Hear James Joyce Reads From Ulysses and Finnegans Wake In His Only Two Recordings (1924/1929)
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The Ancient Tool Used in Japan to Strengthen Memory & Focus: The Abacus
William Gibson famously observed that the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed....
Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
It took 90 years to complete. But, in 2011, scholars at the University of Chicago...
The Greek Mythology Family Tree: A Visual Guide Shows How Zeus, Athena, and the Ancient Gods Are Related
It was long ago that polytheism, as the story comes down to us, gave way...
300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library
Are we truly in the midst of a human-caused sixth mass extinction, an era of “biological...
Discover Ichi-go Ichi‑e, the Japanese Art of Savoring Every Moment
Each culture has its own sayings about the uniqueness and transience of the present moment....
J.R.R. Tolkien, Using a Tape Recorder for the First Time, Reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)
Having not revisited The Hobbit in some time, I’ve felt the familiar pull—shared by many...
When Two Filmmakers Make the Same Movie — and One of Them Is Werner Herzog
In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the...
The Birth of Espresso: The Story Behind the Coffee Shots That Fuel Modern Life
Espresso is neither bean nor roast. It is a method of pressurized coffee brewing that...
Woody Guthrie Creates a Doodle-Filled List of 33 New Year’s Resolutions (1943): Beat Fascism, Write a Song a Day, and Keep the Hoping Machine Running
On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal...