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Did you know that there is still a Spanish peer with a title dating back to the rulers of the Aztec Empire? I surely knew this at one point as I re-discovered it while cleaning out my school notes on Latin American History. Juan José is the 6th Duke of Montezuma and related to Montezuma II, and can trace his lineage back to the 1360s with Acamapichtli, the founder of the Aztec Dynasty. However, the title is given by the Spanish crown and their ancestors renounced any claim to

Great non-fiction, longform articles to send you down a rabbit hole and possibly learn something new! "Redeeming Love: A Book Review Series"  by Samantha Field First part of the 12 part series is here . " How Brutal Cult Leader Tony Alamo Amassed A Fortune With Bedazzled Denim Jackets "  by Leah Carrol for Refinery 29 Strings Attached  for Business Insider Series of essays by people who have left high-involvement groups on the huge financial burden of leaving those groups, i

This is a A Brief History of K-pop through Music Videos that I like. I've skipped some people either on accident or purpose. (1) Trot Songs - The First Kpop Trot is a pop genre that emerged around 1910 - 1945 when Korea was under Japanese occupation. It blends Japanese folk, Korean folk, and Western foxtrot. This music laid the foundation for modern K-pop by bridging the gap between Korean folk melodies and Western pop music of the early 20th-century. Trot is still popular in

Get ready for a tour across the Grand Canyon State through a music video playlist, below is a list of 18 music videos filmed in Arizona. The list is in no particular order but you can tell the time period as during classic rock a lot of middle-of-the-desert videos, in the garage rock era of 90s/00s people liked to film in Papago park and Scottsdale backyards, and now that the Valley is more developed more videos are being filmed in Phoenix downtown. "Tell Me" by People Who Co

I use Goodreads to track my reading habits and, similar to Spotify, they do a year-end data wrap-up called My Year in Books: 2025 . I gave 4 books this year 5 out of 5 stars: Death in the Spires by KJ Charles - "dark academia" romance mystery set in 1905 around Oxford. I read this book based on Goodreads monthly challenge and I'm grateful. It was a lot of fun. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett - "multimedia" contemporary mystery so it is told prima