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15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit More than ...

2026-07-19T12:16:37Z

15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit

More than just places to read, these U.S. libraries are testaments to history, architecture, and the enduring power of knowledge.

https://www.thecollector.com/beautiful-libraries-united-states/

#libraries #travel

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day! Celebrate ...

2026-04-08T13:35:45Z

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.

Brittany Allen

https://lithub.com/today-is-the-very-first-national-black-bookstore-day/

#books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour A mysterious ...

2026-04-07T08:38:47Z

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

A mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today.

By Jocelyn Timperley

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute

Books about Time at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/16707

#books #science #time

Who Were the Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance? ...

2026-04-05T12:27:43Z

Who Were the Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nu83pQl7mgQ

At PG:

Gwendolyn Bennett

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Gwendolyn+Bennett

Alice Dunbar Nelson

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Alice+Dunbar+Nelson

Anne Spencer

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Anne+Spencer

Zora Neale Hurston

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Zora+Neale+Hurston

Anne Spencer

#books #literature #poetry

Project Gutenberg News — April 2026 Math at Project Gutenberg ...

2026-04-03T20:37:36Z

Project Gutenberg News — April 2026

Math at Project Gutenberg
300th Anniversary of “Shakespeare Restored”
100th Anniversary of Harper Lee
504 Gateway Timeouts
New Releases at Gutenberg.org - March 2026
Links

https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/

#ebooks #publicdomain

"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we ...

2026-04-03T08:40:41Z

"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."

First-Ever ‘Jane Goodall Day’ Will Take Place on April 3 To Honor the Late Conservationist’s Mission

By Regina Sienra

https://mymodernmet.com/jane-goodall-day/

#books #nature #animal_welfare

9 Women Who Were Written Out of History Books From female ...

2026-03-28T12:47:42Z

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://www.mentalfloss.com/history/women-who-were-written-out-of-history-books?utm_source=RSS

Fanny Mendelssohn

#womenshistorymonth #history

"My painting is what I have to give back to the world for ...

2026-03-27T10:31:29Z

"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 of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works by theme, timeframe, or medium.

By Emma Taggart

https://mymodernmet.com/georgia-okeeffe-museum-digital-archive/

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum:
https://access-ok.okeeffemuseum.org/

#art #culture #womenhistoryMonth

Norway Invests Millions to Preserve Its Medieval Stave Churches ...

2026-03-26T11:30:37Z

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 maintenance projects and a new digital documentation initiative."

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/03/norway-invests-millions-to-preserve-its-medieval-stave-churches/

#architecture

Meet Esther Jones, The Black Performer Who Inspired 'Betty ...

2026-03-26T10:57:29Z

Meet Esther Jones, The Black Performer Who Inspired 'Betty Boop'

In the 1920s and '30s, Esther Jones toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, delighting audiences with her singing, dancing, and signature phrase: "Boop, Boop-a-Doop."

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Edited By John Kuroski

https://allthatsinteresting.com/esther-jones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email=lnatal55@gmail.com

Patent's description of Betty Boop´s character design:
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD86224S/en

#womenhistoryMonth #publicdomain

#OTD "in 1917, Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf purchase a ...

2026-03-23T12:14:57Z

#OTD "in 1917, Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf purchase a used handpress. A month later, Hogarth Press is born."

https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-23-2026/

Books by Woolf at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89

#books #literature

Man builds functional typewriter out of Lego bricks The inkless ...

2026-03-19T12:17:31Z

Man builds functional typewriter out of Lego bricks

The inkless device works a bit like a printing press.

https://www.popsci.com/technology/man-builds-lego-typewriter/?utm_source=feedingcuriosity.com

#technology #engineering

The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Alexandre Dumas’ Father, a ...

2026-03-19T11:53:29Z

The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Alexandre Dumas’ Father, a Trailblazing Black General

Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army officer who inspired the beloved novel

by Joel Sams

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-count-of-monte-cristo-was-alexandre-dumas-father-a-trailblazing-black-general-180988347/

The Count of Monte Cristo at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1184

#books #literature

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate it, Project ...

2026-03-08T09:35:42Z

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate it, Project Gutenberg created a new bookshelf titled Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/706

#books #literature #womeninstem #womenhistoryMonth

Rijksmuseum researchers discover new painting by Rembrandt van ...

2026-03-05T16:04:36Z

Rijksmuseum researchers discover new painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

They examined the work with the same advanced techniques used in Operation Night Watch, and closely compared it with other paintings by Rembrandt from the same period.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/press/press-releases/rijksmuseum-researchers-discover-new-painting-by-rembrandt-van-rijn

Rembrandt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7232

#art #culture

Celebrating Women’s History Month Celebrate Women’s History ...

