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• Alan Turing Will Be Featured on England’s New £50 Banknote, 16 Jul 2019 in Uncategorized
• An Illustrated Version of The Mueller Report: Read Online an Edition Created by the Author of Black Hawk Down and an Illustrator from Archer, 14 Jul 2019 in Comics/Cartoons&Current Affairs
• The New David Bowie Barbie Doll Released to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of “Space Oddity”, 12 Jul 2019 in Music&Random
• The Simpsons Reimagined as a Russian Art Film, 09 Jul 2019 in Animation&Film
• Segregated By Design: An Animated Look at How African-American Enclaves in U.S. Cities Is Hardly an Accident, 02 Jul 2019 in Animation&History
• Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky Demystifies Depression, Which, Like Diabetes, Is Rooted in Biology, 20 Jun 2019 in Psychology
• A Wild 40-Minute Race Down Alpe D’Huez, 16 Jun 2019 in Sports
• An Interactive Map of Odysseus’ 10-Year Journey in Homer’s Odyssey, 13 Jun 2019 in Literature&Maps
• Bryan Cranston Narrates the Landing on Omaha Beach on the 75th Anniversary of the D‑Day Invasion, 06 Jun 2019 in Uncategorized
• Watch the First Trailer for Martin Scorsese’s New Film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story , 04 Jun 2019 in Film&Music
• The Cure Performed the Entire “Disintegration” Album on the 30th Anniversary of Its Release: Watch The Complete Concert Online, 31 May 2019 in Music
• Bill Gates Recommends Five Books to Read This Summer, 28 May 2019 in Books
• The Mueller Report Released as a Free Well-Formatted eBook (by The Digital Public Library of America), 25 May 2019 in Current Affairs&e-books
• Banksy Strikes Again in Venice, 22 May 2019 in Art&Current Affairs
• MIT Robot Breaks Rubik’s Cube World Record, Solving It in 0.38 Seconds, 20 May 2019 in Games&Technology
• Graduation Highlight: Billionaire Robert F. Smith Announces That He’ll Pay Off the Student Loans of Morehouse’s Class of 2019, 19 May 2019 in Graduation Speech&Life
• The Who and Jimmy Fallon Sing “Won’t Get Fooled Again” with Classroom Instruments, 16 May 2019 in Uncategorized
• Critical Thinking: A Free Course, 16 May 2019 in Online Courses&Philosophy
• Creative Commons Officially Launches a Search Engine That Indexes 300+ Million Public Domain Images, 15 May 2019 in Photography
• Free: Play the Original “Minecraft” in Your Browser, 14 May 2019 in Games
• “Gonzo” Defined by Hunter S. Thompson’s Personal Copy of the Random House Dictionary, 09 May 2019 in Literature
• Is the Leonardo da Vinci Painting “Salvator Mundi” (Which Sold for $450 Million in 2017) Actually Authentic?: Michael Lewis Explores the Question in His New Podcast, 08 May 2019 in Art&Podcasts
• Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Japanese Chalk, 07 May 2019 in Math
• Meanwhile, Inside the Box, Schrodinger’s Cat Plans Its Revenge…, 01 May 2019 in Random
• High School Kids Stage Alien: The Play and You Can Now Watch It Online, 30 Apr 2019 in Film&Theatre
• Listen to Last Seen, a True-Crime Podcast That Takes You Inside an Unsolved, $500 Million Art Heist, 25 Apr 2019 in Art&Podcasts
• Stream Free Online 200 Films from Tribeca Film Festivals, 24 Apr 2019 in Film
• The Medieval City Plan Generator: A Fun Way to Create Your Own Imaginary Medieval Cities, 23 Apr 2019 in History&Technology
• Experience the Majesty of Notre Dame by Getting a Free Download of the Video Game Assassin’s Creed Unity (Free for a Limited Time), 20 Apr 2019 in Games&History
• Billy Collins Teaches Poetry in a New Online Course, 19 Apr 2019 in Online Courses&Poetry
• The Mueller Report Is #1, #2 and #3 on the Amazon Bestseller List: You Can Get It Free Online, 19 Apr 2019 in Books&Current Affairs
• How Venice Works: 124 Islands, 183 Canals & 438 Bridges, 18 Apr 2019 in Architecture
• Notre Dame Captured in an Early Photograph, 1838, 15 Apr 2019 in Architecture&History
• Google Celebrates the Bauhaus School’s 100th Anniversary with an Animated Doodle, 14 Apr 2019 in Art
• Jorge Luis Borges Draws a Self-Portrait After Going Blind, 12 Apr 2019 in Art&Literature
• 550 Million Years of Human Evolution in an Illustrated Flipbook, 09 Apr 2019 in Art&Science
