About: Ted Mills
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Brian Eno Launches His Own Radio Station with Hundreds of Unreleased Tracks: Hear Two Programs,
17 Jun 2021 in Music
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A Beautiful, High-Resolution Map of the Internet (2021),
11 Jun 2021 in Maps
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When Neil Young & Rick “Super Freak” James Formed the 60’s Motown Band, The Mynah Birds,
03 Jun 2021 in Music
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Hear the Earliest Recorded Customer Complaint Letter: From Ancient Sumeria 1750 BC,
28 May 2021 in History
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167 Pieces of Life & Work Advice from Kevin Kelly, Founding Editor of Wired Magazine & The Whole Earth Review,
21 May 2021 in Creativity&Life
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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Composes a Soundtrack to Arthur C. Clarke’s Documentary Fractals: The Colors of Infinity,
13 May 2021 in Math&Music
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Who Invented Heavy Metal Music?: A Search for Origins,
10 May 2021 in Music
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Hear the First Japanese Visitor to the United States & Europe Describe Life in the West (1860-1862),
04 May 2021 in History
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Freddie Mercury & Rami Malek’s Live Aid Performance: A Side-By-Side Comparison,
23 Apr 2021 in Music
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Grateful Dead Fan Creates a Faithful Mini Replica of the Band’s Famous “Wall of Sound” During Lockdown,
16 Apr 2021 in Music
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Dave Grohl Tells the Story of How He Wrote “Everlong”,
08 Apr 2021 in Music
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Why Do Wes Anderson Movies Look Like That?,
02 Apr 2021 in Film
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Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless: How World War II Changed Cinema & Helped Create the French New Wave,
29 Mar 2021 in Film&History
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Michael Winslow, the “Man of 10,000 Sound Effects”, Impersonates the Sounds of Jimi Hendrix’s and Led Zeppelin’s Electric Guitars with His Voice,
18 Mar 2021 in Comedy
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All Praise Lou Ottens: The Inventor of the Cassette Tape Dies at Age 94,
12 Mar 2021 in History&Music
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Watch 12 Seasons of the Dick Cavett Show, 18 Seasons of Johnny Carson & Many Other Classic Shows on Shout! Factory,
05 Mar 2021 in Television
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Watch The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys, a Free Film Documenting the Making of the 1980s Super Group,
26 Feb 2021 in Music
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Paul Simon Deconstructs “Mrs. Robinson” (1970),
19 Feb 2021 in Music
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Watch Prince Perform “Purple Rain” in the Rain in His Transcendent Super Bowl Half-Time Show (2007),
11 Feb 2021 in Music
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The Films of Hayao Miyazaki Celebrated in a Glorious Concert Arranged by Film Composer Joe Hisaishi,
05 Feb 2021 in Music
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The Great Gatsby Is Now in the Public Domain and There’s a New Graphic Novel,
29 Jan 2021 in Books
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Jimi Hendrix Revisits His Searing Performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner”: The Dick Cavett Show (September 9, 1969),
25 Jan 2021 in Music
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David Lynch’s Projection Instructions for Mulholland Drive (2001),
15 Jan 2021 in Film
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Thelonious Monk’s List of 25 Tips for Musicians,
07 Jan 2021 in Music
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When Queen’s Freddie Mercury Teamed Up with Opera Superstar Montserrat Caballé in 1988: A Meeting of Two Powerful Voices,
31 Dec 2020 in Music
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The Ultimate 80s Medley: A Nostalgia-Inducing Performance of A-Ha, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, Van Halen & More,
28 Dec 2020 in Music
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When Martin Scorsese Directed Michael Jackson in the 18-Minute “Bad” Music Video & Paid Cinematic Tribute to West Side Story (1986),
18 Dec 2020 in Film
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Watch the Oscar-Winning “Gerald McBoing-Boing” (1950): It’s Ranked as the 9th Greatest Cartoon of All Time,
11 Dec 2020 in Animation
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One of the Greatest Dances Sequences Ever Captured on Film Gets Restored in Color by AI: Watch the Classic Scene from Stormy Weather,
04 Dec 2020 in Dance&Film&Music
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With 9,036 Pieces, the Roman Colosseum Is the Largest Lego Set Ever,
27 Nov 2020 in Architecture
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The Story Behind “Alice’s Restaurant,” Arlo Guthrie’s Song That’s Now a Thanksgiving Tradition,
26 Nov 2020 in Music
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Eno: A 1973 Mini-Doc Shows Brian Eno at the Beginning of His Solo Career,
12 Nov 2020 in Music
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Watch Link Wray Play a Downright Dirty Version of “Rumble,” the Only Instrumental to Be Banned on Radio (1974),
09 Nov 2020 in Music
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Watch a Surreal 1933 Animation of Snow White, Featuring Cab Calloway & Betty Boop: It’s Ranked as the 19th Greatest Cartoon of All Time,
29 Oct 2020 in Film
