10 Power Tools for Lifelong Learners
Every now and then, we like to remind readers of the audio/video resources that Open Culture makes available to lifelong learners. These collections are all free, and can be downloaded to your...
View ArticleFree eBooks for Your PC, iPhone, Kindle & Beyond
Today, we’re rolling out a sizable collection of Free eBooks, most of them classics, that features major works written by James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, Nietzsche and others. (We have...
View ArticleThe Best of Open Culture 2009
Couldn’t let you down. Couldn’t let the year end without giving you a “best of” list. So here it goes. A purely subjective list. 25 items. Some educational; some a little more entertaining; some...
View ArticleDownload George Orwell’s Animal Farm for Free
Writing in The Guardian earlier this month, Christopher Hitchens revisited Animal Farm, George Orwell’s “dystopian allegorical novella” that took aim at the corruption of the Soviet Union and its...
View ArticleTarkovsky Films Now Free Online
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) firmly positioned himself as the finest Soviet director of the post-War period. But his influence extended well beyond the Soviet Union. The Cahiers du cinéma consistently...
View ArticleThe Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
Matthew Might, a computer science professor at the University of Utah, writes: “Every fall, I explain to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is. It’s hard to describe it in words. So, I use...
View Article74 Free Banned Books (for Banned Books Week)
To commemorate Banned Books Week, the always great Internet Archive has opened up access to 74 banned books. The collection features some serious pieces of literature (James Joyce’s Ulysses, F. Scott...
View Article45 Great Cultural Icons Revisited
It’s no secret. We love to highlight vintage video of cultural icons. This weekend, we showed you the last days of Leo Tolstoy to commemorate the centennial of the great writer’s death, and you...
View ArticleMy Blackberry Is Not Working!
Classic… This fruity sketch just aired on the BBC program The One Ronnie. Great work by Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. Related Content: Conan O’Brien @ Google The Monty Python Philosophy Football...
View ArticleThe Best of Open Culture 2010
That’s it. We’re putting a wrap on 2010. We’ll hit the ground running again on Monday. But, until then, we leave you with a handy list of our favorite and most popular posts from 2010, all ordered in a...
View ArticleThe 15 Most Popular Posts from Open Culture in 2013
In 2013, we published 1300+ posts on a wide range of cultural subjects. Looking back through our logs we were able to identify the 15 posts that resonated most widely with our readers. We hope you...
View ArticleHow I Sold My Book by Giving It Away
Today we're featuring a piece by Seth Harwood, an innovative crime fiction writer who has used the tools of Web 2.0 to launch his writing career. Below, he gives you an inside look at how he went from...
View ArticleIntelligent Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites
Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you've come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 46 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons Why the Kindle Won’t Be an iPod for Books
A little sidebar to our previous post that wonders whether Amazon's Kindle can revolutionize the book industry... 1) When you buy an iPod, you can transfer all of your current music onto it. With...
View ArticleFree Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Film Noir, Documentaries & More
Where to watch free movies online? Let's get you started. First, we have listed dozens of free, high quality films that you can watch online. Then, below, you can find movie sites that feature free...
View Article10 Power Tools for Lifelong Learners
Every now and then, we like to remind readers of the audio/video resources that Open Culture makes available to lifelong learners. These collections are all free, and can be downloaded to your...
View ArticleHow Do You Use Open Courses?
I was asked by a newspaper reporter today how people, like you, are using open university courses (such as those found in our collection of Free Courses). And the truth is, I'm not always sure. So I...
View ArticleBlogs & Podcasts for the Financial Crisis
There’s no doubt about it. We’re living in interesting times, as the Chinese curse goes, and they won’t be going away any time soon. Most of us can’t afford to ignore what’s happening here. So, below,...
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