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

ireland Watch the trailer for the thrilling new IRA miniseries "Say Nothing" Thom Dunn

graveyard Tiny Tombs of New Orleans: a scavenger hunt for history and art Popkin

books Graphic novel "Revolution By Fire" explores New York's Afro-Irish uprising of 1741 Thom Dunn

History "Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" in graphic novel form Thom Dunn

twitter Twitter must pay €550,000 to Irish employee fired for not replying to "extremely hardcore" email ultimatum Rob Beschizza

gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

palestine Palestinian women's soccer team plays first ever match in Europe Thom Dunn

denmark The contentious rock in the middle of the ocean Natalie Dressed

ireland Listen to this beautiful drone folk dirge from Lankum Natalie Dressed

Boing Boing Shop Give the gift of learning this Valentine's Day with this Rosetta Stone-StackSkills bundle Boing Boing's Shop

Entertainment The most 1970s moment in TV history: Gabe Kaplan vs. Robert Conrad in the Battle of the Network Stars Ruben Bolling

History When the Black & Tans left Ireland for Palestine Thom Dunn

podcast Fire Draw Near is a fascinating monthly podcast dedicated to the history of Irish folk songs Natalie Dressed

Deals The Great Dane of powerbanks arrives Boing Boing's Shop

pets Medieval pet names included Sturdy, Nosewise, Tibert, and Meone Jennifer Sandlin

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

History Sixty years of A Confederacy of Dunces' Ignatius J. Reilly Elías Villoro

mcdonalds Did McDonald's change their Shamrock Shake mascot because of the IRA? Thom Dunn

History "The Christmas Uprising" in Jamaica, 1831, heralded the end of slavery in the British Empire Elías Villoro