The Guardian: Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them. “Rolling Stone magazine is offering ‘thought leaders’ the chance to write for its website if they are willing to pay $2,000 to ‘shape the future of culture’. The storied magazine, which has published journalism by writers including Hunter S Thompson, […]
Internet Archive: More than 100 years of Editor & Publisher Now Fully Accessible Online on the Internet Archive. “When Mike Blinder acquired Editor & Publisher magazine in October 2019, he inherited boxes of back issues that he put in a climate-controlled storage unit near his home in Tampa, Florida…. When Blinder called Brewster Kahle of […]
Brig Newspaper: University of Stirling Archives launches Brig Newspaper’s digital archive. “The digital archive was launched on this January 14 and aims to provide a ‘student-focused’ record of the university’s history. The archive currently contains the first 125 issues of Brig Newspaper and covers the years 1969 to 1987. Access to the archive is available […]
Toledo Blade: Feast Afrique: Diving in to African culinary delights. “‘African, African-American and African-Inspired knowledge are not often acknowledged in culinary practice,’ Ozoz Sokoh wrote in the introduction to the digital library she’s created at her site, Feast Afrique, which features nearly 200 books.”
Washington Secretary of State: Breaking News! More Historic Washington Newspapers Online. “Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, has digitized over 450,000 pages of historic Washington newspapers for the WDN website, including over 27,000 new issues that have just been released and are now available and free to the […]
US News & World Report: Historic Rhode Island Newspapers Digitized, Available Online. “The archives of several historic Rhode Island newspapers have been digitized and are now freely available for researchers, the Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society said.”
Little White Lies: An unseen archive of movie poster artwork is being published. “The vast collection consists of thousands of pieces – from concept art to finished artwork – spanning more than half a century. Many of the designs are alternative and unused versions of classic posters you know and love, such as The Empire […]
Internet Archive: Computerworld Archives: Back From Vintage Microfilm. “Years ago, the Internet Archive was honored to work with the Patrick J McGovern Foundation to bring some of the important publications of International Data Corporation onto the Internet for free public access. Today we are excited to bring a better looking version of the ComputerWorld archives […]
JSTOR Daily: The Campus Underground Press. “Famous for its social movements—against the Vietnam War, in defense of the planet, demanding Black civil rights, gay liberation, and women’s equality—the 1960s and 1970s were also a fertile time for the underground press in the United States. Reveal Digital’s Campus Underground collection on JSTOR includes more than seventy-five […]
Electronic Beats: Digital Disconnect: Exploring the Influence of Social Media on Electronic Music in the Past Decade. “Social Media is an inextricable part of life in the 21st century. From DJs rising to fame on Instagram, new genres being introduced through viral hits on Soundcloud and YouTube, bedroom productions turn into chart-topping, Grammy-winning hits on […]
The Guardian: Italy begins year of Dante anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition. “Eighty-eight rarely seen drawings of Dante’s The Divine Comedy have been put on virtual display as Italy begins a year-long calendar of events to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death. The drawings, by the 16th-century Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari, are […]
Everybody’s Libraries: Public Domain Day 2021: Honoring a lost generation. “The generation that now sees these works joining the public domain also has many of the makings of a new ‘lost generation’. The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, which badly botched its response compared to many similar countries, far exceeds the […]
EastMojo: Rare Assamese literary works to be digitised. “Taking a step towards the digital era, Assam Sahitya Sabha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON) on Tuesday to provide a dedicated online platform for Assam’s literary treasures.”
Cosmopolitan: Where to Find the Best Free (Yes, Really) Audiobooks. “Sometimes you’re so busy and/or eager to drown out your thoughts while going through your to-do list that all you want is a nice audiobook to tell you a story. What if I told you that you can add to your listening list without spending […]
Black Enterprise: Ebony Magazine Purchased By Former NBA Player Ulysses ‘Junior’ Bridgeman For $14 Million . “The famed EBONY magazine may be on the verge of resurrection. According to The Chicago Tribune, it may have a new owner in former NBA basketball player Ulysses ‘Junior’ Bridgeman. Bridgeman’s company, Bridgeman Sports and Media, has emerged as […]