Bookmarks
History
Ancient Romans were NOT GAY
The video argues ancient Rome disapproved of male same-sex relations, criticizing modern misinterpretations and scholarly projections.
The Lie Told to Us About Our History: Ancient Greece
This video critically examines the belief that ancient Greece widely accepted homosexuality, arguing instead that such relationships were rare, controversial, and often condemned.
Music
Basics of Classical Harmony & Counterpoint
An introductory course by professor Seth Monahan on tonal harmony and classical music theory, covering subjects such as cadences, modulation, chromaticism, harmonic sequences, voice leading &c.
Orientalism: Desert Level Music vs. Actual Middle-Eastern Music
A video that explores the concept of orientalism in Western music, showing how Middle Eastern music is often misrepresented through clichés and stereotypes.
Philosophy
Programming
Advanced C: The UB and optimizations that trick good programmers
A talk by Eskil Steenberg about some lesser-known aspects of the C programming language, how they impact optimizations and the kinds of bugs they can produce.
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
A collection of high value information on specific web application security topics.
Religion
Akathist Hymn for the Repose of Those Who Have Fallen Asleep
An Akathist hymn for the repose of the souls of the departed.
Ancestral Versus Original Sin: An Overview with Implications for Psychotherapy
Article by V. Rev. Antony Hughes that contrasts the Orthodox teaching of ancestral sin, understood as humanity’s inheritance of death and corruption, with Augustine’s Western doctrine of original sin, centered on inherited guilt and divine wrath.
Pseudo-Dionysius? Against Pseudonymity with Evangelos Nikitopoulos
Evangelos Nikitopoulos of Scriptorium Press presents new research in favor of the authenticity of the works ascribed to St. Dionysius the Areopogite. His book, a newly translated hagiography of St. Dionysius, contains what is the most vigorous defense of St. Dionysius to date.