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• How an Unscheduled, Last Minute Performance of “Fast Car” Shot Tracy Chapman to Stardom in 1988, 09 Feb 2024 in Music
• A Look Inside David Bowie & Iman’s Beautiful Mountain Home, 06 Feb 2024 in Architecture&Art&Books&Life&Music
• Meet Johnny Costa, the Pianist Who Introduced Millions of Mister Rogers Fans to Jazz, 02 Feb 2024 in Jazz&K-12&Music&Television
• Free: Watch Our Planet, a Groundbreaking Nature Documentary Series Narrated by David Attenborough, 01 Feb 2024 in Biology&Environment&Film&Nature
• Meet Alma Deutscher, the Classical Music Prodigy: Watch Her Performances from Age 6 to 14, 30 Jan 2024 in K-12&Music&Opera
• Pangea to the Present to the Future: Watch Animations Showing 500 Million Years of Continental Drift, 29 Jan 2024 in Environment&History&Maps&Science
• The Cardboard Bernini: An Artist Spends 4 Years Building a Giant Cardboard Fountain Inspired by the Baroque Sculptor Bernini, Only to Let It Dissolve in the Rain, 24 Jan 2024 in Art&Life&Museums&Travel
• Can You Crack the Uncrackable Code in Kryptos, the CIA’s Work of Public Art?, 17 Jan 2024 in Art&Computer Science&Design&Language
• The Incubator Babies of Coney Island: How an Early 1900s Boardwalk Attraction Saved Thousands of Premature Babies Lives, 10 Jan 2024 in Biology&History&Life&Science
• Watch a 106-Year-Old Wizard of Oz Book Get Magically Restored … By Cutting the Book’s Spine, Washing Pages & Recoloring Illustrations, 09 Jan 2024 in Books&Design&History
• My Neighbor Totoro Inspires a Line of Traditional Japanese Handicrafts, 04 Jan 2024 in Animation&Art&Design&History&Travel
• An Early Version of Mickey Mouse Enters the Public Domain on January 1, 2024, 01 Jan 2024 in Animation&Creativity&Film&Law
• The Beautiful Anarchy of the Earliest Animated Cartoons: Explore an Archive with 200+ Early Animations, 29 Dec 2023 in Animation&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons
• A New Database Captures the Smells of European History, from 16th-Century to the Early 20th-Century, 29 Dec 2023 in Chemistry&Food & Drink
• A Man Hiding from the Nazis Made 95 Issues of a Highly Creative Zine (1943–1945), 26 Dec 2023 in Art&History&Life&Magazines
• Two Tiny Rembrandt Paintings Have Been Rediscovered & Put On Display in Amsterdam, 18 Dec 2023 in Art
• The Origin Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: How a 1939 Marketing Gimmick Launched a Beloved Christmas Character, 13 Dec 2023 in Art&Books&K-12&Music&Television
• The Oldest Voices That We Can Still Hear: Hear Audio Recordings of Ghostly Voices from the 1800s, 08 Dec 2023 in Computer Science&History&Life&Technology
• Take a Virtual Tour of the Lascaux Cave Paintings, 05 Dec 2023 in Art&History&Travel
• Jacques Pépin Teaches You How to Make James Beard’s Famous Onion Sandwich, 01 Dec 2023 in Food & Drink
• Behold LEGO Reenactments of Famous Psychology Experiments, as Imagined by Artificial Intelligence, 27 Nov 2023 in Design&Games&Psychology
• Discover the Mikiphone, the World’s First Portable Record Player: “Fits a Jacket Pocket; Goes into a Lady’s Handbag” (1924), 27 Nov 2023 in Design&History&Music&Technology
• Watch an Auroratone, a Psychedelic 1940s Film, Featuring Bing Crosby, That Helped WWII Vets Overcome PTSD & Other Mental Health Conditions, 20 Nov 2023 in Film&Music&Neuroscience&Psychology
• Prisencolinensinainciusol, the Catchy Italian Pop Song That Sounded Like It Had English Lyrics, But Was Actually Gibberish (1972), 17 Nov 2023 in English Language&Language&Music
• The History of Disco Visualized on a Circuit Diagram of a Klipschorn Speaker: Features 600 Musicians, DJs, Producers, Clubs & Record Labels, 13 Nov 2023 in Dance&Design&History&Music
• Open Planet Lets You Download & Use 4,500 Free Videos That Document Nature & Climate Change, 13 Nov 2023 in Environment&Film&Nature
