Time for our weekly break for some Friday happy links.
Some good news to start your weekend: A Self-Assured Swedish Cat Just Came Home After Nine Years Away
Maybe your weekend also needs wine and cake pairings.
Your weekend DEFINITELY needs dudes in suits.
Also at Go Fug Yourself: I want everything in the Brooks Brothers Fall/Winter collection, which I'm sure comes as a GIGANTIC SHOCK.
Can You Name The Best-Selling Book Title From The Visual Riddle? (I got 16/17 and I'm pretty mad about that last one.)
Ooh! Found: A Miniature Working Model of the National Archives Vault
I love dioramas! Let's go see them all.
Oreo drones!!
The world's largest knitted mitten! I love Sweden.
Whoa: If You Haven't Tried the New Starbucks Cookie Butter Bar, You Haven't Lived Your Best Life
The Original Hidden Picture Artists Were Dutch Masters
I'm skeptical of wine-infused coffee but I'd probably TRY it.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/9/17)
British TV streaming service BritBox is here!!!
And we're getting a new Smiley novel!!!!
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled terrible news, I guess: Trump’s New Ban Leaves Few Spots for Refugees, Even the Hunted
Right-wing groups strongly oppose Trump’s healthcare plan, pretend Trump has nothing to do with it
The Republican plan to pay for their new health care plan is: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government (Click through and at least read the first paragraph. It's quite something.)
He ‘may not even understand Watergate’: Former Nixon lawyer schools Trump’s Obama-wiretap claim
Hm: Nigeria rejected British offer to rescue seized Chibok schoolgirls
Today in things I wish were surprising: STUDY: Women’s Voices Marginalized In 2016 News Coverage Of Foreign Affairs And National Security
Good for her: Chrissy Teigen Opens Up for the First Time About Her Postpartum Depression
!! Rabbit hole leads to 700-year-old Knights Templar cave
Huh: A Scottish-Style Whisky With Indian Characteristics
And we're getting a new Smiley novel!!!!
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled terrible news, I guess: Trump’s New Ban Leaves Few Spots for Refugees, Even the Hunted
Right-wing groups strongly oppose Trump’s healthcare plan, pretend Trump has nothing to do with it
The Republican plan to pay for their new health care plan is: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government (Click through and at least read the first paragraph. It's quite something.)
He ‘may not even understand Watergate’: Former Nixon lawyer schools Trump’s Obama-wiretap claim
Hm: Nigeria rejected British offer to rescue seized Chibok schoolgirls
Today in things I wish were surprising: STUDY: Women’s Voices Marginalized In 2016 News Coverage Of Foreign Affairs And National Security
Good for her: Chrissy Teigen Opens Up for the First Time About Her Postpartum Depression
!! Rabbit hole leads to 700-year-old Knights Templar cave
Huh: A Scottish-Style Whisky With Indian Characteristics
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/7/17)
Wondering what exactly is in the Obamacare replacement bill that came out last night? Read Sarah Kliff.
And if you want to know about the new travel ban - God, so many terrible things came out yesterday! - read Dara Lind.
Related: "Donald Trump’s top advisers try to cheer up the sulking commander in chief by reminding him of their looming plan to endanger the lives of some of the most desperate and vulnerable people on earth."
HE'S A CITIZEN: Khizr Khan Reportedly Told His “Travel Privileges Are Being Reviewed,” Offers No Comment
The Supreme Court’s latest punt has big implications for transgender rights
Uh: Ben Carson: slaves were immigrants with dreams their family could find prosperity in America
In dramatic shift, White House suggests secret intelligence proves Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
This former British lawmaker is at the heart of the Trump wiretap allegations (There are some WILD details in there.)
Marines’ Secret Trove of Nonconsensual Nude Photos Is About Power, Not Sex
I think this is getting lost a bit among the "exclusively gay moment" stuff, but it's a big deal: Beauty and the Beast Will Feature Disney’s First-Ever Live Action Interracial Kiss
HarperCollins has a nifty new site to celebrate its 200th birthday.