2026-03-04T10:59:19Z

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.

By The Editors

https://daily.jstor.org/womens-history-month-editors-picks/

Women literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+literature

#books #literature #WomenHistoryMonth

How Einstein revolutionized the meaning of “where” and ...

2026-03-03T11:38:28Z

How Einstein revolutionized the meaning of “where” and “when”

Even space and time are relative in Einstein's universe. That means our old notions of "where" and "when" no longer apply on cosmic scales.

by Ethan Siegel

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-revolutionized-where-when/?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=are-we-all-doomed-to-develop-ai-psychosis&_bhlid=c8e74783f471d1d0672424048a5359c94a883770

Einstein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630

#books #science #physics

The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks It's a race ...

2026-03-02T08:49:58Z

The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks

It's a race against time (and magnetic decay) to preserve decades of cultural history stored on obsolete hardware.

by Mack DeGeurin

https://www.popsci.com/technology/floppy-disk-archivist-project/?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=where-to-see-the-total-lunar-eclipse&_bhlid=52ff749846d631cfc15924ca032510c3a9e130dd

#computerscience #publicdomain

Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot ...

2026-03-01T15:07:25Z

Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès.

by Chloe Veltman

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730373/georges-melies-robot-film-1897-library-of-congress-gugusse-automate

#art #culture #silent_movie

‘The tale of Genji’ A beautifully wrought, truncated version ...

2026-02-24T10:33:36Z

‘The tale of Genji’
A beautifully wrought, truncated version of the world’s first novel.

“The Tale of Genji,” one of the foundational works of Japanese literature, was written 1,000 years ago and is more than 1,000 pages long. Penned over the course of a decade or so by Murasaki Shikibu, it is widely considered the world’s first novel. It’s also a landmark of women’s world literature.

by Neely Tucker

https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/january-february-2026/the-tale-of-genji/

The tale of Genji at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057

#books #literature

The Madrid Codices: Leonardo da Vinci's treasure trove ...

2026-02-21T11:00:30Z

The Madrid Codices: Leonardo da Vinci's treasure trove digitised by Spain's National Library

On 13 February 1967, the Spanish National Library announced the discovery of the Madrid I and II codices, two manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci that had remained poorly catalogued for more than a century. But they are being digitised to make them accessible to the public.

By Lucia Blasco

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/20/the-madrid-codices-leonardo-da-vincis-treasure-trove-digitised-by-spains-national-library

Leonardo da Vinci at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629

#books #culture #library #history

The Shocking History Of Aqua Tofana, The 17th-Century ‘Blemish ...

2026-02-20T14:33:52Z

The Shocking History Of Aqua Tofana, The 17th-Century ‘Blemish Serum’ That Killed Hundreds Of Unwanted Husbands

By Kaleena Fraga

"In the 1600s, many Italian housewives had no hope of escaping bad marriages. So hundreds of them turned to poison to kill their husbands — and collect their inheritance."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

#history

How reading books regulates your nervous system Books don’t ...

2026-02-19T10:33:25Z

How reading books regulates your nervous system

Books don’t just stimulate the mind — they trigger physiological changes throughout the body.

by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

https://bigthink.com/mind-behavior/how-reading-books-regulates-your-nervous-system/

#books #literature

Why Do Colors Matter in Our Lives? "Have you ever wondered ...

2026-02-09T12:44:01Z

Why Do Colors Matter in Our Lives?

"Have you ever wondered why certain colors were chosen in your favorite designs? In this piece, we uncover the science of colors and how they impact us psychologically."

https://www.thecollector.com/why-do-colors-matter-in-our-lives/

"Goethe's Theory of Colours" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50572

Books by Jung at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679

#science

Recreating the smells of history Using chemistry, archival ...

2026-02-09T09:31:02Z

Recreating the smells of history

Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields

By Kaja Šeruga

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=c402de6df9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_27_08_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-c402de6df9-546465172

Smells of history at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=smells+of+history

#books #science #olfactory_system

The End of the World in Images: The Picture Book of the Life of ...

2026-02-06T10:14:25Z

The End of the World in Images: The Picture Book of the Life of St John and the Apocalypse

Picture Book of the Life of St John and the Apocalypse is a unique and visually striking example of the picture-book Apocalypse – a distinctive group of medieval manuscripts that present the apocalyptic visions of the Book of Revelation primarily through images.

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/02/picture-book-st-john-apocalypse/

Apocalypses at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=apocalypses

#books #medieval_manuscripts #palaeography

George Orwell called for a new way of thinking about science In ...

