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• Seven New Courses Coming from the School of Open: Sign Up Today, 24 Jul 2013 in MOOCs&Online Courses
• 20 Books People Pretend to Read (and Now Your Confessions?), 24 Jul 2013 in Books
• Video: Bob Marley Plays a Soccer Match in Brazil, 1980, 23 Jul 2013 in Music&Sports
• The Way Too Philosophical Pop Song, 23 Jul 2013 in Comedy&Music&Philosophy
• Watch Pitch Tar Finally Drip in One of World’s Oldest, Slowest-Moving Experiments, 22 Jul 2013 in Physics
• 8‑Year-Old Anne Frank Plays in a Sandbox on a Summer Day, 1937, 21 Jul 2013 in History
• Free Comic Books Turns Kids Onto Physics: Start With the Adventures of Nikola Tesla, 21 Jul 2013 in Comics/Cartoons&K-12&Physics
• Alan Turing, Brilliant Mathematician and Code Breaker, Will Be Finally Pardoned by British Government, 19 Jul 2013 in Life&Math
• Louis Armstrong Plays Trumpet at the Egyptian Pyramids; Dizzy Gillespie Charms a Snake in Pakistan, 18 Jul 2013 in Music
• How the Tesla Model S is Made: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour, 17 Jul 2013 in Technology
• The Making of a Steinway Grand Piano, From Start to Finish, 17 Jul 2013 in Music
• Read Ulysses Seen, A Graphic Novel Adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, 16 Jul 2013 in Books&Comics/Cartoons&Literature
• The Real Value of a Guitar, 15 Jul 2013 in Life&Music
• Download a Free Course from “The Great Courses” Through Audible.com’s Free Trial Program, 10 Jul 2013 in Audio Books&Online Courses
• How a Clean, Tidy Home Can Help You Survive the Atomic Bomb: A Cold War Film from 1954, 10 Jul 2013 in History
• Listening to Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, (Maybe) the Longest Audio Book Ever Made, 09 Jul 2013 in Audio Books&Literature
• Rapping About Science: Watch High School Senior Jabari Johnson Talk Physics with Poetic Lyrics, 06 Jul 2013 in Music&Science
• Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Version of “Little Wing” Played on Traditional Korean Instrument, the Gayageum, 04 Jul 2013 in Music
• Teacher Wears Same Groovy Outfit In Yearbook Photo 40 Years Straight, 04 Jul 2013 in Random
• Great Moments in Computer History: Douglas Engelbart Presents “The Mother of All Demos” (1968), 04 Jul 2013 in History&Technology
• Watch Franz Kafka, the Wonderful Animated Film by Piotr Dumala, 03 Jul 2013 in Animation&Film&Literature
• A Song of Our Warming Planet: Cellist Turns 130 Years of Climate Change Data into Music, 03 Jul 2013 in Music&Science
• Learn 48 Languages for Free Online: A Big Update to Our Master List, 03 Jul 2013 in Language Lessons
• How to Keep Following Open Culture After the Demise of Google Reader, 01 Jul 2013 in Technology
• Revealed: The Visual Effects Behind The Great Gatsby, 30 Jun 2013 in Film
• A Short, Animated Look at What’s Inside Your Average Cup of Coffee, 29 Jun 2013 in Animation&Food & Drink
• Gertrude Stein Gets a Snarky Rejection Letter from Publisher (1912), 27 Jun 2013 in Letters&Literature
• Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan Appear Together in Moving 1930 Newsreel, 27 Jun 2013 in History
• The Art of Punk Presents a New Documentary on The Dead Kennedys and Their Gritty Aesthetics, 26 Jun 2013 in Art&Music
• Free Business Courses: Discover Our New Collection (and Offer Your Own Suggestions), 26 Jun 2013 in Business&Online Courses
• Amazing Aerial Photographs of Great American Cities Circa 1906, 25 Jun 2013 in Photography
• Mickey Mouse In Vietnam: The Underground Anti-War Animation from 1968, Co-Created by Milton Glaser, 24 Jun 2013 in Animation&History
• James Gandolfini Shows Kinder, Softer, Gentler Side on Sesame Street (2002), 23 Jun 2013 in Life&Television
• James Gandolfini Reads from Maurice Sendak’s Children’s Story “In The Night Kitchen”, 20 Jun 2013 in Audio Books&K-12
• An Animated “Speedrun” Through Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 20 Jun 2013 in Animation&Books
