Open Culture (Official)

The official/real Open Culture account on Mastodon. Digital Culture. Hall Monitor.

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2024-10-01 15:37:20

How Art Gets Stolen: What Happened to Egon Schiele’s "Painting Boats Mirrored in the Water" After Its Theft by the Nazis
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-art-gets-stolen-what-happened-to-egon-schieles-painting.html
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2024-10-01 15:03:56

One Hour of David Lynch Listening to Rain, Smoking & Reflecting on Art
https://www.openculture.com/2023/11/one-hour-of-david-lynch-listening-to-rain-smoking-reflecting-on-art.html
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2024-09-30 18:27:02

David Bowie’s Fashionable Mug Shot From His 1976 Marijuana Bust
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/david-bowies-fashionable-mug-shot-from-his-1976-marijuana-bust.html
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2024-09-30 17:55:45

Coursera Offers $120 Off of Coursera Plus (Until September 30), Giving You Unlimited Access to Courses & Certificates. Ends today
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/coursera-offers-120-off-of-coursera-plus.html
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2024-09-30 17:54:57

Coursera Offers $120 Off of Coursera Plus (Until September 30), Giving You Unlimited Access to Courses & Certificates
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/coursera-offers-120-off-of-coursera-plus.html
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2024-09-30 16:12:00

Free: Download Over 33,000 Sounds from the BBC Sound Effects Archive
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/free-download-over-33000-sounds-from-the-bbc-sound-effects-archive.html
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2024-09-29 03:53:42

Dick Cavett’s Epic Woodstock Festival Show (August, 1969)
https://www.openculture.com/2012/06/dick_cavetts_epic_woodstock_festival_show.html
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2024-09-28 18:27:09

Janis Joplin’s Last TV Performance & Interview: The Dick Cavett Show (1970)
https://www.openculture.com/2020/02/janis-joplins-last-tv-performance-interview-the-dick-cavett-show-1970.html
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2024-09-28 06:08:44

Andy Warhol Hosts Frank Zappa on His Cable TV Show, and Later Recalls, “I Hated Him More Than Ever” After the Show
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/andy-warhol-hosts-frank-zappa-on-his-cable-tv-show-and-hated-him.html
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2024-09-26 20:25:38

How Filmmakers Make Cameras Disappear: Mirrors in Movies
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-filmmakers-make-cameras-disappear-mirrors-in-movies.html
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2024-09-26 18:03:10

The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-medieval-masterpiece-the-book-of-kells-is-now-digitized-and-available-online.html
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2024-09-26 02:17:43

Hear Jack Kerouac Read from "On The Road"
https://www.openculture.com/2022/03/hear-jack-kerouac-read-from-on-the-road-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-his-birth.html
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2024-09-25 19:32:26

Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Stephen Fry & More
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/hear-moby-dick-read-in-its-entirety-by-benedict-cumberbatch-tilda-swinton-john-waters.html
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2024-09-25 18:39:25

Orson Welles Narrates Coleridge’s "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in an Experimental Film Featuring the Art of Gustave Doré
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/orson-welles-narrates-coleridges-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/199/648/807/222/689/original/2656d4716841d500.webp

2024-09-24 22:23:52

How Art Gets Stolen: What Happened to Egon Schiele’s Painting Boats Mirrored in the Water After Its Theft by the Nazis
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-art-gets-stolen-what-happened-to-egon-schieles-painting.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/194/868/974/273/404/original/46b291d95a29e686.png

2024-09-24 16:06:37

2024-09-23 20:42:08

David Bowie’s 100 Must Read Books
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/david-bowies-100-must-read-books.html
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2024-09-20 17:32:56

Do All Roads Lead to Philosophy on Wikipedia?: They Do About 97.3% of the Time
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/do-all-roads-lead-to-philosophy-on-wikipedia-they-do-about-97-3-of-the-time.html
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2024-09-20 17:11:14

Behold a Creative Animation of the Bayeux Tapestry
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/behold-a-creative-animation-of-the-bayeux-tapestry.html
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2024-09-20 15:40:34

Vincent van Gogh Visits a Modern Art Gallery & Gets to See His Artistic Legacy: A Touching Scene from Doctor Who
https://www.openculture.com/2022/11/vincent-van-gogh-visits-a-modern-art-gallery-gets-to-see-his-artistic-legacy.html
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2024-09-19 18:58:46

