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The Bialetti Moka Express: The History of Italy’s Iconic Coffee Maker, and How to Use It the Right Way
I am sure that many an Open Culture reader has a Bialetti Moka Express in their kitchen. I know I do, but I must add that I knew little about its history and apparently even less about how to properly...
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How Did the Mona Lisa Become the World’s Most Famous Painting?: It’s Not What You Think
Leonardo da Vinci’s unfinished, five century-old portrait of a Florentine silk merchant’s wife, Lisa del Giocondo (née Gherardini), is, quite possibly, the most famous painting in the world.
Theseus stalks the Minotaur inside the labyrinth. Artist:Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones.
The labels make it a little ridiculous lol who wouldn't recognise it?
The labels make it a little ridiculous lol who wouldn't recognise it?
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The Matrix Regurgitated — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #113
In light of the release of The Matrix Resurrections, we talk through the franchise as a whole. What made the first one remarkable, and does that a bar that any sequel can reach?
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Hear Debussy Play Debussy’s Most Famous Piece, “Clair de lune” (1913)
Claude Debussy died in 1918, at the age of 55: still quite young for a composer, and still quite early in the history of sound recording.
This Is What It Sounds Like When a Harpist Plays “Amazing Grace” and a String Suddenly Breaks
Lisa Warren was peacefully playing ‘Amazing Grace’ on her harp, when suddenly the c string broke and--as she says--‘scared the daylights out of me.’ Harp playing, it’s not for the faint of heart...
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Watch Nirvana Perform as an Opening Band, Two Years Before Their Breakout Album Nevermind (1989)
The story of Nirvana’s first album, first single, and first video launching the band to instant mega-stardom, and the story of their tragic crash back down to Earth, have been told too many times to c...
