Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://philosophybasics.com/
An extensive reference site covering the full breadth of philosophy, organized by branch, historical period, school of thought, and individual philosopher. Visitors can explore everything from ancient Stoicism and Platonism to modern Existentialism and Post-Structuralism, with entries on hundreds of thinkers from Aristotle to Wittgenstein.
https://usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/railroads
Part of the NEGenWeb Project, this site documents Nebraska's rich railroad history with sections covering railroad accidents, worker biographies, job descriptions, and the railroads that served each county. Genealogists will find it especially useful for tracing ancestors who worked on or traveled the Iron Road across Nebraska, including records from the Railway Express Agency spanning 1850 to 1975.
https://slipmoth.neocities.org/
The Gravesite is Erin's personal old-web style homepage, part of both the Hotline Webring and The Retronaut Webring, signaling a strong retro internet aesthetic. The site is image-heavy with minimal text, suggesting a visually driven creative space rooted in nostalgic web culture.
https://tilde.town/~selfsame
The homepage of tilde.town user ~selfsame, featuring a minimalist interface with links to community members, a tildeOS system panel, and tools for navigating the tilde.town social unix community. It serves as both a personal landing page and a hub connecting to friends and fellow tilde users through a whimsical, text-based aesthetic.
http://facultysites.vassar.edu/brvannor/bibliography.html
Compiled by Vassar College professor Bryan W. Van Norden, this annotated bibliography covers essential English-language translations and secondary readings in Chinese philosophy, spanning Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, and more. Each entry includes Van Norden's own critical commentary comparing authors and editions, making it an invaluable starting point for students and scholars approaching the field.
https://kopimi.com/
A dedicated resource explaining kopimi, the copy-culture movement created by Ibrahim Botani of Piratbyrån in 2005, which invites creators to signal that their work should be freely copied, remixed, and shared. The site covers the history of the movement, its ties to file-sharing communities, and provides kopimi badges along with connections to related organizations like The Missionary Church of Kopimism.
https://tilde.club/~arcelan
A minimalist tilde.club member page by arcelan, featuring a French-language welcome and a philosophical quote by Stéphane Edouard. The page is nearly empty aside from webring navigation links, offering little content beyond its participation in the tilde community ecosystem.
https://americasdecline.neocities.org/
A visually striking personal homepage on Neocities with a bold aesthetic, bright colors, and suggestive content hidden behind an entry splash page. The site's distorted title typography and retro web design sensibility suggest a creator deeply invested in old-web revival culture and expressive online identity.
https://hoaxes.org/
The Museum of Hoaxes, created by Alex Boese, is a sprawling archive dedicated to exploring deceptions, pranks, and misinformation throughout human history from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Visitors can browse hoax photos, dive into the complete April Fool's Day archive, and read blog posts debunking viral images and bizarre historical cons.
https://wtj.com/portal
War Times Journal Portal is a curated directory of military and war-related links spanning conflicts from the Napoleonic era through WWII, organized into categories like weapons, museums, research archives, and gaming. It serves as a gateway to resources on military history, living history groups, battlefields, and wargaming communities, making it a useful hub for history enthusiasts and researchers alike.