2026-02-06T09:29:08Z

George Orwell called for a new way of thinking about science

In October 1945, George Orwell responded to a letter from Mr J. Stewart Cook in the leftwing weekly newspaper Tribune calling for more science education.

By Robert Colls

https://theconversation.com/george-orwell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447

Science education at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=science+%2Beducation

#books #education #science

Celebrating Black History Month February marks Black History ...

2026-02-05T09:51:30Z

Celebrating Black History Month

February marks Black History Month, a month-long observance in the United States and Canada that recognizes the significant contributions of Black Americans to history, as well as the historical legacies of the African diaspora.

By The Editors

https://daily.jstor.org/black-history-month-editors-picks/

Black history at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=black+history

#books #literature #blackhistorymonth

A Review of the Effects of Abacus Training on Cognitive Functions ...

2026-02-02T09:48:18Z

A Review of the Effects of Abacus Training on Cognitive Functions and Neural Systems in Humans

Our review of the existing literature suggests that abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training has the potential to enhance various cognitive skills including mathematics, working memory and numerical magnitude processing. via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpql44jvpxksn0erp9403k605yzrkt4qm2wf0ftq6u56t3ng6qxehwsndxz35 (nprofile…xz35)

by Chunjie Wang (from the archives)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7492585/

Japan's ancient secret to better cognitive memory - BBC
https://youtu.be/s6OmqXCsYt8

#neuroscience

4 Powerful Black Queens From History "From ancient Egypt to ...

2026-02-01T13:15:07Z

4 Powerful Black Queens From History

"From ancient Egypt to Jamaica, meet four powerful black women who led their communities, embodying the traits of courage and independence."

https://www.thecollector.com/powerful-black-queens/

#history #blackhistorymonth

How Richard Feynman Found the Root of the Challenger Disaster The ...

2026-02-01T09:46:22Z

How Richard Feynman Found the Root of the Challenger Disaster

The famed physicist’s persistence led him to uncover shocking failures

By Molly Glick

https://nautil.us/how-richard-feynman-found-the-root-of-the-challenger-disaster-1264270/

Spacecraft at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=spacecraft

#science #technology

Phoenix Rising: Urban Planning after the Great Fire of London ...

2026-01-24T13:28:17Z

Phoenix Rising: Urban Planning after the Great Fire of London

https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2025/12/phoenix-rising-urban-planning-after-the-great-fire-of-london/

#cartography #history

"The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known ...

2026-01-21T10:41:04Z

"The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided."
Opening lines

#OTD in 1920.

Agatha Christie’s first novel is published in the U.K. The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first detective novel by Dame Agatha Christie, introducing her fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916.

The Mysterious Affair at Syles at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/863

#books #literature

8 Black Inventors Who Changed the World "African American ...

2026-01-14T12:37:00Z

8 Black Inventors Who Changed the World

"African American inventors and their revolutionary ideas have shaped technology and society throughout history."

https://www.thecollector.com/black-inventors-who-changed-the-world/

Elijah McCoy the inventor of the moveable ironing board.

#history #inventor

What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance ...

2026-01-14T10:14:52Z

What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance

Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost and wind.

by Nathan Waddell

https://theconversation.com/what-january-taught-george-orwell-about-control-and-resistance-272860

#books #literature

She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck ...

2026-01-10T10:43:50Z

She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage

The Finnish master whose name you should know is the subject of a major solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

by Annikka Olsen

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/she-is-an-icon-of-finnish-art-now-modernist-helene-schjerfbeck-takes-a-global-stage-2728018

More about Helene Schjerfbeck:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck

#art #history #womeninart

Top 30 Western Art Movements with Lasting Impact, from Classical ...

2026-01-08T14:15:27Z

Top 30 Western Art Movements with Lasting Impact, from Classical to Conceptual

"A complete timeline of the top art movements in Western history, including core traits, famous artists, and must-see works."

https://www.thecollector.com/top-western-art-movements/

#art

The Gnostic Gospels: An Introduction to the Forbidden Teachings ...

2025-12-19T12:53:16Z

The Gnostic Gospels: An Introduction to the Forbidden Teachings of Jesus

https://www.openculture.com/2025/12/the-gnostic-gospels-an-introduction-to-the-forbidden-teachings-of-jesus.html

Gnosticism at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10843

#religion

How Close Did We Come to Losing Beowulf Forever? Robert Bartlett ...

2025-10-13T09:15:57Z

How Close Did We Come to Losing Beowulf Forever?

