Wow, this is wild: Who Gets to Be the Next Poet Laureate of New Hampshire?
Here’s to Lizzo: Patron Saint of Radical Self-Love and Badass Flute Solos
A question for conservatives: what if the left was right on race?
Hahaha: Thank You for Calling the Writer Envy Helpline
Marvellous monsters
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/31/19)
"We are in great danger": In Amazon, indigenous Waiapi chief is killed by illegal miners
No More Family Separations, Except These 900
Trump’s Cynical War on American Citizenship
States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge
Hardly Any Rape Cases Lead to Charges in England and Wales: Report
Study: Malaria Drugs Are Failing At An 'Alarming' Rate In Southeast Asia
Scientists want to make it a war crime to damage the environment in a conflict
America’s dual housing crisis and what Democrats plan to do about it, explained
The World Is Getting a Pickup-Truck Emoji Because the other emoji weren't manly enough!!
Michael Jaffee, Who Co-Founded Early-Music Group, Dies at 81
No More Family Separations, Except These 900
Trump’s Cynical War on American Citizenship
States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge
Hardly Any Rape Cases Lead to Charges in England and Wales: Report
Study: Malaria Drugs Are Failing At An 'Alarming' Rate In Southeast Asia
Scientists want to make it a war crime to damage the environment in a conflict
America’s dual housing crisis and what Democrats plan to do about it, explained
The World Is Getting a Pickup-Truck Emoji Because the other emoji weren't manly enough!!
Michael Jaffee, Who Co-Founded Early-Music Group, Dies at 81
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/30/19)
Julián Castro Introduces Major Platform For Indigenous Peoples
The battle over extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, explained
Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah
'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season
SIGH: Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.
‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth
I haven't read him yet, somehow, but I know it's a huge loss to the genre: Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93
Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers
UGH: The Dalai Lama Still Thinks a Woman Successor Would Need to Be Hot
Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved
The battle over extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, explained
Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah
'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season
SIGH: Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.
‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth
I haven't read him yet, somehow, but I know it's a huge loss to the genre: Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93
Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers
UGH: The Dalai Lama Still Thinks a Woman Successor Would Need to Be Hot
Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved
Monday, July 29, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/29/19)
Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling
‘Rainfall has rocketed’: the remote weathermen charting the climate crisis
First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this repeatedly.
Could This Be the End of Frankincense?
Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YAs of 2019: July to December
‘Rainfall has rocketed’: the remote weathermen charting the climate crisis
First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this repeatedly.
Could This Be the End of Frankincense?
Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YAs of 2019: July to December
Morning Coffee (7/29/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Trump says Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, to step down
‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault
A controversial deal between US and Guatemala could reshape the asylum process
In Congo, a New Plan to Fight Ebola Follows a Government Power Struggle
RT fined £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules
Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks
Sen. Chris Murphy announces new book on violence and guns
Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You
Nasa fast-tracks habitation module for planned moon landing
A Shipwreck, 500 Years Old, Appears on the Baltic Seabed
Trump says Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, to step down
‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault
A controversial deal between US and Guatemala could reshape the asylum process
In Congo, a New Plan to Fight Ebola Follows a Government Power Struggle
RT fined £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules
Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks
Sen. Chris Murphy announces new book on violence and guns
Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You
Nasa fast-tracks habitation module for planned moon landing
A Shipwreck, 500 Years Old, Appears on the Baltic Seabed
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/28/19)
Adam Serwer on the Mueller reactions: The Press Has Adopted Trump’s Reality-Show Standards
SIGH: Trump: Obama’s Book Deal Way Sketchier Than Potential Obstruction of Justice
Libyan officials say fighting rages near capital
The Fallout From A Seemingly Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela's Neighbors
What Kamala Harris Believes
Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year
Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlist
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
Amazing headline: Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions
Investigators Say a Ring Smuggled $145 Million in Ancient Artifacts
SIGH: Trump: Obama’s Book Deal Way Sketchier Than Potential Obstruction of Justice
Libyan officials say fighting rages near capital
The Fallout From A Seemingly Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela's Neighbors
What Kamala Harris Believes
Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year
Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlist
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
Amazing headline: Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions
Investigators Say a Ring Smuggled $145 Million in Ancient Artifacts
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/27/19)
No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported
Of course this administration is doing this: U.S. to Resume Capital Punishment for Federal Inmates on Death Row
Bear Witness Faithfully
How Trump ended up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol
SOME OF US DID: Joe Biden says he didn't think anyone thought Trump 'would be as bad as he is' during the 2016 presidential election
Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts
What a headline: French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle
Were U.S. Diplomats Attacked in Cuba? Brain Study Deepens Mystery
Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King
Of course this administration is doing this: U.S. to Resume Capital Punishment for Federal Inmates on Death Row
Bear Witness Faithfully
How Trump ended up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol
SOME OF US DID: Joe Biden says he didn't think anyone thought Trump 'would be as bad as he is' during the 2016 presidential election
Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts
What a headline: French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle
Were U.S. Diplomats Attacked in Cuba? Brain Study Deepens Mystery
Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King
Friday, July 26, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/26/19)
A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Let Loose in the Night Woods
Honestly, this sold me, I'm going to try it: The Best Classical Music Streaming Service Is Idagio
Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible
Peru celebrates Inca sun festival: Inti Raymi – in pictures
This is so neat: An Interactive Map of Odysseus’ 10-Year Journey in Homer’s Odyssey
Honestly, this sold me, I'm going to try it: The Best Classical Music Streaming Service Is Idagio
Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible
Peru celebrates Inca sun festival: Inti Raymi – in pictures
This is so neat: An Interactive Map of Odysseus’ 10-Year Journey in Homer’s Odyssey
Morning Coffee (7/26/19)
Ooh! Megan Rapinoe Scores Again, but This Time It’s a Book Deal
This Harriet Tubman movie looks great.
