If you don't know the words to search for, history can feel like it never existed. Finding and preserving queer history takes more than a catalog. It takes people willing to share knowledge and preser…
As wars destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, one Roman official began copying ancient books and helped save centuries of knowledge from disappearing https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/…
#OTD in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray is born. He "was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait …
Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote a Work of Fiction That Seemed So Real That It Changed the History of the Country To fight against slavery, the author collected true stories then picked up a pen and distil…
🎬 Why does MOROCCO (1930) still captivate after nearly 100 years? Filmmaker & scholar Denah Johnston explores the film's enduring appeal in this excerpt from our post-screening Q&A. Watch the full dis…
15 Great History Museums Every History Lover Must Visit at Least Once From Cairo to London, these 15 world-class history museums house humanity's most breathtaking treasures, ancient artifacts, and cu…
Historical women with disabilities Four women in history who helped change the world we live in by Marijke Everts (from the archives) via @europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/historical-wome…
A forgotten young poet gives us a rare glimpse below stairs at the 1995 Pride and Prejudice’s Netherfield Hall by Catherine Clarke https://theconversation.com/a-forgotten-young-poet-gives-us-a-rare-gl…
1️⃣/2️⃣ 🇺🇸 As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies looks back to the 1976 Bicentennial through hundreds of California local government publications. They re…
📚 Millions of books are available through Open Library. The challenge is helping readers find the ones that matter to them. Google Summer of Code contributors Tanishq Sangwan & Chisom Nnamani are help…
10 Small Towns for Bookworms in the United States The United States has many must-visit small towns for all bookworms, aspiring writers, and lovers of literature alike. https://www.thecollector.com/sm…
@jswilkins Sievert (unit of dose equivalent) instead of Curie (unit of radioactivity). Radon-222 half-life is less than 4 days. And certainly the Museum follows the national & international recommenda…
@jswilkins Musée Curie is already on my list of places to visit in Paris.
The Golden Ratio in Art: Math and Intuition The divine proportion reveals how artistic traditions navigate composition and mathematical symmetry by Abigail Leali https://www.mutualart.com/Article/The-…
Marie Curie Died From Her Radioactivity Research, So How Did They Decontaminate Her Lab And Turn It Into A Museum? When her notebooks are so radioactive they can’t be touched, how is it safe to walk i…
🗂️ History isn't just what institutions preserve. It's also what communities save. Too often, queer history only survives through personal collections, word of mouth, and people who recognize its value…
10 Artists That Hitler Truly Despised Here are ten influential artists whose modernist ideas clashed with Hitler’s rigid aesthetic ideology, leading the Nazi regime to denounce their work as “degenera…
The anguish of choice In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning. Its urgency remains by Skye C Cleary https://aeon.co/essays/re-reading-sartres-le…
Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human by Wintre Foxworth Johnson, Brooke Harris Garad, Jennifer D…
CONGRATS AGAIN to “RHAPSODY, REIMAGINED” by Andrea Hale, FIRST PLACE 🥇 in the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Remix Contest. A dazzling reimagining of King of Jazz (1930) set to Gershwin’s Rhaps…
