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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN (1930) ⚾🎶 Mashing up baseball, musicals, and radio, this pre-Code film follows two star ballplayers whose friendship is tested by fame, romance, and the lure of show biz. Watch it now ➡️ archive.org/details/they...

CONGRATS AGAIN to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🏅 A scientist alters reality, only to find that each well-intentioned fix deepens the chaos. Full short ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-... #PublicDomainDay

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, HELL'S ANGELS (1930) ✈️🔥 🎬 Howard Hughes’ massive aviation epic stunned audiences with spectacular aerial combat sequences, real stunt flying, and one of Jean Harlow’s breakout performances. Watch the full film ➡️ archive.org/details/hell...

Congrats to "SAVE THE HOMELAND" by Todd Tokashiki, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬 Haunting archival imagery of early 20th-century Palestine with powerful manipulated narration & repetition. Full film ⤵️ archive.org/details/save... #PublicDomainDay

🧵 “People aren’t sure what’s true, and what libraries are here for is to help with that.” So says Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, discussing the future of the Wayback Machine on ABC Radio National (Australia) 🇦🇺. 🎧 Listen ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🧵 Legal scholar Ryan Calo argues that technology can become a “shell game” of responsibility, where tech companies push consequences onto individuals instead of the decisions made in boardrooms. On the Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/law...

🧵 Musician & human rights activist Peter Gabriel sent a congratulatory message to Brewster Kahle, founder & digital librarian of the Internet Archive, on being honored as a 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow on April 25th. Watch Gabriel’s message & more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/20/b...

🧵 In LAW & TECHNOLOGY on the Future Knowledge #podcast, @RCalo.bsky.social argues that technology is never inevitable. The challenge is building laws and institutions that can keep pace before new tools reshape society around us. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/law...

Congrats to "THE GORILLA" by Quinn Youngs, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A groovy and jaunty mashup of escaped gorilla stories full of delight, animation &a standout soundtrack. Watch the full short ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-... #PublicDomainDay

Last month, Brewster Kahle — digital librarian of the Internet Archive — was honored as a 2026 Fellow by the Computer History Museum, joining past Fellows including Tim Berners-Lee, Katherine Johnson, and Steve Wozniak. More about the award ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/03/24/b...

In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI 📰 Mike Masnick warns that limiting good-faith preservation tools weakens systems needed to maintain an accessible historical record. 🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/pre... 🧵⬇️

Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM" by Harry Goodwin, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest. Dreamlike imagery from 1930 films accompanied by the filmmaker’s recording of "Dream a Little Dream of Me." Full film ⤵️ archive.org/details/drea.... #PublicDomainDay

“Chinatown, My Chinatown” by Kevin Sun & Christian Li 🎷 reclaims an early 20th-century song, engaging directly with the Chinese stereotypes in American popular music 🎶 ⏳ DEADLINE for submissions for the 2026 WNYC Public Song Project EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026. Enter now ➡️ wnyc.org/psp

Welcome to the public domain, MYSTERIOUS MOSE (1930)! ⚡️ 🎩👻 In her fourth & final appearance of 1930, #BettyBoop is startled awake on a stormy night & searches for the source while singing the song Mysterious Mose. Full film ⤵️ archive.org/details/myst... #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain

News organizations block the Wayback Machine even as their reporters depend on it 📰 In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, addresses the issue. 🎧 Listen on Future Knowledge ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/pre... 🧵⬇️

💐 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 💐 💖 Celebrate with a GifCities GifGram, filled with blooming, sparkling, love-soaked GIFs from the early web. Share this one👇 🔗 gifcities.org/gram/72661b5... Or create your own GifGram 👇 gifcities.org/gram/ #MothersDay #HappyMothersDay #Mom #LoveMom

Happy #Mother’sDay — may your day be full of flowers. 🌷🌹🥀🌸🌼🪻📷🌻🌺 From the book La plante et ses applications ornementales (Plants and Their Ornamental Uses, published 1896. Browse it in our collection🔗 archive.org/details/plan... With thanks to @SILibraries & @BioDivLibrary #MothersDay

🌲 “The National Park Service” by Alison Loeb & Sam Guncler transforms public record into sound. As America marks 250 years, this 2025 @WNYC Public Song Project entry is a timely reflection on the public ideals behind National Parks. Contest open! Deadline THIS SUNDAY, May 10! Submit: wnyc.org/psp

Publishers fighting AI companies increasingly collide with web preservation systems ⚖️ In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, @masnick.com explains how attempts to block scraping restricts tools like the Wayback Machine. 🎧 Listen on Future Knowledge ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/pre...

"Make things as open as possible." Librarian Chris Freeland explains why Internet Archive's new book, VANISHING CULTURE, is both free to read online & available to purchase in print. It’s not either/or—it’s and. Open access helps preserve culture. 📚 ⤵️ archive.org/details/vani...

🌟 “Stardust” by Katie Martucci reimagines Stardust into a dreamy new collaboration 🎶 🎧 In this 2025 @WNYC Public Song Project entry, Katie & friend Devon transform the jazz standard, showing how the public domain can spark something new, Submit your own; deadline May 10: wnyc.org/story/2026-p...

Congrats to "UN MONTAGE OF THE SUNDAY SCARIES" by Antonio Mendez, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬 Excellent remix of 1920s & 1930s observational films with a contemporary electronic soundtrack. Watch it ⤵️ archive.org/details/un-m... #PublicDomainDay

Why should people care about preserving regional cookbooks? 🕳️ In VANISHING CULTURE, Katie Livingston explains why the humble home extension cookbook should be preserved and shared for generations to come. 🎧️ Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van...

🧵 “It Had to Be You” by Kate Chaston 🎙️ gives the jazz standard a fresh heartbeat ❤️ This entry for the 2025 @WNYC.org Public Song Project transforms it into a modern take on a couple’s origin story 🎶 Let it spark your entry to the 2026 Project. ⏳ Deadline May 10 ⤵️ wnyc.org/story/2026-p...

Congrats to "LIFE OF A MAN" by Salma Garcia, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest. "In a man-centered world, where do women fit in?" Striking juxtaposition exposing outdated gender roles & unconscious bias. Watch ⤵️ archive.org/details/life... #PublicDomainDay