Awesome: Lesbian couple kicks butt & makes history as Wimbledon doubles partners
Kayaker finds rare Roman glass and pottery off Kent coast
What. Summer’s Hottest Ice Cream Cone Topping Is a Tiny Ice Cream Cone
In other ice cream news: Ice Cream Truck Owner’s New Rule: Instagram Influencers Pay Double
I love this: The Queen reveals her favourite snack for bringing people together
I DO. Fug Nation Loves Cute, Small, Practical Bags!
Also, I hate summer but I enjoy beach bags.
How to Stretch That Last Bit of Maple Syrup
This Harriet Tubman movie looks great.
Awesome: Lesbian couple kicks butt & makes history as Wimbledon doubles partners
Kayaker finds rare Roman glass and pottery off Kent coast
What. Summer’s Hottest Ice Cream Cone Topping Is a Tiny Ice Cream Cone
In other ice cream news: Ice Cream Truck Owner’s New Rule: Instagram Influencers Pay Double
I love this: The Queen reveals her favourite snack for bringing people together
I DO. Fug Nation Loves Cute, Small, Practical Bags!
Also, I hate summer but I enjoy beach bags.
How to Stretch That Last Bit of Maple Syrup
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/25/19)
This story!! The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge
Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government
Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
The Hidden Cost of GoFundMe Health Care
A New Red Scare Is Reshaping Washington
Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government
Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
The Hidden Cost of GoFundMe Health Care
A New Red Scare Is Reshaping Washington
Morning Coffee (7/25/19)
Phew: Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban
Mueller’s testimony, and what it means for President Trump, explained
Boris Johnson: new PM takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet
Sudan army chief among senior officers arrested in coup plot
Good: Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Resigns After Protests
Trump vetoes Congress’s attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Transgender people in North Carolina just won a victory against HB2 in court
Ha: Less ado: Boris Johnson's Shakespeare book delayed for 'foreseeable future'
Edith Irby Jones, Barrier-Breaking Doctor in the South, Dies at 91
More Than 50 Lakes Found Under Greenland Ice Sheet
Mueller’s testimony, and what it means for President Trump, explained
Boris Johnson: new PM takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet
Sudan army chief among senior officers arrested in coup plot
Good: Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Resigns After Protests
Trump vetoes Congress’s attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Transgender people in North Carolina just won a victory against HB2 in court
Ha: Less ado: Boris Johnson's Shakespeare book delayed for 'foreseeable future'
Edith Irby Jones, Barrier-Breaking Doctor in the South, Dies at 91
More Than 50 Lakes Found Under Greenland Ice Sheet
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/24/19)
Morning Coffee (7/24/19)
As Adam Serwer wrote, the cruelty is the point: Trump administration proposed rule would cut 3 million people from food stamps
Human rights groups lead chorus of alarm over new Trump administration commission
Of course: Trump sues House panel, NY to protect state tax returns
Bill Wehrum, an Architect of E.P.A. Rollbacks, Faces New Ethics Inquiry
Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats’ Twitter War
“Likability” ratings in a recent New Hampshire poll show just how tough female candidates have it
Amy Wax, “national conservatism,” and the dark dream of a whiter America
FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem
New Taylor song!!!
Mitchell Feigenbaum, Physicist, Dies at 74; He Made Sense of Chaos
Human rights groups lead chorus of alarm over new Trump administration commission
Of course: Trump sues House panel, NY to protect state tax returns
Bill Wehrum, an Architect of E.P.A. Rollbacks, Faces New Ethics Inquiry
Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats’ Twitter War
“Likability” ratings in a recent New Hampshire poll show just how tough female candidates have it
Amy Wax, “national conservatism,” and the dark dream of a whiter America
FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem
New Taylor song!!!