Watch the Opening Credits of an Imaginary 70s Cop Show Starring Samuel Beckett
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/watch-the-credits-of-an-imaginary-70s-cop-show-starring-samuel-beckett.html
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2024-09-18 23:22:25

James Joyce’s Crayon Covered Manuscript Pages for Ulysses and Finnegans Wake
https://www.openculture.com/2018/06/james-joyces-crayon-covered-manuscript-pages-ulysses-finnegans-wake.html
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2024-09-18 18:25:15

The Longest Drivable Distance in the World: Discover the Ultimate Road Trip
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-longest-drivable-distance-in-the-world-discover-the-ultimate-road-trip.html
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2024-09-18 15:50:11

Stanford Continuing Studies Offering an Online Course Exploring the Music of the Grateful Dead
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/stanford-continuing-studies-offering-an-online-course-exploring-the-music-of-the-grateful-dead.html
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2024-09-18 04:05:23

How the Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer Defined the Sound of 1980s Music
https://www.openculture.com/2019/08/how-the-yamaha-dx7-digital-synthesizer-defined-the-sound-of-1980s-music.html
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2024-09-18 03:28:14

How Film Was Made in 1958: A Kodak Nostalgia Moment
https://www.openculture.com/2012/01/how_film_was_made_a_kodak_nostalgia_moment.html
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2024-09-17 23:52:44

Moebius Gives 18 Wisdom-Filled Tips to Aspiring Artists
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/moebius-gives-18-tips-to-aspiring-artists.html
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2024-09-17 21:39:56

Walter Benjamin’s Philosophical Thought Presented by Two Experimental Films
https://www.openculture.com/2013/07/mystical-thought-of-german-theorist-walter-benjamin.html
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2024-09-17 17:04:09

Watch 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki Free Online: A Four Part-Part Documentary on the Unstoppable Japanese Animator
https://www.openculture.com/2019/10/watch-10-years-with-hayao-miyazaki.html
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2024-09-17 16:34:23

How the Hugely Acclaimed Shōgun TV Series Makes Translation Interesting
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-the-hugely-acclaimed-shogun-tv-series-makes-translation-interesting.html
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2024-09-17 15:47:00

How a 16th-Century Explorer’s Sailing Ship Worked: An Animated Video Takes You on a Comprehensive Tour
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-a-16th-century-explorers-sailing-ship-worked.html
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2024-09-16 21:36:23

David Bowie Songs Reimagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers: Space Oddity, Heroes, Life on Mars & More
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/david-bowies-songs-reimagined-as-pulp-fiction-book-covers.html
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2024-09-16 17:24:30

An Introduction to The Babylonian Map of the World–the Oldest Known Map of the World
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/an-introduction-to-the-babylonian-map-of-the-world-the-oldest-known-map-of-the-world.html
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2024-09-16 16:52:22

Alan Watts Dispenses Wit & Wisdom on the Meaning of Life in Three Animated Videos
https://www.openculture.com/2018/11/alan-watts-dispenses-wit-wisdom-meaning-life-three-animated-videos.html
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2024-09-16 16:17:42

The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse: Rick Beato Explains
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-real-reason-why-music-is-getting-worse-rick-beato-explains.html
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2024-09-15 23:38:08

Download 215,000 Japanese Woodblock Prints by Masters Spanning the Tradition’s 350-Year History
https://www.openculture.com/2021/12/download-215000-japanese-woodblock-prints-by-masters-spanning-the-traditions-350-year-history.html
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2024-09-14 19:10:44

The 1883 Krakatoa Explosion Made the Loudest Sound in History–So Loud It Traveled Around the World Four Times
https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/the-1883-krakatoa-explosion-made-the-loudest-sound-in-history.html
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2024-09-13 17:28:42

2024-09-13 16:02:07

2024-09-12 15:41:32

Death: A Free Online Philosophy Course from Yale Helps You Grapple with the Inescapable
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/death-a-free-online-philosophy-course-from-yale-helps.html
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2024-09-11 20:14:06

13 Experimental Animations of Osamu Tezuka, “the Godfather of Manga” (1964–1987)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/13-experimental-animations-of-osamu-tezuka-the-godfather-of-manga-1964-1987.html
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2024-09-11 15:19:37

