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Watch Great Expectations (1946)

The classic story of Pip the British orphan. Based on the great Charles Dickens novel. Click here to see more.

Go on a walking tour of Times Square at night in New York City

This video features a nighttime walk around Time Square - the most popular and busiest attraction in New York City. Click here to see more.

Explore the Lukang Longshan Temple, Taiwan

The Lukang Longshan temple is the best-preserved Qing Dynasty building in all of Taiwan and is also the largest temple in Lukang, a coastal city located in the western Changhua county. The temple was first built in the 17th Century near the location of the historic port canal, but was moved south to its current location in the 18th Century. Click here to see more.

Flip through the Astronomicum Caesareum

Written in 1540 this illustrated Renaissance instructive manual explained the use of the astrolabe (for calculating the altitude of stars) and other instruments used for computing planetary positions. The author, court astronomer to Emperor Charles V, also provided new observations on the comet of 1531 (Halley's Comet).Click here to see more.

Listen to Bill Murray read Forgetfulness by Billy Collins

Actor Bill Murray reads the Billy Collins poem Forgetfulness at the dinner portion of the 16th Annual Poets House Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge. Click here to see more.