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• 82 Vintage Cookbooks, Free to Download, Offer a Fascinating Illustrated Look at Culinary and Cultural History, 10 Dec 2019 in Food & Drink&History&Libraries
• Radical Tea Towels Offer a Graphic Crash Course in Progressive American History, 06 Dec 2019 in History&Life&Literature&Philosophy&Politics
• You Can Sleep in an Edward Hopper Painting at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Is This the Next New Museum Trend?, 02 Dec 2019 in Art&Design&Life&Museums&Travel
• A New Online Archive Lets You Listen to 40 Years Worth of Terry Gross’ Fresh Air Interviews: Stream 22,000 Segment Online, 29 Nov 2019 in Life&Radio
• How to Behave in a British Pub: A World War II Training Film from 1943, Featuring Burgess Meredith, 25 Nov 2019 in Film&History&Life&Travel
• Lynda Barry’s New Book Offers a Master Class in Making Comics, 22 Nov 2019 in Art&Books&Comics/Cartoons
• 82 Animated Interviews with Living, Dead, Celebrated & Sometimes Disgraced Celebrities, 19 Nov 2019 in Animation&Film&Music&Television
• The Seven Road-Tested Habits of Effective Artists, 15 Nov 2019 in Art&Computer Science&How to Learn for Free&Life&Philosophy&Software
• An Animated Leonard Cohen Offers Reflections on Death: Thought-Provoking Excerpts from His Final Interview, 11 Nov 2019 in Animation&Life&Magazines&Music
• What to Wear to a Successful PhD Thesis Defense? A Skirt’s Worth of Academic Rejection Letters, 08 Nov 2019 in Creativity&Education&Fashion&Life&Science
• Art Class Instead Of Jail: New Program Lets Young Offenders Take Free Art Classes Rather Than Spend Time in the Criminal System, 04 Nov 2019 in Art&Life&Museums
• Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Novel Adaptation, 01 Nov 2019 in Books&Comics/Cartoons&History&K-12&Literature
• A Collection of Vintage Fruit Crate Labels Offers a Voluptuous Vision of the Sunshine State, 28 Oct 2019 in Art&Design&Food & Drink&Life&Travel
• A 108-Year-Old Woman Recalls What It Was Like to Be a Woman in Victorian England, 25 Oct 2019 in History&Life&Television
• The Best of the Edward Gorey Envelope Art Contest, 21 Oct 2019 in Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&K-12
• Chill Out to 70 Hours of Oceanscape Nature Videos Filmed by BBC Earth, 18 Oct 2019 in Biology&Environment&Life&Nature&Science&Television
• Yo-Yo Ma Performs the First Classical Piece He Ever Learned: Take a 12-Minute Mental Health Break and Watch His Moving “Tiny Desk” Concert, 15 Oct 2019 in Life&Music&Radio
• Treasures in the Trash: A Secret Museum Inside a New York City Department of Sanitation Garage, 14 Oct 2019 in Environment&Museums
• Download 435 High Resolution Images from John J. Audubon’s The Birds of America, 11 Oct 2019 in Art&Biology&Nature
• Do Octopi Dream? An Astonishing Nature Documentary Suggests They Do, 07 Oct 2019 in Biology&Nature
• Patti Smith Sings “People Have the Power” with a Choir of 250 Fellow Singers, 04 Oct 2019 in Life&Music&Theatre
• What’s the Key to American Gothic’s Enduring Fame? An Introduction to the Iconic American Painting, 27 Sep 2019 in Art
• Make an Adorable Crocheted Freddie Mercury; Download a Free Crochet Pattern Online, 23 Sep 2019 in Creativity&How to Learn for Free&Music
• Nine Things a Woman Couldn’t Do in 1971, 20 Sep 2019 in Gender&History&Law&Life&Politics&Twitter
• 25 John Lennon Fans Sing His Album, Working Class Hero, Word for Word, and Note for Note, 16 Sep 2019 in Art&Music
• Imagined Medieval Comics Illuminate the Absurdities of Modern Life, 16 Sep 2019 in Art&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&Fashion&History&Museums
• 30 Fans Joyously Sing the Entirety of Bob Marley’s Legend Album in Unison, 09 Sep 2019 in Art&Life&Music
• Bob Odenkirk & Errol Morris Create Comedic Shorts to Help You Take Action Against Global Warming: Watch Them Online, 06 Sep 2019 in Comedy&Environment&Film&Life&Nature&Science
• Harvard Students Perform Amazing Boomwhacker Covers of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin,” Toto’s “Africa” & More, 02 Sep 2019 in Creativity&Harvard&K-12&Life&Music
