Ancestors

Toot

Written by Tim Murtaugh on 2025-01-02 at 19:47

The version of Mickey Mouse who speaks and wears white gloves is now in the public domain.

Also:

— The first Marx Brothers' film

— The first John Steinbeck novel

— Popeye (character)

— Tintin (character)

— Singin' in the Rain (lyrics and music)

— Rhapsody in Blue (sound recording)

... and lots more: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025/

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from murtaugh@mastodon.social

Descendants

Written by Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴 on 2025-01-03 at 14:29

@murtaugh

So cool!

Also, love the literary reference to Ted Hughes - it was a funny note on its own, tho not as it may have been suggestive of his treatment of Sylvia Plath.

https://lithub.com/why-are-we-so-unwilling-to-take-sylvia-plath-at-her-word/

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from ginaintheburg@mastodon.world