The Best of the Culture Web. Open Culture Beat No. 10

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What cultural goodies did we tweet (and re-tweet) on our Twitter stream in recent days? Here are the highlights. Follow us on Twitter at @openculture to get the rest, or Like us on Facebook. We’ll keep you plugged into quality culture every day. Nobel Prize for Literature Goes to Tomas Tranströmer: Read article. Read his poems: After a [...]

25 Great Culture Links: Open Culture Beat No. 9

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What cultural goodies did we tweet (and re-tweet) on our Twitter stream in recent days? Here are the highlights. Follow us on Twitter at @openculture to get the rest, or Like us on Facebook. We’ll keep you plugged into quality culture every day. Haruki Murakami’s New Story, “Town of Cats.” Published in last week’s New Yorker. 10 [...]

25 Great Culture Links: Open Culture Beat No. 8

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What cultural goodies did we tweet (and re-tweet) on our Twitter stream during the past week? Here are the highlights. Follow us on Twitter at @openculture to get the rest, or Like us on Facebook. We’ll keep you plugged into mind-expanding culture every day. Albert Camus Killed by the KGB? For criticizing the Soviet Union? Telegram Sent by [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 7: The Best Culture Links of the Week

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What cultural goodies did we tweet (and re-tweet) on our Twitter stream during the past week? Here are some highlights. Follow us on Twitter at @openculture … or Like us on Facebook. We’ll keep you plugged in… Barcelona 1908: A tram ride shows the old city and its main streets back in the day. Watch above or here. Astronomers Find Largest, Most [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 6: The Best Culture Links of the Week

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What cultural goodies did we tweet (and re-tweet) on our Twitter stream during the past week? Here are some highlights. Follow us on Twitter at @openculture … or Like us on Facebook. We’ll keep you plugged in… A Fresh Look at Flannery O’Connor. You may know her prose, but have you seen her cartoons? Kafka’s “A Message From [...]

Open Culture No. 5: The Best Culture Links of the Week

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These cultural goodies (and others) flowed through our Twitter stream during the past week. Find us at @openculture … or Like us on Facebook get more intelligent media delivered daily. Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road is now available as an “amplified edition” on the iPad. Kerouac reads from his classic novel here. Historian David McCullough in the Wall [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 4: The Best Culture Links of the Week

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These cultural goodies (and others) flowed through our Twitter stream during the past week. Find us at @openculture … or Like us on Facebook. Being Ernest: John Walsh unravels the mystery behind Hemingway’s suicide. Listening to free jazz music online. A guide by the jazz critic for NPR’s Fresh Air. 230 Cultural Icons: Great thinkers, artists, writers, musicians [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 3

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These cultural goodies (and others) flowed through our Twitter stream during the past week. Find us at @openculture … or Like us on Facebook. •Cult filmmaker John Waters talks about his transgressive humor, oddball lifestyle, and what inspires him. •Aussie student finds universe’s ‘missing mass,’ a problem that puzzled astrophysicists for decades. •Liking Is for Cowards. Go [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 2

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You gave “Open Culture Beat” a collective thumbs up. So it continues. This edition serves up 20 culture links from around the web, starting with a series of beautiful photos from 1890s Italy. Want more culture links served up daily? Give our Twitter stream a follow. • Monochromatic photos of Venice, Rome, Florence, Torino. Circa 1890. [...]

Open Culture Beat No. 1

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Here’s something a little experimental for you. We post many great culture links on our Twitter stream. But we realize that you don’t necessarily stay glued to Twitter … or even use it all. So a couple of times each week, we’ll give you our favorite culture links from around the web. If you like [...]

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