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Posts by AyunH:
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Behold the Bridges in India Made of Living Tree Roots,
26 May 2023 in Architecture&Design&Environment&Nature&Travel
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Watch the Original Schoolhouse Rock Composers Sing “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill” Live in Concert,
22 May 2023 in Education&English Language&Jazz&K-12
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What Happens When a Chess Player Mistakes a Grandmaster for a Beginner: It’s Pretty Delightful,
19 May 2023 in Games&Life
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DJ Cummerbund’s Astonishing Mashups Create Unexpected Collaborations Between Rock, Soul & Hip Hop Icons,
17 May 2023 in Comedy&Creativity&Music&Technology
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Watch Young David Attenborough Encounter Animals in Their Natural Habitats: Video from the 1950s and 1960s,
15 May 2023 in Biology&Nature&Television
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Cats Migrated to Europe 7,000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought,
09 May 2023 in Biology&History&Life&Science&Travel
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Behold Shakespeare’s First Folio, the First Published Collection of Shakespeare’s Plays, Published 400 Year Ago (1623),
08 May 2023 in Books&History&Museums&Theatre
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1,800 Hand-Cut Silhouettes of 19th-Century Historical Figures Get Digitized & Put Online by the Smithsonian,
01 May 2023 in Art&History&Life&Museums&Technology
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Parrots Taught to FaceTime Each Other Become Less Lonely, a New Study Shows,
01 May 2023 in Biology&Life&Science
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A Culinary Videos Series Shows Every Conceivable Way to Cook Eggs, Potatoes, Pizza, Bacon & More,
28 Apr 2023 in Comedy&Food & Drink
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Watch Cab Calloway Actually Perform “Mr. Hepster’s Dictionary,” His Famous Dictionary of Jazz Slang (1944),
24 Apr 2023 in English Language&Jazz&Music
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An Introduction to the Painting That Changed Georgia O’Keeffe’s Career: Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock-Hills,
17 Apr 2023 in Art
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Discover the Sarajevo Haggadah, the Medieval Illuminated Manuscript That Survived the Inquisition, Holocaust & Yugoslav Wars,
14 Apr 2023 in Art&History&Museums&Religion
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Discover Leonora Carrington, Britain’s Lost Surrealist Painter,
10 Apr 2023 in Art&Life
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Watch Joni Mitchell Perform George Gershwin’s “Summertime”,
07 Apr 2023 in Libraries&Music
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Watch a Transfixing Demonstration of Kumihimo, the Ancient Japanese Artform of Making Braids & Cords,
04 Apr 2023 in Art&History&Travel
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The Most Popular Song from Each Month Since January 1980: 40+ Years of Changing Musical Tastes in 50 Minutes,
03 Apr 2023 in History&Music
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Discover Edo, the Historic Green/Sustainable City of Japan,
29 Mar 2023 in Environment&History&Nature
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Listen to Patti Smith’s Glorious Three Hour Farewell to CBGB’s on Its Final Night,
24 Mar 2023 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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Behold an Astonishing Near-Nightly Spectacle in the Lightning Capital of the World,
21 Mar 2023 in Environment&Nature&Science&Travel
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Behold the Fantastical, Uncannily Lifelike Puppets of Barnaby Dixon,
17 Mar 2023 in Art&Design&Technology&Theatre
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An Architect Breaks Down the Design of New York City Subway Stations, from the Oldest to Newest,
13 Mar 2023 in Architecture&Art&Design&History&Travel
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Behold 900+ Magnificent Botanical Collages Created by a 72-Year-Old Widow, Starting in 1772,
10 Mar 2023 in Art&Biology&Creativity&Nature
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Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course: Free Video Lessons,
06 Mar 2023 in Food & Drink&Television
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Discover Pemmican, The Power Bar Invented Centuries Ago by Native American Tribes,
03 Mar 2023 in Food & Drink&Health&K-12&Nature
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A Retired Math Teacher Helps Students Learn Geometry Through Quilting,
27 Feb 2023 in Creativity&Design&Education&K-12&Math
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Turning the Pages of an Illuminated Medieval Manuscript: An ASMR Museum Experience,
20 Feb 2023 in Books&History&Museums&Neuroscience
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The Life & Art of Gustav Klimt: A Short Art History Lesson on the Austrian Symbolist Painter and His Work,
17 Feb 2023 in Art&Technology&Video - Arts & Culture
