I'm so excited for this book and this is a great interview: How Jasmine Guillory invites readers to celebrate with The Wedding Party
This is fascinating: In Turkey, Keeping a Language of Whistles Alive
A Journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Where Sleeping Beauty Awakens
Celebrating the Eclipse That Let Einstein Shine
19 Cucumber Recipes to Keep Cool With All Summer
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/31/19)
Time for some FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.
This is great: AOC to bartend again in support of wage equality for restaurant workers
Ooh, trailer for The Goldfinch!
Music in premature infants enhances high-level cognitive brain networks
I'm so excited for this one: In 'Girls of Storm and Shadow' By Natasha Ngan, The Rebel Uprising Is Under Attack By Dark Magic — Start Reading Now!
White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First Time
Phew: Yes, You Can Replace Regular Water With Seltzer Water
For Sale: 300-Year-Old ‘Shipwreck Wine’ Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea
‘Captivating’ – BFI shares first footage of a solar eclipse from 1900
Fug Nation Loves Cute Sandals (Again)!
With Make-Ahead Punch, Keep the Party Going All Summer Long
This is great: AOC to bartend again in support of wage equality for restaurant workers
Ooh, trailer for The Goldfinch!
Music in premature infants enhances high-level cognitive brain networks
I'm so excited for this one: In 'Girls of Storm and Shadow' By Natasha Ngan, The Rebel Uprising Is Under Attack By Dark Magic — Start Reading Now!
White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First Time
Phew: Yes, You Can Replace Regular Water With Seltzer Water
For Sale: 300-Year-Old ‘Shipwreck Wine’ Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea
‘Captivating’ – BFI shares first footage of a solar eclipse from 1900
Fug Nation Loves Cute Sandals (Again)!
With Make-Ahead Punch, Keep the Party Going All Summer Long
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/30/19)
This piece about incels and plastic surgery is fascinating: How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?
Latest Arena for China’s Growing Global Ambitions: The Arctic
I don't say this lightly, but these people should lose custody of their children: Parents are poisoning their children with bleach to 'cure' autism. These moms are trying to stop it.
Where Did the Right Whales Go?
Summer Book Preview: The 10 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down
Latest Arena for China’s Growing Global Ambitions: The Arctic
I don't say this lightly, but these people should lose custody of their children: Parents are poisoning their children with bleach to 'cure' autism. These moms are trying to stop it.
Where Did the Right Whales Go?
Summer Book Preview: The 10 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down
Morning Coffee (5/30/19)
Robert Mueller’s first-ever public statement on the Trump-Russia investigation, explained
Israel to hold new elections after Netanyahu coalition talks fail
Even Democrats Keep Thinking Iran Is Worse Than Saudi Arabia
Boycotts of Georgia Will Only Make It Redder
OH COME ON: US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'
Oklahoma Faces Off Against J & J in First Trial of an Opioid Maker
Elizabeth Warren Gains Ground in 2020 Field, One Plan at a Time
What a loss: Tony Horwitz Dies at 60; Prize-Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author
Seeing Red in the Fossil Record
This is awful: Princess Diana's Death Is Being Turned Into a Theme Park Attraction and People Are Pissed
Israel to hold new elections after Netanyahu coalition talks fail
Even Democrats Keep Thinking Iran Is Worse Than Saudi Arabia
Boycotts of Georgia Will Only Make It Redder
OH COME ON: US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'
Oklahoma Faces Off Against J & J in First Trial of an Opioid Maker
Elizabeth Warren Gains Ground in 2020 Field, One Plan at a Time
What a loss: Tony Horwitz Dies at 60; Prize-Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author
Seeing Red in the Fossil Record
This is awful: Princess Diana's Death Is Being Turned Into a Theme Park Attraction and People Are Pissed
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/29/19)
Morning Coffee (5/29/19)
Evil: Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns Before Returning Them to Detention
Good news! Supreme Court rejects transgender bathroom case, allowing transgender students to use bathroom of choice
Of fucking COURSE he would: In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
This is awful: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Could Stop Providing the Procedure This Week
New Hampshire Prisons Ban Books Critical of Prison System, Award Winners
Right-wing media's anti-abortion misinformation playbook for 2020
5G could mean less time to flee a deadly hurricane, heads of NASA and NOAA warn
Denied graves by Nazis, resistance fighters finally buried
Murray Gell-Mann, Who Peered at Particles and Saw the Universe, Dies at 89
Research Says Having Fresh Flowers in Your Home Can Actually Reduce Levels of Pain
Good news! Supreme Court rejects transgender bathroom case, allowing transgender students to use bathroom of choice
Of fucking COURSE he would: In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
This is awful: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Could Stop Providing the Procedure This Week
New Hampshire Prisons Ban Books Critical of Prison System, Award Winners
Right-wing media's anti-abortion misinformation playbook for 2020
5G could mean less time to flee a deadly hurricane, heads of NASA and NOAA warn
Denied graves by Nazis, resistance fighters finally buried
Murray Gell-Mann, Who Peered at Particles and Saw the Universe, Dies at 89
Research Says Having Fresh Flowers in Your Home Can Actually Reduce Levels of Pain
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/28/19)
Morning Coffee (5/28/19)
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science
The ‘Enemy of the People’ Is the Real Target of the Assange Prosecution
This sounds bad! Hungary far-right party forms uniformed ‘self-defense’ group
The Myth of the “Personally” Anti-Abortion Politician
Breaking: Nobody Knows What’s Going to Happen in 2020
Young people, women, voters in cities: how Democrats won in 2018, by the numbers
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects
Baby Anacondas Born At New England Aquarium — Without Any Male Snakes Involved
I feel so vindicated: Anxious People Quicker to Flee Danger
Frigid Offices Might Be Killing Women’s Productivity
