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Pratt Institute: Rowena Reed Kostellow Archive Chronicles a Half-Century of Shaping Industrial Design. “Her career was dedicated to promoting thoughtful design for daily life, and with her husband, Alexander Kostellow, and Donald Dohner, she established Pratt’s Industrial Design program and its foundation curriculum with an attention to form, function, and industry. This pioneering program inspired industrial design courses across the globe. The newly launched Rowena Reed Kostellow Digital Archive honors that legacy by bringing together archival material from Pratt Libraries and submissions from alumni.”
Ultimate Classic Rock: Motley Crue Unveils ‘World’s Most Notorious Museum’. “Motley Crue will celebrate their 43rd birthday by unveiling the Crueseum, an online virtual museum dedicated to the band’s long and colorful history. The Crueseum gives fans an expansive look at all facets of Motley Crue’s career. The site includes rare memorabilia, backstage photos, handwritten notes, flyers and poster art, ticket stubs, tour itineraries, VIP laminates and more, many of which ‘have never been seen by the public,’ according to the press release.”
PR Newswire: Gale’s New Power to the People Archive Reveals the Historical Roots of Today’s Counterculture and Social Justice Movements (PRESS RELEASE). “The company has launched Power to the People: Counterculture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press, Nineteenth to Twenty-First Century, a new digital archive that brings together materials that document the movements, events, individuals and grassroots organizations that worked to effect change in cultures and societies around the world. This unique collection offers a comprehensive view of the struggles and triumphs of activism over time, enabling users to make key connections and comparisons between past movements and the challenges humanity faces today.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
9to5 Google: Google is no longer bringing the full Chrome browser to Fuchsia. “Google has formally discontinued its efforts to bring the full Chrome browser experience to its Fuchsia operating system.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
The Art Museum: Brazil plans museum devoted to 2023 insurrection. “An initiative to create a comprehensive record of the 2023 insurrection of the Brazilian congress has been launched as part of the development of the Museum of Democracy in Brasília, a forthcoming museum that will explore the complex history of democratic rule in the country.”
Newport Daily News: Flood in Newport Historical Society’s basement damages archives. How they’re being saved . “Hanging from a clothing line stretched across two sets of ladders, dozens, if not hundreds, of film negatives from The Newport Daily News archives dry out in the lobby of the Newport Historical Society’s headquarters on Touro Street, just a portion of the photo archive that was impacted when the organization’s basement unexpectedly flooded on Tuesday.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Deutsche Welle: War in Ukraine: Photos to preserve endangered cultural sites. “UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, classifies numerous World Heritage Sites in Ukraine as endangered, including St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv and the old town of Lviv. ‘The destruction continues to increase,’ says Christian Bracht, Director of the Documentation Center for Art History (DDK) — Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, ‘because there is no end to the war in sight.’ This is one of the reasons the Marburg archive has dispatched up to 20 local photographers into the field since October 2022, equipped with digital cameras and special lenses.”
New Voice of Ukraine: Ukrainian hackers steal construction plans for 500 Russian military sites — report . “Hackers from the group Blackjack, purportedly affiliated with Ukraine’s SBU security service, have breached a Russian state enterprise involved in construction work for the Russian military, and downloaded over 1.2 TB of data, a Ukrainian law enforcement source told NV on Jan. 18.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
EL PAÍS: Chile searches for those missing from Pinochet dictatorship with the help of artificial intelligence. “At the end of August, Chilean president Gabriel Boric launched the Search Plan for more than 1,000 Chileans. Today, old judicial documents, many typewritten, have been digitized to apply cutting edge technology and cross-reference data.”
University of Texas at Austin: AI Can Boost Service for Vulnerable Customers. “Artificial intelligence has become the Swiss Army knife of the business world, a universal tool for increasing sales, optimizing efficiency, and interacting with customers. But new research from Texas McCombs explores another purpose for AI in business: to contribute to the social good. It can do so by helping businesses better serve vulnerable consumers: anyone in the marketplace who experiences limited access to and control of resources.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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January 20, 2024 at 01:16AM
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