Mitchell Feigenbaum, Physicist, Dies at 74; He Made Sense of Chaos
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/23/19)
Hard-Line Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Become Britain's New Prime Minister
Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion
The GOP’s Dangerous Cowardice
What The 2020 Candidates Need To Know About Sex Work Decriminalization
This is disgusting: Pennsylvania School District Warns Parents They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches
Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95
Climate crisis: extremely hot days could double in US, study shows
Aah, Star Trek: Picard trailer!
Excavation of Waterloo field hospital unearths limbs and musket balls
PERFECT: ‘The Hating Game’: ‘Pearson’ & ‘Suits’ Star Gina Torres Joins Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell In Rom-Com
Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion
The GOP’s Dangerous Cowardice
What The 2020 Candidates Need To Know About Sex Work Decriminalization
This is disgusting: Pennsylvania School District Warns Parents They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches
Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95
Climate crisis: extremely hot days could double in US, study shows
Aah, Star Trek: Picard trailer!
Excavation of Waterloo field hospital unearths limbs and musket balls
PERFECT: ‘The Hating Game’: ‘Pearson’ & ‘Suits’ Star Gina Torres Joins Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell In Rom-Com
Monday, July 22, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/22/19)
Why are the cats sexy? And other Cats questions you were too embarrassed to ask.
If Algae Clings to Snow on This Volcano, Can It Grow on Other Desolate Worlds?
The World’s Only Traditional Māori Garden Was Made From Memories
How Many Copies Did Famous Books Sell in the First Year?
Magical seals in an English Book of Hours
If Algae Clings to Snow on This Volcano, Can It Grow on Other Desolate Worlds?
The World’s Only Traditional Māori Garden Was Made From Memories
How Many Copies Did Famous Books Sell in the First Year?
Magical seals in an English Book of Hours
Morning Coffee (7/22/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
What Americans Do Now Will Define Us Forever
Puerto Rico’s week of massive protests, explained
Ocasio-Cortez calls for an independent investigation into child separation policies
Extradition and independence: What’s behind the continued protests in Hong Kong
Chinese Money in the U.S. Dries Up as Trade War Drags On
Elizabeth Warren’s latest Wall Street enemy: private equity
!!! New Kinks Music is Underway After More Than Two Decades Apart, Dave Davies Confirms
Into this: Natalie Portman will take up Thor’s hammer in Thor: Love and Thunder
What: Paul McCartney Has Been Secretly Writing an ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Musical
Picard's dog's name in 'Star Trek' spin-off is confirmed, and it's perfect
What Americans Do Now Will Define Us Forever
Puerto Rico’s week of massive protests, explained
Ocasio-Cortez calls for an independent investigation into child separation policies
Extradition and independence: What’s behind the continued protests in Hong Kong
Chinese Money in the U.S. Dries Up as Trade War Drags On
Elizabeth Warren’s latest Wall Street enemy: private equity
!!! New Kinks Music is Underway After More Than Two Decades Apart, Dave Davies Confirms
Into this: Natalie Portman will take up Thor’s hammer in Thor: Love and Thunder
What: Paul McCartney Has Been Secretly Writing an ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Musical
Picard's dog's name in 'Star Trek' spin-off is confirmed, and it's perfect
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/21/19)
World hunger on the rise as 820m at risk, UN report finds
Trump’s racism is part of his larger con
The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.
Labor fight roils Bernie Sanders campaign, as workers demand the $15 hourly pay the candidate has proposed for employees nationwide
Oh New Hampshire: New Hampshire Lawmaker: ‘Owning Slaves Doesn’t Make You Racist’
Netflix just read the ‘straight pride’ organizers for filth
Whoa: FBI Seeks More Victims of Hollywood Con Artist After Marvel Executive Targeted
Someone write me the picture book immediately: Bears and wolves to coexist in UK woods for first time in 1,000 years
Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe
Sky Italia & ‘Gomorrah’ Producer Cattleya Unveil First-Look At Latin Drama ‘Romulus’
Trump’s racism is part of his larger con
The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.