Robert Bartlett on a Vital Work of the Western Canon That Barely Survived Multiple Disasters

https://lithub.com/how-close-did-we-come-to-losing-beowulf-forever/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K79M748M3MD2TD26V5CEP1Y5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Beowulf at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Beowulf

#books #literature #old_manuscripts

Meet the female codebreakers of Bletchley Park Deciphering enemy ...

2025-10-13T09:09:19Z

Meet the female codebreakers of Bletchley Park

Deciphering enemy code during the second world war was arguably the first role for women in tech

by Suzanne Bearne (from the archives)

https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2018/jul/24/meet-the-female-codebreakers-of-bletchley-park

#womenInStem

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work ...

2025-10-10T09:07:00Z

Nobel peace prize 2025 live:

María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/nobel-peace-prize-2025-live-latest-news-updates

#nobelprize

I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can’t Stop Reading ...

2025-10-09T09:14:40Z

I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can’t Stop Reading Him

I have to limit myself to three pages at a go, once per day, with the first cup of coffee

by Mark Migotti

https://thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wodehouse-problem-the-problem-is-i-cant-stop-reading-him/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K6WWKSGGAECXNP6RXA56G23K&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

P. G. Wodehouse at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783

#books #literature

The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library Ryan Byrnes on ...

2025-10-08T08:39:16Z

The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library

Ryan Byrnes on the Khalidi Family’s Battle to Protect Their Library From Ultra-Orthodox Settlers

https://lithub.com/the-race-to-save-a-medieval-palestinian-library/

#books #libraries

The Kafka Challenge Translating the Inimitable by Paul Reitter ...

2025-10-07T09:05:15Z

The Kafka Challenge

Translating the Inimitable

by Paul Reitter

https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/lessons-of-babel/articles/the-kafka-challenge?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K6N5TBYYSCYEVDFQSBV94VXF&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Kafka at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735

#books #literature #Translation

The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris ...

2025-10-05T12:58:27Z

The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris

Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years after her groundbreaking work, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the lingering radioactive fingerprints she left behind.

By Sophie Hardach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris

Marie Curie at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174

#radioactivity #womenInStem

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed ...

2025-10-04T08:26:20Z

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5559158/book-bans-challenges-pen-america

List of banned books:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments

Below, Decameron. Banned in Australia from 1927 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1973.

#bookban #libraries

Greg Newby (@nprofile…067h), CEO of PGLAF and driving force ...

2025-10-02T13:01:38Z

Greg Newby (nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqxymga3ptp3umc9umx8mcz2axs085wpnuu3k9vjgpyedrwupekzcsm4067h (nprofile…067h)), CEO of PGLAF and driving force behind Project Gutenberg since 1991, has been diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer. For over 30 years, he has guided PG, supported volunteers, and helped launch Distributed Proofreaders, now PG’s main source of new eBooks. Since Michael Hart’s passing in 2011, Greg has kept the project thriving. Friends, family, and the PG community send him strength, prayers, and gratitude for his lasting contributions.

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet ...

2025-10-01T18:44:27Z

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.”

Jane Goodall, Rest in Peace.

Why is this boy writing graffiti on this church wall? ...

2025-09-11T13:02:34Z

Why is this boy writing graffiti on this church wall? 😮|#SHORTS | National Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4yqYIkXYcqA

'The Interior of the Buurkerk at Utrecht' by Pieter Saenredam.

#art

The Fake Book Library A fake book is a collection of musical lead ...

2025-09-11T09:41:04Z

The Fake Book Library

A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics - the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or "fake it."

via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqxrj3t052eyqclk39m85tvffsge35zr3kedkmsf8l6dheq8zrt8rsgx5r3x (nprofile…5r3x)

https://archive.org/details/fakebooks?tab=collection

#music #library

27 Artworks By John Singer Sargent, The Gilded Age Painter Who ...

2025-09-10T09:02:29Z

27 Artworks By John Singer Sargent, The Gilded Age Painter Who Toed The Line Between Tradition And Avant-Garde

From the Portrait of Madame X to Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, John Singer Sargent's paintings and illustrations show why he's considered a virtuoso artist.

By Andrew Milne, Edited By Jaclyn Anglis

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-singer-sargent

John Singer Sargent at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36606

#art #painting #culture

Johannes Gutenberg & the Invention of the Printing Press ...

2025-09-08T08:45:25Z

Johannes Gutenberg & the Invention of the Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 15th century was one of the most important technological developments of the early modern period.

by Anisia Iacob

https://www.thecollector.com/johannes-gutenberg-printing-press/

Johannes Gutenberg at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Johannes+Gutenberg

#books #printingdevices

‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by ...