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Archaeologists May Have Discovered a Secret Language in Lascaux & Chauvet Cave Paintings, Perhaps Revealing a 20,000-Year-Old “Proto-Writing” System,
14 Feb 2023 in Art&Biology&History&Language&Nature
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Older Women Come Together & Play Punk Rock: Discover The Unglamorous Music Project,
13 Feb 2023 in Gender&Life&Music
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Watch Conservationists Moving & Restoring an Exquisite Ancient Greek Mosaic,
06 Feb 2023 in Art&History&Museums
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How The Parthenon Marbles Ended Up In The British Museum,
03 Feb 2023 in Architecture&Art&History&Museums&Politics&Travel
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Medieval Mixed-Gender Fight Club: Behold Images from a 15th-Century Fighting Manual,
30 Jan 2023 in Art&Books&Gender&History&Sports
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An Immersive, Architectural Tour of New York City’s Iconic Grand Central Terminal,
27 Jan 2023 in Architecture&History&Travel
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Robots Are Carving Replicas of the Parthenon Marbles: Could They Help the Real Ancient Sculptures Return to Greece?,
24 Jan 2023 in Computer Science&Design&History&Museums&Technology
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Contribute a Song to WNYC’s Public Song Project & Use Your Creativity to Explore the Public Domain,
20 Jan 2023 in Books&Film&Literature&Music
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Benedict Cumberbatch & Ian McKellen Read Epic Letters Written by Kurt Vonnegut,
16 Jan 2023 in Books&Environment&Letters&Life&Literature
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A Creative Animation Tells the Story of Maximilien Robespierre, One of the Most Influential Figures of the French Revolution,
13 Jan 2023 in Animation&Art&Fashion&History
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An Introduction to Hokusai’s Great Wave, One of the Most Recognizable Artworks in the World,
10 Jan 2023 in Art&Travel
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Watch Cher Play All the Major Parts in a 12-Minute Remake of West Side Story (1978),
09 Jan 2023 in Gender&Music&Television&Theatre
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Joni Mitchell’s Catalog of Albums Now on YouTube: Stream Them Online,
04 Jan 2023 in Music&YouTube
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Paul McCartney Explains How Bach Influenced “Blackbird”,
02 Jan 2023 in Music
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Watch You Suck at Cooking, a Hilarious Source for Tasty Recipes and Food Hacks of Questionable Veracity,
29 Dec 2022 in Comedy&Food & Drink&Video - Arts & Culture
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Behold! The Very First Christmas Card (1843),
23 Dec 2022 in Art&Design&History&Museums
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Mudlarking on the Thames: A Treasure Trove of History Washes Ashore Every Low Tide,
22 Dec 2022 in History&Life&Travel
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NYC’s Iconic Punk Club CBGBs Comes Alive in a Brilliant Short Animation, Using David Godlis’ Photos of Patti Smith, The Ramones & More,
19 Dec 2022 in Animation&Life&Music&Photography
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Behold a 15th-Century Italian Manuscript Featuring Medicinal Plants with Fantastical Human Faces,
12 Dec 2022 in Art&Books&Health&History
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The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots,
05 Dec 2022 in Dance&Gender&History&Life&Music
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The Chemist Alice Ball Pioneered a Treatment for Leprosy in 1915–and Then Others Stole the Credit for It,
02 Dec 2022 in Gender&Health&History&Science
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15-Year-Old Picasso Paints His First Masterpiece, “The First Communion”,
29 Nov 2022 in Art&Religion
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Meet Honey Lantree, the Trailblazing 1960s Female Drummer,
28 Nov 2022 in Gender&History&Music
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The Story of Akiko Takakura, One of the Last Survivors of the Hiroshima Bombing, Told in a Short Animated Documentary,
21 Nov 2022 in Animation&Art&History&Life
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The Isolated Vocal Tracks of the B-52s “Roam”: Enjoy the Angelic Harmonies of Kate Pierson & Cindy Wilson,
18 Nov 2022 in Music
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Joni Mitchell Tells Elton John the Stories Behind Her Iconic Songs: “Both Sides Now,” “Carey” & More,
14 Nov 2022 in Apple&Life&Music
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Celebrate Kurt Vonnegut’s 100 Birthday with a Collection of Songs Based on His Work,
11 Nov 2022 in Books&Literature&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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A Stunning, Hand-Illustrated Book of Mushrooms Drawn by an Overlooked 19th Century Female Scientist,
07 Nov 2022 in Biology&Gender&History
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When Medieval Manuscripts Were Recycled & Used to Make the First Printed Books,
04 Nov 2022 in Books&History&Technology