Labor fight roils Bernie Sanders campaign, as workers demand the $15 hourly pay the candidate has proposed for employees nationwide
Oh New Hampshire: New Hampshire Lawmaker: ‘Owning Slaves Doesn’t Make You Racist’
Netflix just read the ‘straight pride’ organizers for filth
Whoa: FBI Seeks More Victims of Hollywood Con Artist After Marvel Executive Targeted
Someone write me the picture book immediately: Bears and wolves to coexist in UK woods for first time in 1,000 years
Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe
Sky Italia & ‘Gomorrah’ Producer Cattleya Unveil First-Look At Latin Drama ‘Romulus’
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/20/19)
SOME GOOD NEWS: New Law Offers Anti-Discrimination Protection For N.H. Public School Students
Trump says US Navy destroyed Iranian drone
...of course: Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court justice, as his next secretary of Labor
Great column from Jamelle Bouie: Trump Voters Are Not the Only Voters
EPA will not ban use of controversial pesticide linked to children’s health problems
The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.
Catholics in Iowa went to church. Steve Bannon tracked their phones.
The new Veronica Mars is STREAMING NOW, this is not a drill!
Yay! Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! Musical Will Release a Cast Recording in the Fall
Heh: The Other CBD: Christian Book Distributors Changes Name After Cannabis Confusion
Trump says US Navy destroyed Iranian drone
...of course: Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court justice, as his next secretary of Labor
Great column from Jamelle Bouie: Trump Voters Are Not the Only Voters
EPA will not ban use of controversial pesticide linked to children’s health problems
The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.
Catholics in Iowa went to church. Steve Bannon tracked their phones.
The new Veronica Mars is STREAMING NOW, this is not a drill!
Yay! Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! Musical Will Release a Cast Recording in the Fall
Heh: The Other CBD: Christian Book Distributors Changes Name After Cannabis Confusion
Friday, July 19, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/19/19)
Why 'Red, White & Royal Blue' Author Casey McQuiston Loves Making Birth Charts For Her Characters
This about the process of getting rights to all those songs was fascinating: How Can ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Upstage the Movie? With 70 Songs
Dear Internet: The Little Mermaid Also Happens to Be Queer Allegory
Van Gogh Painted Many ‘Sunflowers.’ But How Different Are They?
Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot
This about the process of getting rights to all those songs was fascinating: How Can ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Upstage the Movie? With 70 Songs
Dear Internet: The Little Mermaid Also Happens to Be Queer Allegory
Van Gogh Painted Many ‘Sunflowers.’ But How Different Are They?
Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot
Morning Coffee (7/19/19)
We made it to Friday! Time for happy links!
There are enough bad things in the world so I've decided I'm just going all in on the ridiculous fun of CATS. LOOK AT THIS TRAILER.
And the Vita & Virginia trailer looks genuinely good.
Aaah, I'm so excited for Rose Lerner's f/f Jewish Regency Jane Eyre!
Also excited for this book set in twelfth-century Wales.
ABOUT TIME: Margaret Paston, Woman of Letters, commemorated after six centuries
Oh good! Taika Waititi to Direct 'Thor 4'
New Hampshire Is First State to Install Highway Marker to Computer Programming
Beautiful: Exclusive: Her Universe Harry Potter collection debuting at SDCC
LOOK AT THIS GIANT SHINY NEW FRESH AIR ARCHIVE.
16 Fabulously Bookish Literary Scarves
There are enough bad things in the world so I've decided I'm just going all in on the ridiculous fun of CATS. LOOK AT THIS TRAILER.
And the Vita & Virginia trailer looks genuinely good.
Aaah, I'm so excited for Rose Lerner's f/f Jewish Regency Jane Eyre!
Also excited for this book set in twelfth-century Wales.
ABOUT TIME: Margaret Paston, Woman of Letters, commemorated after six centuries
Oh good! Taika Waititi to Direct 'Thor 4'
New Hampshire Is First State to Install Highway Marker to Computer Programming
Beautiful: Exclusive: Her Universe Harry Potter collection debuting at SDCC
LOOK AT THIS GIANT SHINY NEW FRESH AIR ARCHIVE.
16 Fabulously Bookish Literary Scarves
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/18/19)
THE JOURNALISM WE'VE BEEN CALLING FOR: Sufjan Stevens and the Curious Case of the Missing 48 States
You’re Not Sticking To Sports When You Stick To Sports
A female historian wrote a book. Two male historians went on NPR to talk about it. They never mentioned her name. It’s Sarah Milov.
Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One.
The Must-Read YA Anthologies of 2019
You’re Not Sticking To Sports When You Stick To Sports
A female historian wrote a book. Two male historians went on NPR to talk about it. They never mentioned her name. It’s Sarah Milov.
Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One.
