Culture & Media
The Gnostic Gospels: An Introduction to the Forbidden Teachings of Jesus
Did Tintin Creator Hergé Collaborate with the Nazis? A Historical Investigation
Why Do Filmmakers Call The Battle of Algiers the Greatest War Movie Ever?: Watch It Free Online
The Oldest Known Depiction of Human Sexuality: The Turin Papyrus (Circa 1150 B.C.E.)
The Unlikely Friendship of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla
Talking Heads’ David Byrne Performs a Tiny Desk Concert
Inside Disney’s Long, Frustrated Quest to Create Artificial Human Beings: A Six-Hour Documentary
An Immersive, ASMR-Style Look at Japanese Woodblock Printing
How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking
What Was the Most Revolutionary Painting of the 20th Century?: The Case for Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Thanksgiving Menu at the Plaza Hotel in New York City (1899)
How to Improve Your Attention Span: Daniel Pink’s Strategies for the Digital Age
Watch Winsor McCay’s The Sinking of the Lusitania, the First Major Animated Propaganda Film (1918)
Take a 2‑Hour Walking Tour Through New York City: Architects Reveal the Secrets Behind Its Most Iconic Buildings
How IKEA Revolutionized Furniture-Making