• Watch the Trailer for Echo in the Canyon, the New Documentary on the 1960s Laurel Canyon Music Scene, 08 Apr 2019 in Film&Music
• Cinema Lovers Rejoice, the New Criterion Channel Launches Today: Get a 14-Day Free Trial, 08 Apr 2019 in Film
• NASA Captures First Air-to-Air Images of Supersonic Shockwaves Interacting in Flight, 04 Apr 2019 in Technology
• Noam Chomsky Makes His First Power Point Presentation, 02 Apr 2019 in Technology
• The Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi: A New Documentary, 01 Apr 2019 in Current Affairs
• 140 Courses Starting at Stanford Continuing Studies Next Week: Explore the Catalogue of Campus and Online Courses, 28 Mar 2019 in Stanford
• The Sax Solo on Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” on a 10 Hour, Endless Loop, 25 Mar 2019 in Music&Random
• Journalism Under Siege: A Free Online Course from Stanford Explores the Imperiled Freedom of the Press, 25 Mar 2019 in Current Affairs&Media&Online Courses&Stanford
• Mythos: An Animation Retells Timeless Greek Myths with Abstract Modern Designs, 20 Mar 2019 in Animation
• Artificial Intelligence for Everyone: An Introductory Course from Andrew Ng, the Co-Founder of Coursera, 19 Mar 2019 in Artificial Intelligence&Online Courses&Technology
• Bohemian Rhapsody’s Bad Editing: A Breakdown, 18 Mar 2019 in Film
• Take a Free Online Course on the Great Medieval Manuscript, the Book of Kells, 12 Mar 2019 in Art&History&Online Courses
• “Stay Free: The Story of the Clash” Narrated by Public Enemy’s Chuck D: A New 8‑Episode Podcast, 07 Mar 2019 in Music&Podcasts
• Download the ModulAir, a Free Polyphonic Synthesizer, and Make Your Own Electronic Sounds, 06 Mar 2019 in Uncategorized
• 23 Million Patrons of California’s Public Libraries Can Now Read The New York Times for Free Online, 21 Feb 2019 in Media
• A Telecaster Made Out of 1200 Colored Pencils, 18 Feb 2019 in Music&Random
• Lucille Ball Demos a Precursor to Peter Frampton’s “Talk Box” (1939), 15 Feb 2019 in Music&Technology
• Becoming: A Short Timelapse Film Shows a Single Cell Morphing Into a Complete, Complex Living Organism, 12 Feb 2019 in Biology
• A Vintage Grand Piano Gets Reengineered to Play 20 Different Instruments with a Push of Its Keys, 06 Feb 2019 in Music
• Watch The Beatles Perform Their Famous Rooftop Concert: It Happened 50 Years Ago Today (January 30, 1969), 30 Jan 2019 in Music
• Watch Black Panther For Free in Theaters, Starting This Friday, 30 Jan 2019 in Film
• Scenes from Bohemian Rhapsody Compared to Real Life: A 21-Minute Compilation, 28 Jan 2019 in Film&Music
• Jodie Foster Teaches Filmmaking in Her First Online Course, 21 Jan 2019 in Film
• Oodles of Classic Doctor Who Episodes Streaming Free Online This Month, 18 Jan 2019 in Sci Fi&Television
• A Fender Stratocaster Made Out of 1200 Colored Pencils, 14 Jan 2019 in Music
• 150 Courses Starting at Stanford Continuing Studies Next Week: Explore the Catalogue of Campus and Online Courses, 13 Jan 2019 in Stanford
• Safety Last, the 1923 Movie Featuring the Most Iconic Scene from Silent Film Era, Just Went Into the Public Domain, 03 Jan 2019 in Film
• Make Orwell Fiction Again, 01 Jan 2019 in Current Affairs
• President Obama Names His Favorite Books, Movies & Songs of 2018, 28 Dec 2018 in Books&Film&Music
• David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy” Gets Psychedelically Covered by The Flaming Lips, 25 Dec 2018 in Music
• Banksy Paints a Grim Holiday Mural: Season’s Greetings to All, 24 Dec 2018 in Art&Current Affairs
• The Moonlight Sonata But the Bass Is a Bar Late, and the Melody Is a Bar Early, 21 Dec 2018 in Music&Random
• Masterclass Is Running a Special “Buy One, Give One Free” Deal: It Gives You & Family Member/Friend Access to Their Complete Course Catalog, 20 Dec 2018 in Deals
• Apple Lets You Download Six Free Audio Books Read by Celebrity Narrators: Start with Kate Beckinsale Reading Pride & Prejudice, 18 Dec 2018 in Audio Books
• Carlos Santana & Tom Morello Launch Online Courses on How to Play the Guitar, 14 Dec 2018 in Music&Online Courses
