About: cjmarshall
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Posts by cjmarshall:
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Stephen Fry Explains Why Artificial Intelligence Has a “70% Risk of Killing Us All”,
26 Jul 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Technology
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Watch the 1896 Film The Pistol Duel, a Startling Re-Creation of the Last Days of Pistol Dueling in Mexico,
25 Jul 2024 in Film&History
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Sex and Alcohol in Medieval Times: A Look into the Pleasures of the Middle Ages,
24 Jul 2024 in Food & Drink&History
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Meet Madame Inès Decourcelle, One of the Very First Female Taxi Drivers in Paris (Circa 1908),
23 Jul 2024 in History
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The Page That Changed Comics Forever: Discover the Innovative 1950s Comic Book That Almost Went Unpublished,
22 Jul 2024 in Art&Comics/Cartoons
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When Slavoj Žižek and Jordan Peterson Debated Capitalism Versus Marxism,
22 Jul 2024 in Philosophy&Politics
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Behold James Sowerby’s Strikingly Illustrated New Elucidation of Colours (1809),
18 Jul 2024 in Art&Books
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The “Nonsense” Botanical Illustrations of Victorian Artist-Poet Edward Lear (1871–77),
18 Jul 2024 in Art&Biology&Comedy
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How Rome Began: The History As Told by Ancient Historians,
17 Jul 2024 in History
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Eno: The New “Generative Documentary” on Brian Eno That’s Never the Same Movie Twice,
15 Jul 2024 in Art&Film&Music&Technology
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How Choose Your Own Adventure Books Became Beloved Among Generations of Readers,
15 Jul 2024 in Books&Games
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You Can Buy Historic Italian Houses for €1 — But What’s the Catch?,
12 Jul 2024 in Architecture&Business&Travel
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Watch Hardware Wars, the Original Star Wars Parody, in HD (1978),
11 Jul 2024 in Comedy&Film
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Behold Gustave Doré’s Dramatic Illustrations of the Bible (1866),
09 Jul 2024 in Art&Books&Religion
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The Internet Archive Rescues MTV News’ Web Site, Making 460,000+ of Its Pages Searchable Again,
08 Jul 2024 in Internet Archive&Media&Music
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2000-Year-Old Bottle of White Wine Found in a Roman Burial Site,
05 Jul 2024 in Food & Drink&History
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Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa Now Appears on Japanese Banknotes,
04 Jul 2024 in Art&Current Affairs&Economics
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How a Steady Supply of Coffee Helped the Union Win the U.S. Civil War,
03 Jul 2024 in Food & Drink&History
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The Story of Lee Miller: From the Cover of Vogue to Hitler’s Bathtub,
02 Jul 2024 in History&Photography
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Martin Mull (RIP) Satirically Interviews a Young Tom Waits on Fernwood 2 Night (1977),
01 Jul 2024 in Music&Television
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A Close Look at Beowulf-Era Helmets & Swords, Courtesy of the British Museum,
28 Jun 2024 in History
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Thousands of Pablo Picasso’s Works Now Available in a New Digital Archive,
27 Jun 2024 in Art&Museums&Online Courses
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Watch a Japanese Artisan Hand-Craft a Cello in 6 Months,
26 Jun 2024 in Music
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How the 18th-Century French Media Stoked a Werewolf Panic,
25 Jun 2024 in Art&History
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How Sci-Fi Writers Isaac Asimov & Robert Heinlein Contributed to the War Effort During World War II,
24 Jun 2024 in History&Sci Fi&Science
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World Religions Explained with Useful Charts: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity & More,
21 Jun 2024 in Religion
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How the Ancient Greeks & Romans Made Beautiful Purple Dye from Snail Glands,
20 Jun 2024 in History
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The Amazing Engineering of Roman Baths,
19 Jun 2024 in Architecture&History&Technology
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The Evolution of Hokusai’s Great Wave: A Study of 113 Known Copies of the Iconic Woodblock Print,
18 Jun 2024 in Art&History
