


Roy Lichtenstein: When Comic Books Became Art

McDonald’s Gives Old Happy Meal Toys a New Life as a French Fry Computer Mouse

Arkivism Puts Millions of Free Public-Domain Images Under One Roof
Entertainment
Movies, television, music, streaming, comics and the people shaping popular culture. From familiar favourites and forgotten gems to new discoveries, we explore the entertainment that keeps us watching, listening and talking.

The Doors: Unbound and Dangerous
A lifelong Doors fan revisits Unbound and Dangerous and explores seven standout concert albums, explaining why the band’s music keeps revealing something new.

Tex Avery: The Definitive Screwball Classics Collection Blu-ray
Growing up, a Tex Avery cartoon meant something special was about to happen. Discover the legendary animator’s outrageous humour and the MGM cartoon collection celebrating his enduring legacy.

Beyond Psycho: The Early Jazz Secret of Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins had a musical secret lurking beyond Psycho. Listen to his early jazz career, 1950s hit “Moon-Light Swim,” and rare recordings emerging from the shadows.

TCM and Criterion Go All In on Stanley Kubrick with The Complete Kubrick
A personal journey from Elwy Yost’s Kubrick introductions to The Plot Thickens: Stanley and Criterion’s ultimate Kubrick collection.
Culture
Books, art, literature, history, ideas and creative expression. A place for interesting discoveries, thoughtful observations and the people and works that leave their mark on the world around us.

Roy Lichtenstein: When Comic Books Became Art
Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop Art legacy takes center stage at the Whitney Museum’s Like New exhibition, exploring comic books, originality and today’s AI art debate.

The Great Pumpkin Carving: The Best Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils for Halloween
Find the best free pumpkin carving stencils for Halloween, from classic jack-o’-lantern faces to cats, monsters and printable pop culture designs.

The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: A Halloween Special That Gets Darker With Age
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown reveals a surprisingly dark Halloween story about disappointment, faith, childhood cruelty and the kindness that can make things better.

I Survived Just Fine Before Smartphones. So Why Does My Toaster Need an App?
August Lamm’s You Don’t Need a Smartphone sparks a funny, personal look at digital dependence, analog living, privacy and our obsession with apps.
Food & Life
Restaurants, food, products, everyday experiences and the little discoveries that make life more interesting. From honest reviews and good eats to useful finds and things worth talking about, there's always something on the menu.

McDonald’s Gives Old Happy Meal Toys a New Life as a French Fry Computer Mouse
McDonald’s and Lenovo turn recycled Happy Meal toy plastic into a French fry-shaped computer mouse, giving forgotten toys a clever second life.

Don’t Cook That: When Old Recipes Got Seriously Dangerous
Old cookbooks weren’t always harmless. Some mixed food, medicine and household chemistry in ways that can make Grandma’s apple pie look downright safe.

When Paris Ate the Zoo: The Strangest Menu in History
During the Siege of Paris, starving Parisians ate zoo animals. Here’s the bizarre story behind elephant, camel and kangaroo appearing on a Paris menu.

We Buy Too Much Stuff. Then We Pay to Hide It.
America has so much stuff that we now pay to store it. A funny look at self-storage, consumerism, collecting, George Carlin and our obsession with stuff.
The Odd & Curious
The unusual, unexpected, wonderfully strange and downright fascinating. Discover curious inventions, bizarre facts, peculiar stories and surprising discoveries that make you stop, look twice and ask, "Well, isn't that something?"

Arkivism Puts Millions of Free Public-Domain Images Under One Roof
Arkivism helps creators search millions of public-domain and CC0 artworks, photos and historical images from museums and archives in one place.

Saints, Sinners and a Man Who Carried His Own Head!
Meet Christina the Astonishing, Saint Denis and the Flying Friar, three unusual saints whose medieval stories are filled with remarkable legends, strange adventures and a touch of heavenly mayhem.

Meet the Rascal Anime Raccoon Behind Japan’s Wildlife Crisis
A mischievous Montreal raccoon leads to the story of Rascal the Raccoon, the 1977 anime that helped fuel Japan’s real-world raccoon pet boom.

Avengers: Doomsday and the Never-Ending Torture of Movie End Credits
Marvel and DC have turned movie credits into a guessing game. But how many hours are we willing to spend waiting for one last scene.

Retro WandaVision Fan Art Poster
Reddit contributor midiya42 creates 50s style movie poster of WandaVision.

Tammy and the T-Rex
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Tammy and the T-Rex was released a year after Jurassic Park. The movie is so bad that it is good. You could say it is the only movie featuring a love story between a teenage girl and a robot dinosaur.

The Boys Next Door by Dan Greenberger
The metamorphosis of the Beatles began in Germany when the lads were on the cusp of breaking into a global phenomena. The leather-clad beatnik musicians were earning their chops and ready to conquer the world. Dan Greenberger creates an elaborate world of what-if imaginary weaved tale of youthful cool. It was the breeding ground of what was to come after 1960 and beyond.

Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body
This book is going to tell you what’s actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like: Are bogies safe to eat? Look, if your nose is going to all that effort of creating a snack, the least we can do is check out its nutritional value. (Yes, they’re safe. Chew away!)

1989 Batmobile X Kross Studio
Looking to spoil yourself this year for Christmas. Swiss manufacturer design studio Kross Studio has unveiled a desk clock in the shape of the 1989 Batmobile. Only Bruce Wayne can afford a gadget like this. Better not tell your girlfriend or wife the price tag, this is one gadget that you cannot stash in your closet from her. Be prepared to take publish transportation for the rest of your life.

Hawkwind: Days Of The Underground
Avatars of the underground, figureheads of the free festival scene and heralds of punk, Hawkwind were one of the bands that defined the 1970s. At the height of their artistic and commercial powers, Hawkwind channeled and amplified the era’s psychic tenor via a science fiction sensibility, mind-blowing visuals, and their unique brand of deep space psychedelia.

The Child by Kay Jewelers
Fully embrace the intrigue and innate force of The Child with this intergalactic necklace for her. Fashioned in sterling silver, the pendant is crafted in the iconic silhouette of The Child, from the Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. Sparkling round-cut diamonds embellish the pendant for a total diamond weight of 1/10 carat. The pendant hangs from an 18-inch box chain. Inspired by Star Wars: The Mandalorian, now streaming on Disney+.

Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair Returns with a new revised edition!
Preston Blair began his career in the early 1930s at the Universal studio under Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan. He went on later to work for all the major animation studios from Walt Disney to The Flintstones at Hanna-Barbera for over 50 years. You will recognize his footprint in animation through the halcyon days of animation. However, he is better known for his book, Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, published in 1948. A brand-new edition of Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair is available by Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group.

Pumpkin Envy
And you thought the life of a pumpkin was easy. Now we know why the Great Pumpkin never made an appearance

Download 1,000 Free Audio Books
Time constriction has made it hard for me to read books. Open Culture just opened up that option. They have links to over 1000 audiobooks to download or stream depending on the offering. I am planning to listen to my heart’s content. Some classic books are read by famous actors. This is a great find for people such as me looking for an alternative to digest some literature.

The Captained Marvel Work of Mac Raboy: Master of the Comics
Mac Raboy might not be a household name in the general public, as Jack Kirby or Neal Adams might be. The latest offering from TwoMorrows Publishing celebrates the life of Mac Raboy, the comic book artist that influenced pop culture and many artists in later years. TwoMorrows are the curators of past and present creators in the comic industry. Their book Mac Raboy Master of The Comics is a unique detailed glance of the man and legend like nobody has ever told.

Happy New Year!
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