Society & Culture
883 sites
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- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
http://evprecording.blogspot.com/
Run by RegManabq, this blog chronicles one person's hands-on investigations into Electronic Voice Phenomenon, the practice of recording supposed ghost voices as explored in the film White Noise. Posts cover EVP recordings, community members like Darren Blanchard's EVP Society, and discussions around the ethics and methods of paranormal audio research.
http://theatrehistory.com/index.html
TheatreHistory.com is a dedicated archive covering the history of theatre, offering online play texts, monologues, and curated links for researchers and enthusiasts alike. The site includes a script archive and bookstore, making it a practical reference hub for anyone studying or performing in theatrical productions.
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/~branan
A tilde.town member page belonging to a software developer who goes by branan, highlighting their projects including a Puppet-related tool called 'The Doom that came to Puppet' and 'The Gehn Shard.' The page is minimal but hints at ongoing collaborative work on a project called Hedwig, giving a glimpse into the old-web tilde community developer culture.
https://josh.works/
Josh Thompson's personal scratch pad digs into urban economics, zoning laws, land use policy, and walkable city design, drawing on works like Marie-Agnes and Alain Bertaud's 'Order Without Design' and Christopher Alexander's 'A Pattern Language'. The site blends thoughtful analysis of city planning failures with street-level illustrations of pedestrian path patterns, making dense policy topics surprisingly approachable.
http://cottinghamhistory.co.uk/
Dedicated to preserving the history of Cottingham, a village in Northamptonshire, England, this site paints a vivid picture of rural English village life through census records, personal memories, Kelly's Directories, and historical quotations. Visitors can explore the social and community history of this hillside settlement perched above the Welland valley, making it a valuable resource for local historians and genealogists alike.
https://www.bluepuffin.net/
BluePuffin's personal Blogger-hosted blog features periodic diary-style entries covering everyday life, media recommendations, and reflections on topics like degoogling and world events. The site has a charming old-web aesthetic complete with mood indicators, webrings, badges, and a Tamagotchi widget.
https://th3xv10t3txlun4t1c.neocities.org/
A mysterious, dare-you-to-enter personal site by th3xv10t3txlun4t1c on Neocities, dressed up in classic old-web spooky aesthetic with dramatic entry page styling. The site uses frames and autoplay audio for atmosphere, hinting at quirky or edgy content waiting behind the threshold.
https://www.usgenweb.org/
USGenWeb is a long-running volunteer project dedicated to keeping genealogy research free and accessible online, organized by U.S. state and county. Visitors can explore family history resources, immigration and naturalization records, historical naming conventions, document care guides, and much more across all 50 states.
https://voynich.nu/
René Zandbergen's comprehensive reference site dedicated to the Voynich Manuscript, one of history's most enigmatic and undeciphered illustrated texts. Visitors will find deep research, analysis, and imagery related to this medieval mystery that has puzzled scholars and cryptographers for over a century.