• An Animated History of the Tulip, 19 Jun 2013 in Animation&History
• A Look Inside Mel Blanc’s Throat as He Performs the Voices of Bugs Bunny and Other Cartoon Legends, 18 Jun 2013 in Comics/Cartoons&Random
• Kickstart Sound Poetry, Ken Berman’s Jazz Album Inspired by Allen Ginsberg & Bob Dylan, 17 Jun 2013 in Music
• Google Wants to Provide Internet Access to Remote Parts of the World with Solar-Powered Balloons, 17 Jun 2013 in Google&Technology
• Watch the World Record for the Largest Domino Chain Made of 2,131 Books, 16 Jun 2013 in Books&Random
• Mick Jagger, 15 Years Old, Shows Off His Rock Climbing Shoes on British TV (1959), 14 Jun 2013 in Music&Television
• Paul McCartney Talks Beatles & Wings with Stephen Colbert, Performs 6 Songs Live, 13 Jun 2013 in Comedy&Music
• Download 60 Free History Courses from Great Universities, 13 Jun 2013 in History&Online Courses
• Listen to Freddie Mercury’s Wondrous Piano and Vocal Tracks for “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975), 12 Jun 2013 in Music
• World Records: New Photo Exhibit Pays Tribute to the Era of Vinyl Records & Turntables, 11 Jun 2013 in Art&Music
• Maurice Sendak Animated; James Gandolfini Reads from Sendak’s Story “In The Night Kitchen”, 10 Jun 2013 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&K-12
• Louis CK Ridicules Avant-Garde Art on 1990s MTV Show, 10 Jun 2013 in Art&Comedy
• Philadelphia Orchestra Quartet Gets Stuck on a Plane in China, Plays Dvořák for Grateful Passengers, 08 Jun 2013 in Life&Music
• Berlin Street Scenes Beautifully Caught on Film (1900–1914), 07 Jun 2013 in History
• Building Statues for Nikola Tesla and Bob Dylan: Two Kickstarter Campaigns, 06 Jun 2013 in Art&Music&Science
• Philip Roth Reads “In Memory of a Friend, Teacher & Mentor” (A Free Download Benefiting a Public Library), 05 Jun 2013 in Audio Books&Life&Literature
• Watch Idem Paris, David Lynch’s Short Film on the Art of Making Lithographs, 04 Jun 2013 in Art&Film
• Patrick Stewart Talks Candidly About Domestic Violence in a Poignant Q&A Session at Comicpalooza, 03 Jun 2013 in Life&Sci Fi
• Oprah Winfrey’s Harvard Commencement Speech: Failure is Just Part of Moving Through Life, 01 Jun 2013 in Graduation Speech&Harvard&Life
• The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Heroes, 28 May 2013 in Comics/Cartoons&Random&Religion
• Eight Radiohead Albums Reimagined as Vintage Paperback Books, 28 May 2013 in Design&Music
• Pakistani Orchestra Plays Eastern-Flavored Version of REM’s “Everybody Hurts”, 26 May 2013 in Music
• Carl Sagan on the Virtues of Marijuana (1969), 23 May 2013 in Astronomy
• Dave Grohl, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt & Other Friends Make Surprise Appearances on Rolling Stones Tour, 22 May 2013 in Music
• Ricky Gervais Presents “Learn Guitar with David Brent”, 21 May 2013 in Music
• Dream, A Short Documentary on the Art and Culture of Burning Man, 20 May 2013 in Art
• Download 100 Free Online Philosophy Courses & Start Living the Examined Life, 19 May 2013 in Online Courses&Philosophy
• Listen to the National’s New Album, Trouble Will Find Me, on iTunes (Free for a Limited Time), 16 May 2013 in Music
• Free Science Fiction Classics Available on the Web (Updated), 16 May 2013 in Audio Books&e-books&Sci Fi
• 1927 London Shown in Moving Color, 16 May 2013 in History
• Ken Robinson Explains How to Escape the Death Valley of American Education, 15 May 2013 in Education&TED Talks
• The Poetry of Bruce Lee: Discover the Artistic Life of the Martial Arts Icon, 14 May 2013 in Film&Poetry&Sports&Television
• Daft Punk’s New Album, Random Access Memories, Streaming for Free on iTunes for a Limited Time, 13 May 2013 in Music
• Astronaut Chris Hadfield Sings David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” On Board the International Space Station, 12 May 2013 in Astronomy&Music
• Google Reveals the Evolution of Our Planet in Timelapse Motion, 10 May 2013 in Google
