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Radical Tea Towels Offer a Graphic Crash Course in Progressive American History,
06 Dec 2019 in History&Life&Literature&Philosophy&Politics
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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
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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
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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
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Lynda Barry’s New Book Offers a Master Class in Making Comics,
22 Nov 2019 in Art&Books&Comics/Cartoons
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82 Animated Interviews with Living, Dead, Celebrated & Sometimes Disgraced Celebrities,
19 Nov 2019 in Animation&Film&Music&Television
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The Seven Road-Tested Habits of Effective Artists,
15 Nov 2019 in Art&Computer Science&How to Learn for Free&Life&Philosophy&Software
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An Animated Leonard Cohen Offers Reflections on Death: Thought-Provoking Excerpts from His Final Interview,
11 Nov 2019 in Animation&Life&Magazines&Music
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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
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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
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Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Novel Adaptation,
01 Nov 2019 in Books&Comics/Cartoons&History&K-12&Literature
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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
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A 108-Year-Old Woman Recalls What It Was Like to Be a Woman in Victorian England,
25 Oct 2019 in History&Life&Television
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The Best of the Edward Gorey Envelope Art Contest,
21 Oct 2019 in Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&K-12
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Chill Out to 70 Hours of Oceanscape Nature Videos Filmed by BBC Earth,
18 Oct 2019 in Biology&Environment&Life&Nature&Science&Television
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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
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Treasures in the Trash: A Secret Museum Inside a New York City Department of Sanitation Garage,
14 Oct 2019 in Environment&Museums
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Download 435 High Resolution Images from John J. Audubon’s The Birds of America,
11 Oct 2019 in Art&Biology&Nature
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Do Octopi Dream? An Astonishing Nature Documentary Suggests They Do,
07 Oct 2019 in Biology&Nature
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Patti Smith Sings “People Have the Power” with a Choir of 250 Fellow Singers,
04 Oct 2019 in Life&Music&Theatre
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What’s the Key to American Gothic’s Enduring Fame? An Introduction to the Iconic American Painting,
27 Sep 2019 in Art
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Make an Adorable Crocheted Freddie Mercury; Download a Free Crochet Pattern Online,
23 Sep 2019 in Creativity&How to Learn for Free&Music
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Nine Things a Woman Couldn’t Do in 1971,
20 Sep 2019 in Gender&History&Law&Life&Politics&Twitter
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25 John Lennon Fans Sing His Album, Working Class Hero, Word for Word, and Note for Note,
16 Sep 2019 in Art&Music
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Imagined Medieval Comics Illuminate the Absurdities of Modern Life,
16 Sep 2019 in Art&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&Fashion&History&Museums
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30 Fans Joyously Sing the Entirety of Bob Marley’s Legend Album in Unison,
09 Sep 2019 in Art&Life&Music
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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
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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
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Lemony Snicket Reveals His Edward Gorey Obsession in an Upcoming Animated Documentary,
30 Aug 2019 in Animation&Art&K-12&Life&Literature
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Nigerian Teenagers Are Making Slick Sci Fi Films With Their Smartphones,
26 Aug 2019 in Creativity&Film&iPhone&Technology
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Mister Rogers Demonstrates How to Cut a Record,
23 Aug 2019 in K-12&Music&Technology&Television
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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
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Science Shows That Snowball the Cockatoo Has 14 Different Dance Moves: The Vogue, Headbang & More,
16 Aug 2019 in Biology&Dance&Music&Nature&Neuroscience
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Enjoy Dazzling & Dizzying 360° Virtual Tours of Los Angeles Landmarks,
13 Aug 2019 in Architecture&Photography&Travel
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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
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An Artist Crochets a Life-Size, Anatomically-Correct Skeleton, Complete with Organs,
05 Aug 2019 in Art&Biology&Creativity&Science
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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
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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
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Watch an Animated Documentary About the Pioneering Journalist & Feminist Icon Nellie Bly,
26 Jul 2019 in Animation&Gender&History&K-12&Life&Travel
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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
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Songs by Joni Mitchell Re-Imagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers & Vintage Movie Posters,
19 Jul 2019 in Comedy&Design&Film&Music
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The Piano Played with 16 Increasing Levels of Complexity: From Easy to Very Complex,
16 Jul 2019 in Creativity&Music
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What Happened to the 1200 Paintings Painted by Bob Ross? The Mystery Has Finally Been Solved,
15 Jul 2019 in Art&Business&Television
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Deconstructing Stevie Wonder’s Ode to Jazz and His Hero Duke Ellington: A Great Breakdown of “Sir Duke”,
08 Jul 2019 in Music
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The Secret Language of Trees: A Charming Animated Lesson Explains How Trees Share Information with Each Other,
05 Jul 2019 in Biology&Environment&Nature
