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What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2026: Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, All Quiet on the Western Front, Betty Boop & More

https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/whats-entering-the-public-domain-in-2026.html

What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2026: Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, All Quiet on the Western Front, Betty Boop & More

Though it isn't the kind of thing one hears discussed every day, serious Disney fans do tend to know that Goofy's original name was Dippy Dawg. But how many of the non-obsessive know that Mickey's faithful pet Pluto was first called Rover?

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300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/300000-wondrous-nature-illustrations-by-the-biodiversity-heritage-library.html

The Greek Mythology Family Tree: A Visual Guide Shows How Zeus, Athena, and the Ancient Gods Are Related

https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/the-greek-mythology-family-tree.html

J.R.R. Tolkien, Using a Tape Recorder for the First Time, Reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)

https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/j-r-r-tolkien-reads-from-the-hobbit-for-30-minutes-1952.html

A Rabbit Rides a Chariot Pulled by Geese in an Ancient Roman Mosaic (2nd century AD)

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/a-rabbit-rides-a-chariot-pulled-by-geese-in-an-ancient-roman-mosaic-2nd-century-ad.html

A Brief Animated History of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses & the Reformation–Which Changed Europe and Later the World

https://www.openculture.com/2022/01/a-brief-animated-history-of-martin-luthers-95-theses-the-reformation.html

The Disturbing Paintings of Hieronymus Bosch: A Short Introduction

Most casual viewers of Hieronymus Bosch's paintings must acknowledge his artistic skill, and many must also wonder whether he was completely out of his mind. But insanity, however vividly suggested by his imagery, isn't an especially compelling explanation for that imagery.

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