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• Peter Sellers Reads The Beatles’ “She Loves You” in 4 Different Accents: Dr. Strangelove, Cockney, Irish & Upper Crust, 13 Feb 2012 in Film&Music
• Frankenstein: The First Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Novel to Film (1910), 12 Feb 2012 in Film
• The Internet Imagined in 1969, 11 Feb 2012 in Life&Technology
• Famous Literary Characters Visualized with Police Composite Sketch Software, 10 Feb 2012 in Art&Books&Literature
• 14 Years of US Weather in 33 Minutes, Set to Beethoven, 09 Feb 2012 in Random
• Disneyland 1957: A Little Stroll Down Memory Lane, 09 Feb 2012 in History
• Werner Herzog Has a Beef With Chickens, 08 Feb 2012 in Comedy&Film&Random
• Solve For X: Google Presents Moonshot Thinking in Short, TED-Style Talks, 08 Feb 2012 in Google&Science&Technology
• The Art of Living: A Free Stanford Course Explores Timeless Questions, 07 Feb 2012 in Stanford
• Koyaanisqatsi at 1552% Speed, 07 Feb 2012 in Film&Technology
• Thomas Edison’s 1889 Recording of Otto von Bismarck‎ Discovered, 06 Feb 2012 in History
• An Animated History Of Aviation: From da Vinci’s Sketches to Apollo 11, 06 Feb 2012 in Animation&Technology
• The Instant Mongolian Home, 04 Feb 2012 in Life
• A Crash Course in World History, 03 Feb 2012 in History&K-12
• The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, 02 Feb 2012 in Life
• Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Read in Celebrity Voices, 02 Feb 2012 in Comedy&Literature
• The Archaeology of an Ant Colony, 01 Feb 2012 in Video - Science
• Philip Glass Composes Music for a Sesame Street Animation (1979), 01 Feb 2012 in Art&Music
• Paul McCartney’s New Album, Kisses On The Bottom, Streaming for Free, 31 Jan 2012 in Music
• Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell, 31 Jan 2012 in Books&Writing
• The Muppets Strike Back at Fox!, 30 Jan 2012 in Comedy&Politics
• 30 Renowned Writers Speaking About God & Reason, 30 Jan 2012 in Books&Literature&Religion
• The Last (Faxed) Poem of Charles Bukowski, 30 Jan 2012 in Literature&Technology
• The Lost Guitar Solo for “Here Comes the Sun” by George Harrison, Discovered by George Martin, 27 Jan 2012 in Music
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: An Oscar-Nominated Film for Book Lovers, 27 Jan 2012 in Animation&Books&Film
• Before Brokeback: The First Same-Sex Kiss in Cinema (1927), 26 Jan 2012 in Film
• A Tour Inside Salvador Dalí’s Labyrinthine Spanish Home, 26 Jan 2012 in Art
• Alain de Botton Wants a Religion for Atheists: Introducing Atheism 2.0, 26 Jan 2012 in Philosophy&Religion
• Watch Sunday & Wild Life: Two Animated Shorts Just Nominated for an Oscar, 25 Jan 2012 in Animation&Film
• Jim Henson’s Zany 1963 Robot Film Uncovered by AT&T: Watch Online, 25 Jan 2012 in Film&Technology
• Nine PAC Ads from Stephen Colbert Spoof U.S. Election System, 24 Jan 2012 in Comedy&Current Affairs&Politics
• James Bond: 50 Years in Film (and a Big Blu-Ray Release), 24 Jan 2012 in Film
• Leonard Cohen’s New Album, Old Ideas: Stream It for Free Online, 24 Jan 2012 in Music
• Global Warming: A Free Course from UChicago Explains Climate Change, 23 Jan 2012 in Science&Video - Science
• An Animated Tour of Fallingwater, One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Finest Creations, 21 Jan 2012 in Animation&Architecture
