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Green Day, Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie albums added to National Recording Registry
ABBA, The Chicks, and Bill Withers are also among "the defining sounds of history" preserved this year. Green Day, Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie Albums Added to National Recording Registry Eddie Fu
The number of countries banning crypto has doubled in three years
Although 2021 was a good year for the cryptocurrency industry in terms of market performance, the number of jurisdictions banning crypto has more than doubled since 2018. A report by the Library of Congress (LOC) details the nine jurisdictions that have now applied an absolute ban on crypto and the 42 with an implicit ban. This is up from eight and 15 respectively in 2018 when the report was first published. The LOC is the research library for the United States Senate, acting as the national library for the country. In the context of the LOC report, an absolute ban means any “transactions with or holding cryptocurrency is a criminal act”, whereas an implicit ban prohibits cryptocurrency exchanges, banks, and other financial institutions from “dealing in cryptocurrencies or offe...
Return of the Jedi, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and WALL-E Among 2021 National Film Registry Honorees
The Library of Congress unveiled its annual list of new additions to the National Film Registry on Tuesday. Only 25 films make the cut per year, and the 2021 selection boasts some beloved classics spanning from 1902-2008. Among those are Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), WALL-E (2008), and many more well-deserving must-sees. Each year, the Librarian of Congress selects films for the National Film Registry from thousands of public nominations, with input from members of the National Film Preservation Board and Library film curators. Some other additions for 2021 include What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, the 1962 psychological horror-thriller starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Fantasy geeks will be pleased to see The Lord o...
Nas, Janet Jackson, and Kermit the Frog Archived into Library of Congress
Nas (photo by Ben Kaye), Kermit the Frog (photo by Ben Kaye), and Janet Jackson (photo by Julia Drummond) The Library of Congress has announced this year’s selection of 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” pieces of recorded music to archive into its collection. Among the inductees are no-brainer albums by Nas and Janet Jackson, classic songs by Kool & the Gang and Louis Armstrong, and one surprise inductee: Kermit the Frog. The beloved green puppet was chosen for “Rainbow Connection”, an Oscar-nominated Top 25 hit from 1979’s The Muppet Movie. Check out Kermit’s April 2020 performance of the song below. Other recordings selected for the National Recording Registry include Nas’ classic debut Illmatic; Janet Jackson’s seminal Rhythm Nation 1814; Kool & the Gan...
