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• Behold John Coltrane’s Handwritten Outline for His Masterpiece A Love Supreme, 06 Apr 2023 in Art&Music
• How to Develop Photographs with Coffee, 05 Apr 2023 in Food & Drink&Photography
• Carl Sagan Explains How the Ancient Greeks, Using Reason & Math, Discovered That the Earth Isn’t Flat Over 2,000 Years Ago, 31 Mar 2023 in History&Science
• The Complete “Everything is a Remix”: An Hour-Long Testament to the Brilliance & Beauty of Human Creativity, 30 Mar 2023 in Creativity&Film&Music
• Enroll Today for Online Courses with Stanford Continuing Studies: Open Culture Readers Get 15% Off, 29 Mar 2023 in Deals&Education
• Listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh Being Read in its Original Ancient Language, Akkadian, 28 Mar 2023 in Language&Literature
• The Pulp Magazine Archive Lets You Read Thousands of Digitized Issues of Classic Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Detective Fiction, 27 Mar 2023 in Magazines&Sci Fi
• Hear the Oldest Song in the World: A Sumerian Hymn Written 3,400 Years Ago, 23 Mar 2023 in Music
• Watch 13 Levels of Drumming, from Easy to Complex, Explained by Snarky Puppy Drummer Larnell Lewis, 22 Mar 2023 in Music
• David Byrne Picks Up His Big Suit from the Dry Cleaners and Gets Ready for Stop Making Sense to Return to Theaters, 20 Mar 2023 in Music
• New Order’s 1983 Classic “Blue Monday” Played with Obsolete 1930s Instruments, 18 Mar 2023 in Music
• Artificial Intelligence, Art & the Future of Creativity: Watch the Final Chapter of the “Everything is a Remix” Series, 16 Mar 2023 in Art&Technology
• Watch a Visual Symphony of Everyday Objects in the French Stop Motion Film, “Grands Canons”, 14 Mar 2023 in Animation
• Wabi-Sabi: A Short Film on the Beauty of Traditional Japan, 09 Mar 2023 in Art
• 1400 Engravings from the 19th Century Flow Together in the Short Animation “Still Life”, 07 Mar 2023 in Animation
• A Street Musician Plays Pink Floyd’s “Time” in Front of the 1,900-Year-Old Pantheon in Rome, 03 Mar 2023 in Film&Music
• John Cleese on How “Stupid People Have No Idea How Stupid They Are” (Otherwise Known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect), 02 Mar 2023 in Psychology
• Ukraine Releases a Banksy Stamp That Features a Kid Judo Flipping an Older Man Resembling Vladimir Putin, 01 Mar 2023 in Current Affairs
• Michelangelo’s Illustrated Grocery List, 28 Feb 2023 in Food & Drink
• Why Maya Angelou’s Memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Became One of the Most Banned Books of All Time, 24 Feb 2023 in Literature
• Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree: The Animated Film Narrated by Shel Silverstein Himself (1973), 23 Feb 2023 in Animation
• 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today, 22 Feb 2023 in Life&Nature
• John Waters Takes You on a Comical Tour of His Apartment (1986), 21 Feb 2023 in Comedy&Life
• Gnome Chomsky: The Indispensable Ornament for the Thinking Person’s Garden, 16 Feb 2023 in Random
• An Exhilarating ASL Performance of Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, 15 Feb 2023 in Music&Sports
• How Vinyl Records Are Made, 10 Feb 2023 in Music&Technology
• Bohemian Rhapsody Played on the Largest Pipe Organ in the World, 08 Feb 2023 in Music
• Vintage Book & Record Covers Come to Life in a Mesmerizing Animated Video, 07 Feb 2023 in Animation&Books&Music
• Neil deGrasse Tyson, High School Wrestling Team Captain, Once Invented a Physics-Based Wrestling Move, 03 Feb 2023 in Physics&Sports
• The Rise & Fall of Roman Civilization: Every Year Shown in a Timelapse Map Animation (753 BC ‑1479 AD), 01 Feb 2023 in History&Maps
• The Brooklyn Public Library Gives Every Teenager in the U.S. Free Access to Censored Books, 31 Jan 2023 in Books&Current Affairs
• Liam Neeson Stars as Raymond Chandler’s Legendary Detective Philip Marlowe: Watch the Trailer for the New Film, 26 Jan 2023 in Film&Literature
• Download 10,000 of the First Recordings of Music Ever Made, Courtesy of the University of California-Santa Barbara , 25 Jan 2023 in History&Music
• The Only Footage of Mark Twain: The Original & Digitally Restored Films Shot by Thomas Edison, 23 Jan 2023 in History&Literature