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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
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3 Iconic Paintings by Frida Kahlo Get Reborn as Vans Skate Shoes,
28 Jun 2019 in Art&Fashion
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Cartoonist Lynda Barry Teaches You How to Draw,
25 Jun 2019 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Neuroscience
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Winston Churchill Gets a Doctor’s Note to Drink “Unlimited” Alcohol in Prohibition America (1932),
24 Jun 2019 in History&Life
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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
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Women Who Draw: Explore an Open Directory That Showcases the Work of 5,000+ Female Illustrators,
17 Jun 2019 in Art&Gender
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The Brilliant Colors of the Great Barrier Revealed in a Historic Illustrated Book from 1893,
14 Jun 2019 in Art&Biology&History&Nature
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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
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A New Photo Book Documents the Wonderful Homemade Cat Ladders of Switzerland,
07 Jun 2019 in Architecture&Design&Travel
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Elton John Takes Us Through the Creative Process of His Early Hit “Tiny Dancer” (1970),
03 Jun 2019 in Film&Life&Music
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The Art & Cooking of Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Georgia O’Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh & More,
31 May 2019 in Art&Education&Food & Drink
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Watch Patti Smith’s New Tribute to the Avant-Garde Poet Antonin Artaud,
27 May 2019 in Life&Music&Poetry&Psychology
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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
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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
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Why Knights Fought Snails in Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts,
10 May 2019 in Art&Books&History&Random&Video - Politics/Society
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Venerable Female Artists, Musicians & Authors Give Advice to the Young: Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson & More,
06 May 2019 in Art&Film&Life&Literature
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How to Memorize an Entire Chapter from “Moby Dick”: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything,
03 May 2019 in Books&Education&Neuroscience&Science
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Meet Freddie Mercury and His Faithful Feline Friends,
29 Apr 2019 in Life&Music
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Steve Jobs Shares a Secret for Success: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help,
26 Apr 2019 in Apple&Business&Entrepreneurship&Life
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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
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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
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Fashion Designers in 1939 Predict How People Would Dress in the Year 2000,
15 Apr 2019 in Fashion&Life
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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
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Neurons as Art: See Beautiful Anatomy Drawings by the Father of Neuroscience, Santiago Ramón y Cajal,
08 Apr 2019 in Art&Neuroscience&Science
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An Animated History of Dogs, Inspired by Keith Haring,
05 Apr 2019 in Animation&Biology&Education&K-12&Nature&Science
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Behold an Anatomically Correct Replica of the Human Brain, Knitted by a Psychiatrist,
29 Mar 2019 in Art&Creativity&Design&Neuroscience&Science
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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
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An Archive of Animations/Cartoons of Ancient Greece & Rome: From the 1920s Through Today,
22 Mar 2019 in Animation&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&History&Literature
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How Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?: An Animated Primer,
18 Mar 2019 in Neuroscience&Psychology
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Leonard Bernstein Awkwardly Turns the Screws on Tenor Jose Carreras While Recording West Side Story (1984),
15 Mar 2019 in Music&Opera&Theatre
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The Amazing Franz Kafka Workout!: Discover the 15-Minute Exercise Routine That Swept the World in 1904,
11 Mar 2019 in Health&Literature&Sports
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Here’s John Steinbeck Asking Marilyn Monroe for Her Autograph (1955),
08 Mar 2019 in Film&Letters&Life&Literature
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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
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Jim Morrison Declares That “Fat is Beautiful” .… And Means It,
01 Mar 2019 in Animation&Food & Drink&Health&Life&Music
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Discover the KattenKabinet: Amsterdam’s Museum Devoted to Works of Art Featuring Cats,
25 Feb 2019 in Art&Nature&Travel
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18 Classic Myths Explained with Animation: Pandora’s Box, Sisyphus & More,
22 Feb 2019 in Animation&History&K-12&Life&Literature
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A New Collection of Official, Authorized Prince GIFs!,
18 Feb 2019 in Archives&Music&Web/Tech
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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
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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
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Download Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums,
08 Feb 2019 in Art&Coloring Books&Museums
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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
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A History of the Entire World in Less Than 20 Minutes,
01 Feb 2019 in Animation&History&Technology
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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
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Watch the Meditative Cinepoem “H20”: A Landmark Avant-Garde Art Film from 1929,
25 Jan 2019 in Environment&Film&Nature
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Librarian Honors a Dying Tree by Turning It Into a Little Free Library,
21 Jan 2019 in Books&Creativity&Design&K-12&Libraries
