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• Ayn Rand’s Reviews of Children’s Movies: From Bambi to Frozen, 20 Dec 2014 in Comedy&Film
• Download the John Lennon/Yoko Ono “War is Over (If You Want It)” Poster in 100+ Languages, 20 Dec 2014 in Current Affairs
• Lou Reed Sings “Blue Christmas” with Laurie Anderson, Rufus Wainwright & Friends (2008), 19 Dec 2014 in Music
• Ideasthesia: An Animated Look at How Ideas Feel, 19 Dec 2014 in Philosophy&Science
• How to Defeat the US with Math: An Animated North Korean Propaganda Film for Kids, 18 Dec 2014 in Animation&Current Affairs&History
• Watch Adam Savage Build Barbarella’s Space Rifle in One Day, 18 Dec 2014 in Design&Film
• Lennon or McCartney? 550 Artists Answer the Essential, Timeless Question, 17 Dec 2014 in Music
• Alfred Hitchcock Conducts a Politically Incorrect Sound Test on the Set of Blackmail (1929), 16 Dec 2014 in Film
• Watch Bob Dylan Play a Private Concert for One Lucky Fan, 14 Dec 2014 in Music
• The Swing Wing: From the Annals of Bad Toys for Kids (1965), 12 Dec 2014 in Random
• John Waters Narrates Offbeat Documentary on an Environmental Catastrophe, the Salton Sea, 11 Dec 2014 in Environment&Film
• Animated Introductions to Quantum Mechanics: From Schrödinger’s Cat to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, 09 Dec 2014 in Animation&Physics
• What We Heard on the Night John Lennon Was Shot: Radio & TV Broadcasts (December 8, 1980), 08 Dec 2014 in Music&Radio&Television
• Digital Einstein: Princeton Web Site Puts 1000s of Einstein’s Papers Online, 08 Dec 2014 in Archives&Physics
• How Bourbon is Made: The ABC’s in 9 Minutes, 05 Dec 2014 in Food & Drink
• Jeff Bridges Narrates a Brief History of Bob Dylan’s and The Band’s Basement Tapes, 04 Dec 2014 in Music
• Science Journal Nature Will Make Its Archives Free to View Online (Kind of), Dating Back to 1869, 03 Dec 2014 in Archives&Magazines
• Wanderers: A Short Sci-Fi Film About Humanity’s Future in Space, Narrated by Carl Sagan, 01 Dec 2014 in Sci Fi
• A Haunting Drone’s-Eye View of Chernobyl, 30 Nov 2014 in Current Affairs
• All of Lionel Messi’s 253 Record-Setting Goals in La Liga, Shown in One Video, 30 Nov 2014 in Sports
• Neil Gaiman Reads Bad, Fake Neil Gaiman Stories, 28 Nov 2014 in Comedy&Radio
• Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow Finally Gets Released as an Audio Book, 27 Nov 2014 in Audio Books&Literature
• Bob Dylan’s Thanksgiving Radio Show: A Playlist of 18 Delectable Songs, 26 Nov 2014 in Music
• A Year in the Life of Earth’s CO2: A Striking Visualization, 25 Nov 2014 in Environment&Science
• Read Online Key Documents from the Ferguson Grand Jury: Witness Testimony, Forensic Evidence & More, 24 Nov 2014 in Current Affairs
• Literary Remains of Gabriel García Márquez Will Rest in Texas, 24 Nov 2014 in Literature
• A Cabinet of Curiosities: Discover The Public Domain Review’s New Book of Essays, 23 Nov 2014 in Books
• French Couple Sings an Achingly Charming Version of VU’s “Femme Fatale”, 23 Nov 2014 in Music
• The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”, 21 Nov 2014 in Art&Physics
• Stephen Fry Reads You Have To F**king Eat, the New Mock Children’s Book by Adam Mansbach, 21 Nov 2014 in Audio Books&Comedy
• Stanley Kubrick’s Obsession with the Color Red: A Supercut, 19 Nov 2014 in Film
• Wittgenstein Day-by-Day: Facebook Page Tracks the Philosopher’s Wartime Experience 100 Years Ago, 18 Nov 2014 in History&Philosophy
• Watch the New Trailer for the Upcoming Joan Didion Documentary, We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order to Live, 17 Nov 2014 in Film&Literature
• Watch Harvard Students Fail the Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote in 1964, 16 Nov 2014 in History
• Follow Us on Facebook, Twitter … Or, Better Yet, Get Our Daily Email, 16 Nov 2014 in Uncategorized