The Bittersweet Taste of British Sicily
And if you want to know about the new travel ban - God, so many terrible things came out yesterday! - read Dara Lind.
Related: "Donald Trump’s top advisers try to cheer up the sulking commander in chief by reminding him of their looming plan to endanger the lives of some of the most desperate and vulnerable people on earth."
HE'S A CITIZEN: Khizr Khan Reportedly Told His “Travel Privileges Are Being Reviewed,” Offers No Comment
The Supreme Court’s latest punt has big implications for transgender rights
Uh: Ben Carson: slaves were immigrants with dreams their family could find prosperity in America
In dramatic shift, White House suggests secret intelligence proves Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
This former British lawmaker is at the heart of the Trump wiretap allegations (There are some WILD details in there.)
Marines’ Secret Trove of Nonconsensual Nude Photos Is About Power, Not Sex
I think this is getting lost a bit among the "exclusively gay moment" stuff, but it's a big deal: Beauty and the Beast Will Feature Disney’s First-Ever Live Action Interracial Kiss
HarperCollins has a nifty new site to celebrate its 200th birthday.
The Bittersweet Taste of British Sicily
Monday, March 6, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/6/17)
Me elsewhere: Your TV news for the week.
On Europe’s Far Right, Female Leaders Look to Female Voters
Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones (THERE IS NO REAL ALLEGATION. Sigh.)
Smoke from the White House
"When a student asked, 'What would you change about your campaign?' Clinton replied, 'I’d win.'"
Kellyanne Conway's Battle for Trump's Favor
I love Norway: This site is “taking the edge off rant mode” by making readers pass a quiz before commenting
Oops? Harvard scientists shocked the world by turning hydrogen into a metal, but then lost the only sample
Hee: Outrage at inclusion of gay character in film about woman-buffalo romance
Oh, this looks great: V&A opera exhibition looks to put to rest prejudice about art form
Found in the Remains of a Former Gilded Age Mansion, an Ancient Roman Artifact Reveals Its Secrets
An irony-free zone: early French translations of Jane Austen
On Europe’s Far Right, Female Leaders Look to Female Voters
Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones (THERE IS NO REAL ALLEGATION. Sigh.)
Smoke from the White House
"When a student asked, 'What would you change about your campaign?' Clinton replied, 'I’d win.'"
Kellyanne Conway's Battle for Trump's Favor
I love Norway: This site is “taking the edge off rant mode” by making readers pass a quiz before commenting
Oops? Harvard scientists shocked the world by turning hydrogen into a metal, but then lost the only sample
Hee: Outrage at inclusion of gay character in film about woman-buffalo romance
Oh, this looks great: V&A opera exhibition looks to put to rest prejudice about art form
Found in the Remains of a Former Gilded Age Mansion, an Ancient Roman Artifact Reveals Its Secrets
An irony-free zone: early French translations of Jane Austen
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/5/17)
At Greece’s Refugee Camps, Trying to Recreate the Everyday
SIGH: Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones
The Strange Case Of The Russian Diplomat Who Got His Head Smashed In On Election Day
Presidential! Trump has responded to the Russia scandal by trolling congressional Democrats on Twitter
Josh Marshall has been doing an interesting series thinking through the various Russia options. Here's the Innocent Explanation.
What The CIA and FBI Knew About Trump Before 2016
The Daily Mail's Xenophobic Pseudo-Journalism Is Fueling The “Alt-Right”
The current Slate Academy is about fascism and I'm sure that's a total coincidence.
Time After Time premieres tonight and this explainer is hilarious.
Ooh, Jennifer Egan's new book sounds good.
The book this is excerpted from ALSO sounds good: The Marked Woman
Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century
SIGH: Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones
The Strange Case Of The Russian Diplomat Who Got His Head Smashed In On Election Day
Presidential! Trump has responded to the Russia scandal by trolling congressional Democrats on Twitter
Josh Marshall has been doing an interesting series thinking through the various Russia options. Here's the Innocent Explanation.