"The Big Map of Who Lived When" Shows Which Cultural Figures Walked the Earth at the Same Time: From 1200 to Present
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-big-map-of-who-lived-when-shows-which-cultural-figures-walked-the-earth.html
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2024-09-10 19:55:27

Michio Kaku Demystifies the God Equation: The Key to Understanding Everything
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/michio-kaku-demystifies-the-god-equation-the-key-to-understanding-everything.html
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2024-09-10 17:42:40

James Earl Jones (RIP) Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-rip-reads-edgar-allan-poes-the-raven-and-walt-whitmans-song-of-myself.html
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2024-09-09 18:51:12

Watch "The Idea," the First Animated Film to Deal with Big, Philosophical Ideas (1932)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/watch-the-idea-the-first-animated-film-to-deal-with-big-philosophical-ideas-1932.html
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2024-09-09 16:33:47

2024-09-07 19:45:50

How 2001: A Space Odyssey Became “the Hardest Film Kubrick Ever Made”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-2001-a-space-odyssey-became-the-hardest-film-kubrick-ever-made.html
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2024-09-07 17:22:24

A Digital Archive Features Hundreds of Audio Cassette Tape Designs, from the 1960s to the 1990s
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/a-digital-archive-features-hundreds-of-audio-cassette-tape-designs-from-the-1960s-to-the-1990s.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/097/424/341/122/670/original/869956efc62b91c1.jpg

2024-09-06 18:38:28

Bringing Tsarist Russia to Life: Vivid Color Images from 1905–1915
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/bringing-tsarist-russia-to-life-vivid-color-images-from-1905-1915.html
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2024-09-06 17:01:44

2024-09-06 06:46:36

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Composes a Soundtrack to Arthur C. Clarke’s Documentary Fractals: The Colors of Infinity
https://www.openculture.com/2021/05/david-gilmour-composes-a-soundtrack-to-arthur-c-clarkes-documentary-on-mind-bending-fractals.html
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2024-09-05 20:26:26

"Every Frame a Painting" Returns to YouTube & Explores Why the Sustained Two-Shot Vanished from Movies
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/every-frame-a-painting-returns-to-youtube.html
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2024-09-05 18:17:26

Watch "Fantasmagorie," the World’s First Animated Cartoon (1908)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/watch-fantasmagorie-the-worlds-first-animated-cartoon-1908.html
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2024-09-04 20:05:20

Behold the First American Board Game, Travellers’ Tour Through the United States (1822)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/behold-the-first-american-board-game-travellers-tour-through-the-united-states-1822.html
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2024-09-04 18:40:02

2024-09-03 19:04:19

Vladimir Nabokov Creates a Hand-Drawn Map of James Joyce’s Ulysses
https://www.openculture.com/2013/08/vladimir-nabokov-creates-a-hand-drawn-map-of-james-joyces-ulysses.html
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2024-09-03 18:26:15

Coursera Offers 30% Off of Coursera Plus (Until September 30), Giving You Unlimited Access to Courses & Certificates
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/coursera-offers-30-off-of-coursera-plus-until-september-30.html
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2024-09-03 16:38:42

The Night Frank Zappa Jammed With Pink Floyd … and Captain Beefheart Too (Belgium, 1969)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-night-frank-zappa-jammed-with-pink-floyd-1969.html
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2024-09-02 18:03:51

Browse 64 Years of RadioShack Catalogs Free Online … and Revisit the History of American Consumer Electronics
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/browse-64-years-of-radioshack-catalogs-free-online.html
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2024-09-02 17:50:11

How the Oldest Company in the World, Japan’s Temple-Builder Kongō Gumi, Has Survived Nearly 1,500 Years
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/how-the-oldest-company-in-the-world-has-survived-nearly-1500-years.html
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2024-09-02 17:13:38

Download 1,000+ Digitized Tapes of Sounds from Classic Hollywood Films & TV, Courtesy of the Internet Archive
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/download-1000-digitized-tapes-of-sounds-from-classic-hollywood-films-tv.html
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2024-09-02 02:10:35

Watch Orson Welles’ Trailer for Citizen Kane: As Innovative as the Film Itself
https://www.openculture.com/2014/04/the-innovative-trailer-for-citizen-kane.html
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2024-09-01 06:23:09