• How Rocky Horror Became a Cult Phenomenon, 08 Nov 2023 in Film&Gender&Theatre
• Dorothea Tanning: The Artist Who Pushed the Boundaries of Surrealism, 06 Nov 2023 in Art&Creativity&Gender
• Meet the Man Who Created the Iconic Emblem of the Day of the Dead: José Guadalupe Posada, 31 Oct 2023 in Art&History&Politics
• A Choir with 1,000 Singers Pays Tribute to Sinéad O’Connor & Performs “Nothing Compares 2 U”, 26 Oct 2023 in Music
• A Free Digital Archive of Graphic Design: A Curated Collection of Design Treasures from the Internet Archive, 25 Oct 2023 in Books&Design&Libraries
• A New Horror-Themed Tarot Deck Draws on a Century’s Worth of Scary Movies, Comics & Magazines, 23 Oct 2023 in Comics/Cartoons&Design&Film
• David Foster Wallace’s Famous Commencement Speech, “This is Water,” Gets Animated on a Whiteboard, 16 Oct 2023 in Animation&Graduation Speech&Life&Literature&Philosophy
• How to Be Happier in 5 Research-Proven Steps, According to Popular Yale Professor Laurie Santos, 13 Oct 2023 in Education&Psychology&Science&Yale
• The Fantastic Women Of Surrealism: An Introduction, 10 Oct 2023 in Art&Gender&Psychology
• When the US Government Commissioned 7,497 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World (1886), 09 Oct 2023 in Art&Biology&Data&Food & Drink&History
• A Determined Art Conservator Restores a Painting of the Doomed Party Girl Isabella de’ Medici: See the Before and After, 28 Sep 2023 in Art&Chemistry&History
• Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoc, the Town with the Longest Name in Europe, 26 Sep 2023 in Language&Travel
• An Introduction to Chinoiserie: When European Monarchs Tried to Build Chinese Palaces, Houses & Pavilions, 25 Sep 2023 in Architecture&Design&History&Travel
• A Look Inside the Labor-Intensive Process of Making a Tiffany-Style Lamp, 19 Sep 2023 in Design
• Patti Smith Reads Sylvia Plath’s Poem, “The Moon and the Yew Tree”, 15 Sep 2023 in Literature&Poetry&Travel
• A Playlist of 45 Shakespeare Film Trailers, from 1935 — 2021, 12 Sep 2023 in Film&Literature&Theatre
• Vin Mariani, the 19th-Century Cocaine-Infused Wine, Imbibed and Endorsed by Presidents, Popes & Writers, 08 Sep 2023 in Design&Food & Drink&History
• How Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into Robots That Grip, 07 Sep 2023 in Biology&Design&Nature&Technology
• What Happens When Someone Crochets Stuffed Animals Using Instructions from ChatGPT, 05 Sep 2023 in Art&Computer Science&Data&Technology
• A Mesmerizing Look at the Making of a Late Medieval Book from Start to Finish, 04 Sep 2023 in Books&Design&History
• The 5 Innovative Bridges That Make New York City, New York City, 29 Aug 2023 in Architecture&Design&Travel
• A Surprising Animation Revisits the Miracle on the Hudson & the Cause of US Airways Flight 1549’s Crash, 23 Aug 2023 in Environment&History&Nature
• Death-Cap Mushrooms are Terrifying and Unstoppable: A Wild Animation, 18 Aug 2023 in Biology&Food & Drink&Nature&Science
• Paul Simon Plays a Partially-Finished Version of “Still Crazy After All These Years” for Dick Cavett, Then Tries to Figure Out How to Finish It (1974), 16 Aug 2023 in Music&Television
• Watch Nina Simone’s Flawless Tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach on The Ed Sullivan Show (1960), 11 Aug 2023 in Jazz&Music
• The First Masterpieces to Depict Regular People: An Introduction to the Reformation Painting of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 08 Aug 2023 in Art&History&Life
• When Mississippi Tried to Ban Sesame Street for Showing a “Highly Integrated Cast” (1970), 07 Aug 2023 in K-12&Life&Television
• Sinéad O’Connor Makes Her First US Television Appearance: Watch Her Sing “Mandinka” on Late Night with David Letterman (1988), 31 Jul 2023 in Music
• Behold A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design: The 19th Century Book That Introduced Western Audiences to Japanese Art (1880), 31 Jul 2023 in Architecture&Art&Design&History&Travel