• Download 135 Free Philosophy eBooks: From Aristotle to Nietzsche & Wittgenstein, 14 Nov 2014 in e-books&Philosophy
• The Great War: Video Series Will Document How WWI Unfolded, Week-by-Week, for the Next 4 Years, 14 Nov 2014 in History
• ‘You Are Done’: The Chilling “Suicide Letter” Sent to Martin Luther King by the F.B.I., 13 Nov 2014 in History&Letters
• Download Bryan Cranston’s Reading of You Have to F–king Eat as a Free Audio Book (NSFW), 12 Nov 2014 in Audio Books&Comedy
• 8‑Bit Philosophy: Plato, Sartre, Derrida & Other Thinkers Explained With Vintage Video Games, 12 Nov 2014 in Philosophy&Video Games
• How to Clean Your Vinyl Records with Wood Glue, 09 Nov 2014 in Music
• The Red Hot Chili Orchestra, 09 Nov 2014 in Music
• Albert Camus’ Lessons Learned from Playing Goalie: “What I Know Most Surely about Morality and Obligations, I Owe to Football”, 07 Nov 2014 in Philosophy&Sports
• The Ebola Virus Explained with Animated Video, 06 Nov 2014 in Biology
• The Internet Arcade Lets You Play 900 Vintage Video Games in Your Web Browser (Free), 05 Nov 2014 in Internet Archive&Video Games
• How to Dance Your Dissertation: See the Winning Video in the 2014 “Dance Your PhD” Contest, 05 Nov 2014 in Biology&Dance
• Hear/Download Kurt Cobain’s Unearthed, Experimental Mixtape, “Montage Of Heck” (1986), 04 Nov 2014 in Music
• 28 Important Philosophers List the Books That Influenced Them Most During Their College Days, 03 Nov 2014 in Books&Philosophy
• J.K. Rowling Publishes New Harry Potter Story About the Malevolent Dolores Umbridge, 01 Nov 2014 in Literature&Sci Fi
• Springsteen’s Favorite Books & Reading List, 31 Oct 2014 in Books&Music
• Man Hauls a Piano Up a Mountain in Thailand and Plays Beethoven for Injured Elephants, 30 Oct 2014 in Life&Music
• Maya Angelou Tells Studs Terkel How She Learned to Count Cards & Hustle in a New Animated Video, 29 Oct 2014 in Life&Literature
• Free: Stream Songs from Bob Dylan’s Upcoming Release, The Basement Tapes Complete, 28 Oct 2014 in Music
• Edward Snowden Explains Why He Blew the Whistle on the NSA in Video Interview with Lawrence Lessig, 27 Oct 2014 in Current Affairs&Law
• Yoga in an X‑Ray Machine, 27 Oct 2014 in Animation
• Stephen Hawking Starts Posting on Facebook: Join His Quest to Explain What Makes the Universe Exist, 26 Oct 2014 in Astronomy&Physics
• Get the New 7‑Minute Workout on Your Mobile Device: A Free App from The New York Times, 26 Oct 2014 in Sports
• Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey Gets a Brand New Trailer to Celebrate Its Digital Re-Release, 22 Oct 2014 in Film
• Pablo Picasso’s Two Favorite Recipes: Eel Stew & Omelette Tortilla Niçoise, 21 Oct 2014 in Art&Food & Drink
• Google Makes Available 750 Icons for Designers & Developers: All Open Source , 21 Oct 2014 in Google&Web/Tech
• Hear The Flaming Lips Cover All of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s: Streaming Free for a Limited Time, 20 Oct 2014 in Music
• The Electric Rise and Fall of Nikola Tesla: As Told by Technoillusionist Marco Tempest, 20 Oct 2014 in Science
• How Wolves Change Rivers, 19 Oct 2014 in Environment&Science
• IAI Academy Now Offers Free Courses: From “The Meaning of Life” to “A Brief Guide to Everything”, 17 Oct 2014 in Online Courses
• 6 Hours of Mannequins Flying From Newark to San Francisco, 16 Oct 2014 in Random
• Stephen Colbert & Neil Young in a Comic Duet: “Who’s Gonna Stand Up? (and Save the Earth)”, 15 Oct 2014 in Comedy&Current Affairs&Online Courses
• Take Big History: A Free Short Course on 13.8 Billion Years of History, Funded by Bill Gates, 14 Oct 2014 in History&Online Courses
• What Happens When You Take a Nobel Prize Through Airport Security, 13 Oct 2014 in Random
• 2nd Graders Eat at Fancy French Restaurant, Daniel; Acclaimed Director Captures Their Reactions, 12 Oct 2014 in Food & Drink
• Coleman Hawkins’ Landmark Recording of “Body and Soul” Turns 75 This Week, 11 Oct 2014 in Music