The French Designed a Fake Replica of Paris to Fool German Bombers During World War I
https://www.openculture.com/2022/10/an-elaborate-wooden-replica-of-paris-was-planned-to-fool-german-bombers-during-world-war-i.html
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2024-09-01 01:49:18

A 1947 French Film Accurately Predicted Our 21st-Century Addiction to Smartphones
https://www.openculture.com/2020/07/a-1947-french-film-accurately-predicted-our-21st-century-addiction-to-smartphones.html
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2024-08-31 17:46:22

Maurice Sendak’s First Published Illustrations: Discover His Drawings for a 1947 Popular Science Book
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/maurice-sendaks-first-published-illustrations.html
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2024-08-31 16:58:28

Frank Lloyd Wright Thought About Making the Guggenheim Museum Pink
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/frank-lloyd-wright-thought-about-making-the-guggenheim-museum-pink.html
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2024-08-30 16:59:52

2024-08-30 04:39:54

Watch Brian Cox of “Succession” Read Hunter S. Thompson’s Profanity-Laden Letter
https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/watch-brian-cox-of-succession-read-hunter-s-thompsons-profanity-laden-letter.html
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2024-08-29 20:19:34

Is Andrew Huberman Ruining Your Morning Coffee Routine?
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/is-andrew-huberman-ruining-your-morning-coffee-routine.html
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2024-08-29 18:27:40

Solving a 2,500-Year-Old Puzzle: How a Cambridge Student Cracked an Ancient Sanskrit Code
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/solving-a-2500-year-old-puzzle-how-a-cambridge-student-cracked-an-ancient-sanskrit-code.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/046/720/125/124/557/original/74e0748d5da95eeb.png

2024-08-28 22:46:25

2024-08-27 18:15:34

The Enchanting Opera Performances of Klaus Nomi
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/the-enchanting-opera-performances-of-klaus-nomi.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/035/347/959/210/820/original/0d4c9145b9d2eaf0.jpg

2024-08-27 17:35:25

The 11 Censored Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Cartoons That Haven’t Been Aired Since 1968
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/the-11-censored-looney-tunes-and-merrie-melodies-cartoons-that-havent-been-aired-since-1968.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/035/189/984/604/250/original/15d73683ba7137e5.png

2024-08-26 18:40:17

How Marcel Duchamp Signed a Urinal in 1917 & Redefined Art
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/how-marcel-duchamp-signed-a-urinal-in-1917-redefined-art.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/029/782/782/585/486/original/6fc6cadc0ac6bb5b.jpg

2024-08-26 16:18:18

Richard Feynman Creates a Simple Method for Telling Science From Pseudoscience (1966)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/richard-feynman-creates-a-simple-method-for-telling-science-from-pseudoscience.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/029/224/481/650/175/original/c499fdd3a9dd694b.jpg

2024-08-24 17:13:39

David Byrne Explains How the “Big Suit” He Wore in Stop Making Sense Was Inspired by Japanese Kabuki Theatre
https://www.openculture.com/2023/03/david-byrne-explains-how-the-big-suit-he-wore-in-stop-making-sense-was-inspired-by-japanese-kabuki-theatre.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/018/117/189/214/447/original/0967f9dc935b9c39.png

2024-08-24 16:51:59

How Editing Saved Ferris Bueller’s Day Off & Made It a Classic
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/how-editing-saved-ferris-buellers-day-off-made-it-a-classic.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/018/032/399/466/325/original/548a67f2dbeeef5b.png

2024-08-20 16:07:42

An Architect Breaks Down the 5 Most Common Styles of College Campus
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/an-architect-breaks-down-the-5-most-common-styles-of-college-campus.html
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2024-08-20 02:04:41

Watch “Jackson Pollock 51,” a Historic Short Film That Captures Pollock Creating Abstract Expressionist Art on a Sheet of Glass
https://www.openculture.com/2020/12/jackson-pollock-51.html
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2024-08-19 21:54:23

Ayn Rand Argues That Believing in God Is an Insult to Reason on The Phil Donahue Show (Circa 1979)
https://www.openculture.com/2010/11/ayn_rand_talks_atheism_with_phil_donahue_.html
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2024-08-19 04:06:30