• A Robot That Flies with the Grace of a Bird: A Great TED Flight, 20 Jan 2012 in Science
• Christopher Walken Reads The Three Little Pigs, The Raven, and a Little Lady Gaga, 20 Jan 2012 in Books&Comedy&Film
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Coffee in Three Minutes, 19 Jan 2012 in Random
• The Disney Cartoon That Introduced Mickey Mouse & Animation with Sound (1928), 19 Jan 2012 in Animation&Film
• The Costa Concordia Shipwreck Viewed from Outer Space, 19 Jan 2012 in Current Affairs
• How Film Was Made in 1958: A Kodak Nostalgia Moment, 18 Jan 2012 in History&Photography
• What is Wrong with SOPA?, 18 Jan 2012 in Current Affairs&Media&Politics&Technology
• Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, with Jonathan Miller, 18 Jan 2012 in History&Religion
• The Monk and the Fish, the Classic Animation by Michael Dudok de Wit, 18 Jan 2012 in Art&Film
• Physicist Lawrence Krauss Explains How Everything Comes from Nothing, 17 Jan 2012 in Physics&Video - Science
• Madeline 365: A Year in the Life, 17 Jan 2012 in Art&Life
• 190 Thinkers Answer the Question: “What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?”, 16 Jan 2012 in Science
• 200,000 Martin Luther King Papers Go Online, 16 Jan 2012 in e-books&History
• 100 Years in 10 Minutes: A Quick Video History of the Past Century, 16 Jan 2012 in History
• Johnny Depp Reads Letters from Hunter S. Thompson (NSFW), 14 Jan 2012 in Books&Film&Literature
• The Page Turner: A Fabulous Rube Goldberg Machine for Readers, 12 Jan 2012 in Art
• Countries and Coastlines: A Dramatic View of Earth from Outer Space, 11 Jan 2012 in Video - Science
• The Joy of Books, 10 Jan 2012 in Animation&Books
• Harvard Thinks Green: Big Ideas from 6 All-Star Environment Profs, 10 Jan 2012 in Current Affairs&Harvard&Science&Video - Science
• Harry Houdini’s Great Rope Escape (Circa 1920), 09 Jan 2012 in History
• Katharine Hepburn Rearranges the Furniture on The Dick Cavett Show, 08 Jan 2012 in Film&Television
• Life in 4,748 Self-Portraits, 06 Jan 2012 in Art&Life
• The Zen of Steve Jobs: A New Graphic Novel, 05 Jan 2012 in Apple&Art&Books
• Ancient Greek Punishments: The Retro Video Game, 05 Jan 2012 in Video Games
• Free: Isaac Asimov’s Epic Foundation Trilogy Dramatized in Classic Audio, 04 Jan 2012 in Audio Books&Radio
• The Bloody Olive: A Wickedly Fun Homage to the Film Noir Tradition, 04 Jan 2012 in Film
• Free Philip K. Dick: Download 13 Great Science Fiction Stories, 03 Jan 2012 in Audio Books&Books&e-books&Sci Fi
• A Young Frank Zappa Turns the Bicycle into a Musical Instrument on The Steve Allen Show (1963), 03 Jan 2012 in Music&Television
• The Best of Open Culture 2011, 02 Jan 2012 in Art&Books&Education&Film&Music&Online Courses
• John Cage Performs Water Walk on “I’ve Got a Secret” (1960), 30 Dec 2011 in Music&Television
• The Blade Runner Sketchbook Features The Original Art of Syd Mead & Ridley Scott (1982), 29 Dec 2011 in Art&Books&Film
• The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978): It’s Oh So Kitsch, 28 Dec 2011 in Sci Fi&Television
• Orson Welles Narrates Plato’s Cave Allegory, Kafka’s Parable, and Freedom River, 28 Dec 2011 in Animation&Film
• David Lynch in Four Movements: A Video Tribute, 27 Dec 2011 in Film
• The Short Films That Saved Pixar, 27 Dec 2011 in Animation&Film
