Republicans Thom Dunn talks about Irish-American culture and identity on the Motherfoclóir podcast Thom Dunn
History Downright freaky Halloween costumes from a rural Scottish island in the 1930s (video) David Pescovitz
ireland Lidl Ireland becomes "first major retailer in the world" to offer free sanitary products Jess Sabine
climate change Druids prop up faerie stone knocked over by a bull to stop bad luck, sparking government investigation Thom Dunn
censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn
music There's actually an interesting (and obsessive) story behind Wheatus's "Teenage Dirtbag" Thom Dunn
poetry The oldest written record of "fuck" has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Thom Dunn