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Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.

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For an island community, geography & history can shape access to records. Digital collections help reconnect Aruba with its own heritage. Future Knowledge #podcast special series #VanishingCulture #DigitalPreservation #Libraries @internetarchive.bsky.social

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πŸ“š Preservation isn't only about protecting the past. In A LANGUAGE WORTH SAVING, Peter Scholing shares how Aruba's National Library uses digitization to make cultural heritage accessible. On Future Knowledge's #VanishingCulture series. 🎧 Listen: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧡

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🌐 On World Wide Web Day, we’re celebrating the Wayback Machine’s milestone of archiving more than 1 trillion web pages, preserving decades of the web we’ve built. Explore decades of web history with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org #Wayback1T #WorldWideWebDay @mark.bsky.social

White square logo reading "INTERNET ARCHIVE" in black serif type above the Wayback Machine wordmark, with "WayBack" in red and "Machine" in black condensed lettering.
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🌐 Happy World Wide Web Day! Created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, the World Wide Web transformed how we share knowledge online. In 2025, Sir Tim was honored as an Internet Archive Hero Award recipient for his lasting impact on the web. More πŸ‘‡ blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c... #WorldWideWebDay

Headshot of Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
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2️⃣/2️⃣ Learn more about Elias, her book, & the Aug 4 #booktalk with livestream & in-person options at our blog blog.archive.org/2026/07/27/s... #books #booktalk @archive.org @authorsalliance.bsky.social @thesoniashow.bsky.social #OpenAccess #OpenAccess

blog.archive.orgAuthor Simone O. Elias Bypasses Traditional Publishing with Open Access Release | Internet Archive BlogsSixteen-year-old Simone O. Elias has a lot to say about her generation and the way it is perceived by society.
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πŸ“– At 16, Simone O. Elias wrote PORCELAIN RAGE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE GEN Z WOMAN. Her book explores femininity, culture, history, mental health & the pressures shaping a generation. Elias chose to publish it as an open-access book on the Internet Archive. Get it FREE! archive.org/details/porc... 🧡

Book cover for "Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman" by Simone O. Elias. Bold green title text sits on a pink background above an image of a woman's bare legs on a green background, wrapped by a snake coiling from the thigh down to the feet.Slide reading "Porcelain Rage: Book Talk with Simone O. Elias & Sonia Mansfield." Includes a photo of Elias leaning against a brick wall in a floral dress, a photo of Mansfield smiling in rhinestone cat-eye glasses, and a pink-toned illustration of a toppling stack of books.Event details slide reading: August 4th, doors at 5:30 pm, talk at 6:00 pm, in person at Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF. Text describes a book talk with Simone O. Elias in conversation with author Sonia Mansfield, discussing "Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman" and why Elias chose to release it as an open-access book through the Internet Archive rather than a traditional publisher. The Internet Archive lectern icon appears at the bottom, with a pink-toned stack of books in the corner.
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🌈 2010. 🎢 Erasure's Always plays as you mash Z, chasing that high score πŸ† and your best sparkly unicorn life πŸ¦„ ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK still runs thanks to preservation & emulation via Ruffle. Flash is gone πŸ‘‹, but your favorite games don't have to be. 🌐 Play it now! archive.org/details/robo...

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Digital preservation helps protect culture, but it also keeps knowledge accessible when communities need it most. From the Future Knowledge #podcast special series #VanishingCulture with host Vida Vojić. #DigitalPreservation #Libraries #Papiamento @internetarchive.bsky.social

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πŸ“š When the pandemic closed schools & libraries, students studying Papiamento still needed books. In A LANGUAGE WORTH SAVING, Peter Scholing shares how librarians, authors & the Internet Archive digitized texts so students could keep learning. 🎧 futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧡

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3️⃣/3️⃣ And you can 🎀 Join Elias & author Sonia Mansfield for a #booktalk at the Internet Archive, both in person AND online. With audience Q&A! πŸ“… Tues Aug 4 Livestream: πŸ•• 6 PM PT πŸ“‘ www.youtube.com/live/vf0w9qq... In-Person: πŸ•  Doors 5:30 PM PT πŸ“ 300 Funston, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

youtube.comBook Talk: Porcelain RageJoin us for a book talk with Simone O. Elias in conversation with author Sonia Mansfield, discussing Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman. Learn w...
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2️⃣/3️⃣ πŸ“– Read PORCELAIN RAGE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE GEN Z WOMAN by Elias for FREE! The book explores femininity, cultural expectations, mental health, and the challenges facing Gen Z women in the digital age. Read or download πŸ†“ on thje Internet Archive ‡️ archive.org/details/porc...

Book cover for "Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman" by Simone O. Elias. Bold green title text sits on a pink background above an image of a woman's bare legs on a green background, wrapped by a snake coiling from the thigh down to the feet.
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πŸ“š Why bypass a traditional publisher? At 16, Simone O. Elias chose the open-access route for her 2nd book, PORCELAIN RAGE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE GEN Z WOMAN, making it free & available to everyone through the Internet Archive. Learn more about Elias & the book: blog.archive.org/2026/07/27/s... 🧡

Promotional graphic for a "Porcelain Rage" book talk on August 4th, doors at 5:30pm and talk at 6:00pm, held in person at Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF. The event features Simone O. Elias in conversation with writer and podcaster Sonia Mansfield, discussing why Elias wrote a manifesto for her generation and chose to release it as an open access book through the Internet Archive rather than a traditional publisher. The graphic includes photos of both authors, a stack of books, the Internet Archive lectern icon, and the pink-and-green Porcelain Rage cover art.
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Free speech matters. So does verifying what's true. Without a stable historical record, accountability suffers. A new paper, THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, explores why. πŸ“– Read or download ⬇️ journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/artic... 🧡

Greenish-black graphic quoting Michael Menna and Lila Bailey, in The Political Librarian, with the quote "The entire project of history depends on this process, which means that it depends on the ability to keep and transmit information across time.
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Gibbs explains that the Internet Archive’s searchable collections give folklorists new ways to trace how stories were recorded, shared, and interpreted over time. @laurakgibbs.bsky.social @hm-nde.bsky.social #VanishingCulture #podcast

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πŸ“š Research can uncover stories even experts never found. 🌍 African folklorist Laura Gibbs shares how Internet Archive’s full-text search helped her find 60 versions of a folktale, including one in an early 1900s issue of Good Housekeeping. 🎧 Listen: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧡

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🌍 This episode of the #FutureKnowledge #podcast is part of our special summer series #VanishingCulture, examining how cultural knowledge, stories, and histories can disappear when the communities that preserve them lose the ability to share them. @hm-nde.bsky.social @laurakgibbs.bsky.social

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πŸ—£οΈ Myths & folklore are powerful because they evolve. Understanding this depends on preserving the record. Folklore scholars Helen Nde & Laura Gibbs discuss why preserving sources helps us understand how stories and meanings change. 🎧 Listen: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧡

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🎬 That's a wrap on our 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest retrospective! This supercut stitches together highlights from this year's entries, showing how filmmakers transformed #publicdomain films, books, cartoons, music, and more from 1930 into something new. ▢️ archive.org/details/2026...

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