Stream Online Monty Python and the Holy Grail Free on Its 50th Anniversary

Open Culture: “This year, YouTube celebrated its twentieth anniversary, prompting younger users to wonder what life could have been like before it. The fiftieth anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which premiered in April of 1975, has inspired similar reflection among comedy enthusiasts. It can be difficult, at this point, to imagine oneself …

Subjects: Internet

“The Library of Congress,” a History of the Nation’s Library

“As the Library Celebrates its 225th Anniversary, A New Book Tells the Story of the Library and Its Impact from Jefferson’s Vision to the Digital Age. “The Library of Congress: From Jefferson’s Vision to the Digital Age,” publishing May 2, is a new comprehensive history of the nation’s library as the institution turns 225 years …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Recommended Books

LLRX April 2025 Issue

8 New Articles and 6 New Columns – https://www.llrx.com – LLRX.com® – the free web journal on law, technology, knowledge discovery and research for Librarians, Lawyers, Researchers, Academics, and Journalists. Founded in 1996, published monthly by a solo, independent, self funded owner, editor, publisher, researcher and writer. The U.S. as an Authoritarian State: Danger to …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025

RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom: “…The ongoing wave of media shutdowns According to data collected by RSF for the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, in 160 out of the 180 countries assessed, media outlets achieve financial stability “with difficulty” — or “not at all.” Worse, news …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

100 Actions That Define Trump’s Horrifying First 100 Days in Office

RollingStone [no paywall] – “The president and his administration have waged a corrupt, chaotic, and cruel assault on the United States and its people. Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been the most chaotic and consequential in modern political memory. He has wielded the presidency like a king, seeking to bend America (and, far less …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, Courts, E-Records, Economy, Education, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

The Conversation, Nicole M. Bennett: “A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency’s network in early March 2025 when staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, which goes by DOGE, were granted access to the agency’s databases. On April 7, the Department …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

What Are Firms Using? GenAI Adoption Study & Data Extraction

LegalTech Hub: “In a recent survey that Legaltech Hub (LTH) delivered with the organizing committee for the Strategic Knowledge and Innovation Legal Leaders Summit (SKILLS), 100 top-tier firms responded to a series of questions about which generative AI (GenAI) technologies they were actively using, what they were piloting, and which technologies they were considering licensing …

Subjects: AI, Legal Research

The ruling against Trump’s law firm order shows how to respond in this moment

Law Dork – Chris Geitner – “…Judge Howell’s decision striking down the order targeting Perkins Coie can serve as a framework for addressing Trump. On Friday evening [May 2, 2025], U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell took a stab at summarizing what it means to exist in this moment — and how courts need to respond …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

April 2025 Job Cuts Plunge, But DOGE Drives 2025 Layoffs to Pandemic-Era Highs

Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc: “U.S.-based employers announced 105,441 cuts in April, down 62% from the 275,240 job cuts in March. It is up 63% from the 64,789 cuts announced in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. April’s total …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Visualizing Federal Funding at U.S. Universities

“The New York Times [no paywall] has created a visualization mapping the distribution of federal funding to universities across the country using data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Each circle on the map represents a university, with size indicating the amount of federal funding received in 2023—ranging from $10 million to …

Subjects: Censorship, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Medicine