2025-09-07T12:21:25Z

‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says

"Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable decline"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/20/reading-for-pleasure-study

#books #reading

How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful ...

2025-09-07T10:01:52Z

How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful Women of the Middle Ages?

Eleanor of Aquitaine carved her way into the English court through a series of cunning and tactical maneuvers.

by Erin Wrigh

https://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/

Eleanor of Aquitaine at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine

#books #history

#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig. ...

2025-09-05T13:04:19Z

#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig.

"Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson

"Our Nig" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/584

#books #literature #africanamerican

Lost in Translation: What the West Misunderstands About Byzantium ...

2025-09-02T09:20:12Z

Lost in Translation: What the West Misunderstands About Byzantium

By Zoe Tsiami

Byzantium often feels like a forgotten chapter in history, drifting between the grandeur of Rome and the vibrant Renaissance. For a long time, the Byzantine Empire has been misunderstood, and it’s time we explored why that might be and what the West might be missing.

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/08/what-the-west-misunderstands-about-byzantium/

Byzantine art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36878

#books #art #history

People Matching Artworks: A Voyeur Finds Things That Fit At The ...

2025-08-27T08:28:22Z

People Matching Artworks: A Voyeur Finds Things That Fit At The Museum

For his project People Matching Artworks, Stefan Draschan watches as visitors to museums blend with the pictures they've stopped to look at.

https://flashbak.com/people-matching-artworks-477790/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-matching-artworks

#art #culture

We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just ...

2025-08-25T12:08:22Z

We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizations

"Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage."

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/we-know-humans-arose-in-africa-but-archaeology-is-only-just-uncovering-secrets-of-the-continents-early-civilizations

Books about Africa at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/612

Map - Africa 1916

#history #africanhistory #archaeology

Where Did Native Americans Originate From? "Native American ...

2025-08-23T12:40:29Z

Where Did Native Americans Originate From?

"Native American history reaches back at least 15,000 years ago, when hunter-gatherers crossed an Arctic land bridge from Siberia to Alaska."

https://www.thecollector.com/where-did-native-americans-originate-from/

#history #nativeamericans #ushistory

How Libraries Stand the Test of Time The digital era builds upon ...

2025-08-23T09:06:33Z

How Libraries Stand the Test of Time

The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.

By: Maria Papadouris

https://daily.jstor.org/how-libraries-stand-the-test-of-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K38VBY17C01MM7PB4EYV7J51&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Libraries at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467

#books #libraries

A painting by a forgotten French Impressionist artist whose ...

2025-08-19T09:16:22Z

A painting by a forgotten French Impressionist artist whose career was cut short because of her disapproving husband has gone on display in Liverpool.

By Ewan Gawne

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30zv756d5qo

About Marie Bracquemond at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69533

#books #art #painting

Watch Anémic Cinéma, Marcel Duchamp’s Whirling Avant-Garde ...

2025-08-17T12:05:28Z

Watch Anémic Cinéma, Marcel Duchamp’s Whirling Avant-Garde Film (1926)

https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/watch-anemic-cinema-marcel-duchamps-whirling-avant-garde-film-1926.html

#art #film

Gorillas seek out old female friends even after years apart by ...

2025-08-16T13:10:27Z

Gorillas seek out old female friends even after years apart

by Victoria Gill

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80d7l94yvro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Books about gorillas at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/20056

#animals #science

As urgent and relevant today as it ever was': The radical ...

2025-08-16T09:22:36Z

As urgent and relevant today as it ever was': The radical manifesto hidden in Georges Seurat's 1884 masterpiece

Georges Seurat's once-mocked painting Bathers at Asnières is both an "exquisite distillation of the very essence of summer" and "a modern wonder in the art of seeing".

By Kelly Grovier

https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20250812-seurat-radical-manifesto-bathers-at-asnieres-masterpiece

#art #culture #painting

A Man Read 3,599 Books Over 60 Years, and Now His Family Has ...

2025-08-15T12:35:27Z

A Man Read 3,599 Books Over 60 Years, and Now His Family Has Shared the Entire List Online

https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/a-man-read-3599-books-over-60-years-and-now-his-family-has-shared-the-entire-list-online.html

One page of Dan's list of books

#books #literature

The Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled ...

2025-08-13T08:48:12Z

The Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart

In 1931, John B. Sparks created the Histomap, condensing more than 4,000 years of world history into a vibrant infographic.

By Rebecca Onion (from the archives)

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/08/the-1931-histomap-the-entire-history-of-the-world-distilled-into-a-single-map-chart.html

#history #maps

Maria Mitchell: America’s First Woman Astronomer and Mentor to ...

