About: cjmarshall
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Posts by cjmarshall:
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Revisit One of the Most Polarizing Albums in Rock History: Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, Which Came Out 50 Years Ago,
18 Jul 2025 in Music
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How Jackie Chan Filmed the Best Fight Scene in Cinema History,
17 Jul 2025 in Film
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The Story Told on the Famous Bayeux Tapestry Explained from Start to Finish,
16 Jul 2025 in Art&History
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The Entire History of English in 22 Minutes,
15 Jul 2025 in History&Language
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How the Ancient Greeks Built Their Magnificent Temples: The Art of Ancient Engineering,
14 Jul 2025 in Architecture&History
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The World’s Oldest Cookbook: Discover 4,000-Year-Old Recipes from Ancient Babylon,
11 Jul 2025 in Food & Drink&History
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Tomorrow Never Knows: How The Beatles Invented the Future With Studio Magic, Tape Loops & LSD,
10 Jul 2025 in History&Music&Technology
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The Invisible Horror of The Shining: How Music Makes Stanley Kubrick’s Iconic Film Even More Terrifying,
09 Jul 2025 in Film
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Paradise Lost Explained: How John Milton Wrote His Epic Religious Poem from Satan’s Perspective,
08 Jul 2025 in Literature&Poetry&Religion
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J. R. R. Tolkien Reads from The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings & Other Works,
07 Jul 2025 in Literature
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The Genius Urban Design of Amsterdam: Canals, Dams & Leaning Houses,
07 Jul 2025 in Architecture&History
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How Four Masters—Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio & Bernini—Sculpted David,
04 Jul 2025 in Art&History
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Discover the Only Painting Van Gogh Ever Sold During His Lifetime,
02 Jul 2025 in Art&History
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How 16th-Century Artist Joris Hoefnagel Made Insects Beautiful—and Changed Science Forever,
02 Jul 2025 in Art&History&Nature
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A Visualization of the History of Technology: 1,889 Innovations Across Three Million Years,
30 Jun 2025 in History&Technology
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Listen to Never-Before-Heard Works by Erik Satie, Performed 100 Years After His Death,
29 Jun 2025 in Music
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Watch the Very First YouTube Video, a Defining Moment in Internet History,
26 Jun 2025 in Current Affairs&Video - Arts & Culture
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Why Bob Dylan’s Unreleased “Blind Willie McTell” Is Now Considered a Masterpiece,
25 Jun 2025 in History&Music
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How Scientists Recreated Ancient Egypt’s Long-Lost Pigment, “Egyptian Blue”,
24 Jun 2025 in Art&History&Science
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How Art Conservators Restore Old Paintings & Revive Their Original Colors,
23 Jun 2025 in Art
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When the Dutch Tried to Live in Concrete Spheres: An Introduction to the Bolwoningen in the Netherlands,
20 Jun 2025 in Architecture&History
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Hear the Letter of Gratitude That Albert Camus Wrote to His Teacher After Winning the Nobel Prize, as Read by Footballer Ian Wright,
19 Jun 2025 in History&Letters&Literature
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Watch Bob Dylan Play “Mr. Tambourine Man” in Color at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival,
18 Jun 2025 in History&Music
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A Grad Student Asks Carl Sagan If He Believes in God (1994),
17 Jun 2025 in Religion&Science
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How Jackson Pollock Redefined Modern Art: An Introduction,
16 Jun 2025 in Art
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The Genius of Brian Wilson (RIP) and How He Turned “Good Vibrations” Into the Beach Boys’ Pocket Symphony,
13 Jun 2025 in Music
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An Architectural Tour of Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconic Desert Home and Studio,
12 Jun 2025 in Architecture
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Every Wes Anderson Movie, Explained by Wes Anderson,
11 Jun 2025 in Film
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How the BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen Became the Most Successful Product in History,
10 Jun 2025 in History&Technology&Writing
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The Dylatov Pass Incident: Has One of the Biggest Soviet Mysteries Been Solved?,
09 Jun 2025 in History
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An Introduction to George Orwell’s 1984 and How Power Manufactures Truth,
06 Jun 2025 in Books&History&Literature&Politics
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When the State Department Used Dizzy Gillespie and Jazz to Fight the Cold War (1956),
05 Jun 2025 in History&Music&Politics
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The 100 Greatest Paintings of All Time: From Botticelli and Bosch to Bacon and Basquiat,
04 Jun 2025 in Art&History
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How John Lennon Wrote the Beatles’ Best Song, “A Day in the Life”,
03 Jun 2025 in Music
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Wim Wenders’ New Short Film Reminds Europe of the Lessons of World War II,
02 Jun 2025 in Film&History
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Harvard Lets You Take 133 Free Online Courses: Explore Courses on Justice, American Government, Literature, Religion, CompSci & More,
