A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.
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‘Philadelphia,’ ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid’ added to the National Film Registry
Every year, the National Film Registry adds 25 films to its collection to be preserved for posterity. Selections for 2025 ranges from ‘The Thing’ to ‘White Christmas’
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Arthur Sze named 25th U.S. poet laureate
Sze is a poet with a lot of acclaim — he’s won the National Book Award, was a Guggenheim fellow and was a finalist for the Pulitzer. He aims to promote interest in translated poetry in his new role.
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Rhode Island libraries face deep cuts in Trump’s budget
President Trump’s new budget proposal calls for cutting the main source of federal funds for state and local libraries. The president’s budget outline, released earlier this month, would eliminate a little known federal agency called the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The proposed cuts weren’t exactly a surprise. Executive Order 14238, signed by […]
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Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal
Shira Perlmutter’s termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence.
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What Trump administration move puzzled scientists? Find out in the quiz
This week’s quiz features real-life alchemy, nudity bans, expensive gifts, curriculum changes, and the new pope. Good luck!
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Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions
President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
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National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft game soundtrack
There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.
