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Remembering Albert Maysles and His Beautiful, Empathetic Documentaries
Although the pioneer of cinema verite is gone, we've got two new works by him—"Iris" and In "Transit"—to pore over and keep his memory alive.
A Love Letter to the Best and Worst Parts of Dublin
What it was like to grow up in the South Dublin suburbs, wanting desperately to leave, and then wanting to return.
LA's Longest-Standing Bartender Has 86'd More Celebrities Than You
We spoke to Ruben Rueda of Musso & Frank's about his views on dry martinis, 86ing movie stars, and DD’ing for Charles Bukowski.
This Singing Grandmother Will Restore Your Faith in Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
St. Paddy's is, in fact, one of the worst days you could possibly choose to go out to a bar and drink with your pals. It's a day when your favorite watering hole transforms into a cesspool of terrible humans. Luckily, this video of an older (maybe...
Photos of St. Patrick's Day in Tokyo
Tokyo hosts the largest St. Patrick's Day parade in Asia, complete with shamrocks and pints of Guinness.
Hey Americans, Please Stop Pretending to Be Irish
It's a shame, America, that of all you could've inherited from us, you choose our excessive drinking and a kitsch celebration of nothing.
The Drunken Irish Stereotype Is True Because We Want It To Be
You think Ireland doesn’t know about its drinking reputation? Trust me, we do. We’ve had enough hangovers, bloodied knees, and broken relationships to know exactly where we stand: somewhere between an AA meeting and another round of shots.
A Giant Booze Company Is Telling Ireland to Drink Less
I can't help feeling that the Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaign is a little misguided.
The Cocktail World Is Intoxicated By Irish Moonshine
Once illegal, Ireland's forgotten moonshine—poitín—it's now making its way into proper bars and cocktails despite its unpredictable alcohol content.
Ireland's Models Are Its National Sweethearts and National Joke at the Same Time
The Irish media have a misogyny problem, one that smiles out from the pages of newspapers and wears a bikini. Individually, the words "Irish" and "model" retain their meanings, but together the words become something different.
I Got Pissed with Strangers in Dublin's Biggest Tourist Trap
Temple Bar is depressing circus of drunk tourists puking up five pound pints.
When Irish Guys Are Smiling
South Boston's legendarily divisive St. Patrick's Day Parade was marched amid considerable rancor between gay-veterans groups and parade organizers. But the parade went on Sunday, and I chatted with a few shamrock-festooned revelers about what St...