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• A Tour of All the Pizza Styles You Can Eat in the United States (and the History Behind Your Favorite Slices), 21 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Travel
• Sally Schmitt, the Creator of the French Laundry & Unsung Hero of California Cuisine, Gets Her Due in a Poignant, Short Documentary, 19 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&Life
• Architect Breaks Down Five of the Most Iconic New York City Apartments, 16 Sep 2022 in Architecture&History&Travel
• When John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X” Scandalized the Art World in 1884, 12 Sep 2022 in Art&Gender&History
• When Sliced Bread Got Banned During World War II, 09 Sep 2022 in Food & Drink&History&Video - Politics/Society
• Two Women in Their 90s Recall Their Teenage Years in Victorian 1890s London, 06 Sep 2022 in Fashion&Film&History&Video - Politics/Society
• Winnie the Pooh Went Into the Public Domain, and Someone Already Turned the Story Into a Slasher Film: Watch the Trailer for Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey, 02 Sep 2022 in Books&Creativity&Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Dolly Parton Reads Free Bedtime Stories to Kids: Watch Readings from Goodnight with Dolly, 30 Aug 2022 in Books&K-12&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Hear the World’s Oldest Known Song, “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” Written 3,400 Years Ago, 26 Aug 2022 in Creativity&History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• How a Dutch “Dementia Village” Improves Quality of Life with Intentional Design, 23 Aug 2022 in Design&Health&Life&Psychology
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Given Away 186 Million Free Books to Kids, Boosting Literacy Worldwide, 19 Aug 2022 in Books&Education&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Behold a Secret Gallery of Art Created Using Discarded Gum on London’s Millennium Bridge, 17 Aug 2022 in Art&Creativity&Travel&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Oakland Public Library Puts Online a Collection of Items Forgotten in Library Books: Love Notes, Doodles & More, 15 Aug 2022 in Archives&Books&Libraries&Photography&Writing
• Three Female Artists Who Helped Create Abstract Expressionism: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning & Helen Frankenthaler., 08 Aug 2022 in Art&Gender
• A Brief History of Dumplings: An Animated Introduction, 08 Aug 2022 in Animation&Food & Drink&History&K-12
• What Americans Ate for Dessert 200 Years Ago: Watch Re-Creations of Original Recipes, 05 Aug 2022 in Food & Drink&History
• Behold! A Medieval Graphic Novel Carved on an 14th Century Ivory Box, 27 Jul 2022 in Art&History&Literature&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
• Behold a Book of Color Shades Depicted with Feathers (Circa 1915), 25 Jul 2022 in Design&Fashion&History&Museums&Science
• Watch the Titanic Sink in This Real-Time 3D Animation, 11 Jul 2022 in Animation&History
• Mama Cass and John Denver Sing a Lovely Duet of “Leaving On a Jet Plane” (1972), 05 Jul 2022 in Music&Politics
• Why 99% Of Smithsonian’s Specimens Are Hidden In High-Security, 28 Jun 2022 in Museums&Nature
• The Oldest House in New York City: Meet the Wyckoff House (1652), 23 Jun 2022 in Architecture&History&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
• Discover DALL‑E, the Artificial Intelligence Artist That Lets You Create Surreal Artwork, 17 Jun 2022 in Art&Artificial Intelligence&Computer Science&Data&Technology
• Julia Child Shows Fred Rogers How to Make a Quick & Delicious Pasta Dish (1974), 13 Jun 2022 in Comedy&Food & Drink&K-12&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
• Enter the Franz Kafka Caption Contest for a Chance to Win a New Book of the Author’s Drawings (Until June 13), 12 Jun 2022 in Art&Books&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Literature