• 1000+ Barbie Commercials Provides Context for This Summer’s Pinkest Blockbuster (1959–2023), 28 Jul 2023 in Design&Film&Gender&K-12
• The Ancient World Comes to Life in an Animation Featuring Istanbul’s Islamic, Ottoman, Greek & Byzantine Art, 24 Jul 2023 in Architecture&Art&Film
• Behold the Unique Beauty of Japan’s Artistic Manhole Covers, 19 Jul 2023 in Art&Design&Travel
• A Creative List of Meat Carving Terms from the Middle Ages: “Splaye that Breme,” “Splatte that Pyke” & More, 19 Jul 2023 in Books&Food & Drink&History
• How Olive Oil Was Made in Ancient Rome in the Middle Ages (Plus in Modern Times), 12 Jul 2023 in Food & Drink&History&Travel
• Explore the Largest Online Archive Exploring the Genius of Leonard da Vinci, 10 Jul 2023 in Art&Computer Science&Design&Science&Technology
• Explore Exquisite Kimono Designs from 19th-Century Japan, 06 Jul 2023 in Art&Books&Fashion&Museums
• Watch Footage from New York City’s First Gay Pride March (1970), 03 Jul 2023 in Film&History
• A Stand-Up Comedy Routine Discovered in a Medieval Manuscript: Monty Python Before Monty Python (1480), 27 Jun 2023 in Books&Comedy&History&Literature
• Watch Footage of Claude Monet Painting in His Famous Garden at Giverny (1915), 26 Jun 2023 in Art&Film&History
• Behold a 19th-Century Atlas of the United States, Designed for Blind Students (1837), 20 Jun 2023 in Books&Education&Maps
• When Henri Matisse Was 83 Years Old, He Couldn’t Go to His Favorite Swimming Pool, So He Created a Swimming Pool as a Work of Art, 19 Jun 2023 in Art
• How Carole King Revolutionized ’70s Music, 15 Jun 2023 in Gender&Music
• Hear Demos of Madonna Performing Punk Songs with Her Pre-Fame Band, Breakfast Club (1979), 12 Jun 2023 in Music
• Watch a Japanese Artisan Make a Noh Mask, Creating an Astonishing Character From a Single Block of Wood, 05 Jun 2023 in Art&Theatre&Travel
• Patton Oswalt to William & Mary’s Graduating Class: “You Poor Bastards,” “You Do Not Have a Choice But to Be Anything But Extraordinary”, 05 Jun 2023 in Comedy&Education&Film
• The 1920s Lie Detector That Forced Suspected Criminals to Confess to a Skeleton, 30 May 2023 in Design&Law&Psychology&Technology
• Behold the Bridges in India Made of Living Tree Roots, 26 May 2023 in Architecture&Design&Environment&Nature&Travel
• Watch the Original Schoolhouse Rock Composers Sing “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill” Live in Concert, 22 May 2023 in Education&English Language&Jazz&K-12
• What Happens When a Chess Player Mistakes a Grandmaster for a Beginner: It’s Pretty Delightful, 19 May 2023 in Games&Life
• DJ Cummerbund’s Astonishing Mashups Create Unexpected Collaborations Between Rock, Soul & Hip Hop Icons, 17 May 2023 in Comedy&Creativity&Music&Technology
• Watch Young David Attenborough Encounter Animals in Their Natural Habitats: Video from the 1950s and 1960s, 15 May 2023 in Biology&Nature&Television
• Cats Migrated to Europe 7,000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought, 09 May 2023 in Biology&History&Life&Science&Travel
• Behold Shakespeare’s First Folio, the First Published Collection of Shakespeare’s Plays, Published 400 Year Ago (1623), 08 May 2023 in Books&History&Museums&Theatre
• 1,800 Hand-Cut Silhouettes of 19th-Century Historical Figures Get Digitized & Put Online by the Smithsonian, 01 May 2023 in Art&History&Life&Museums&Technology
• Parrots Taught to FaceTime Each Other Become Less Lonely, a New Study Shows, 01 May 2023 in Biology&Life&Science
• A Culinary Videos Series Shows Every Conceivable Way to Cook Eggs, Potatoes, Pizza, Bacon & More, 28 Apr 2023 in Comedy&Food & Drink
• Watch Cab Calloway Actually Perform “Mr. Hepster’s Dictionary,” His Famous Dictionary of Jazz Slang (1944), 24 Apr 2023 in English Language&Jazz&Music
• An Introduction to the Painting That Changed Georgia O’Keeffe’s Career: Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock-Hills, 17 Apr 2023 in Art
• Discover the Sarajevo Haggadah, the Medieval Illuminated Manuscript That Survived the Inquisition, Holocaust & Yugoslav Wars, 14 Apr 2023 in Art&History&Museums&Religion
• Discover Leonora Carrington, Britain’s Lost Surrealist Painter, 10 Apr 2023 in Art&Life
• Watch Joni Mitchell Perform George Gershwin’s “Summertime”, 07 Apr 2023 in Libraries&Music
• Watch a Transfixing Demonstration of Kumihimo, the Ancient Japanese Artform of Making Braids & Cords, 04 Apr 2023 in Art&History&Travel
• The Most Popular Song from Each Month Since January 1980: 40+ Years of Changing Musical Tastes in 50 Minutes, 03 Apr 2023 in History&Music
• Discover Edo, the Historic Green/Sustainable City of Japan, 29 Mar 2023 in Environment&History&Nature
• Listen to Patti Smith’s Glorious Three Hour Farewell to CBGB’s on Its Final Night, 24 Mar 2023 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Behold an Astonishing Near-Nightly Spectacle in the Lightning Capital of the World, 21 Mar 2023 in Environment&Nature&Science&Travel
• Behold the Fantastical, Uncannily Lifelike Puppets of Barnaby Dixon, 17 Mar 2023 in Art&Design&Technology&Theatre
• An Architect Breaks Down the Design of New York City Subway Stations, from the Oldest to Newest, 13 Mar 2023 in Architecture&Art&Design&History&Travel
• Behold 900+ Magnificent Botanical Collages Created by a 72-Year-Old Widow, Starting in 1772, 10 Mar 2023 in Art&Biology&Creativity&Nature
• Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course: Free Video Lessons, 06 Mar 2023 in Food & Drink&Television
• Discover Pemmican, The Power Bar Invented Centuries Ago by Native American Tribes, 03 Mar 2023 in Food & Drink&Health&K-12&Nature
• A Retired Math Teacher Helps Students Learn Geometry Through Quilting, 27 Feb 2023 in Creativity&Design&Education&K-12&Math
• Turning the Pages of an Illuminated Medieval Manuscript: An ASMR Museum Experience, 20 Feb 2023 in Books&History&Museums&Neuroscience
• The Life & Art of Gustav Klimt: A Short Art History Lesson on the Austrian Symbolist Painter and His Work, 17 Feb 2023 in Art&Technology&Video - Arts & Culture
• Archaeologists May Have Discovered a Secret Language in Lascaux & Chauvet Cave Paintings, Perhaps Revealing a 20,000-Year-Old “Proto-Writing” System, 14 Feb 2023 in Art&Biology&History&Language&Nature
• Older Women Come Together & Play Punk Rock: Discover The Unglamorous Music Project, 13 Feb 2023 in Gender&Life&Music
• Watch Conservationists Moving & Restoring an Exquisite Ancient Greek Mosaic, 06 Feb 2023 in Art&History&Museums
• How The Parthenon Marbles Ended Up In The British Museum, 03 Feb 2023 in Architecture&Art&History&Museums&Politics&Travel
• Medieval Mixed-Gender Fight Club: Behold Images from a 15th-Century Fighting Manual, 30 Jan 2023 in Art&Books&Gender&History&Sports
• An Immersive, Architectural Tour of New York City’s Iconic Grand Central Terminal, 27 Jan 2023 in Architecture&History&Travel
• Robots Are Carving Replicas of the Parthenon Marbles: Could They Help the Real Ancient Sculptures Return to Greece?, 24 Jan 2023 in Computer Science&Design&History&Museums&Technology
• Contribute a Song to WNYC’s Public Song Project & Use Your Creativity to Explore the Public Domain, 20 Jan 2023 in Books&Film&Literature&Music
• Benedict Cumberbatch & Ian McKellen Read Epic Letters Written by Kurt Vonnegut, 16 Jan 2023 in Books&Environment&Letters&Life&Literature
• A Creative Animation Tells the Story of Maximilien Robespierre, One of the Most Influential Figures of the French Revolution, 13 Jan 2023 in Animation&Art&Fashion&History
• An Introduction to Hokusai’s Great Wave, One of the Most Recognizable Artworks in the World, 10 Jan 2023 in Art&Travel
