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'Devastating loss': Digital lending library, Internet Archive, removes 500,000 books after being...
PC Gamer· 9 hours agoThe Open Library project, run by the Internet Archive, has suddenly become considerably smaller, at...
New York’s First Black Librarians Changed the Way We Read
New York Times· 6 days agoIt was a banner day in the history of American libraries — and in Black history. On May 25, 1926,...
The XXX files: Why Harvard librarians are archiving vintage porn - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoThe Royalle archive includes everything from Royalle’s Femme line of adult films to her testimony...
Willie Mays bought castle-like suburban home on East Coast to escape racism in San Francisco
Fox News· 1 day agoWillie Mays bought a 15-room mansion in a New York City suburb to escape housing discrimination in...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoNew York’s Brooklyn Public Library launched a “Books Unbanned” program to fight against the anti-critical race theory ...
The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the web
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBecause the web is ephemeral, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has made backups of websites continually since 1996, with nearly 900 billion pages...
UPDATED: A South Florida guide to June’s LGBTQ+ celebrations for Pride Month
Sun-Sentinel· 5 days agoIt’s June, so that means it’s also Pride Month, when South Florida’s LGBTQ+ communities celebrate...
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2013, James Gandolfini, who starred in the gangster drama The...died of a heart attack in Rome....
The Fight to Save a Rowhouse With Ties to Theatrical History
New York Times· 5 days agoThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on Tuesday to “calendar” a Greek Revival rowhouse...
Summer 2024 NYC Theatre Guide: Broadway, Off-Broadway & Outdoors
Broadway World· 4 days agoSummer 2024 in New York City will bring with it plenty of new Broadway, off-Broadway, and outdoor...