• Stephen King’s 20 Rules for Writers, 19 Jan 2023 in Writing
• Behold Colorful Geologic Maps of Mars Released by The United States Geological Survey, 18 Jan 2023 in Astronomy&Maps
• The Haunting Paintings of Francisco Goya: A Deep Dive into His Dark, Late Works, 17 Jan 2023 in Art
• Watch Jeff Beck (RIP) Smash His Guitar: A Classic Scene from Antonioni’s Blowup (1966), 12 Jan 2023 in Film&Music
• A Wooden Artwork That Beautifully Unfolds into a Functional Desk, 11 Jan 2023 in Design
• Watch David Letterman’s Complete Interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 06 Jan 2023 in Current Affairs&Television
• The Map of Engineering: A New Animation Shows How All of the Different Fields in Engineering Fit Together, 05 Jan 2023 in Science&Technology
• Miley Cyrus & David Byrne Perform David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” on New Year’s Eve, 01 Jan 2023 in Music
• Isaac Asimov on How Libraries Can Radically Change Your Life (1971), 30 Dec 2022 in Letters
• Pelé’s Great World Cup Goals (RIP), 29 Dec 2022 in Sports
• The Book of Leaves: A Beautiful Stop Motion Film Featuring 12,000 Pressed Leaves, 29 Dec 2022 in Nature
• The Making of Modern Ukraine: A Free Online Course from Yale University, Featuring 23 Lectures, 27 Dec 2022 in Current Affairs&Online Courses&Yale
• Dave Grohl, Jack Black & Greg Kurstin Sing Rush’s “The Spirit Of Radio” for Hanukkah, 26 Dec 2022 in Music
• Watch Björk, Age 11, Read a Christmas Nativity Story on an Icelandic TV Special (1976), 21 Dec 2022 in Music&Television
• The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford Coppola (1993), 20 Dec 2022 in Film
• Hear Neil Gaiman Read A Christmas Carol Just Like Charles Dickens Read It, 15 Dec 2022 in Audio Books&Literature
• How to Make Coffee in the Bialetti Moka Pot: The “Ultimate Techique”, 12 Dec 2022 in Food & Drink
• Beethoven’s Ode to Joy Played With 167 Theremins Placed Inside Matryoshka Dolls in Japan, 09 Dec 2022 in Music
• How Qatar Built Stadiums with Forced Labor, 08 Dec 2022 in Current Affairs&Sports
• Albert Camus’ Lessons Learned from Playing Goalie: “What I Know Most Surely about Morality and Obligations, I Owe to Football”, 07 Dec 2022 in Philosophy&Sports
• The “Shadow” of a Hiroshima Victim, Etched into Stone, Is All That Remains After 1945 Atomic Blast, 06 Dec 2022 in History
• Why Jorge Luis Borges Hated Soccer: “Soccer is Popular Because Stupidity is Popular”, 05 Dec 2022 in Literature&Sports
• Watch Neil Young & Crazy Horse Play & Record the New 15-Minute Track “Chevrolet” for the First Time, 01 Dec 2022 in Music
• Succession Star Brian Cox Teaches Hamlet’s Soliloquy to a 2‑Year-Old Child, 01 Dec 2022 in Theatre
• Deep Fried Coffee: A Very Disturbing Discovery, 30 Nov 2022 in Food & Drink
• A Day at the Beach in Biarritz, France: Watch Video Restored & Colorized with AI (1928), 23 Nov 2022 in History
• The First Live Performance of Springsteen’s “Jungleland” After Clarence Clemons’ Death, with His Nephew Jake on Sax (July 28, 2012), 17 Nov 2022 in Life&Music
• Vincent van Gogh Visits a Modern Art Gallery & Gets to See His Artistic Legacy: A Touching Scene from Doctor Who, 15 Nov 2022 in Art&Television
• Your Burning Questions About Coffee Answered by James Hoffmann, 10 Nov 2022 in Food & Drink
• An Asbestos-Bound, Fireproof Edition of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953), 09 Nov 2022 in Books
• Discover Friedrich Nietzsche’s Typewriter, the Curious “Malling-Hansen Writing Ball” (Circa 1881), 09 Nov 2022 in Philosophy&Technology
• Jim Henson’s Commercials for Wilkins Coffee: 15 Twisted Minutes of Muppet Coffee Ads (1957–1961), 08 Nov 2022 in Food & Drink&Television
• The Mastermind of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, Presents His Personal Synthesizer Collection, 03 Nov 2022 in Music
• An AI Generated, Never-Ending Discussion Between Werner Herzog and Slavoj Žižek, 03 Nov 2022 in Philosophy
• Bruce Springsteen Performs Moving Acoustic Versions of “Thunder Road,” “The Rising” & “Land of Hope & Dreams” on the Howard Stern Show, 02 Nov 2022 in Music
• Watch the First Horror Film, George Méliès’ The Haunted Castle (1896), 31 Oct 2022 in Film
• Watch Free Cult Films by Stanley Kubrick, Fritz Lang, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi & More on the New Kino Cult Streaming Service, 31 Oct 2022 in Film