Ridley Scott Walks You Through His Favorite Scene from "Blade Runner"
https://www.openculture.com/2017/09/ridley-scott-breaks-down-his-favorite-scene-from-blade-runner.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/986/710/823/843/370/original/94ee5a476f7cce29.jpg

2024-08-18 18:20:38

Explore the Ruins of Timgad, the “African Pompeii” Excavated from the Sands of Algeria
https://www.openculture.com/2020/08/explore-the-ruins-of-timgad-the-african-pompeii-excavated-from-the-sands-of-algeria.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/984/407/110/593/046/original/a407b0c834bd2e63.jpg

2024-08-17 20:08:43

Take 7 Free Courses From the Museum of Modern Art (aka MoMA)
https://www.openculture.com/2018/01/enroll-in-seven-free-courses-from-the-museum-of-modern-art.html
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2024-08-17 18:30:18

Hear the Very First Adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 in a Radio Play Starring David Niven (1949)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/hear-the-very-first-adaptation-of-george-orwells-1984.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/978/782/869/935/352/original/1516295947610624.png

2024-08-17 17:41:13

Public.Work: A Smoothly Searchable Archive of 100,000+ “Copyright-Free” Images
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/public-work-a-smoothly-searchable-archive-of-100000-copyright-free-images.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/978/589/806/470/651/original/29ecce03022bd6a0.png

2024-08-17 01:39:55

Frank Lloyd Wright Designs an Urban Utopia: See His Hand-Drawn Sketches of Broadacre City (1932)
https://www.openculture.com/2016/09/frank-lloyd-wright-designs-an-urban-utopia-see-his-hand-drawn-sketches-of-broadacre-city-1932.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/974/809/653/106/699/original/edeb3c03856226bf.jpg

2024-08-16 17:53:59

Hear the Very First Adaptation of George Orwell’s "1984" in a Radio Play Starring David Niven (1949)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/hear-the-very-first-adaptation-of-george-orwells-1984.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/972/977/327/883/729/original/6f1d8b22eaa2697d.png

2024-08-16 16:53:08

How Editing Saved "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" & Made It a Classic
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/how-editing-saved-ferris-buellers-day-off-made-it-a-classic.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/972/738/337/048/466/original/a5f1f30d5828e458.png

2024-08-16 16:52:00

How Editing Saved Ferris Bueller’s Day Off & Made It a Classic
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/how-editing-saved-ferris-buellers-day-off-made-it-a-classic.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/972/733/891/981/526/original/55a4da13088f95b3.png

2024-08-15 17:32:48

Ray Bradbury Explains Why Literature is the Safety Valve of Civilization (in Which Case We Need More Literature!)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/ray-bradbury-explains-why-literature-is-the-safety-valve-of-civilization.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/967/231/943/404/885/original/8527151c254b17d4.png

2024-08-15 16:50:56

What is Electronic Music?: Pioneering Electronic Musician Daphne Oram Explains (1969)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/what-is-electronic-music-pioneering-electronic-musician-daphne-oram-explains-1969.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/967/067/454/366/371/original/04cb3cbd256a60af.png

2024-08-15 04:49:14

Hear 230 Episodes of Escape: Classic Radio Dramas of Stories by Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells & More (1947–1954)
https://www.openculture.com/2016/06/230-episodes-of-escape.html
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2024-08-14 22:00:50

Jean-Paul Sartre Rejects the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964: “It Was Monstrous!”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/jean-paul-sartre-rejects-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-in-1964-it-was-monstrous.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/962/335/978/743/605/original/c14b5101efbcb2fe.webp

2024-08-14 20:59:47

2024-08-14 17:20:26

J. G. Ballard Demystifies Surrealist Paintings by Dalí, Magritte, de Chirico & More
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/j-g-ballard-demystifies-surrealist-paintings-by-dali-magritte-de-chirico-more.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/961/521/151/403/067/original/6816e020c46d4691.jpg

2024-08-13 22:11:27

The Steampunk Clocks of 19th-Century Paris: Discover the Ingenious System That Revolutionized Timekeeping in the 1880s
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/the-steampunk-clocks-of-19th-century-paris.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/957/002/972/551/488/original/a14fdea6212ba534.jpg

