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What Miles Davis Taught Herbie Hancock: In Music, as in Life, There Are No Mistakes, Just Chances to Improvise

about 9 hours ago

One of my favorite Brian Eno quotes, or rather one that became...

Christopher Hitchens Explains Why Homer’s Odyssey Still Matters to Our World (2000)

about 10 hours ago

At the moment, the answer to the question of why we should...

Christopher Nolan Picks 15 Favorite Films from the Criterion Closet

1 day ago

Maybe you’ve already seen Christopher Nolan’s new cinematic interpretation of the Odyssey...

The Essence of Hayao Miyazaki Films: A Short Documentary About the Humanity at the Heart of His Animation

1 day ago

Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki detests being referred to as the Japanese Walt Disney....

Where Did Europe’s Countries—and the United Kingdom—Get Their Names?

4 days ago

The typical student traveling on a Eurail pass will stop in such...

19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Creatively Illustrate the Inner Workings of the Human Body

4 days ago

Folks with a passing knowledge of ukiyo‑e, the Japanese woodblock print art...

A Free Online Archive Lets You Explore 5.8 Million Works of Art Spanning 5,000 Years of History

5 days ago

Though it’s traditionally meant “last in a progression or series,” as Merriam-Webster...

How Did Everything Begin?: Animations on the Origins of the Universe Narrated by X‑Files Star Gillian Anderson

5 days ago

We previously brought you the BBC series of short animated videos, A...

Umberto Eco’s Personal Library Opens to the Public: More Than 32,000 Books, Exactly as He Left Them

6 days ago

Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose sold so well that its...

Hear the Haunting Sound of an Ancient Celtic War Trumpet: Silent for 2,000 Years, It Now Sounds Again

7 days ago

Norfolk is known for its network of rivers and lakes, its stock...

Getting Dressed During World War I: A Fascinating Look at How Soldiers, Nursers & Others Dressed During the Great War

7 days ago

Not to diminish the nightmare of mortars and shrapnel, but as evidenced...