Two of them! On two very different but equally important topics: fair use and karaoke. Take them together and figure out whether it's okay to post videos of your drunken performances on YouTube.
All is not Fair in Fair Use - Tuesday, July 19, 7:30pm (only a few spots left!)
How Girl Talk (and you!) can avoid getting sued. The ins and outs of when it's okay to use other people's work in your own.&nb...
If you're just a sucker for pictures you can roll right into the slideshow.
Remember that time Michael Ruhlman did the BLT From Scratch Challenge? While the winners ran off with limitless internet foodie fame, the rest of us made off with tips and tricks for making bacon in our own kitchen with some combination of pork belly, sodium nitrite and ingenuity.
Bacon recipes and breakfasts in general are always ask...
Hey dudes, a new August class for you! Sign up here!
From the description:
Music is sometimes called the "universal language", but if you don't know how that language is put together, you may not be understanding everything that is being said to you.
This class will give non-musicians the tools and knowledge you need to understand how music works, how music is constructed, and where our current music came from.
To...
What The Internet Is For (WTIIF, natch) is a series about sites on the Internet that are maintained by one person and are crazy in-depth on a single topic. And are awesome.
Hat tip for the name goes to zamboni on Metafilter, who posted this amazing list last year.
First: Yes, those are my shoes. We'll get to how I did such an absurd thing later.
Today we're gonna talk about bikes! And shoelacing, because you ...
One of our very favorite things is seeing peoples' experiences at the Brainery pop up all over the internet. And since we pretty much love that more than anything, we thought we should share them here for the whole world to see.
Here are a few recent posts from our teachers and participants:
From DIY Food Photography
The Brooklyn Baker on French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes. Not only do they photograph well, they're r...
We have so many classes coming up in July that I'm actually a little frightened. Check them all out on our courses page, and if you want to see something new or some past class offered again, suggest a topic or a teacher!
Backward Beekeeping in an LA based movement to organically raise bees without any chemicals, pesticides or other foms of treatment.
Next weekend, California's coming to Brooklyn to spread the word about their methods to local beekeepers, and we're excited to be hosting a talk with Kirk Anderson and Sam Comfort on Saturday, July 9th. You're all invited to head over to the Brainery at 1pm, no rsvp needed! The ...
Holy shit guys, do you know what I learned the other night? I'm gonna tell you. I'm gonna tell you right now.
DNA class married a lot of stuff I knew about factory farming and natural vs. synthetic ingredient debates with the basic building blocks of genetically modified food. And y'know what? Organic farming is never going to be environmentally sustainable and a meaningful food source unless it embraces GMO techn...
Take a class with us next week, because you can't stay at the beach forever.
Filmmaking 101 - Just because you're shooting video it on an iPhone doesn't mean your video has to suck. We'll cover interview techniques, lighting, and more to help you get the most out of that tiny movie making machine.
Knish History! - USA and International, featuring tastings and general awesomeness.
Making Sense...
After the amazing 'Paper flower construction' workshop, we wanted to share the knowledge-wealth. These things are easy to make, and they look awesome. People created some serious blooms at that workshop. So, here's a tutorial for a simple stack-based flower. You will need: -About 10 squares of tissue paper, all (roughly) the same size -About 10 squares of a different color tissue paper, all the same size, but a ...