• An Animated Visualization of Every Observed Meteorite That Has Hit Earth Since 861 AD, 09 May 2013 in Animation&Science
• Celebrate Saul Bass’ 93rd Birthday with an Animated Google Doodle, 08 May 2013 in Design&Google
• How Marie Antoinette, Shakespeare and Other Historical Figures Might Look Today, 07 May 2013 in Art&History
• An Introduction to Great Economists — Adam Smith, the Physiocrats & More — Presented in New MOOC, 07 May 2013 in Economics&MOOCs
• The Craft and Philosophy of Building Wooden Boats by Hand, 06 May 2013 in Creativity&Life&Philosophy
• Mick Jones Plays Three Classics by The Clash at the Public Library, 05 May 2013 in Music
• 10 Golden Rules for Making the Perfect Cup of Tea (1941), 03 May 2013 in Food & Drink&History
• Leonard Susskind Teaches You “The Theoretical Minimum” for Understanding Modern Physics, 02 May 2013 in Physics&Stanford
• John Cage Plays Amplified Cacti and Plant Materials with a Feather (1984), 02 May 2013 in Music
• A Boy And His Atom: IBM Creates the World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Film With Atoms, 01 May 2013 in Animation&Film
• The Finland Wartime Photo Archive: 160,000 Images From World War II Now Online, 01 May 2013 in Archives&History&Photography
• Willie Nelson Auditions for The Hobbit Film Sequel, Turns 80 Today, 30 Apr 2013 in Film&Music
• Steven Spielberg’s Obama, Starring Daniel Day Lewis as the President, 30 Apr 2013 in Comedy&Film
• The Odd Collection of Books in the Guantanamo Prison Library, 27 Apr 2013 in Books
• Hear the Voice of Alexander Graham Bell for the First Time in a Century, 25 Apr 2013 in History&Technology
• Mark Rothko is Toast … and More Edible Art from SFMOMA, 25 Apr 2013 in Art&Food & Drink
• A Middle-Eastern Version of Radiohead’s 1997 Hit “Karma Police”, 24 Apr 2013 in Music
• The Physics of Mosh Pits at Heavy Metal Concerts (Explained by Cornell Grad Students), 24 Apr 2013 in Physics
• Richard Feynman Introduces the World to Nanotechnology with Two Seminal Lectures (1959 & 1984), 23 Apr 2013 in Physics&Technology
• A Cult Classic: William Shatner Sings Elton John’s “Rocket Man” at 1978 SciFi Awards Show, 22 Apr 2013 in Music&Sci Fi
• Amazing Flipbook Animation Shows Off the Skills of Ronaldinho, 21 Apr 2013 in Animation&Sports
• Animations Revive Lost Interviews with David Foster Wallace, Jim Morrison & Dave Brubeck, 19 Apr 2013 in Animation&Music
• Enrich Yourself with Free Courses, Audio Books, eBooks, Movies, Textbooks & More, 18 Apr 2013 in Audio Books&e-books&Education&Film&Online Courses
• John, Paul and George Perform Dueling Guitar Solos on The Beatles’ Farewell Song (1969), 18 Apr 2013 in Music
• 83 Years of Great Gatsby Book Cover Designs: A Photo Gallery, 17 Apr 2013 in Books&Literature
• CERN Physicist Explains the Origins of the Universe for Beginners with a Short Animated Video, 17 Apr 2013 in Animation&Astronomy&K-12
• “Hummingbird,” A New Form of Music Notation That’s Easier to Learn and Faster to Read, 16 Apr 2013 in Music
• Free: Watch Jackie Robinson Star in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), 14 Apr 2013 in Film&Sports
• Watch Live Stream of Coachella Music Festival on YouTube This Weekend, 14 Apr 2013 in Music
• Pakistani Musicians Play a Delightful Version of Dave Brubeck’s Jazz Classic, “Take Five”, 13 Apr 2013 in Music
• The Film Before the Film: An Introduction to the History of Title Sequences in 10 Minutes, 11 Apr 2013 in Animation&Art&Film
• A View From the Room Where Melville Wrote Moby Dick (Plus a Free Celebrity Reading of the Novel), 11 Apr 2013 in Audio Books&Books&Literature
• William Shatner Sings Nearly Blasphemous Version of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (1968), 10 Apr 2013 in Music
• Artist Shepard Fairey Curates His Favorite YouTube Videos, 10 Apr 2013 in Art&Music
• The Personality of Parisian Neighborhoods Expressed Through Typography, 09 Apr 2013 in Art