2024-08-13 18:26:52

Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, Passes Out at 1973 Concert; 19-Year-Old Fan Takes Over
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/keith-moon-passes-out-at-1973-concert-19-year-old-fan-takes-over.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/956/120/089/443/111/original/3abc4a50d9d51337.png

2024-08-12 18:44:16

Buckminster Fuller’s Map of the World: The Innovation That Revolutionized Map Design (1943)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/buckminster-fullers-map-of-the-world-the-innovation-that-revolutionized-map-design-1943.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/950/526/174/027/584/original/7375809c48e568dd.jpg

2024-08-12 16:35:47

2024-08-11 18:46:13

The World’s First Medieval Electronic Instrument: The EP-1320 Lets You Play the Sounds of Hurdy-Gurdies, Lutes, Gregorian Chants & More
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/the-worlds-first-medieval-electronic-instrument.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/944/871/591/900/652/original/3e897d14d12bf183.jpg

2024-08-02 19:01:35

Behold the Kräuterbuch, a Lavishly Illustrated Guide to Plants and Herbs from 1462
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/behold-the-krauterbuch-a-lavishly-illustrated-guide-to-plants-and-herbs-from-1462.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/893/970/976/658/621/original/cf505167206c5c61.png

2024-08-02 16:47:32

Carl Jung Offers an Introduction to His Psychological Thought in a 3‑Hour Interview (1957)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/jung-offers-an-introduction-to-his-psychological-thought-in-a-3-hour-interview.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/893/444/046/504/282/original/51d526daa7aaf5bc.png

2024-08-01 17:45:28

Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Roman Sandal with Nails Used for Tread
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/archaeologists-discover-an-ancient-roman-sandal-with-nails-used-for-tread.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/888/009/345/792/161/original/66fb0a55f7b8f97c.webp

2024-07-31 17:54:31

Nick Cave Narrates an Animated Film about the Cat Piano, the Twisted 18th Century Musical Instrument Designed to Treat Mental Illness
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/nick-cave-narrates-an-animated-film-about-the-cat-piano-the-twisted-18th-century-musical-instrument.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/882/382/779/606/729/original/0c356822d541de14.jpg

2024-07-31 16:50:18

David Bowie Predicts the Good & Bad of the Internet in 1999: “We’re on the Cusp of Something Exhilarating and Terrifying”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/david-bowie-predicts-the-good-bad-of-the-internet-1999.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/882/130/320/858/170/original/0c3b49204c27ab8a.png

2024-07-30 19:36:49

The First Animation That Hayao Miyazaki Directed on His Own: Watch Footage from the Pilot of Yuki’s Sun (1972)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/the-first-animation-that-hayao-miyazaki-directed-on-his-own-1972.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/877/122/095/635/932/original/286f0044bc150629.png

2024-07-30 16:50:01

The Rolling Stones Introduce Bluesman Howlin’ Wolf on US TV, One of the “Greatest Cultural Moments of the 20th Century” (1965)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/the-rolling-stones-introduce-bluesman-howlin-wolf-on-us-tv-1965.html
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2024-07-30 04:50:36

Watch M.C. Escher Make His Final Artistic Creation (1971)
https://www.openculture.com/2016/08/watch-m-c-escher-make-his-final-artistic-creation-in-the-1971-documentary-adventures-in-perception.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/873/637/967/687/700/original/528fb331b281532b.png

2024-07-30 04:37:53

Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the Influential German Expressionist Film (1920)
https://www.openculture.com/2013/10/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-see-the-restored-version.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/873/588/035/652/010/original/b40785d7dc535069.jpg

2024-07-29 18:55:46

Behold the "Kräuterbuch," a Lavishly Illustrated Guide to Plants and Herbs from 1462
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/behold-the-krauterbuch-a-lavishly-illustrated-guide-to-plants-and-herbs-from-1462.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/871/299/061/986/434/original/61a439559d157691.png

2024-07-29 17:12:46

Jimi Hendrix Opens for The Monkees on a 1967 Tour; Then Flips Off the Crowd and Quits
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/jimi-hendrix-opens-for-the-monkees-on-a-1967-tour-then-flips-off-the-crowd-and-quits.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/870/893/916/334/986/original/6b58ba8cf014b546.jpg

