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A library of stone in Alex Wenham's studio. I really can't explain how much I love stone - and the people who work it.
April 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A library of stone in Alex Wenham's studio. I really can't explain how much I love stone - and the people who work it.
Stepped on some ginkgo fruit. May burn my shoes later.
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Stepped on some ginkgo fruit. May burn my shoes later.
All things must end. Even the Farmer’s Almanac. abcnews.go.com/US/farmers-a...
Farmers' Almanac announces final publication after 208-year run
After more than two centuries in print, the Farmers' Almanac will end its run with its 2026 edition.
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
All things must end. Even the Farmer’s Almanac. abcnews.go.com/US/farmers-a...
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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What impact did this handful of specialized HSI agents have in recent years?
Working with Manhattan DA's ATU, they helped convict 18 antiquities traffickers, recovered approximately 6,100 antiquities valued at $480 million, and returned approximately 5,770 of them to 32 countries, with more daily.
Working with Manhattan DA's ATU, they helped convict 18 antiquities traffickers, recovered approximately 6,100 antiquities valued at $480 million, and returned approximately 5,770 of them to 32 countries, with more daily.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What impact did this handful of specialized HSI agents have in recent years?
Working with Manhattan DA's ATU, they helped convict 18 antiquities traffickers, recovered approximately 6,100 antiquities valued at $480 million, and returned approximately 5,770 of them to 32 countries, with more daily.
Working with Manhattan DA's ATU, they helped convict 18 antiquities traffickers, recovered approximately 6,100 antiquities valued at $480 million, and returned approximately 5,770 of them to 32 countries, with more daily.
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NEW - The Trump admin has disbanded its federal cultural property investigations team and reassigned the agents to immigration enforcement, delivering a blow to one of the world’s leaders in heritage protection, according to multiple ppl familiar with the changes.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/06/u...
The U.S. was a leader in cultural heritage investigations. Now those agents are working immigration enforcement.
Homeland Security Investigations, the department’s investigative arm, once had as many as eight agents in its New York office investigating cultural property cases.
www.denverpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW - The Trump admin has disbanded its federal cultural property investigations team and reassigned the agents to immigration enforcement, delivering a blow to one of the world’s leaders in heritage protection, according to multiple ppl familiar with the changes.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/06/u...
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156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
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Holy shit. THIS IS HOW AN ANTI-BOOK BAN LAW WORKS, Y'ALL.
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
In a first for the state, Maryland’s school board reverses Harford County’s book ban
Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for ...
www.thebanner.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Holy shit. THIS IS HOW AN ANTI-BOOK BAN LAW WORKS, Y'ALL.
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
Launching our new Digital Preservation Policy
On World Digital Preservation Day 2025, we’re pleased to announce the release of our new Digital Preservation Policy.
www.bl.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
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We (Wesleyan University) are hiring a Social Sciences Librarian, with an emphasis on economics, philosophy, religion, the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and the Center for Prison Education. More info here: wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career... #LibJobs #LISJobs
Social Sciences Librarian
The Olin Library is an active partner in Wesleyan University’s liberal arts mission, an inclusive, idea-driven space where curiosity, scholarship, and creativity converge. Serving a community of facul...
wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We (Wesleyan University) are hiring a Social Sciences Librarian, with an emphasis on economics, philosophy, religion, the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and the Center for Prison Education. More info here: wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career... #LibJobs #LISJobs
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Really exciting book news out of Norway. And while the article focusses on the sealskin binding, I'm even more excited by the fact that these neumes are not square, which suggests a date well before 1200.
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Really exciting book news out of Norway. And while the article focusses on the sealskin binding, I'm even more excited by the fact that these neumes are not square, which suggests a date well before 1200.
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Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
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A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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It's hard to shock me these days. But I just read the words "LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry" and my jaw fucking dropped. I don't know what else to say but CTRL+F for his name in this article: www.usatoday.com/in-depth/spo...
LSU mishandled sexual misconduct complaints against students, including top athletes
A USA TODAY investigation found LSU mishandled abuse allegations against top athletes and other students and subjected victims to further harm.
www.usatoday.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's hard to shock me these days. But I just read the words "LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry" and my jaw fucking dropped. I don't know what else to say but CTRL+F for his name in this article: www.usatoday.com/in-depth/spo...
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Oh man, this is good news. Jamaica has disaster insurance which should (knock on all the wood there is) pay out $150 million pretty quickly, with about $820 million in total financing available. Crucial to getting up an running fast
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Jamaica invested heavily in climate disaster insurance. It looks about to pay off | CBC News
Jamaica’s decade-long effort to build layers of financial protection in case of natural disasters might help the country access millions of dollars in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — an...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh man, this is good news. Jamaica has disaster insurance which should (knock on all the wood there is) pay out $150 million pretty quickly, with about $820 million in total financing available. Crucial to getting up an running fast
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Hurricane Melissa is making its way to the Bahamas and Bermuda, as Jamaica confronts the devastation from the storm that's left more than 30 dead in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Melissa leaves humanitarian disaster and recovery challenge for Caribbean after more than 30 killed
The storm was making its way to the Bahamas and Bermuda on Thursday morning as Jamaica confronted the devastation from one of the most potent storms ever recorded anywhere.
nbcnews.to
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hurricane Melissa is making its way to the Bahamas and Bermuda, as Jamaica confronts the devastation from the storm that's left more than 30 dead in the Caribbean.
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
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The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation Conference playlist is now available on YouTube with 37 videos from the conference!
#digipres #DigitalPreservation #archives #library 📚
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#digipres #DigitalPreservation #archives #library 📚
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
NDSA's Digital Preservation Conference 2025 - YouTube
Presentation recordings from the National Digital Stewardship Alliance's Digital Preservation Conference held October 9 and 10, 2025 virtually. The conferenc...
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation Conference playlist is now available on YouTube with 37 videos from the conference!
#digipres #DigitalPreservation #archives #library 📚
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#digipres #DigitalPreservation #archives #library 📚
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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At the Mountains of Madness is a science-fiction and cosmic horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, written on scrap paper Feb-March 1931. It details a disastrous expedition to Antarctica in September 1930, and what is found by a group of explorers led by Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University.
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
At the Mountains of Madness is a science-fiction and cosmic horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, written on scrap paper Feb-March 1931. It details a disastrous expedition to Antarctica in September 1930, and what is found by a group of explorers led by Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University.
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I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
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🧵 Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into lovingly repairing historic books from The Portico's 19th-century collection...
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🧵 Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into lovingly repairing historic books from The Portico's 19th-century collection...
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People are so fascinatingly stupid about Mt. Washington.
“Oh, it’s not that tall,” they say, little knowing it is haunted by Weather Demons
“Oh, it’s not that tall,” they say, little knowing it is haunted by Weather Demons
I’m sorry but what were over 20 people thinking:
Nearly Two Dozen Hikers Were Left Stranded by Snow atop New England’s Highest Peak
Officials said the hikers were “ill-prepared” for winter weather. New Hampshire is one of the few to levy fines on rescued hikers deemed to have entered the wilderness unprepared. Could they pay?
www.outsideonline.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
People are so fascinatingly stupid about Mt. Washington.
“Oh, it’s not that tall,” they say, little knowing it is haunted by Weather Demons
“Oh, it’s not that tall,” they say, little knowing it is haunted by Weather Demons