#MODERN

ਜੋਧਸਿੰਘ (JungNihang)

YungBhujang

As it approaches, reminder that the view that “Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas, not Divali”, is a modern fiction - Sikhs historically celebrated Divali. From Guru Amar Das onward, it

Thomas (Σταμάτης)

ThomasCoutouzis

1/ Reading 1 Samuel 23 today. Noted something interesting. David and his men went to Keilah and repelled the Philistines attacking it.When Saul found out about it he says in

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

It is claustrophobic: the sound of your own breathing mixes with the fear of asphyxiation.It is impersonal: only the eyes peering through the sockets betray any humanity.It is totemic: the

Helen Armstrong

HelenArmstrong5

Professor Maureen Healy is the chair of the History Dept at Lewis and Clark College. She teaches Modern European History, specializing in the history of Germany & Eastern Europe (and

Shannen Dee Williams, Ph.D.

BlkNunHistorian

I'm currently witnessing a miracle! @Pontifex, the #CatholicChurch's 1st leader from Latin America, is formally elevating @WashArchbishop, a devout #BlackCatholic man from the South Side of Chicago, to the College

UNRWA

UNRWA

Did you know that Palestine refugees are part of one of the longest lasting forced migrations in modern history? Displaced since 1948, they continue to face harsh conditions across the

Vision Bored🎄

VisionBored1

If I wrote what I know then I’d talk about Shakespeare. I’d tell you about Hamlet and why you should care about him and why he’s more like you than

Jacob deNobel

Jacob_deNobel

It is wild to try and trace how big of an impact Roger Corman had on Hollywood history Without Corman, you don't get Hopper with the experience to make Easy

Pedro Peres

ggpedroperes

MEGATHREAD: The floating city of Olympus is the new arena in the Apex Games. Its rich background is not without tragedy: the city used to be a floating utopia above

matthew remski

matthewremski

Following on yesterday’s “Nazis loved yoga” thread lede: from the 20th C on, this love has at times been mutual. This helps account for today’s hyper-aggressive, body-shaming, magical health libertarianism

TheGreatMaamoul

TMaamoul

(1) Nationhood changes a people. The Jews before Israel were mostly Leftist and felt like outsiders. Modern Israelis are extremely right-wing nationalist. But an even larger change happened to the

George Demacopoulos

GDemacopoulos

Today is the Feast of St. Ambrose of Milan in the Orthodox Church. Since seminary, I've been fascinated by his life and writing. A short thread: Ambrose is one of

frederikthegr8

frederikthegr8

#Deznat The ignorance of Laman and Lemuel: Jerusalem had been besieged by Babylon for 3 months and eventually captured. Just years before, the land had been overrun by Egyptians helping

Neal Obermeyer

nealobermeyer

I just mentioned this in a comment elsewhere, but I really think modern conservatism can be best defined by its retreat from consequences. And that retreat is only amplifying the

Daloha Rodríguez-Molina, MD, MSc

darokun

I dare to say that November the 9th is the most eventful day in modern German history.1. 09.11.1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and

Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald

kurteichenwald

This reflects the most disturbing part of the modern GOP and their anti-democracy, anti-American beliefs. My senator, @tedcruz, just like my president, @POTUS, do not believe they represent all of

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