The Must-Read YA Anthologies of 2019
Morning Coffee (7/18/19)
House Holds Barr and Ross in Contempt Over Census Dispute
House votes to kill impeachment resolution against Trump, avoiding a direct vote on whether to oust the president
“Send her back!” Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar — and the response to them — represent a new low
Report: In attempt to separate family, border agent forced 3-year-old to choose between parents
This is horrifying: Migrants Inside ICE's Only Transgender Unit Decry Conditions
‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Sentenced to Life in Prison, Ending Notorious Criminal Career
Oxford University finally elects a woman as its Professor of Poetry
It sounds like MULTIPLE people behaved badly here, but I am horrifying by her behavior regardless of whether it's really why she got fired: Why Did a Progressive Pastor at an Important New York Church Get Fired?
What even: 'Gossip Girl' Update Lands Straight-to-Series Order at HBO Max
‘West Side Story’: Fox Releases First Look At Updated “Anita” From Reboot
House votes to kill impeachment resolution against Trump, avoiding a direct vote on whether to oust the president
“Send her back!” Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar — and the response to them — represent a new low
Report: In attempt to separate family, border agent forced 3-year-old to choose between parents
This is horrifying: Migrants Inside ICE's Only Transgender Unit Decry Conditions
‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Sentenced to Life in Prison, Ending Notorious Criminal Career
Oxford University finally elects a woman as its Professor of Poetry
It sounds like MULTIPLE people behaved badly here, but I am horrifying by her behavior regardless of whether it's really why she got fired: Why Did a Progressive Pastor at an Important New York Church Get Fired?
What even: 'Gossip Girl' Update Lands Straight-to-Series Order at HBO Max
‘West Side Story’: Fox Releases First Look At Updated “Anita” From Reboot
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/17/19)
Worrisome, obviously, but fascinating: ‘We Cannot Save Everything’: A Historic Neighborhood Confronts Rising Seas
This is quite a saga: "I Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven."
Oh, wow, what bad science: The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t
7 Unlikeable Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer
An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God
This is quite a saga: "I Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven."
Oh, wow, what bad science: The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t
7 Unlikeable Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer
An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God
Morning Coffee (7/17/19)
A divided House votes for resolution condemning Trump’s racist remarks
I'm not surprised, but I'm sad: Eric Garner’s Death Will Not Lead to Federal Charges for N.Y.P.D. Officer
This is scary: Kellyanne Conway asked a Jewish reporter 'What's your ethnicity?' while defending Trump's racist tweets
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99
Six officials at nonprofit Southwest Key, which runs migrant child shelters, earned more than $1 million in 2017
Trump Admin Says Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Effective Immediately
If the information in this story is correct, I'm glad she's out: Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Oh for the love of God: A second candidate for Mississippi governor says he won’t meet alone with women
Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan and Afghanistan
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice
I'm not surprised, but I'm sad: Eric Garner’s Death Will Not Lead to Federal Charges for N.Y.P.D. Officer
This is scary: Kellyanne Conway asked a Jewish reporter 'What's your ethnicity?' while defending Trump's racist tweets
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99
Six officials at nonprofit Southwest Key, which runs migrant child shelters, earned more than $1 million in 2017
Trump Admin Says Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Effective Immediately
If the information in this story is correct, I'm glad she's out: Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Oh for the love of God: A second candidate for Mississippi governor says he won’t meet alone with women
Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan and Afghanistan
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/16/19)
Morning Coffee (7/16/19)
Trump Administration Implementing '3rd Country' Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum
ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families
Vital, from Adam Serwer: Trump Tells America What Kind of Nationalist He Is
Trump says he’s not concerned about being racist because “many people agree” with him
Hundreds of leaked chat messages show Puerto Rico’s governor using vulgar antigay slurs repeatedly
American Federation of Teachers sues Betsy DeVos over public service loan forgiveness program
Good! Britain’s £50 Note Will Honor Computing Pioneer Alan Turing
Glacial melting in Antarctica may become irreversible
Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers
Found: The Original Home of England’s Doomed ‘9-Day Queen’
ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families
Vital, from Adam Serwer: Trump Tells America What Kind of Nationalist He Is
Trump says he’s not concerned about being racist because “many people agree” with him
Hundreds of leaked chat messages show Puerto Rico’s governor using vulgar antigay slurs repeatedly
American Federation of Teachers sues Betsy DeVos over public service loan forgiveness program
Good! Britain’s £50 Note Will Honor Computing Pioneer Alan Turing
Glacial melting in Antarctica may become irreversible
Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers
Found: The Original Home of England’s Doomed ‘9-Day Queen’
Monday, July 15, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/15/19)
"The United States women’s soccer team has become an excruciating example of a scenario we’ve seen play out for decades: Little girls are told to follow their dreams, and to excel, until they become women and expect be paid for it."
Julián Castro can’t speak Spanish. Here’s why that’s so authentic.
What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America
International Nonbinary Day was... yesterday, oops, but here are some book recommendations for the occasion!