30 May 2025 in Education&Harvard&Online Courses
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Will Machines Ever Truly Think? Richard Feynman Contemplates the Future of Artificial Intelligence (1985),
29 May 2025 in Artificial Intelligence&Technology
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Ridley Scott’s Cinematic TV Commercials: An 80-Minute Compilation Spanning 1968–2023,
28 May 2025 in Film&Television
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The World’s Oldest Homework: A Look at Babylonian Math Homework from 4,000 Years Ago,
27 May 2025 in Education&History&Math
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How Bob Dylan Kept Reinventing His Songwriting Process, Breathing New Life Into His Music,
26 May 2025 in Music
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A 3D Model Reveals What the Parthenon and Its Interior Looked Like 2,500 Years Ago,
23 May 2025 in Architecture&History&Religion
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The “Dark Relics” of Christianity: Preserved Skulls, Blood & Other Grim Artifacts,
22 May 2025 in History&Religion
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How Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd & Jethro Tull Financed the Making Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
21 May 2025 in Film&History
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How the First Rock Concert Ended in Mayhem (Cleveland, 1952),
20 May 2025 in History&Music
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Watch Pablo Picasso’s Creative Process Unfold in Real-Time: Rare Footage Shows Him Creating Drawings of Faces, Bulls & Chickens,
19 May 2025 in Art&Film
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How Steven Soderbergh Directs a Scene & Makes It Great,
19 May 2025 in Film
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The PhD Theses of Richard Feynman, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein & Others, Explained with Illustrations,
15 May 2025 in Science
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How Civilizations Built on Top of Each Other: Discover What Lies Beneath Rome, Troy & Other Cities,
14 May 2025 in History
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How Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture Evolved Over 70 Years and Changed America,
13 May 2025 in Architecture&History
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How Our Depiction of Jesus Changed Over 2,000 Years and What He May Have Actually Looked Like,
12 May 2025 in History&Religion
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How a Student’s Phone Call Averted a Skyscraper Collapse: The Tale of the Citicorp Center,
09 May 2025 in Architecture&History
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How Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton & Harold Lloyd Pulled Off Their Spectacular Stunts During Silent Film’s Golden Age,
08 May 2025 in Film&History
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Take a 3D Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel & Explore Michelangelo’s Masterpieces Up Close,
07 May 2025 in Art&History&Religion
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A Japanese Zen Monk Explains What Zen Is Really About,
06 May 2025 in Life&Religion
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See Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring in 3D in a New 108-Gigapixel Scan,
05 May 2025 in Art&History
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Was William Shakespeare’s Marriage Closer—and Less Estranged—Than We Thought?: A 17th-Century Letter Changes What We Know About the Bard’s Life.,
02 May 2025 in History&Literature
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Stream Online Monty Python and the Holy Grail Free on Its 50th Anniversary,
01 May 2025 in Comedy&Film
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The Heavy-Metal Band Disturbed Covered Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” Ten Years Ago, and It’s Still Topping the Charts,
30 Apr 2025 in Music
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The Simple, Ingenious Design of the Ancient Roman Javelin: How the Romans Engineered a Remarkably Effective Weapon,
29 Apr 2025 in History
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The Greatest Art Heist in History: How the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre (1911),
28 Apr 2025 in Art&History
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A Meditative Tour of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architectural Masterpiece,
25 Apr 2025 in Architecture&History
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Miles Davis’ Album On the Corner Tried to Woo Young Rock & Funk Fans: First Considered a Disaster, It’s Now Hailed as a Masterpiece,
24 Apr 2025 in Music
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The Roman Colosseum Deconstructed: 3D Animation Reveals the Hidden Technology That Powered Rome’s Great Arena,
23 Apr 2025 in Architecture&History
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How Zaha Hadid Revolutionized Architecture & Drew Inspiration from Russian Avant-Garde Art,
22 Apr 2025 in Architecture&Art
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The Extreme Life and Philosophy of Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo Journalism and the American Condition,
21 Apr 2025 in Books&Writing
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The Real Story of Easter: How We Got from the First Easter in the Bible to Bunnies, Eggs & Chocolate,
18 Apr 2025 in Religion
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How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome: A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals an Ancient Tax Evasion Scheme,
17 Apr 2025 in History&Law
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A Forgotten 16th-Century Manuscript Reveals the First Designs for Modern Rockets,
16 Apr 2025 in History&Science&Technology
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The Ark Before Noah: Discover the Ancient Flood Myths That Came Before the Bible,
15 Apr 2025 in History&Religion
