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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship,
13 Dec 2024 in History
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968),
11 Dec 2024 in Animation&History
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts,
10 Dec 2024 in Uncategorized
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99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze,
10 Dec 2024 in Life
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An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large Portable Book,
09 Dec 2024 in Books
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”,
06 Dec 2024 in History&Music
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Unlock AI’s Potential in Your Work and Daily Life: Take a Popular Course from Google,
05 Dec 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Google
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The BBC Creates Step-by-Step Instructions for Knitting the Iconic Dr. Who Scarf: A Document from the Early 1980s,
05 Dec 2024 in Fashion&Television
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Édouard Manet Illustrates Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, in a French Edition Translated by Stephane Mallarmé (1875),
04 Dec 2024 in Art&Literature
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The Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants: Explore the 1977 Illustrated Guide Created by Harvard’s Groundbreaking Ethnobotanist Richard Evan Schultes,
03 Dec 2024 in Biology&Science
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Mary Tyler Moore Accidentally Nails a Perfect Pool Shot on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962),
02 Dec 2024 in Random&Television
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The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic,
27 Nov 2024 in Music
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William S. Burroughs’ Scathing “Thanksgiving Prayer,” Shot by Gus Van Sant,
27 Nov 2024 in Literature&Poetry
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Ken Burns’ New Documentary on Leonardo da Vinci Streaming Online (in the US) for a Limited Time,
26 Nov 2024 in Art&Film
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Isaac Newton Creates a List of His 57 Sins (Circa 1662),
25 Nov 2024 in History&Physics&Religion&Science
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14 Self-Portraits by Pablo Picasso Show the Evolution of His Style: See Self-Portraits Moving from Ages 15 to 90,
25 Nov 2024 in Art
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How to Potty Train Your Cat: A Handy Manual by Jazz Musician Charles Mingus,
21 Nov 2024 in Life&Music
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Google Creates a Career Certificate That Prepares Students for Cybersecurity Jobs in 6 Months,
21 Nov 2024 in Google&Technology
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Discover the CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual: A Timeless Guide to Subverting Any Organization with “Purposeful Stupidity” (1944),
20 Nov 2024 in History&Politics
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The Final Days of Leo Tolstoy Captured in Rare Footage from 1910,
20 Nov 2024 in History&Literature
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How Magician David Copperfield Made the Statue of Liberty Disappear (1983),
19 Nov 2024 in Television
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Join Us on Bluesky. We Will Have Fun Together,
18 Nov 2024 in Random
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Bambi Meets Godzilla: #38 on the List of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of All Time (1969),
17 Nov 2024 in Animation
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Free: 356 Issues of Galaxy, the Groundbreaking 1950s Science Fiction Magazine,
13 Nov 2024 in Magazines&Sci Fi
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The Mushroom Color Atlas: An Interactive Web Site Lets You Explore the Incredible Spectrum of Colors Created from Fungi,
13 Nov 2024 in Art&Nature
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Stanley Kubrick’s Annotated Copy of Stephen King’s The Shining,
12 Nov 2024 in Books&Film
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Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy,
11 Nov 2024 in Life&Politics
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Hear the Isolated Vocals of Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush in “Don’t Give Up”: The Power of Perseverance,
08 Nov 2024 in Life&Music
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Carl Jung Psychoanalyzes Hitler: “He’s the Unconscious of 78 Million Germans.” “Without the German People He’d Be Nothing” (1938),
07 Nov 2024 in History&Psychology
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Watch The Cure Perform a Three-Hour Concert in London, Celebrating the Release of Their New Album,
05 Nov 2024 in Music
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use,
04 Nov 2024 in Art
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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism,
01 Nov 2024 in History&Literature&Politics
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Launch Your Project Management Career with Google’s AI-Enhanced Professional Certificate,
31 Oct 2024 in Artificial Intelligence&Google&Online Courses
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Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the Influential German Expressionist Horror Film (1920),
30 Oct 2024 in Film
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The Story of Fascism: Rick Steves’ Documentary Helps Us Learn from the Painful Lessons of the 20th Century,
29 Oct 2024 in History&Television
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Destino: The Salvador Dalí — Walt Disney Animation That Took 57 Years to Complete,
29 Oct 2024 in Animation