Why No One Can Agree on What George Washington Thought About the Relationship Between Church and State
Julián Castro can’t speak Spanish. Here’s why that’s so authentic.
What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America
International Nonbinary Day was... yesterday, oops, but here are some book recommendations for the occasion!
Why No One Can Agree on What George Washington Thought About the Relationship Between Church and State
Morning Coffee (7/15/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids
This affects a lot of important research (including climate change) as well as the obvious education aspect: Political chaos roils Alaska as universities face devastating cuts
Uh, I'm pretty sure we've all read this book: Amazon, Microsoft wage war over the Pentagon’s ‘war cloud’
Agriculture Department suspends data collection for honeybees after Trump budget cuts (WEIRDLY ENOUGH this came right after they got rid of a rule banning pesticides that hurt bees!)
Sanders and Warren voters have astonishingly little in common
WOW, this is awful: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Turmoil: Inside Andrea Arnold’s Loss of Creative Control
The Milky Way Has Battle Scars from Colliding With a Ghostly Galaxy
AWW: Paul McCartney Brings Ringo Starr to the Stage for End-of-Tour Surprise
Unesco Recognizes Heritage Sites, Ancient to Modern, Around the World
Good! Essex drops library closure plans following sustained public protests
Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids
This affects a lot of important research (including climate change) as well as the obvious education aspect: Political chaos roils Alaska as universities face devastating cuts
Uh, I'm pretty sure we've all read this book: Amazon, Microsoft wage war over the Pentagon’s ‘war cloud’
Agriculture Department suspends data collection for honeybees after Trump budget cuts (WEIRDLY ENOUGH this came right after they got rid of a rule banning pesticides that hurt bees!)
Sanders and Warren voters have astonishingly little in common
WOW, this is awful: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Turmoil: Inside Andrea Arnold’s Loss of Creative Control
The Milky Way Has Battle Scars from Colliding With a Ghostly Galaxy
AWW: Paul McCartney Brings Ringo Starr to the Stage for End-of-Tour Surprise
Unesco Recognizes Heritage Sites, Ancient to Modern, Around the World
Good! Essex drops library closure plans following sustained public protests
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/14/19)
Hong Kong Protesters Try to Keep Momentum With Weekend Protests
Of course: Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say
Warren Demands Answers From ICE About Its New Detention Centers in the South
A step... House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members
Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret
Good for Murphy and Hayes (who both represent my hometown) for trying to do something about this: Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home
Well! Here's What Every Member Of The USMNT Has To Say About U.S. Soccer's Wage Inequality
Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus
Of course: Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say
Warren Demands Answers From ICE About Its New Detention Centers in the South
A step... House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members
Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret
Good for Murphy and Hayes (who both represent my hometown) for trying to do something about this: Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home
Well! Here's What Every Member Of The USMNT Has To Say About U.S. Soccer's Wage Inequality
Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/13/19)
Thousands Are Targeted as ICE Prepares to Raid Undocumented Migrant Families
Trump’s mass arrests are set to begin. Here’s the Democratic answer.
House Democrats Approve Subpoenas for Who’s Who of Mueller Witnesses
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is resigning
Trump's 'Acting' Cabinet Grows With Acosta Departure
This is going exactly the way we thought: Every member of Trump’s new human rights commission is an anti-LGBTQ activist
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
R. Kelly has been arrested on federal sex crime charges, including child pornography
Wow: F.T.C. Approves Facebook Fine of About $5 Billion
I’m Trans. The 2020 Candidates Don’t Know How to Pander to Me.
Trump’s mass arrests are set to begin. Here’s the Democratic answer.
House Democrats Approve Subpoenas for Who’s Who of Mueller Witnesses
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is resigning
Trump's 'Acting' Cabinet Grows With Acosta Departure
This is going exactly the way we thought: Every member of Trump’s new human rights commission is an anti-LGBTQ activist
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
R. Kelly has been arrested on federal sex crime charges, including child pornography
Wow: F.T.C. Approves Facebook Fine of About $5 Billion
I’m Trans. The 2020 Candidates Don’t Know How to Pander to Me.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/12/19)
This was the longest week ever, wasn't it? Okay. We made it. FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.
I don't know if I can take it: Veronica Mars First Look: Old Friends, Foes and an Ex Return for Hulu Revival
This sounds great! Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first
Here's a VERY USEFUL infographic: So You Want to Watch Women's Soccer
Oh, this is gorgeous: The First Mulan Trailer Teases a Sweeping Warrior's Adventure
Dahlia Adler's editing a Shakespeare retelling anthology!!
