Reviewed by Myra Khan, Arizona State University [PDF Full Text] The reviewer’s character stands in front of an abandoned casino andhotel in Fallout: New Vegas. When we think about which historical time periods are the most crucial to preserve, rarely, if ever, do we consider apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic periods. After all, the apocalypse is quite … Continue reading Memory and Graffiti: Non-Traditional Archives in Left 4 Dead and Fallout: New Vegas
Category: Pop Culture and Archives
“It’s All Material, Honey”: Archives as Source of Creative Inspiration in Hacks
https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYIBToQrPdotpNQEAAAEa Reviewed by Elizabeth Kobert, The Frick Collection [PDF Full Text] Hacks, a comedy-drama series released on HBO Max in May 2021, tells the story of two comedians who are forced to work together. Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a has-been stand-up comic modeled on Joan Rivers, needs to update her act to avoid losing her … Continue reading “It’s All Material, Honey”: Archives as Source of Creative Inspiration in Hacks
The Magnus Archives
http://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-archives Reviewed by Samantha Cross, Editor-at-Large [PDF Full Text] The Magnus Archives is a fictional podcast produced by Rusty Quill. In it Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist for the Magnus Institute, London, reads statements submitted to the archives by those who have experienced something supernatural. The recordings are part of Sims' initiative to bring order to … Continue reading The Magnus Archives
Arizal, Recordkeeping, and the World of Maktaba
Reviewed by Burkely Hermann, National Security Archive [PDF Full Text] Note: Some spoilers for the show Recorded by Arizal What if I told you that an Austin, Texas, animation studio is currently streaming a show about a 16-year-old Filipina who wants to be a record keeper? You might scoff and laugh, declaring that no such show … Continue reading Arizal, Recordkeeping, and the World of Maktaba
An Archivist’s Exploration of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2 Reviewed by Becky Briggs Becker, Editor-at-large [PDF Full Text] When I began writing this review, I thought it was amazing that the video game Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 included a mission to recover the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) building in a virtual Washington, DC, besieged by … Continue reading An Archivist’s Exploration of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Still So Much to Learn: Star Trek and the Archives
This piece is part of our series on archives and popular culture written by Samantha Cross. If you have any ideas for pop culture reviews, or if you’re interested in writing one, please contact the Reviews Portal Coordinator. Samantha Cross is a geek and scholar, so luckily she found a way to combine the two … Continue reading Still So Much to Learn: Star Trek and the Archives
They’re Digging in the Wrong Place: The Influence of Indiana Jones on the Archives
Here is another piece in our series on archives and popular culture written by Samantha Cross. If you have any ideas for pop culture reviews, or if you're interested in writing one, please contact the Reviews Portal Coordinator. Samantha Cross is a geek and scholar, so luckily she found a way to combine the two in … Continue reading They’re Digging in the Wrong Place: The Influence of Indiana Jones on the Archives
Roll Initiative: RPGs and the Archives
Samantha Cross is a geek and scholar, so luckily she found a way to combine the two in the form of the POP Archives blog and That Girl with the Curls podcast. Whether it's interviewing writers and artists about the latest comic book, critiquing box office blockbusters, or examining how archives and archivists are depicted … Continue reading Roll Initiative: RPGs and the Archives
Page Turners, They Are Not: The Last Jedi and the Archives
This year we're expanding the scope of The American Archivist Reviews Portal to include reviews of archives and archivists in movies, television, cartoons, comic books, video games, and other materials in popular culture with a guest series on archives and popular culture written by Samantha Cross. If you have any ideas for pop culture reviews, … Continue reading Page Turners, They Are Not: The Last Jedi and the Archives
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