• In Bill Gates Office, There’s a Wall with the Entire Periodic Table with Samples of Each Element, 11 Dec 2018 in Science
• John Lennon’s Report Card at Age 15: “He Has Too Many Wrong Ambitions and His Energy Is Too Often Misplaced”, 10 Dec 2018 in Education&Life&Music
• The Full Rotation of the Moon: A Beautiful, High Resolution Time Lapse Film, 06 Dec 2018 in Astronomy
• Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” Movingly Performed by the Six-String Soldiers, of The United States Army Field Band, 03 Dec 2018 in Music
• The Thoughtful Note That George H.W. Bush Left on Bill Clinton’s Desk Before Leaving the White House (1993), 01 Dec 2018 in Life&Politics
• Malcolm Gladwell and Rick Rubin Launch a New Music Podcast, Broken Record: Listen Online, 26 Nov 2018 in Music&Podcasts
• The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic, 22 Nov 2018 in Music&Random
• An Animated Introduction to the Forgotten Pioneer in Quantum Theory, Grete Hermann, 19 Nov 2018 in Gender&Physics
• David Lynch Releases a Disturbing, New Short Film: Watch “Ant Head” Online, 15 Nov 2018 in Film
• Stan Lee (RIP) Gets an Exuberant Fan Letter from 15-Year-Old George R.R. Martin, 1963, 13 Nov 2018 in Comics/Cartoons&Letters
• The First House Powered by Coffee, 08 Nov 2018 in Food & Drink&Technology
• Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” Gets Released on Instagram as a Digital “Insta Novel”: It’s Free from The New York Public Library, 31 Oct 2018 in e-books&Libraries&Literature
• The World’s Largest Collection of Tibetan Buddhist Literature Now Online, 30 Oct 2018 in Archives&Religion
• Take a Free Animation Course from a Renowned French Animation School, 23 Oct 2018 in Animation
• Twerking, Moonwalking AI Robots–They’re Now Here, 18 Oct 2018 in Dance&Technology
• A Giant Mural of Robin Williams Goes Up in Chicago, 02 Oct 2018 in Art
• A Book about Women in Philosophy by Women in Philosophy: Help Crowdfund It, 24 Sep 2018 in Philosophy
• This Man Flew to Japan to Sing ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” in a Big Cold River, 18 Sep 2018 in Random
• Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Played by 28 Trombone Players, 14 Sep 2018 in Music
• 94-Year-Old Stroke Survivor Plays Jazz Piano for the First Time in Years, 14 Sep 2018 in Life&Music
• Acclaimed Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary, RBG, Airing Tonight on CNN, 09 Sep 2018 in Film&Law
• Margaret Atwood Offers a New Online Class on Creative Writing, 04 Sep 2018 in Online Courses&Writing
• Don’t Call 911 If You See a Coyote, Unless It’s Carrying ACME-Branded Products: The Office of Sheriff, Monroe County, New York, 31 Aug 2018 in Random
• NASA Captures the World on Fire, 28 Aug 2018 in Environment
• A Karlheinz Stockhausen Branded Car: A Playful Tribute to the Groundbreaking Electronic Composer, 22 Aug 2018 in Music
• The Books on Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List: Naipaul, Ondaatje & More, 20 Aug 2018 in Books
• Bauhaus Ballet: A Dance of Geometry, 16 Aug 2018 in Dance
• NASA Creates a Visualization That Sets Breathtaking Footage of the Moon to Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” (Moonlight), 15 Aug 2018 in Astronomy&Music
• A Free Course from MIT Teaches You How to Speak Italian & Cook Italian Food All at Once, 13 Aug 2018 in Food & Drink&MIT&Online Courses
• Hunter S. Thompson Sends a Letter to the Indianapolis Colts, Urging Them to Pick Ryan Leaf Over That “Peyton Manning Kid” (1998), 07 Aug 2018 in Literature&Sports
• Prince Plays Guitar for Maria Bartiromo: It’s Awkward (2004), 01 Aug 2018 in Music&Television
• The Believer Magazine Has Put Its Entire Archive Online for Free, 31 Jul 2018 in Magazines&Media
• New York Public Library Card Now Gives You Free Access to 33 NYC Museums, 30 Jul 2018 in Libraries&Museums
• The Encyclopedia Of Alternate Guitar Tunings, 26 Jul 2018 in Music
• Watch Kraftwerk Perform a Real-Time Duet with a German Astronaut Living on the International Space Station, 23 Jul 2018 in Music&Technology
• Penguin Classic’s Back Cover Blurb for Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 Novel It Can’t Happen Here, 19 Jul 2018 in Books&Current Affairs