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16th-Century Japanese Historians Describe the Oddness of Meeting the First Europeans They Ever Saw,
17 Jun 2024 in History&Religion
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What’s Under London? Discover London’s Forbidden Underworld,
14 Jun 2024 in Architecture&History&Technology
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Roger Federer’s Dartmouth Commencement Address: “Effortless Is a Myth” & Other Life Lessons from Tennis,
13 Jun 2024 in Graduation Speech&Sports
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Harvard Removes the Human Skin Binding from a Book in Its Collection Since 1934,
12 Jun 2024 in Books&Harvard&History&Libraries
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How the 13th-Century Sufi Poet Rumi Became One of the World’s Most Popular Writers,
12 Jun 2024 in History&Poetry&Religion
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The Romans Stashed Hallucinogenic Seeds in a Vial Made From an Animal Bone,
10 Jun 2024 in History
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How Las Vegas’ Sphere Actually Works: A Looks Inside the New $2.3 Billion Arena,
10 Jun 2024 in Music&Technology
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Is Reality Real?: 8 Scientists Explain Whether We Can Ever Know What Objectively Exists,
06 Jun 2024 in Neuroscience
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Patti Smith Reads Her Final Letter to Robert Mapplethorpe, Calling Him “the Most Beautiful Work of All”,
05 Jun 2024 in Art&Music&Photography
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The Radical Artistic & Philosophical World of William Blake: A Short Introduction,
04 Jun 2024 in Art&History
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Stephen King Names His Five Favorite Works by Stephen King,
03 Jun 2024 in Books&Television
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When a Drunken Charles Bukowski Walked Off the Prestigious French Talk Show Apostrophes (1978),
03 Jun 2024 in Literature&Television
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How Well Does Medieval Armor Actually Stand Up to Medieval Arrows?: A Historical Re-Creation Lets You See,
30 May 2024 in History
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When the CIA Studied Psychic Techniques to Alter Human Consciousness & Unlock Time Travel: Discover “The Gateway Process”,
29 May 2024 in History&Psychology
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Ancient Greek Armor Gets Tested in an 11-Hour Battle Simulation Inspired by the Iliad,
28 May 2024 in History
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Watch Philosophy Lectures That Became a Hit During COVID by Professor Michael Sugrue (RIP): From Plato and Marcus Aurelius to Critical Theory,
27 May 2024 in History&Philosophy
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A 6‑Step Guide to Zen Buddhism, Presented by Psychiatrist-Zen Master Robert Waldinger,
24 May 2024 in Psychology&Religion
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Fritz Lang First Depicted Artificial Intelligence on Film in Metropolis (1927), and It Frightened People Even Then,
23 May 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Film&Technology
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Monty Python’s Michael Palin Presents His Favorite Painting, J. M. W. Turner’s Rain, Steam and Speed,
22 May 2024 in Art&History
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Why Medieval Bologna Was Full of Tall Towers, and What Happened to Them,
21 May 2024 in Architecture&History
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Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future of Online Education in 1988–and It’s Now Coming True in the Age of AI & Smartphones,
20 May 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Education&Technology
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RIP David Sanborn: See Him Play Alongside Miles Davis, Randy Newman, Sun Ra, Leonard Cohen and Others on His TV Show Night Music,
17 May 2024 in Music&Television
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A Playlist of the 3,300 Best Films & Documentaries on Youtube, Including Works by Hitchcock, Kubrick, Errol Morris & Other Auteurs,
16 May 2024 in Film&YouTube
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Wes Anderson Directs & Stars in an Ad Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Montblanc’s Signature Pen,
15 May 2024 in Business&Film
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Hannah Arendt Explains How Totalitarian Regimes Arise–and How We Can Prevent Them,
14 May 2024 in History&Philosophy&Politics
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George Orwell’s Political Views, Explained in His Own Words,
14 May 2024 in History&Literature&Politics
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A New Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA Reveals That Lead Poisoning Could Have Caused His Deafness,
