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We make the web a more intelligent place. A Thought-Provoking Blog. Free Courses. Free Audio Books & eBooks. And more.

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  1. 37 minutes ago

    Famous Edgar Allan Poe Stories Read by Iggy Pop, Jeff Buckley, Christopher Walken, Marianne Faithful & More

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    Janis Joplin & Tom Jones Bring the House Down in an Unlikely Duet of "Raise Your Hand" (1969)

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    Good to have a non-kompromat president for a change.

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    11 hours ago

    Download Great Works of Art from 40+ Museums Worldwide: Explore Artvee, the New Art Search Engine

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  5. 4 hours ago

    The Meaning of Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights Explained

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    The Last Surviving Witness of the Lincoln Assassination Appears on the TV Game Show "I’ve Got a Secret" (1956)

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  7. 5 hours ago

    The Soviets Who Bootlegged Western Music on X-Rays Their Story Told in New Video & Audio Documentaries

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  8. 5 hours ago

    Read the CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual A Timeless Guide to Subverting Any Organization with "Purposeful Stupidity" (1944)

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    "According to a recent study, 46% of Americans can’t name a single classical music composer."

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    8 hours ago

    Discover J.R.R. Tolkien’s Little-Known and Hand-Illustrated Children’s Book, Mr. Bliss

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    Jun 5

    David Bowie Performs a Live Acoustic Version of "Heroes," with a Bottle Cap Strapped to His Shoe, Keeping the Beat Just beautiful…

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    The World’s First Bass Guitar (1936) 🔶 via

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  13. 9 hours ago

    A History of Punk from 1976-78: A Free Online Course from the University of Reading

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    Jun 15

    The Rashomon Effect The Phenomenon, Named After Akira Kurosawa’s Classic Film, Where Each of Us Remembers the Same Event Differently

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  15. 11 hours ago

    Watch Franz Liszt’s "Un Sospiro" Played with the Mesmerizing "Three-Hand Technique"

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  16. 11 hours ago

    Download Great Works of Art from 40+ Museums Worldwide: Explore Artvee, the New Art Search Engine

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    12 hours ago

    Earliest recorded customer complaint letter, from ancient Sumeria, 1750 BCE, via : And if you have any feedback for us, we’d love to hear from you – even if it’s “constructive”! Online comment card:

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  18. 13 hours ago

    Stream 160 In-Depth Radio Interviews with Clive James, Pico Iyer, Greil Marcus & Other Luminaries from the Marketplace of Ideas Archive

    On my radio show The Marketplace of Ideas I talked at length with Clive James, Pico Iyer, Greil Marcus, and other luminaries beyond the realm of literature as well. Now, as I've posted on , you can stream all 160 of these interviews on Youtube:
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  19. 13 hours ago

    Hear The Velvet Underground’s "Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes," Which Showcases the Brilliance & Innovation of Lou Reed’s Guitar Playing (1969)

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    22 hours ago

    The Open Culture’s listing of over 1700 free courses available online in multiple disciplines including physics, biology and computer science from uni's like Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford is a wonderful opportunity to continue online.

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