#Historical

Among the stronger pro polamory arguments is that it is merely codifying what modern dating already is with more responsibility and accountability.The contrarian anti-polyamory argument might be that the lack
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I know I whinge about the misrepresentation of corsets in historical entertainment all the time, but let me put this in context: I just hiked eight miles thru hills in
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If you live your life relying on empirical evidence to believe in something it feels like only eating one kind of food because you KNOW you like it and actively
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Architecture critic @RowanMoore says he last traveled to Syria in 2009, in order to write an ill-timed piece extolling the virtues of travel to the country. Now, Mr. Moore is
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Okay, at the request of @atourofherown, I will now live tweet an episode of Downton Abbey. If that is not your thing, I apologize. For context, this is my first
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Thread: Something that I think is interesting and important to look at and take note of is the transmission and integrity of the Christian Faith in the very early church.Much
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Where would one look for examples of a historical attempt for working class revolution that was both successful *and* decentralized? Like, a revolution that happened without most of the revolutionary
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Coronavirus increasingly appears likely to be the worst natural disaster in decades.I don't think it is yet appreciated how much it directly and indirectly attacks infrastructure, distinct from most disasters.
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A quick rundown on the state of Orthodox Twitter, a thread: "Women should submit to their males"Ameridox: "Ackshually" "Here's something Hitler did in relation to Orthodoxy, he isn't as bad
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With the caveat that there is no truly pure and ethical way to make *any* money under capitalism, here is a thread of historical romances that are swoonworthy without needing
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Man they did Jenny Lind SO DIRTY in The Greatest Showman. In history she parted ways with PT Barnum on her tour bc she was sick of his ruthless tacky
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#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.Known as #Juneteenth , this day
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this is the argument most responsible for why i don't consider myself a marxist. i think believing this is essential to marxism, and it is disingenuous to call yourself a
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There's a really shitty sort of cultural gaslighting going on when you tell trans women we can't overcome our socialization.Um.No one socialized me to taking Estradiol twice a day thanks.
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My PhD was on illiteracy in the C19th novel and I’m dyslexic, I’m about to start watching Channel 4’s ‘The Write-offs’ - it works with 8 adults intensively who are
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1/4 People think Eastern Europe is backward because we just don’t have enough money yet. If we were rich, we’d have no need for corruption. Wrong. EE is in a
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