13 May 2024 in History&Music
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Aldous Huxley Explains How Man Became “the Victim of His Own Technology” (1961),
10 May 2024 in History&Literature&Technology&Television
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Watch Animations Showing How Humans Migrated Across the World Over the Past 60,000 Years,
08 May 2024 in History
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Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection,
07 May 2024 in Archives&History&Maps
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What Is Religion Actually For?: Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury Weigh In,
06 May 2024 in Literature&Religion&Sci Fi
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High-Tech Analysis of Ancient Scroll Reveals Plato’s Burial Site and Final Hours,
03 May 2024 in History&Philosophy&Technology
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RIP Paul Auster: Hear the Master of the Postmodern Page-Turner Discuss How He Became a Writer,
02 May 2024 in Books&Literature&Writing
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A 5‑Hour Journey Through North Korean Entertainment: Propaganda Films, Kids’ Cartoons, Sketch Comedy & More,
01 May 2024 in Film&History
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André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto Turns 100 This Year,
30 Apr 2024 in Art&History
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How Édouard Manet Became “the Father of Impressionism” with the Scandalous Panting, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863),
29 Apr 2024 in Art&History
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What Would Happen If a Nuclear Bomb Hit a Major City Today: A Visualization of the Destruction,
26 Apr 2024 in Politics&Technology
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Inside the Beautiful Home Frank Lloyd Wright Designed for His Son (1952),
25 Apr 2024 in Architecture
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Steven Spielberg Calls Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange “the First Punk Rock Movie Ever Made”,
24 Apr 2024 in Film
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A Guided Tour of the Largest Handmade Model of Imperial Rome: Discover the 20x20 Meter Model Created During the 1930s,
23 Apr 2024 in Architecture&History
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Humans First Started Enjoying Cannabis in China Circa 2800 BC,
22 Apr 2024 in Biology&History
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Discover the Singing Nuns Who Have Turned Medieval Latin Hymns into Modern Hits,
19 Apr 2024 in Music&Religion
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Beautifully-Preserved Frescoes with Figures from the Trojan War Discovered in a Lavish Pompeii Home,
18 Apr 2024 in Architecture&History
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An Archive of Vividly Illustrated Japanese Schoolbooks, from the 1800s to World War II,
17 Apr 2024 in Books&History
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How the Berlin Wall Worked: The Engineering & Structural Design of the Wall That Formidably Divided East & West,
16 Apr 2024 in Architecture&History&Politics
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How the Year 2440 Was Imagined in a 1771 French Sci-Fi Novel,
15 Apr 2024 in Books&History&Literature&Sci Fi
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Why the Short-Lived Calvin and Hobbes Is Still One of the Most Beloved & Influential Comic Strips,
15 Apr 2024 in Art&Comics/Cartoons
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Studio Ghibli Lets You Download Free Images from Hayao Miyazaki’s “Final” Film, The Boy and the Heron,
11 Apr 2024 in Animation&Film
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Ernest Hemingway’s Advice to Aspiring, Young Writers (1935),
10 Apr 2024 in Literature&Writing
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How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in 1937: The Innovative Technology of a Century Ago,
09 Apr 2024 in History&Media&Photography&Technology
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When a Medieval Monk Crowdsourced the Most Accurate Map of the World, Creating “the Google Earth of the 1450s”,
08 Apr 2024 in History&Maps
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17 Minutes of Charles Schulz Drawing Peanuts,
05 Apr 2024 in Art&Comics/Cartoons
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How to Rewire Your Brain in 6 Weeks: A BBC Reporter Explores How Everyday Life Changes Can Alter Our Brains,
04 Apr 2024 in Neuroscience&Psychology
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David Lynch Explains Why Depression Is the Enemy of Creativity–and Why Meditation Is the Solution,
03 Apr 2024 in Creativity&Psychology
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Download 9,200+ Free Films from the Prelinger Archives: Documentaries, Cartoons & More,