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FAMOUS ARTIST DIES PENNILESS AND ALL ALONE: The Met Museum’s Fascinating Archive of Artists’ Death Notices,
31 Oct 2022 in Art&History&Life&Museums
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An Introduction to the Painting of Artemisia Gentileschi, the First Woman Admitted to Florence’s Accademia di Arte del Disegno (1593-1653),
28 Oct 2022 in Art&Gender
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Meet Little Amal, the 12-Foot Puppet of a 10-Year-Old Syrian Girl, Who Has Been Touring the World,
24 Oct 2022 in Current Affairs&K-12&Theatre
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How Did They Build the Great Pyramid of Giza?: An Animated Introduction,
21 Oct 2022 in Animation&Architecture&History
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Meet the Physicist Who Has Created 1600+ Wikipedia Entries for Important Female & Minority Scientists,
17 Oct 2022 in Science&Wikipedia
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What Happens When Mortals Try to Drink Winston Churchill’s Daily Intake of Alcohol,
17 Oct 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Life
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Behold a 21st-Century Medieval Castle Being Built with Only Tools & Materials from the Middle Ages,
07 Oct 2022 in Architecture&Design&History&Video - Arts & Culture
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Artist Makes Astonishing Armor for Cats & Mice,
05 Oct 2022 in Art&Design&History&Uncategorized&Video - Arts & Culture
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Cats in Medieval Manuscripts & Paintings,
03 Oct 2022 in Art&History&Religion&Video - Arts & Culture&Video - Politics/Society
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Behold the Medieval Wound Man: The Poor Soul Who Illustrated the Injuries a Person Might Receive Through War, Accident or Disease,
29 Sep 2022 in Art&Biology&Health&History
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The Art of Translating Hamilton into German: “So Kribbeln Schmetterlinge, Wenn Sie Starten”,
23 Sep 2022 in Language&Music&Theatre&Travel
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A Tour of All the Pizza Styles You Can Eat in the United States (and the History Behind Your Favorite Slices),
21 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Travel
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Sally Schmitt, the Creator of the French Laundry & Unsung Hero of California Cuisine, Gets Her Due in a Poignant, Short Documentary,
19 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&Life
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Architect Breaks Down Five of the Most Iconic New York City Apartments,
16 Sep 2022 in Architecture&History&Travel
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When John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X” Scandalized the Art World in 1884,
12 Sep 2022 in Art&Gender&History
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When Sliced Bread Got Banned During World War II,
09 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Video - Politics/Society
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Two Women in Their 90s Recall Their Teenage Years in Victorian 1890s London,
06 Sep 2022 in Fashion&Film&History&Video - Politics/Society
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Winnie the Pooh Went Into the Public Domain, and Someone Already Turned the Story Into a Slasher Film: Watch the Trailer for Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey,
02 Sep 2022 in Books&Creativity&Film&Video - Arts & Culture
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Dolly Parton Reads Free Bedtime Stories to Kids: Watch Readings from Goodnight with Dolly,
30 Aug 2022 in Books&K-12&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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Hear the World’s Oldest Known Song, “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” Written 3,400 Years Ago,
26 Aug 2022 in Creativity&History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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How a Dutch “Dementia Village” Improves Quality of Life with Intentional Design,
23 Aug 2022 in Design&Health&Life&Psychology
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Given Away 186 Million Free Books to Kids, Boosting Literacy Worldwide,
19 Aug 2022 in Books&Education&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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Behold a Secret Gallery of Art Created Using Discarded Gum on London’s Millennium Bridge,
17 Aug 2022 in Art&Creativity&Travel&Video - Arts & Culture
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The Oakland Public Library Puts Online a Collection of Items Forgotten in Library Books: Love Notes, Doodles & More,
15 Aug 2022 in Archives&Books&Libraries&Photography&Writing
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Three Female Artists Who Helped Create Abstract Expressionism: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning & Helen Frankenthaler.,
08 Aug 2022 in Art&Gender
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A Brief History of Dumplings: An Animated Introduction,
08 Aug 2022 in Animation&Food & Drink&History&K-12
