You gave “Open CulÂture Beat” a colÂlecÂtive thumbs up. So it conÂtinÂues. This ediÂtion serves up 20 culÂture links from around the web, startÂing with a series of beauÂtiÂful phoÂtos from 1890s Italy. Want more culÂture links served up daiÂly? Give our TwitÂter stream a folÂlow.
• MonoÂchroÂmatÂic phoÂtos of Venice, Rome, FloÂrence, ToriÂno. CirÂca 1890. CourÂtesy of The Library of ConÂgress.
• MalÂcolm McDowÂell and Leon Vitali Talk About ClockÂwork Orange on the 40th AnniverÂsary.
• Ma France: The BBC offers 24 video podÂcasts that will teach you French. Part of our colÂlecÂtion How to Learn LanÂguages for Free: SpanÂish, EngÂlish, ChiÂnese & 37 OthÂer LanÂguages. It feaÂtures lessons in 40 lanÂguages in total.
• How to stream clasÂsiÂcal music live from the world’s greatÂest orchesÂtras and opera comÂpaÂnies.
• 20 Films Made Before 1900. A video roundup
• Cannes gives Jean-Paul BelÂmonÂdo the Palme d’Or 50+ years after “BreathÂless”
• “The Book of MorÂmon” LinÂer Notes. You’ll have to wait until June 7 to read elseÂwhere. PlayÂbill hosts them here.
• John Grisham: How I became a writer. Video.
• The Conan O’Brien Guide To CreÂativÂiÂty. CourÂtesy of Fast ComÂpaÂny.
• Robert PinÂsky Reads From “SelectÂed Poems”
• BioÂluÂmiÂnesÂcence: The weird and wonÂderÂful world. A TEDTalk by Edith WidÂder.
• New exhibÂit of post-bomb HiroshiÂma phoÂtos with annoÂtatÂed capÂtions.
• The BeaÂtÂles ComÂplete on Ukulele is runÂning at full strength again.
• Ebony MagÂaÂzine: Every issue of Ebony MagÂaÂzine from 1959 to 2008 is now online.
• Tom HanÂks addressÂes the Yale Class of 2011 this past weekÂend.
• DenÂzel WashÂingÂton delivÂers comÂmenceÂment address at The UniÂverÂsiÂty of PennÂsylÂvaÂnia.
• How Does A Book Go Viral?: The chilÂdren’s book Go The Fuck To Sleep has sold 100,000 pre-sale copies.
• LonÂdon’s AstoÂria gets disÂmanÂtled in timeÂlapse video.
• TerÂry Gross interÂviews author of new book on Area 51. FasÂciÂnatÂing, parÂticÂuÂlarÂly the part about the famous Roswell landÂing and its relaÂtionÂship to the famous marÂtÂian landÂing broadÂcast by Orson Welles.
• Frank Capra: 5 EssenÂtial Films for his birthÂday last week.
• The Gospel AccordÂing to Mark.” WritÂten by Borges and Read by Paul TherÂoux. MP3.
Sources for this week’s culÂture links: @brainpicker, @webacion, @matthiasrascher, @opedr, @pourmecoffee, @maudnewton, @sheerly
I love the picÂture. Very beauÂtiÂful! Thanks for postÂing it :) mobile marÂketÂing agenÂcies