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• Time Capsule: The Internet in 1995, 29 Jul 2011 in History&Technology
• Movie Tearjerkers: What’s the Saddest Scene in Cinema?, 28 Jul 2011 in Film&Psychology
• A Heartfelt, Animated Tribute to Jim Henson, 27 Jul 2011 in Animation&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Seashell and the Clergyman: The World’s First Surrealist Film, 26 Jul 2011 in Film
• Lucian Freud (1922 — 2011), 22 Jul 2011 in Art&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Year According to The New York Times, in 12,000 Screenshots, 21 Jul 2011 in Random
• Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys, Together Again, 21 Jul 2011 in Film&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Machine: Top Prize Winner at the Robot Film Festival, 20 Jul 2011 in Film&Science
• Metropolis II: Chris Burden’s Amazing, Frenetic Mini-City, 20 Jul 2011 in Animation&Science&Technology
• Jack Kerouac Plays Pool, 1967, 19 Jul 2011 in Literature&Video - Arts & Culture
• Darwin: A 1993 Film by Peter Greenaway, 18 Jul 2011 in Film&Television&Video - Arts & Culture
• Good Vibrations: Guitar and Cymbal Caught on Video, 15 Jul 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture&Video - Science
• A Secret Bookstore in New York City, 14 Jul 2011 in Books&Literature&Video - Arts & Culture
• In Honor of Louis C.K.‘s Well-Deserved Emmy Nomination, 14 Jul 2011 in Comedy
• Curated Song Collections to Match the Rhythms of Your Day, 13 Jul 2011 in Music
• Coming Soon: Kafka’s Metamorphosis, The New Movie, 12 Jul 2011 in Animation&Film
• Christopher Walken Reads “The Three Little Pigs”, 12 Jul 2011 in Comedy&Literature&Video - Arts & Culture
• Werner Herzog Loses a Bet to Errol Morris, and Eats His Shoe (Literally), 08 Jul 2011 in Film
• Baba Brinkman: The Rap Guide to Evolution, 07 Jul 2011 in Music&Science&TED Talks
• Jean-Luc Godard’s After-Shave Commercial for Schick, 07 Jul 2011 in Film&Television
• James Baldwin: Witty, Fiery in Berkeley, 1979, 06 Jul 2011 in History&Literature
• Pong, 1969: A Milestone in Video Game History, 05 Jul 2011 in History&Technology
• A Firework’s Point of View, 04 Jul 2011 in Life&Video - Science
• Gertie the Dinosaur: The Mother of all Cartoon Characters (1914), 01 Jul 2011 in Animation&History
• Gone With the Wind Turns 75, and Shows its Age, 30 Jun 2011 in Film&History&Literature
• Fantastic BBC Footage of J.R.R. Tolkien in 1968, 28 Jun 2011 in Literature
• Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” for Eight Pianos, 28 Jun 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Buddy Holly at Age 12: His First Recording, 27 Jun 2011 in Music
• The 25 Best Non-Fiction Books Ever: Readers’ Picks, 27 Jun 2011 in Books
• First Meeting Between Papua New Guinea Tribesmen & Outside World, 24 Jun 2011 in Film&History
• The Best Magazine Articles Ever, Curated by Kevin Kelly, 23 Jun 2011 in Literature&Media
• Anatomy of a Computer Virus: A 3.5 Minute Primer, 21 Jun 2011 in Science&Technology&TED Talks
• The Animals of Costa Rica, Up Close, 20 Jun 2011 in Film
• What Are Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books?, 20 Jun 2011 in Life&Literature
• How Shea Hembrey Became 100 Artists, 17 Jun 2011 in Art&TED Talks
• Sylvia Plath Reads “Daddy”, 17 Jun 2011 in Poetry&Video - Arts & Culture
• A Year of the Moon in 2.5 Minutes, 16 Jun 2011 in Astronomy&Video - Science
• Un Chien Andalou: Revisiting Buñuel and Dalí’s Surrealist Film, 16 Jun 2011 in Art&Film
• When James Joyce Got Into a Bar Fight, He’d Yell: “Deal With Him, Hemingway!”, 14 Jun 2011 in Literature&Video - Arts & Culture
• Guns N’ Roses Meet Two Cellos: Monday Mashup, 13 Jun 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• A Video Illusion: Can You Spot the Change?, 10 Jun 2011 in Science&Video - Science
• Samuel Beckett in 3‑D: The Making of Unmakeable Love, 09 Jun 2011 in Art&Literature
• Errol Morris and Werner Herzog in Conversation, 08 Jun 2011 in Film
• The Long Lost Video Game of Paris Review Editor George Plimpton?, 08 Jun 2011 in Literature&Random
• Saturday Night Fever: The (Fake) Magazine Story That Started it All, 07 Jun 2011 in Film&Music
