MP3s of songs recorded and pressed to vinyl between 1900 and 1930.

"A 'beck' is a silent signal, such as a nod of the head or a motion with the forefinger." "In summoning a servant one might have to resort to a 'call' as well as a 'beck' if the servant did not see the beck or failed to respond to it."

"I told the Lord: 'Don't do this to me! You have younger and better men, who can do this work with different verve and strength.'"

"Mr. Turtle, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"

"provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs..."

"No. 1? In most important categories we're not even in the Top 10 anymore. Not even close. The USA is 'No. 1' in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion."

"The drawings -- which include human figures as well as animals such as birds, monkeys, and felines -- are believed to have been created by members of the Paracas Culture sometime between 600 and 100 B.C."

An hour-long mix, showcasing "the history of cut up music - be it avant garde tape manipulation, turntable megamixes or bastard pop mash ups."

"Condensed and abridged to keep the substance, the style and the quotes, but ditching all that irritating verbiage."

A ridiculous amount of sprites.

Death tolls.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Complete text.

Little kids talk about old video games again.

"In 2005, Basic Hip Digital Oddio will feature an entire year of albums from the golden age of kiddie records, lovingly transferred from the original 78s and encoded to 192kbps MP3 format. That's one a week for 52 weeks!"

Full text and audio database of Top 100 American Speeches by Rank Order

"The various bars in Final Fantasy 6 were changed to 'Cafes' in Final Fantasy 3."

"Back in the day Nintendo was constrained by hardware."

"Transcripts of most presidential and vice presidential debates are available on this site."

What a week...

Historical, religious, geographical diagrams.

"We realized that after almost twenty-one years together we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude."

A beautiful poem by George Edgar Montgomery