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The Isolated Bass Grooves of The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh (RIP),
28 Oct 2024 in Life&Music
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When 20,000 Americans Held a Pro-Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden,
27 Oct 2024 in History
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A Short Visual History of America, According to the Irreverent Comic Artist R. Crumb,
25 Oct 2024 in Comics/Cartoons
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B.B. King Changes a Broken Guitar String Mid-Song at Farm Aid, and Doesn’t Miss a Beat (1985),
24 Oct 2024 in Music
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Andy Warhol’s One Minute of Professional Wrestling Fame (1985),
22 Oct 2024 in Art&Sports&Television
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The Wisdom of Alan Watts in 4 Mind-Expanding Animations,
21 Oct 2024 in Philosophy&Religion
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Take The Near Impossible Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote (1964),
21 Oct 2024 in History&Politics
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Orson Welles Narrates an Animated Parable About How Xenophobia & Greed Will Put America Into Decline (1971),
18 Oct 2024 in Current Affairs&Film
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Learn Data Analytics & AI with Google, and Fast-Track Your Career,
17 Oct 2024 in Data&Online Courses
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George Harrison Explains Why Everyone Should Play the Ukulele,
16 Oct 2024 in Music
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Peanuts Creator Charles Schulz Shares with a 10-Year-Old Kid the True Meaning of Good Citizenship,
16 Oct 2024 in Comics/Cartoons&Life
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Johnny Cash & The Clash’s Joe Strummer Sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” (2002),
14 Oct 2024 in Music
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When Leonard Cohen Guest Starred on Miami Vice (1986),
14 Oct 2024 in Music&Television
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The Doctor Who Theme Reimagined as a Jacques Brel-esque Jazz Tune,
09 Oct 2024 in Comedy&Music
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Thomas Edison’s Recordings of Leo Tolstoy: Hear the Voice of the Great Russian Novelist,
08 Oct 2024 in History&Literature&Technology
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Twin Peaks Actually Explained: A 4‑Hour Video Essay Demystifies It All,
08 Oct 2024 in Film
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Private Snafu: The World War II Propaganda Cartoons Created by Dr. Seuss, Frank Capra & Mel Blanc,
06 Oct 2024 in Film&History
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Is Now a Retro Video Game,
02 Oct 2024 in Video Games
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Perform a Rollicking Cover of the Mary Tyler Moore Theme Song (1996),
01 Oct 2024 in Music&Television
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David Bowie’s Fashionable Mug Shot From His 1976 Marijuana Bust,
30 Sep 2024 in Music
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The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online,
25 Sep 2024 in Art&Books&History
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Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Stephen Fry & More,
24 Sep 2024 in Audio Books&Literature
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Orson Welles Narrates Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner in an Experimental Film Featuring the Art of Gustave Doré,
23 Sep 2024 in Film&Literature
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David Bowie’s 100 Must Read Books,
23 Sep 2024 in Uncategorized
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Behold a Creative Animation of the Bayeux Tapestry,
19 Sep 2024 in Animation&Art&History
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Watch the Opening Credits of an Imaginary 70s Cop Show Starring Samuel Beckett,
18 Sep 2024 in Literature&Writing
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John Waters’ RISD Graduation Speech: Real Wealth Is Life Without A*Holes,
17 Sep 2024 in Graduation Speech&Life
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Moebius Gives 18 Wisdom-Filled Tips to Aspiring Artists,
16 Sep 2024 in Art&Comics/Cartoons
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David Bowie Songs Reimagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers: Space Oddity, Heroes, Life on Mars & More,
15 Sep 2024 in Comics/Cartoons&Literature&Music
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Stanford Continuing Studies Offering an Online Course Exploring the Music of the Grateful Dead,
12 Sep 2024 in Music
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Why You Can Never Tune a Piano,
11 Sep 2024 in Music&Science
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Death: A Free Online Philosophy Course from Yale Helps You Grapple with the Inescapable,
10 Sep 2024 in Online Courses&Philosophy&Yale
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James Earl Jones (RIP) Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”,
10 Sep 2024 in Literature&Poetry
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Watch The Idea, the First Animated Film to Deal with Big, Philosophical Ideas (1932),
08 Sep 2024 in Animation&History&Philosophy
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Bringing Tsarist Russia to Life: Vivid Color Images from 1905–1915,
05 Sep 2024 in Photography
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Watch Fantasmagorie, the World’s First Animated Cartoon (1908),
04 Sep 2024 in Animation&Film
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20 Mesmerizing Videos of Japanese Artisans Creating Traditional Handicrafts,
03 Sep 2024 in Art&Design