02 Apr 2024 in Archives&Film&History
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Is America Declining Like Ancient Rome?,
02 Apr 2024 in History
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Learn the Korean Language with Hundreds of Episodes of Let’s Speak Korean Free Online,
01 Apr 2024 in Language Lessons
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The Song From the 1500’s That Blows Rick Beato Away: An Introduction to John Dowland’s Entrancing Music,
28 Mar 2024 in History&Music
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Hear the Evolution of Mozart’s Music, Composed from Ages 5 to 35,
27 Mar 2024 in History&Music
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The Oldest Known Photographs of India (1863–1870),
26 Mar 2024 in Architecture&History&Photography
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The Evolution of Animation, 1833–2017: From the Phenakistiscope to Pixar,
25 Mar 2024 in Animation&History
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The Cult of the Criterion Collection: The Company Dedicated to Gathering & Distributing the Greatest Films from Around the World,
25 Mar 2024 in Film
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Laurence Fishburne Reads a Former Slave’s Incredible Letter to His Old Master (1865),
21 Mar 2024 in History&Letters
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180,000 Years of Religion Charted on a “Histomap” in 1943,
20 Mar 2024 in Design&History&Religion
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When Frank Lloyd Wright Designed a Plan to Turn Ellis Island Into a Futuristic Jules Verne-Esque City (1959),
19 Mar 2024 in Architecture&History
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An Architectural Tour of Sagrada FamĂlia, Antoni GaudĂ’s Audacious Church That’s Been Under Construction for 142 Years,
18 Mar 2024 in Architecture&History&Religion
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An Introduction to the Astrolabe, the Medieval Smartphone,
15 Mar 2024 in History&Technology
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The Book of Colour Concepts: A New 800-Page Celebration of Color Theory, Including Works by Newton, Goethe, and Hilma af Klint,
14 Mar 2024 in Art&Books&History
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The 15 Greatest Documentaries of All Time: Explore Films by Werner Herzog, Errol Morris & More,
13 Mar 2024 in Film
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Final Painting: Discover Tree Roots, the Last Creative Act of the Dutch Painter (1890),
12 Mar 2024 in Art
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When François Truffaut Made a Film Adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (1966),
11 Mar 2024 in Film&Literature
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The Getty Makes Nearly 88,000 Art Images Free to Use However You Like,
08 Mar 2024 in Archives&Museums
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How Humanity Got Hooked on Coffee: An Animated History,
07 Mar 2024 in Food & Drink&History
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Frank Herbert Explains the Origins of Dune (1969),
06 Mar 2024 in Books&Literature&Sci Fi
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Hear Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Performed in Classical Latin,
05 Mar 2024 in Language&Music
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The Most Beautiful Shots in Cinema History: Scenes from 100+ Films,
04 Mar 2024 in Film
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How Jane Austen Changed Fiction Forever,
01 Mar 2024 in Books&Literature&Writing
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Watch the Film That Invented Cinema: Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory in Lyon (1895),
29 Feb 2024 in Film&History
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The Armored-Knight “Robot” Designed by Leonardo da Vinci (circa 1495),
28 Feb 2024 in History&Technology
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The Life & Work of Richard Feynman Explored in a Three-Part Freakonomics Radio Miniseries,
27 Feb 2024 in Physics&Science
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A Preview of Sora, the New OpenAI Tool That Creates Remarkable AI-Generated Videos,
26 Feb 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Film&Technology
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A Walking Tour of Los Angeles Architecture: From Art Deco to California Bungalow,
26 Feb 2024 in Architecture
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Discover the World’s Oldest University, Which Opened in 427 CE, Housed 9 Million Manuscripts, and Then Educated Students for 800 Years,
22 Feb 2024 in Education&History&Religion
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Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future in 1982: Computers Will Be “at the Center of Everything;” Robots Will Take Human Jobs,
