Category Archives: From My Work

These are posts that have to do with my day to day job at the American Museum of Natural History.

Matching Minds Published and Exhibit Launched

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Barry

So yeah – I made a new pop-exhibit. On October 2, after three years, my new book Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Puzzles and Games of the Broadway Legend was launched. For the past two months I’ve led ten workshops, … Continue reading →

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Broadway Legend Sings My New Podcast Theme

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Barry

This is just crazy! I am beyond thrilled to have an original theme song written for my upcoming Matching Minds podcast by composer-lyricist Colm Molloy. (Check out his videos on YouTube, especially his brilliant Sondheim birthday puzzle medleys, and on … Continue reading →

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My Alma Maters Noticed Me!

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Barry

In the past month, my undergraduate and graduate alma maters (Northwestern and NYU, respectively) EACH published pieces about me in their alum magazines. I found that very sweet… and also, how can I say this, a bit odd. In the … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Magazine Features Brooklyn Seltzer Museum

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Barry

Smithsonian is a magazine covering science, history, art, popular culture and innovation. They recently published an extensive article on seltzer, covering both the factory where we are located–“Their seltzer is the punk band of effervescence”–and, of course, the Brookyn Seltzer … Continue reading →

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What is the Brooklyn SeltzerFest?

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Barry

The Event of the Season, of course! So what exactly IS Brooklyn SeltzerFest? What have over 400 people already bought tickets to experience at Industry City (in Sunset Park) this Sunday? Here’s a hint, looking at the schedule of activities: … Continue reading →

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Amazing video drops from 2024 Unreleased Games Arcade

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Barry

Gaming Pathways hosted the 2nd Annual Unreleased Games Arcade at the City College of New York on March 16th. 2024. This has been one of my favorite events to produce and a highlight of each year. This time around we … Continue reading →

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Barry’s Books – Summer 2024 Edition

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Barry

As many of you know, the last two years I have been deep into researching and writing my new book, which comes out spring of next year: Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Puzzles and Games of the Broadway Legend. To … Continue reading →

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2023: A Year At Work and Play

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Barry

Mark Twain once said: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” Twain, clearly, never worked with me! My favorite part of running my own consultancy is … Continue reading →

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Teaser for Video Game Exhibit in Harlem: The Great Connector

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Barry

How do youth use games to form connections with themselves, their communities, and their future? This is the topic of a new video game exhibit I am co-curating which will open in winter of 2024 at the Harlem School of … Continue reading →

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American Alliance of Museum’s Blog Post on my New Museum Design Book

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Barry

The American Alliance of Museum is co-publisher of my recent book, Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums, which came out in spring (use the promo code RLFANDF30 for a 30% discount). I am excited by this … Continue reading →

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