‘Glory,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ ‘Frida,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Clueless’ Among Titles Selected for Recognition The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the Library announcedContinue Reading

Novi Belgii [The Danckers map and view.], Justus Dankerts (1635-1701), ca. 1682. Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2205. An international research collaboration led by the Museum of the City of New York and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) will undertakeContinue Reading

Photo by D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The archive spans six decades of Tom Verlaine’s working life and includes lyric drafts, notebooks, correspondence, and hundreds of hours of unreleased music, demos, rehearsals, and live recordings by the Neon Boys, Television, and solo work. The New York Public LibraryContinue Reading

Image Courtesy of NYCEDC The Site, Located on West 100th Street Between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue, Will be Redeveloped to Include Market-Rate and Permanently Affordable Housing Along with a New Bloomingdale Library Branch and off-site, modernized facilities for The Department of Mental Health and Hygiene New York City EconomicContinue Reading

Image from “Thanksgiving,” nominated in the Comedy Series category for the Chance Perdomo Legacy Scholarship, created by students from Brigham Young University. Nonprofit Dedicated to Inspiring Tomorrow’s Emmy Winners Today Reveals Inaugural ‘Chance Perdomo Legacy Scholarship’ Comedy Nominees and Recipients of $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Award The TelevisionContinue Reading