RIP Leonard Cohen
“And when we fell together
Our flesh was like a veil
That I had to draw aside to see
The serpent eat its tail.”
Thank you for sharing so many beautiful and unforgettable words.
The Soul of the Village, Marc Chagall
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Ancient
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (Oxford) Many translations.
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Classical Music and Opera
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Medieval and Renaissance
- Medievalist.net
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- n + 1 Excellent magazine on culture and theory
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- TechGnosis Erik Davis, Hyperspace Gnostic Essayist
- Bill Viola – Video installation artist
Music and Audio
- UBUWeb Great archive of music, lectures, and more.
- Avant Garde Project Free out-of-print Avant Garde albums and compositions.
- Quiet American Acoustic ecology and sound recordings.
- CBC Ideas Podcast – Archives Great series on fascinating topics.
- Art of the States Much contemporary classical music to be listened to and enjoyed by you.
- 5:4 Outstanding contemporary classical music blog.
Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Islamic Philosophy Online Many First-Rate Texts and Translations
Religion and Mythology
- Sacred Destinations Marvelous encyclopedic site of sacred sites.
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia Outstanding reference for Christian History and Doctrine
- Internet Sacred Text Archive Mountains of sacred texts of every tradition.
- The Vajrayana Research Resource Outstanding collection of scholarly material on Indian and Tibetan Vajrayana
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- Project Gutenberg
- Google Art Project Browse galleries from around the world.
- Khan Academy Excellent collection of short instructional videos.
Science
- Santa Fe Institute
- The Sociological Eye Systems Sociologist Randall Collins
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
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