Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
http://mythencyclopedia.com/
The Encyclopedia of Myths is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference covering mythological figures, legends, and folklore from cultures around the world, including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, African, and Native American traditions. Published by The Gale Group, it offers hundreds of individual articles spanning characters like Achilles, Athena, and Anansi alongside broader topics like Animals in Mythology and Arthurian Legends.
https://911realtime.org/
9/11 Realtime is an immersive multimedia educational tool created by Robbie Byrd that synchronizes video, audio, and news from September 11, 2001 in real time, allowing viewers to experience the day's events as they unfolded. Designed for classroom use alongside a structured curriculum, it presents a timeline-driven interface styled after classic Mac OS aesthetics, pulling together broadcast footage, audio recordings, and news tickers to document one of modern history's most significant events.
https://gillmansreadingroom.neocities.org/
Gillman's Reading Room is a curated link directory dedicated to the nonhuman and alterhuman community, gathering forums, personal websites, essays, glossaries, and social media groups for those who identify as nonhuman in some way. Created by Gillman, the site also hosts their own coined terms, personal essays, and research alongside beginner resources like a required reading page.
https://phocks.org/stumble/creepy
A curated list of 136 unsettling Wikipedia articles spanning urban legends, historical atrocities, medical oddities, mysterious phenomena, and strange deaths. Compiled by phocks, this page serves as a rabbit-hole guide for anyone who enjoys the darker and stranger corners of human knowledge.
https://redsails.org/the-swerve
Red Sails hosts politically engaged essays examining how mainstream media and pop culture suppress radical ideas, with 'The Swerve' by Nia Frome analyzing how stories like Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games systematically undercut their own revolutionary logic. The site publishes multilingual leftist theory and criticism, drawing connections between liberal philosophy, free speech doctrine, and the limits of pop culture radicalism.
https://ancientangel333.neocities.org/
The Angel's Den is a personal Neocities site built by a creator who goes by ancientangel333, featuring sections on thoughts, interests, shrines, and a newly added spirituality page. The prominent focus on spirituality content, shrines, and the angel-themed branding make it a cozy corner of the web with a mystical, introspective vibe.
http://soli.com/philo.htm
The System Of Life Institute's Philosophy Links page offers an extensive curated directory of philosophical resources organized by era, covering Ancient Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Modern philosophy alongside the Tao. With over 140 links spanning Perseus Project, Epicurean philosophy, Bjorn's Guide to Philosophers, and even job listings for philosophers, it serves as a broad gateway into academic and classical philosophical study.
http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/
Unenumerated is Nick Szabo's long-running intellectual blog covering an unusually wide range of topics including monetary history, cryptography, law, and the origins of Bitcoin. Posts like the multi-part series on non-governmental money reveal deep historical research and original thinking that has influenced cryptocurrency discourse for years.
http://irelandseye.com/animation/intro.html
A Field Guide to Irish Fairies explores seven creatures from Irish mythology, including the Dullahan, Pooka, Banshee, Leprechauns, and Merrows, presented as a serious reflection on beings that 'may not be entirely fictional.' Part of the broader irelandseye.com portal, this feature blends cultural history with folklore, even offering fairy-themed e-cards and a Leprechaun Watch.
https://yesterweb.org/
The Yesterweb is a community movement dedicated to reclaiming the internet from corporate and algorithmic control, advocating for a more human, creative, and socially responsible web culture. Centered around a detailed manifesto, social etiquette guidelines, a zine, and a webring, it serves as a hub for those who believe in building an independent, old-web-inspired internet community.