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was aggressively sincere in his set at the Mercury Lounge on Tuesday night.

Source: NYT > Music | By JON CARAMANICA

Music Review: Johann Johannsson’s Music With Images at Winter Garden 3 Feb 2012, 9:00 pm

Industry was translated into elegy in music by the Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson at the first program of the four-night Silent Films/Live Music series.

Source: NYT > Music | By JON PARELES

Music Review: Susan Graham and Malcolm Martineau at Carnegie Hall 3 Feb 2012, 9:00 pm

Susan Graham’s Carnegie Hall recital with Malcolm Martineau on Wednesday included music by Purcell, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt and more.

Source: NYT > Music | By ZACHARY WOOLFE

Music Review: ‘Sounds Reimagined: John Cage at 100’ From Juilliard 3 Feb 2012, 9:00 pm

How does one have a new take on a subject that is a single, prolific, wildly imaginative composer like John Cage? The Focus! Festival gives it a try.

Source: NYT > Music | By ALLAN KOZINN

Music Review: Keren Ann in American Songbook Program at the Allen Room 3 Feb 2012, 9:00 pm

Keren Ann brought her dreamy music to the Allen Room on Wednesday evening.

Source: NYT > Music | By STEPHEN HOLDEN

‘Stay Awake,’ Stories by Dan Chaon 3 Feb 2012, 8:56 pm

Dan Chaon’s characters wander between ordinary lives and psychological shadowlands in this collection.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By PATRICK McGRATH

Three Books Explore the Reality Behind the World of ‘Downton Abbey’ 3 Feb 2012, 8:56 pm

Three books explore the true lives behind the fictional world of “Downton Abbey.”

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By JUDITH NEWMAN

‘The Science of Yoga’ Considers the Practice’s Benefits 3 Feb 2012, 8:56 pm

William J. Broad explores yoga’s winding path and weighs claims about the practice’s benefits.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL

Tony Judt Reviews His Life’s Journey 3 Feb 2012, 8:56 pm

In a dialogue with another historian, Tony Judt reviews his life’s journey.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By FRANCIS FUKUYAMA

Film Director Neil Jordan’s Novel ‘Mistaken’ 3 Feb 2012, 8:55 pm

Film director Neil Jordan’s fifth novel follows two men who can pass for each other.

Source: NYT > Sunday Book Review | By CARYN JAMES

George Clooney 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

As the son of broadcast journalist Nick Clooney and the nephew of chanteuse “Rosemary Clooney”, “George Clooney” entered the world with show business coursing through his veins. Born May 6, 1961 in Le. […]

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Kristen Stewart 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

A fervent surfer who bears a striking resemblance to the young “Jodie Foster”, “Kristen Stewart” was poised to become a preteen star with her role opposite Foster in “David Fincher”‘s atmospheric thri. […]

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Miley Cyrus 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

The daughter of country-music superstar Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus got her start in the entertainment industry on an episode of her father’s PAX TV medical series Doc before appearing in Tim Burton’. […]

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Jennifer Aniston 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Jennifer Aniston makes a good case for proving that acting talent can be absorbed by osmosis. From her father John Aniston’s stardom on Days of Our Lives to her godfather Telly Savalas, the actress wa. […]

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Sandra Bullock 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Giving new meaning to the term America’s Sweetheart, “Sandra Bullock” won over scores of filmgoers and critics with her wholesome, exuberant portrayals of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances. […]

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Jennifer Love Hewitt 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Personifying the type of teen spirit most commonly found in Noxzema ads and pep-squad meets, actress “Jennifer Love Hewitt” has brought new meaning to the word “effervescent.” The ’90s saw Hewitt go f. […]

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Angelina Jolie 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Next to “Liv Tyler”, “Angelina Jolie” is the only actress of her generation who can thank her famous father for the lips that have become her trademark. The actress was born Angelina Jolie Voight to t. […]

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Robert Pattinson 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

London-born Robert Pattinson found his acting niche almost instantly, kicking off his career with a string of fantasy roles. After catching the acting bug through amateur theater, the young thespian m. […]

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Natalie Portman 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

With an Oscar before the age of 30, repeated comparisons to “Audrey Hepburn”, and the drool of a thousand critics at her feet, “Natalie Portman” has emerged as one of the most promising actresses of h. […]

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Lindsay Lohan 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Child actress “Lindsay Lohan” was already an experienced performer when she made her feature debut in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Born in New York City, Lohan began modeling at age three. Afte. […]

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Reese Witherspoon 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

As one of the most impressively talented members of the emerging New Hollywood of the early 21st century, “Reese Witherspoon” has proven that she can do far more than just pose winsomely for the camer. […]

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Kim Kardashian 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

Kim Kardashian, the wealthy daughter of the high-powered defense attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Kardashian (and the stepdaughter of Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner), grew up in Beverly Hills, CA, an. […]

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Charlie Sheen 7 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

A leading man who has displayed a knack for action, comedy, and dramatic roles, “Charlie Sheen” is nearly as well known for his offscreen exploits as for his acting, though after suffering through sc. […]

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Billups’ Achilles injury could be major blow 7 Feb 2012, 6:00 am

Billups’ Achilles injury in Clippers win painful reminder of LA’s hard-luck history.

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Shaq: Kobe ‘greatest Laker ever’ 7 Feb 2012, 4:56 am

They may have had their differences in the past, but Shaquille O’Neal was quick to declare Kobe Bryant the “greatest Laker ever” when the guard passed him for fifth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring. […]

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Broncos’ Moreno charged with DUI 7 Feb 2012, 4:01 am

Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno was arrested on charges of DUI in Denver while behind the wheel of a Bentley convertible with personalized license plates that read “SAUCED,” KDVR-31 reported Mond. […]

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Butler reacts after Clippers edge Magic 7 Feb 2012, 3:37 am

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Hey, Gisele: Leave the football to Tom! 7 Feb 2012, 2:19 am

You look great — but nobody wants to hear your post-Supe whine.

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Report: Pacquiao to fight Bradley in June 7 Feb 2012, 12:39 am

Manny Pacquiao is close to an agreement to fight undefeated light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

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Report: Haley joins Steelers’ staff 6 Feb 2012, 11:28 pm

Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley is set to be named the new Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, Kansas City’s 610 Sports Radio reported Monday.

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Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers 6 Feb 2012, 8:24 pm

For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl has set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.

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Fans bet $94M on Super Bowl in Nevada 6 Feb 2012, 8:12 pm

Sports fans bet $93.9 million at Nevada casinos on Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the most wagered in the past decade.

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Report: Brady’s wife rips Patriots WRs 6 Feb 2012, 3:03 pm

Gisele Bundchen ripped into the New England Patriots’ receivers for the failed plays she believes cost her quarterback husband Tom Brady a fourth Super Bowl ring.

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