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The Time When National Lampoon Parodied Mad Magazine: A Satire of Satire (1971),
27 Oct 2020 in Art
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The Scariest Film of All Time? A Vintage Look at the Hysteria Around The Exorcist in 1973,
15 Oct 2020 in Film
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A Live Studio Cover of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, Played from Start to Finish,
08 Oct 2020 in Music
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Watch the Dadaist Masterpiece Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928): Hans Richter’s Film Was So Avant Garde It Was Desecrated by the Nazis,
05 Oct 2020 in Film
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Studio Ghibli Puts Online 400 Images from Eight Classic Films, and Lets You Download Them for Free,
24 Sep 2020 in Animation&Art
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Why The Wire is One of the Most Brilliant TV Shows Ever,
21 Sep 2020 in Television
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Watch Dan Aykroyd & Bill Murray Goof Off in a Newly Unearthed Ghostbusters Promotional Film (1984),
10 Sep 2020 in Film
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David Lynch Being a Madman for a Relentless 8 Minutes and 30 Seconds,
03 Sep 2020 in Film
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The Top 20 Russian Films, According to Russians,
28 Aug 2020 in Film
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Free Courses to Maintain Mental & Physical Health During a Pandemic,
20 Aug 2020 in Health&MOOCs&Psychology
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The Flying Train: A 1902 Film Captures a Futuristic Ride on a Suspended Railway in Germany,
13 Aug 2020 in Film&History
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Classic Punk Rock Sketches from Saturday Night Live, Courtesy of Fred Armisen,
10 Aug 2020 in Comedy&Music
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Why “The Girl from Ipanema”‘ Is a Richer & Weirder Song Than You Ever Realized,
31 Jul 2020 in Music
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The Rolling Stones Release a Long Lost Track Featuring Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page,
23 Jul 2020 in Music
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Sunken Films: Watch a Cinematic Meditation on Films Found on the Ocean’s Floor,
17 Jul 2020 in Film
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Banksy Strikes Again in London & Urges Everyone to Wear Masks,
16 Jul 2020 in Art
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When Debbie Harry Combined Artistic Forces with H.R. Giger,
03 Jul 2020 in Music
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Get a First Glimpse of Foundation, the New TV Series Being Adapted from Isaac Asimov’s Iconic Series of Novels,
25 Jun 2020 in Sci Fi&Television
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Watch Hundreds of Free Films from Around the World: Explore Film Archives from Japan, France, and the U.S.,
23 Jun 2020 in Film
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A Rare Smile Captured in a 19th Century Photograph,
11 Jun 2020 in History&Photography
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How David Chase Breathed Life into the The Sopranos,
04 Jun 2020 in Television
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How Humphrey Bogart Became an Icon: A Video Essay,
28 May 2020 in Film
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Watch 36 Beastie Boys Videos Now Remastered in HD,
21 May 2020 in Film&Music
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Japanese Health Manual Created During the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic Offers Timeless Wisdom: Stay Away from Others, Cover Your Mouth & Nose, and More,
15 May 2020 in Music
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Robert Fripp Releases Free Ambient Music to Get You Through the Lockdown: Enjoy “Music for Quiet Moments”,
08 May 2020 in Music
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The Library of Congress Makes Its Archives Free for DJs to Remix: Introducing the “Citizen DJ” Project,
01 May 2020 in Music
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Watch 12 Classic Chinese Films Online, Complete with English Subtitles (1920s-1940s),
27 Apr 2020 in Film
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Watch Samuel Beckett Walk the Streets of Berlin Like a Boss, 1969,
17 Apr 2020 in Film&Literature
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Musicians Around the World Play “Lean on Me,” the Uplifting Song by Bill Withers (RIP),
09 Apr 2020 in Music
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Dolly Parton Will Read Bedtime Stories to You Every Week,
02 Apr 2020 in Books
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Explore the Entire World–from the Comfort of Quarantine–with 4K Walking Tours,
31 Mar 2020 in Video - Politics/Society
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Watch AI-Restored Film of Laborers Going Through Life in Victorian England (1901),
20 Mar 2020 in Film&History
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Spanish Flu: A Warning from History,
12 Mar 2020 in History
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The Internet Archive Hosts 20,000 VHS Recordings of Pop Culture from the 1980s & 1990s: Enter the VHS Vault,
05 Mar 2020 in Video - Arts & Culture
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A Trip Through New York City in 1911: Vintage Video of NYC Gets Colorized & Revived with Artificial Intelligence,
27 Feb 2020 in Film&History
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Why We Should Read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies: An Animated Video Makes the Case,
24 Feb 2020 in Literature
