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• 9 Science-Fiction Authors Predict the Future: How Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Philip K. Dick & More Imagined the World Ahead, 18 Apr 2019 in History&Sci Fi
• A 16th Century “Database” of Every Book in the World Gets Unearthed: Discover the Libro de los Epítomes Assembled by Christopher Columbus’ Son, 17 Apr 2019 in Books&History
• How Andy Warhol and Tintin Creator Hergé Mutually Admired and Influenced One Another, 16 Apr 2019 in Art&Comics/Cartoons
• “Kubrick/Tarkovsky”: A Video Essay Explores the Visual Similarities Between the Two “Cinematic Giants”, 16 Apr 2019 in Film
• The Charlie Chaplin Archive Opens, Putting Online 30,000 Photos & Documents from the Life of the Iconic Film Star, 15 Apr 2019 in Film&History
• See the Oldest Printed Advertisement in English: An Ad for a Book from 1476, 11 Apr 2019 in History
• A Brief History of IDEO: A Short Documentary Takes You Inside the Design Firm That Changed the Way We Think about Design, 10 Apr 2019 in Design
• Behold the Sola-Busca Tarot Deck, the Earliest Complete Set of Tarot Cards (1490), 09 Apr 2019 in History
• Watch Great Directors, a Documentary That Explores the Minds of 10 Great Auteurs: David Lynch, Agnès Varda, Richard Linklater & More, 08 Apr 2019 in Film
• The Fantastical Sketchbook of a Medieval Inventor: See Designs for Flamethrowers, Mechanical Camels & More (Circa 1415), 05 Apr 2019 in History&Technology
• 800+ Treasured Medieval Manuscripts to Be Digitized by Cambridge & Heidelberg Universities, 04 Apr 2019 in Books&History&Libraries&Philosophy
• High School Kids Stage Alien: The Play, Get Kudos from Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver, 03 Apr 2019 in Film&Theatre
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Beauty of Brutalist Architecture: An Introduction in Six Videos, 02 Apr 2019 in Architecture&History
• Modern Corporate Logos Reimagined in a Classic Bauhaus Style: Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Bauhaus Movement Today, 01 Apr 2019 in Art&Design
• Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts: Why So Many Drawings in the Margins Depict Bunnies Going Bad, 29 Mar 2019 in Art&Books&Comedy&History
• Newly Discovered Shipwreck Proves Herodotus, the “Father of History,” Correct 2500 Years Later, 28 Mar 2019 in History
• Salvador Dalí & the Marx Brothers’ 1930s Film Script Gets Released as a Graphic Novel, 27 Mar 2019 in Film&History
• Why Nobody Smiles in Old Photos: The Technological & Cultural Reasons Behind All those Black-and-White Frowns, 26 Mar 2019 in History&Photography
• Does Playing Music for Cheese During the Aging Process Change Its Flavor? Researchers Find That Hip Hop Makes It Smellier, and Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Makes It Milder, 25 Mar 2019 in Food & Drink&Music
• Beautiful Hand-Colored Japanese Flowers Created by the Pioneering Photographer Ogawa Kazumasa (1896), 22 Mar 2019 in Art&Photography
• Why We Dance: An Animated Video Explains the Science Behind Why We Bust a Move, 21 Mar 2019 in Dance&Neuroscience
• David Lynch Teaches an Online Course on Film & Creativity, 20 Mar 2019 in Film&Online Courses
• Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future of Civilization–and Recommends Ways to Ensure That It Survives (1978), 19 Mar 2019 in Sci Fi
• Take a Journey Inside Vincent Van Gogh’s Paintings with a New Digital Exhibition, 18 Mar 2019 in Art&Technology
• The CIA’s Rectal Tool Kit for Spies–Created for Truly Desperate Situations During The Cold War, 15 Mar 2019 in History&Technology
• Jack Kerouac’s “Beat Paintings:” Now Gathered in One Book and Exhibition for the First Time, 14 Mar 2019 in Art&Literature
• An Animated Introduction to the Famous Thought Experiment, the “Trolley Problem,” Narrated by Harry Shearer, 13 Mar 2019 in Animation&Philosophy
• The Roman Roads of Spain & Portugal Visualized as a Subway Map: Ancient History Meets Modern Graphic Design, 12 Mar 2019 in Design&History
