The news told in 6 languages
Watch in awe as AP reporter Philip Crowther tells the news in 6 different languages.
Category: Culture
Culture describes the life and characteristics of groups of people. So these articles cover everything this blog is about.
Copyrighted works from 1925 enter the public domain today
Happy new year! Today is Public Domain Day and this year, copyrighted works from 1925 are free for all (subject to exceptions).
Bridget Minamore’s “When Will Theatre Come Black?”
Theatre critic and poet Bridget Minamore looks at the influence of Black British theatre and how it can forge a new post-COVID future.
archtype: the culture-rich creative agency
We profiled archtype, a creative agency offering a variety of merch-related services and moving at the pace of culture.
Christopher Reeve on the media and being Superman
The late Christopher Reeve sat with Jimmy Carter to talk about playing news reporters, sleazy tabloids, and his role as Superman.
A UK Black History Month Post (2020)
2020 has been a lot for Black people in Britain. Here's a post celebrating Black History Month for October this year.
Albert Murray on race, jazz, and modernism
The late jazz critic's life and career spanned a century and his book, The Omni-Americans, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
5 retro videos from The VHS Vault
Now you can watch over 25,000 VHS recordings thanks to The Internet Archive's digitised video collection.
Keith Haring’s personal art collection to be auctioned
The auction, called "Dear Keith" is set to fetch around $1m all of which is going to charity.
Daniel Obaweya is Nigerian Gothic
As Nigerian Gothic, Daniel Obaweya archives moments of Black pop culture history and its influence on the present day.
Tutankhamun’s tomb is an industry
He only reigned for 9 years but Tutankhamun is the most well-known Ancient Egyptian pharaoh thanks to the discovery of his tomb in 1922. Now it's a multi-million dollar industry.
RELAXATION TAPE NO. 2: the opposite of ASMR
If you came here to relax, leave now. RELAXATION TAPE NO. 2 is for anything but relaxation. But if you like wild, random video memes, maybe you'll find some solace.
Hilarie Burton on leaving Hollywood
The actress found so much self-worth when she moved to Rhinebeck in upstate New York.
Kottke.org has launched a podcast called Kottke Ride Home
Needs some Kottke.org on your ride home? Well, now there's a podcast for that. Introducing “Kottke Ride Home”.
The Guy Who Built A Video Store In His Basement
Nick Collins aka Nostalgia Video turned his basement into a fake video store.