• 60+ Free Charlie Chaplin Films Online, 26 Dec 2011 in Film
• Christopher Hitchens Gets Contrarian on Christmas from the Grave (Plus Some Tom Lehrer), 25 Dec 2011 in Music&Religion
• Impressionist Reads ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas in Celebrity Voices, 25 Dec 2011 in Music
• “Werner Herzog” Reads ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, 24 Dec 2011 in Comedy&Literature
• 40 Great Filmmakers Go Old School, Shoot Short Films with 100 Year Old Camera, 23 Dec 2011 in Film
• The Large Hadron Collider Rap, Yo, 22 Dec 2011 in Music&Physics&Random
• The Best Lines of Walter Lewin, MIT Physics Prof & Web Star, 21 Dec 2011 in Online Courses&Physics
• Kim Jong-il’s Godzilla Movie & His Free Writings on Film Theory, 20 Dec 2011 in Film
• MIT to Offer Certificates to Students Taking Free Courses on the Web, 20 Dec 2011 in MIT&Online Courses&Stanford
• Free Audio: Download the Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, 19 Dec 2011 in Audio Books&Literature
• RIP Christopher Hitchens: Stephen Fry Pays Tribute, Hitch Rejects the Deathbed Conversion, 16 Dec 2011 in Life&Politics&Religion
• The Godfather Without Brando?: Coppola Explains How It Almost Happened, 16 Dec 2011 in Film
• A Panoramic Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 15 Dec 2011 in Art&Museums
• Remembering George Whitman, Owner of Famed Bookstore, Shakespeare & Company, 15 Dec 2011 in Books&Film
• David Attenborough Reads “What a Wonderful World” in a Moving Video, 14 Dec 2011 in Film&Music
• Ice Cube & Charles Eames Revel in L.A. Architecture, 13 Dec 2011 in Architecture&Music
• Sir Isaac Newton’s Papers & Annotated Principia Go Digital, 13 Dec 2011 in Physics&Science
• Download The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine as a Free, Interactive eBook, 13 Dec 2011 in Apple&e-books&Music
• Why is the U.S. F’ed Up? 8 Lectures from Occupy Harvard Teach-In Provide Answers, 12 Dec 2011 in Current Affairs&Economics&Harvard
• Stephen Fry Introduces the Strange New World of Nanoscience, 09 Dec 2011 in Science&Video - Science
• Jazz for Cows, 09 Dec 2011 in Music
• Philip Glass & Lou Reed at Occupy Lincoln Center: An Artful View, 09 Dec 2011 in Current Affairs&Music
• High School Student Talks Symbolism with 75 Big Authors (1963), 08 Dec 2011 in Literature&Writing
• Life-Affirming Talks by Cultural Mavericks Presented at The School of Life , 08 Dec 2011 in Life&Philosophy
• Philosophy in Prison: Weighty Conversations about Right and Wrong, 07 Dec 2011 in Life&Philosophy
• Ryan Adams Live at the Ed Sullivan Theatre (Free Pass), 07 Dec 2011 in Music
• The Seven Wonders of the Microbe World, 07 Dec 2011 in Video - Science
• Animated Video Shows Curiosity, NASA’s Mars Rover, in Dramatic Action, 06 Dec 2011 in Astronomy&Science&Video - Science
• Conformity Isn’t a Recipe for Excellence: Wisdom from George Carlin & Steve Jobs (NSFW), 06 Dec 2011 in Comedy&Life&Psychology
• This is Your Brain on Sex and Religion: Experiments in Neuroscience, 06 Dec 2011 in Psychology&Science
• Meetin’ WA: Jean-Luc Godard Meets Woody Allen in a 26 Minute Film, 03 Dec 2011 in Film
• Philip Glass, Lou Reed Speak At Occupy Lincoln Center, 02 Dec 2011 in Current Affairs&Music
• The Denali Experiment: A Test of Human Limits, 02 Dec 2011 in Life