Bear spotted taking in sunrise over Mount Washington
WHAT: Buckingham Palace Is Hosting a Leonardo da Vinci Escape Room All Summer
I love this headline: Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe
And in other bird news: The Queen takes a morning stroll with a duck called Olive in Edinburgh
Mix and Match Fruits and Spreads for an Easy, Customizable Fruit Tart
I don't know if I can take it: Veronica Mars First Look: Old Friends, Foes and an Ex Return for Hulu Revival
This sounds great! Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first
Here's a VERY USEFUL infographic: So You Want to Watch Women's Soccer
Oh, this is gorgeous: The First Mulan Trailer Teases a Sweeping Warrior's Adventure
Dahlia Adler's editing a Shakespeare retelling anthology!!
Bear spotted taking in sunrise over Mount Washington
WHAT: Buckingham Palace Is Hosting a Leonardo da Vinci Escape Room All Summer
I love this headline: Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe
And in other bird news: The Queen takes a morning stroll with a duck called Olive in Edinburgh
Mix and Match Fruits and Spreads for an Easy, Customizable Fruit Tart
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/11/19)
Central America’s choice: Pray for rain or migrate
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump
This post from Dahlia Adler is great even if the situation doesn't directly apply to you: Mid-Career Querying and Other Stuff We Don’t Talk About
The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer
The Personal Kit of a British Soldier at the Start of the Asia-Pacific War
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump
This post from Dahlia Adler is great even if the situation doesn't directly apply to you: Mid-Career Querying and Other Stuff We Don’t Talk About
The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer
The Personal Kit of a British Soldier at the Start of the Asia-Pacific War
Morning Coffee (7/11/19)
Of course: Gov. Sununu Issues 10 New Vetoes But! Buried in there is that he DID let the non-binary gender marker bill pass into law without his signature, so that's good news, NH!
And another of course: Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims
ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits
Ilhan Omar calls Tucker Carlson a ‘racist fool’ after he describes her as a threat to U.S.
E. Jean Carroll Told Her Story Anyway
An Executive Order Can’t Fix Trump’s Census Problem
SIGH: Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid
Hahaha: Megan Rapinoe would beat Donald Trump in 2020 election according to new poll
The Future of Ebook Pricing
13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears
And another of course: Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims
ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits
Ilhan Omar calls Tucker Carlson a ‘racist fool’ after he describes her as a threat to U.S.
E. Jean Carroll Told Her Story Anyway
An Executive Order Can’t Fix Trump’s Census Problem
SIGH: Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid
Hahaha: Megan Rapinoe would beat Donald Trump in 2020 election according to new poll
The Future of Ebook Pricing
13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/10/19)
ICYMI, here is the COMPLETELY BONKERS preschool story everyone is talking about: The Battle of Grace Church
Sandra Boynton is tweaking some of her beloved children’s books. But why mess with perfection?
The Goal Is To Feel Strong, Says 'Black Panther' Jewelry Designer
On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship
Bless Us, O Instagram
Sandra Boynton is tweaking some of her beloved children’s books. But why mess with perfection?
The Goal Is To Feel Strong, Says 'Black Panther' Jewelry Designer
On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship
Bless Us, O Instagram
Morning Coffee (7/10/19)
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents
Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case
"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.
And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser
Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul
Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89
Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll
Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project
Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case
"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.
And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser
Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul
Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89
Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll
Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/9/19)
Exclusive Investigation: Sex, Drugs, Misogyny And Sleaze At The HQ Of Bumble’s Owner
Why the USWNT’s open queerness matters
Romance Novelists Write About Sex and Pleasure. On the Internet That Makes Them Targets for Abuse
DNA Begins to Unlock Secrets of the Ancient Philistines
A few days late but very interesting: An Ives Fourth
Why the USWNT’s open queerness matters
Romance Novelists Write About Sex and Pleasure. On the Internet That Makes Them Targets for Abuse
DNA Begins to Unlock Secrets of the Ancient Philistines
A few days late but very interesting: An Ives Fourth
Morning Coffee (7/9/19)
Jeffrey Epstein: Seizure of Photos of Nude Girls Deepens Questions About Earlier Deal
Trump Lied to the Supreme Court, and Four Justices Don’t Care
Trump tweets “we will no longer deal” with UK ambassador after leaked cables
E. Jean Carroll and the ‘Hideosity Bar’
Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
...at least it's one in, one out? Billionaire Tom Steyer May Enter the 2020 Field as Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
This is a thoughtful piece on health care policy and the questions we should be asking 2020 candidates: Abolish private insurance? It depends.
Mickey Kapp, Who Made Mixtapes for Astronauts, Dies at 88
Trump Lied to the Supreme Court, and Four Justices Don’t Care
Trump tweets “we will no longer deal” with UK ambassador after leaked cables
E. Jean Carroll and the ‘Hideosity Bar’
Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
...at least it's one in, one out? Billionaire Tom Steyer May Enter the 2020 Field as Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
This is a thoughtful piece on health care policy and the questions we should be asking 2020 candidates: Abolish private insurance? It depends.