• Lemony Snicket Reveals His Edward Gorey Obsession in an Upcoming Animated Documentary, 30 Aug 2019 in Animation&Art&K-12&Life&Literature
• Nigerian Teenagers Are Making Slick Sci Fi Films With Their Smartphones, 26 Aug 2019 in Creativity&Film&iPhone&Technology
• Mister Rogers Demonstrates How to Cut a Record, 23 Aug 2019 in K-12&Music&Technology&Television
• Cy Kuckenbaker’s Time Collapse Videos Let You See Daily Life As You’ve Never Seen It Before, 19 Aug 2019 in Photography&Random&Software&Technology&Travel
• Science Shows That Snowball the Cockatoo Has 14 Different Dance Moves: The Vogue, Headbang & More, 16 Aug 2019 in Biology&Dance&Music&Nature&Neuroscience
• Enjoy Dazzling & Dizzying 360° Virtual Tours of Los Angeles Landmarks, 13 Aug 2019 in Architecture&Photography&Travel
• NASA Enlists Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Norman Rockwell & 350 Other Artists to Visually Document America’s Space Program, 09 Aug 2019 in Art&Astronomy&History&Science&Technology
• An Artist Crochets a Life-Size, Anatomically-Correct Skeleton, Complete with Organs, 05 Aug 2019 in Art&Biology&Creativity&Science
• Why a Cat Always Lands on Its Feet: How a French Scientist Used Photography to Solve the Problem in 1894, 02 Aug 2019 in Biology&Film&History&Photography&Science
• Sir Ian McKellen Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter to High School Students: Make Art and “Make Your Soul Grow”, 29 Jul 2019 in Creativity&Letters&Life&Theatre
• Watch an Animated Documentary About the Pioneering Journalist & Feminist Icon Nellie Bly, 26 Jul 2019 in Animation&Gender&History&K-12&Life&Travel
• Mister Rogers Creates a Prime Time TV Special to Help Parents Talk to Their Children About the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (1968), 22 Jul 2019 in History&Politics&Psychology&Television
• Songs by Joni Mitchell Re-Imagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers & Vintage Movie Posters, 19 Jul 2019 in Comedy&Design&Film&Music
• The Piano Played with 16 Increasing Levels of Complexity: From Easy to Very Complex, 16 Jul 2019 in Creativity&Music
• What Happened to the 1200 Paintings Painted by Bob Ross? The Mystery Has Finally Been Solved, 15 Jul 2019 in Art&Business&Television
• Deconstructing Stevie Wonder’s Ode to Jazz and His Hero Duke Ellington: A Great Breakdown of “Sir Duke”, 08 Jul 2019 in Music
• The Secret Language of Trees: A Charming Animated Lesson Explains How Trees Share Information with Each Other, 05 Jul 2019 in Biology&Environment&Nature
• The First Museum Dedicated Exclusively to Poster Art Opens Its Doors in the U.S.: Enter the Poster House, 01 Jul 2019 in Art&Design&History&Museums
• 3 Iconic Paintings by Frida Kahlo Get Reborn as Vans Skate Shoes, 28 Jun 2019 in Art&Fashion
• Cartoonist Lynda Barry Teaches You How to Draw, 25 Jun 2019 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Neuroscience
• Winston Churchill Gets a Doctor’s Note to Drink “Unlimited” Alcohol in Prohibition America (1932), 24 Jun 2019 in History&Life
• What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?: What Research Shows, and What You Have to Say, 21 Jun 2019 in Data&Life&Psychology&Random&Science
• Women Who Draw: Explore an Open Directory That Showcases the Work of 5,000+ Female Illustrators, 17 Jun 2019 in Art&Gender
• The Brilliant Colors of the Great Barrier Revealed in a Historic Illustrated Book from 1893, 14 Jun 2019 in Art&Biology&History&Nature
• Jeff Tweedy Explains How to Learn to Love Music You Hate: Watch a Video Animated by R. Sikoryak, 10 Jun 2019 in Animation&Creativity&Life&Music
• A New Photo Book Documents the Wonderful Homemade Cat Ladders of Switzerland, 07 Jun 2019 in Architecture&Design&Travel
• Elton John Takes Us Through the Creative Process of His Early Hit “Tiny Dancer” (1970), 03 Jun 2019 in Film&Life&Music
• The Art & Cooking of Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Georgia O’Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh & More, 31 May 2019 in Art&Education&Food & Drink
• Watch Patti Smith’s New Tribute to the Avant-Garde Poet Antonin Artaud, 27 May 2019 in Life&Music&Poetry&Psychology
