The Late Movies: St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day, so here’s a collection of videos that may tangentially have something to do with St. Patrick, the holiday, or Ireland. How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Like an Irishman...
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Fantastic 120-Year-Old Color Pictures of Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day has already come and gone this year, but there is a lot more to the Emerald Isle than the supposed World’s Greatest Snake Exterminator. Need some proof? Just check out these vivid...
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DRB Pic of the Day
“DRB Pic of the Day” Link Lovely Steampunk / Art Nouveau Ring Fantastic, sophisticated ring, designed by Sergey Zhiboedov – it’s inspired by the antique Greek architecture and true classic style, and...
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12 Really Forced Portmanteaux That Didn’t Catch On
There are times when one big word can more effectively do the job of two words. These are not those times. 1. Balloonatic (balloon + lunatic) A person who is balloon-mad; a balloonist, spec. (Mil....
View ArticleThe Late Movies: Pipe Organ Pop
A pipe organ sounds so important, so majestic, so …big. It was meant for big songs. Rock Around the Clock Recorded at the Nathanaelchurch in Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany. * Jump Van Halen’s classic from...
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10 James Joyce Facts in Honor of Bloomsday
Happy Bloomsday!! If you’re not a James Joyce aficionado (or if you don’t celebrate obscure holidays), June 16 is the day all of the events in Joyce’s Ulysses take place. The name comes from Leopold...
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The Ulysses Map
It took Rachel Kerr three years to create, but it’s worth the wait: Leopold’s Day is a map of Dublin that features the city as it was described in James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses. Rachel also made a...
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Fun With Copyright Traps: 10 Hoax Definitions, Paper Towns and Other Things...
Facts are hard to copyright—impossible, actually. This is problematic for people who deal in information; any reference material is factual, and therefore difficult to protect from dirty, lying thieves...
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The City Is a Playground
To self-described “urban hacktivist” Florian Rivière, the city is an enormous playground–provided that you make a few modifications. With duct tape, he added mazes, hopscotch courts and other games to...
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The Life And Times Of The MGM Lion
The famous mascot of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer is not one lion, but five lions. These are their stories. Slats (1917–1928) Wikimedia Commons Slats, born at the Dublin Zoo in 1919, was MGM’s first lion. He...
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