Last night, in our class on Usage and Writing, Zach brought up the ever-divisive question of whether there is one space or two between sentences.
If you're anything like me, this is something you still think about all the time. In high school, my English teacher insisted we used two. A couple years later, an artsy friend of mine returned to our little rural campus after a semester at RISD, of all places, and told me there must only be...
We have 3 million free events coming up, and I need to be sure you all know about them! In the course of procrastinating while writing this post, however, a couple of them filled up (Happy Hour at Babeland and Biking in Heels). High fives if you got on that early.
Masters of Social Gastronomy: Fake Meat - Every month, we get together at Public Assembly to talk food. This month, we'll tell you all about the history of vegetarianism...
Candy’s been an obsession around the Brainery for a long, long time. While you’re marveling at the fact we still have teeth, check out the posts below so you can whip up some slightly dangerous/delicious candy at home.
Menthol Candy Cigarettes [recipe, how-to, burn potential: low]
Faux Altoids [recipe, how-to, cavity potential: high]
What’s the Deal with Xylitol? [failed experiments, learn from our mistakes, science]
Brainery pal Ben Feldman is giving a talk at the Museum at Eldridge Street this Sunday, April 15 about an amazing little change purse and the history behind it. Ben's talks are always great and full of fun NYC history tidbits, so I'd definitely recommend this one. And it's free with admission to the Museum, so it won't break the bank, either.
You can read up on the story of the change purse here, and get more details about the event...
Each month, MSG takes on a curious food topic and breaks down the history, science, and stories behind it. Accept no imitations, because on April 24th we'll be talking FAKE MEAT.
Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will give you a run-down of vegetarianism in the west. From Benjamin Franklin's "Tow-fu" to Dr. Kellogg's commercial "Protose," we'll explore just how long we've been eating things that masquerade as meat.
Soma will be taking...
