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June 23, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VII)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 27 Dec 2019

Journey to the West Kai, episode 4: Trouble in Taoist Town!

Thrills! Excitement! Pigsy takes a bath! Sandy fights an alligator! Monkey helps Tripitaka cheat on a high-stakes game show! And as always, everyone forgets about the horse!

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June 20, 2020

History-Makers: Confucius

Filed under: China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 19 Jun 2020

Welcome to the challenge run of History-Makers, where I attempt to give insightful historical context to someone whose backstory is almost entirely blank.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Confucius: A Very Short Introduction by Gardner, China: A History by Keay, The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius.

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June 16, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VI)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 14 Dec 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 3: FAMILY FEUD!

Action! Excitement! Faces from the past! Kuan Yin discovers an exciting new acupuncture technique! Pigsy is unexpectedly skilled at CPR!

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June 9, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part V)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 9 Feb 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 2: LOS DEMONIOS HERMANOS!

It’s yet another episode almost a year in the making! (sorry again 🙊) Today our heroes face off against a deadly duo of conveniently color-coordinated scoundrels, equipped with an impressive array of sacred treasures! Will Monkey be able to prioritize the well-being of his friends over his love of shiny things? Probably not, but find out now!

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June 6, 2020

Pope Fights 3 — The Italian Wars: History Summarized

Filed under: Europe, France, History, Military, Religion — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 5 Jun 2020

It’s time for a POPE FIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!! Gather ’round and listen to a tale of the utter nonsense that is the Renaissance Papacy. We’ll look at the Pontifical careers of Rodrigo Borgia, Julius II, Leo X, and Clement VII.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Rome: A History In Seven Sackings by Kneale, A History of Venice by Norwich.

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June 2, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part IV)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 19 Mar 2017

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 1: SKELE-FUN!

It’s the episode almost a year in the making! (sorry 🙊) The saga of the monk Tripitaka, his bodyguard the Monkey King, and the rest of his merry band of pilgrims continues in this dramatic episode! Friendships are tested! Unlikely heroes rise to the occasion! Somebody throws a punch!

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May 26, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part III)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 13 Apr 2016

At last! The saga continues, as our troupe of compadres grows from three to five and the story can REALLY get started!

In case you were wondering, this ISN’T the only origin of the five-man-band archetype, although it certainly accounts for a lot of the associated tropes. The Mahabharata is another classic example, with the five Pandava brothers filling out the classic roles very well.

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May 23, 2020

Failed Assassinations — History Hijinks

Filed under: Britain, Europe, History, Humour, Middle East, Religion — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 22 May 2020

If videogames have taught me anything, it’s that an assassin can solve a lot of problems. But sometimes plans fall apart, and sometimes it’s for the absolute DUMBEST reasons.

SOURCES & Further Reading: A History of Venice by Norwich, Rebellion by Ackroyd, The Poison King by Mayor.

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May 19, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part II)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 14 Jan 2016

The eponymous Journey actually begins! Sure hope this doesn’t take another eighty-three chapters. OH WAIT

Sun Wukong is back, and better than ever! Or … well, or worse, depending on your point of view. He’s getting up to shenanigans again, which is generally pretty problematic — but you know what, he’s doing stuff, and that’s the important thing.

May 18, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: Loki’s Wager

Filed under: Europe, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 15 May 2020

Loki, Loki, Loki. When will you learn that your actions have consequences?

Alternate title: HAIRCUT PRANK GONE WRONG (I ALMOST DIED! NOT CLICKBAIT)

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May 12, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Monkey King (Journey To The West Part 1)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 1 Oct 2015

Meet the progenitor of all brash, impulsive, superpowerful anime characters! Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Great Sage, was the most impulsive of them all!

“Wreaking havoc in heaven is so much fun it should be illegal!” -Monkey, probably

I might cover something else before continuing with part two of The Journey To The West. It’s kind of a doozy, and I’m having a lot of trouble convincing myself to cut some parts out. Watch out for Don Quixote in the meantime.

May 9, 2020

History Summarized: The Meiji Restoration

Filed under: Economics, Government, History, Humour, Japan, Military, USA, WW1, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 8 May 2020

Japan may well have the record for World’s Speediest Industrialization, but how did they accomplish so much so fast without falling victim to Europe’s favorite 19th century pastime of “Colonization”? And how did Japan build up a Pan-Asian empire so darn quickly? All that and more in this deep-dive into the Meiji Restoration!

SOURCES & Further Reading:
Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction by Goto-Jones.
The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War by Paine.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Nitobe.

THAT WACKY POLITICAL CARTOON: “Japan Makes Her Debut Under Columbia’s Auspicies” https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services…

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May 4, 2020

History Summarized: The Maya, Aztec, and Inca

Filed under: Americas, Europe, History, Humour, Religion, Science — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 29 Jul 2017

Human sacrifice, smallpox, and the Spanish empire … that’s the whole story, right? Haha, eheh, hehe, HA, not even close! The civilizations of Mesoamerica are fascinating in their own right, and very distinct from each other too! Step on in and I’ll learn you a thing or two.

Also no spoilers, but next time, I’m covering the Iroquois Confederation! Ok, maybe that was exactly a spoiler. [Reposted here.]

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April 27, 2020

Prehistory Summarized: Evolution

Filed under: History, Humour, Science — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 5 Dec 2015

Third video in a week? Good lord, what have they been feeding us?

Anyway, Blue’s back, this time with more history! The exciting conclusion to the three-part video series! Our “Return Of The King”! Our “Return Of The Jedi”! Our… wow, a lot of “part three”s are the return of something or other, aren’t they? Let’s pretend this is “The Return Of Bruce”.

April 25, 2020

History-Makers: Shakespeare

Filed under: Britain, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 24 Apr 2020

“The Bard” is not only an essential class in any D&D party, but a byword for England’s most famous writer. We’ve covered a bit of Shakespeare before on OSP — just a bit, really, nothing major, only a dozen — but today we’ll look at how William got to Bard-ing, and how he accidentally became England’s biggest Historian.

SOURCES and Further Reading: The Introduction and play-texts of the Folger Shakespeare Library (The best way to read Shakespeare), “Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction” by Wells

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