2024-07-29 16:15:58

Stephen Fry Explains Why Artificial Intelligence Has a “70% Risk of Killing Us All”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/stephen-fry-explains-why-artificial-intelligence-has-a-70-risk-of-killing-us-all.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/870/670/682/221/408/original/4f2d0ab9b333720a.png

2024-07-28 18:49:27

37 Hitchcock Cameo Appearances Over 50 Years: All in One Video
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/37-hitchcock-cameo-appearances-over-50-years-all-in-one-video.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/865/611/449/385/052/original/2920d48a9d632212.jpg

2024-07-26 17:21:42

2024-07-25 17:09:54

Watch the 1896 Film The Pistol Duel, a Startling Re-Creation of the Last Days of Pistol Dueling in Mexico
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/watch-the-1896-film-the-pistol-duel-a-startling-re-creation-of-the-last-days-of-pistol-dueling-in-mexico.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/848/233/481/088/828/original/d5a15e9f778ab6b4.png

2024-07-25 05:56:14

Watch David Bowie Perform “Imagine”: A Touching Tribute to His Friend John Lennon (1983)
https://www.openculture.com/2018/02/watch-david-bowie-perform-imagine-a-touching-tribute-to-his-friend-john-lennon-1983.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/845/584/591/517/270/original/b96f25d3161800fb.png

2024-07-24 18:05:40

Sex and Alcohol in Medieval Times: A Look into the Pleasures of the Middle Ages
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/sex-and-alcohol-in-medieval-times-a-look-into-the-pleasures-of-the-middle-ages.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/842/790/455/676/430/original/b117ce55843ca735.png

2024-07-24 15:15:45

Meet Madame Inès Decourcelle, One of the Very First Female Taxi Drivers in Paris (Circa 1908)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/meet-madame-ines-decourcelle-one-of-the-very-first-female-taxi-drivers-in-paris-circa-1908.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/842/122/272/154/009/original/70391151e189f245.png

2024-07-24 05:59:54

Carl Jung’s Fascinating 1957 Letter on UFOs
https://www.openculture.com/2013/05/carl_jungs_1957_letter_on_the_fascinating_modern_myth_of_ufos.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/839/936/673/220/224/original/320eb49efc6e4d40.jpg

2024-07-23 19:37:10

2024-07-23 16:28:15

When the Grateful Dead Played at the Egyptian Pyramids, in the Shadow of the Sphinx (1978)
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/when-the-grateful-dead-played-at-the-egyptian-pyramids-1978.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/836/745/142/985/686/original/d352413625429199.jpeg

2024-07-23 06:22:32

Immaculately Restored Film Lets You Revisit Life in New York City in 1911
https://www.openculture.com/2018/04/immaculately-restored-film-lets-you-revisit-life-in-new-york-city-in-1911.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/834/363/358/086/319/original/c7b47f895b9e412c.jpg

2024-07-22 18:24:51

When Slavoj Žižek and Jordan Peterson Debated Capitalism Versus Marxism
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/when-slavoj-zizek-and-jordan-peterson-debated-capitalism-versus-marxism.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/831/541/303/215/778/original/0ad9f10051c1abd3.jpg

2024-07-22 16:45:59

The Page That Changed Comics Forever: Discover the Innovative 1950s Comic Book That Almost Went Unpublished
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/the-page-that-changed-comics-forever-discover-the-innovative-1950s-comic-book-that-almost-went-unpublished.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/831/152/405/838/650/original/757a910ecea41c73.jpg

2024-07-21 17:24:42

Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa Now Appears on Japanese Banknotes
https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/hokusais-the-great-wave-off-kanagawa-now-appears-on-japanese-banknotes.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/825/642/120/287/632/original/3100f9e454dc4293.jpg

2024-06-28 17:15:37

A Close Look at Beowulf-Era Helmets & Swords, Courtesy of the British Museum
https://www.openculture.com/2024/06/a-close-look-at-beowulf-era-helmets-swords-courtesy-of-the-british-museum.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/112/695/373/139/016/486/original/a764ea5bde7b3745.png

2024-01-03 17:59:31

The Surprising Map of Plants: A New Animation Shows How All the Different Plants Relate to Each Other
https://www.openculture.com/2024/01/the-surprising-map-of-plants-a-new-animation-shows-how-all-the-different-plants-relate-to-each-other.html
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/111/693/317/168/715/392/original/654f615fe472740e.jpeg