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openculture, 22 days ago to random

Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/download-131000-historic-maps-from-the-huge-david-rumsey-map-collection.html

openculture, 23 days ago to random

Watch a Strange Animation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart,” Voted the 24th Best Cartoon of All Time (1953)

https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/watch-a-surreal-animation-of-edgar-allan-poes-tell-tale-heart.html

openculture, 23 days ago to random

Leonard Bernstein Introduces the Moog Synthesizer to the World in 1969, Playing an Electrified Version of Bach’s “Little Fugue in G”

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/leonard-bernstein-introduces-the-moog-synthesizer-to-the-world-1969.html

openculture, 23 days ago to random

What Is Religion Actually For?: Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury Weigh In

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/what-is-religion-actually-for-isaac-asimov-and-ray-bradbury-weigh-in.html

openculture, 24 days ago to random

Google Launches a New Course Called “AI Essentials”: Learn How to Use Generative AI Tools to Increase Your Productivity

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/google-launches-a-new-course-called-ai-essentials.html

openculture, 25 days ago to random

How Star Wars Borrowed From Akira Kurosawa’s Great Samurai Films

https://www.openculture.com/2014/05/how-star-wars-borrowed-from-akira-kurosawas-great-samurai-films.html

openculture, 25 days ago to random

Tom Jones Performs “Long Time Gone” with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young–and Blows the Band & Audience Away (1969)

https://www.openculture.com/2020/06/tom-jones-performs-long-time-gone-with-crosby-stills-nash-young-and-blows-the-band-audience-away-1969.html

openculture, 25 days ago to random

André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto Turns 100 This Year

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/andre-bretons-surrealist-manifesto-turns-100-this-year.html

openculture, 25 days ago to random

High-Tech Analysis of Ancient Scroll Reveals Plato’s Burial Site and Final Hours

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/high-tech-analysis-of-ancient-scroll-reveals-platos-burial-site-and-final-hours.html

openculture, 27 days ago to random

Behold the Augsburg "Book of Miracles," a Brilliantly-Illuminated Manuscript of Supernatural Phenomena from Renaissance Germany

https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/behold-the-augsburg-book-of-miracles.html

openculture, 27 days ago to random

Behold the Augsburg "Book of Miracles," a Brilliantly-Illuminated Manuscript of Supernatural Phenomena from Renaissance Germany

https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/behold-the-augsburg-book-of-miracles.html

openculture, 27 days ago to random

RIP Paul Auster: Hear the Master of the Postmodern Page-Turner Discuss How He Became a Writer

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/rip-paul-auster-hear-the-master-of-the-postmodern-page-turner-discuss-how-he-became-a-writer.html

openculture, 27 days ago to random

Artist Draws 9 Portraits on LSD During 1950s Research Experiment

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/artist-draws-9-portraits-on-lsd-during-1950s-research-experiment.html

openculture, 28 days ago to random

A 900-Page Pre-Pantone Guide to Color from 1692: A Complete Digital Scan

https://www.openculture.com/2019/10/a-900-page-pre-pantone-guide-to-color-from-1692-a-complete-digital-scan.html

openculture, 28 days ago to random

How Édouard Manet Became “the Father of Impressionism” with the Scandalous Panting, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/how-edouard-manet-became-the-father-of-impressionism-with-the-scandalous-panting-le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe-1863.html

openculture, 28 days ago to random

A 5‑Hour Journey Through North Korean Entertainment: Propaganda Films, Kids’ Cartoons, Sketch Comedy & More

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/a-5-hour-journey-through-north-korean-entertainment.html

openculture, 28 days ago to random

Google Launches a New Course Called “AI Essentials”: Learn How to Use Generative AI Tools to Increase Your Productivity

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/google-launches-a-new-course-called-ai-essentials.html

openculture, 29 days ago to random

Paul Auster, Prolific Author and Brooklyn Literary Star, Dies at 77 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/books/paul-auster-dead.html?smid=tw-share

openculture, 29 days ago to random

André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto Turns 100 This Year

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/andre-bretons-surrealist-manifesto-turns-100-this-year.html

openculture, 29 days ago to random

Behold The Drawings of Franz Kafka (1907–1917)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/behold-the-drawings-of-franz-kafka.html

openculture, 1 month ago to random

Watch Dziga Vertov’s Soviet Toys: The First Soviet Animated Movie Ever (1924)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/02/watch-dziga-vertovs-soviet-toys-the-first-soviet-animated-movie-ever-1924.html

openculture, 1 month ago to random

Steven Spielberg Calls Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange “the First Punk Rock Movie Ever Made”

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/steven-spielberg-calls-stanley-kubricks-a-clockwork-orange-the-first-punk-rock-movie-ever-made.html

openculture, 1 month ago to random

Bukowski Reads Bukowski: Watch a 1975 Documentary Featuring Charles Bukowski at the Height of His Powers

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/bukowski-reads-bukowski.html

openculture, 1 month ago to random

How Édouard Manet Became “the Father of Impressionism” with the Scandalous Panting, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/how-edouard-manet-became-the-father-of-impressionism-with-the-scandalous-panting-le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe-1863.html

openculture, 1 month ago to random

Pink Floyd Plays in Venice on a Massive Floating Stage in 1989; Forces the Mayor & City Council to Resign

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/pink-floyd-plays-in-venice-on-a-massive-floating-stage-in-1989-forces-the-mayor-to-resign.html