• The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: A New Fan-Made, Shot-for-Shot Remake of the 1980 Sci-Fi Classic, 11 Oct 2014 in Film&Sci Fi
• 50% Off Criterion Films Until 2pm ET Today (October 10), 09 Oct 2014 in Uncategorized
• Hear ‘Louder Than Words,’ Pink Floyd’s New Song on What’s Likely Their Last Album, 09 Oct 2014 in Music
• Free Stanford Course: 18 Experts Assess What’s Ailing America in 2014, 08 Oct 2014 in Current Affairs&Online Courses
• John Lennon’s Solo Albums Now Streaming for Free on Spotify, 08 Oct 2014 in Music
• Bill Murray Sings the Poetry of Bob Dylan: Shelter From the Storm, 07 Oct 2014 in Music&Poetry
• Musician Shows How to Sing Two Notes at Once in Mesmerizing Video, 06 Oct 2014 in Music
• 9 New Episodes of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks to Air in 2016, 06 Oct 2014 in Television
• Free Download of The History Manifesto: Historians New Call for Big-Picture Thinking, 06 Oct 2014 in Books&History
• Download the “Great American Comic Sci Fi Novel,” Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede, 05 Oct 2014 in Books&Sci Fi
• Electric Guitars Made from the Detritus of Detroit, 05 Oct 2014 in Music
• The Chemistry Behind the Smell of Old Books: Explained with a Free Infographic, 03 Oct 2014 in Books&Chemistry
• 1000 Digits of Pi, Recited by Jane Barbe, Famous Voice of Telephone Company Recordings, 02 Oct 2014 in Math
• Peter Thiel’s Stanford Course on Startups: Read the Lecture Notes Free Online, 02 Oct 2014 in Business&Entrepreneurship&Stanford
• Martin Scorsese’s New Documentary on The New York Review of Books Airs Tonight on HBO, 29 Sep 2014 in Film&Media
• Rare Footage of the “Human Be-In,” the Landmark Counter-Culture Event Held in Golden Gate Park, 1967, 28 Sep 2014 in History&Music
• A Sneak Preview of Haruki Murakami’s Forthcoming Illustrated Novel, The Strange Library, 25 Sep 2014 in Art&Books
• Steven Soderbergh Creates Silent, Black & White Recut of Raiders of the Lost Ark to Explain the Art of “Staging”, 24 Sep 2014 in Film
• Longform’s New, Free App Lets You Read Great Journalism from Your Favorite Publishers, 23 Sep 2014 in iPad&iPhone&Magazines&Media
• Butterfly Lands on Flutist’s Face During Flute Competition: The Show Must Go On, 22 Sep 2014 in Music&Random
• Listen to the Long-Lost Freddie Mercury & Michael Jackson Duet, 19 Sep 2014 in Music
• The Guggenheim Puts 109 Free Modern Art Books Online, 19 Sep 2014 in Art&Books
• Leonard Cohen’s New Album, Popular Problems, Is Now Streaming Free for a Limited Time, 18 Sep 2014 in Music
• The Last Saturday: A New Graphic Novel by Chris Ware Now Being Serialized at The Guardian (Free), 17 Sep 2014 in Comics/Cartoons
• Why We Love Repetition in Music: Explained in a New TED-Ed Animation, 16 Sep 2014 in Animation&Music
• “The Civil War and Reconstruction,” a New MOOC by Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian Eric Foner, 16 Sep 2014 in History&Online Courses
• How to Jump the Paris Metro: A Witty, Rebellious Primer from New Wave Director Luc Moullet (1984), 15 Sep 2014 in Film
• 81-Year-Old Professor Charlie Warner Goes to Burning Man: A Short Documentary (NSFW), 14 Sep 2014 in Film&Life
• Sound Effects Genius Michael Winslow Sings Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”: Vocal & Guitar Parts, 13 Sep 2014 in Music
• 100 Great Bass Riffs Played in One Epic Take: Covers 60 Years of Rock, Jazz and R&B, 13 Sep 2014 in Music
• John Lennon’s Ice Bucket Challenge, 12 Sep 2014 in Music
• Iraqi Artist Turns Saddam Hussein’s Propaganda Music into Pop, Jazz & Lounge-Style Love Songs, 11 Sep 2014 in Art&Music
• How Do They Get Caffeine Out of Coffee Beans?, 10 Sep 2014 in Food & Drink
• U2’s Album Songs of Innocence Released for Free on iTunes Today, 09 Sep 2014 in Apple&Music
