The first lecture in a ten-lecture series on Hitler and Stalin today.

The first lecture (video above) is titled “What is history?” We speak often about history, but we are careless with the past. When we choose not to know what has happened before, we are also choosing not to influence what will happen after. If we don’t care about history, we find ourselves in an eternal present, denied any sort of imagination about the future, and nurtured on lies about a past in which we were innocent. History does not mean these misleading tales; it means a search for knowledge, using a certain set of tools; it means a process that enriches and humanizes, one that allows us to name things by their proper names.

There are two readings to go along with this lecture:

• Tadeusz Borowski, Here in Our Auschwitz
• The War on History is a War on Democracy

Gone with the Wind, one of the most celebrated motion pictures in cinematic history, is coming to 4K Blu-ray this November. The film quickly became an "Instant Classic" when it was first released over eighty-five years ago and now returns newly remastered with extraordinary picture and sound and includes new bonus content.

Gone with the Wind received 10 Academy Awards© including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. It remains history's all-time domestic box-office champion (adjusted for inflation) with more tickets sold than any other film. In 1989 the Library of Congress selected the film for its inaugural list for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Gone with the Wind will be available to purchase on 4K Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google TV, Fandango and more. Three versions of the 4K Blu-ray disc will be available for purchase: the standard 4K Blu-ray, a 4K Blu-ray SteelBook, and a special collector's edition available exclusively at Walmart.com. Pre-orders for the collector's edition begin on Tuesday, July 14.

WaterTower Music will release the film's score on vinyl on this fall. This re-pressing of the record is the first time the score has been released in over forty years.

Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard and Hattie McDaniel star in this classic epic of the American South. On the eve of the Civil War, rich, beautiful and self-centered Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh) has everything she could want – except Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard). As the war devastates the South, Scarlett discovers the strength within herself to protect her family and rebuild her life. Through everything, she longs for Ashley, unaware that she is already married to the man she really loves (Gable) – and who truly loves her – until she finally drives him away. Only then does Scarlett realize what she has lost … and tries to win him back.

THE 4K BLU-RAY WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING NEW SPECIAL FEATURES:

• NEW Gone with the Wind: The Influence that Endures - Film critics and scholars discuss the continued cinematic influence of GONE WITH THE WIND and the film's enduring place within popular culture.
• NEW Gone with the Wind: Restoring and Preserving an Epic - Get a glimpse inside the detailed processes used to restore the vibrant colors, picture quality, and audio fidelity of a classic with the artists who handled the restoration work.
• NEW Scarlett O'Hara: A Woman Ahead of her Time - Explore Vivien Leigh's portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara, a trailblazing character far ahead of her time.

Pre-orders are not live yet.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/63559697

US-Milliardär Peter Thiel bekommt Springer Award

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" also stars Sigourney Weaver, with Martin Scorsese and Jeremy Allen White lending their voices. The film is directed by Jon Favreau and written by Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni & Noah Kloor.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK Audio Commentary by Director Jon Favreau
• Crafting "The Mandalorian and Grogu": Discover the craft behind an epic Star Wars adventure! Go behind the scenes with artists creating the stunning puppetry, miniatures, sound design, and visual effects that bring the worlds, characters, and creatures of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" to life.
• Biomes—From Snow to Swamp: Voyage with director Jon Favreau and his crew to a pair of brand-new worlds that may seem a touch familiar to fans of the original Star Wars trilogy. Discover how the ingenious filmmakers constructed snowy landscapes and a living swamp from the ground up!
• Welcome to Shakari: A bustling metropolis like Shakari cannot simply be found—it must be made. Join the film's fabrication as they build an entire Star Wars city with a downtown warehouse, conjuring an epic playground for Mando and his young apprentice.
• Dejarik for Real: Sometimes it's the little things! Who can forget the Millennium Falcon's charming holochess game introduced in 1977? Witness how the tiny creatures featured in the game were lovingly brought to giant-sized life for the Mandalorian's big-screen debut!
• Optional English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles for the main feature

Pre-orders are not live yet.

Anyone who can file issues on the atom/rss news feeders, could you please let maintainers know they're totally out of sync? The latest news they show are from 2016, the feed URLs:

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/index.atom https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/index.rss

Now a days the rss one could actually be dropped, if that alleviates the burden of keeping the feeds active and maintained.

Thanks a lot if anyone can let them know and ask if that can be fixed.

Even before history was recorded in Canada, First Nations, Métis and Inuit people practiced cultural burning, regular, carefully timed, low-intensity fires used to restore ecosystems, open travel routes, enhance food sources and reduce the fuel loads that now feed catastrophic wildfires.

Across B.C.’s Interior and Rocky Mountains, there were intentional fires “every five to 15 years” — “which meant that forests were much more wide open and they actually contained different species”.

“They are mostly sun tolerant species because you'd have a forest where the sun is actually reaching the ground beneath the canopy,” Grenz added.

However, settlers that first came to Canada brought with them colonial forestry practices that fundamentally altered those landscapes by suppressing cultural fire and transforming forests into dense, tree-dominated stands.