Archive for February, 2008
February 27, 2008 at 11:13 am
· Filed under Cool Books
This selection of alphabet books spans a hundred years and is probably of more interest to adults than children. Two of the more unusual books are the Anti-Slavery Alphabet published at the height of the American abolition movement and Little People: An Alphabet which could as easily be titled, “An Alphabet of Racism.” This popular form of educating (and sometimes indoctrinating) children has endured for over two centuries. The form has also been used to amuse adults as can be seen in An Alphabet of Celebrities.
– Renata
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February 26, 2008 at 3:17 pm
· Filed under New Movie Collection ·Tagged classic tv
The Archive’s patrons, along with our excellent volunteer curator, twainbough, have been helping us build up a nifty collection of Classic Television episodes, and we think it’s time to unveil it!
Here are a few choice morsels for you to peruse:
– Alexis
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February 21, 2008 at 2:46 pm
· Filed under Cool Movies ·Tagged recitals
You probably remember your first recital, whether it was on the piano, the violin, a recorder, or a dance floor. Your parents ooohed and ahhhed over your every little mistake and thought you were a virtuoso in the making. Well, the archive has an interesting selection of recitals to choose from, with nary a cute kid to be found. Okay, that’s a lie – I’ve included at least one 8 year old, but he doesn’t make any mistakes.
– Alexis
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February 14, 2008 at 11:49 am
· Filed under Cool Movies ·Tagged bad ass babes, horror movies
It’s that time of year again – hearts, flowers, candy, cupid and bad ass babes. These lovely ladies must not have a date for Valentine’s Day, because they are very badly behaved and not afraid to show it!
– Alexis
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February 13, 2008 at 1:02 pm
· Filed under Cool Movies ·Tagged dating
If you haven’t been having much luck in the dating arena lately, maybe it’s time for a little brushup on your skills (ladies, apparently we’re supposed to invite our dates in and make them sandwiches at the end of the evening). We’ve got videos to teach you everything from how to ask for your first date, what to do on a date, and how to decide when you should go steady. But please, for everyone’s sake, watch “VD is For Everybody” first.
– Alexis
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February 12, 2008 at 5:35 pm
· Filed under Cool Movies
Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847. As the inventor of the phonograph (1877), the kinetoscope (1891) (the first motion pictures), and the first talking motion pictures (1913)–not to mention his significant contributions to the commercial use of electricity–it is fair to say that the Archive would not exist as it does today without him. As a birthday tribute we present this selection of early Edison films:
– Renata
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February 8, 2008 at 1:04 pm
· Filed under Cool Movies ·Tagged b movie, horror movies
I recently discovered that the Internet Archive has quite a selection of B Horror movies from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. These are films of unparalleled cheesiness, perfect for conducting a round of Mystery Science Theater in your own home. A few gems you might like to make fun of:
– Alexis
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February 4, 2008 at 5:22 pm
· Filed under Cool Audio ·Tagged whistling
One of our volunteer curators, Diana Hamilton, put together a playlist from the 78 RPM and Cylinder Archive collections featuring expert whistlers. You can download an m3u playlist, or visit the individual song pages below to download the audio files themselves.
– Alexis
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This selection of alphabet books spans a hundred years and is probably of more interest to adults than children. Two of the more unusual books are the Anti-Slavery Alphabet published at the height of the American abolition movement and Little People: An Alphabet which could as easily be titled, “An Alphabet of Racism.” This popular form of educating (and sometimes indoctrinating) children has endured for over two centuries. The form has also been used to amuse adults as can be seen in An Alphabet of Celebrities. 
Whistling Coquette