• Bill Murray Explains How a 19th-Century Painting Saved His Life, 11 Mar 2019 in Art
• The Cringe-Inducing Humor of The Office Explained with Philosophical Theories of Mind, 08 Mar 2019 in Comedy&Neuroscience&Photography&Television
• Van Gogh’s Ugliest Masterpiece: A Break Down of His Late, Great Painting, The Night Café (1888), 07 Mar 2019 in Art
• 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Helen Fagin Reads Her Letter About How Books Save Lives, 06 Mar 2019 in Books&History
• 60 Free-to-Stream Movies for Women’s History Month: Classic Agnès Varda, a Portrait of Susan Sontag, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, and More, 05 Mar 2019 in Film
• An Animated Introduction to the Chaotic Brilliance of Jean-Michel Basquiat: From Homeless Graffiti Artist to Internationally Renowned Painter, 04 Mar 2019 in Animation&Art
• The Elaborate Pictogram Ernest Hemingway Received in the Hospital During WWI: Can You Decode Its Meaning?, 01 Mar 2019 in History&Literature
• Download 10,000+ Books in Arabic, All Completely Free, Digitized and Put Online, 28 Feb 2019 in Books&e-books
• All the Rembrandts: The Rijksmuseum Puts All 400 Rembrandts It Owns on Display for the First Time, 27 Feb 2019 in Art
• The Life & Work of Edvard Munch, Explored by Patti Smith and Charlotte Gainsbourg, 26 Feb 2019 in Art
• The Lifespan of Ancient Civilizations Detailed in a Handy Infographic: Are We Headed Towards Our Own Collapse?, 25 Feb 2019 in History
• Hear a Six-Hour Mix Tape of Hunter S. Thompson’s Favorite Music & the Songs Name-Checked in His Gonzo Journalism, 22 Feb 2019 in Literature&Music
• The History of Ancient Greece in 18 Minutes: A Brisk Primer Narrated by Brian Cox, 21 Feb 2019 in History
• Haruki Murakami Announces an Archive That Will House His Manuscripts, Letters & Collection of 10,000+ Vinyl Records, 20 Feb 2019 in Literature&Music
• Watch Bauhaus World, a Free Documentary That Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Germany’s Legendary Art, Architecture & Design School, 19 Feb 2019 in Architecture&Design
• Famous Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci Celebrated in a New Series of Stamps, 18 Feb 2019 in Art&History
• Watch the Trailers for Tolkien and Catch-22, Two New Literary Films, 15 Feb 2019 in Film&Literature&Television
• Hear Neil Gaiman Read Aloud 15 of His Own Works, and Works by 6 Other Great Writers: From The Graveyard Book & Coraline, to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven & Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 14 Feb 2019 in Literature
• “Odyssey of the Ear”: A Beautiful Animation Shows How Sounds Travel Into Our Ears and Become Thoughts in Our Brain, 13 Feb 2019 in Harvard&K-12&Neuroscience
• How Talking Heads and Brian Eno Wrote “Once in a Lifetime”: Cutting Edge, Strange & Utterly Brilliant, 12 Feb 2019 in Music
• Dieter Rams Lists the 10 Timeless Principles of Good Design–Backed by Music by Brian Eno, 11 Feb 2019 in Design
• The Atlas of Endangered Alphabets: A Free Online Atlas That Helps Preserve Writing Systems That May Soon Disappear, 08 Feb 2019 in Writing
• The East German Secret Police’s Illustrated Guide for Identifying Youth Subcultures: Punks, Goths, Teds & More (1985), 07 Feb 2019 in Fashion&History
• Watch The Journey, the New Ridley Scott Short Film Teased During the Super Bowl, 06 Feb 2019 in Film&Television
• Pioneering Sci-Fi Author William Gibson Predicts in 1997 How the Internet Will Change Our World, 05 Feb 2019 in Books&Literature&Sci Fi&Technology
• How Dorothea Lange Shot, Migrant Mother, Perhaps the Most Iconic Photo in American History, 04 Feb 2019 in Photography
• How the Clavichord & Harpsichord Became the Modern Piano: The Evolution of Keyboard Instruments, Explained, 01 Feb 2019 in History&Music
• The Evolution of the Alphabet: A Colorful Flowchart, Covering 3,800 Years, Takes You From Ancient Egypt to Today, 31 Jan 2019 in History
• Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of Storytelling in His New Online Course, 30 Jan 2019 in Online Courses&Writing
• Ursula K. Le Guin’s Daily Routine: The Discipline That Fueled Her Imagination, 29 Jan 2019 in Sci Fi&Writing
• How Michel Legrand (RIP) Gave the French New Wave a Sound: Revisit the Influential Music He Composed for Jean-Luc Godard & Jacques Demy’s Films, 28 Jan 2019 in Film&Music
• Why Should We Read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451? A New TED-Ed Animation Explains, 25 Jan 2019 in Animation&Books
• Watch 110 Lectures by Donald Knuth, “the Yoda of Silicon Valley,” on Programming, Mathematical Writing, and More, 24 Jan 2019 in Computer Science&Stanford
• Mountain Monks: A Vivid Short Documentary on the Monks Who Practice an Ancient, Once-Forbidden Religion in Japan, 23 Jan 2019 in Film&Religion
• The Ancient Romans First Committed the Sartorial Crime of Wearing Socks with Sandals, Archaeological Evidence Suggests, 22 Jan 2019 in Fashion&History
• To Help Digitize and Preserve the Sound of Stradivarius Violins, a City in Italy Has Gone Silent, 21 Jan 2019 in History&Music
• Hear the Sounds of the Actual Instruments for Which Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Handel Originally Composed Their Music, 18 Jan 2019 in History&Music
• An Animated History of Cheese: 10,000 Years in Under Six Minutes, 17 Jan 2019 in Food & Drink
• An Ancient Egyptian Homework Assignment from 1800 Years Ago: Some Things Are Truly Timeless, 16 Jan 2019 in Education&History&Writing
• Download Vincent van Gogh’s Collection of 500 Japanese Prints, Which Inspired Him to Create “the Art of the Future”, 15 Jan 2019 in Art
• A New Edition of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 That’s Only Readable When You Apply Heat to Its Pages: Pre-Order It Today, 14 Jan 2019 in Books
• Marie Kondo v. Tsundoku: Competing Japanese Philosophies on Whether to Keep or Discard Unread Books, 11 Jan 2019 in Books
• Artist Hand-Cuts an Intricate Octopus From a Single Piece of Paper: Discover the Japanese Art of Kirie, 10 Jan 2019 in Art
• When Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire Were Accused of Stealing the Mona Lisa (1911), 09 Jan 2019 in Art&History
• Watch Four Daring Films by Lois Weber, “the Most Important Female Director the American Film Industry Has Known” (1913–1921), 08 Jan 2019 in Film&History
• The Largest J.R.R. Tolkien Exhibit in Generations Is Coming to the U.S.: Original Drawings, Manuscripts, Maps & More, 07 Jan 2019 in Art&Books&Maps
• The King and the Mockingbird: The Surreal French Animated Film That Took 30 Years to Complete, and Profoundly Influenced Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, 04 Jan 2019 in Animation&Film
• An Animated History of Versailles: Six Minutes of Animation Show the Construction of the Grand Palace Over 400 Years, 03 Jan 2019 in Architecture&History
• 450+ Movie Scenes Where Actors Break the Fourth Wall, Presented in Two Big Supercuts, 02 Jan 2019 in Film
• Watch an Art Conservator Bring Classic Paintings Back to Life in Intriguingly Narrated Videos, 01 Jan 2019 in Art
• Haruki Murakami Day: Stream Seven Hours of Mixes Collecting All the Jazz, Classical & Classic American Pop Music from His Novels, 31 Dec 2018 in Books&Music
• Earthrise, Apollo 8’s Photo of Earth from Space, Turns 50: Download the Iconic Photograph from NASA, 28 Dec 2018 in Astronomy&History&Photography
• NASA Creates Movie Parody Posters for Its Expedition Flights: Download Parodies of Metropolis, The Matrix, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and More, 27 Dec 2018 in Design&Sci Fi&Science
• Buckminster Fuller Documented His Life Every 15 Minutes, from 1920 Until 1983, 26 Dec 2018 in Architecture&Design&History
• What Makes Music Sound Like Christmas Music? Hear the Single Most Christmassy Chord of All Explained, 25 Dec 2018 in Music
• Artificial Intelligence Creates Realistic Photos of People, None of Whom Actually Exist, 24 Dec 2018 in Photography&Technology
