Society & Culture
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https://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/anne.conway.html
A scholarly profile of Lady Anne Conway (1631-1679), the 17th-century English philosopher who navigated Cartesian philosophy, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Quakerism despite chronic illness and the barriers facing women intellectuals of her era. The page covers her life, intellectual correspondence with Henry More, and provides a curated bibliography of academic works about her philosophical contributions.
https://tilde.club/~kjhealy
Kieran Healy's mid-1990s personal homepage from his time as a sociology graduate student at Princeton University, brimming with early-web charm including bus directions from Cork, Ireland, link collections to Alta Vista and Lycos, and a mix of academic and personal interests. A genuine time capsule of 1995-1996 web culture, complete with hit counters, Netscape optimization notices, and an Irish expat's perspective on life in New Jersey.
https://argenweb.net/
ARGenWeb is part of the larger USGenWeb Project, dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records for Argentina-related research. It serves as a regional hub connecting family history researchers to resources specific to Argentine ancestry and heritage.
https://selkie0776.neocities.org/
Selkie's personal Neocities page blends lolita fashion, emo/j-pop music fandom, and retro 2000s web aesthetics into a charmingly nostalgic corner of the internet. Visitors will find blog entries, fanlistings, a guestbook, and a self-introduction from a Biology major with interests spanning Black Veil Brides, VOCALOID, casual lolita fashion, and exotic animals.
https://trashandtrash.neocities.org/
A horror-themed personal corner of the web by the creator known as trashandtrash, built with a spooky aesthetic and a recommended age of 16+. Visitors enter through a clickable door into what promises to be a creepy, atmospheric personal site currently undergoing a major redesign.
https://tilde.town/~kirch
Kirch's tilde.town page is a wonderfully eclectic personal hub packed with generative poetry tools, vintage computing tributes, rogue-like games, and quirky cult-themed experiments. A true tilde community member, Kirch shares everything from BBC Micro music tech to ANSI art and a random magnetic poetry generator, making this a delightful rabbit hole of old-web creativity.
http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/kbreak.html
A detailed tribute to 'Kids' Break,' a locally-produced educational children's TV show that aired on WDCA-TV Channel 20 in Washington DC from 1980 to 1987, featuring photos and behind-the-scenes history donated by producer Dick Dyszel. Part of the larger dcmemories.com archive, this page chronicles the show's segments, hosts like Howard Huge, Chef Combo, and Milton M. Milton, along with the broadcasting context that led to its creation.
http://castlewales.com/home.html
Created by Jeffrey L. Thomas in 1996, The Castles of Wales is a comprehensive reference covering over 400 Welsh castles with high-quality photographs, historical essays, and profiles of the principal castle builders. Celebrating 30 years online, it features both famous fortifications like Chepstow and Beaumaris alongside lesser-known gems, contributed by historians, published authors, and castle enthusiasts alike.
https://faintlymacabre.neocities.org/
A hauntingly atmospheric personal site by faintlymacabre that greets visitors with an immersive graveyard narrative, drawing them in with will-o'-the-wisp imagery and eerie, lyrical prose. The creative landing page sets a macabre, otherworldly tone that hints at a richly themed personal space waiting beyond the entrance.
https://sehnsucht.online/
Sehnsucht is a personal blog named after the German word for a deep yearning for something ideal yet unattainable, setting a reflective and wandering tone for its content. The posts visible so far include travel reports such as a visit to the Bavarian Alps, blending literary sensibility with real-world exploration.