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Watch the Grateful Dead Slip Past Security & Play a Gig at Columbia University’s Anti-Vietnam Protest (1968),
17 Feb 2020 in Music
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Iconic Film from 1896 Restored with Artificial Intelligence: Watch an AI-Upscaled Version of the Lumière Brothers’ The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station,
07 Feb 2020 in Film
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Take an Aerial Tour of Medieval Paris,
31 Jan 2020 in History
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Iconic Songs Played by Musicians Around the World: “Stand by Me,” “Redemption Song,” “Ripple” & More,
27 Jan 2020 in Music
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Watch Hunter S. Thompson & Ralph Steadman Head to Hollywood in a Revealing 1978 Documentary,
20 Jan 2020 in Film
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“Mr. Tambourine Man” & Other Bob Dylan Classics, Sung Beautifully by Kids,
10 Jan 2020 in K-12&Music
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Watch A-ha’s “Take On Me” Video Newly Remastered in 4K …. and Learn About the Band’s Struggle to Make the Classic Song,
02 Jan 2020 in Music
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Bob Ross’ Christmas Special: Celebrate, Relax, Nod Off,
25 Dec 2019 in Television
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Hear the Trippy Mystical Sounds of Giant Gongs,
23 Dec 2019 in Music
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Meet the Americans Who Speak with Elizabethan English Accents: An Introduction to the “Hoi Toiders” from Ocracoke, North Carolina,
13 Dec 2019 in English Language
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The Trick That Made Animation Realistic: Watch a Short History of Rotoscoping,
09 Dec 2019 in Film
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Twin Peaks Actually Explained: A Four-Hour Video Essay Demystifies It All,
02 Dec 2019 in Film
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How Blade Runner Captured the Imagination of a Generation of Electronic Musicians,
22 Nov 2019 in Music
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David Lynch Visualizes How Transcendental Meditation Works with Sharpie & Big Pad of Paper,
18 Nov 2019 in Science
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Lou Reed’s Mixtape for Andy Warhol Discovered by Cornell University Professor: Features 12 Previously Unreleased Songs,
11 Nov 2019 in Music
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What Happens to the Clothes We Throw Away?: Watch Unravel, a Short Documentary on the Journey Our Waste Takes,
31 Oct 2019 in Fashion&Film
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Watch 700 Videos Nostalgia-Inducing Videos from the Early Days of MTV,
28 Oct 2019 in Music&Television
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Watch Teenage Kurt Cobain and Friends’ Horror Movie from 1984,
18 Oct 2019 in Film
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David Gilmour Makes His Live at Pompeii Concert Film Free to Watch Online,
10 Oct 2019 in Music
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Watch Animated Scores of Beethoven’s 16 String Quartets: An Early Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of His Birth,
04 Oct 2019 in Music
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Watch Composer Wendy Carlos Demo an Original Moog Synthesizer (1989),
30 Sep 2019 in Music
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Watch 16 Hours of Historic Live Aid Performances: Queen, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young & Much More,
20 Sep 2019 in Music
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How Eric Clapton Created the Classic Song “Layla”,
13 Sep 2019 in Music
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Meet Fanny, the First Female Rock Band to Top the Charts: “They Were Just Colossal and Wonderful, and Nobody’s Ever Mentioned Them”,
05 Sep 2019 in Music
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Watch the Completely Unsafe, Vertigo-Inducing Footage of Workers Building New York’s Iconic Skyscrapers,
29 Aug 2019 in History
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How Dave Brubeck’s Time Out Changed Jazz Music,
23 Aug 2019 in Music
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Watch John Entwistle’s Bass-Playing Genius on Display in Isolated Tracks for “Won’t Be Fooled Again” and “Baba O’Reilly”,
15 Aug 2019 in Music
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Johnny Knoxville Breaks Down Every Injury of His Career,
12 Aug 2019 in Film
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Why Is Jackie Chan the King of Action Comedy? A Video Essay Masterfully Makes the Case,
06 Aug 2019 in Film
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Deconstructing Brian Eno’s Music for Airports: Explore the Tape Loops That Make Up His Groundbreaking Ambient Music,
24 Jul 2019 in Music
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There’s a Tiny Art Museum on the Moon That Features the Art of Andy Warhol & Robert Rauschenberg,
18 Jul 2019 in Art
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Hear the First Recording of the Human Voice (1860),
12 Jul 2019 in Music
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The Most Disturbing Painting: A Close Look at Francisco Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son”,
09 Jul 2019 in Art
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19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Creatively Illustrate the Inner Workings of the Human Body,
27 Jun 2019 in Art
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Apollo 11 in Real Time: A New Web Site Lets You Take a Real-Time Journey Through First Landing on the Moon,
20 Jun 2019 in Science
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New Interactive “Murder Map” Reveals the Meanest Streets of Medieval London,
