How Ancient Greek Technology Was Used to Sculpt Mount Rushmore

[ad_1] Design­ing their new repub­lic, the Found­ing Fathers of the Unit­ed States of Amer­i­ca looked back to ref­er­ence points in clas­si­cal antiq­ui­ty. That instinct con­tin­ued to shape Amer­i­can endeav­ors long there­after, and not just polit­i­cal ones. Take the exam­ple of Mount Rush­more, one of the coun­try’s most pop­u­lar tourist attrac­tions. Orig­i­nal­ly con­ceived in the ear­ly … Read more

Librarians Convene to Develop Strategies for Documenting Their Community’s Digital Heritage

[ad_1] A group of librarians and cultural heritage workers from across the country recently convened at two events hosted by Internet Archive’s Community Webs program. Made possible in part with support from the Mellon Foundation, the meetings allowed librarians from across the country to discuss shared challenges and opportunities around documenting, preserving, and sharing the … Read more

The Only Time Prince & Miles Davis Jammed Together Onstage: Watch the New Year’s Eve, 1987 Concert

[ad_1] A too-pre­cious genre of inter­net meme depicts depart­ed pub­lic fig­ures who did not know each oth­er in life meet­ing in heav­en with hugs, high-fives, and winc­ing­ly earnest exchanges. These sen­ti­men­tal vignettes are almost too easy to par­o­dy, a kitschy ver­sion of the “what if” game, as in: what if two cre­ative genius­es could col­lab­o­rate … Read more

Internet Archive and Partners Receive Press Forward Funding to Support Preserving Local News

[ad_1] The grant will support development of the “Today’s News for Tomorrow” national program by Internet Archive, IRE, and The Poynter Institute to provide infrastructure, preservation services, training, and community building that enable local newsrooms and journalists to ensure the archiving and perpetual access of their their publications, digital assets, and other materials. As the … Read more

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