• Dancing in Movies: A Montage of Dance Moments from Almost 300 Feature Films, 27 Jun 2018 in Dance&Film
• 12-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Takes Four Notes Randomly Picked from a Hat and Instantly Uses Them to Improvise a Sonata, 26 Jun 2018 in Music
• Watch Paul McCartney Sing Through the Streets of Liverpool on the Latest Episode “Carpool Karaoke”, 23 Jun 2018 in Music
• New Archive of Middle Eastern Photography Features 9,000 Digitized Images, 21 Jun 2018 in Archives&History&Photography
• Chris Cornell’s Daughter Pays Tribute to Her Father, Singing an Achingly Pretty Cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”, 20 Jun 2018 in Life&Music
• Eight-Year-Old Drum Prodigy Plays Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times Bad Times;” Robert Plant Watches in Wonder, 18 Jun 2018 in Music
• How Dr. Martens’ Boots Are Made, 13 Jun 2018 in Fashion
• James Hill Plays Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” on the Ukulele: Watch One Musician Become a Complete Band, 12 Jun 2018 in Music
• The Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Earth Over 500 Million Years: Animated Video Takes You from Pangea, to 250 Million Years in the Future, 11 Jun 2018 in Maps&Science
• A Vinyl Record Spins So Fast That It Shatters Into 50,000 Pieces, 06 Jun 2018 in Random
• Watch the Winners of the 48 Hour Science Fiction Film Challenge: The 2018 Edition, 04 Jun 2018 in Film&Sci Fi
• Watch the New Trailer for Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin, the First Feature Film on the Pioneering Sci-Fi Author, 01 Jun 2018 in Film&Sci Fi
• 19-Year-Old Russian Guitarist Plays an Ingenious Cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, 31 May 2018 in Music
• The Device Invented to Resuscitate Canaries in Coal Mines (Circa 1896), 29 May 2018 in History&Technology
• Short Fascinating Film Shows How Japanese Soy Sauce Has Been Made for the Past 750 years, 24 May 2018 in Food & Drink&History
• Watch The Hedy Lamarr Story, a New Documentary on the 1940s Film Star & Inventor of Wi-Fi Technology (Streaming Free for a Limited Time), 23 May 2018 in Film
• Bill Gates Names 5 Books You Should Read This Summer, 22 May 2018 in Books
• Tom Wolfe’s Groundbreaking Work, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Gets Released as a Limited Collector’s Edition, with Each Copy Signed by the Author , 21 May 2018 in Art&Literature
• Why Sitting Is The New Smoking: An Animated Explanation, 18 May 2018 in Biology&Health
• Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” Shredded on the Ukulele, 18 May 2018 in Music
• Why Stradivarius Violins Are Worth Millions, 17 May 2018 in Music
• Watch the Brand New Trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody, the Long-Awaited Biopic on Freddie Mercury & Queen, 16 May 2018 in Film&Music
• Get the History of the World in 46 Lectures: A Free Online Course from Columbia University, 15 May 2018 in History
• Newly Unearthed Footage Shows Albert Einstein Driving a Flying Car (1931), 14 May 2018 in History&Physics&Random
• The First 100 Years of the Bicycle: A 1915 Documentary Shows How the Bike Went from Its Clunky Birth in 1818, to Its Enduring Design in 1890, 10 May 2018 in History&Technology
• Yale’s Free Course on The Moral Foundations of Political Philosophy: Do Governments Deserve Our Allegiance, and When Should They Be Denied It?, 07 May 2018 in Online Courses&Politics&Yale
• Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory of the Cosmos Now Published & Available Online, 04 May 2018 in Physics
• Computer Scientists Figure Out What’s the Longest Distance You Could Sail at Sea Without Hitting Land, 02 May 2018 in Computer Science&Maps
• Charlie Chaplin Films a Scene Inside a Lion’s Cage in 200 Takes, 01 May 2018 in Comedy&Film
• A Big Choir Sings Patti Smith’s “Because the Night”, 27 Apr 2018 in Music
• An Archive of 8,000 Benjamin Franklin Papers Now Digitized & Put Online, 26 Apr 2018 in Archives&History
• Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov Relives His Four Most Memorable Games, 25 Apr 2018 in Games
• The Salvador Dalí Action Figure, 23 Apr 2018 in Art