• Todd Rundgren’s Advice to Young Artists: Be Free and Fearless, Make Art That Expresses Your True Self, and Never Mind the Critics, 25 May 2019 in Education&Graduation Speech&Life&Music
• A New Archive Transcribes and Puts Online the Diaries & Notebooks of Women Artists, Art Historians, Critics and Dealers, 17 May 2019 in Art&History&Life&Museums
• Why Knights Fought Snails in Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts, 10 May 2019 in Art&Books&History&Random&Video - Politics/Society
• Venerable Female Artists, Musicians & Authors Give Advice to the Young: Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson & More, 06 May 2019 in Art&Film&Life&Literature
• How to Memorize an Entire Chapter from “Moby Dick”: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, 03 May 2019 in Books&Education&Neuroscience&Science
• Meet Freddie Mercury and His Faithful Feline Friends, 29 Apr 2019 in Life&Music
• Steve Jobs Shares a Secret for Success: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help, 26 Apr 2019 in Apple&Business&Entrepreneurship&Life
• Here’s What Ancient Dogs Looked Like: A Forensic Reconstruction of a Dog That Lived 4,500 Years Ago, 22 Apr 2019 in History&Nature&Science
• Street Art for Book Lovers: Dutch Artists Paint Massive Bookcase Mural on the Side of a Building, 19 Apr 2019 in Architecture&Art&Books&Travel
• Fashion Designers in 1939 Predict How People Would Dress in the Year 2000, 15 Apr 2019 in Fashion&Life
• How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole: Watch the 2017 Ted Talk by Katie Bouman, the MIT Grad Student Who Helped Take the Groundbreaking Photo, 15 Apr 2019 in Astronomy&Computer Science&Data&Gender
• Neurons as Art: See Beautiful Anatomy Drawings by the Father of Neuroscience, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 08 Apr 2019 in Art&Neuroscience&Science
• An Animated History of Dogs, Inspired by Keith Haring, 05 Apr 2019 in Animation&Biology&Education&K-12&Nature&Science
• Behold an Anatomically Correct Replica of the Human Brain, Knitted by a Psychiatrist, 29 Mar 2019 in Art&Creativity&Design&Neuroscience&Science
• Watch Seder-Masochism, Nina Paley’s Animated, Feminist Take on the Passover Holiday: The Animated Feature Film Is Free and in the Public Domain, 25 Mar 2019 in Animation&Gender&Law&Religion
• An Archive of Animations/Cartoons of Ancient Greece & Rome: From the 1920s Through Today, 22 Mar 2019 in Animation&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&History&Literature
• How Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?: An Animated Primer, 18 Mar 2019 in Neuroscience&Psychology
• Leonard Bernstein Awkwardly Turns the Screws on Tenor Jose Carreras While Recording West Side Story (1984), 15 Mar 2019 in Music&Opera&Theatre
• The Amazing Franz Kafka Workout!: Discover the 15-Minute Exercise Routine That Swept the World in 1904, 11 Mar 2019 in Health&Literature&Sports
• Here’s John Steinbeck Asking Marilyn Monroe for Her Autograph (1955), 08 Mar 2019 in Film&Letters&Life&Literature
• Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform the Earliest Version of Hamilton at the White House, Six Years Before the Play Hit the Broadway Stage (2009), 04 Mar 2019 in History&Music&Politics&Theatre
• Jim Morrison Declares That “Fat is Beautiful” .… And Means It, 01 Mar 2019 in Animation&Food & Drink&Health&Life&Music
• Discover the KattenKabinet: Amsterdam’s Museum Devoted to Works of Art Featuring Cats, 25 Feb 2019 in Art&Nature&Travel
• 18 Classic Myths Explained with Animation: Pandora’s Box, Sisyphus & More, 22 Feb 2019 in Animation&History&K-12&Life&Literature
• A New Collection of Official, Authorized Prince GIFs!, 18 Feb 2019 in Archives&Music&Web/Tech
• When Fred Rogers and Francois Clemmons Broke Down Race Barriers on a Historic Episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1969), 15 Feb 2019 in History&Life&Television
• Neil Gaiman Reads His Manifesto on Making Art: Features the 10 Things He Wish He Knew As a Young Artist, 11 Feb 2019 in Art&Books&Graduation Speech&Life&Literature
