AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNowThe Beautiful Art of Making Japanese Calligraphy Ink Out of Soot & Glueopenculture.com - OCFounded in 1577, Kobaien remains Japan’s oldest manufacturer of sumi ink sticks. Made of soot and animal glue, the ink stick—when ground against an …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 hours agoGet Unlimited Access to Courses & Certificates: Coursera Is Offering $100 Off of Coursera Plus Until March 31openculture.com - OCA heads up on a deal: Between now and March 31, 2024, Coursera is offering a $100 discount on its annual subscription plan called “Coursera Plus.” …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo23 hours agoHear the Evolution of Mozart’s Music, Composed from 5 to 35 Years Oldopenculture.com - Colin MarshallMore than a quarter of a millennium after he composed his first pieces of music, different listeners will evaluate differently the specific nature of …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoRadiohead’s “Creep” Sung by a 1,600-Person Choir in Australiaopenculture.com - OCEverybody can sing. Maybe not well. But why should that stop you? That’s the basic philosophy of Pub Choir, an organization based in Brisbane, …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThe Oldest Known Photographs of India (1863–1870)openculture.com - Colin MarshallAfter about a century of indirect company rule, India became a full-fledged British colony in 1858. The consequences of this political development …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days ago3,000 Illustrations of Shakespeare’s Complete Works from Victorian England, Presented in a Digital Archiveopenculture.com - OC“We can say of Shakespeare,” wrote T.S. Eliot—in what may sound like the most backhanded of compliments from one writer to another—“that never has a …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoThe Evolution of Animation, 1833–2017: From the Phenakistiscope to Pixaropenculture.com - Colin MarshallThis year has given us occasion to revisit the 1928 Disney cartoon Steamboat Willie, what with its entry — and thus, that of an early version of a …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoThe Cult of the Criterion Collection: The Company Dedicated to Gathering & Distributing the Greatest Films from Around the Worldopenculture.com - Colin MarshallThere was a time, not so very long ago, when many Americans watching movies at home neither knew nor cared who directed those movies. Nor did they …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoLearn to Become a Supply Chain Data Analyst with Unilever’s New Certificate Programopenculture.com - OCSupply chains—we never thought too much about them. That is, until the pandemic, when supply chains experienced severe disruptions worldwide, leaving …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoAround The World in 1896: See Colorized & Upscaled Footage of Egypt, Venice, Istanbul, New York City, London & Moreopenculture.com - OCThe YouTube channel Lost in Time has taken footage from the legendary Lumière brothers, originally shot in 1896, then upscaled and colorized it, …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoLaurence Fishburne Reads a Former Slave’s Incredible Letter to His Old Master (1865)openculture.com - Colin MarshallLawrence Fishburne brings a degree of gravity to his roles offered by few other living actors. That has secured his place in pop culture as Morpheus …
AvatarOpen CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Day in Tokyo: A 1968 Film Captures a City Reborn 23 Years After Its Destructionopenculture.com - OCDuring World War II, Tokyo sustained heavy damage, especially with the bombings conducted by the U.S. military in March 1945. Known as Operation …