Kikkuli: Why do some people from the distant past become memes?(resobscura.substack.com)47 points by benbreen 3 years ago | 39 comments
Why etymologies matter: How tracing words can illuminate history (2024)(resobscura.substack.com)83 points by benbreen 2 months ago | 16 comments
The history of knocking on wood(resobscura.substack.com)48 points by benbreen 8 months ago | 8 comments
When the Sackler brothers studied LSD(resobscura.substack.com)31 points by passing 1 year ago | 2 comments
Drug history is a backdoor to cultural history(resobscura.substack.com)43 points by benbreen 2 years ago | 13 comments
