Prelinger Library
2016 prelinger library funding appeal
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Rick_and_Megan_Prelinger,_Prelinger_Library.jpg The Prelinger Library (http://www.prelingerlibrary.org) is an urban oasis of research, community, art, and collaboration in San Francisco. It is a freely publicly accessible workshop where artists, writers, and activists from around the Bay and across the world meet to read, research and make new works of all kinds. We offer all visitors the chance […]
in praise of the library
The Gravity of Paper The other day I visited an astounding library of forgotten paper. Located in San Francisco, in a large utilitarian room in a drab building, the Prelinger Library is an electrifying planetary power spot. Sparks of inspiration, adoration, amazement, and love issue from between the towering stacks of paper and tapes. While […]
i recently gave a little talk at washington university
Its a university in St. Louis Missouri. I visited a history of agriculture class. The professor was making a lot of assertions about sustainability, and the obsolescence of various simple yet sophisticated farming practices/equipment. It was quite infuriating. Luckily I had a tiny chance for rebuttal. The Long Now Foundation in San Francisco recently sponsored […]
The Farmer Turns The Tables
Here's a beautiful image from the Prelinger Library. Click on the image to bring it to full size. And check out the new Prelinger Library Digital Collections: http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger_library