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The Raveonettes Cover The Stone Roses
The Raveonettes Cover The Stone Roses

Past meets present, they sing a song.

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Everyone’s Favorite Guessing Game: 7 Must-See <em>What’s My Line</em> Episodes
Everyone’s Favorite Guessing Game: 7 Must-See What’s My Line Episodes

What girdles have to do with civic activism.

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One Designer, Two Designer: Vintage Australian Animation
One Designer, Two Designer: Vintage Australian Animation

Tea cups, cavemen and why consumer research is doing design a disservice.

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Opening Up the Hitchcock and Lang Archives
Opening Up the Hitchcock and Lang Archives

What silent film has to do with sci-fi classics and the democratization of media.

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Life in a Day: Google Crowdsources Humanity
Life in a Day: Google Crowdsources Humanity

Documenting the world, or how to take one of 6.7 billion pathways to Sundance.

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The Beast File: Infographic Storytelling
The Beast File: Infographic Storytelling

Catholic priests, Greenpeace terrorists, and what Tim Burton has to do with Obama’s entourage.

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Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin in the Style of The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin in the Style of The Beach Boys

An elegant finish on the unfinished, or what the Gatsby era has to do with surfer culture.

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13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests
13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests

From Nico to Sonic Boom, or what black-and-white silent film has to do with pop art.

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The War Prayer: Mark Twain on War and Morality, Animated
The War Prayer: Mark Twain on War and Morality, Animated

“None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth.”

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Razzle Dazzle: The Fabrication of Fame
Razzle Dazzle: The Fabrication of Fame

Parasites, heroes, and what our primal desires have to do with Frank Sinatra.

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