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Justice Stevens's Papers Will Be Released While Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Breyer Are Still Alive

First stop for reporters: the Grutter and Gratz files.

Reason

Justice Stevens Papers Through 2005 To Be Made Available Starting Tomorrow

This should be interesting.

Reason

Saving broadcasting's past for the future -- archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together

We’ve lived with broadcasting for more than a century. Starting with radio in the 1920s, then television in the 1950s, Americans by the millions began purchasing boxes designed to receive electromagnetic signals transmitted from nearby towers. Upon arrival, those signals were amplified and their messages were “aired” into our lives.

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Jimmy Buffett’s big song is in the Library of Congress? He reveals where he wrote it

MIAMI — Jimmy Buffett has been chosen for entry into the Library of Congress.

Miami Herald

A photographer's life: Carol Highsmith is documenting America for posterity

After spending her life on the road, Carol Highsmith has set about creating a legacy for the ages

Digital Camera World

Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina' is the National Recording Registry's first reggaeton song

On Wednesday, the mega-hit single became the first reggaeton song to be inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

WEKU

The US government just awarded Super Mario Bros. a significant honor

The Super Mario Bros. theme is the first video game song inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry

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Library of Congress will add Super Mario Bros. theme to the National Recording Registry

It’s-a me!

Fortune

I am beyond outraged that the Super Mario Bros. theme is the first piece of videogame music inducted into the Library of Congress

Dragon's Dogma snubbed again.

PC Gamer

Super Mario theme becomes first piece of game music inducted into Library of Congress

It's taken nearly 30 years for the track to make it

GamesRadar

What do Mario and Queen Latifah have in common? They just made it into US history

Queen Latifah, Super Mario, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Daddy Yankee and mariachi music are the latest additions to the U.S. National Recording Registry, which means a selection of their recordings have been dubbed "audio treasures worthy of preservation" by the Library of Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Madonna, Daddy Yankeee, Mariah Carey among 25 new additions to National Recording Registry

Music from Madonna, Mariah Carey, Daddy Yankee and Queen Latifah are among 25 of the “defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture” selected to join the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to National Recording Registry

An album from Madonna, a carol from Mariah Carey and music from “Super Mario Bros.”

The Independent UK

Queen Latifah and Super Mario Bros. make history in National Recording Registry debut

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

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America’s soundtrack: Preserving the nation’s musical heritage

The National Recording Registry contains more than 600 culturally important audio recordings.

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