Library of Congress

The Government Compound Where Robots Watch TV

Posted on 04/10/2013 by | Movies & TV | Comments

Entertainment | TravelI recently ventured into the hollowed-out Virginia mountain where the Library of Congress keeps copies of every movie, TV show, and sound recording that’s submitted for copyright. Officially, it’s called the the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. I call it Heaven. Here are stored, in specially built vaults, the highly explosive nitrate prints of films made prior to the 1950s…historic videotapes, including the first-ever color broadcast…vinyl and shellac discs dating back to the days of Edison… and in a lead-lined vault …

‘The Twist’ and ‘Sounds of Silence’ to Be Preserved

Posted on 03/21/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | TechnologyBy Brett Zongker of the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Simon and Garfunkel’s song “Sounds of Silence,” which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, will join Chubby Checker’s 1960s dance hit “The Twist” as two of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the Library of Congress. These are just a few sounds of the 20th century being added to the National Recording Registry on Thursday for long-term preservation due to their cultural, artistic and historic importance. The library said Checker’s …