The ‘Enemy of the People’ Is the Real Target of the Assange Prosecution
This sounds bad! Hungary far-right party forms uniformed ‘self-defense’ group
The Myth of the “Personally” Anti-Abortion Politician
Breaking: Nobody Knows What’s Going to Happen in 2020
Young people, women, voters in cities: how Democrats won in 2018, by the numbers
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects
Baby Anacondas Born At New England Aquarium — Without Any Male Snakes Involved
I feel so vindicated: Anxious People Quicker to Flee Danger
Frigid Offices Might Be Killing Women’s Productivity
Monday, May 27, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/27/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union’s Future
Inside the secret plot to turn senior Venezuelan officials against Maduro
The Guardrails Have Failed
TurboTax Uses A “Military Discount” to Trick Troops Into Paying to File Their Taxes
Pro-Choice Men: Here’s What You Need to Know
We asked the dads running for president what they do for child care
Harriet Tubman is already appearing on $20 bills whether Trump officials like it or not
FLDS and Seth Jeffs are now digging into Minnesota
'Phenomenal' 2,300-year-old bark shield found in Leicestershire
Fungus that draws gold from its surroundings discovered in Western Australia
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union’s Future
Inside the secret plot to turn senior Venezuelan officials against Maduro
The Guardrails Have Failed
TurboTax Uses A “Military Discount” to Trick Troops Into Paying to File Their Taxes
Pro-Choice Men: Here’s What You Need to Know
We asked the dads running for president what they do for child care
Harriet Tubman is already appearing on $20 bills whether Trump officials like it or not
FLDS and Seth Jeffs are now digging into Minnesota
'Phenomenal' 2,300-year-old bark shield found in Leicestershire
Fungus that draws gold from its surroundings discovered in Western Australia
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/26/19)
Australia’s conservative party retains power in shocking election result
In Parliament Elections, Populists Seek to Break the E.U. From Within
'Here We Go Again:' Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Ban
Federal judge blocks part of Trump’s US-Mexico border wall
Sad and scary: Jews in Germany warned of risks of wearing kippah cap in public
How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat on Facebook
Funding shortfalls threaten Alaska ionosphere research center
Ugh: Amazon prevails in battle with South American countries for ‘.amazon’ domain name
This is so horrifying: Listen to an author realize her forthcoming book contains a terrible mistake
Lost Your Passport? For Americans in Austria, Any McDonald’s Can Help
In Parliament Elections, Populists Seek to Break the E.U. From Within
'Here We Go Again:' Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Ban
Federal judge blocks part of Trump’s US-Mexico border wall
Sad and scary: Jews in Germany warned of risks of wearing kippah cap in public
How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat on Facebook
Funding shortfalls threaten Alaska ionosphere research center
Ugh: Amazon prevails in battle with South American countries for ‘.amazon’ domain name
This is so horrifying: Listen to an author realize her forthcoming book contains a terrible mistake
Lost Your Passport? For Americans in Austria, Any McDonald’s Can Help
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/25/19)
Yay! After years of fierce debate, Taiwan celebrates the first same-sex weddings in Asia
A good step for New Hampshire: House votes to override governor's veto of death penalty repeal
Also good but it doesn't look like these majorities are veto-proof: N.H. Senate Passes Three Gun-Related Bills
And another good step! Bill to Create Commission to Redraw Legislative Maps Clears N.H. Senate
Distorted Videos of Nancy Pelosi Spread on Facebook and Twitter, Helped by Trump
Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post
Very bad: New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care
And: Proposed HUD rule would strip transgender protections at homeless shelters
ACLU and Planned Parenthood file lawsuit against Alabama's near-total abortion ban
If you're wondering what Theresa May's resignation means, read June Thomas: The Last Days of May
A good step for New Hampshire: House votes to override governor's veto of death penalty repeal
Also good but it doesn't look like these majorities are veto-proof: N.H. Senate Passes Three Gun-Related Bills
And another good step! Bill to Create Commission to Redraw Legislative Maps Clears N.H. Senate
Distorted Videos of Nancy Pelosi Spread on Facebook and Twitter, Helped by Trump
Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post
Very bad: New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care
And: Proposed HUD rule would strip transgender protections at homeless shelters
ACLU and Planned Parenthood file lawsuit against Alabama's near-total abortion ban
If you're wondering what Theresa May's resignation means, read June Thomas: The Last Days of May
Friday, May 24, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/24/19)
Morning Coffee (5/24/19)
There are a million things going on but it's time for Friday happy links, darn it!
Aaah, Star Trek: Picard teaser!
And Downton Abbey movie trailer!
Send Your Name to Mars with the 2020 Rover
This sounds great: Exclusive: Captain Marvel Becomes a Bodega Avenger in a New Series from IDW
Oh interesting: First look: Patricia Cornwell on launching a new thriller series with Quantum
Exclusive: Nora Roberts on her J.D. Robb In Death series getting its 50th book
I love this cover and the book sounds interesting: Exclusive Cover Reveal: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller
I really need to try these Cold Stone Reese's Ice Cream Cups.
Baby-Sitters Little Sister Books to Get Graphic Novel Treatment
Freeform To Launch Christmas Wrapping Competition Reality Series ‘Wrap Battle’
Aaah, Star Trek: Picard teaser!
And Downton Abbey movie trailer!
Send Your Name to Mars with the 2020 Rover
This sounds great: Exclusive: Captain Marvel Becomes a Bodega Avenger in a New Series from IDW
Oh interesting: First look: Patricia Cornwell on launching a new thriller series with Quantum
Exclusive: Nora Roberts on her J.D. Robb In Death series getting its 50th book
I love this cover and the book sounds interesting: Exclusive Cover Reveal: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller
I really need to try these Cold Stone Reese's Ice Cream Cups.
