openculture

openculture, 17 hours ago to random

Glass: The Oscar-Winning “Perfect Short Documentary” on Dutch Glassmaking (1958)

https://www.openculture.com/2016/03/glass-1958.html

openculture, 19 hours ago to random

The Great Leonard Nimoy Reads H.G. Wells’ Seminal Sci-Fi Novel The War of the Worlds

https://www.openculture.com/2015/10/the-great-leonard-nimoy-reads-h-g-wells-seminal-sci-fi-novel-the-war-of-the-worlds-1976.html

openculture, 1 day ago to random

Hear Aldous Huxley Narrate His Dystopian Masterpiece, Brave New World

https://www.openculture.com/2022/03/hear-aldous-huxley-narrate-his-dystopian-masterpiece-brave-new-world.html

openculture, 1 day ago to random

Patti Smith’s 40 Favorite Books

https://www.openculture.com/2018/04/patti-smiths-40-favorite-books.html

openculture, 2 days ago to random

The Word “Robot” Originated in a Czech Play in 1921: Discover Karel Čapek’s Sci-Fi Play R.U.R. (a.k.a. Rossum’s Universal Robots)

https://www.openculture.com/2020/02/the-word-robot-originated-in-a-czech-play-in-1921.html

openculture, 4 days ago to random

Hear the Song Written on a Sinner’s Buttock in Hieronymus Bosch’s Painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights"

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/hear-the-song-written-on-a-sinners-buttock-in-hieronymus-boschs-painting-the-garden-of-earthly-delights.html

openculture, 4 days ago to random

4 Franz Kafka Animations: Watch Creative Animated Shorts from Poland, Japan, Russia & Canada

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/4-franz-kafka-animations.html

openculture, 4 days ago to random

Behold Soviet Animations of Ray Bradbury Stories

https://www.openculture.com/2024/03/behold-soviet-animations-of-ray-bradbury-stories-here-there-be-tygers-there-will-come-soft-rain.html

openculture, 5 days ago to random

Monty Python’s Michael Palin Presents His Favorite Painting, J. M. W. Turner’s Rain, Steam and Speed

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/monty-pythons-michael-palin-presents-his-favorite-painting-j-m-w-turners-rain-steam-and-speed.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

How Joan Jett Started the Runaways at 15 and Faced Down Every Barrier for Women in Rock and Roll

https://www.openculture.com/2018/10/joan-jett-started-runaways-15-faced-every-barrier-women-rock-roll.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

Django Reinhardt and the Inspiring Story Behind His Guitar Technique

https://www.openculture.com/2012/08/django_reinhardt_and_the_inspiring_story_behind_his_guitar_technique.html

openculture, 7 days ago to random

Medieval Cats Behaving Badly: Kitties That Left Paw Prints … and Peed … on 15th Century Manuscripts

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/medieval-cats-behaving-badly-kitties-that-left-paw-prints-and-peed-on-15th-century-manuscripts.html

openculture, 8 days ago to random

See What David Lynch Can Do With a 100-Year-Old Camera and 52 Seconds of Film

https://www.openculture.com/2012/05/what_david_lynch_can_do_with_a_100-year-old_camera_and_52_seconds_of_film.html

openculture, 9 days ago to random

William F. Buckley Meets (Possibly Drunk) Jack Kerouac, Tries to Make Sense of Hippies, 1968

https://www.openculture.com/2012/05/william_f_buckley_meets_possibly_drunk_jack_keroauc.html

openculture, 11 days ago to random

RIP David Sanborn: See Him Play Alongside Miles Davis, Randy Newman, Sun Ra, Leonard Cohen and Others on His TV Show Night Music

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/rip-david-sanborn-tv-show-night-music.html

openculture, 11 days ago to random

David Lynch Directs a Mini-Season of Twin Peaks in the Form of Japanese Coffee Commercials

https://www.openculture.com/2015/11/david-lynch-directs-a-mini-season-of-twin-peaks-in-the-form-of-japanese-coffee-commercials.html

openculture, 12 days ago to random

Meet Fanny, the First Female Rock Band to Top the Charts: “They Were Just Colossal and Wonderful, and Nobody’s Ever Mentioned Them”

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/fanny-the-first-female-rock-band-to-top-the-charts.html

openculture, 12 days ago to random

Hannah Arendt Explains How Totalitarian Regimes Arise–and How We Can Prevent Them

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/hannah-arendt-explains-the-rise-of-totalitarian-regimes.html

openculture, 12 days ago to random

A Playlist of the 3,300 Best Films & Documentaries on Youtube, Including Works by Hitchcock, Kubrick, Errol Morris & Other Auteurs

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/a-playlist-of-the-3300-best-films-documentaries-on-youtube-including-works-by-hitchcock-kubrick-errol-morris-other-auteurs.html

openculture, 13 days ago to random

Read 20 Short Stories From Nobel Prize-Winning Writer Alice Munro (RIP) Free Online

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/read-20-short-stories-from-nobel-prize-winning-writer-alice-munro-rip-free-online.html

openculture, 13 days ago to random

Explore the Ruins of Timgad, the “African Pompeii” Excavated from the Sands of Algeria

https://www.openculture.com/2020/08/explore-the-ruins-of-timgad-the-african-pompeii-excavated-from-the-sands-of-algeria.html

openculture, 14 days ago to random

Hannah Arendt Explains the Rise of Totalitarian Regimes–and the Strategies Needed to Combat Them

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/hannah-arendt-explains-the-rise-of-totalitarian-regimes.html

openculture, 15 days ago to random

A New Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA Reveals That Lead Poisoning Could Have Caused His Deafness

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/a-new-analysis-of-beethovens-dna-reveals-that-lead-poisoning-could-have-caused-his-deafness.html

openculture, 15 days ago to random

Jerry Seinfeld Delivers Commencement Address at Duke University: You Will Need Humor to Get Through the Human Experience

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/jerry-seinfeld-delivers-commencement-address-at-duke-university-you-will-need-humor-to-get-through-the-human-experience.html

openculture, 16 days ago to random

Aldous Huxley Explains How Man Became “the Victim of His Own Technology” (1961)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/aldous-huxley-explains-how-man-became-the-victim-of-his-own-technology-1961.html