Why Is the Aeneid Important? Key Lessons and Impact of the Ancient Epic "Virgil’s Aeneid is one of the most famous and influential pieces of literature from the Roman world. What was its purpose, and …
Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 year…
George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction We don’t tend to associate her with science fiction. But in 1859, as she was embarking on her career as …
Who Lies in Winchester’s Medieval Mortuary Chests? "The tangled remains of medieval kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral are finally beginning to give up their secrets. After more than a decade o…
What explains the timeless appeal of Sherlock Holmes? What's behind the timeless appeal of the quintessential fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, who's been around for 140 years? Host Adrian Ma spea…
Langston Hughes: Novelist, Poet, Activist and... Translator Ricardo Wilson II on the Writer’s Experience in Mexico and His Struggle to Bring Mexican and Cuban Writers to American Audiences https://lit…
9 Women Who Were Written Out of History Books From female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women changed history—but were also often overlooked by it. https…
The Jagged, Monstrous Function That Broke Calculus In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it wo…
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Where will San Francisco's seniors live as they age? Join us for a free screening of the short documentary "No Place to Grow Old" and a panel discussion with local advocates working on solutions. 📅 Ap…
Historic Yosemite Falls sketch that captivated the nation lands at the Library https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/03/historic-yosemite-falls-sketch-that-captivated-the-nation-lands-at-the-library/ Books a…
"My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me." Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Unveils Digital Archive of the Artist’s Entire Body of Work You can now browse over 2,000…
The Tortured Genius of ETA Hoffmann Who Turned Personal Failure Into Literary Masterpieces A key figure in Romanticism, ETA Hoffmann is best remembered for his uncanny stories—but he was also a major …
Watch "Why 'Metropolis', Fritz Lang's Silent Movie, Still Defines Sci‑Fi 100 Years Later" https://youtu.be/lFdvbf9bomM?is=8pP5WZ5rnqLwEYO6 #publicdomain #movies
Congrats to "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS DESERTED AND THEY’RE DOING SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD." by Bea Bordanove, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remi…
📰 The future of local news depends on what we preserve today. Join the Internet Archive, Poynter Institute, and Investigative Reporters and Editors for the National Summit on Local News Preservation. …
Norway Invests Millions to Preserve Its Medieval Stave Churches "The Norwegian government has awarded new funding to support preservation work at the country’s medieval stave churches, including major…
Are machines changing how we see the world and ourselves? In SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE on the Future Knowledge #podcast, journalist Vauhini Vara reflects on grief, memory, and identity fil…
Michaelina Wautier review – an astounding lost artist steps out of her male contemporaries’ shadows Wautier’s mighty paintings have been misattributed to her male peers for 300 years, but now UK audie…
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