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🏮 Strange but Fascinating II: More Bizarre Japanese Customs From History
Subheading: From blackened teeth to sparklers at midnight, these unusual traditions reveal the beauty and strangeness of Japan’s cultural past.
By Takashi Nagayaabout a year ago in History
When shadow remember.👥. AI-Generated.
👦🧓Most people never notice their shadows.👥 They follow quietly, stretching, bending, copying every move. To Thomas Hale, shadows were nothing more than darkness🌚 painted on the ground🕳️—until the summer of 1947, when his shadow whispered his mother’s voice back to him.
By Hania khanabout a year ago in History
iHeart Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a four-week-long spotlight on the vibrant multicultural community that contributes to every facet of culture and society.
By Frank Racioppiabout a year ago in History
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: A Political Science Perspective
Oligarchy certainly represents an interesting subject of study for various disciplines. Over the centuries, as explained in the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series, philosophy, history, and the social sciences have studied this concept, always seeking to identify the unique mechanisms that govern the spread and consolidation of power within select elites.
By Stanislav Kondrashovabout a year ago in History
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: The Historical Evolution of the Concept and Its Key Players
Over the centuries, the concept of oligarchy has constantly evolved, never stopping, in tandem with the social and political changes in the contexts in which oligarchs have often found themselves operating. As the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series often emphasizes, the historical evolution of the concept of oligarchy and its key players—the oligarchs—can be a useful tool for gaining a deeper understanding of some of the lesser-known dynamics, namely, all those related to the exercise of power by a small and wealthy elite.
By Stanislav Kondrashovabout a year ago in History
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: The Substantial Absence of Female Oligarchs
Over the years, everyone has heard of oligarchs. They are mysterious and extremely wealthy figures who are often associated with the exercise of power in certain governmental contexts. As the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series has observed, however, this word is almost never used to refer to female oligarchs.
By Stanislav Kondrashovabout a year ago in History
The Real History of Race
Race is one of the most powerful words in our culture today. It divides nations, sparks protests, fuels anger, and has become the lens through which people are told to see themselves. But here’s the hard truth—race is not a timeless truth. It’s not a God-given reality. It’s a human invention, created only a few centuries ago, and sharpened into a weapon of division.
By Robert Lacyabout a year ago in History
The Day Lisbon Fell: A Story That Changed the World
Picture this: it’s a crisp November morning in 1755, and Lisbon’s streets are buzzing. Dock workers haul crates of spices and gold, priests polish their sermons, and the city’s readying itself for All Saints’ Day, a big deal for its Catholic heart. The air’s thick with anticipation-festivities are about to kick off. But then, in a heartbeat, the ground growls. A rumble turns into a roar, and the world as Lisbon knows it crumbles. By sunset, tens of thousands are gone, and a once-magnificent city lies in ruins. This isn’t just a story of destruction, though-it’s the story of how one day shook humanity to its core, sparking a revolution in how we see the world. Curious yet?
By KWAO LEARNER WINFREDabout a year ago in History
La Tapada/La Pericholi
These statues are all over Lima, Peru. They represent a style of dress called La Tapada. In the 1500s it was a style for the women to wear a veil over their head with just one eye showing. This was not a religious thing from what I understand, but a fashion thing.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout a year ago in History
Anaku
I AM THAT I AM The term "Anaku" is the word for "I" or "me" in the reconstructed Proto-Afro-Asiatic language, estimated to be around 18,000 years old, making it one of the oldest known reconstructed words. This ancient form is the ancestor of words like the Biblical Hebrew anochi (אָנֹכִי). I find it very interesting in the context of the Bible teaching of I AM THAT I AM. I also find it very interesting of how similar it is to the word Annunaki which are rumored to be the prototype of humankind. Clearly, the focus of I AM THAT I AM is not just Biblical but deep core of who and what we are spiritually. I wrote a song about it and the lyrics are at the end.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout a year ago in History
John Adams
History rarely remembers the second man as fondly as the first. George Washington casts a long shadow, the kind of legacy that feels larger than life. Yet without John Adams, America’s story would lack much of its backbone. He was not charming like Jefferson, nor towering like Washington. He was stubborn, sharp-tongued, and sometimes painfully unpopular. But he was also a man of unflinching principle, one who believed that truth and law mattered more than applause.
By Robert Lacyabout a year ago in History
"Two Worlds, One Eurasia: Understanding Asia–Europe Differences"
For centuries, Asia and Europe have been described as separate worlds, even though they are both part of the same massive landmass known as Eurasia. The division is not as much about geography as it is about culture, history, and identity. On one side lies Asia, the world’s largest continent, brimming with ancient civilizations, diverse traditions, and rapid modern development. On the other side lies Europe, smaller in size but rich in influence, having shaped much of the modern global order through exploration, colonization, and industrialization. Their story is not one of isolation, but of constant interaction, difference, and exchange.
By Alam khanabout a year ago in History