Our friends at Atlas Obscura are giving you two ways kick start your summer fun.
What do you get when you combine Joe Pera (Adult Swim, Late Night w/ Seth Meyers), Jo Livingstone (The New Republic), Noah Levine (Tannen's Magic Shop), and more in one space? Rule breakers presenting a live variety show full of sin. These special guests will join the writers and editors of Atlas Obscura along with former SASS speaker...
We have a big box of Brainery totes and decided to offer them up on super sale!
You can order one for $10 and we'll ship it to you free. They're designed by the wonderful illustrator Kaye Blegvad, and there are limited quantities, so be sure to grab one soon.
Made in the USA from heavy duty natural canvas, measures 13" wide x 14" tall, with 3" gussets
Here's a handy list of all classes under $10 coming up in May + June 2017:
The Sumerians: History's Innovators: Thursday, May 18 in Prospect Heights
Thoreau's Wildflowers + Thoreau's Animals: Thursday, June 1 in Prospect Heights
Graffiti: Its History and Metamorphosis: Monday, June 5 in Prospect Heights
Life in Medieval Baghdad: Monday, June 5 in Prospect Heights
Nothing Dark about the Dark Age...
Is it finally spring? No matter what the weather forecast says, May is a great time to get out and explore the city on foot while learning some history, and we have tons of walking tours coming your way.
Greetings from Coney Island - April 29 + May 13
Photographing Spring Blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden - May 3
New Amsterdam: The Birthplace of New York Walking Tour - May 6
Walk the Gowanus with a...
One of the hardest things about starting a new hobby is figuring out exactly what stuff you need to get going. We wanted to put together a quick series of posts looking at the essentials for different crafty pursuits. Up next: block printing
Block printing is a great, simple way to create custom stamps for stationery or printmaking projects.
Carving Block: Linoleum, EZ Carve, or Moo ...
One of the hardest things about starting a new hobby is figuring out exactly what stuff you need to get going. We wanted to put together a quick series of posts looking at the essentials for different crafty pursuits. Up first: embriodery.
Embroidery Hoop
Hoops are essential for embroidery because you need to keep your fabric taut while you're working; otherwise, you can sew wrinkles into your projects, whic...
Triples is an adorable little black-and-white cat that we found lost and frightened on the side of the road. After a bit of research we discovered she was first discovered hiding in the wall of a construction site, rescued and adopted, but then abandoned again near where we found her.
Triples is super friendly, loves being pet, and adores playing with mouse toys. She would also be comfortable with other cats if in...
If you've cooked Thai food, you may have had to search around the city for fresh lime leaves. They're reliably available at the wonderful Bangkok Center Grocery on Mosco Street in Manhattan, but hard to find elsewhere, even at stores that carry a lot of Thai ingredients. That's why we were excited to find them at the 45th Street Supermarket on the corner of 8th Ave and 45th Street (on the west side of th...
We're totally thrilled that our friend and longtime Brainery teacher Chitra Agrawal is about to launch her first cookbook, Vibrant India: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Brooklyn on March 21st, and we're lucky to have a copy to giveaway to you all.
Chitra's taught many South Indian cooking classes for us over the years, and her food is some of my favorite ever.
What can you expect ...
The School for Making Thinking (SMT) is embarking on its Spring 2017 Semester with three classes that seek to make you re-think the way you think. Classes at SMT use art to provoke questioning and deepen thought, and the classes this semester will help you learn how to merge art and activism, how to make good dialogue great, and to let you engage in the ancient practice of acting the fool.
SMT Spring 2017 Cou...