• Discover Isotype, the 1920s Attempt to Create a Universal Language with Stylish Icons & Graphic Design, 21 Dec 2018 in Design&History
• Take a Virtual Tour of Brazil’s National Museum & Its Artifacts: Google Digitized the Museum’s Collection Before the Fateful Fire, 20 Dec 2018 in Museums
• Watch the First-Ever Kiss on Film Between Two Black Actors, Just Honored by the Library of Congress (1898), 19 Dec 2018 in Film&History
• See Classic Japanese Woodblocks Brought Surreally to Life as Animated GIFs, 18 Dec 2018 in Animation&Art
• Pristine Footage Lets You Revisit Life in Paris in the 1890s: Watch Footage Shot by the Lumière Brothers, 17 Dec 2018 in Film&History
• The Revolutionary Title Sequences and Trailers Created by Pablo Ferro: Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, Stop Making Sense, Bullitt & Other Films, 17 Dec 2018 in Animation&Film
• How the Astonishing Sushi Scene in Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs Was Animated: A Time-Lapse of the Month-Long Shoot, 14 Dec 2018 in Animation&Film&Food & Drink
• The Evolution of The Great Wave off Kanagawa: See Four Versions That Hokusai Painted Over Nearly 40 Years, 13 Dec 2018 in Art&History
• Watch Andy Warhol Eat an Entire Burger King Whopper–While Wishing the Burger Came from McDonald’s (1981), 12 Dec 2018 in Art&Film&Food & Drink
• Wes Anderson’s Breakthrough Film, Rushmore, Revisited in Five Video Essays: It Came Out 20 Years Ago Today, 11 Dec 2018 in Film
• Hear the Very First Sounds Ever Recorded on Mars, Courtesy of NASA, 10 Dec 2018 in Astronomy&Science
• In 1964, Isaac Asimov Predicts What the World Will Look Like Today: Self-Driving Cars, Video Calls, Fake Meats & More, 06 Dec 2018 in History&Sci Fi&Technology
• David Byrne Creates a Playlist of Eclectic Music for the Holidays: Stream It Free Online, 05 Dec 2018 in Music
• See the Complete Works of Vermeer in Augmented Reality: Google Makes Them Available on Your Smartphone, 04 Dec 2018 in Art&Technology
• Behold the Original Deck of Oblique Strategies Cards, Handwritten by Brian Eno Himself, 03 Dec 2018 in Art&Creativity&Music
• Blade Runner Getting Adapted into a New Anime Series, Produced by Cowboy Bebop Animator Shinichiro Watanabe, 30 Nov 2018 in Animation&Film&Sci Fi&Television
• How David Lynch Manipulates You: A Close Reading of Mulholland Drive, 29 Nov 2018 in Film
• Watch 99 Movies Free Online Courtesy of YouTube & MGM: Rocky, The Terminator, Four Weddings and a Funeral & More, 28 Nov 2018 in Film
• How Nicolas Roeg (RIP) Used David Bowie, Mick Jagger & Art Garfunkel in His Mind-Bending Films, 27 Nov 2018 in Film&Music
• In 17th-Century Japan, Creaking Floors Functioned as Security Systems That Warned Palaces & Temples of Approaching Intruders and Assassins, 26 Nov 2018 in Architecture&History
• Japanese Artist Creates Bookshelf Dioramas That Magically Transport You Into Tokyo’s Back Alleys, 23 Nov 2018 in Art&Books
• How to Write a Bestselling Page Turner: Learn from The Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown’s New Masterclass, 22 Nov 2018 in Online Courses&Writing
• The Psychedelic 1970s Animations of Keiichi Tanaami: A Music Video for John Lennon’s “Oh Yoko!,” Surreal Tributes to Elvis & Marilyn Monroe, and More, 21 Nov 2018 in Animation&Art
• Download 586 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20 Nov 2018 in Art&Books
• Hear the Sounds of World War I: A Gas Attack Recorded on the Front Line, and the Moment the Armistice Ended the War, 20 Nov 2018 in History
• The Captivating Story Behind the Making of Ansel Adams’ Most Famous Photograph, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 19 Nov 2018 in Photography
• A Japanese Illustrated History of America (1861): Features George Washington Punching Tigers, John Adams Slaying Snakes & Other Fantastic Scenes, 16 Nov 2018 in Art&Books&History
• NASA Digitizes 20,000 Hours of Audio from the Historic Apollo 11 Mission: Stream Them Free Online, 15 Nov 2018 in Archives&History