• The Vincent van Gogh “Starry Night” LEGO Set Is Now Available: It’s Created in Collaboration with MoMA, 06 Jun 2022 in Art&Creativity&Design&Museums
• Play “Artle,” an Art History Version of Wordle: A New Game from the National Gallery of Art, 03 Jun 2022 in Art&Games&How to Learn for Free&Museums
• Italian Advice on How to Live the Good Life: Cigarettes, Tomatoes, and Other Picturesque Small Pleasures, 31 May 2022 in Life&Philosophy&Travel
• How to Enter a ‘Flow State’ on Command: Peak Performance Mind Hack Explained in 7 Minutes, 13 May 2022 in Creativity&Productivity&Psychology
• Grandma Moses Started Painting Seriously at Age 77, and Soon Became a Famous American Artist, 06 May 2022 in Art&Gender&Video - Arts & Culture
• Footage of Flappers from 1929 Restored & Colorized with AI, 04 May 2022 in Fashion&Film&History&Technology&Video - Politics/Society
• Watch a New Animation of Richard Feynman’s Ode to the Wonder of Life, with Music by Yo-Yo Ma, 02 May 2022 in Animation&Music&Nature&Physics
• Watch Sir Ian McKellen’s 1979 Master Class on Macbeth’s Final Monologue, 29 Apr 2022 in English Language&Literature&Theatre&Video - Arts & Culture&Writing
• The History of Birth Control: From Alligator Dung to The Pill, 25 Apr 2022 in Gender&Health&History&Politics&Religion
• Explore a Big Archive of Vintage Early Comics: 1700–1929, 22 Apr 2022 in Archives&Art&Comics/Cartoons&History
• Draw Along with Beloved Cartoonist & Educator Lynda Barry: Free Drawing Exercises Online, 19 Apr 2022 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&How to Learn for Free&K-12
• Ergonomics Experts Explain How to Set Up Your Desk, 15 Apr 2022 in Biology&Design&Life
• The Rembrandt Book Bracelet: Behold a Functional Bracelet Featuring 1400 Rembrandt Drawings, 08 Apr 2022 in Art&Creativity&Design&Fashion&Museums
• How to Wear a Toga the Official Ancient Roman Way, 04 Apr 2022 in Fashion&History
• The Depths of Wikipedia: Enjoy a Compendium of the Online Encyclopedia’s Most Bizarre Pages, 04 Apr 2022 in Comedy&Education&Random&Web/Tech
• Home Movies of Frida Kahlo (and a Side Order of Romantic Entanglements), 01 Apr 2022 in Art&Film&History&Life
• Explore MoMA’s Collection of Modern & Contemporary Art Every Time You Open a New Browser Tab, 28 Mar 2022 in Art&Creativity&Google&Technology
• Japanese Researcher Sleeps in the Same Location as Her Cat for 24 Consecutive Nights!, 25 Mar 2022 in Biology&Data&Design&Life
• Meet Anita Berber, the Cabaret Star Who Scandalized Weimar-Era Berlin, 18 Mar 2022 in Dance&Film&Gender&History
• How to Give Yourself a 3000-Year-Old Hairstyle Using Iron Age Tools, 14 Mar 2022 in Fashion&History&Life&Video - Arts & Culture
• Heart’s Nancy Wilson Teaches You How to Play the Notoriously Difficult Opening to “Crazy On You”, 11 Mar 2022 in History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Watch a Very Nervous, 23-Year-Old David Byrne and Talking Heads Performing Live in NYC (1976), 07 Mar 2022 in History&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Free Coloring Books from The Public Domain Review: Download & Color Works by Hokusai, Albrecht Dürer, Harry Clarke, Aubrey Beardsley & More, 04 Mar 2022 in Art&Books&Creativity&History
• Dick Van Dyke Still Dancing at 96!, 01 Mar 2022 in Dance&Film&Life&Television
• Free Coloring Books from 101 World-Class Libraries & Museums: Download and Color Hundreds of Free Images, 28 Feb 2022 in Coloring Books
• When Eartha Kitt Spoke Truth to Power at a 1968 White House Luncheon, 22 Feb 2022 in History&Politics&Television
• How to Actually Cook Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Recipes: Crayfish, Prawns, and Spitted Eggs, 18 Feb 2022 in Art&Creativity&Food & Drink
• Organized Chaos!: Watch 33 Videos Showing How Saturday Night Live Gets Made Each Week, 16 Feb 2022 in Comedy&Design&Photography&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
