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Adrienne Rich’s 1968 Poem “Gabriel” Read by Tom O’Bedlam
Adrienne Rich’s 1968 Poem “Gabriel” Read by Tom O’Bedlam

“I get your message Gabriel / just will you stay looking / straight at me / awhile longer”

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Sylvia Plath Reads “A Birthday Present”: A Rare 1962 Recording
Sylvia Plath Reads “A Birthday Present”: A Rare 1962 Recording

“I do not want much of a present, anyway, this year. / After all I am alive only by accident.”

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T. S. Eliot on Creativity, with a Rare Reading of the Poet Reading “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
T. S. Eliot on Creativity, with a Rare Reading of the Poet Reading “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

“We do not know until the shell breaks what kind of egg we have been sitting on.”

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This Is Water: David Foster Wallace on Life
This Is Water: David Foster Wallace on Life

Revisiting the tragic literary hero’s only public insights on life.

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The Creative Act: Marcel Duchamp’s 1957 Classic, Read by the Artist Himself
The Creative Act: Marcel Duchamp’s 1957 Classic, Read by the Artist Himself

“The creative act is not performed by the artist alone.”

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Building Stories: Cartoonist Chris Ware Explores the Architecture of Being Human
Building Stories: Cartoonist Chris Ware Explores the Architecture of Being Human

What the inner life of a brownstone reveals about empathy, gender, and the human condition.

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Rework: Beck and Others Remix the Music of Philip Glass for the Iconic Composer’s 75th Birthday
Rework: Beck and Others Remix the Music of Philip Glass for the Iconic Composer’s 75th Birthday

Half a century of music innovation, reimagined.

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Gertrude Stein on Understanding and Joy: Rare 1934 Radio Interview
Gertrude Stein on Understanding and Joy: Rare 1934 Radio Interview

“If you enjoy it, you understand it.”

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Ray Bradbury on Libraries, Space Exploration, and the Secret of Life: The Lost Comic-Con Interview
Ray Bradbury on Libraries, Space Exploration, and the Secret of Life: The Lost Comic-Con Interview

“Don’t think about things, just do them; don’t predict them, just make them.”

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Carl Sagan’s Message to Mars Explorers, with a Gentle Warning
Carl Sagan’s Message to Mars Explorers, with a Gentle Warning

“Whatever the reason you’re on Mars is, I’m glad you’re there. And I wish I was with you.”

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