Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/19/23)

Today is Monday. Happy Juneteenth! Here's my weekly TV news roundup at the Televixen.

Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness (NPR)

State appeals dismissal of civil rights case against regional white supremacist group (NHPR)

Communities of Color Have Suffered Environmental Injustice for Far Too Long (NYT)

Blinken meets China’s Xi Jinping amid effort to ease tensions (WaPo)

Heavy casualties on both sides as Ukraine offensive edges forward (The Guardian)

Iowa, New Hampshire Democratic presidential contests remain in flux after DNC panel meets (NH Bulletin)

Ugh: Texas Officially Bans So-Called "Sexually Explicit" Books; Demands Book Ratings from Vendors (Book Riot)

The Dirty Secret of Corporate Pride (Slate)

‘The world’s largest Black group chat’: Behind the mission to preserve Black Twitter (The 19th*)

Divers Are About to Pull a 3,000-Year-Old Shipwreck From the Depths (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

This is an essential read about what's currently going on with baseball: I Was Supposed to Write About Elly De La Cruz Today (Fangraphs)

To fight Putin, Russian militias aid Ukraine with cross-border attacks (WaPo)

How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. (ProPublica)

From Alpacas to Yaks, Mammal DNA Yields Its Secrets (NYT)

Harnessing the Storm: Six Crime Novels That Feature Natural Disasters (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/18/23)

Today is Sunday! Happy Father's Day to the dads out there!

In China, Blinken Faces Clashing Agendas and a Question: Will Xi Show Up? (NYT)

The Surprising Reason Neil Gorsuch Has Been So Good on Native Rights (Slate)

‘Indefensible’: Michael Gove apologises for Tory HQ Partygate video (BBC)

I'm not a fan of Eric Adams, but this is good: NYC mayor signs “sanctuary” order protecting gender-affirming care seekers (LGBTQ Nation)

For Native women in power in Minnesota, confronting the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is personal (The 19th*)

The A’s Could Have Made Money in Oakland (Baseball Prospectus)

40 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space (NPR)

West Virginia’s Bob Huggins resigns, intends to retire after arrest on DUI charge (WaPo)

Estuaries in New Hampshire are still ‘fairly sick,’ but showing signs of improvement (NHPR)

How to Be a Regency Lady Sleuth (CrimeReads)

And some longer reads:

An important Ukraine story: An Inside Job (NYT)

Daniel Ellsberg’s Life Beyond the Pentagon Papers (New Yorker)

Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official. (ProPublica)

MLB leaves Pride event questions to teams, with mixed answers (WaPo)

Latinx Horror and Crime Fiction to Check Out in 2023 (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/17/23)

Today is Saturday and there's . . . lots of news.

This is huge and amazing: The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact (NPR)

Uganda school attack: Pupils among 40 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group (BBC)

Focus of war shifting south towards Mariupol, Ukrainian minister says (The Guardian)

Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting found guilty in 2018 massacre (WaPo)

Deadlocked Iowa Supreme Court will not reinstate 6-week abortion ban (Iowa Public)

The Biggest Questions—and Dangers—in the Trump Documents Case (Slate)

Yes: Several NH mayors, police chiefs say it’s time to give undocumented immigrants access to IDs (NHPR)

Ugh: The Starbucks Union Claims the Company Is Taking Down Pride Decorations (Eater)

Some of the details here!! Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human body parts as part of 'nationwide network' (WBUR)

One of the good ones: Gausman finds value in baseball's diversity (MLB)

And some longer reads:

Minneapolis police discriminated, used excessive force for years, DOJ says (WaPo)

Inside North Korea: "We Are Stuck, Waiting to Die" (BBC)

Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive, and What Comes After (New Yorker)

Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 (NYT)

MLB commissioner reveals his goal for Pride season is to protect homophobes & it didn’t go over well (Queerty)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/16/23) - Friday Happy Links!

Whew, it's Friday, so as is traditional we'll take a break from the news for some happy links.