Baby-Sitters Little Sister Books to Get Graphic Novel Treatment
Freeform To Launch Christmas Wrapping Competition Reality Series ‘Wrap Battle’
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/23/19)
On a Russian outpost in the Pacific, fear and fantasies of a Japanese future
This is so sad: Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children In 1 Pakistani City Get HIV?
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
Get ready, world: Here comes the marvelous Mal Pugh
Summer Reading from Romance Authors
This is so sad: Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children In 1 Pakistani City Get HIV?
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
Get ready, world: Here comes the marvelous Mal Pugh
Summer Reading from Romance Authors
Morning Coffee (5/23/19)
India election: Modi set for historic landslide victory
Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records
And: New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump’s State Tax Returns
Elizabeth Warren demands additional information from Trump admin on child migrant deaths
A lawmaker asked Carson about foreclosure properties. He thought she was talking about Oreos.
Of COURSE: Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed
Kris Kobach is the worst in so many ways! A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More
Would Democrats Restore Roe If Republicans Overturned It?
New report shows 41 million displaced by conflict, tensions
This production sounds so interesting: Daniel Fish’s ‘Oklahoma!’ To Launch North American Tour In Oklahoma
Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records
And: New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump’s State Tax Returns
Elizabeth Warren demands additional information from Trump admin on child migrant deaths
A lawmaker asked Carson about foreclosure properties. He thought she was talking about Oreos.
Of COURSE: Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed
Kris Kobach is the worst in so many ways! A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More
Would Democrats Restore Roe If Republicans Overturned It?
New report shows 41 million displaced by conflict, tensions
This production sounds so interesting: Daniel Fish’s ‘Oklahoma!’ To Launch North American Tour In Oklahoma
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/22/19)
Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders
For These Minor Leaguers, the Living Is Good if You Don’t Mind the Dead Below
I didn't know anything about this composer, and this is FASCINATING: A Symphony for Springtime
I’m from a Mexican family. Stop expecting me to eat ‘authentic’ food.
Lot of great picks here! Summer Reading from YA Authors
For These Minor Leaguers, the Living Is Good if You Don’t Mind the Dead Below
I didn't know anything about this composer, and this is FASCINATING: A Symphony for Springtime
I’m from a Mexican family. Stop expecting me to eat ‘authentic’ food.
Lot of great picks here! Summer Reading from YA Authors
Morning Coffee (5/22/19)
Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers (SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUALITY OR A DISABILITY.)
Anti-Abortion and Pro-Trump Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Lock Him Up?
Prime Minister Theresa May offers a “new” Brexit plan, but nobody’s buying it
E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Pollution Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math
New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic
A Great White Shark Was in the Long Island Sound! (Or Maybe Not)
Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light announced for 2020 (I need to catch up because Twitter is going to be INTO THIS.)
The details here are fascinating: Aztec allies ritually disfigured captured Spaniards’ remains
I originally read this headline as ALL ONE MOVIE but the separate movies sound good too! Fred & Adele Astaire Story & WWII Thriller ‘The Zero Hour’ In The Works For Altitude — Cannes
Anti-Abortion and Pro-Trump Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Lock Him Up?
Prime Minister Theresa May offers a “new” Brexit plan, but nobody’s buying it
E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Pollution Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math
New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic
A Great White Shark Was in the Long Island Sound! (Or Maybe Not)
Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light announced for 2020 (I need to catch up because Twitter is going to be INTO THIS.)
The details here are fascinating: Aztec allies ritually disfigured captured Spaniards’ remains
I originally read this headline as ALL ONE MOVIE but the separate movies sound good too! Fred & Adele Astaire Story & WWII Thriller ‘The Zero Hour’ In The Works For Altitude — Cannes
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/21/19)
Wow, this BuzzFeed investigation of Tony Robbins: Unlimited Power
This is so interesting, and obviously whether it's helpful or terrible depends greatly on how it's done: ‘Hi! My name’s Eva’: A teenage Holocaust victim’s diary comes to life on Instagram
My Cousin Was My Hero. Until the Day He Tried to Kill Me.
Liquid Death and the Nonsense of Packaged Water
Why You Should Start Binge-Reading Right Now
This is so interesting, and obviously whether it's helpful or terrible depends greatly on how it's done: ‘Hi! My name’s Eva’: A teenage Holocaust victim’s diary comes to life on Instagram
My Cousin Was My Hero. Until the Day He Tried to Kill Me.
Liquid Death and the Nonsense of Packaged Water
Why You Should Start Binge-Reading Right Now
Morning Coffee (5/21/19)
In Syria, Reports Of 19 Medical Facilities Bombed Since April 28
Accountants Must Turn Over Trump’s Financial Records, Lower-Court Judge Rules
White House blocks former counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress
THIS IS ASTONISHING, even by our current dismal standards: The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
Disgusting: Trump’s pick for ICE director: I can tell which migrant children will become gang members by looking into their eyes
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Save Abortion Rights Of course she does.
Niki Lauda, Austrian Formula 1 legend, dies at 70
This sounds great! Berkley Has Acquired Its First Queer Female Romance and We Have All The Details!
Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
The new kilogram just debuted. It’s a massive achievement.
Accountants Must Turn Over Trump’s Financial Records, Lower-Court Judge Rules
White House blocks former counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress
THIS IS ASTONISHING, even by our current dismal standards: The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
Disgusting: Trump’s pick for ICE director: I can tell which migrant children will become gang members by looking into their eyes
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Save Abortion Rights Of course she does.
Niki Lauda, Austrian Formula 1 legend, dies at 70
This sounds great! Berkley Has Acquired Its First Queer Female Romance and We Have All The Details!
Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
The new kilogram just debuted. It’s a massive achievement.