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What Americans Ate for Dessert 200 Years Ago: Watch Re-Creations of Original Recipes,
05 Aug 2022 in Food & Drink&History
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Behold! A Medieval Graphic Novel Carved on an 14th Century Ivory Box,
27 Jul 2022 in Art&History&Literature&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
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Behold a Book of Color Shades Depicted with Feathers (Circa 1915),
25 Jul 2022 in Design&Fashion&History&Museums&Science
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Watch the Titanic Sink in This Real-Time 3D Animation,
11 Jul 2022 in Animation&History
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Mama Cass and John Denver Sing a Lovely Duet of “Leaving On a Jet Plane” (1972),
05 Jul 2022 in Music&Politics
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Why 99% Of Smithsonian’s Specimens Are Hidden In High-Security,
28 Jun 2022 in Museums&Nature
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The Oldest House in New York City: Meet the Wyckoff House (1652),
23 Jun 2022 in Architecture&History&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
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Discover DALL-E, the Artificial Intelligence Artist That Lets You Create Surreal Artwork,
17 Jun 2022 in Art&Computer Science&Data&Technology
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Julia Child Shows Fred Rogers How to Make a Quick & Delicious Pasta Dish (1974),
13 Jun 2022 in Comedy&Food & Drink&K-12&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
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Enter the Franz Kafka Caption Contest for a Chance to Win a New Book of the Author’s Drawings (Until June 13),
12 Jun 2022 in Art&Books&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Literature
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The Vincent van Gogh “Starry Night” LEGO Set Is Now Available: It’s Created in Collaboration with MoMA,
06 Jun 2022 in Art&Creativity&Design&Museums
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Play “Artle,” an Art History Version of Wordle: A New Game from the National Gallery of Art,
03 Jun 2022 in Art&Games&How to Learn for Free&Museums
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Italian Advice on How to Live the Good Life: Cigarettes, Tomatoes, and Other Picturesque Small Pleasures,
31 May 2022 in Life&Philosophy&Travel
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How to Enter a ‘Flow State’ on Command: Peak Performance Mind Hack Explained in 7 Minutes,
13 May 2022 in Creativity&Productivity&Psychology
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Grandma Moses Started Painting Seriously at Age 77, and Soon Became a Famous American Artist,
06 May 2022 in Art&Gender&Video - Arts & Culture
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Footage of Flappers from 1929 Restored & Colorized with AI,
04 May 2022 in Fashion&Film&History&Technology&Video - Politics/Society
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Watch a New Animation of Richard Feynman’s Ode to the Wonder of Life, with Music by Yo-Yo Ma,
02 May 2022 in Animation&Music&Nature&Physics
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Watch Sir Ian McKellen’s 1979 Master Class on Macbeth’s Final Monologue,
29 Apr 2022 in English Language&Literature&Theatre&Video - Arts & Culture&Writing
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The History of Birth Control: From Alligator Dung to The Pill,
25 Apr 2022 in Gender&Health&History&Politics&Religion
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Explore a Big Archive of Vintage Early Comics: 1700-1929,
22 Apr 2022 in Archives&Art&Comics/Cartoons&History
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Draw Along with Beloved Cartoonist & Educator Lynda Barry: Free Drawing Exercises Online,
19 Apr 2022 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&How to Learn for Free&K-12
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Ergonomics Experts Explain How to Set Up Your Desk,
15 Apr 2022 in Biology&Design&Life
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The Rembrandt Book Bracelet: Behold a Functional Bracelet Featuring 1400 Rembrandt Drawings,
08 Apr 2022 in Art&Creativity&Design&Fashion&Museums
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How to Wear a Toga the Official Ancient Roman Way,
04 Apr 2022 in Fashion&History
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The Depths of Wikipedia: Enjoy a Compendium of the Online Encyclopedia’s Most Bizarre Pages,
04 Apr 2022 in Comedy&Education&Random&Web/Tech
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Home Movies of Frida Kahlo (and a Side Order of Romantic Entanglements),
01 Apr 2022 in Art&Film&History&Life
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Explore MoMA’s Collection of Modern & Contemporary Art Every Time You Open a New Browser Tab,
28 Mar 2022 in Art&Creativity&Google&Technology
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Japanese Researcher Sleeps in the Same Location as Her Cat for 24 Consecutive Nights!,
25 Mar 2022 in Biology&Data&Design&Life
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Meet Anita Berber, the Cabaret Star Who Scandalized Weimar-Era Berlin,
18 Mar 2022 in Dance&Film&Gender&History
