Ireland
On Leaving San Francisco and Pure Verb
At the end of a long run, sometimes it feels good to take a spin around the block, just to feel the muscles in my thighs move around a little more, to kick out my legs in the last vestiges of a runner’s high. I’ll do the same thing at
The Weirdest & Funniest Insults from Western Europe
As the bard once said, everybody knows the first words you will learn in a foreign language are the bad ones. No, not ‘hello’, nor ‘goodbye’, nor ‘red’, nor ‘where is the bathroom?’. You are going to learn cuss words and colloquialisms for pee, poop, vagina, penis, prostitute, anus, and female
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
A History of Anti-Irish Racism in the US
Irish people have it pretty good in America these days, but this was not always the case. White privilege was not extended to Irish Americans in the US from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, and Irish people were not considered white people back then — despite their fair complexion.
The 10 Oldest Bars in the World
Let’s go back 1,000+ years and explore history through some of the finest drinking establishments known to man. Do you like history, witchcraft, and booze? Well, this is the article for you.
Win Two Tickets for Young Dubliners @ Knitting Factory BK!
You can win TWO FREE tickets to see celtic-rock band, Young Dubliners, Wednesday, September 10, 2014 show @ Knitting Factory in Brooklyn! Or, you can ENTER BELOW…or, buy $15 tickets HERE!
BA of the Week – Singer and Cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.
Spending Less Green is More Green at the Good Hotel
I get a lot of emails from a lot of people asking or offering a lot of different things. I’ve gotten: offered a free haircut, asked on dates, invited to speak at various functions, hate mail, love letters, tips, suggestions, and absolute babbling nonsense. Most of the time the emails