Monday, May 20, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/20/19)
Long and worth your time: John Bolton on the Warpath
This history is fascinating and I have a LOT OF SYMPATHY for his annoyed constituents: Mayor and ‘Foreign Minister’: How Bernie Sanders Brought the Cold War to Burlington
Lessons From the Kosher Meat Boycott
Oh gosh, remember this nonsense? Stuff Your ‘Rules’
Great book recommendations here: Warrior Girls
This history is fascinating and I have a LOT OF SYMPATHY for his annoyed constituents: Mayor and ‘Foreign Minister’: How Bernie Sanders Brought the Cold War to Burlington
Lessons From the Kosher Meat Boycott
Oh gosh, remember this nonsense? Stuff Your ‘Rules’
Great book recommendations here: Warrior Girls
Morning Coffee (5/20/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
What a shock: Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts
This is bad on... several levels: Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes
Rebecca Traister, great as always: Our Fury Over Abortion Was Dismissed for Decades As Hysterical
Stacey Abrams: We Cannot Resign Ourselves to Dismay and Disenfranchisement
Trump’s puzzling trade war with China, sort of explained
Yay! In first for Asia, Taiwan lawmakers back same-sex marriage
Where Will Measles Break Out Next? Chicago, Los Angeles or Miami, Scientists Predict
Maya's a pal of mine and also Julian Castro's campaign manager and this is a great interview: ‘You Can’t Always Be Exactly Who You Are’: A Chat With Maya Rupert
Eeeee: See exclusive new photos from the upcoming 'Veronica Mars' revival on Hulu
Oh: Man killed by crossbow in Germany led 'medieval cult'
What a shock: Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts
This is bad on... several levels: Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes
Rebecca Traister, great as always: Our Fury Over Abortion Was Dismissed for Decades As Hysterical
Stacey Abrams: We Cannot Resign Ourselves to Dismay and Disenfranchisement
Trump’s puzzling trade war with China, sort of explained
Yay! In first for Asia, Taiwan lawmakers back same-sex marriage
Where Will Measles Break Out Next? Chicago, Los Angeles or Miami, Scientists Predict
Maya's a pal of mine and also Julian Castro's campaign manager and this is a great interview: ‘You Can’t Always Be Exactly Who You Are’: A Chat With Maya Rupert
Eeeee: See exclusive new photos from the upcoming 'Veronica Mars' revival on Hulu
Oh: Man killed by crossbow in Germany led 'medieval cult'
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/19/19)
Yay!! Senate Committee Backs Independent Redistricting Commission in N.H.
Appeals court finds Trump administration’s move to end DACA ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Elizabeth Warren Deserves Your Undivided Attention
Abortion in America, explained in 10 facts
Awesome: Borough mayor is knitting to prove men speak too much at meetings
Despite Measles Warnings, Anti-Vaccine Rally Draws Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews
How many Cuban troops are there in Venezuela? The U.S. says over 20,000. Cuba says zero.
Books a Target of New China Tariffs
This sounds not great! ‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica
Fatal Stabbing on Appalachian Trail Is Uncovered Thanks to GPS and a Dog
Appeals court finds Trump administration’s move to end DACA ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Elizabeth Warren Deserves Your Undivided Attention
Abortion in America, explained in 10 facts
Awesome: Borough mayor is knitting to prove men speak too much at meetings
Despite Measles Warnings, Anti-Vaccine Rally Draws Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews
How many Cuban troops are there in Venezuela? The U.S. says over 20,000. Cuba says zero.
Books a Target of New China Tariffs
This sounds not great! ‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica
Fatal Stabbing on Appalachian Trail Is Uncovered Thanks to GPS and a Dog
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/18/19)
Toddler apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border dies after weeks in hospital
The House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights bill
Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Have No Idea How Women’s Bodies Work
Motherhood in Alabama, by the Numbers
Trump administration showers Brazilian crooks with $62M bailout money meant for struggling U.S. farmers
White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns
This is gross: NH lunch lady fired for feeding student who couldn't pay; vendor accused her of $8 theft
Good for them: Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment
The king of Thailand married his bodyguard and made her queen
Huh! Makers Of Sam Adams And Dogfish Head Beer Announce Merger Deal
The House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights bill
Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Have No Idea How Women’s Bodies Work
Motherhood in Alabama, by the Numbers
Trump administration showers Brazilian crooks with $62M bailout money meant for struggling U.S. farmers
White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns
This is gross: NH lunch lady fired for feeding student who couldn't pay; vendor accused her of $8 theft
Good for them: Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment
The king of Thailand married his bodyguard and made her queen
Huh! Makers Of Sam Adams And Dogfish Head Beer Announce Merger Deal
Friday, May 17, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/17/19)
Your wild Friday afternoon read: The School Photo Industry Is a Master Class in Drama
How the Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?
A Journey Into Greece’s Land of a Thousand Stories
The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive in AriZona Iced Tea
How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history
How the Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?
A Journey Into Greece’s Land of a Thousand Stories
The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive in AriZona Iced Tea
How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history
Morning Coffee (5/17/19)
Okay, time for some FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.
OH MY GOSH look at the Nancy Drew show trailer!!! I am 1000% in.
Ooh, mystery fans, check out the Anthony Award nominations.
Yay Mr. Ratburn! Kids’ TV rarely shows same-sex marriage. PBS’s Arthur just did — and it was, wonderfully, no big deal.
This is GREAT casting: Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell To Star In Rom-Com ‘The Hating Game’ Adapted From Hit Novel, Mister Smith Boards
Oreo Just Confirmed FOUR New Flavors Rolling out This Summer
'A little miracle': Dutch statesman's diary found 200 years after it was lost
Look at the baby giraffe's special therapeutic shoes!
'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to North Sea
12 Summer Nail Polishes You Need to Try
Let's go! Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet to be put on display
OH MY GOSH look at the Nancy Drew show trailer!!! I am 1000% in.
Ooh, mystery fans, check out the Anthony Award nominations.