• Stanley Kubrick’s Photographs: Browse Them or Own Them, 02 Dec 2011 in Art&Film
• A Brief Visual Introduction to Saul Bass’ Celebrated Title Designs, 01 Dec 2011 in Art&Film
• All Together Now: Every Beatles Song Played at Once, 01 Dec 2011 in Music
• Beware of the Big Brinicle of Death, 30 Nov 2011 in Video - Science
• Iron Mike Tyson Sings “The Girl From Ipanema”, 29 Nov 2011 in Music&Random
• A Day in Venezia, 29 Nov 2011 in Art&Life
• Stanford Launching 14 Free Online Courses in January/February: Enroll Today, 28 Nov 2011 in Online Courses&Stanford
• Free Films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergei Eisenstein & Other Russian Greats, 28 Nov 2011 in Film
• Dave Grohl Rocks the White House, Plays Band on the Run, 27 Nov 2011 in Music
• Mankind’s First Steps on the Moon: The Ultra High Res Photos, 25 Nov 2011 in Art&Astronomy&Video - Science
• Werner Herzog Gets Shot During Interview, Doesn’t Miss a Beat, 25 Nov 2011 in Film&Life
• The Thanksgiving Math Lecture: Real Meets Virtual, 24 Nov 2011 in Random
• Mathematics in Movies: Harvard Prof Curates 150+ Scenes, 23 Nov 2011 in Film&Math
• Stephen Fry & Friends Pay Tribute to Christopher Hitchens, 23 Nov 2011 in Life
• A Big Bach Download: The Complete Organ Works for Free, 22 Nov 2011 in Music
• Lt. John Pike Pepper Sprays His Way Into Art History, 22 Nov 2011 in Art&Current Affairs
• Reading Marx’s Capital with David Harvey (Free Online Course), 21 Nov 2011 in Economics&Online Courses
• A 3D Tour of Picasso’s Guernica, 21 Nov 2011 in Art&History
• Pepper Spraying Peaceful Protestors Continues; This Time at UC Davis, 20 Nov 2011 in Current Affairs
• Stanford Opens Seven New Online Courses for Enrollment (Free), 18 Nov 2011 in Online Courses&Stanford
• Moby Offers Up Free Music to Filmmakers, 18 Nov 2011 in Film
• French in Action: Cult Classic French Lessons from Yale (52 Episodes) Available Online, 17 Nov 2011 in Language Lessons&Yale
• Conception to Birth Visualized, 17 Nov 2011 in Art&Video - Science
• Copenhagen Philharmonic Plays Ravel’s Bolero at Train Station, 17 Nov 2011 in Music
• Werner Herzog: Movies Won’t Change the World, 16 Nov 2011 in Current Affairs&Film
• Create iPhone/iPad Apps in iOS 5 with Free Stanford Course, 15 Nov 2011 in Apple&iPad&iPhone&Stanford
• How Many U.S. Marines Could Bring Down the Roman Empire?, 15 Nov 2011 in History
• The Story of Broke: An Animated Look at US Federal Spending and Values, 14 Nov 2011 in Current Affairs&Economics&Politics
• A Brief, Wondrous Tour of Earth (From Outer Space), 13 Nov 2011 in Astronomy&Video - Science
• A Stunning, Chance Encounter With Nature, 13 Nov 2011 in Random
• Peter Gabriel and His Big Orchestra Play Live at the Ed Sullivan Theater, 12 Nov 2011 in Music
• The Van Doos in Afghanistan (Free Until Monday), 12 Nov 2011 in Current Affairs&Film
• Steve Jobs Muses on What’s Wrong with American Education, 1995, 10 Nov 2011 in Apple&Education
• The Rolling Stones Sing Jingle for Rice Krispies Commercial (1964), 10 Nov 2011 in Music&Television
• Death Masks of Dante, Nietzsche, Joyce, Beethoven and Other Greats, 09 Nov 2011 in Life&Literature&Philosophy
• David Crosby & Graham Nash at Occupy Wall Street; Echoes of Woodstock, 09 Nov 2011 in Current Affairs&Music
• Social Media in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution, 08 Nov 2011 in History&Stanford&Technology