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What the World Will Look Like in 250 Million Years: Mapping the Distant Future,
14 Apr 2025 in Science
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How Chinese Characters Work: The Evolution of a Three-Millennia-Old Writing System,
11 Apr 2025 in History&Language&Writing
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What Is Kafkaesque?: The Philosophy of Franz Kafka,
10 Apr 2025 in Literature
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The Medieval Manuscript That Features “Yoda”, Killer Snails, Savage Rabbits & More: Discover The Smithfield Decretals,
09 Apr 2025 in Art&Books&History
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Isaac Asimov Describes How Artificial Intelligence Will Liberate Humans & Their Creativity: Watch His Last Major Interview (1992),
08 Apr 2025 in Artificial Intelligence&Technology
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Dante’s Inferno: A Visitor’s Guide to Hell,
07 Apr 2025 in Literature
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How Italy Became the Most Divided Country in Europe: Understanding the Great Divide Between North & South,
04 Apr 2025 in Economics&History&Politics
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Why the Romans Stopped Reading Books,
03 Apr 2025 in Books&History
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The 1927 Film Metropolis Created a Dystopian Vision of What the World Would Look Like in 2026–and It Hits Close to Home,
02 Apr 2025 in Film&History
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The Only Illustrated Manuscript of Homer’s Iliad from Antiquity,
01 Apr 2025 in Books&History&Poetry
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Did the Tower of Babel Actually Exist?: A Look at the Archaeological Evidence,
31 Mar 2025 in Architecture&History
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This Is What a Nuclear Strike Would Feel Like: A Precise Simulation,
28 Mar 2025 in Current Affairs&Science&Technology
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The Best Photographer You’ve Never Heard Of: An Introduction to Tseng Kwong Chi,
27 Mar 2025 in History&Photography
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When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942),
26 Mar 2025 in History&Politics
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When The Twilight Zone Imagined Fascism in America in a 1963 Episode Starring Dennis Hopper,
25 Mar 2025 in History&Television
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Every Hidden Detail of New York’s Classic Skyscrapers: The Chrysler, Empire State & Woolworth Buildings,
24 Mar 2025 in Architecture&History
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The Most Iconic Electronic Music Sample of Every Year (1990–2024),
21 Mar 2025 in Music
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Why There Isn’t a Bridge from Italy to Sicily – And Why the 2,000-Year-Old Dream of Building the Bridge May Soon Be Realized,
20 Mar 2025 in Architecture
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An Introduction to The Garden of Earthly Delights & Hieronymus Bosch’s Wildly Creative Vision,
19 Mar 2025 in Art&History
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Watch Alfred Hitchcock’s Groundbreaking, Six-Minute Trailer for Psycho (1960),
18 Mar 2025 in Film
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A Tour of Ancient Rome’s Best Graffiti: “We Have Urinated in Our Beds … There Was No Chamber Pot” & More,
17 Mar 2025 in History&Writing
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The Ancient Greeks Who Converted to Buddhism,
14 Mar 2025 in History&Religion
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Watch the Only Time Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton Performed Together On-Screen (1952),
13 Mar 2025 in Film&History
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Bob Dylan Explains Why Music Has Been Getting Worse,
12 Mar 2025 in Music
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When Charlie Chaplin First Spoke Onscreen: How His Famous Great Dictator Speech Came About,
11 Mar 2025 in Film&History
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Watch “The Birth of the Robot,” Len Lye’s Surreal 1935 Stop-Motion Animation,
10 Mar 2025 in Animation
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A Tour of the Final Home Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright: The Circular Sun House,
07 Mar 2025 in Architecture
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The Classic 1972 Concert Film Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Gets Restored & Will Soon Hit IMAX Theaters,
06 Mar 2025 in Film&Music
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How Stephen King Predicted the Rise of Trump in a 1979 Novel,
05 Mar 2025 in Books&Politics
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How the Nazis Waged War on Modern Art: Inside the “Degenerate Art” Exhibition of 1937,
04 Mar 2025 in Art&History
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Where The Simpsons Began: Discover the Original Shorts That Appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1989),
03 Mar 2025 in Animation&Comedy&Television
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The Experimental Movement That Created The Beatles’ Weirdest Song, “Revolution 9”,
28 Feb 2025 in Music
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Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and 1,000 Musicians Protest AI with a New Silent Album,
27 Feb 2025 in Artificial Intelligence&Current Affairs&Music
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What Makes Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas One of the Most Fascinating Paintings in Art History,
26 Feb 2025 in Art&History
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The 48 Laws of Power Explained in 30 Minutes: “Never Outshine the Master,” “Re-Create Yourself,” and More,
25 Feb 2025 in Books&Politics
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists the Best and Worst Sci-Fi Movies: The Blob, Back to the Future, 2001: A Space Odyssey & More,
24 Feb 2025 in Film&Sci Fi