What The CIA and FBI Knew About Trump Before 2016
The Daily Mail's Xenophobic Pseudo-Journalism Is Fueling The “Alt-Right”
The current Slate Academy is about fascism and I'm sure that's a total coincidence.
Time After Time premieres tonight and this explainer is hilarious.
Ooh, Jennifer Egan's new book sounds good.
The book this is excerpted from ALSO sounds good: The Marked Woman
Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/4/17)
Thousands Of Civilians Flee Mosul Under Cover Of Night
Heartbreaking: Mass baby remains found at former Catholic home in Ireland
This seems super normal: “We cannot find the bill": inside the frantic hunt for the GOP Obamacare replacement (They mean that literally. I at first assumed they meant it was hard to come up with a replacement that would work - because OBVIOUSLY - but no, the bill is literally hidden.)
The Trump-Russia scandals: a quick visual guide
What We Know About Sergey Kislyak
Mike Pence used private email as governor, and it got hacked (BUT HER EMAILS.)
If you haven't seen it yet, here's an interesting blow-by-blow of the Oscar mistake.
Tom Hanks Has Been Keeping the White House Press Corps Caffeinated for Over a Decade Now
Roger Stone Versus the "Deep State"
!! Bees Can Learn to Play “Soccer.” Score One for Insect Intelligence
Ooh, Tina Brown's tell-all should be delightfully juicy.
The Story of Belle Gunness, One of America's Most Prolific Serial Killers
Heartbreaking: Mass baby remains found at former Catholic home in Ireland
This seems super normal: “We cannot find the bill": inside the frantic hunt for the GOP Obamacare replacement (They mean that literally. I at first assumed they meant it was hard to come up with a replacement that would work - because OBVIOUSLY - but no, the bill is literally hidden.)
The Trump-Russia scandals: a quick visual guide
What We Know About Sergey Kislyak
Mike Pence used private email as governor, and it got hacked (BUT HER EMAILS.)
If you haven't seen it yet, here's an interesting blow-by-blow of the Oscar mistake.
Tom Hanks Has Been Keeping the White House Press Corps Caffeinated for Over a Decade Now
Roger Stone Versus the "Deep State"
!! Bees Can Learn to Play “Soccer.” Score One for Insect Intelligence
Ooh, Tina Brown's tell-all should be delightfully juicy.
The Story of Belle Gunness, One of America's Most Prolific Serial Killers
Friday, March 3, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/3/17)
I'm still discombobulated from travel but I think it's time for some happy Friday links!
New music from Lorde!
YAY: Hidden figures no more: female Nasa staff to be immortalised in Lego
Aw, this is great: PBS NewsHour and the Washington Press Club Foundation Are Creating a Fellowship in Honor of Gwen Ifill
Awesome: Swedish Women’s Soccer Team Replaces Names on Jerseys With Quotes From Women
I saw this Beauty and the Beast tea at Disneyland the other day and didn't want to take it home in my suitcase, but if it pops up at my local store I'm sure I'll give in.
Ooh: IBM Watson Created a Modern Sculpture Inspired by the Work of One of Spain’s Most Famous Architects
This headline is AMAZING: Prince Charles is behind a plan to use nutella to help sterilize squirrels
KITTEN REALITY SHOW (I just looked and three of them were snuggling adorably.)
Heh: A Single Mouse Grounded a Plane in London
A Tolkien Truther From Colorado Says He's the Real King of England (In his defense... Donald Trump is president.)
Step Inside This Underground Cathedral, Carved into the Walls of an Abandoned Salt Mine
New music from Lorde!
YAY: Hidden figures no more: female Nasa staff to be immortalised in Lego
Aw, this is great: PBS NewsHour and the Washington Press Club Foundation Are Creating a Fellowship in Honor of Gwen Ifill
Awesome: Swedish Women’s Soccer Team Replaces Names on Jerseys With Quotes From Women
I saw this Beauty and the Beast tea at Disneyland the other day and didn't want to take it home in my suitcase, but if it pops up at my local store I'm sure I'll give in.