Sesame Street has been celebrating Pride all month long & it is adorable (LGBTQ Nation)

Ooh yay: ‘The Marlow Murder Club’: PBS Masterpiece & UKTV Greenlight TV Adaptation From ‘Death In Paradise’ Creator (Deadline)

Drip you can drop: The surprisingly affordable accessory sweeping baseball (Yahoo! Sports)

Paul McCartney's photos of early Beatlemania are in a book and on display in London (NPR)

Such a good list: Pride: A YA Read­ing List (Jewish Book Council)

How a rookie is overpowering everyone with one pitch (MLB)

A Piña Colada for Every Mood (Punch)

The Lure of the Bookshop Setting (CrimeReads)

This sounds great: No Fuss Strawberry Cream Pretzel Tart. (Half-Baked Harvest)

‘Astonishing’ Roman tomb unearthed near London Bridge station (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

Meet the Hot Boys of the Steamy Red, White & Royal Blue Movie (GQ)

This post will be very expensive: Most Anticipated Adult Fiction, July-December 2023 (LGBTQ Reads)

Prayer Book Owned by Thomas Cromwell, Adviser to Henry VIII, Was Hidden in Plain Sight for Centuries (Smithsonian)

Reading Black Joy: 27 F/F Romances by Black Authors (The Lesbrary)

9 Books Illustrating Agatha Christie’s Enduring Presence in Our Cultural Zeitgeist (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/15/23)

It's Thursday and somehow we're halfway through June already??

Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over Partygate, MPs find (The Guardian)

Jamelle Bouie: Republicans Have Made Their Choice (NYT)

I know who's a danger to children and it's not trans folx. 9-Year-Old Girl With Short Hair Left Sobbing After Being Attacked for Being Trans (TNR)

Forget ‘small-town values.’ We need candidates with big-city values. (WaPo)

Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch (NPR)

Not good! At least 45,000 in NH have lost Medicaid since COVID-19 protections expired (NHPR)

Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92 (NYT)

This is a bad idea in like 15 different ways. MLB intends to curb team spending on tech; staffing limits also discussed, officials say (The Athletic)

Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle (Smithsonian)

The Expatriates: Spy Fiction's Hapless Unfortunates (CrimeReads)

And some longer reads:

A Star Reporter's Break with Reality (The Atlantic)

Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education (WaPo)

The Prince With No Throne (NYT)

The Zombies Are Attacking Your Home (Team), Reconsidered (Baseball Prospectus)

C.S. Harris Considers the Art of Historical Fiction (CrimeReads)

Book Review: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
YA contemporary
Wednesday Books
June 13, 2023

A queer Sliding Doors rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).

Confession: I usually hate Sliding Doors-type stories. Something about them, or choose your own adventure, or even anything with mirror universe doubles, makes me extremely anxious. I only read this one because I've loved all Dahlia Adler's other books. And I'm extremely glad I did, because this was great and I actually enjoyed it so much! I don't want to spoil anything, but I think it's helped by the fact that the double timelines and how they wind up are not actually stressful here at all. It's not that the characters don't deal with anything difficult, they do, but, as as it says in the marketing copy, there's more than one path to happily ever ever.

I wound up almost equally invested in both timelines, which was a nice surprise, and in a large part due to the great cast of supporting characters in both, including love interests, friends, and parents. The main character is bi and there's lots of different LGBTQIAP+ rep in her friend groups, and we also get to see the role her Judaism plays in her life - and a ton of delicious-sounding Shabbat dinners, among other mouth-watering food descriptions. Seriously, I wanted both a playlist and a cookbook to go along with this book.

This is a perfect summer read for anyone, but especially for teens (or adults!) who need some reassurance about the fact that their future doesn't necessarily hinge on every small decision and that there are multiple paths in life that can be valid and rewarding and great.

Author's Site | Amazon | Bookshop

I received a review copy from NetGalley, and Dahlia is a friend, but I would never tell you I liked something if I didn't.

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/14/23)

I guess it's Wednesday! We're getting there!

Trump pleads not guilty to all 37 charges in classified documents case (NPR)

What Will Come From This Indictment (Slate)

Ukraine urges G7 to clamp down after western parts found in Russian missiles (The Guardian)

Google’s Online Advertising Practices Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says (NYT)

Today’s GOP is the product of Pat Robertson’s anti-LGBTQ+, Christian nationalist vision (LGBTQ Nation)

Andrew Tate: Romanian prosecutors ramp up human trafficking allegations (BBC)

John Fisher is redefining sports owner malpractice as he spitefully tries to move his Oakland A's to Las Vegas (CBS)

How NH's next state budget could affect funding for housing, healthcare and more (NHPR)

How to stop bullies who insist on enforcing the gender binary (WaPo)

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 (NYT)

And some longer reads:

Spy hunt or witch hunt? Ukrainians fear the two are merging (Politico EU)

A’s Fans Reverse Boycott to Show the Problem Is Ownership, Not Oakland (Baseball Prospectus)

As New Hampshire considers cannabis legalization, economic justice fades from view (NH Bulletin)

Meet the climate hackers of Malawi. (NYT)

Buon Viaggio with Books Set in Italy (Book Riot)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/13/23)

I swear it has already been a long week, but I guess it's . . . Tuesday?

