- New genealogy/history resource online: heartbreaking advertisements by former slaves searching for family - "Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery." [via WAPO]
- A visualization of who survived the sinking of the Titanic, brought to you by Wikidata. [via Wikidata]
- In honor of NASA's Voyager I probe's 40th anniversary, Star Trek's William Shatner transmitted a message to the spacecraft. [via Space.com]
- Looking for a new podcast? A list of 11 art and culture podcasts to check out now. [via Hyperallergic]
- Still thinking about the eclipse? Here's a panoramic view of the full eclipse by photographer Stephane Vetter. [via Colossal]
- The history of what women wear to bed. [via The Pool]
- Frida Kahlo's "secret" wardrobe will be on exhibit in 2018 at the V&A. The clothing comes from a cupboard that wasn't opened until 2004, 50 years after she died. [via The Art Newspaper]
- The history of technicolor film now online, compliments of the George Eastman House. [via Hyperallergic]
- A new app for Alexa, Museum Voice, bringing you culture events in the UK (try it and let the developers know what you think). [via Facebook]
- A Smithsonian team printed a new hornbill for the National Zoo's Abyssinian ground hornbill, Karl, so he can once again feed himself! [via Digital Trends]
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