Ooh: IBM Watson Created a Modern Sculpture Inspired by the Work of One of Spain’s Most Famous Architects
This headline is AMAZING: Prince Charles is behind a plan to use nutella to help sterilize squirrels
KITTEN REALITY SHOW (I just looked and three of them were snuggling adorably.)
Heh: A Single Mouse Grounded a Plane in London
A Tolkien Truther From Colorado Says He's the Real King of England (In his defense... Donald Trump is president.)
Step Inside This Underground Cathedral, Carved into the Walls of an Abandoned Salt Mine
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/2/17)
Back from my trip! Also, there have been posts the past several days - just scroll back to see them.
The Islamic State’s ‘business model’ is failing, study says
Officials: Still No Actionable Intel From Yemen SEAL Raid (So, of course, Trump was lying about it.)
Sessions spoke twice with Russian ambassador during Trump’s presidential campaign, Justice officials say (and lied about it during his confirmation hearing)
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking
The Spies Who Love Putin
The Most Powerful Republican in America (and How He Paved the Way for Donald Trump)
The Threat of Moral Authority
How did we get to the envelope gaffe? The great Oscar drama of 2017
How The Oscar Flub Demonstrates The Limits of Black Graciousness
Cosmos Controversy: The Universe Is Expanding, but How Fast?
Ooh: Hundreds of Mysterious Stonehenge-Like Earthworks Found in the Amazon
Searching for California's Lost Viking Treasure Ship
The Islamic State’s ‘business model’ is failing, study says
Officials: Still No Actionable Intel From Yemen SEAL Raid (So, of course, Trump was lying about it.)
Sessions spoke twice with Russian ambassador during Trump’s presidential campaign, Justice officials say (and lied about it during his confirmation hearing)
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking
The Spies Who Love Putin
The Most Powerful Republican in America (and How He Paved the Way for Donald Trump)
The Threat of Moral Authority
How did we get to the envelope gaffe? The great Oscar drama of 2017
How The Oscar Flub Demonstrates The Limits of Black Graciousness
Cosmos Controversy: The Universe Is Expanding, but How Fast?
Ooh: Hundreds of Mysterious Stonehenge-Like Earthworks Found in the Amazon
Searching for California's Lost Viking Treasure Ship
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Morning Coffee (3/1/17)
(I'm traveling, so I put this list together in advance. Back to real time tomorrow!)
I <3 libraries: Cologne library opens its doors to refugees: 'You fill this room with life'
In Response to Trump, a Dutch Minister Launches ‘She Decides’
Answering 'cultural genocide': Iraq's looted treasures to be displayed at Venice Biennale
State lawmaker’s solution for pregnant workers: ‘You can quit’
This was comforting in general but ESPECIALLY because of what it said about New Hampshire: Clinton’s Ground Game Didn’t Cost Her The Election
The Young Trump: Jared Kushner is more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines.
Should designers dress Melania and Ivanka? The question is more complex than it seems.
The Man Who Became Donald Trump
How an Interoffice Spat Erupted Into a Climate-Change Furor
FASCINATING: How Think Tanks Became Engines of Royal Propaganda
1,800-Year-Old Shipwreck Found Almost Completely Intact Off Spanish Coast
A Computer to Rival the Brain
I <3 libraries: Cologne library opens its doors to refugees: 'You fill this room with life'
In Response to Trump, a Dutch Minister Launches ‘She Decides’
Answering 'cultural genocide': Iraq's looted treasures to be displayed at Venice Biennale
State lawmaker’s solution for pregnant workers: ‘You can quit’
This was comforting in general but ESPECIALLY because of what it said about New Hampshire: Clinton’s Ground Game Didn’t Cost Her The Election
The Young Trump: Jared Kushner is more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines.
Should designers dress Melania and Ivanka? The question is more complex than it seems.
The Man Who Became Donald Trump
How an Interoffice Spat Erupted Into a Climate-Change Furor
FASCINATING: How Think Tanks Became Engines of Royal Propaganda
1,800-Year-Old Shipwreck Found Almost Completely Intact Off Spanish Coast
A Computer to Rival the Brain
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