"Must-have" Christmas gift of 1983? The Cabbage Patch Kid πŸ₯¬ πŸ‘Ά It started the holiday trend. Desperate parents camped out & tore through stores, while some greedy Grinches resold the dolls at inflated prices. This serene Wishbook page belies the holiday chaos. Browse the full catalog in our collection to see the gift also-rans of 1983 ‡️ image
TONIGHT at the Internet Archive: "Bringing Internet Archive Collections to Life" with @npub1fl6v...kwvj In-person & online
πŸ“’ Upcoming #booktalk! Protecting our cultural commons is essential for creativity & innovation! Join James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling for THE PUBLIC DOMAIN to learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it. Co-hosted with @npub1njff...mqe3. πŸ“† Thurs Dec 18 πŸ•™ 10 AM – 11 AM PT πŸ“ Online 🎟️ #publicdomain image
🎬 Creators! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Day Remix Contest is open! πŸŽ₯ Celebrate Public Domain Day in January 2026 by creating a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain media from 1930. πŸŽΌπŸŽΆπŸŽ­πŸ“š πŸ“† Entry Deadline: January 7, 2026 πŸ’° First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details πŸ‘‰ #publicdomain #contest #filmmaking image
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It’s Final Draw day for World Cup 26! ⚽️ Decades of FIFA & World Cup-related sites are preserved in the Wayback Machine; some of the 1 trillion pages saved so far. Ready to kick off a trip through the websites of the tournament & your favorite teams? Score your goal with the #WaybackMachine ➑️ #WorldCup #Wayback1T @npub1xrj3...9q43 image
🎬 Meet a winner: THE SITUATIONSHIP by Samara Meyer reimagines a 1920s silent film as a humorous love story, and took third place in the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. Now it’s your turnβ€”create a 2–3 min short using public domain works from 1930 & earlier. πŸ“† Deadline: January 7, 2026 πŸ’° First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details πŸ‘‰ #PublicDomain #Filmmaking #Contest @npub1xrj3...9q43
⏰ There’s still time to join today’s #booktalk! πŸ“– PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET examines how scholar-led, non-commercial approaches can transform open access & build equitable publishing futures. πŸ“† Thurs Dec 4th πŸ•™ 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET πŸ“ Online! FREE! 🎟️ @npub1njff...mqe3 @npub17nd8...77sr @npub1wl0n...lls3
Cory Doctorow coined the word ENSHITTIFICATION & learned that a minor license to vulgarity can be a key to getting people interested in abstract technical questions. On the Future Knowledge #podcast, he explains what the word means, why the web became frustrating & hostile to users, & how we can make it work for people again. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ @npub1xrj3...9q43 @npub1njff...mqe3
#Booktalk tomorrow! Join Samuel Moore & Heather Joseph for PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET, exploring how commons-based, scholar-led publishing can offer a fair, ethical alternative to commercial systems. πŸ“† Thurs Dec 4th πŸ•™ 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET πŸ“ Online 🎟️ @npub1njff...mqe3 @npub17nd8...77sr @npub1wl0n...lls3 image