After 80 Years, Mathematicians Give Famed ‘Erdős Method’ an Upgrade by Leila Sloman https://www.quantamagazine.org/after-80-years-mathematicians-give-famed-erdos-method-an-upgrade-20260626/ Books abou…
Celebrating 250 Years of the USA To honor the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, The History Reader has put together a list of top Revolutionary War-era books published over the last t…
Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes. by Harsh Trivedi htt…
Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later Susan Moore in Praise of the Model For Self-Aware Romantic Heroes https://lithub.com/why-we-still-love-mr-darcy-200-years-later/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_med…
🎬 What can the unlikely rise of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE teach us about preserving culture? The Future Knowledge #podcast begins its special series on #VanishingCulture with researcher Luca Messarra, who…
🎬 In 1975, John Wayne urged Americans to celebrate the upcoming Bicentennial by investing in U.S. Savings Bonds, linking patriotism with the nation's future. It's one of many fascinating items we're h…
🇨🇦 This Canada Day, we're celebrating the remarkable collection built by Internet Archive Canada and its library, archive, and university partners over the past 20 years. 📚 More than 1 million books, 📰…
3️⃣/3️⃣ 🤝 This collection exists because libraries, archives, and universities across Canada chose to digitize and openly share their collections. Together, they've created a free resource for researchers…
🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, COMPOSITION OF CIRCLES AND OVERLAPPING ANGLES (1930) 🎨🇨🇭 🖼️ Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s vibrant geometric abstraction uses circles, diagonals, and bold color to create a dynamic…
Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck? by Jennifer Ouellette https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/why-did-this-journal-retract-two-1940s-papers-by-max-planck/ Books by Max Pla…
This month's blog from Distributed Proofreaders travels "Through the Grand Canyon." https://blog.pgdp.net/2026/07/01/through-the-grand-canyon/ #dp #dpBlog
Deuterium in Comets Tells Interesting Tales Comets were long viewed as omens by ancient cultures, but modern astronomy has revealed them to be icy, rocky bodies that release dust and gas as they trave…
Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial by Paul Giles https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-john-steinbecks-east-of-eden-has-always-been-controve…
🏕️ One week to DWeb Camp: Root Systems! Right now, volunteers and experts from every continent are gathering in Alte Hölle to start building both the physical and digital infrastructure of the camp. Af…
🌿📚 More than 64 million pages of biodiversity knowledge are freely available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a global digital archive built by hundreds of museums, libraries, and research i…
CONGRATS AGAIN to "FARINA & THE PERPETUAL SHINE MACHINE" by Ralphie Wilson Third Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥉 Allen “Farina” Hoskins leads an interrog…
A thoughtful exploration of our fraught history. Archival sourcing, intercutting of uplifting & uneasy imagery, and the Hall-Johnson Choir’s spiritual score evoke reflection: “Unease follows.” #Public…
Here’s What Life Was Like in 1776 vs. Today https://www.rd.com/article/life-in-1776-vs-today/ #history #USHistory
Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum by Rob Beschizza https://boingboing.net/2026/06/29/browse-5-8-million-works-of-art-at-the-last-museum.html Last Museum: https://lastmuseum.com/ Books…
How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey https://lithub.com/how-a-childhood-bookmobile-sparked-my-love-of-reading/ Books in Ban…