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How Do You Use AI in Your Daily Life? Share the Applications That Have Made a Big Difference,
21 Feb 2025 in Artificial Intelligence
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The Architectural History of the Louvre: 800 Years in Three Minutes,
20 Feb 2025 in Architecture&History
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Hear the Jazz-Funk Musical Adaptation of Dune by David Matthews (1977),
19 Feb 2025 in Music&Sci Fi
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Why Are the Names of British Towns & Cities So Hard to Pronounce?: A Humorous But Informative Primer,
18 Feb 2025 in History&Language&Travel
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Brian Eno Explores What Art Does in a New Book Co-Written with Artist Bette A,
17 Feb 2025 in Art&Books
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Meet Jesse Welles, the Folk Singer Who Turns News into Folk Music, Writing Songs on Elections, Plane Crashes, Ozempic & More,
14 Feb 2025 in Current Affairs&Music
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How the Fairlight CMI Synthesizer Revolutionized Music,
13 Feb 2025 in History&Music&Technology
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What It Was Like to Get a Meal at a Medieval Tavern,
12 Feb 2025 in Food & Drink&History
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Tracing English Back to Its Oldest Known Ancestor: An Introduction to Proto-Indo-European,
11 Feb 2025 in History&Language
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Who Was the Greatest Scientific Mind in History,
10 Feb 2025 in History&Science
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Warner Bros. Lets You Watch 31 Films Free Online: David Byrne’s True Stories, Christopher Guest’s Waiting for Guffman, Michel Gondry’s The Science of Sleep & More,
07 Feb 2025 in Film
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See Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Visualized in Colorfully Animated Scores,
06 Feb 2025 in Animation&Music
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How Japanese Masters Turn Sand Into Swords: The Art of Traditional Sword Making from Start to Finish,
05 Feb 2025 in History&Science
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How Wearing Ridiculously Long Pointed Shoes Became a Medieval Fashion Trend,
04 Feb 2025 in Fashion&History
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Has SpaceX Done Anything NASA Hasn’t? Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains His “Feud” with Elon Musk,
03 Feb 2025 in Science&Technology
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The Nature of Human Stupidity Explained by The 48 Laws of Power Author Robert Greene,
31 Jan 2025 in Psychology
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How Robert Frost Wrote One of His Most Famous Poems, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”,
30 Jan 2025 in Poetry
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How Frank Lloyd Wright Became Frank Lloyd Wright: A Video Introduction,
29 Jan 2025 in Architecture&History
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When Neapolitans Used to Eat Pasta with Their Bare Hands: Watch Footage from 1903,
28 Jan 2025 in Food & Drink&History
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How Erik Satie’s ‘Furniture Music’ Was Designed to Be Ignored and Paved the Way for Ambient Music,
27 Jan 2025 in History&Music
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Where Do You Put the Camera? Every Frame a Painting Presents Insights from Famous Directors,
24 Jan 2025 in Film
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Revisit Pop-Up Video: The VH1 Series That Reinvented Music Videos & Pop Culture,
23 Jan 2025 in Music&Television
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Watch 950 Weather Reports Presented by David Lynch, Straight from His Los Angeles Home,
22 Jan 2025 in Film&YouTube
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The Story of How Quentin Tarantino Became a Filmmaker and Created Pulp Fiction, as Told by Quentin Tarantino,
21 Jan 2025 in Film
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Why David Lynch’s Dune Went Wrong: A Comparison with Denis Villeneuve’s Hit Adaptation,
20 Jan 2025 in Film&Sci Fi
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The Wide-Ranging Creative Genius of David Lynch (RIP): Discover His Films, Music Videos, Cartoons, Commercials, Paintings, Photography & More,
16 Jan 2025 in Art&Film
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Watch Design for Disaster, a 1962 Film That Shows Why Los Angeles Is Always at Risk of Devastating Fires,
16 Jan 2025 in Current Affairs&History
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Watch Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting from Start to Finish: Every Episode from 31 Seasons in Chronological Order,
15 Jan 2025 in Art&Television
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Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation (1911–1914),
14 Jan 2025 in Animation&Film&History
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Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic Comedy Show,
13 Jan 2025 in Comedy&History&Television
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In 1894, A French Writer Predicted the End of Books & the Rise of Portable Audiobooks and Podcasts,
10 Jan 2025 in Books&History&Technology
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Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images,
09 Jan 2025 in Archives&History
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Compare the “It Ain’t Me Babe” Scene from A Complete Unknown to the Real Bob Dylan & Joan Baez Performance at the Newport Folk Festival,
08 Jan 2025 in Film&History&Music
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Why the Tavern Scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Is a Master Class in Filmmaking,
07 Jan 2025 in Film
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The Skeleton Dance, Voted the 18th Best Cartoon of All Time, Is Now in the Public Domain (1929),
06 Jan 2025 in Animation&History