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The Night Frank Zappa Jammed With Pink Floyd … and Captain Beefheart Too (Belgium, 1969),
03 Sep 2024 in Music
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The World’s First Mobile Phone Shown in 1922 Vintage Film,
01 Sep 2024 in Technology
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Maurice Sendak’s First Published Illustrations: Discover His Drawings for a 1947 Popular Science Book,
30 Aug 2024 in Art&Science
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Is Andrew Huberman Ruining Your Morning Coffee Routine?,
28 Aug 2024 in Food & Drink&Science
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The Enchanting Opera Performances of Klaus Nomi,
26 Aug 2024 in Music
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Richard Feynman Creates a Simple Method for Telling Science From Pseudoscience (1966),
25 Aug 2024 in Philosophy&Science
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George Orwell Reviews Mein Kampf: “He Envisages a Horrible Brainless Empire” (1940),
22 Aug 2024 in History&Literature
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When Samuel Beckett Drove Young André the Giant to School,
21 Aug 2024 in Literature&Random
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Jimi Hendrix Arrives in London in 1966, Asks to Get Onstage with Cream, and Blows Eric Clapton Away: “You Never Told Me He Was That F‑ing Good”,
20 Aug 2024 in Music
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Soviet Inventor Léon Theremin Shows Off the Theremin, the Early Electronic Instrument That Could Be Played Without Being Touched (1954),
20 Aug 2024 in Music
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Jack Kerouac’s Hand-Drawn Cover for On the Road (1952),
19 Aug 2024 in Art&Books
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Hear the Very First Adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 in a Radio Play Starring David Niven (1949),
16 Aug 2024 in Literature&Theatre
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Ray Bradbury Explains Why Literature is the Safety Valve of Civilization (in Which Case We Need More Literature!),
14 Aug 2024 in Literature
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Jean-Paul Sartre Rejects the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964: “It Was Monstrous!”,
14 Aug 2024 in History&Literature&Philosophy&Politics
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Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, Passes Out at 1973 Concert; 19-Year-Old Fan Takes Over,
12 Aug 2024 in Music
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Buckminster Fuller’s Map of the World: The Innovation That Revolutionized Map Design (1943),
11 Aug 2024 in Design&Maps
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The First “Selfie” In History Taken by Robert Cornelius, a Philadelphia Chemist, in 1839,
08 Aug 2024 in Uncategorized
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An Oscar-Winning Animation of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” Painted on 29,000 Frames of Glass,
07 Aug 2024 in Animation&Literature
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Mark Twain & Helen Keller’s Special Friendship: He Treated Me Not as a Freak, But as a Person Dealing with Great Difficulties,
05 Aug 2024 in History&Life&Literature
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The Long Game of Creativity: If You Haven’t Created a Masterpiece at 30, You’re Not a Failure,
04 Aug 2024 in Creativity
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Carl Jung Offers an Introduction to His Psychological Thought in a 3‑Hour Interview (1957),
01 Aug 2024 in Psychology
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David Bowie Predicts the Good & Bad of the Internet in 1999: “We’re on the Cusp of Something Exhilarating and Terrifying”,
31 Jul 2024 in Music&Technology
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Nick Cave Narrates an Animated Film about the Cat Piano, the Twisted 18th Century Musical Instrument Designed to Treat Mental Illness,
30 Jul 2024 in History&Psychology&Random
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The Rolling Stones Introduce Bluesman Howlin’ Wolf on US TV, One of the “Greatest Cultural Moments of the 20th Century” (1965),
29 Jul 2024 in History&Music&Television
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Jimi Hendrix Opens for The Monkees on a 1967 Tour; Then Flips Off the Crowd and Quits,
28 Jul 2024 in Music
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37 Hitchcock Cameo Appearances Over 50 Years: All in One Video,
24 Jul 2024 in Film
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Buckminster Fuller Tells the World “Everything He Knows” in a 42-Hour Lecture Series (1975),
23 Jul 2024 in Architecture&Design&Science&Technology
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When the Grateful Dead Played at the Egyptian Pyramids, in the Shadow of the Sphinx (1978),
23 Jul 2024 in History&Music
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The Cramps Play a Mental Health Hospital in Napa, California in 1978: The Punkest of Punk Concerts,
19 Jul 2024 in Music&Psychology
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Face to Face with Carl Jung: ‘Man Cannot Stand a Meaningless Life’ (1959),
18 Jul 2024 in Psychology
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Simone de Beauvoir Explains “Why I’m a Feminist” in a Rare TV Interview (1975),
17 Jul 2024 in History&Philosophy
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Martin Scorsese Plays Vincent Van Gogh in a Short, Surreal Film by Akira Kurosawa,
16 Jul 2024 in Art&Film
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Oscar-Winning Director Frank Capra Made an Educational Science Film Warning of Climate Change in 1958,
15 Jul 2024 in Education&Environment&Film&Science
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Jimi Hendrix Unplugged: Two Great Recordings of Hendrix Playing Acoustic Guitar,