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Vintage Geological Maps Get Turned Into 3D Topographical Wonders,
18 Jan 2019 in Design&History&K-12&Maps&Technology
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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
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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
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How a Word Enters the Dictionary: A Quick Primer,
07 Jan 2019 in Books&Creativity&English Language&History&K-12
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Watch the Painstaking and Nerve-Racking Process of Restoring a Drawing by Michelangelo,
04 Jan 2019 in Architecture&Art&Museums
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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
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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
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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Emily Blunt Take You Through 22 Classic Musicals in 12 Minutes,
24 Dec 2018 in Comedy&Film&Music&Theatre
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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
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A Short Video Introduction to Hilma af Klint, the Mystical Female Painter Who Helped Invent Abstract Art,
17 Dec 2018 in Art&Religion
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A Beautiful Short Documentary Takes You Inside New York City’s Last Great Chess Store,
14 Dec 2018 in Games&Life&Philosophy&Travel
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Celebrate Emily Dickinson’s 188th Birthday with Her Own Cake Recipes: Coconut Cake, Gingerbread, Doughnuts & More,
10 Dec 2018 in Food & Drink&Life&Poetry
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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
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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
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Andy Kaufman Creates Mayhem on Late Night TV: When Comedy Becomes Performance Art (1981),
30 Nov 2018 in Comedy&Television
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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
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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
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A New Christmas Commercial Takes You on a Sentimental Journey Through Elton John’s Rich Musical Life,
19 Nov 2018 in Life&Music&Television
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Pachelbel’s Chicken: Your Favorite Classical Pieces Played Masterfully on a Rubber Chicken,
16 Nov 2018 in Comedy&K-12&Music
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Living Paintings: 13 Caravaggio Works of Art Performed by Real-Life Actors,
12 Nov 2018 in Art&Theatre
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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
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157 Animated Minimalist Mid-Century Book Covers,
05 Nov 2018 in Animation&Books&Design
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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
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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
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The CIA’s Former Chief of Disguise Show How Spies Use Costumes in Undercover Operations,
26 Oct 2018 in Life&Politics&Theatre&Wikipedia
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Why Read Waiting For Godot?: An Animated Case for Samuel Beckett’s Classic Absurdist Play,
22 Oct 2018 in Literature&TED Talks&Theatre
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Behold Kurt Vonnegut’s Drawings: Writing is Hard. Art is Pure Pleasure.,
19 Oct 2018 in Art&Creativity&Literature
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The Library of Congress Launches the National Screening Room, Putting Online Hundreds of Historic Films,
16 Oct 2018 in Film&History
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Learn Anatomy Through a Pictorial History of James Bond 007,
15 Oct 2018 in Art&Biology&Comics/Cartoons&Film&Science
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Watch Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests of Three Female Muses: Nico, Edie Sedgwick & Mary Woronov,
24 Sep 2018 in Art&Film
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The Hieronymus Bosch Demon Bird Was Spotted Riding the New York City Subway the Other Day…,
21 Sep 2018 in Art&Comedy&Creativity&Life
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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
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Why We Say “OK”: The History of the Most Widely Spoken Word in the World,
14 Sep 2018 in English Language&Life&Psychology
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The New York Public Library Lets Patrons Check Out Ties, Briefcases & Handbags for Job Interviews,
10 Sep 2018 in Business&Entrepreneurship&Libraries&Life
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Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Slowed Down to 33RPM Sounds Great and Takes on New, Unexpected Meanings,
07 Sep 2018 in Gender&Life&Music&Technology
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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
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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
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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
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Songs by David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads & More Re-Imagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers,
24 Aug 2018 in Books&Creativity&Design&Music
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How an Art Conservator Completely Restores a Damaged Painting: A Short, Meditative Documentary,
20 Aug 2018 in Art&Science
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David Bowie’s “Heroes” Delightfully Performed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain,
17 Aug 2018 in Music
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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
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Hear Singers from the Metropolitan Opera Record Their Voices on Traditional Wax Cylinders,
10 Aug 2018 in History&Music&Opera&Technology
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Hear Freddie Mercury & Queen’s Isolated Vocals on Their Enduring Classic Song, “We Are The Champions”,
06 Aug 2018 in Music&Psychology&Technology
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Meet Ellen Rubin (aka The Popuplady) and Her Collection of 9,000 Pop-Up Books,
02 Aug 2018 in Art&Books&Design&History
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A New Series About A Young Crime-Fighting Sigmund Freud Is Coming to Netflix,
30 Jul 2018 in Psychology&Television