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Job Board: Opening at the Brainery

Thanks for all your applications! We'll be reaching out for interviews in the next couple of days, but we're not able to accept any new applications. 

We're looking for someone to help out with day-to-day management of the Brainery. It's a part-time gig (approximately 24 hours a week), and involves all kinds of super glamorous and not-so-glamorous things. A partial list might be:

• Teacher outreach...

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The Masters of Social Gastronomy Present: Food of the High Seas on January 21

!!!Tonight's MSG has been CANCELED due to one million feet of snow!!!

We're super psyched to be back in January with a brand new Masters of Social Gastronomy lecture. As always, we'll be exploring the history and science behind some of your favorite foods and celebrating two years of MSG. 

This month, MSG takes to the high seas to explore the culinary world of pirates, sailors, and the ports that loved (or hated) them....

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How-To

Surviving the Coney Island Polar Bear Swim

Every year, I swear I'm going to take part in the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip at Coney Island, and every year, I don't. But this year, I finally mustered up the will power and dove into the freezing Atlantic. I had no idea what to expect going in so wanted to write up a few tips for fellow first-timers. It's absolutely awesome, by the way, and everyone should do it at least once. 

Before the Swim

Most importantly, register...

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Gifts for New York City History Buffs

I haven't even begun to think about gifts yet, and if you're in the same boat, we thought we'd share some of our favorite ideas for New York City centric gifts. Lots of them can be given and received instantly, perfect if you're a procrastinator like me. 

Tenement Museum membership: I cannot say enough amazing things about the Tenement Museum. Their tours are engaging and a lot of fun, led by a really great group of museum educators....

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Visiting the Brooklyn Army Terminal

Yesterday, we had the awesome experience of visiting the Brooklyn Army Terminal on a tour with the great folks at Turnstile Tours

The Army Terminal is located along the Brooklyn waterfront in Sunset Park, around 1st Avenue and 58th Street. If you've never been to 1st Avenue in Brooklyn, you're definitely not alone. 

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Built as a distribution center for troops and supplies heading to Europe during World War I, the...

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