Open Culture10 hours agoHow Big Ben Works: A Detailed Look Inside London’s Beloved Victorian Clock Toweropenculture.com - Colin MarshallIf asked to name the best-known tower in London, one could, perhaps, make a fair case for the likes of the Shard or the Gherkin. But whatever their …
Open Culture11 hours agoSylvia Plath’s Ten Back to School Commandments (1953)openculture.com - OCBefore her literary fame, her stormy relationship with Ted Hughes and her crippling battles with depression, Sylvia Plath was an enthusiastic student …
Open Culture1 day agoWhy Frank Lloyd Wright Designed a Gas Station in Minnesota (1958)openculture.com - Colin MarshallIn the small town of Cloquet, Minnesota stands a piece of urban utopia. It takes the surprising form of a gas station, albeit one designed by no less …
Open Culture1 day agoThe Story of Lorem Ipsum: How Scrambled Text by Cicero Became Used by Typesetters Everywhereopenculture.com - OCIn high school, the language I most fell in love with happened to be a dead one: Latin. Sure, it’s spoken at the Vatican, and when I first began to …
Open Culture2 days agoScientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accentopenculture.com - Colin MarshallThe distinctiveness of the accent heard in a place reflects that place’s isolation. It’s probably no coincidence that, as almost every place in the …
Open Culture2 days agoThe 500-Year-Old Chinese “Bagel” That Helped Win a Waropenculture.com - Colin MarshallAs a general rule, you can gain a decent understanding of any part of the world by eating its regional specialties. This holds especially true in a …