• Cassini Solstice Mission: Saturn’s Moons Meet Nine Inch Nails, 07 Jun 2011 in Astronomy&Video - Science
• 10 Famous Philosophers in Words and Images, 06 Jun 2011 in Philosophy
• Chaplin Meets Inception: The Final Speech of The Great Dictator, 02 Jun 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• X‑Men: Science Can Build Them, But Is It Ethical?, 01 Jun 2011 in Film&Sci Fi&Science
• Penn Sound: Fantastic Audio Archive of Modern & Contemporary Poets, 31 May 2011 in Poetry
• Chemistry on YouTube: “Periodic Table of Videos” Wins SPORE Prize, 31 May 2011 in Chemistry&Science&Video - Science
• Orson Welles Performs a Magic Trick, 27 May 2011 in Film&Random
• Sir Anthony Hopkins Reads Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night.”, 27 May 2011 in Poetry&Video - Arts & Culture
• Watch Selected Cannes Films for Free (For A Limited Time Only), 26 May 2011 in Animation&Film
• Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange: Malcolm McDowell Looks Back, 25 May 2011 in Film
• For Bob Dylan’s 70th Birthday, Footage From His Earliest NYC Days, 24 May 2011 in Music
• Lost Films: Identify Missing Cinema Through Crowdsourcing, 23 May 2011 in Film
• 3 Dreams of Black: A Mind-blowing Interactive Music Video, 20 May 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Climate Scientist Rap (Warning: Offensive Language), 19 May 2011 in Science&Video - Science
• The National Jukebox: Play 10,000 Songs Released Between 1901 and 1925, 19 May 2011 in History&Music
• Collision: Award-Winning Film Explores Politics Through Shapes, 18 May 2011 in Art&Film&Politics
• Free Vintage Cartoons: Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop and More, 17 May 2011 in Art&Film&Television
• Free Short Films by Osamu Tezuka aka “The Japanese Walt Disney”, 16 May 2011 in Art&Film
• Keith Richards Interviewed at The New York Public Library, 13 May 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• 64 Years of Posters for the Cannes Film Festival, 11 May 2011 in Art&Film
• David Lynch’s Organic Coffee (Barbie Head Not Included), 11 May 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Short Film: “Nuit Blanche” Mixes Romance with Matrix-Style Visuals, 10 May 2011 in Film
• The Existential Star Wars: Sartre Meets Darth Vader, 10 May 2011 in Film&Philosophy
• A Daily Dose of Jerry Seinfeld, 09 May 2011 in Comedy
• Stanley Kubrick’s Filmography Animated, 06 May 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• RIP Arthur Laurents, Writer of West Side Story, 05 May 2011 in Film&Theatre
• 50 Classic Russian Films (Including Tarkovsky’s Finest) Now Online, 05 May 2011 in Film
• The Cinemagraph: A Haunting Photo/Video Hybrid, 04 May 2011 in Art
• The Clash Star in Hell W10, a Gangster Parody Film Directed by Joe Strummer (1983), 04 May 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The World’s First (and Slightly Scandalous) Hand-Tinted Motion Picture, 02 May 2011 in Film&History
• Warhol’s Screen Tests of Lou Reed, Dennis Hopper, Nico & More, 29 Apr 2011 in Film&Music
• Spy Magazine (1986–1998) Now Online, 28 Apr 2011 in Comedy&Media
• “Jersey Shore” in the Style of Oscar Wilde, 27 Apr 2011 in Comedy&Theatre
• Ray Kurzweil, Futurist: 10 Questions About What’s Coming Next, 26 Apr 2011 in Science&Video - Science
• Sartre, Heidegger, Nietzsche: Documentary Presents Three Philosophers in Three Hours, 26 Apr 2011 in Philosophy&Video - Politics/Society
• The Kitty Genovese Myth and the Popular Imagination, 25 Apr 2011 in Current Affairs&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Hourglass: A Short Film that Celebrates Time, Slowly, 25 Apr 2011 in Art&Video - Arts & Culture
• A Perfect Springtime Animation: The Windmill Farmer by Joaquin Baldwin, 24 Apr 2011 in Art
• Kevin Spacey & Alec Baldwin Go to Bat for the Arts, 22 Apr 2011 in Art&Current Affairs&Video - Politics/Society
• The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium, 1965, 22 Apr 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Eagles Hatch, Millions Watch, 21 Apr 2011 in Video - Science
• Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest TED Talk Ever Sold, 19 Apr 2011 in Film&Media&TED Talks
