It’s International Women’s Day! The Guardian is posting live updates from around the world. Meanwhile, Mattel has produced an “Inspiring Women” line of Barbies, which sounds goofy at first, but the dolls are actually pretty great. Small steps and all that.

If you like history and crowdsourcing projects, check out the American Archive of Public Broadcasting - WGBH FIX IT Transcript-a-thon! It’s correcting transcripts, gamified.

Too many books at home? Here are some design ideas for reading nooks and book storage.

Bill Lucey takes a look at the connections between St. Patrick’s Day and Opening Day. Soon!

And finally, on a personal note: Tonight, we get to see Neil Gaiman in person, courtesy of our local public library. Woot!