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Take A Deep Breath & Celebrate Late Beastie Boy MCA At A Chill Shindig In Brooklyn This Saturday

Brought to you by the organizers of MCA Day, the party will be held in Adam Yauch Park.

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Nathan Tempey

Arts & Entertainment

Watch "Tibetan Monks" Breakdance For Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

Yauch was also a practicing Buddhist, and this weekend a group of men dressed as monks performed an impromptu breakdance in his honor in Union Square park. Here's pro video:

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John Del Signore

Arts & Entertainment

Video: "Monks" Breakdance In Union Square In Honor Of MCA Day

Some "Tibetan monks" honored Adam Yauch by breakdancing in Union Square.

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Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

GoldieBlox To Beastie Boys: We Simply Had No Idea You Don't Want Your Songs In Ads!

Plucky young startup toy company discovers the truth about copyright law only after achieving massive virality, free publicity, and an angry letter from Mike D and AdRock.

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Jen Chung

Arts & Entertainment

Beastie Boys Upset GoldieBlox Is Using 'Girls' For Online Girl Toys Ad

'Girls - to clean up my room' vs. 'Girls - to build the spaceship'

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Jen Chung

Arts & Entertainment

Ask A Native New Yorker: How Do I Cope With Tourists & Transplants?

This week's question comes from two New Yorkers who are having a hard time with newcomers.

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Gothamist Staff

Arts & Entertainment

Celebrate MCA Day With These Beastie Boys Videos

One year ago today, the world lost one of the greats when Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, succumbed to a three-year battle with cancer.

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Rebecca Fishbein

Arts & Entertainment

Adam "MCA" Yauch Will Get Brooklyn Heights Playground Named After Him On Friday

One year after his death, Adam "MCA" Yauch will get a playground in Brooklyn Heights named after him.

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Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

Adam Yauch's Will States His Work, Image Cannot Be Used In Advertising

MCA will not be selling out, ever.

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Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

Fans Organize Adam Yauch Celebration On The Eve Of His Birthday

This Saturday marks three months since MCA's passing, as well as the eve of what would have been his 48th birthday. Some fans are getting together to celebrate his life.

By

Jen Carlson

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