2025-08-11T09:36:35Z

Maria Mitchell: America’s First Woman Astronomer and Mentor to Women in Science

As Vassar College’s first astronomy professor, Maria Mitchell advanced opportunities for women in science and mentored a generation of students using one of the country’s finest observatories.

By Deb Warner

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2025/08/08/maria-mitchell-americas-first-woman-astronomer-and-mentor-to-women-in-science/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Maria Mitchell at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3377

#Astronomy #womenInStem

Lise Meitner: The Forgotten Mother of Nuclear Fission Of the 15 ...

2025-08-10T08:56:58Z

Lise Meitner: The Forgotten Mother of Nuclear Fission

Of the 15 elements on the periodic table that honor scientists, only one and a half are named after women.

Science is the story of discoveries but sometimes credit isn’t given when it is due. How many women discoverers can you name?

By Eva Kellner B.A.Sc

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/student-contributors-history-general-science/lise-meitner-forgotten-mother-nuclear-fission

Nuclear fission at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=nuclear+fission

#womeninstem

Listen to ‘Moby Dick’ Read by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda ...

2025-08-08T09:37:50Z

Listen to ‘Moby Dick’ Read by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Sir David Attenborough, and More for Free

By Ava Linker

https://mymodernmet.com/moby-dick-big-read-free-audiobook/?

Moby Dick at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=moby+dick

#books #literature

This French Physician’s Career Could Be Defined by the Word ...

2025-08-06T17:25:22Z

This French Physician’s Career Could Be Defined by the Word ‘Ectoplasm’

by Joe Schwarcz PhD

Charles Richet wrote plays and poetry, published articles on hypnosis, anorexia nervosa, the body’s thermoregulation, psychology, pacifism and paranormal phenomena.

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/french-physicians-career-could-be-defined-word-ectoplasm

#books #medicine

Decoding the Iconic Cover of ‘The Great Gatsby’ What does ...

2025-08-05T09:17:18Z

Decoding the Iconic Cover of ‘The Great Gatsby’

What does Spanish artist Francis Cugat's 'Celestial Eyes' tell us about the American classic?

By Katie White

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/decoding-the-iconic-cover-of-the-great-gatsby-2672761

The Great Gatsby at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64317

#Books #literature

Watching the World in a Dark Room The Early Modern Camera Obscura ...

2025-08-03T08:47:42Z

Watching the World in a Dark Room
The Early Modern Camera Obscura

By Julie Park

Centuries before photography froze the world into neat frames, scientists, poets, and artists streamed transient images into dark interior spaces with the help of a camera obscura.

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-early-modern-camera-obscura/?utm_source=newsletter

Books about Photography at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/117

#camera_obscura #photography #optics

The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is ...

2025-08-02T19:57:14Z

The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove or limit access to reading materials, to censor content in schools, to label "controversial" views, to distribute lists of "objectionable" books or authors, and to purge libraries.

https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement

Belgium Targets Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ in ...

2025-08-02T09:33:42Z

Belgium Targets Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ in Sweeping Site Blocking Order

The Business Court in Brussels, Belgium, has issued a broad site-blocking order that aims to restrict access to shadow libraries including Anna's Archive, Libgen, OceanofPDF, Z-Library, and the Internet Archive's Open Library.

https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-targets-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/

Update: After publication, a representative from Internet Archive informed us that they are not aware of any disruption to their services at this time.

#books

This month's Distributed Proofreaders blog delves into the ...

2025-08-01T11:25:14Z

This month's Distributed Proofreaders blog delves into the newly uploaded "Newton's Principia."

"In it, Newton expounds, with mathematical proof, what is now the bedrock of modern physics: his groundbreaking laws of motion and universal gravitation, and his explanations of the motion of planets, moons, comets, tides, fluids, and other physical phenomena."

https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/08/01/newtons-principia/

Newton's Principia at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76404

#physics #mathematics #books #dp

Explore an Online Archive of 2,100+ Rare Illustrations from ...

2025-07-31T09:43:49Z

Explore an Online Archive of 2,100+ Rare Illustrations from Charles Dickens’ Novels

via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpql44jvpxksn0erp9403k605yzrkt4qm2wf0ftq6u56t3ng6qxehws996g9k (nprofile…6g9k) (from the archives)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/12/explore-an-online-archive-of-2100-rare-illustrations-from-charles-dickens-novels.html

Charles Dickens books illustrations are available to download for free here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=charles+dickens+books+Illustrations&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&type=image

Charles Dickens at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37

#Art #Books #Literature #bookillustration

30,000 Photographs of Black History and Culture Are Available ...

