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

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

Games Medieval tragic lesbian combat adventure is a bit of a slog Rob Beschizza

language Northern California has its own regional language, and they are making fun of you Jason Weisberger

abolish ice Valid papers, no crime, indefinite detention: ICE's American promise Jason Weisberger

music Musician falsely accused of sex crimes by Google AI Séamus Bellamy

blood libel Temu Charlie Kirk tries a new spin on the old blood libel Jason Weisberger

cover songs Watch the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan crush a Fleetwood Mac classic Gail Sherman

History Colmcille map centers the relationship between Scotland and Ireland Rob Beschizza

cemetary 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