Yay Mr. Ratburn! Kids’ TV rarely shows same-sex marriage. PBS’s Arthur just did — and it was, wonderfully, no big deal.
This is GREAT casting: Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell To Star In Rom-Com ‘The Hating Game’ Adapted From Hit Novel, Mister Smith Boards
Oreo Just Confirmed FOUR New Flavors Rolling out This Summer
'A little miracle': Dutch statesman's diary found 200 years after it was lost
Look at the baby giraffe's special therapeutic shoes!
'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to North Sea
12 Summer Nail Polishes You Need to Try
Let's go! Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet to be put on display
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/16/19)
The Birth-Tissue Profiteers
Wow, imagine being these guys: Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon
Why It's So Hard To Stop Women From Sleeping In A Menstrual Shed
Australia’s Politics May Be Changing With Its Climate
Stumbling Into Identity: Casey McQuiston on Writing About Bisexuality
Wow, imagine being these guys: Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon
Why It's So Hard To Stop Women From Sleeping In A Menstrual Shed
Australia’s Politics May Be Changing With Its Climate
Stumbling Into Identity: Casey McQuiston on Writing About Bisexuality
Morning Coffee (5/16/19)
This is horrifying: Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens
Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump’s New Claims of Threats From Iran
This headline is, uh, mild; this is definitely added restrictions to legal immigration: Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties
Trump administration cracks down on giant Chinese tech firm, escalating clash with Beijing
Anti-Abortion Laws Will Put Women in Jail
The Senate Is as Much of a Problem as Trump
Biden Is (Still) Leading Cable News Coverage
The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis
Uh: Mel Gibson’s Rep. Claims Controversial ‘Rothchild’ Movie Is ‘Completely Unrelated’ to the Rothschild Family
Shrinking and Quaking Hint at Moon’s Tectonic Life
Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump’s New Claims of Threats From Iran
This headline is, uh, mild; this is definitely added restrictions to legal immigration: Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties
Trump administration cracks down on giant Chinese tech firm, escalating clash with Beijing
Anti-Abortion Laws Will Put Women in Jail
The Senate Is as Much of a Problem as Trump
Biden Is (Still) Leading Cable News Coverage
The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis
Uh: Mel Gibson’s Rep. Claims Controversial ‘Rothchild’ Movie Is ‘Completely Unrelated’ to the Rothschild Family
Shrinking and Quaking Hint at Moon’s Tectonic Life
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/15/19)
Argentina’s Economic Misery Could Bring Populism Back to the Country
How Casey Cep Wrote the True-Crime Book Harper Lee Couldn’t
In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners
This is such a tough aspect of apartment living: Listening to My Neighbors Fight (...I just realized I have two Maris Kreizman pieces linked in this post but I DON'T CARE, Maris is great.)
Discovering Cheese and Tradition in the Swedish North
How Casey Cep Wrote the True-Crime Book Harper Lee Couldn’t
In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners
This is such a tough aspect of apartment living: Listening to My Neighbors Fight (...I just realized I have two Maris Kreizman pieces linked in this post but I DON'T CARE, Maris is great.)
Discovering Cheese and Tradition in the Swedish North
Morning Coffee (5/15/19)
Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
What Democrats Can Learn About Impeachment From the Civil War
Good for her: 'A hate-for-profit racket': Warren refuses Fox town hall invite
“Am I a bad person?” Why one mom didn’t take her kid to the ER — even after poison control said to.
Bill Nye says "the planet's on f****ing fire" and we need to "grow the f*** up"
Welp: Disney takes over full control of Hulu
How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years
Royal burial site ‘UK’s answer to Tutankhamun’s tomb’
Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
What Democrats Can Learn About Impeachment From the Civil War
Good for her: 'A hate-for-profit racket': Warren refuses Fox town hall invite
“Am I a bad person?” Why one mom didn’t take her kid to the ER — even after poison control said to.
Bill Nye says "the planet's on f****ing fire" and we need to "grow the f*** up"
Welp: Disney takes over full control of Hulu
How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years
Royal burial site ‘UK’s answer to Tutankhamun’s tomb’
Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/14/19)
Morning Coffee (5/14/19)
French special forces rescue hostages in a deadly Burkina Faso raid
Supreme Court Allows Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed
New York Regulator Launches Investigation Into TurboTax Maker Intuit and H&R Block
How a James Comey Tweet Fueled a Conspiracy Theory That Upended a California Town
US is hotbed of climate change denial, major global survey finds
65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, school segregation is getting worse
Good for them: Brother and Sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Accuse Him of Spreading Misinformation on Vaccines
Actress And Singer Doris Day, Hollywood's Girl Next Door, Dies At 97
Missing Piece of Stonehenge Returned From Florida 60 Years After Removal
Dinosaur With Bat Wings Was More Than Legend
Supreme Court Allows Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed
New York Regulator Launches Investigation Into TurboTax Maker Intuit and H&R Block
How a James Comey Tweet Fueled a Conspiracy Theory That Upended a California Town
US is hotbed of climate change denial, major global survey finds
65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, school segregation is getting worse
Good for them: Brother and Sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Accuse Him of Spreading Misinformation on Vaccines
Actress And Singer Doris Day, Hollywood's Girl Next Door, Dies At 97
Missing Piece of Stonehenge Returned From Florida 60 Years After Removal
Dinosaur With Bat Wings Was More Than Legend
Monday, May 13, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/13/19)
Algeria’s Turmoil Adds New Obstacle to Saving the Historic Casbah
It Was Lost for Decades, but This Warning About Anti-Semitism Has Reappeared at Just the Right Moment
Will Translated Fiction Ever Really Break Through?
Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World
Beauty in ruins: the wonder of abandoned buildings – a photo essay
It Was Lost for Decades, but This Warning About Anti-Semitism Has Reappeared at Just the Right Moment
Will Translated Fiction Ever Really Break Through?
Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World
Beauty in ruins: the wonder of abandoned buildings – a photo essay
Morning Coffee (5/13/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week - a lot of it!
Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange
South Africa’s ruling party ANC wins reelection
Trump asked Don McGahn to publicly state he didn’t obstruct justice. McGahn refused.
He Crossed the Border Alone, Then Spent 8 Months in Custody. He Was 7.
Leaked Documents Allege the NRA Has Been Spending $100,000 a Day on Lawyers
Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change
Of course he does: Trump wants to change how poverty is calculated — to make fewer people eligible for benefits
This is so complicated, but I think basically a good step? Gilead Will Donate Truvada to U.S. for H.I.V. Prevention
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Is Shutting Down
!! For a Split Second, a Quantum Computer Made History Go Backward
Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange
South Africa’s ruling party ANC wins reelection
Trump asked Don McGahn to publicly state he didn’t obstruct justice. McGahn refused.
He Crossed the Border Alone, Then Spent 8 Months in Custody. He Was 7.
Leaked Documents Allege the NRA Has Been Spending $100,000 a Day on Lawyers
Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change
Of course he does: Trump wants to change how poverty is calculated — to make fewer people eligible for benefits
This is so complicated, but I think basically a good step? Gilead Will Donate Truvada to U.S. for H.I.V. Prevention
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Is Shutting Down
!! For a Split Second, a Quantum Computer Made History Go Backward
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/12/19)
Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent
There is the WILDEST anecdote in here: How golf explains Trump. Seriously.
The White House revoked my press pass. It’s not just me — it’s curtailing access for all journalists.
Pete Buttigieg Confronts Race and Identity in Speech to Gay Group
Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy
Ireland’s Church Homes Gave Children’s Bodies to Medical Schools for Dissection
Dutch family in cash plea to save ancestor’s tulip mania paintings
PERFECT: Kristin Scott Thomas Joins Ben Wheatley's 'Rebecca' Adaptation for Netflix
Producer Greg Berlanti Sets New Series Record With Another Strong Upfront
There is the WILDEST anecdote in here: How golf explains Trump. Seriously.
The White House revoked my press pass. It’s not just me — it’s curtailing access for all journalists.
Pete Buttigieg Confronts Race and Identity in Speech to Gay Group
Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy
Ireland’s Church Homes Gave Children’s Bodies to Medical Schools for Dissection
Dutch family in cash plea to save ancestor’s tulip mania paintings
PERFECT: Kristin Scott Thomas Joins Ben Wheatley's 'Rebecca' Adaptation for Netflix
Producer Greg Berlanti Sets New Series Record With Another Strong Upfront
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/11/19)
The fight for Trump’s tax returns just escalated
Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
Over 4 months after Mattis quit, Trump picks Patrick Shanahan as defense secretary
Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump
Oh but wait: Rudy Giuliani Cancels His Trip to Ukraine, Blaming Democrats’ ‘Spin’
Presidential candidate Julián Castro backs his campaign staff's vote to unionize
U.S. May Ease Rules Restricting Alaska Natives From Harvesting Seal Meat
In Matteo Salvini’s Italy, Good Is Bad and ‘Do-Gooders’ Are the Worst
The Latest in Military Strategy: Mindfulness
A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why
Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
Over 4 months after Mattis quit, Trump picks Patrick Shanahan as defense secretary
Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump
Oh but wait: Rudy Giuliani Cancels His Trip to Ukraine, Blaming Democrats’ ‘Spin’
Presidential candidate Julián Castro backs his campaign staff's vote to unionize
U.S. May Ease Rules Restricting Alaska Natives From Harvesting Seal Meat
In Matteo Salvini’s Italy, Good Is Bad and ‘Do-Gooders’ Are the Worst
The Latest in Military Strategy: Mindfulness
A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why
Friday, May 10, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/10/19)
Time for some Friday happy links!
Meet Baby Sussex: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
I would try this: Dole Is Releasing a New Smoothie Bowl That Tastes Just Like Dole Whip
...and this: Wendy's Has New Frosty Sundaes Loaded With Cookies and Ghirardelli Chocolate
Lesbian Superhero Drama 'Batwoman,' 'Riverdale' Spinoff, 'Nancy Drew' Ordered to Series at The CW
Taylor Swift's Denim Jacket Pins: The Complete Guide You Didn't Know You Needed
Ooh: Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story ‘Operation Mincemeat’; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes
I don't really even go here but I love puns and themed parties so: Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch Party
Rachel has great recs: Summer Reading Megalist
15 Delicious Cocktails to Drink With Your Mom on Mother’s Day
Pick 6 Cookies and We’ll Tell You Which May New Release to Read
Meet Baby Sussex: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
I would try this: Dole Is Releasing a New Smoothie Bowl That Tastes Just Like Dole Whip
...and this: Wendy's Has New Frosty Sundaes Loaded With Cookies and Ghirardelli Chocolate
Lesbian Superhero Drama 'Batwoman,' 'Riverdale' Spinoff, 'Nancy Drew' Ordered to Series at The CW
Taylor Swift's Denim Jacket Pins: The Complete Guide You Didn't Know You Needed
Ooh: Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story ‘Operation Mincemeat’; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes
I don't really even go here but I love puns and themed parties so: Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch Party
Rachel has great recs: Summer Reading Megalist
15 Delicious Cocktails to Drink With Your Mom on Mother’s Day
Pick 6 Cookies and We’ll Tell You Which May New Release to Read
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/9/19)
Morning Coffee (5/9/19)
Donald Trump Jr. Is Subpoenaed to Testify to Senate Panel on Russia Contacts
The House Judiciary vote on contempt of Congress and what it means for William Barr, explained
Georgia Just Criminalized Abortion. Women Who Terminate Their Pregnancies Would Receive Life in Prison.