21 Feb 2024 in History&Technology&Television
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Scenes from Life in Paris During the 1920s, Colorized and Restored: Cafés, Notre Dame, Street Life & More,
20 Feb 2024 in Film&History
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Watch a 1915 Film Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland Enhanced in 4K, with Costumes Based on Original Illustrations by Sir John Tenniel,
20 Feb 2024 in Film&Literature
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Architect Breaks Down the Design Of Four Iconic New York City Museums: the Met, MoMA, Guggenheim & Frick,
16 Feb 2024 in Architecture&Art
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Brian Eno’s Beautiful New Turntable Glows & Constantly Changes Colors as It Plays,
15 Feb 2024 in Art&Music
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A 3D Animation Shows the Evolution of New York City (1524 — 2023),
14 Feb 2024 in Architecture&History
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Black History in Two Minutes: Watch 93 Videos Written & Narrated by Henry Louis Gates Jr.,
13 Feb 2024 in History
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Why Incompetent People Think They’re Competent: The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Explained,
12 Feb 2024 in Psychology
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Ten of the Most Expensive Arts & Art Supplies in the Worlds: Japanese Bonsai Scissors & Calligraphy Brushes, Tunisian Dye Made from Snails and More,
12 Feb 2024 in Art
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Is Consciousness an Illusion?? Five Experts in Science, Religion & Technology Explain,
09 Feb 2024 in Neuroscience&Philosophy&Religion
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A Cultural Tour of Istanbul, Where the Art and History of Three Great Empires Come Together,
07 Feb 2024 in Art&History&Travel
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The Russian Animators Who Have Spent 40 Years Animating Gogol’s “The Overcoat”,
06 Feb 2024 in Animation&Film&Literature
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The Disney Artist Who Developed Donald Duck & Remained Anonymous for Years, Despite Being “the Most Popular and Widely Read Artist-Writer in the World”,
05 Feb 2024 in Comics/Cartoons
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How French Cinema Works,
05 Feb 2024 in Film
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A 500-Page Book Explores the Ghosts & Monsters from Japanese Folklore,
01 Feb 2024 in Art&Books&History
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Plato’s Dialogue Gorgias Gets Adapted into a Short Avant-Garde Film,
31 Jan 2024 in Film&Philosophy
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How Being Bilingual Helps Your Brain (Even If You Learn a New Language in Adulthood),
30 Jan 2024 in Language&Neuroscience
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The Codex Seraphinianus: How Italian Artist Luigi Serafini Came to Write & Illustrate “the Strangest Book Ever Published” (1981),
29 Jan 2024 in Art&Books
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How to Use Writing to Sharpen Your Thinking: Advice from Tim Ferriss,
26 Jan 2024 in Writing
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The Golden Age of Japanese Cinema: Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi & Beyond,
25 Jan 2024 in Film&History
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A Fan-Made Film Reconstructs an Entire Tom Waits Concert from His “Glitter and Doom Tour” (2008),
25 Jan 2024 in Music
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Read Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World: The First Sci-Fi Novel Written By a Woman (1666),
24 Jan 2024 in Books&History&Literature&Sci Fi
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Music Producer Steve Albini, Director Godfrey Reggio & Actor Fred Armisen Explain Why Creating Is Crucial to Human Existence,
23 Jan 2024 in Creativity&Life
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Before ChatGPT, There Was ELIZA: Watch the 1960s Chatbot in Action,
22 Jan 2024 in History&Technology
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How Loneliness Is Killing Us: A Primer from Harvard Psychiatrist & Zen Priest Robert Waldinger,
19 Jan 2024 in Life&Psychology
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A Beautiful Visual Tour of Tirranna, One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Remarkable, Final Creations,
18 Jan 2024 in Architecture
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How George Washington Became President of the United States: It Was Weirder Than You Think,
16 Jan 2024 in History&Politics
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Why Perpetual Motion Machines Never Work, Despite Centuries of Experiments,
16 Jan 2024 in History&Physics&Technology