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March 23, 2024

Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free

What did your school textbooks look like? Chances are they were old, ripped, and written in. Their computer-printed images were certainly not fine art, especially with other students' layering doodles over the years. However, textbooks do not always have to be boring; they can be works of art. An online archive of historic Japanese textbooks from the 19th and 20th centuries—hosted by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research—exemplifies the textbook as an art form.

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November 30, 2023

20 Cartoon Drawing Ideas to Sketch Right Now

A blank page can be daunting. Even when you're in a creative mood, it can be hard to narrow down what you want to start making. Fortunately, we've put together a helpful list of cartoon drawing ideas that are perfect for anyone wanting to fill in their sketchbook and explore a new style. Cartoons are essentially simplified versions of real life subjects, usually based on geometric shapes.

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September 18, 2023

250,000+ Concert Recordings Are Free to Download Through Live Music Archive

Whether you're a concert fan or know someone who is, there's an online archive where music lovers can enjoy thousands of performances from different bands. The Live Music Archive is part of the Internet Archive and boasts over 250,000 recordings of live concerts. This incredible collection has been in the works for 20 years and is a collaborative effort between the Internet Archive and countless volunteers.

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July 24, 2023

You Can Download Instructions for Over 6,800 Lego Sets For Free at the Internet Archive

Nothing beats the excitement of opening a brand new LEGO set and unloading those shiny bricks. Sometimes, that happy commotion leads to misplacing a key part of the building process—the instructions. If that's happened to you, then you may want to check out the Internet Archive. They have a database of over 6,800 LEGO set instructions for models from many different eras and types.

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My Modern Met

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