Vatican establishes new rule for sexual abuse complaints and coverups involving bishops
Awful: Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis
Is Biden Really the Most ‘Electable’ Democrat?
The Man Who Made Your iPhone Wants to Run Taiwan. A Sea Goddess Backs Him, He Says.
Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.
He ruins everything! How Donald Trump ruined a space art project
Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations
The House Judiciary vote on contempt of Congress and what it means for William Barr, explained
Georgia Just Criminalized Abortion. Women Who Terminate Their Pregnancies Would Receive Life in Prison.
Vatican establishes new rule for sexual abuse complaints and coverups involving bishops
Awful: Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis
Is Biden Really the Most ‘Electable’ Democrat?
The Man Who Made Your iPhone Wants to Run Taiwan. A Sea Goddess Backs Him, He Says.
Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.
He ruins everything! How Donald Trump ruined a space art project
Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/8/19)
Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses
Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico, Court Rules
Iran announces it will stop complying with parts of landmark nuclear deal
One student dead in shooting at suburban Denver school, police say; eight other students injured
Democrats Won’t Do the Right Thing Unless We Make Them
Ebola Deaths Top 1,000 in Congo Amid Clinic Attacks
This is fascinating: The Son Protested the Dictator. The Father Helped Throw Him Out.
Joe Biden Still Doesn’t Understand What He Did to Anita Hill
This Baker & Taylor news is... whew.
Black hole may have swallowed neutron star, say astronomers
Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico, Court Rules
Iran announces it will stop complying with parts of landmark nuclear deal
One student dead in shooting at suburban Denver school, police say; eight other students injured
Democrats Won’t Do the Right Thing Unless We Make Them
Ebola Deaths Top 1,000 in Congo Amid Clinic Attacks
This is fascinating: The Son Protested the Dictator. The Father Helped Throw Him Out.
Joe Biden Still Doesn’t Understand What He Did to Anita Hill
This Baker & Taylor news is... whew.
Black hole may have swallowed neutron star, say astronomers
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/7/19)
Let's start with something cute for once: Baby Sussex is here! Harry's announcement is adorable.
This is dangerous and frightening: Claiming two years of his presidency were ‘stolen,’ Trump suggests he’s owed overtime
House Democrats move closer to holding Barr in contempt, raising questions about fate of former Trump counsel Donald McGahn
The fight for Trump’s tax returns just escalated
Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert
After a weekend of violence, Israel and Gaza reach a tentative ceasefire
Supporter of North Macedonia Name Change Wins Presidency
Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace
A New Study Confirms (Again) That Race, Not Economics, Drove Former Democrats to Trump
Gas That Makes a Mountain Breathe Fire Is Turning Up Around the World
This is dangerous and frightening: Claiming two years of his presidency were ‘stolen,’ Trump suggests he’s owed overtime
House Democrats move closer to holding Barr in contempt, raising questions about fate of former Trump counsel Donald McGahn
The fight for Trump’s tax returns just escalated
Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert
After a weekend of violence, Israel and Gaza reach a tentative ceasefire
Supporter of North Macedonia Name Change Wins Presidency
Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace
A New Study Confirms (Again) That Race, Not Economics, Drove Former Democrats to Trump
Gas That Makes a Mountain Breathe Fire Is Turning Up Around the World
Monday, May 6, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/6/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Trump wants Venezuela’s military to remove its president. But Maduro has made that difficult.
Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
Democrats Green Light Trump’s Authoritarian Ambitions
This story has been WILD: Baltimore’s Mayor Resigns Over a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books
Important historical context for Trump's ridiculous lies about abortion: “They Will Execute the Baby”
"The message Biden is sending is that he cares about women as a political bloc but not as individuals whose perspectives merit concerted empathy."
F.D.A. Approves the First Vaccine for Dengue Fever, but Limits Its Use
Science Academy Pushes to Eject Sexual Harassers
‘Coronation Street,’ Long-Running British Soap, Introduces Its First Black Family
The Hottest App in China Teaches Citizens About Their Leader — and, Yes, There’s a Test
Trump wants Venezuela’s military to remove its president. But Maduro has made that difficult.
Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
Democrats Green Light Trump’s Authoritarian Ambitions
This story has been WILD: Baltimore’s Mayor Resigns Over a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books
Important historical context for Trump's ridiculous lies about abortion: “They Will Execute the Baby”
"The message Biden is sending is that he cares about women as a political bloc but not as individuals whose perspectives merit concerted empathy."
F.D.A. Approves the First Vaccine for Dengue Fever, but Limits Its Use
Science Academy Pushes to Eject Sexual Harassers
‘Coronation Street,’ Long-Running British Soap, Introduces Its First Black Family
The Hottest App in China Teaches Citizens About Their Leader — and, Yes, There’s a Test
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/5/19)
Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice
Oglala Sioux Tribe tells the South Dakota governor she is ‘not welcome’ on their reservation
Estonia Ministers’ Gesture Raises Fears of Support for White Supremacy
PrEP vs. Privacy
Study: Major media outlets' Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times a day
This headline! Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
How the Middle Schoolers Who Refused to Be Confirmed Because of Methodist LGBTQ Policies Reveal the Split Within the Church
Hinge in the White House
Exclusive: André Aciman talks striking cover for Call Me by Your Name sequel, Find Me
You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do
Oglala Sioux Tribe tells the South Dakota governor she is ‘not welcome’ on their reservation
Estonia Ministers’ Gesture Raises Fears of Support for White Supremacy
PrEP vs. Privacy
Study: Major media outlets' Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times a day
This headline! Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
How the Middle Schoolers Who Refused to Be Confirmed Because of Methodist LGBTQ Policies Reveal the Split Within the Church
Hinge in the White House
Exclusive: André Aciman talks striking cover for Call Me by Your Name sequel, Find Me
You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/4/19)
Emails show Trump admin had 'no way to link' separated migrant children to parents
The Dangerous Ideas of Bill Barr
Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare
Of course: Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon
Staking Out Battle Lines, House Votes to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact
Uh, what's going on, Tennessee?? Democratic lawmakers locked inside House chambers
New Hampshire Democrats Push 2020 Hopefuls on Voting Rights
Some voting booths in India have an all-female staff and childcare facilities
Can't imagine why! Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People in the World, Poll Finds
So glad I'll be seeing her perform again this year: World champion skater Kaetlyn Osmond retires
The Dangerous Ideas of Bill Barr
Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare
Of course: Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon
Staking Out Battle Lines, House Votes to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact
Uh, what's going on, Tennessee?? Democratic lawmakers locked inside House chambers
New Hampshire Democrats Push 2020 Hopefuls on Voting Rights
Some voting booths in India have an all-female staff and childcare facilities
Can't imagine why! Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People in the World, Poll Finds
So glad I'll be seeing her perform again this year: World champion skater Kaetlyn Osmond retires
Friday, May 3, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/3/19)
Time for Friday happy links!