13 Jun 2019 in Maps
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Download Iconic National Park Fonts: They’re Now Digitized & Free to Use,
06 Jun 2019 in Design
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Metallica, REM, Led Zeppelin & Queen Sung in the Style of Gregorian Chant,
31 May 2019 in Music
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When John Waters Appeared on The Simpsons and Changed America’s LGBTQ Views (1997),
23 May 2019 in Television
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Pink Floyd Songs Played Splendidly on a Harp Guitar: “Comfortably Numb,” “Wish You Were Here” & More,
17 May 2019 in Music
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Tangled Up in Blue: Deciphering a Bob Dylan Masterpiece,
09 May 2019 in Music
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Behold the Ingenious Musical Marble Machine,
02 May 2019 in Music
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David Bowie’s Mystical Appearances in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks,
25 Apr 2019 in Film
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How the Vietnam War Shaped Classic Rock–And How Classic Rock Shaped the War,
18 Apr 2019 in Music
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The Devilish History of the 1980s Parental Advisory Sticker: When Heavy Metal & Satanic Lyrics Collided with the Religious Right,
11 Apr 2019 in Music
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Home Taping Is Killing Music: When the Music Industry Waged War on the Cassette Tape in the 1980s, and Punk Bands Fought Back,
05 Apr 2019 in Music
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The Amazing Isolated Drums of Dennis Davis, David Bowie’s Master Drummer, Revisited by Producer Tony Visconti,
28 Mar 2019 in Music
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The Case for Why Captain Beefheart’s Awful Sounding Album, Trout Mask Replica, Is a True Masterpiece,
21 Mar 2019 in Music
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Watch an Animated Score for Steve Reich’s Minimalist Piece “Clapping Music“–and Try Your Hardest to Follow Along,
14 Mar 2019 in Music
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Hear Patti Smith’s New Work With The Soundwalk Collective, a Tribute to the Avant-Garde Poet Antonin Artaud,
07 Mar 2019 in Music
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Hear Underground 12, the Earliest Known Case of Musicians Recording While Under the Influence of LSD (1966),
28 Feb 2019 in Music
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Hear the First Musical Composition Created by a Computer: The Illiac Suite (1956),
21 Feb 2019 in Music
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A Six-Hour Time-Stretched Version of Brian Eno’s Music For Airports: Meditate, Relax, Study,
14 Feb 2019 in Music
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The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious Sings Frank Sinatra’s “My Way”: Is Nothing Sacred?,
07 Feb 2019 in Music
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The Real Locations of Ukiyo-e, Historic Japanese Woodblock Prints, Plotted on a Google Map,
31 Jan 2019 in Art&History
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Visualizing the Bass Playing Style of Motown’s Iconic Bassist James Jamerson: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “For Once in My Life” & More,
24 Jan 2019 in Music
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A Virtual Tour of Every Place Referenced in The Beatles’ Lyrics: In 12 Minutes, Travel 25,000 Miles Across England, France, Russia, India & the US,
22 Jan 2019 in Music
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The Art of Creating Special Effects in Silent Movies: Ingenuity Before the Age of CGI,
10 Jan 2019 in Film
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Look How Young They Are!: The Beastie Boys Performing Live Their Very First Hit, “Cooky Puss” (1983),
03 Jan 2019 in Music
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Guillermo del Toro Names Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can the Most Underrated Great Movie of All Time,
27 Dec 2018 in Film
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Every Spider-Man Movie and TV Show Explained By Kevin Smith,
20 Dec 2018 in Comics/Cartoons
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David Byrne Curates a Playlist of Great Protest Songs Written Over the Past 60 Years: Stream Them Online,
13 Dec 2018 in Music
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The Strange History of Smooth Jazz: The Music We All Know and Love … to Hate,
07 Dec 2018 in Music
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Watch Queen’s Dragtastic “I Want to Break Free” Video: It Was More Than America & MTV Could Handle (1984),
29 Nov 2018 in Music
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The Making of “Bohemian Rhapsody”: Take a Deep Dive Into the Iconic Song with Queen’s 2002 Mini Documentary,
22 Nov 2018 in Music
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At Folsom Prison: A Mini-Doc on Johnny Cash’s Historic & Career-Changing Concert,
15 Nov 2018 in Music
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A Database of Paper Airplane Designs: Hours of Fun for Kids & Adults Alike,
08 Nov 2018 in Design
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Growing Up Surrounded by Books Has a Lasting Positive Effect on the Brain, Says a New Scientific Study,
02 Nov 2018 in Books
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David Lynch Is Creating a Virtual Reality Experience for Twin Peaks,
25 Oct 2018 in Video Games
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The Serial Killer Who Loved Jazz: The Infamous Story of the Axeman of New Orleans (1919),
18 Oct 2018 in History