• Download Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums, 08 Feb 2019 in Art&Coloring Books&Museums
• Explore an Interactive Version of The Wall of Birds, a 2,500 Square-Foot Mural That Documents the Evolution of Birds Over 375 Million Years, 04 Feb 2019 in Biology&Museums&Nature&Science
• A History of the Entire World in Less Than 20 Minutes, 01 Feb 2019 in Animation&History&Technology
• Hear Neil Gaiman Read a Beautiful, Profound Poem by Ursula K. Le Guin to His Cousin on Her 100th Birthday, 28 Jan 2019 in Life&Literature&Poetry
• Watch the Meditative Cinepoem “H20”: A Landmark Avant-Garde Art Film from 1929, 25 Jan 2019 in Environment&Film&Nature
• Librarian Honors a Dying Tree by Turning It Into a Little Free Library, 21 Jan 2019 in Books&Creativity&Design&K-12&Libraries
• Vintage Geological Maps Get Turned Into 3D Topographical Wonders, 18 Jan 2019 in Design&History&K-12&Maps&Technology
• The Musical Instruments in Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights Get Brought to Life, and It Turns Out That They Sound “Painful” and “Horrible”, 14 Jan 2019 in Art&Museums&Music
• An Animated History of Cats: How Over 10,000 Years the Cat Went from Wild Predator to Sofa Sidekick, 11 Jan 2019 in Animation&Health&History
• How a Word Enters the Dictionary: A Quick Primer, 07 Jan 2019 in Books&Creativity&English Language&History&K-12
• Watch the Painstaking and Nerve-Racking Process of Restoring a Drawing by Michelangelo, 04 Jan 2019 in Architecture&Art&Museums
• 10 Rules for Appreciating Art by Sister Wendy Beckett (RIP), the Nun Who Unexpectedly Popularized Art History on TV, 31 Dec 2018 in Art&History&Religion&Television
• Getting Dressed During World War I: A Fascinating Look at How Soldiers, Nursers & Others Dressed During the Great War, 28 Dec 2018 in Fashion&History
• Lin-Manuel Miranda & Emily Blunt Take You Through 22 Classic Musicals in 12 Minutes, 24 Dec 2018 in Comedy&Film&Music&Theatre
• Listen to a Heartfelt Musical Retelling of O. Henry’s “Gift of the Magi” with Hanky in Hand, 21 Dec 2018 in Life&Literature&Music
• A Short Video Introduction to Hilma af Klint, the Mystical Female Painter Who Helped Invent Abstract Art, 17 Dec 2018 in Art&Religion
• A Beautiful Short Documentary Takes You Inside New York City’s Last Great Chess Store, 14 Dec 2018 in Games&Life&Philosophy&Travel
• Celebrate Emily Dickinson’s 188th Birthday with Her Own Cake Recipes: Coconut Cake, Gingerbread, Doughnuts & More, 10 Dec 2018 in Food & Drink&Life&Poetry
• Movie Accent Expert Analyzes 31 Actors Playing Other Famous People: Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy, Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan, and More, 07 Dec 2018 in English Language&Film&How to Learn for Free&Life
• Anatomy of a Fake: Forgery Experts Reveal 5 Ways To Spot a Fake Painting by Jackson Pollock (or Any Other Artist), 03 Dec 2018 in Art&Chemistry&History&Science&Technology
• Andy Kaufman Creates Mayhem on Late Night TV: When Comedy Becomes Performance Art (1981), 30 Nov 2018 in Comedy&Television
• Two Cats Keep Trying to Get Into a Japanese Art Museum … and Keep Getting Turned Away: Meet the Thwarted Felines, Ken-chan and Go-chan, 26 Nov 2018 in Art&Comedy&Life&Museums
• The Solar System Quilt: In 1876, a Teacher Creates a Handcrafted Quilt to Use as a Teaching Aid in Her Astronomy Class, 23 Nov 2018 in Astronomy&Education&K-12
• A New Christmas Commercial Takes You on a Sentimental Journey Through Elton John’s Rich Musical Life, 19 Nov 2018 in Life&Music&Television
• Pachelbel’s Chicken: Your Favorite Classical Pieces Played Masterfully on a Rubber Chicken, 16 Nov 2018 in Comedy&K-12&Music
• Living Paintings: 13 Caravaggio Works of Art Performed by Real-Life Actors, 12 Nov 2018 in Art&Theatre
• A Space of Their Own, a New Online Database, Will Feature Works by 600+ Overlooked Female Artists from the 15th-19th Centuries, 09 Nov 2018 in Art&Museums
• 157 Animated Minimalist Mid-Century Book Covers, 05 Nov 2018 in Animation&Books&Design
