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3 Zen Lessons From Nishida Kitarō to Overcome Existential Dread Nishida Kitarō, founder of the Kyoto School, offers three Zen-inflected philosophical lessons for facing existential dread without falli…
12 of Theodore Roosevelt’s Favorite Books He swore there was no such thing as a list of the best books, and yet never stopped telling people which ones he loved! By Matt Hoffman https://www.mentalflos…
@flyingpenguin unfortunately some journalists use this strategy to attract a broader audience
Seven mulberry leaves, silk, and a surprise in the stacks A fragile 18th-century curiosity on the subject of sericulture, or silk farming, contained delicate botanical specimens. It can now be widely …
She Painted the First Known Self-Portrait of an Artist at Work—and Signed It—Nearly 500 Years Ago. Who Was Catharina van Hemessen? Few women worked as professional artists in the 16th century. A new e…
The lingering legacies of 'The Sun Also Rises' 100 years on Ernest Hemingway's debut novel, about lost and wayward young people after World War I, turned 100 this week. We look at its legacy and how t…
📽️ #OTD in 1928, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC premiered in France. For this Public Domain Spotlight, revisit Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent masterpiece, featuring Renée Falconetti in one of cinema’s most c…
Never Mind Ancient Authorities, Do the Experiment! In the 16th century, science was rooted in studying and debating the works of ancient authorities like Aristotle and Galen—until Francis Bacon arrive…
Where Exactly Were the First Humans to Be Captured in a Photograph Standing? Three Obsessed Filmmakers Solved the Nearly 200-Year-Old Mystery The sleuths spent two years digging into archives and buil…
👻 Spooky season continues at the Internet Archive! Today’s treat: THE LAUREL & HARDY MURDER CASE, a 1930 comedy that sends Stan & Ollie to a mysterious mansion, where a murder mystery brings plenty of…
The Best Shakespeare Comedies recommended by Heather Hirschfeld For Shakespeare, comedy was not simply about laughter, but about conflict and confusion giving way to resolution and a happy ending — at…
Frankenstein, The Vampyre, and the Spirit of the Humanities How one ghost story competition continues to haunt the humanities—just in time for Halloween. By: Maria Papadouris https://daily.jstor.org/f…
GEnie (the General Electric Network for Information Exchange) was founded in 1985 as a dial-up online service that connected users through email, forums, games, and downloads, building a devoted commu…
In 1687, Isaac Newton published the book that explained gravity, with Edmond Halley paying for its printing; after passing through a British lord's family, a first edition sold for Rs 5.49 crore in 20…
What the World Actually Lost When the Library of Alexandria Vanished Beyond the supposed single fire that destroyed it, what did the Great Library of Alexandria contain, and how much was truly lost wi…
Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study by Stephanie Buttigieg; Gregory Cooke; Skyla White Despite social, economic and institutional barriers limiting women’s form…
Hello 👋 Our Fall Fundraising Campaign has started. You can get 999 daily 😊 Recent updates: 📚 My Library: new “My Uploads” filter, updated Quotes section and Interests expanded, and much more; 🖥️ New De…
The Breakers: Inside The Opulent Gilded Age Mansion Built By Cornelius Vanderbilt II By Ella Spitz Though the Vanderbilts spent millions to build The Breakers, they considered the 70-room mansion in N…
Why Pronouns Matter in Science Fiction Readers should be invited to identify with nonbinary protagonists, and gain a new perspective on old beliefs. By Annalee Newitz https://reactormag.com/why-pronou…
The Scrutiny of Clara Barton, Heroine or Not? by Jared Marrotte https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2026/10/13/the-scrutiny-of-clara-barton-heroine-or-not/ Books by and about Clara Barton at PG:…
