Undisciplined urbanist. Feral typist. I teach Urban Studies and American Studies at a small college not far from the Hudson River. I also design and facilitate workshops to help community groups make collective decisions.
Alt-text: fields of daisies projected on screens in a white room (where I work).
#SpatialPractice #Commons #DisabilityStudies
#DesignMethods #FeministPoliticalTheory #SocialImagination
Love this! A 22-page DIY web archiving zine that "shows you why everyone should participate in preserving the things on the web they care about, and how anyone can do so (no special expertise required!)".
https://zinebakery.com/homemade-zines/bakeshop-2-diywebarchiving
#internet #TheWeb #archiving #WebArchiving
Made by @quinnanya, @Literature_Geek, and bunch of other awesome folks, found via @lavaeolus https://fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/113873744698219704
Another thing.
#Altadena is a historically Black neighborhood. Tied into the work that John Brown’s sons did after his death and their migration west, along with being a free state, Altadena #California was one of the only cities to outlaw redlining, allowing Black families to purchase houses in the developing area.
This is why so many legendary African Americans come from this area - from Octavia to the directorial icon John Singleton.
It’s devastating on several levels.
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are very excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse.
Our aim is to offer a platform that will serve both as a practical resource and a place to simply wander — an ever-growing portal to discover more than 2000 years of visual culture.
Start exploring here: https://pdimagearchive.org/ @pdimagearchive
Public Domain Day is almost upon us! Some highlights:
More Mickey Mouse, including his first speaking appearance.
The Skeleton Dance is finally legal to use for whatever you want!
The Black Watch, which is John Ford's first talkie.
Dynamite, which is Cecil B. DeMille's first talkie.
Popeye the Sailor (with caveats)
Tintin
Buck Rogers (fully free and clear despite previous assertions)
Rhapsody in Blue recorded by Gershwin himself
More goodies and info at:
Update: see what's entering the public domain on January 1, 2026! Tweet January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle Directors, Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries are different.[1] On January 1, 2025, thousands of copyrighted works from 1929 will enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1924.
In 2012, French beekeepers encountered an unusual phenomenon when they discovered blue and green #honey in their hives. This strange coloration immediately aroused the interest and curiosity of beekeepers, and they went in search of the cause. In their investigations, they found that the bees were collecting colored sugar from a nearby M&M factory.
The factory had left remnants of colored sugar in the candy manufacturing process, and the bees had used this sugar as a food source.
David Graeber Institute
BoltsMag.org
Stefan Bohacek
Ericka Simone
The Public Domain Review
Dan Lockton
Cyberpunk Librarian
Global Museum
Tricia Wood