• Google App Uses Machine Learning to Discover Your Pet’s Look Alike in 10,000 Classic Works of Art, 15 Feb 2022 in Art&Data&K-12&Museums&Photography
• Tate Kids Presents Introductions to Art Movements: Cubism, Impressionism, Surrealism & More, 08 Feb 2022 in Animation&Art&K-12&Museums&Video - Arts & Culture
• Space Sex is Serious Business: A Hilarious Short Animation Addresses Serious Questions About Human Reproduction in Space, 07 Feb 2022 in Biology&Physics&Science
• An Opera Singer & Cabaret Artist Record an Astonishing Version of David Bowie & Queen’s “Under Pressure”, 31 Jan 2022 in Music&Opera
• Great Art Cities: Visit the Fascinating, Lesser-Known Museums of London & Paris, 28 Jan 2022 in Art&History&Travel
• Watch a Joyful Video Where 52 Renowned Choreographers Link Together to Create a Dance Chain Letter, 26 Jan 2022 in Dance&Film
• A New Album of Goth-Folk Songs Inspired by the Life of Marie Curie, 21 Jan 2022 in Animation&Chemistry&History&Life&Music&Science
• Discover Khipu, the Ancient Incan Record & Writing System Made Entirely of Knots, 17 Jan 2022 in Design&History&Language&Life&Museums
• The Origins of the Word “Gaslighting”: Scenes from the 1944 Film Gaslight, 14 Jan 2022 in Film&Psychology
• Charles and Ray Eames’ Powers of Ten Updated to Reflect Our Modern Understanding of the Universe, 10 Jan 2022 in Astronomy&Film&Science
• How Did the Mona Lisa Become the World’s Most Famous Painting?: It’s Not What You Think, 07 Jan 2022 in Animation&Art&Education&History
• Harper Lee Gives Advice to Young Writers in One of Her Only Interviews Captured on Audio (1964), 03 Jan 2022 in Books&K-12&Literature&Radio&Writing
• How Fashionable Dutch Women (Like the Girl with a Pearl Earring) Got Dressed in 1665, 31 Dec 2021 in Art&Fashion&History&Life
• Doreen Ketchens’ Astonishing Rendition of “The House of the Rising Sun”: A World-Class Clarinetist Busks on the Streets of New Orleans, 27 Dec 2021 in Education&Jazz&Music
• When Maurice Sendak Created a Dark Nutcracker Ballet, 24 Dec 2021 in Books&Dance&Design&K-12
• Watch Awesome Human Choreography That Reproduces the Murmurations of Starling Flocks, 24 Dec 2021 in Dance&Nature&Sports
• An Oscar-Winning Animation of Charles Dickens’ Classic Tale, A Christmas Carol (1971), 20 Dec 2021 in Animation&K-12&Literature
• 18 Male Leonard Cohen Fans Over the Age of 65 Star in an Oddly Moving A Cappella Version of “I’m Your Man”, 14 Dec 2021 in Art&Creativity&Life&Music
• Watch 11-Year-Old Billy Preston Duet with Nat King Cole: A Star is Born (1957), 13 Dec 2021 in Music&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
• How Well Can You Move in Medieval Armor?: Medievalist Daniel Jaquet Gives It a Try in Real Life, 07 Dec 2021 in Design&History&Life&Sports
• Archaeologists Discover 200,000-Year-Old Hand & Footprints That Could Be the World’s Earliest Cave Art, 03 Dec 2021 in Art&Creativity&Life&Science
• How to Be a Samurai: A 17th Century Code for Life & War, 02 Dec 2021 in History&Life&Travel
• Watch Hilarious Spoofs of Classic Film Genres: Film Noir, Spaghetti Westerns, Scandinavian Crime Dramas, Time Travel Films & More, 29 Nov 2021 in Comedy&Film&Podcasts&Television
• The Secrets of Beethoven’s Fifth, the World’s Most Famous Symphony, 24 Nov 2021 in Animation&K-12&Music&TED Talks
• Elvis Costello’s Musician Father (and Doppelgänger) Performing in 1963, 22 Nov 2021 in Music
• Watch All of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Performed on Original Baroque Instruments, 15 Nov 2021 in Music
• Watch 30+ Exceptional Short Films for Free in The New Yorker’s Online Screening Room, 12 Nov 2021 in Animation&Comedy&Film&Magazines
• Watch the Jackson 5’s First Appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (1969), 08 Nov 2021 in Animation&Music&Television
• An Introduction to the Chrysler Building, New York’s Art Deco Masterpiece, by John Malkovich (1994), 05 Nov 2021 in Architecture&Design&Film&History
