Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Culture Forums

Related: Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums, Support Forums

Forum name Latest discussion All-time posts Subscribers

Music Appreciation Renaissance - Carpet of the Sun (1973) 166,026 372

Classic Films TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 15: In the Shadows/Jill Clayburgh 10,687 197

Poetry Sam Neill: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats 2,709 107

Open Source and Free Software Stop the GUARD Act and age verification laws worldwide (Free Software Foundation) 2,043 206

World History July 14th Bastille Day...I'll be celebrating France's victories 4,587 210

Science In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars 96,392 793

Baseball Sure would've been nice to watch the home run derby 14,615 130

TV Chat Tonight on Amanpour and Company, Monday, July 13th, 2026 27,873 306

Cooking & Baking Cabbage Steaks 161,888 679

Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs Should Disney Exit the Streaming Business? 23,549 608

True Crime Mom Sent Photos Documenting Abuse of 2-Year-Old to Husband Because He Wouldn't Call Her Back - People Magazine 4,015 128

Photography ***PRELIMS ARE UP IN GD.*** 165,591 562

American History Ed King, 89, Scarred Veteran of Mississippi's Civil Rights Struggle, Dies 8,769 222

Pets I just got a sympathy card from my vet's office 109,336 560

Sports 'I Understand How Amazing Black Women Are': Paige Bueckers Speaks Out on Zero WNBA Black Women Head Coaches 100,272 217

Humor Spycat provided Weekly World News with a photo and gave the Senator 19,703 432

Artists Bay of Fundy 23,056 230

Travel The magic of zakkyo buildings Japan has found a better way to build a downtown. 6,258 149

Gardening Here's my tropical fruit tree propagation station. 15,980 402

Basketball Victoria to host elite-level women's basketball at Canada vs. NCAA champs game on July 22 5,053 24

Weird News Woman accused of stealing ambulance on 22-mile West Side with crew and patient inside! 23,291 404

Weather Watchers howdi 13,040 172

Soccer/Football World Cup finals prediction poll 4,387 62

Fiction What Fiction are you reading this week, July 12, 2026? 25,896 388

Good News 4-year-old heals "inner loneliness" by bringing his neighborhood together- Steve Hartman, On the Road 3,578 216

Movies Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting 14,052 189

Automobile Enthusiasts Australia's 7 best-selling EVs are now all Chinese -- even Tesla's 6,751 98

Showbiz The Ross Sisters (1940s). Amazing vocals AND contortionists. (5 mins) 3,199 116

Gaming What are your favorite OPEN WORLD games? 6,092 222

Personal Finance and Investing Market Metrics, 7/10/26 7,005 198

Football 2 front-runners emerge in Seahawks sale process 19,740 168

Writing Rebecca Solnit Discusses "The Beginning Comes After the End" With Anand Giridharadas 3,636 272

Musicians Reclaiming the lost art of listening to music 8,029 164

Classical Music Ruth Gipps - 'Symphony No. 1' 6,988 106

Apple Users Occasional problem with my keyboard 7,353 242

Anthropology DNA from cave art is now possible 12,858 287

Birders Has anyone here created nesting habitat for Night hawks? 17,579 186

DIY & Home Improvement "Factory-tight" bolt in my washer: Won't budge! 8,173 303

Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights Fireworks hurt nonhuman animals--they bring so much hurt and distress to them. . . 7,598 240

Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing Is the Homeopathic Industry "On the Ropes"? 25,348 355

Motorsports What became of the proposed DC Indycar race? 524 20

Parenting 🧵Netflix has acquired rights to the Russian series Masha and the Bear, which incorporates pro-Kremlin...propaganda... 1,761 65

Comic Books been watching this batman movie serial from 1939 6,637 81

Science Fiction Today's Octavia Butler's Birthday 2,461 222

EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques Need help identifying what to call this hammer 3,790 166

Ancestry/Genealogy Amos Arnold, my Great Great Grandfather born in 1831 3,352 212

Women's World Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Taty Almeida dies at 95 955 80

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Nutty professor claims the US government has made him head of "UAP Science Advisory Council" 7,414 320

Non-Fiction The Fallen/Louise Brangan 2,703 248

Outdoor Life Three hikers dead after Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano erupts 3,636 129

Crafts Crochet 2,967 216

Rural/Farm Life Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto's weed-killing pesticide 2,384 166

Languages and Linguistics From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue 1,112 106

Household Hints & Help How many people like an 'open floor plan'? 2,720 254

DU Marketplace Is there some information you can provide me about selling personal household goods? 936 183

The Daily Show Jordan Klepper: Give the Man a Prize 440 99

Fantasy Literature Old Tom Bombadil (fan-made music video with official song from Rings of Power) 553 96