Starting next week, we’ve got two awesome classes coming up with Scott Ordway: The Social History of Classical Music and The Cultural Cold War. Scott’s a composer and doctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania; he really knows his stuff, and we're pretty psyched to have him teaching at the Brainery.
Both classes start next Monday, December 10th, and you should sign up now!
Want to take a class soon? Check out what's coming up in the next week or so:
Revolutionary Riffs - the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions
It's All Greek to Me: An Introduction to Greek Mythology - Zeus lips sink ships
Early Hollywood Censorship: The Rise & Fall of the Production Code - the movieland battle pitting conservative forces against everything fun
How to Host a Food Swap - join the BK...
Our friend Reema showed these great commercials in last night's NYC subway class. They were produced by the MTA itself in 1989, with the intent of getting New Yorkers back on the trains and "heralding the revitalization of the system." The resulting commercials are a strange, not-super-positive but charming and incredibly honest look at the subway system.
You should spend 3 minutes watching them, below, or over on the MTA's Youtube page....
Gift certificates are back!
Everything you need to know can be found on our handy gift certificate page, which you may as well bookmark now: http://brooklynbrainery.com/gift-certificates
If you're looking to give Dabbler, our new project that delivers a hobby to your inbox, each and every month, you can get all the details here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/dabbler-gift-subscriptions
MSG is our free monthly lecture series all about the history and science behind some of your favorite edibles. This month, we're taking on diets and the dieting industry.
For every supposedly innovative weight loss fad, there is a century-old counterpart. From low-carb diets to extreme mastication, calorie counting to calisthenics, Sarah will reveal the radicals and pseudo-scientists that invented America's favorite dieting trends.
Soma...
