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Today — March 18, 2026

Go Out in a Blaze of Glory (permalink)
We're honored that our animated short Mommy, Where Did I Come From? is featured at the Gasp! film festival in Manchester, England.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
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Your Ship Will Come In (permalink)
From Wee Wisdom, 1924.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Lilliput Lyrics by William Brighty Rands and illustrated by Charles Robinson (1899).
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Youth's Companion, 1927.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Art Teacher by Pedro J. Lemos, 1939.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Wasp, 1902.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"Sat there and discussed important questions."  From "Little Miss Goosey" by Katherine Newbold Birdsall, in The Children's Book, 1915.
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Old News (permalink)
"Unshaven, unshorn, and unacceptable."  From Union College's 1969 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Brother Bears by Anna Williams Arnett and illustrated by Ludwig & Regina, 1927.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Mount Union College's 1943 yearbook.
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Old News (permalink)
"Ghosts of the sea.  Harrowing experiences of sailors with the spirits."  From The Duluth Evening Herald, 1908.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Chatterbox, 1875.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Indiana University's 1973 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Like-To-Do Stories by Laura Rountree Smith and illustrated by L. Kate Deal, 1920.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
Today's tiny horse drinking milk from a straw is from the University of Western Ontario's 1944 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Box of Delights by John Masefield, 1935.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Purdue University's 1917 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
The cat who "used to get into the place where the girl slept."  From The Cats' Arabian Nights by Abby Morton Diaz, 1881.
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