• 9‑Year-Old Henry Thomas Delivers a Remarkable Screen Test for E.T., 03 Nov 2021 in Film
• Behold 84 Great Novels Reinterpreted as Modernist Postage Stamps, 02 Nov 2021 in Design&Education&K-12&Literature&Music
• Scenes of New York City in 1945 Colorized & Revived with Artificial Intelligence, 28 Oct 2021 in Film&History&Travel
• Elvis’ Three Appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show: Watch History in the Making and from the Waist Up (1956), 25 Oct 2021 in History&Life&Music&Television
• Nick Cave’s Online Store: Pencils Adorned with Lyrics, Mugs, Polaroids & More, 19 Oct 2021 in Creativity&Design&Music&Writing
• A 110-Year-Old Book Illustrated with Photos of Kittens & Cats Taught Kids How to Read, 18 Oct 2021 in Books&Education&Internet Archive&K-12&Photography
• Meet Tsuneko Sasamoto, Japan’s First Female Photojournalist and Now, at 107, Japan’s Oldest Living Photojournalist, 12 Oct 2021 in Photography
• Witness Maya Angelou & James Baldwin’s Close Friendship in a TV Interview from 1975, 11 Oct 2021 in Books&History&Literature&Poetry&Television
• Medieval Tennis: A Short History and Demonstration, 05 Oct 2021 in Design&History&Sports
• Encore! Encore! An Hour of the World’s Most Beautiful Classical Guitar, 01 Oct 2021 in Music
• Andy Warhol’s Vibrant, Impractical, Illustrated Cookbook from 1959: A Feast for the Eyes, 27 Sep 2021 in Art&Books&Design&Food & Drink
• Watch a Gripping 10-Minute Animation About the Hunt for Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann, 26 Sep 2021 in Animation&Film&History
• Explore Thousands of Free Vintage Cocktail Recipes Online (1705–1951), 21 Sep 2021 in Food & Drink&History&Museums
• Cartoonist Lynda Barry Teaches You How to Make a Visual Daily Diary, 20 Sep 2021 in Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&How to Learn for Free
• Zoom Into a Super High Resolution Photo of Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”, 14 Sep 2021 in Art&Google&Music
• Art History School: Learn About the Art & Lives of Toulouse-Lautrec, Gustav Klimt, Frances Bacon, Edvard Munch & Many More, 13 Sep 2021 in Art&History&Life
• Watch Prince Appear on the Muppets Tonight Show & Reveal His Humble, Down-to-Earth Side (1997), 07 Sep 2021 in Comedy&Music&Television
• How Mushroom Time-Lapses Are Filmed: A Glimpse Into the Pioneering Time-Lapse Cinematography Behind the Netflix Documentary Fantastic Fungi, 03 Sep 2021 in Biology&Film&K-12&Nature&Photography&Science
• The Black Film Archive: A New Site Highlights 200+ Noteworthy Black Films Made Between 1915–1979, 30 Aug 2021 in Archives&Film
• Vintage Public Health Posters That Helped People Take Smart Precautions During Past Crises, 27 Aug 2021 in Design&Health&Life&Museums&Science
• The Birth of Espresso: The Story Behind the Coffee Shots That Fuel Modern Life, 23 Aug 2021 in Design&Food & Drink&Technology
• Mattel’s Barbie Turns Women of Medicine, Including COVID Vaccine Developer, Into Dolls, 20 Aug 2021 in Biology&Gender&Science
• The Sound of Subways Around the World: A Global Collection of Subway Door Closing Announcements, Beeps & Chimes, 16 Aug 2021 in Life&Technology&Travel
• Watch an Exquisite 19th Century Coffee Maker in Action, 13 Aug 2021 in Food & Drink&Physics&Science
• Kurt Vonnegut’s Recipes in Deadeye Dick: Polka-Dot Brownies, Linzer Torte & Haitian Banana Soup, 11 Aug 2021 in Books&Food & Drink&Literature
• The First Museum Dedicated to Mary Shelley & Her Literary Creation, Frankenstein, Opens in Bath, England, 06 Aug 2021 in Literature&Museums&Travel
• What Made Marcel Duchamp’s Famous Urinal Art–and an Inventive Prank, 03 Aug 2021 in Art
• 757 Episodes of the Classic TV Game Show What’s My Line?: Watch Eleanor Roosevelt, Louis Armstrong, Salvador Dali & More, 30 Jul 2021 in Games&Music&Politics&Science&Television