2025-07-30T08:20:23Z

30,000 Photographs of Black History and Culture Are Available From Getty’s Archive

By Grace Ebert

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/07/getty-black-history-culture-collection/?utm_source=colossalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Wed+Jul+30+2025&utm_campaign=A+Collection+of+Collections

#art #history #music #photography

Animal Takeover: Brace Yourself for Adorable Hordes "How ...

2025-07-29T12:14:15Z

Animal Takeover: Brace Yourself for Adorable Hordes

"How roving capybaras became working-class heroes in Argentina and human residents come together to protect Christmas Island’s crab migration every year."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-animal-takeover-capybaras-red-crabs

#animals

Albert Einstein’s 1915 Letter to His Son Reveals the Key To ...

2025-07-28T09:44:49Z

Albert Einstein’s 1915 Letter to His Son Reveals the Key To Learning

In 1915, the young physicist had been working on his revolutionary theory for about 8 years, and he had finally condensed it into a mere 2 pages. Only a few days later, he would send a poignant letter to his son Hans Albert, who was living with Einstein’s estranged wife and his other son, Eduard “Tete,” in Zurich.

By Eva Baron

https://mymodernmet.com/albert-einstein-letters-key-to-learning/

Einstein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630

#Books

Armenia Is About To Put Its Ancient Manuscripts Online For Free ...

2025-07-28T09:38:17Z

Armenia Is About To Put Its Ancient Manuscripts Online For Free

For many Armenians survivors, the easily hidden manuscripts were the only remnant of their nation that they were able to smuggle to safety.

By Amos Chapple

https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-manuscripts-online-database-matenadaran-project-scans/33482728.html

Armenia at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=armenia

#Books #History #OldManuscript

Agatha Christie’s Mysterious Disappearance In December 1926, ...

2025-07-26T09:28:08Z

Agatha Christie’s Mysterious Disappearance

In December 1926, Christie went missing for more than a week. Where did she go, and what was she up to?

By: Emily Zarevich

https://daily.jstor.org/agatha-christies-mysterious-disappearance/

Agatha Christie at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451

#Books #Literature

Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library Internet ...

2025-07-26T09:15:11Z

Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library

Internet Archive, a nonprofit library based in San Francisco, has been given federal depository status. The designation was given by California Senator Alex Padilla, in a letter sent to the Government Publishing Office.

By Jess Barnes

https://cordcuttersnews.com/internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library/

#digitallibrary #library

How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities ...

2025-07-24T09:21:45Z

How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities Through Quilts

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM’s collection

By Howard Kaplan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-art-museum/2025/07/23/how-black-women-tell-the-stories-of-their-lives-and-communities-through-quilts/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Quilts at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5539

#Books #Quilt #womeninart

The Black American West Museum Celebrates the Black Cowboy ...

2025-07-23T12:46:46Z

The Black American West Museum Celebrates the Black Cowboy

"After being told Black cowboys didn’t exist, Paul Stewart set out to prove they did—and found enough evidence to fill a museum."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-black-american-west-museum

Nat Love (Deadwood Dick)

#africanamerican #history

Archaeologists Just Pulled Pieces Of The Lighthouse Of Alexandria ...

2025-07-22T12:36:06Z

Archaeologists Just Pulled Pieces Of The Lighthouse Of Alexandria Out Of The Mediterranean Sea

By Ainsley Brown

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lighthouse-of-alexandria-remains

#archaeology #history

Listen to the Music Made With the Neanderthal Flute, the Oldest ...

2025-07-21T10:16:30Z

Listen to the Music Made With the Neanderthal Flute, the Oldest Instrument in the World

In the late 1990s, a major discovery divided archaeologists. A team of researchers, led by archaeologist IvanTurk, found a unique artifact in a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) campsite in Slovenia.

By Regina Sienra

https://mymodernmet.com/neanderthal-flute-sounds/?

About Divje Babe flute:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute
https://web.archive.org/web/20160211014709/https://www.greenwych.ca/fl-compl.htm

#musical_instruments #old_music

This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour ...

2025-07-20T09:18:46Z

This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour

Digitizing rare manuscripts is getting increasingly hands-off.

By Andrew Paul

https://www.popsci.com/technology/book-scanning-robot/

Book scanning at Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_scanning

#DigitalMedia #Ebooks

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature ...

2025-07-19T09:35:02Z

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

Lida Maxwell on Dorothy Freeman, “Silent Spring,” and Rejecting Heteronormativity

https://lithub.com/the-queer-relationship-that-powered-rachel-carsons-nature-writing/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K0EQMPKQJXBEKA4HN9E56EN4&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Nature study at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/6921

#environment #nature #WomenInStem #LGBTQ

Inside The Myth Of Arachne, The Talented Weaver Who Is Turned ...