11 Jul 2024 in Music
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Honoré de Balzac Writes About “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee,” and His Epic Coffee Addiction,
09 Jul 2024 in Food & Drink&Literature
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Andy Warhol Hosts Frank Zappa on His Cable TV Show, and Later Recalls, “I Hated Him More Than Ever” After the Show,
09 Jul 2024 in Art&Music
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Watch Tom Waits For No One, the Pioneering Animated Music Video from 1979,
08 Jul 2024 in Animation&Music
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“Tsundoku,” the Japanese Word for the New Books That Pile Up on Our Shelves, Should Enter the English Language,
07 Jul 2024 in Books&Literature
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Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Hamburger Recipe,
03 Jul 2024 in Food & Drink&Literature
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The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript, Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864),
02 Jul 2024 in Art&Literature
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Why You Do Your Best Thinking In The Shower: Creativity & the “Incubation Period”,
01 Jul 2024 in Creativity&Psychology
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See Albert Camus’ Historic Lecture, “The Human Crisis,” Performed by Actor Viggo Mortensen,
26 Jun 2024 in Philosophy
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Enter a Huge Archive of Amazing Stories, the World’s First Science Fiction Magazine, Launched in 1926,
26 Jun 2024 in Archives&Sci Fi
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Gustave Doré’s Macabre Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1884),
24 Jun 2024 in Art&Books&Poetry
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Watch Patti Smith Read from Virginia Woolf, and Hear the Only Surviving Recording of Woolf’s Voice,
23 Jun 2024 in Literature&Music
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Tracking Pianist Yuja Wang’s Heartbeats During Her Marathon Rachmaninoff Performance,
21 Jun 2024 in Music&Science
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Medievalist Professor Answers Medieval Questions From Twitter: Why Is It called the “Middle” Ages?, What Did Medieval English Sound Like?, and More,
20 Jun 2024 in History
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How Carl Jung Inspired the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous,
19 Jun 2024 in Health&Life&Psychology
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Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Explained in One of the Earliest Science Films Ever Made (1923),
17 Jun 2024 in Film&Science
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Watch the Earliest-Known Charles Dickens Film: The Death of Poor Joe,
17 Jun 2024 in Film&Literature
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Hear Edgar Allan Poe Stories Read by Iggy Pop, Jeff Buckley, Christopher Walken, Marianne Faithful & More,
13 Jun 2024 in Film&Literature&Music
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Download Issues of “Weird Tales” (1923–1954): The Pioneering Pulp Horror Magazine Features Original Stories by Lovecraft, Bradbury & Many More,
11 Jun 2024 in Literature&Magazines
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How a Bach Canon Works. Brilliant.,
11 Jun 2024 in Music
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Oh My God! Winston Churchill Received the First Ever Letter Containing “O.M.G.” (1917),
07 Jun 2024 in English Language&History
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The Roads of Ancient Rome Visualized in the Style of Modern Subway Maps,
05 Jun 2024 in History&Maps
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Behold the Codex Gigas (aka “Devil’s Bible”), the Largest Medieval Manuscript in the World,
05 Jun 2024 in Books&History
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James Joyce Picked Drunken Fights, Then Hid Behind Ernest Hemingway,
04 Jun 2024 in History&Literature
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Ray Bradbury Wrote the First Draft of Fahrenheit 451 on Coin-Operated Typewriters, for a Total of $9.80,
31 May 2024 in Literature
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Sci-Fi Author J.G. Ballard Predicts the Rise of Social Media (1977),
29 May 2024 in Sci Fi&Technology
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This 392-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived the Hiroshima Atomic Blast & Still Flourishes Today: The Power of Resilience,
28 May 2024 in History&Life
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Philip K. Dick Theorizes The Matrix in 1977, Declares That We Live in “A Computer-Programmed Reality”,
27 May 2024 in Literature&Sci Fi
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Hunter S. Thompson’s Harrowing, Chemical-Filled Daily Routine,
26 May 2024 in Food & Drink
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Hear the Song Written on a Sinner’s Buttock in Hieronymus Bosch’s Painting The Garden of Earthly Delights,
23 May 2024 in Art&Music
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9‑Year-Old Edward Hopper Draws a Picture on the Back of His 3rd Grade Report Card,
22 May 2024 in Art
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The First Professional Footage of Pink Floyd Gets Captured in a 1967 Documentary (and the Band Also Provides the Soundtrack),
22 May 2024 in Film&Music
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Medieval Cats Behaving Badly: Kitties That Left Paw Prints … and Peed … on 15th Century Manuscripts,
21 May 2024 in History&Life
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Hear Leo Tolstoy Read From His Last Major Work in Four Languages, 1909,
20 May 2024 in Books&Language