• Discover the Stettheimer Dollhouse: The 12-Room Dollhouse Featuring Miniature, Original Modernist Art by Marcel Duchamp, 28 Jul 2021 in Art&Design&Museums
• Sylvia Plath’s Tarot Cards (Which Influenced the Poems in Ariel) Were Just Sold for $207,000, 23 Jul 2021 in Games&Life&Literature&Poetry
• Watch 15 Hours of The Pink Panther for Free, 19 Jul 2021 in Animation&Film&K-12
• A Dancer Pays a Gravity-Defying Tribute to Claude Debussy, 16 Jul 2021 in Dance&Music&Physics
• Andy Warhol’s Art Explained: What Makes His Iconic Campbell’s Soup Cans & Marilyn Monroe Diptych Art?, 14 Jul 2021 in Art
• The Life & Art of Hilma Af Klint: A Short Art History Lesson on the Pioneering Abstract Artist, 12 Jul 2021 in Art&Religion&Sci Fi
• How Ramen Became the Currency of Choice in Prison, Beating Out Cigarettes, 05 Jul 2021 in Finance&Food & Drink&Life
• The Conspiracy Behind the Iconic Statue, the Venus de Milo, 02 Jul 2021 in Art&History&Travel
• The Pulp Tarot: A New Tarot Deck Inspired by Midcentury Pulp Illustrations, 29 Jun 2021 in Art&Creativity&Design&Games
• Michelangelo’s David: The Fascinating Story Behind the Renaissance Marble Creation, 28 Jun 2021 in Art&History&Video - Arts & Culture
• How Radical Gardeners Took Back New York City, 25 Jun 2021 in Environment&History&Nature&Travel
• Buddhist Monk Sings The Ramones: “Rock ’n’ Roll High School,” “Teenage Lobotomy” & “Beat on the Brat”, 21 Jun 2021 in Music&Religion
• Watch a Never-Aired TV Profile of James Baldwin (1979), 14 Jun 2021 in Literature&Politics&Television
• A Side Splitting Medieval TikTok Account: Get a Laugh at Medieval Yoga Poses & Much More, 11 Jun 2021 in Art&Comedy&Fashion&History
• The Bob Ross Virtual Art Gallery: A New Site Presents 403 Paintings from The Joy of Painting Series, 07 Jun 2021 in Art&Data&Technology&Television
• The Mistake Waltz: Watch the Hilarious Ballet by Legendary Choreographer Jerome Robbins, 04 Jun 2021 in Comedy&Dance
• The Airline Toilets Theatre Company: Watch One Man Stage Comical Shows in Airplane Bathrooms, 01 Jun 2021 in Comedy&Creativity&Theatre&Travel
• Art Historian Provides Hilarious & Surprisingly Efficient Art History Lessons on TikTok, 31 May 2021 in Art&Comedy&History&How to Learn for Free
• Who Decides What Words Get Into the Dictionary?, 26 May 2021 in Books&English Language&Language
• Revisiting Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On,” and the Album That Opened R&B to Resistance: Revisited 50 Years Later, 24 May 2021 in Life&Music&Politics
• The Story of Elizebeth Friedman, the Pioneering Cryptologist Who Thwarted the Nazis & Got Burned by J. Edgar Hoover, 21 May 2021 in Gender&History&Language
• The Cicadas Return After 17 Years: Stunning Footage of the Brood X Cicadas, 17 May 2021 in Biology&Environment&Nature&Science
• The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s Headbanging Cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, 14 May 2021 in Comedy&Music
• Watch the Most Expensive Scene in Silent Film History: The Train Wreck From Buster Keaton “The General” (1926), 10 May 2021 in Film&History
• Kermit the Frog Gives a TED Talk About Creativity & the Power of “Ridiculous Optimism”, 04 May 2021 in Creativity&TED Talks&Television
• Nerves of Steel!: Watch People Climb Tall Buildings During the 1920s., 30 Apr 2021 in Architecture&Gender&Life
• Quarantined Dancer Creates Shot-for-Shot Remake of the Final Dirty Dancing Scene with a Lamp as a Dance Partner, 26 Apr 2021 in Comedy&Dance&Film
• 3D Print 18,000 Famous Sculptures, Statues & Artworks: Rodin’s Thinker, Michelangelo’s David & More, 23 Apr 2021 in Art&Google&History&Photography&Technology
• Watch Blondie’s Debbie Harry Perform “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog on The Muppet Show (1981), 19 Apr 2021 in Comedy&K-12&Music&Television
• Listen to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” Played on a 1914 Fairground Organ, 16 Apr 2021 in History&Music&Technology