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I am not really someone who is well-versed in history, I never paid attention in high school, I couldn't wait to GTFO. I know what I know based solely on podcasts/debates/lectures I find on YouTube and what Hollywood brings to my attention. from my own knowledge, periods of social change (at least in North America): the civil rights movement women's suffrage movement civil war...

Hey all, I'm trying to get into reading historical books - I have a broad range of interests and would be open to trying anything. The only thing that bothers me is when the author is very clearly pushing an agenda. For example, last year I read Band of Brothers which I really enjoyed, but I felt there was quite a bit of American...

What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~games/1i0j/what_games_have_you_been_playing_and_whats_your_opinion_on_them Votes: 14 Comments: 27

What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it! Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~food/1i0i/what_have_you_been_eating_drinking_and_cooking Votes: 4 Comments: 0

This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here. This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be...

This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Israel-Hamas war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here. Please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic...

Recommend 3 from your city or region? Probably more interesting than entire country but whatever you prefer. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~food/1i0b/im_visiting_the_region_youre_from_whats_your_favorite_food_i_should_try Votes: 35 Comments: 74

I thought of this question as we're spending three weeks in an RV with two adults and two large dogs. Its working but there are times when we're tripping over each other, even though this is a 40' long vehicle, there just isn't a lot of floor space for a couple of very lazy hounds. But its adequate. But that got me thinking about...