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- Is there life after death? John Cleese discusses with panel of scientists https://www.openculture.com/2021/12/is-there-life-after-death-john-cleese-and-a-panel-of-scientists-discuss-that-eternal-question.html 51 comments
- A Guide to Color from 1692 https://www.openculture.com/2021/04/a-900-page-pre-pantone-guide-to-color-from-1692-a-complete-high-resolution-digital-scan.html 18 comments
- The Strange Costumes of the Plague Doctors http://www.openculture.com/2020/08/the-strange-costumes-of-plague-doctors.html 23 comments
- Open source modular synth software lets you create 70s & 80s electronic music http://www.openculture.com/2018/01/free-open-source-modular-synth-software-lets-you-create-70s-80s-electronic-music-without-having-to-pay-thousands-for-a-real-world-synthesizer.html 78 comments
- A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to Learn Foreign Languages http://www.openculture.com/2017/11/a-map-showing-how-much-time-it-takes-to-learn-foreign-languages-from-easiest-to-hardest.html 436 comments
- The Oldest Song in the World: A Sumerian Hymn Written 3,400 Years Ago http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/the-oldest-song-in-the-world.html 18 comments
- Umberto Eco Makes a List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism https://www.openculture.com/2016/11/umberto-eco-makes-a-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html 3 comments india
- The Ayn Rand Institute Takes a Loan from Paycheck Protection Program http://www.openculture.com/2020/07/the-ayn-rand-institute-takes-a-loan-from-paycheck-protection-program.html 14 comments nottheonion
- French Illustrator Revives the Byzantine Empire with Magnificently Detailed Drawings of Its Monuments and Buildings: Hagia Sophia, Great Palace and More http://www.openculture.com/2018/08/french-illustrator-revives-the-byzantine-empire.html?utm-src= 3 comments europe
- How the CIA Helped Shape the Creative Writing Scene in America http://www.openculture.com/2018/12/cia-helped-shaped-american-creative-writing-famous-iowa-writers-workshop.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OpenCulture+%28Open+Culture%29 255 comments books
- French Illustrator Revives the Byzantine Empire with Magnificently Detailed Drawings of Its Monuments http://www.openculture.com/2018/08/french-illustrator-revives-the-byzantine-empire.html 38 comments europe
- Napoleon's Kindle: See the Miniaturized Traveling Library He Took on Military Campaigns http://www.openculture.com/2017/10/napoleons-kindle-see-the-miniaturized-traveling-library-he-took-on-military-campaigns.html 3 comments europe
- [`sentence-end-double-space`] A New Scientific Study Supports Putting Two Spaces After a Period ... and a Punctuation War Ensues http://www.openculture.com/2018/05/a-new-scientific-study-supports-putting-two-spaces-after-a-period.html 33 comments emacs
- 243 free o'reilly eBooks http://www.openculture.com/2017/01/download-243-free-ebooks-on-design-data-software.html 15 comments programming
- Learn about philosophy, from the ancients to the moderns, with 350 short animated videos! http://www.openculture.com/2017/12/learn-philosophy-from-the-ancients-to-the-moderns-with-350-animated-videos.html 135 comments philosophy
- 47 Animated Videos Explain the History of Ideas: from Aristotle to Sartre http://www.openculture.com/2015/09/47-animated-videos-explain-the-history-of-ideas-from-aristotle-to-sartre.html 37 comments philosophy
- Watch "Don't Be a Sucker!,” the 1947 US Government Anti-Hatred Film That’s Relevant Again in 2016 http://www.openculture.com/2016/07/dont-be-a-sucker.html 5 comments politics
- Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury Imagines a Trump Candidacy Back in 1999. And Nails It. http://www.openculture.com/2016/09/garry-trudeaus-doonesbury-imagines-a-trump-candidacy-back-in-1999.html 3 comments politics
- Jon Stewart Resurfaces and Breaks Down the 2016 Election: The “Man Baby” v. the “Inauthentic” http://www.openculture.com/2016/05/jon-stewart-resurfaces-and-breaks-down-the-2016-election-the-man-baby-v-the-inauthentic.html 14 comments politics