• Watch Cher Play All the Major Parts in a 12-Minute Remake of West Side Story (1978), 09 Jan 2023 in Gender&Music&Television&Theatre
• Joni Mitchell’s Catalog of Albums Now on YouTube: Stream Them Online, 04 Jan 2023 in Music&YouTube
• Paul McCartney Explains How Bach Influenced “Blackbird”, 02 Jan 2023 in Music
• Watch You Suck at Cooking, a Hilarious Source for Tasty Recipes and Food Hacks of Questionable Veracity, 29 Dec 2022 in Comedy&Food & Drink&Video - Arts & Culture
• Behold! The Very First Christmas Card (1843), 23 Dec 2022 in Art&Design&History&Museums
• Mudlarking on the Thames: A Treasure Trove of History Washes Ashore Every Low Tide, 22 Dec 2022 in History&Life&Travel
• NYC’s Iconic Punk Club CBGBs Comes Alive in a Brilliant Short Animation, Using David Godlis’ Photos of Patti Smith, The Ramones & More, 19 Dec 2022 in Animation&Life&Music&Photography
• Behold a 15th-Century Italian Manuscript Featuring Medicinal Plants with Fantastical Human Faces, 12 Dec 2022 in Art&Books&Health&History
• The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots, 05 Dec 2022 in Dance&Gender&History&Life&Music
• The Chemist Alice Ball Pioneered a Treatment for Leprosy in 1915–and Then Others Stole the Credit for It, 02 Dec 2022 in Gender&Health&History&Science
• 15-Year-Old Picasso Paints His First Masterpiece, “The First Communion”, 29 Nov 2022 in Art&Religion
• Meet Honey Lantree, the Trailblazing 1960s Female Drummer, 28 Nov 2022 in Gender&History&Music
• The Story of Akiko Takakura, One of the Last Survivors of the Hiroshima Bombing, Told in a Short Animated Documentary, 21 Nov 2022 in Animation&Art&History&Life
• The Isolated Vocal Tracks of the B‑52s “Roam”: Enjoy the Angelic Harmonies of Kate Pierson & Cindy Wilson, 18 Nov 2022 in Music
• Joni Mitchell Tells Elton John the Stories Behind Her Iconic Songs: “Both Sides Now,” “Carey” & More, 14 Nov 2022 in Apple&Life&Music
• Celebrate Kurt Vonnegut’s 100 Birthday with a Collection of Songs Based on His Work, 11 Nov 2022 in Books&Literature&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• A Stunning, Hand-Illustrated Book of Mushrooms Drawn by an Overlooked 19th Century Female Scientist, 07 Nov 2022 in Biology&Gender&History
• When Medieval Manuscripts Were Recycled & Used to Make the First Printed Books, 04 Nov 2022 in Books&History&Technology
• FAMOUS ARTIST DIES PENNILESS AND ALL ALONE: The Met Museum’s Fascinating Archive of Artists’ Death Notices, 31 Oct 2022 in Art&History&Life&Museums
• An Introduction to the Painting of Artemisia Gentileschi, the First Woman Admitted to Florence’s Accademia di Arte del Disegno (1593–1653), 28 Oct 2022 in Art&Gender
• Meet Little Amal, the 12-Foot Puppet of a 10-Year-Old Syrian Girl, Who Has Been Touring the World, 24 Oct 2022 in Current Affairs&K-12&Theatre
• How Did They Build the Great Pyramid of Giza?: An Animated Introduction, 21 Oct 2022 in Animation&Architecture&History
• Meet the Physicist Who Has Created 1600+ Wikipedia Entries for Important Female & Minority Scientists, 17 Oct 2022 in Science&Wikipedia
• What Happens When Mortals Try to Drink Winston Churchill’s Daily Intake of Alcohol, 17 Oct 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Life
• Behold a 21st-Century Medieval Castle Being Built with Only Tools & Materials from the Middle Ages, 07 Oct 2022 in Architecture&Design&History&Video - Arts & Culture
• Artist Makes Astonishing Armor for Cats & Mice, 05 Oct 2022 in Art&Design&History&Uncategorized&Video - Arts & Culture
• Cats in Medieval Manuscripts & Paintings, 03 Oct 2022 in Art&History&Religion&Video - Arts & Culture&Video - Politics/Society
• Behold the Medieval Wound Man: The Poor Soul Who Illustrated the Injuries a Person Might Receive Through War, Accident or Disease, 29 Sep 2022 in Art&Biology&Health&History
• The Art of Translating Hamilton into German: “So Kribbeln Schmetterlinge, Wenn Sie Starten”, 23 Sep 2022 in Language&Music&Theatre&Travel