• 178,000 Images Documenting the History of the Car Now Available on a New Stanford Web Site, 09 Sep 2014 in Archives&Stanford
• Buddy Holly & Waylon Jennings in a Photo Booth (New York, 1959), 08 Sep 2014 in Music
• Thomas Pynchon Edits His Lines on The Simpsons: “Homer is my role model and I can’t speak ill of him.”, 07 Sep 2014 in Literature&Television
• Help Kickstart Baba Brinkman’s Animated Rap Guide to Religion, 06 Sep 2014 in Animation&Religion
• Yale Launches an Archive of 170,000 Photographs Documenting the Great Depression, 04 Sep 2014 in Archives&History&Photography
• New Albums by Robert Plant, Ryan Adams & Justin Townes Earle Streaming Online for a Limited Time, 02 Sep 2014 in Music
• Three Outlandish Tracks from Van Morrison’s 1968 “Revenge Album”: “Ring Worm,” “Want a Danish?” & “The Big Royalty Check”, 02 Sep 2014 in Music
• Read a Never Published, “Subversive” Chapter from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 01 Sep 2014 in K-12
• Download for Free 2.6 Million Images from Books Published Over Last 500 Years on Flickr, 30 Aug 2014 in Art&Books
• The Right and Wrong Way to Eat Sushi: A Primer, 28 Aug 2014 in Food & Drink
• David Lynch Takes the ALS Ice Coffee Bucket Challenge, 27 Aug 2014 in Film
• Brian May’s Homemade Guitar, Made From Old Tables, Bike and Motorcycle Parts & More, 27 Aug 2014 in Music
• Paris Through Pentax: Short Film Lets You See a Great City Through a Different Lens, 26 Aug 2014 in Photography
• The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Most Popular Physics Book Ever Written, Now Completely Online, 26 Aug 2014 in Physics
• Jorge Luis Borges Poses with Bread Basket on His Head During a Light Moment, 24 Aug 2014 in Literature&Random
• Everyday Economics: A New Course by Marginal Revolution University Where Students Create the Syllabus, 22 Aug 2014 in Economics&Online Courses
• Willie Nelson Shows You a Delightful Card Trick, 20 Aug 2014 in Random
• Dave Grohl Raises the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to an Art Form, 19 Aug 2014 in Film&Life&Music
• Don Pardo (1918–2014), Voice of Saturday Night Live, Suggests Using Short Words, 19 Aug 2014 in Comedy&Life&Television
• In the Voice of Robin Williams, Impressionist Jim Meskimen Reads an Elegy for the Departed Comedian, 17 Aug 2014 in Poetry
• Philosophy Referee Hand Signals, 15 Aug 2014 in Comedy&Philosophy
• Charles Bukowski Uncensored, 15 Aug 2014 in Poetry
• Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky Demystifies Depression, Which, Like Diabetes, Is Rooted in Biology, 13 Aug 2014 in Biology&Life
• Lauren Bacall (1924–2014) and Humphrey Bogart Pal Around During a 1956 Screen Test, 12 Aug 2014 in Film&Life
• Patti Smith Reviews Haruki Murakami’s New Novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, 11 Aug 2014 in Books&Literature
• 50 Free Noir Films: An Easy Way to Sample a Great Cinematic Tradition, 09 Aug 2014 in Film
• The Story of Oedipus Retold with Vegetables in Starring Roles, 07 Aug 2014 in Animation&Literature
• Farmer Serenades Cows by Playing Lorde’s “Royals” on the Trombone, 05 Aug 2014 in Music
• 5‑Minute Animation Maps 2,600 Years of Western Cultural History, 04 Aug 2014 in Art&History
• The Art of Structured Procrastination, 01 Aug 2014 in Life&Philosophy&Psychology
• Brian Eno’s Take on the Gaza Conflict Appears on David Byrne’s Web Site, 01 Aug 2014 in Current Affairs&Music
• An Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmer Gets His Very First Taste of Chocolate, 30 Jul 2014 in Food & Drink
• Experience James Joyce’s Ulysses in Virtual Reality, Using the Oculus Rift Headset, 29 Jul 2014 in Literature&Technology
• Watch World War I Unfold in a 6 Minute Time-Lapse Film: Every Day From 1914 to 1918, 29 Jul 2014 in History
• Bertolt Brecht Sings “Mack the Knife” in a 1929 Recording, 28 Jul 2014 in Music&Theatre
• Above LA: A Top-Down Timelapse View of the Great Megacity, 26 Jul 2014 in Random