- Albert Camus' Historic Lecture, "The Human Crisis," Performed by Actor Viggo Mortensen http://www.openculture.com/2016/04/albert-camus-historic-lecture-the-human-crisis-performed-by-actor-viggo-mortensen.html 46 comments philosophy
- Take Vladimir Nabokov’s Quiz to See If You’re a Good Reader–The Same One He Gave to His Students http://www.openculture.com/2016/03/take-vladimir-nabokovs-quiz-to-see-if-youre-a-good-reader.html 345 comments books
- Advice from Kurt Vonnegut found on an Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ journal http://www.openculture.com/2014/11/kurt-vonnegut-explains-how-to-write-with-style.html 3 comments books
- 6,000 Years of History Visualized in a 23-Foot-Long Timeline of World History, Created in 1871 http://www.openculture.com/2015/05/6000-years-of-history-visualized-in-a-23-foot-long-timeline-of-world-history-chart.html 4 comments history
- Cormac McCarthy's *Suttree* http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/cormac-mccarthys-punctuation-rules.html 24 comments books
- Literary critic Harold Bloom's list of the greatest works in history. What have you read? What is missing? http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/harold-bloom-creates-a-massive-list-of-works-in-the-western-canon.html 12 comments books
- 110 Free Philosophy eBooks http://www.openculture.com/free-philosophy-ebooks 3 comments philosophy
- Download 110 Free Philosophy eBooks: From Aristotle to Nietzsche & Wittgenstein (Open Culture) http://www.openculture.com/2014/11/download-110-free-philosophy-ebooks-from-aristotle-to-nietzsche-wittgenstein.html 40 comments philosophy
- 44 Essential Movies for the Student of Philosophy http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/44-essential-movies-for-the-student-of-philosophy.html 15 comments philosophy
- Art Garfunkel Lists 1195 Books He Read Over 45 Years, Plus His 157 Favorites (Many Free) http://www.openculture.com/2014/09/art-garfunkel-lists-1195-books.html 112 comments books
- Salvador Dalí’s 100 Illustrations of Dante’s The Divine Comedy http://www.openculture.com/2012/06/salvador_dalis_101_illustrations_of_dantes_divine_comedy.html 93 comments books
- Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins go through customs and sign immigration form after the first Moon landing (1969) http://www.openculture.com/2013/12/sign-immigration-form-after-the-first-moon-landing.html 5 comments history
- A Guide to Happiness: Alain de Botton Shows How Six Great Philosophers Can Change Your Life | Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/2013/11/a-guide-to-happiness.html 7 comments philosophy
- The homes and studies of Wittgenstein, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche & other philosophers http://www.openculture.com/2013/11/see-the-homes-and-studies-of-wittgenstein-schopenhauer-nietzsche-other-philosophers.html 13 comments philosophy
- 30 Free Essays & Stories by David Foster Wallace http://www.openculture.com/2012/02/23_free_essays_stories_by_david_foster_wallace_available_on_the_web.html 178 comments books
- Stephen King Writes A Letter to His 16-Year-Old Self: “Stay Away from Recreational Drugs” http://www.openculture.com/2013/10/stephen-king-writes-a-letter-to-his-16-year-old-self.html 76 comments books
- Learn to Code with Harvard’s Intro to Computer Science Course And Other Free Tech Classes http://www.openculture.com/2013/02/learn_to_code_with_harvards_intro_to_computer_science_course_and_other_free_tech_classes_.html 576 comments technology
- Philip Roth Predicts the Death of the Novel; Paul Auster Counters http://www.openculture.com/2011/10/philip_roth_predicts_death_of_the_novel.html 6 comments books
- Arthur C. Clarke Attempts to Predict the Future in 1964. http://www.openculture.com/2011/09/arthur_c_clarke_looks_into_the_future_1964.html 11 comments technology
- Hundreds of university courses as podcasts. Scroll down for philosophy. http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses 18 comments philosophy
- Philosophy for Beginners [large selection of lecture mp3s] http://www.openculture.com/2009/07/philosophy_for_beginners.html 16 comments philosophy