• The Art of Letterlocking: The Elaborate Folding Techniques That Ensured the Privacy of Handwritten Letters Centuries Ago, 14 Nov 2018 in History&Letters
• R.I.P. Stan Lee: Take His Free Online Course “The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture”, 13 Nov 2018 in Comics/Cartoons&History&Online Courses
• Hundreds of Wonderful Japanese Firework Designs from the Early-1900s: Digitized and Free to Download, 12 Nov 2018 in Books&Design
• Download Digitized Copies of The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, the Pre-Civil Rights Guide to Traveling Safely in the U.S. (1936–66), 09 Nov 2018 in Books&History&Travel
• The Disgusting Food Museum Curates 80 of the World’s Most Repulsive Dishes: Maggot-Infested Cheese, Putrid Shark & More, 08 Nov 2018 in Food & Drink&Museums
• Behind the Banksy Stunt: An In-Depth Breakdown of the Artist’s Self-Shredding Painting, 07 Nov 2018 in Art
• The Exhilarating Filmmaking of Robert Bresson Explored in Eight Video Essays, 06 Nov 2018 in Film
• How to Make and Wear Medieval Armor: An In-Depth Primer, 05 Nov 2018 in History
• The Philosophy of Hayao Miyazaki: A Video Essay on How the Traditional Japanese Religion Shinto Suffuses Miyazaki’s Films, 02 Nov 2018 in Animation&Film&Philosophy&Religion
• The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596): A Stunningly Detailed Illuminated Manuscript Created over Three Decades, 01 Nov 2018 in Art&Books&History
• 36 Artists Give Advice to Young Creators: Wim Wenders, Jonathan Franzen, Lydia Davis, Patti Smith, David Byrne, Umberto Eco & More, 31 Oct 2018 in Art&Creativity&Education&Life
• Martin Scorsese Creates a List of the 11 Scariest Horror Films, 31 Oct 2018 in Film
• Wagashi: Peruse a Digitized, Centuries-Old Catalogue of Traditional Japanese Candies, 30 Oct 2018 in Books&Food & Drink
• How to Practice Effectively: Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help Us Master Skills in Music, Sports & Beyond, 29 Oct 2018 in Neuroscience&Productivity&Psychology
• The Ancient Egyptians Wore Fashionable Striped Socks, New Pioneering Imaging Technology Imaging Reveals, 26 Oct 2018 in Fashion&History
• The Golden Age of Ancient Greece Gets Faithfully Recreated in the New Video Game Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, 25 Oct 2018 in History&Video Games
• Leonardo da Vinci Saw the World Differently… Thanks to an Eye Disorder, Says a New Scientific Study, 24 Oct 2018 in Art
• How an 18th-Century Monk Invented the First Electronic Instrument, 23 Oct 2018 in History&Music
• The Big Lebowski at 20: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman & Steve Buscemi Reunite to Discuss the Coen Brothers’ Beloved Film, 22 Oct 2018 in Film
• Rembrandt’s Masterpiece, The Night Watch, Will Get Restored and You Can Watch It Happen Live, Online, 19 Oct 2018 in Art
• Stephen Hawking’s Final Book and Scientific Paper Just Got Published: Brief Answers to the Big Questions and “Information Paradox”, 18 Oct 2018 in Astronomy&Physics&Science
• Watch Richard Linklater’s Anti-Ted Cruz Political Ads: The Texas Director Versus the Texas Senator, 17 Oct 2018 in Film&Politics
• A 16th Century Book That Opens Six Different Ways, Revealing Six Different Books in One, 16 Oct 2018 in Books&History&Technology
• Haruki Murakami Became a DJ on a Japanese Radio Station for One Night: Hear the Music He Played for Delighted Listeners, 15 Oct 2018 in Literature&Music&Radio
• Buckminster Fuller Creates Striking Posters of His Own Inventions, 12 Oct 2018 in Architecture&Art&Design
• The 10 Commandments of Chindōgu, the Japanese Art of Creating Unusually Useless Inventions, 11 Oct 2018 in Art&Comedy&Technology
• The Cornell Note-Taking System: Learn the Method Students Have Used to Enhance Their Learning Since the 1940s, 10 Oct 2018 in Education
• A Radical Map Puts the Oceans–Not Land–at the Center of Planet Earth (1942), 09 Oct 2018 in Maps