• Watch Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil, a Documentary Streaming Free Online, 28 Oct 2022 in Art&Film
• 200 Bassists Play the Famous Bass Line of Queen & Bowie’s “Under Pressure”, 27 Oct 2022 in Music
• Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, John Waters & Many Others, 26 Oct 2022 in Audio Books&Literature
• Futurist Makes Weirdly Accurate Predictions in 1922 About What the World Will Look Like in 2022: Wireless Telephones, 8‑Hour Flights to Europe & More, 20 Oct 2022 in History&Technology
• Hear a Great Radio Documentary on William S. Burroughs Narrated by Iggy Pop, 20 Oct 2022 in Literature
• Winston Churchill Goes Backward Down a Water Slide & Loses His Trunks (1934), 14 Oct 2022 in Random
• What’s the Best Audio Book You’ve Ever “Read”?, 11 Oct 2022 in Audio Books&Books
• Download The Harvard Classics as Free eBooks: A “Portable University” Created in 1909, 11 Oct 2022 in Books&Literature&Philosophy
• The Entire Archives of Radical Philosophy Go Online: Read Essays by Michel Foucault, Alain Badiou, Judith Butler & More (1972–2022), 11 Oct 2022 in Magazines&Philosophy
• John Oliver’s Show on World-Class Art Museums & Their Looted Art: Watch It Free Online, 10 Oct 2022 in Museums
• How Plants Move in a 24-Hour Period, 09 Oct 2022 in Biology&Random
• Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing In The Name” Performed By the North Korean Military Chorus : A Clever Fake, 17 Sep 2022 in Random
• Get the First Biography of Hilma af Klint at a 40% Discount (for a Limited Time), 10 Sep 2022 in Art&Books
• The Making of Modern Ukraine: A Free Online Course from Yale Professor Timothy Snyder, 06 Sep 2022 in History
• Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Streaming Live from Wembley Stadium: Watch It Online, 02 Sep 2022 in Music
• The Brooklyn Public Library Gives Every Teenager in the U.S. Free Access to Books Getting Censored by American Schools, 22 Aug 2022 in Books&Current Affairs
• Texas School Board Bans Illustrated Edition of The Diary of Anne Frank, 18 Aug 2022 in Books&Politics
• Joni Mitchell Sings “Both Sides Now” at the Newport Folk Festival: Watch Clips from Her First Full Concert Since 2002, 25 Jul 2022 in Music
• The German Cast of Hamilton Sings the Title Track, “Alexander Hamilton” in German, 12 Jul 2022 in Music&Theatre
• Karl Marx & the Flaws of Capitalism: Lex Fridman Talks with Professor Richard Wolff, 24 Jun 2022 in Economics
• Watch Two Courses by Beloved Yale Historian John Merriman (RIP): “France Since 1871” and “European Civilization, 1648 to 1945”, 14 Jun 2022 in History&Life
• “Oye Como Va” Played by Carlos Santana & Musicians Around the World, 27 May 2022 in Music
• A First Glimpse of Moonage Daydream, the New “Immersive Cinematic Experience” David Bowie Film, 25 May 2022 in Film&Music
• Google Unveils a Digital Marketing & E‑Commerce Certificate: 7 Courses Will Help Prepare Students for an Entry-Level Job in 6 Months, 13 May 2022 in Business&Education&Online Courses
• Finding Purpose & Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most–A Free Online Course from the University of Michigan, 08 May 2022 in Life&Online Courses
• U2’s Bono & the Edge Give Surprise Concert in Kyiv Metro/Bomb Shelter: “Stand by Me,” “Angel of Harlem,” and “With or Without You”, 08 May 2022 in Life&Music
• MasterClass Is Offering Up to 35% Off an Annual Subscription for Mother’s Day (Through May 8), 06 May 2022 in Deals
• Ray Dalio Is Giving Away Free Copies of His New Book Principles for Dealing with the Changing World to High School & College Teachers and Their Students, 05 May 2022 in Books&Current Affairs&History
• Watch Andrei Tarkovsky’s Films Free Online: Stalker, The Mirror & Andrei Rublev, 30 Apr 2022 in Film
• Dracula Daily: Get the Classic Novel Dracula Delivered to Your Email Inbox, in Small Chunks, 28 Apr 2022 in Literature
• Frank Lloyd Wright: America’s Greatest Architect? –A Free Streaming Documentary, 27 Apr 2022 in Architecture&Film
• A Master List of 1,700 Free Courses From Top Universities: A Lifetime of Learning on One Page, 24 Apr 2022 in Online Courses
• The History of Iron Maiden: A Documentary Streaming Free Online, 21 Apr 2022 in Music