VERONICA MARS TRAILER. I can't wait.
Ooh: Presidential Production: Barack and Michelle Obama Announce New Netflix Slate, Including a Frederick Douglass Biopic
This is a great profile of Chasten Buttigieg.
SO CUTE: Princess Charlotte’s Fourth Birthday is (Almost) Here, and We Have New Pics
I want to watch pretty much everything in the PBS summer slate.
Aw: A Stray Dog Joined a 140-mile Race in the Sahara (and Stayed to Get His Medal)
This video of Taylor Swift meeting her new kitten is adorable.
A Violent Splash of Magma That May Have Made the Moon
Genetic History Debunks Legend Of Blue Cheese Origin
Italians try to crack Leonardo da Vinci DNA code with lock of hair
VERONICA MARS TRAILER. I can't wait.
Ooh: Presidential Production: Barack and Michelle Obama Announce New Netflix Slate, Including a Frederick Douglass Biopic
This is a great profile of Chasten Buttigieg.
SO CUTE: Princess Charlotte’s Fourth Birthday is (Almost) Here, and We Have New Pics
I want to watch pretty much everything in the PBS summer slate.
Aw: A Stray Dog Joined a 140-mile Race in the Sahara (and Stayed to Get His Medal)
This video of Taylor Swift meeting her new kitten is adorable.
A Violent Splash of Magma That May Have Made the Moon
Genetic History Debunks Legend Of Blue Cheese Origin
Italians try to crack Leonardo da Vinci DNA code with lock of hair
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Morning Coffee (5/2/19)
All this is just... wow: Barr’s refusal to testify before House panel increases likelihood of contempt citation from Congress
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error
This is just awful: Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
Indonesia's planning minister announces capital city move (BECAUSE THE CITY IS SINKING)
THIS IS HORRIFYING: Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign unveils tech tool to increase its voter database (specifically the "report on which of your neighbors might not be sufficiently loyal" part)
U.N. Issues Urgent Warning on the Growing Peril of Drug-Resistant Infections
Revealed: populists far more likely to believe in conspiracy theories
!! Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet
Jo Sullivan Loesser, Singer and Guardian of a Legacy, Dies at 91
Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error
This is just awful: Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
Indonesia's planning minister announces capital city move (BECAUSE THE CITY IS SINKING)
THIS IS HORRIFYING: Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign unveils tech tool to increase its voter database (specifically the "report on which of your neighbors might not be sufficiently loyal" part)
U.N. Issues Urgent Warning on the Growing Peril of Drug-Resistant Infections
Revealed: populists far more likely to believe in conspiracy theories
!! Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet
Jo Sullivan Loesser, Singer and Guardian of a Legacy, Dies at 91
Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/1/19)
Visit Auschwitz For The Questions That Follow You Home
This was good but didn't explain the connection between cursive and conservative Christian educational movements strongly enough: Cursive Seemed to Go the Way of Quills and Parchment. Now It’s Coming Back.
The Race to Develop the Moon
A wilder read than you might expect: The Raisin Situation
We Spy 6 Brilliant New Books That Celebrate Our Fascination with Spies
This was good but didn't explain the connection between cursive and conservative Christian educational movements strongly enough: Cursive Seemed to Go the Way of Quills and Parchment. Now It’s Coming Back.
The Race to Develop the Moon
A wilder read than you might expect: The Raisin Situation
We Spy 6 Brilliant New Books That Celebrate Our Fascination with Spies
Morning Coffee (5/1/19)
Mueller Objected to Barr’s Description of Russia Investigation’s Findings on Trump
Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
Trump wants to make asylum seekers’ stay in the US harder — and shorter
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Making SNAP Retail Data Public Has Broad Public Health Implications
Ugh, of COURSE: Far-Right Smear Merchants Try to Slime Pete Buttigieg with Bogus Sex Assault Claim
Ashdown Forest: Fire breaks out in Winnie the Pooh wood
Belarus Building Site Yields the Bones of 1,214 Holocaust Victims
Justice prohibits sale of Brazilian books accused of plagiarizing Nora Roberts
Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
Women, People of Color Make Progress as TV Writers But Still Underrepresented in Top Jobs
Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
Trump wants to make asylum seekers’ stay in the US harder — and shorter
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Making SNAP Retail Data Public Has Broad Public Health Implications
Ugh, of COURSE: Far-Right Smear Merchants Try to Slime Pete Buttigieg with Bogus Sex Assault Claim
Ashdown Forest: Fire breaks out in Winnie the Pooh wood
Belarus Building Site Yields the Bones of 1,214 Holocaust Victims
Justice prohibits sale of Brazilian books accused of plagiarizing Nora Roberts
Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
Women, People of Color Make Progress as TV Writers But Still Underrepresented in Top Jobs