St. Patrick's Day
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that purportedly celebrates the victory of a ragtag band of 4,000 Mexicans fighters over 8,000 French soldiers on May 5, 1862. But this historic feat seems lost on most people of Mexican heritage in the United States. After all, they mark the occasion by celebrating their culture much in… Read more.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2022
Hey, if we’re going to destroy the planet, we might as well have a blast doing so, no? Don’t worry, be happy … especially with Putin making nuclear apocalypse such a clear and present danger, the dangers of climate change are beginning to seem like an unnecessary concern … Read more.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Oh, right; that’s been canceled too.)
After Ireland canceled all St. Patrick’s Day parades, it seemed only a matter of time before the United States would too. Sure enough: New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the largest such celebration in the world, was postponed late Wednesday over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the first time in more than… Read more.
Happy St. Paddy’s Day
But beware the paddy wagon of Protestant Trump, America’s new anti-immigrant, religious bigot of a president. Read more.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
US President Barack Obama and Irish PM Enda Kenny [met] in the Oval Office to discuss immigrants in the U.S., and Britain’s position in the EU… ‘It is not quite St Patrick’s Day yet, but nevertheless, we always like an excuse to celebrate our Irish heritage,’ said the president, sporting a green tie as he… Read more.