Kate Linnea Welsh

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Wendy Felton's liveblogs of the Vogue September issue are always delightful, and this year is no exception.

Also check out her Q&A about the liveblogs.

And from that issue, you're probably interested in this Wendy Davis profile.

That Diana movie will be out on November 1st.

Forthcoming game The Novelist looks awesome and terrifying and heartbreaking.

Interesting: The Arrival of Women in the Office

24 Things Single People Are Tired of Hearing

Baby tigers!!!

IT'S FINALLY FRIDAY. Yay.

If you somehow hadn't heard yet, Ben Affleck is going to be Batman and everyone's really confused.

Here is Nathan Fillion covered in kittens. Because it's Friday and I try to include happy things on Fridays.

40 Trashy Novels You Must Read Before You Die I have somehow only read four. Must remedy this. (Can you guess which four?)

Awesome Farmer Builds Water Slide for Pigs

Holy Land U.S.A. is actually in the city where I was born, and not that obscure, since anyone driving on 84 can see the GIANT CROSS from the highway.

New music from Butch Walker!

Just putting this here: 300 Kate Bushes gather in park to re-enact Wuthering Heights, break record

Here is a Twitter version of Dickens, because . . . I don't know, whatever. It's Friday.

Wow: How One Woman Talked The Would-Be Georgia School Shooter Down

Yay: Hollywood Game Night, which I found to be an unexpected delight this summer, has been renewed.

Hmm: Netflix has a new smart My List feature in place of the Instant Queue. Color me intrigued.

But if you want the old version back, here's a really simple tutorial.

This is from The Onion but is one of those pieces of theirs that is actually completely accurate: Seemingly Mentally Ill Internet Commenter Presumably Functions In Outside World

I am in several of these niches: Things That Are Universally Liked Within a Very Particular Demographic

If you want to feel clever (well, or not) here's one of those "match the quote to the book" quizzes. (Those really aren't all YA books, though.)

And here's a fascinating essay on arranged marriage.

Sad news: Marian McPartland has died.

More sad news: Elmore Leonard has died.

And The Onion's obituary is pretty great.

Okay, happy news: Tim Stevens (formerly of Engadget) is headed to CNET.

Oooh, sneak peek from season three of Borgen!

An agent friend being smart: There is no perfect publisher.

TiVo has an amazing new model that I want badly.

Here's a little dose of adorableness for Bones fans.

Adorable: New pictures of Prince George!

And here are some fun bits from Prince William's first post-baby interview.

Also adorable: Meet Sunny Obama!

There's a fascinating new teaser from Bad Robot, and a fairly compelling case that it's related to the forthcoming novel S.

Mark Ruffalo, of all semi-random people, has a message about abortion rights.

Expecting the Unexpected from Jeff Bezos

Hey, Save Our Show Campaigners: You're Doing It All Wrong

Oh, Jamie Campbell Bower, you're a treasure.

Sophie Turner ADOPTED THE DOG WHO PLAYED LADY, oh my God.

Yes yes yes: I hate Strong Female Characters

Bones fans, I recommend this interview with Hart Hanson about the new season.

The world's oldest words

Ooh, another reason to go to the Victoria & Albert

Here, have a Princess Beatrice retrospective.

Also, this Coronation exhibit looks amazing.

A history of the chatelaine

Happy Friday!

There is a new species of mammal, and it's adorable.

Rose Wilder Lane is pretty fascinating: Little Libertarians on the Prairie

Against eating outside.

Ooh, the Scottish government is funding an online Gaelic dictionary.

Real Talk About the Top-Earning Authors of 2013

I have this book and it is in fact kind of creepy.

There's nothing wrong with simple.

Inside Princess Margaret's Wardrobe

Here is the Duke of Cambridge pinning a rosette on a cow, just because I thought you might want to see that.

You must read Amanda Hess's take on Bustle.

I didn't know that the worst U.S. maritime disaster was also the worst shark attack in history.

Fascinating and horrifying: The Poorest Rich Kids in the World

How do teen social groups get their names?

Editing V.C. Andrews

Interesting read on Pippa Middleton and the media.

Old, but interesting: Qantas is giving out paperbacks timed to the length of their flights.

Extremely exciting local news: We're finally getting a Whole Foods! I saw the sign with my own eyes yesterday!

Interesting. The Emmys are moving to August next year.

This list of the world's top-earning authors doesn't contain many surprises, but it's still interesting.

Finally: Against open-concept kitchens.

I saw a copy of this 1931 "Histomap" on the wall at a tourist attraction recently and it was pretty fascinating.

You really need to see some of these terrible celebrity wedding dresses.

The most popular baby names in England and Wales last year: Amelia and Harry.

Elections before the secret ballot