books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

Business Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz calls Apple's tax strategy a "fraud" Cory Doctorow

book reviews Review: Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson Gareth Branwyn

History These Medieval church ladies really let it all hang out Ellsworth Toohey

politics JD Vance doubles down on his blood libel against Haitians Jason Weisberger

News McDonald's loses Big Mac trademark after bullying tactics against upstart rival backfire Mark Frauenfelder

Comics Old Dog is a clever sci-fi twist on the classic "one more job" story Thom Dunn

public art The Chairy Orchard, a funky art park in Denton, Texas, is closing after eight years Jennifer Sandlin

ireland Kayakers get a close encounter with a basking shark Rusty Blazenhoff

music BLP Kosher: the fun Floridian Jewish Rapper with deep references Elías Villoro

whiskey You can finally buy a Thin Lizzy whiskey in the bottle (not a jar) Thom Dunn

Reviews Watching "Herself" while reading "Himself" Thom Dunn

law IRS sues Facebook for $9bn Rob Beschizza

animals The Irish language has the best weird translations of common animal names Thom Dunn

brand theft auto Grand Theft Auto maker hasn't paid corporation tax in 10 years Rob Beschizza

corruption Addressing inequality is foreign policy, not domestic Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Hannu Rajaniemi's Summerland: a midcentury spy thriller, with the afterlife Cory Doctorow

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

politics Watch Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Mike Bloomberg speeches at 2016 DNC (Video) Xeni Jardin