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Hear Edgar Allan Poe’s Horror Stories Read by Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, James Earl Jones, William S. Burroughs & Others

https://www.openculture.com/2024/10/hear-edgar-allan-poes-horror-stories-read-by-vincent-price-christopher-lee-james-earl-jones-william-s-burroughs-others.html

The Devilish History of the 1980s Parental Advisory Sticker: When Heavy Metal & Satanic Lyrics Collided with the Religious Right

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/the-history-of-the-1980s-parental-advisory-sticker.html

Carl Jung on the Power of Tarot Cards: They Provide Doorways to the Unconscious & Perhaps a Way to Predict the Future

https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/carl-jung-on-the-power-of-tarot-cards.html

New Rule: All amps go to 11.

The First “Selfie” In History Taken by Robert Cornelius, a Philadelphia Chemist, in 1839

https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/the-first-selfie-in-history-taken-by-robert-cornelius-a-philadelphia-chemist-in-1839.html

Discover the CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual: A Timeless Guide to Subverting Any Organization with “Purposeful Stupidity” (1944)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/11/the-cias-simple-sabotage-field-manual.html

A Japanese Illustrated History of America (1861): Features George Washington Punching Tigers, John Adams Slaying Snakes & Other Fantastic Scenes

https://www.openculture.com/2018/11/a-japanese-illustrated-history-of-america.html

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Watch Queen’s Brilliant Live Aid Performance: It Happened 40 Years Ago Today (July 13, 1985)

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/watch-queens-brilliant-live-aid-performance.html

@openculture I was only a few months old at the time, but I am glad I was already on Earth when this happened. That band is a legend.

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Loved it
Love it
Will always love it

@openculture Freddy Mercury was one of the most talented human beings this world has ever seen.
@openculture I was 22 when this occurred. The Cold War was thawing, people were coming together to help those in need in Africa. It seemed like the world might be ready to start focusing on what we have in common and not our differences. Oh well.
@openculture @codinghorror although Live Aid is now seen critically for not being as helpful after all, it should be remembered for the compassion it brought out. We donated because we wanted to help fellow people. We just need to be smarter about how.