2025-07-18T12:21:29Z

Inside The Myth Of Arachne, The Talented Weaver Who Is Turned Into A Spider By The Goddess Athena

"After Arachne beat Athena at a weaving contest, the goddess punished the mortal girl by turning her into a spider and forcing her to weave for all eternity."

By Genevieve Carlton

https://allthatsinteresting.com/arachne

#mythology

‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration ...

2025-07-18T09:49:52Z

‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration Reveling in Art and the Natural World

During the 16th and 17th centuries, major developments in colonial expansion, trade, and scientific technology spurred a fervor for studying the natural world.

By Kate Mothes

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/little-beasts-art-natural-history/

Natural History at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/270

#Art #History #Nature #Science

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are ...

2025-07-17T12:14:56Z

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

By Brittany Allen

https://lithub.com/the-defense-department-wants-to-ban-hundreds-of-books-here-are-the-weirdest-titles-to-make-them-mad/

#books #bookbanning

What are dwarf planets — and how many are there? ...

2025-07-16T12:41:06Z

What are dwarf planets — and how many are there?

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/what-are-dwarf-planets-and-how-many-are-there

Pluto

#astronomy

A 600-year-old Chaucer mystery may finally be solved A medieval ...

2025-07-16T09:43:29Z

A 600-year-old Chaucer mystery may finally be solved

A medieval sermon packed with 'memes' and simple spelling mistakes could explain a baffling line in 'The Canterbury Tales.'

By Andrew Paul

https://www.popsci.com/science/chaucer-canterbury-tales-mystery-solved/

Cantebury Tales at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Canterbury+Tales

#Books #OldManuscript

Why Jane Austen is definitely not just for girls Razor-sharp ...

2025-07-16T09:32:05Z

Why Jane Austen is definitely not just for girls

Razor-sharp satires of social and gendered inequalities, Austen’s novels are full of witty observations and universally relatable experiences.

By Shelley Galpin

https://theconversation.com/why-jane-austen-is-definitely-not-just-for-girls-259193?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2015%202025%20-%203452735167&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2015%202025%20-%203452735167+CID_7cf9bd9e8dcfb0ac08e017fc488ea1d8&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Why%20Jane%20Austen%20is%20definitely%20not%20just%20for%20girls

Jane Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68

#Books #Literature

The Brilliance and Privilege of Jane Austen and Julia Margaret ...

2025-07-15T10:19:27Z

The Brilliance and Privilege of Jane Austen and Julia Margaret Cameron

It is crucial to grapple with the colonial structures that helped sustain the lives and work of the two 19th-century contemporaries, both celebrated as feminist heroines.

By Alexandra M. Thomas

https://hyperallergic.com/1027123/the-brilliance-and-privilege-of-jane-austen-and-julia-margaret-cameron-morgan-library/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Pride%2C%20Prejudice%2C%20and%20Privilege&utm_campaign=D071525

Jane Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68

#Literature #Photography

The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a ...

2025-07-13T11:59:55Z

The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle

Not aliens but the Devil.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-mowing-devil/

Woodcut from the pamphlet "The Mowing-Devil: Or, Strange News out of Hartford-shire "

#mysteries

The “Private” Photographs of Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg ...

2025-07-13T09:09:07Z

The “Private” Photographs of Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg (ca. 1895–1903)

Excerpts from a dazzling image collection, discovered in a Norwegian barn in the 1980s, that experiments with the presentation of gender.

by Hunter Dukes

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/berg-and-hoeg/?utm_source=newsletter

#Photography #LGBTQ

From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn's Pioneering Work in Nuclear ...

2025-07-13T09:02:01Z

From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn's Pioneering Work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

By Dale DeBakcsy

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/from-atp-to-mri-mildred-cohn-s-pioneering-work-in-nuclear-magnetic-resonance

#WomenInStem #Science

What Is Serendipity? We often credit unexpected events to ...

2025-07-13T08:57:20Z

What Is Serendipity?

We often credit unexpected events to serendipity. But who amongst us knows The Three Princes of Serendip, the tale from which the word derives?

By: Emily Zarevich

https://daily.jstor.org/what-is-serendipity/

The Three Princes of Serendip:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Princes_of_Serendip

#Books #etymology #folklore

How Georges Méliès Brought Magic to the Movies Méliès used ...

2025-07-12T12:55:17Z

How Georges Méliès Brought Magic to the Movies

Méliès used his skills as a stage magician to produce over 500 films.

https://www.thecollector.com/georges-melies-magic-movies/

#film