film
A Short Eames Film Shows Our Place in the Universe
Made in 1977, Powers of Ten explores the world, both from great heights and microscopically close.
Articles by Ashawnta Jackson
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
music
Meet Rufus Harley, the First Jazz Bagpiper
Jazz met the Highlands when Harley met the bagpipes.
television
The Revolution Was Televised, Thanks to This 25-Pound Video Rig
In the 1970s, the Portapak gave a voice to outsiders and changed media forever.
libraries
Digitizing the Boston Public Library's Forgotten Record Collection
It will take years, but all 200,000 pieces of vinyl discovered in a basement will one day be available to the public.
music
In Brooklyn, a Rare Concert Organ Takes a (Hopefully Temporary) Bow
Long Island University's 1928 Wurlitzer will go quiet for at least the next two years.
sports
1,400 Baby Chicks and the Integration of Professional Baseball
In 1946 in Nashua, New Hampshire, catcher Roy Campanella made history in more ways than one.
hidden
Why British DJs From the '60s and '70s Kept Their Best Records Secret
The art of the "cover-up" once led an obscure Marvin Gaye record to be misidentified for decades.
science
The 1922 Poem That Linked the Russian Revolution to Cryonics
One group of anarchist artists planned on being around a long, long time.
