Ok my friends... it's time to decompress with some LPs.
I've been finding that listening to artists from marginalized and oppressed communities has been a balm to the soul since SCOTUS shredded the constitution. We are all becoming marginalized now here in the USA, simply for believing in liberty, equality, and justice.
@vinylrecords
For some reason, the vibe of this record reminds me ofJimi Hendrix …
Shaky Jake, Mouth Harp Blues
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Have you noticed Australians' affinity for naming places 'Great'? We have the Great Dividing Range, the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Australian Bight and the Great Ocean Road – just to name a few!
So, what do you think Australia's greatest Great place is? Let us know in the comments 👇
Learn more about our country's naming peculiarities and the etymology behind our Great locations… https://ausgeo.co/greatplaces
"From the first blush of attraction to the final vows at the altar, courtship during Britain’s Regency period — which lasted from 1811 to 1820 — was equal parts romance and business," writes Parissa Djangi for National Geographic. She explains the real rules of entering the marriage market in the "Bridgerton" era.
Historians and anthropologists of Mastodon! I'm looking for some inspiration regarding city state politics and sociality for an upcoming TTRPG campaign. Any books or material on the subject (be it about Greek, Italian, SEA, anything really)? #worldbuilding#fantasy#scifi#history#anthropology#citystates
Edo — the ancient Japanese city now known as Tokyo — may have been one of the world's first large-scale ecological civilizations. From 1603 to 1868, as a result of the government's policy of not trading with outside nations, there was a scarcity of cotton and timber, which meant that everything was reused, repaired, repurposed or recycled. Traditional kimonos would become pyjamas, diapers, floor cloths and eventually fuel; candle wax drippings were remoulded, modular house design meant that floorboards could be reused; leftover straw from growing rice became sandals and rope. Here's Roman Krznaric's story for the BBC on what we should learn from this era.
Discovering the North: Francesco Negri’s and Giuseppe Acerbi’s journeys to Norway in the 17th and 18th centuries
“Their narratives provide valuable insights into the cultural and societal landscape of the North during their time, illuminating a region largely undiscovered by other European travellers. By documenting their experiences and observations, Negri and Acerbi contribute to a broader understanding of Northern Europe, challenging prevailing narratives.”
Miscali, M. (2024) ‘Discovering the North: Francesco Negri’s and Giuseppe Acerbi’s journeys to Norway in the 17th and 18th centuries’, Scandinavian Journal of History, pp. 1–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2024.2368554.
“Before the dawn of the Common Era two thousand years ago, Julius Caesar gave the land its name, Germania. But it was nineteen hundred years before the land became a country. That happened only in 1871 when the ruthless and brilliant Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united twenty-five independent kingdoms, grand duchies, duchies, principalities, and free cities in a new German Empire.”
Anglo-Saxons may have fought in northern Syrian wars, say experts
“These finds put the Anglo-Saxon princes and their followers centre-stage in one of the last great wars of late antiquity. It takes them out of insular England into the plains of Syria and Iraq in a world of conflict and competition between the Byzantines and the Sasanians and gave those Anglo-Saxons literally a taste for something much more global than they probably could have imagined.”
“Our Independence Day Reading List highlights the important role of Indigenous Peoples in the evolution of modern America, forgotten stories from America’s past, and revelatory biographies of the country’s founders.”
Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology
“With this book, we want to apply a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical linguistics, archaeology, and comparative religion in order to improve our understanding of the early speakers of Indo-European.”
Larsson, J., Olander, T. and Jørgensen, A.R., 2024. Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology. Stockholm: Stockholm University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/bcn
Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology
“With this book, we want to apply a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical linguistics, archaeology, and comparative religion in order to improve our understanding of the early speakers of Indo-European.”
Larsson, J., Olander, T. and Jørgensen, A.R., 2024. Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology. Stockholm: Stockholm University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/bcn