Watch Houdini Escape From a Strait Jacket, Then See How He Did It (Circa 1917)

https://www.openculture.com/2013/11/watch-houdini-escape-from-a-straight-jacket.html

Hear Lost Recording of Pink Floyd Playing with Jazz Violinist Stéphane Grappelli on “Wish You Were Here”

https://www.openculture.com/2014/04/pink-floyds-wish-you-were-here-with-stephane-grappelli.html

Christopher Lee Reads Edgar Allan Poe: “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” & More

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/christopher-lee-reads-edgar-allan-poe-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher.html

60 Free Film Noir Movies.

Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, Humphrey Bogart, Billy Wilder and more

https://www.openculture.com/free_film_noir_movies

Watch Rome Rise, Fall, and Rise Again in a Three-Minute 3D Timelapse

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/watch-rome-rise-fall-and-rise-again-in-a-three-minute-3d-timelapse.html

What Ancient Latin Sounded Like, And How We Know It

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/what-ancient-latin-sounded-like-how-we-know-it.html

Hear Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Performed in Classical Latin

https://www.openculture.com/2024/03/hear-nirvanas-smells-like-teen-spirit-performed-in-classical-latin.html

Sears Sold 75,000 DIY Mail Order Homes Between 1908 and 1939, and Transformed American Life

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/sears-sold-75000-diy-mail-order-homes-transformed-american-life.html

In 1897, London’s Lampposts Dispensed Hot Coffee, Tea, and “Fluid Beef”

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/in-1897-londons-lampposts-dispensed-hot-coffee-tea-and-fluid-beef.html

Hear How Clare Torry’s Vocals on Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” Made the Song Go from Pretty Good to Downright Great

https://www.openculture.com/?p=1128610

Doctor Who’s Tom Baker Plays Douglas Adams’ Digital “Agent” in the AI-Predicting Hyperland (1990)

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/doctor-whos-tom-baker-plays-douglas-adams.html

Hear How Clare Torry’s Vocals on Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” Made the Song Go from Pretty Good to Downright Great

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/how-clare-torry-made-gig-in-the-sky-great.html

The Dark Story Behind Edgar Allan Poe’s Most Famous Photograph, Taken Four Days After a Laudanum Overdose

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/the-dark-story-behind-edgar-allan-poes-most-famous-photograph.html

Iggy Pop Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s Classic Horror Story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”

https://www.openculture.com/2015/08/iggy-pop-reads-edgar-allan-poes-classic-horror-story-the-tell-tale-heart.html

The Original Star Wars Trilogy Adapted into a 14-Hour Radio Drama by NPR (1981–1996)

https://www.openculture.com/2020/05/the-original-star-wars-trilogy-adapted-into-a-14-hour-radio-drama-by-npr-1981-1996.html

When a Cat Co-Authored a Paper in a Leading Physics Journal (1975)

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/when-a-cat-co-authored-a-paper-in-a-leading-physics-journal.html

The Dark Story Behind Edgar Allan Poe’s Most Famous Photograph, Taken Four Days After a Laudanum Overdose

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/the-dark-story-behind-edgar-allan-poes-most-famous-photograph.html

David Byrne’s New Book Explores the Strange Afterlife of Good Ideas: From Vermeer’s Paintings to Roman Concrete & Dark Matter

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/david-byrnes-new-book-explores-the-strange-afterlife-of-good-ideas.html

The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death: 19 Theories on What Caused the Poet’s Demise

https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/the-mystery-of-edgar-allan-poes-death-19-theories.html

Why Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur & Other Hollywood Classics Still Look So Good

https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/why-cleopatra-lawrence-of-arabia-ben-hur-other-hollywood-classics-still-look-so-good.html