• The Discipline of D.E.: Gus Van Sant Adapts a Story by William S. Burroughs, 19 Apr 2011 in Film&Literature
• Collaborations: Spike Jonze, Yo-Yo Ma, and Lil Buck, 18 Apr 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• American Philosophy on Film: Pragmatism, Richard Rorty and More, 15 Apr 2011 in Philosophy&Video - Politics/Society
• Cormac McCarthy (RIP) and Werner Herzog Talk Science and Culture, 14 Apr 2011 in Film&Literature&Physics
• Poems as Short Films: Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda and More, 13 Apr 2011 in Film&Poetry&Video - Arts & Culture
• “First Orbit”: Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagaran’s Space Flight, 12 Apr 2011 in History&Video - Science
• Photos of Famous Writers (and Rockers) with their Dogs, 12 Apr 2011 in Life&Literature&Music
• Updated Book Titles: Less Pretentious, More Accurate, 11 Apr 2011 in Comedy&Literature
• Hofmann’s Potion: 2002 Documentary Revisits the History of LSD, 11 Apr 2011 in Film&History&Video - Politics/Society
• Farewell Sidney Lumet, 1924–2011, 09 Apr 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Star Wars the Musical: The Force is Strong in this One, 08 Apr 2011 in Film&Music
• Awe-Inspiring Interactive 3D Model of the Solar System, 07 Apr 2011 in Astronomy&Science
• Soviet Scifi Cinema: The Other Tolstoy in the Movies, 06 Apr 2011 in Film&Literature&Sci Fi
• The Ramones Live in 1978: 26 Songs in 54 Minutes, 04 Apr 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Shape of A Story: Writing Tips from Kurt Vonnegut, 04 Apr 2011 in Books&Literature&Writing
• More than 20 Years Before “Lost” — “The New People”, 01 Apr 2011 in Television&Video - Arts & Culture
• Father and Daughter: An Oscar-Winning Animated Short Film, 31 Mar 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Do Look Back: Pennebaker and Marcus Talk Bob Dylan, 30 Mar 2011 in Film&Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• Dementia 13: Coppola’s First Full-Length Feature, 29 Mar 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Scifoo: How Would You Spend a Billion Dollars?, 29 Mar 2011 in Science&Technology&Video - Science
• Blinky™: A Touching Short Film About A Killer Robot, 25 Mar 2011 in Film&Sci Fi&Video - Arts & Culture
• The New York Philharmonic Opens Digital Archives to the Public, 24 Mar 2011 in Music
• Le Flaneur: Time Lapse Video of Paris Without the People, 23 Mar 2011 in Art&Video - Arts & Culture
• Leonard Cohen Reads “The Future” (Not Safe for Work), 22 Mar 2011 in Music&Religion&Video - Arts & Culture
• Charismatic Psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan Gives Public Lecture (1972), 21 Mar 2011 in Philosophy&Psychology
• A is for Atom: Vintage PR Film for Nuclear Energy, 18 Mar 2011 in Current Affairs&Film&Video - Science
• Endangered Species in Unforgettable Images, 17 Mar 2011 in Books&Life&Science
• The Birth of a Word: Deb Roy at TED, 16 Mar 2011 in MIT&Science&TED Talks
• Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein Live at a Cinema Near You, 14 Mar 2011 in Literature&Theatre
• Bobby McFerrin Shows the Power of the Pentatonic Scale, 11 Mar 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Smithsonian Wildlife Photo Archive, 10 Mar 2011 in Life&Science
• The Dancer on the Staten Island Ferry, 09 Mar 2011 in Music
• James Bond in Drag For International Women’s Day, 08 Mar 2011 in Current Affairs&Film
• Great Cultural Icons Talk Civil Rights: James Baldwin, Marlon Brando, Harry Belafonte & Sidney Poitier (1963), 04 Mar 2011 in History&Video - Politics/Society
• Jay‑Z: The Evolution of My Style, 03 Mar 2011 in Music&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Restoration of a Masterpiece, as Narrated by Martin Scorsese, 02 Mar 2011 in Film&TED Talks&Video - Arts & Culture
• 50 Years Ago Today: JFK Authorizes Peace Corps, 01 Mar 2011 in History
• Jane Russell (RIP) Stars in “Outlawed” Western, 01 Mar 2011 in Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• Alan Davies: How Long is a Piece of String?, 28 Feb 2011 in Comedy&Math&Video - Science
• Rauschenberg Erases De Kooning, 24 Feb 2011 in Art&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Best Place on the Web for Film Junkies, 26 Feb 2008 in Film