• The Only Known Footage of the 1926 Film Adaptation of The Great Gatsby (Which F. Scott Fitzgerald Hated), 09 Apr 2013 in Film&Literature
• Flashmob Recreates Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in a Dutch Shopping Mall, 08 Apr 2013 in Art&Business
• History of Rock: New MOOC Presents the Music of Elvis, Dylan, Beatles, Stones, Hendrix & More, 08 Apr 2013 in MOOCs&Music
• The Fine Art of Painting Portraits on Coffee Foam, 06 Apr 2013 in Food & Drink
• MOOC Interrupted: Top 10 Reasons Our Readers Didn’t Finish a Massive Open Online Course, 05 Apr 2013 in MOOCs
• The Shaggy, Cute, Eco-Friendly Lawnmowers of Paris, 04 Apr 2013 in Random&Technology
• “Professor Risk” at Cambridge University Says “One of the Biggest Risks is Being Too Cautious”, 04 Apr 2013 in Life
• David Bowie Releases 36 Music Videos of His Classic Songs from the 1970s and 1980s, 03 Apr 2013 in Music
• The Big Problem for MOOCs Visualized, 02 Apr 2013 in Business&MOOCs
• Get the History of the World in 46 Lectures: A Free Online Course from Columbia University, 01 Apr 2013 in History&Online Courses
• Meet Frank Catalfumo, the Shoemaker Who Has Been Mending Souls in Brooklyn Since 1945, 31 Mar 2013 in Life
• Watch Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Voodoo Chile’ Performed on a Gayageum, a Traditional Korean Instrument, 30 Mar 2013 in Music
• Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Staggering Genius of Isaac Newton, 29 Mar 2013 in Physics
• Enter Jeff Slatnick’s Wonderful World of New-Fangled and Resurrected Instruments, 28 Mar 2013 in Music
• The Grateful Dead Rock the National Anthem at Candlestick Park: Opening Day, 1993, 28 Mar 2013 in Music
• Clever Animation Brings Figure Drawings to Life, 27 Mar 2013 in Animation&Art
• A Crash Course on Creativity and Other Stanford MOOCs to Launch in April: Enroll Today, 27 Mar 2013 in Creativity&MOOCs&Stanford
• Listen to Supreme Court Arguments on Prop 8 and DOMA Online, 27 Mar 2013 in Current Affairs&Law
• The Art and Science of Beer, 26 Mar 2013 in Food & Drink
• Drones Over America!: Two Animated Satires of Misguided American Policy, 25 Mar 2013 in Animation&Current Affairs
• Dan Ariely’s MOOC, “A Beginner’s Guide to Irrational Behavior,” Starts Monday, 24 Mar 2013 in Economics&MOOCs&Psychology
• What Should Have Entered the Public Domain in 2013?: Philip K. Dick, James Bond, Billie Holiday, Etc, 21 Mar 2013 in Law
• Oscar Wilde Offers Practical Advice on the Writing Life in a Newly-Discovered Letter from 1890, 20 Mar 2013 in Literature&Writing
• Carnegie Hall MOOC Will Teach You How to Listen to Orchestras (Free), 20 Mar 2013 in MOOCs&Music&Online Courses
• Big History: David Christian Covers 13.7 Billion Years of History in 18 Minutes, 19 Mar 2013 in Astronomy&History&TED Talks
• Free: Download Dan Brown’s Bestseller, The DaVinci Code, Until March 24, 18 Mar 2013 in Books&e-books
• 10 Free Stories by George Saunders, Author of Tenth of December, “The Best Book You’ll Read This Year”, 18 Mar 2013 in e-books&Literature
• The Zen Wisdom of Alan Watts Animated by the Creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, 17 Mar 2013 in Animation&Life&Religion
• Clash of the Titans: Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault Debate Human Nature & Power on Dutch TV, 1971, 14 Mar 2013 in Philosophy
• The Math in Good Will Hunting is Easy: How Do You Like Them Apples?, 13 Mar 2013 in Film&Math
• The Mirroring Mind: An Espresso-Fueled Interpretation of Douglas Hofstadter’s Groundbreaking Ideas, 13 Mar 2013 in Philosophy
• A Look Inside Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Library, 12 Mar 2013 in Books
• FOUND: A New Collection of Rare Photos from the National Geographic Archives, 11 Mar 2013 in Photography
• 33 Sci-Fi Stories by Philip K. Dick as Free Audio Books & Free eBooks, 11 Mar 2013 in e-books&Literature&Sci Fi
• Support The Public Domain Review, 11 Mar 2013 in Uncategorized