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How to Give Yourself a 3000-Year-Old Hairstyle Using Iron Age Tools,
14 Mar 2022 in Fashion&History&Life&Video - Arts & Culture
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Heart’s Nancy Wilson Teaches You How to Play the Notoriously Difficult Opening to “Crazy On You”,
11 Mar 2022 in History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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Watch a Very Nervous, 23-Year-Old David Byrne and Talking Heads Performing Live in NYC (1976),
07 Mar 2022 in History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
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Free Coloring Books from The Public Domain Review: Download & Color Works by Hokusai, Albrecht Dürer, Harry Clarke, Aubrey Beardsley & More,
04 Mar 2022 in Art&Books&Creativity&History
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Dick Van Dyke Still Dancing at 96!,
01 Mar 2022 in Dance&Film&Life&Television
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Free Coloring Books from 101 World-Class Libraries & Museums: Download and Color Hundreds of Free Images,
28 Feb 2022 in Coloring Books
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When Eartha Kitt Spoke Truth to Power at a 1968 White House Luncheon,
22 Feb 2022 in History&Politics&Television
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How to Actually Cook Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Recipes: Crayfish, Prawns, and Spitted Eggs,
18 Feb 2022 in Art&Creativity&Food & Drink
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Organized Chaos!: Watch 33 Videos Showing How Saturday Night Live Gets Made Each Week,
16 Feb 2022 in Comedy&Design&Photography&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
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Google App Uses Machine Learning to Discover Your Pet’s Look Alike in 10,000 Classic Works of Art,
15 Feb 2022 in Art&Data&K-12&Museums&Photography
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Tate Kids Presents Introductions to Art Movements: Cubism, Impressionism, Surrealism & More,
08 Feb 2022 in Animation&Art&K-12&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
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Space Sex is Serious Business: A Hilarious Short Animation Addresses Serious Questions About Human Reproduction in Space,
07 Feb 2022 in Biology&Physics&Science
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An Opera Singer & Cabaret Artist Record an Astonishing Version of David Bowie & Queen’s “Under Pressure”,
31 Jan 2022 in Music&Opera
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Great Art Cities: Visit the Fascinating, Lesser-Known Museums of London & Paris,
28 Jan 2022 in Art&History&Travel
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Watch a Joyful Video Where 52 Renowned Choreographers Link Together to Create a Dance Chain Letter,
26 Jan 2022 in Dance&Film
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A New Album of Goth-Folk Songs Inspired by the Life of Marie Curie,
21 Jan 2022 in Animation&Chemistry&History&Life&Music&Science
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Discover Khipu, the Ancient Incan Record & Writing System Made Entirely of Knots,
17 Jan 2022 in Design&History&Language&Life&Museums
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The Origins of the Word “Gaslighting”: Scenes from the 1944 Film Gaslight,
14 Jan 2022 in Film&Psychology
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Charles and Ray Eames’ Powers of Ten Updated to Reflect Our Modern Understanding of the Universe,
10 Jan 2022 in Astronomy&Film&Science
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How Did the Mona Lisa Become the World’s Most Famous Painting?: It’s Not What You Think,
07 Jan 2022 in Animation&Art&Education&History
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Harper Lee Gives Advice to Young Writers in One of Her Only Interviews Captured on Audio (1964),
03 Jan 2022 in Books&K-12&Literature&Radio&Writing
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How Fashionable Dutch Women (Like the Girl with a Pearl Earring) Got Dressed in 1665,
31 Dec 2021 in Art&Fashion&History&Life
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Doreen Ketchens’ Astonishing Rendition of “The House of the Rising Sun”: A World-Class Clarinetist Busks on the Streets of New Orleans,
27 Dec 2021 in Education&Jazz&Music
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When Maurice Sendak Created a Dark Nutcracker Ballet,
24 Dec 2021 in Books&Dance&Design&K-12
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Watch Awesome Human Choreography That Reproduces the Murmurations of Starling Flocks,
24 Dec 2021 in Dance&Nature&Sports
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An Oscar-Winning Animation of Charles Dickens’ Classic Tale, A Christmas Carol (1971),
20 Dec 2021 in Animation&K-12&Literature
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18 Male Leonard Cohen Fans Over the Age of 65 Star in an Oddly Moving A Cappella Version of “I’m Your Man”,
14 Dec 2021 in Art&Creativity&Life&Music
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Watch 11-Year-Old Billy Preston Duet with Nat King Cole: A Star is Born (1957),
13 Dec 2021 in Music&Television&Video - Arts & Culture