• Hear How Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Would Sound If Sung by Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra & 38 Other Artists, 02 Nov 2018 in Comedy&Creativity&Music&Technology
• RIP Todd Bol, Founder of the Little Free Library Movement: He Leaves Behind 75,000 Small Libraries That Promote Reading Worldwide, 29 Oct 2018 in Books&K-12&Libraries&Life&Literature
• The CIA’s Former Chief of Disguise Show How Spies Use Costumes in Undercover Operations, 26 Oct 2018 in Life&Politics&Theatre&Wikipedia
• Why Read Waiting For Godot?: An Animated Case for Samuel Beckett’s Classic Absurdist Play, 22 Oct 2018 in Literature&TED Talks&Theatre
• Behold Kurt Vonnegut’s Drawings: Writing is Hard. Art is Pure Pleasure., 19 Oct 2018 in Art&Creativity&Literature
• The Library of Congress Launches the National Screening Room, Putting Online Hundreds of Historic Films, 16 Oct 2018 in Film&History
• Learn Anatomy Through a Pictorial History of James Bond 007, 15 Oct 2018 in Art&Biology&Comics/Cartoons&Film&Science
• Banksy Shreds His $1.4 Million Painting at Auction, Taking a Tradition of Artists Destroying Art to New Heights, 08 Oct 2018 in Art&Comedy&Life
• Was Jackson Pollock Overrated? Behind Every Artist There’s an Art Critic, and Behind Pollock There Was Clement Greenberg, 05 Oct 2018 in Art&Magazines
• The Joy of Experiencing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody for the Very First Time: Watch Three Reaction Videos, 01 Oct 2018 in Comedy&Life&Music&Web/Tech
• Jurassic Park Without Dinosaurs: Watch Humans Stare in Amazement at a World Stripped of CGI Creations, 28 Sep 2018 in Animation&Comedy&Film&Software&Technology
• Watch Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests of Three Female Muses: Nico, Edie Sedgwick & Mary Woronov, 24 Sep 2018 in Art&Film
• The Hieronymus Bosch Demon Bird Was Spotted Riding the New York City Subway the Other Day…, 21 Sep 2018 in Art&Comedy&Creativity&Life
• A Massive, Knitted Tapestry of the Galaxy: Software Engineer Hacks a Knitting Machine & Creates a Star Map Featuring 88 Constellations, 17 Sep 2018 in Astronomy
• Why We Say “OK”: The History of the Most Widely Spoken Word in the World, 14 Sep 2018 in English Language&Life&Psychology
• The New York Public Library Lets Patrons Check Out Ties, Briefcases & Handbags for Job Interviews, 10 Sep 2018 in Business&Entrepreneurship&Libraries&Life
• Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Slowed Down to 33RPM Sounds Great and Takes on New, Unexpected Meanings, 07 Sep 2018 in Gender&Life&Music&Technology
• Classic Songs by Bob Dylan Re-Imagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers: “Like a Rolling Stone,” “A Hard Rain’s A‑Gonna Fall” & More, 03 Sep 2018 in Books&Comedy&Design
• A Classic Video of Pablo Picasso Marking Art, Set to the Song, “Pablo Picasso,” by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, 31 Aug 2018 in Art&Music
• The New York Public Library Puts Classic Stories on Instagram: Start with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Read Kafka’s The Metamorphosis Soon, 27 Aug 2018 in Books&K-12&Libraries&Literature&Technology
• Songs by David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads & More Re-Imagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers, 24 Aug 2018 in Books&Creativity&Design&Music
• How an Art Conservator Completely Restores a Damaged Painting: A Short, Meditative Documentary, 20 Aug 2018 in Art&Science
• David Bowie’s “Heroes” Delightfully Performed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, 17 Aug 2018 in Music
• Watch 13 Comedians Take “The Bob Ross Challenge” & Help Raise Money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 13 Aug 2018 in Art&Comedy&How to Learn for Free&Television
• Hear Singers from the Metropolitan Opera Record Their Voices on Traditional Wax Cylinders, 10 Aug 2018 in History&Music&Opera&Technology
• Hear Freddie Mercury & Queen’s Isolated Vocals on Their Enduring Classic Song, “We Are The Champions”, 06 Aug 2018 in Music&Psychology&Technology
• Meet Ellen Rubin (aka The Popuplady) and Her Collection of 9,000 Pop-Up Books, 02 Aug 2018 in Art&Books&Design&History