If you read one thing for me today, please make it this: No Straights at Pride Night (Defector)

The National Security Fallout From the Trump Documents Case Is Still Happening (Slate)

Ron DeSantis Thinks Trump Didn’t Go Far Enough (NYT)

NH could still be affected by Canada’s wildfire smoke, experts say (NHPR)

Outrage at jail sentence for woman who took abortion pills later than UK limit (The Guardian)

White Mountains Pride leaders express disappointment after library cancels Drag Story Hour (NHPR)

Greta Thunberg holds last school strike as climate activist graduates (WaPo)

Loving Day Vermont celebrates marriage equality and pushes for greater racial justice (Vermont Public)

Wow, end of an era: Pat Sajak to Retire as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host (THR)

Dick Clark Productions, Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Acquire Golden Globe Awards as Hollywood Foreign Press Association Shutters (Variety)

And some longer reads:

Photos: Flood Damage After the Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam (The Atlantic)

How the right’s defeats gave us the anti-LGBTQ moment (Vox)

The Incredible Women Wrestlers Who Pinned India’s Prime Minister (Slate)

A Case of the Disappearing Waves (NYT)

Is Philly’s pitch clock quicker than other MLB parks? The Phillies — and data — say so (The Athletic)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/12/23)

Whew, Monday. Here's my TV news roundup for the week at The Televixen.

Trump’s Miami court date brings fears of violence, rally plans (WaPo)

Trump Indictment Shows Critical Evidence Came From One of His Own Lawyers (NYT)

Police release Nicola Sturgeon without charge (BBC)

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-ridden former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86 (The Guardian)

This is awful, but amazing that apparently no one was hurt. A section of I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck fire (NPR)

No thank you! Cheshire County sheriff, NH education commissioner suggest placing armed civilian guards in local schools (NHPR)

New SNAP rules come as state struggles to reach thousands eligible for help but not getting it (NH Bulletin)

Yay!! J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell Make History as First Nonbinary Acting Winners at Tony Awards (Variety)

This is very cute: That was easy! Crawford relishes pitching debut (MLB)

Meet The Man Putting The Faroe Islands On The Global Film & TV Map (Deadline)

And some longer reads:

Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home (NYT)

These front page comparisons are always so interesting: Scotland's papers: 'I am innocent' says Nicola Sturgeon (BBC)

How does trauma spill from one generation to the next? (WaPo)

The hidden lives of interpreters to MLB’s Asian stars: ‘These guys are lifelines’ (The Athletic)

Of Songs and Stories: What Bruce Springsteen Learned From Flannery O’Connor (LitHub)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (6/11/23)

Today is Sunday!

Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says (BBC)

Meet Diia: the Ukrainian app used to do taxes … and report Russian soldiers (The Guardian)

Cuba is hosting a Chinese spy station, White House says (WaPo)

The Indictment Is Stunning. Will Trump Supporters Care? (The Atlantic)

Progressive Judges May Have Found a Use for Clarence Thomas’ Terrible Guns Ruling (Slate)

Ted Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' has died in prison at age 81Ted Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' has died in prison at age 81 (NPR)

22 suspected members of New Hampshire drug trafficking ring charged (NHPR)

'Homophobia remains rampant': Jamaica Plain church defaced with anti-LGBTQ messages (WBUR)

Climate change could drive migration to New England. Some communities are starting to plan. (NHPR)

Enjoying this continued Pride Month energy!! ("Controversial" means "homophobic," to be clear.) Red Sox DFA controversial P Matt Dermody (Deadspin)

And some longer reads:

Trump’s path to indictment: ‘Isn’t it better if there are no documents?’ (WaPo)

Yasmin Benoit is NYC Pride’s first asexual grand marshal & she’s ready to change the status quo (LGBTQ Nation)

To find right whales, some scientists want to find their food's food (WBUR)

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role in DNA Discovery, 70 Years On (NYT)

After 50 years, is this the San Diego Chicken’s last stand? (The Athletic)