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I like reading a bit of everything and am working on my debut novel. Appalachian.
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Today's review covers MABEL'S BUSY DAY (1914), directed by and starring Mabel Normand as a hot dog vendor and Charlie Chaplin as a pest determined to steal her wares.

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Mabel’s Busy Day (1914) A Silent Film Review
Mabel Normand plays a busy hot dog vendor who hopes to sell her wares at a racetrack. She has to deal with rude customers, dine and dashers… and Charlie Chaplin, who is determined to steal her saus…
moviessilently.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Welcome to the public domain, A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1929) by Ernest Hemingway. 💔📖 This classic novel of love and loss is set against the backdrop of World War I.

Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...

#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Times are tough and they will be for a while. But during this time, look for the helpers. We’re here.
February 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Reminder that NASA receives less than 1% of the entire federal budget.

These inventions include “the growth [in space] of higher-quality human heart tissue, knee cartilage, and pharmaceutical crystals that can be grown on Earth to develop new medical treatments”.

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These NASA Inventions Are Revolutionizing the World Right Now
NASA’s Spinoff 2025 reveals how space technology is revolutionizing life on Earth, from medical breakthroughs to futuristic construction. Decades of research in low Earth orbit have led to unexpected ...
scitechdaily.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ANYWAY, did you know there's an extension you can put on Chrome that will connect with your local library system and when you go look at a book, say on AMZ, it will tell you if that book exists in the library system and if it's available?

It's literally called Library Extension.
February 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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It’s been almost 30 years since “The Crocodile Hunter,” hosted by Terri Irwin and the late Steve Irwin, first captivated TV audiences.

In today’s episode, a chat with the Irwins’ daughter, conservationist Bindi Irwin.

Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
February 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Medicare For All!!!

2.5% overhead.

That is “Government Efficiency.”
February 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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'There _is_ Mike on other planets', exclaims this U.S. print ad for Acclaim's Space Jam game, circa 1996. [Ad via the VGHF Library.]
February 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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✨Always 🎶✨ chase your dreams! 🦄 Robot Unicorn Attack is one of many classic Flash games preserved at Internet Archive and playable in your browser through emulation (thanks, Ruffle!).

What other titles should we feature? Drop your favorites in comments ⬇️
February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN (1920) was significant in that its cast was entirely Indigenous. Thought lost for decades, a single copy of this independent production showed up in Oklahoma, where it had been shot, but the owner was holding out for a million dollar payout.
February 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Current read. Heartbreaking, gripping, important. #BookSky #BlackHistoryMonth
February 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Welcome to the public domain, LAUGHING BOY (1929) by Oliver La Farge, a story of love, identity, & cultural tension, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1930. 🖋️📖🏆

➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025

#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
February 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Prior to Blockbuster eating the market before becoming Netflix chum itself, video stores were seen as THE small business opportunity and they flourished. My small town had at least 8 at any given time.

They always smelled like those thick plastic cases and were usually festooned in posters.
Friday nights used to be Go to the Video Store Night and there was a whole strategy and timing to it and our entire society has broken down since we replaced it with Try to Figure Out What to Stream by Yourself While Also Scrolling on Your Phone y/n?
February 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
February 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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thread of anti-klan cartoons from 100+ years ago
February 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Pepsi lost something special when it let Frankenstein's contract lapse.
February 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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"We've added A.I. to--"

me:
a green bottle of shampoo is sitting in a sink
Alt: a cat knocks over a green bottle of shampoo sitting in a sink
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:

Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
February 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Our book is THE CURSE OF CAPISTRANO (1919) by Johnston McCulley, which is probably better known by the title of its film adaptation, THE MARK OF ZORRO.

This is the book that introduced the popular Zorro character.

archive.org/details/TheC...
The Curse of Capistrano : McCulley, Johnston, 1883-1958 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Adventure story set in early California
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February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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You complain about a lack of good heroes but you turned away from showgirls chasing down their bosses and embraced interchangeable gravel-voiced stubble men hitting things, so this is really on you
February 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Welcome to the public domain, THE WILD PARTY (1929)! 🎞️💃Clara Bow’s first talkie is a lively collegiate comedy-drama. Directed by trailblazer Dorothy Arzner.

Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025/

#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM