Witty Prankster Tries to Break as Many Ancient British Laws as Possible While in the Presence of Police
Prankster Oobah Butler hilariously tried to break as many seemingly ridiculous, ancient British laws while in the presence of police.
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The Digitized ‘Codex Arundel’ Notebook Offers an Online Peek Into the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci
The British Library has digitized all 570 images of original thoughts, illustrations and ideas belonging to Leonardo da Vinci as contained in the Codex Arundel.…
Computer Pioneer Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley Opens Up About Survival in a 2010 Interview
In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, computer pioneer Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley opened up about survival, how…
‘Issues to Readers’, A Real-Time Feed of Book Titles Borrowed, Returned, & Requested in the British Library
“Issues to Readers” is a film showing ten minutes of a real-time activity feed of the British Library system as patrons borrow, return, and request…
The Original Handwritten Manuscript of an Early Version of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’
The British Library has posted an online version of the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, a story handwritten and illustrated by Charles Lutwidge…
Stunning Distorted Panorama Drawings by Rorik Smith
British artist Rorik Smith created this series of stunning polyhedral panoramic projection drawings of libraries in Wales. The drawings were created on site without computer…
Harvey Pekar Library Statue Project
The Harvey Pekar Library Statue is a proposed memorial to Harvey Pekar, the indie graphic novelist (American Splendor) who died in 2010. Created by sculptor…