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Brian Braiker

  • CEO, Braiker Communications
Brooklyn
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Dad. Person. Editor: Brooklyn Magazine. Past lives: Ad Age, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, ABC News, Digiday, Guardian US. Beautiful hair. He/him.
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Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy

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By Brian Braiker
| The New Yorker Verified
Dr. Feldman folds her hands. “Has he expressed a willingness to prioritize the relationship?” “He once told me I was ‘a fine girl,’ ” I say. “He believes I would make a ‘good wife.’ ” “And?” “And then he pledges fealty to a large, damp expanse.” There is a pause. The fountain burbles. “Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?” “I hear that I’m in a throuple with the Deep.” I have tried to engage with the sea directly on the matter.
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So You Want to Come to My New Vinyl-Listening Bar Original

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By Brian Braiker
| The New Yorker Verified
Welcome to Needle & Monk, Brooklyn’s newest Japanese-style vinyl listening bar. This is not “just another bar hidden behind a secret door inside a Bushwick haberdashery.” This is a sanctuary for sound, a cathedral of crackle, a temple devoted to the art of shutting up and listening to a record properly for once in your life. Below are a few simple guidelines to insure that everyone’s experience remains as spiritually transcendent as possible.
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Artist and illustrator Sean Qualls on collaborating with Questlove for 'The Idea in You'

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By Brian Braiker
| Brooklyn Magazine Verified
Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe to us at iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Google, Amazon, Stitcher and TuneIn. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend! Sean Qualls is a Brooklyn-based artist, award-winning children’s book illustrator, author, and occasional DJ. He’s also a dad.
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