• In 1968, Stanley Kubrick Makes Predictions for 2001: Humanity Will Conquer Old Age, Watch 3D TV & Learn German in 20 Minutes, 19 Apr 2022 in Film&Sci Fi
• “Europe’s Big Lie About Ukraine,” According to Stephen Fry, 13 Apr 2022 in Current Affairs
• Flea Rocks “The Star Spangled Banner” on the Bass, 06 Apr 2022 in Music
• All Espresso Drinks Explained: Cappuccino, Latte, Macchiato & Beyond, 05 Apr 2022 in Food & Drink
• Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: An Animated Video Explaining Key Ideas in Ray Dalio’s New Bestselling Book, 31 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&Economics&History
• Patti Smith Talks with Malcolm Gladwell About Her Life as an Artist, 26 Mar 2022 in Literature&Music
• Hear Aldous Huxley Narrate His Dystopian Masterpiece, Brave New World, 23 Mar 2022 in Audio Books&Literature
• Aldous Huxley Predicts in 1950 What the World Will Look Like in the Year 2000, 21 Mar 2022 in Life&Literature&Philosophy&Technology
• ‘Kyiv Calling:’ Ukrainian Punk Band Rerecords The Clash’s Anthem as a Call to Arms, 20 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&Music
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Tells the Russian People (With Love) About Putin’s War in Ukraine, 17 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs
• Franz Kafka Says the Insect in The Metamorphosis Should Never Be Drawn; and Vladimir Nabokov Draws It Anyway, 17 Mar 2022 in Literature
• In 1704, Isaac Newton Predicted That the World Will End in 2060, 16 Mar 2022 in Religion&Science
• The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs The Ramones “I Wanna Be Sedated”, 15 Mar 2022 in Music
• Ukrainian Violinists Play in Solidarity with 94 Other Violinists from 29 Countries, 12 Mar 2022 in Life&Music
• Hear Jack Kerouac Read from On The Road on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth, 12 Mar 2022 in Literature
• Brian Eno Creates a List of 20 Books That Could Rebuild Civilization, 10 Mar 2022 in Books
• The Failed Logistics of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, 09 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs
• M.I.T. Computer Program Predicts in 1973 That Civilization Will End by 2040, 08 Mar 2022 in Computer Science&Data&Life
• Odessa Opera House, in 1942 and Today, 07 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&History
• Russian Invasion of Ukraine Teach-Out: A Free Course from the University of Michigan, 06 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&History&Online Courses
• Ukrainians Playing Violin in Bunkers as Russians Bomb Them from the Sky, 06 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&Music
• Pianist Plays “What a Wonderful World” for Ukrainian Refugees at Lviv Station, 05 Mar 2022 in Life
• Putin’s War on Ukraine Explained in 8 Minutes, 03 Mar 2022 in History
• Russia’s War on Ukraine: A Conversation Hosted by The Atlantic, Featuring Anne Applebaum, Tom Nichols & Jeffrey Goldberg, 02 Mar 2022 in Current Affairs&History
• Carl Sagan Explains Evolution in an 8‑Minute Animation, 02 Mar 2022 in Biology&Science
• Why Russia Invaded Ukraine: A Useful Primer, 27 Feb 2022 in Current Affairs&History
• West Point Expert Gives Ukrainians Advice on Conducting Effective Urban Warfare Against Russian Troops, 26 Feb 2022 in Current Affairs
• Hannah Arendt Explains How Propaganda Uses Lies to Erode All Truth & Morality: Insights from The Origins of Totalitarianism, 24 Feb 2022 in History&Politics
• The Psychology of Messiness & Creativity: Study Shows How a Messy Desk and Creative Work Go Hand in Hand, 23 Feb 2022 in Productivity&Psychology
• David Byrne Answers the Internet’s Burning Questions About David Byrne, 22 Feb 2022 in Music
• “When The Levee Breaks” Performed by John Paul Jones & Musicians Around the World, 18 Feb 2022 in Music
• Watch “Pass the Ball,” a Collaborative Animation Made by 40 Animators Across the Globe, 17 Feb 2022 in Animation
• Ivan Reitman’s First Film “Orientation” (1968), 14 Feb 2022 in Film
• The Great Courses Is Now Running a Big Spring Warehouse Clearance Sale, 13 Feb 2022 in Deals
• Nietzsche’s 10 Rules for Writing with Style, 11 Feb 2022 in Writing
• Zoo Hires Marvin Gaye Impersonator to Help Endangered Monkeys “Get It On”, 10 Feb 2022 in Life&Music