Creator Alexis Pauline Gumbs on perpetuating the Black feminist legacy of Audre Lorde
An writer who has drawn sturdy parallels with the long-lasting Black lesbian feminist author Audre Lorde has spoken to FRANCE…
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William S. Burroughs’ Scathing “Thanksgiving Prayer,” Shot by Gus Van Sant
“Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1986” first appeared in print in Tornado Alley, a chape-book published by William S. Burroughs in 1989….
The hard-working origins of the ‘blue-collar jacket’ – and different workwear classics
Alamy (Credit score: Alamy) The common-or-garden barn jacket, chore coat and donkey jacket have all gone from useful workwear to…
'Rabia': An IS group bride's journey into darkness
They hit the headlines shortly after Islamist fundamentalists proclaimed a caliphate in Syria and Iraq: the younger ladies who packed…
The Illustrated Model of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Basic
Alice’s Restaurant. It’s now a Thanksgiving classic, and a fewfactor of a tradition round right here. Fileed in 1967, the 18+ minute…
Matthew Bourne on his Swan Lake with male swans, the show that shook up the dance world
Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary stage production, Matthew Bourne tells the BBC about the…
Film show: Ungodly horror in 'Heretic', toxic masculinity and a quirky 'Grand Tour'
Film critic Emma Jones tells us why Hugh Grant’s creepy character is the star attraction in his latest film, “Heretic”….
Explore and Download 14,000+ Woodcuts from Antwerp’s Plantin-Moretus Museum Online Archive
We appreciate illuminated manuscripts and historical books here on Open Culture, adhere though we do to a much more restrained aesthetic…
Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) From the small-screen adaptation of a classic novel to the return of the phenomenon that is Squid…
Isaac Newton Creates a List of His 57 Sins (Circa 1662)
Sir Isaac Newton, arguably the most important and influential scientist in history, discovered the laws of motion and the universal…
‘Solid’ but Moana is ‘a hard act to follow’
Disney The Moana follow-up is a “hurtling Disneyland rollercoaster ride” but it lacks the joy and refreshing originality of its…
'Witches': Elizabeth Sankey on her brave movie on postpartum psychosis
British director Elizabeth Sankey bravely recounts her story of horrifying isolation and undesirable ideas after childbirth in her spellbinding documentary…
How Georges Méliès A Trip to the Moon Became the First Sci-Fi Film & Changed Cinema Forever (1902)
If you happen to visit the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, do take the time to see the Musée Méliès located inside…
The Menendez Brothers and the Hope of Justice
For as long as evangelicalism has existed, American Christians have been divided over how to best approach issues of public…
The pioneering tennis champion who instructed the world he had Aids
Getty Photos (Credit score: Getty Photos) In 1988, World Aids Day started with the purpose of elevating consciousness and understanding…