🎁 Need a standout holiday gift? We’re down to the final batch of our Limited Edition Internet Archive Jersey. Features: Internet Archive in script + the number 10¹² WEB PAGES in recognition of 1 trillion pages preserved on the #WaybackMachine. Available in M, L & XL—but going fast! Shop here ➡️ 🏛️ All proceeds benefit the Internet Archive, a non-profit research library with a mission to provide "Universal Access to All Knowledge." image
It’s the holiday season. Santa Claus is an icon of that history, but he wasn’t always reaching for a soda. 🎅 Covers, ads, and illustrations like these are part of our shared cultural heritage, and their preservation lets us experience not only Christmases past but also the media that shaped them. Unwrap more vintage Holiday magazine art & more in our collection ⤵️ #HolidayArt #PeriodicalArt #Archives #CulturalMemory #ChristmasHistory
🎬 Enter the 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest! Remix & reimagine treasures from 1930—early sound films, cartoons, music, literature & art—and turn them into unique 2–3 minute films. Use the Internet Archive’s collections & your creativity to breathe new life into these cultural gems. 📅 Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details: #contest #film #publicdomain image
🎂 E. H. Shepard was born on this day in 1879. A titan among British illustrators, he’s best remembered for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 🧸 The ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️ Check out more of Shepard's illustrations and the stories in each of the 1926 & 1928 books. Both are in the public domain & in our collections. 🧸🎈🐝 👉 🧸🐯🍯 👉
💥 Why did the word ENSHITTIFICATION catch on? Cory Doctorow thinks people like a little cussing — & the word captures in blunt terms how tech platforms make the web frustrating & hostile. Want more? 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️ @Authors Alliance #Enshittification #CoryDoctorow
"Must-have" Christmas gift of 1983? The Cabbage Patch Kid 🥬 👶 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 @Brewster Kahle In-person & online
📢 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 @Authors Alliance. 📆 Thurs Dec 18 🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ #publicdomain image
🎬 Creators! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Day Remix Contest is open! 🎥 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. 🎼🎶🎭📚 📆 Entry Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 #publicdomain #contest #filmmaking image
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