Mickey Kapp, Who Made Mixtapes for Astronauts, Dies at 88
Monday, July 8, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/8/19)
The Moon Sits for Its Portrait
Screw This Whole ‘My Girlfriend Isn’t Hungry’ Menu Trend
From LGBTQ Reads: New Releases: July 2019 So many things there sound good!
How stock photographers take a perfectly anonymous picture
Lost in Translation
Screw This Whole ‘My Girlfriend Isn’t Hungry’ Menu Trend
From LGBTQ Reads: New Releases: July 2019 So many things there sound good!
How stock photographers take a perfectly anonymous picture
Lost in Translation
Morning Coffee (7/8/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
DRC rebel chief 'the Terminator' convicted of war crimes
Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
A Crime by Any Name
US women’s soccer team wins its fourth World Cup
USA's formidable women's soccer team is no accident. It's a product of public policy
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Getting Women of Color Paid More Fairly
Women's Health Providers Say Impasse After Sununu's Budget Veto Will Hurt Patients
João Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88
DRC rebel chief 'the Terminator' convicted of war crimes
Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
A Crime by Any Name
US women’s soccer team wins its fourth World Cup
USA's formidable women's soccer team is no accident. It's a product of public policy
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Getting Women of Color Paid More Fairly
Women's Health Providers Say Impasse After Sununu's Budget Veto Will Hurt Patients
João Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/7/19)
Iran Announces New Breach of Nuclear Deal Limits, and Threatens Further Violations
Finally: Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged
Democrats Found A Major Recruit To Take On Susan Collins in 2020
Of course: DeVos Repeals Obama-Era Rule Cracking Down on For-Profit Colleges
Lawyers Ask Judge to Order White Nationalist From Keene To Stop Alleged Threats
In male-dominated Afghanistan, justice for women is complicated
Trade War Has Damaged U.S. Chip Industry in Ways a Deal May Never Fix
Neanderthals’ history is as complicated as ours
This seems like a terrible idea! The ‘Les Misérables’ Revolving Stage Is Going. Fans Are in a Spin.
Dracula arrives in first blood-splattered look at Sherlock creators' miniseries
Finally: Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged
Democrats Found A Major Recruit To Take On Susan Collins in 2020
Of course: DeVos Repeals Obama-Era Rule Cracking Down on For-Profit Colleges
Lawyers Ask Judge to Order White Nationalist From Keene To Stop Alleged Threats
In male-dominated Afghanistan, justice for women is complicated
Trade War Has Damaged U.S. Chip Industry in Ways a Deal May Never Fix
Neanderthals’ history is as complicated as ours
This seems like a terrible idea! The ‘Les Misérables’ Revolving Stage Is Going. Fans Are in a Spin.
Dracula arrives in first blood-splattered look at Sherlock creators' miniseries
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/6/19)
Another, stronger quake in Ridgecrest shakes Southern California, causing more damage
Sudan Power-Sharing Deal Reached by Military and Civilian Leaders
Phew: The Alabama woman indicted after a miscarriage will not be prosecuted
After removing a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the DOJ is trying to put it back on — at Trump’s request
Republicans dominate state legislatures. That decides political power in America.
This is a good piece on corporations that say they support LGBTQIA+ rights but also give money to politicians who don't: AT&T Against Gay Rights
The new GOP attacks on Mueller will backfire on Trump — bigly
Ha: If The Democratic Primary Field Was a University History Department
Megan Rapinoe isn’t here to make you comfortable
3,400-year-old Palace Emerges From the Tigris River After Drought in Iraq
Sudan Power-Sharing Deal Reached by Military and Civilian Leaders
Phew: The Alabama woman indicted after a miscarriage will not be prosecuted
After removing a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the DOJ is trying to put it back on — at Trump’s request
Republicans dominate state legislatures. That decides political power in America.
This is a good piece on corporations that say they support LGBTQIA+ rights but also give money to politicians who don't: AT&T Against Gay Rights
The new GOP attacks on Mueller will backfire on Trump — bigly
Ha: If The Democratic Primary Field Was a University History Department
Megan Rapinoe isn’t here to make you comfortable
3,400-year-old Palace Emerges From the Tigris River After Drought in Iraq
Friday, July 5, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/5/19)
Time for Friday happy links!
NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Its Smallest Planet Yet
! A Seinfeld Exhibit With Props, Costumes, Yada Yada Yada, Is Coming to New York
Disney Finds 'Little Mermaid' Star in Singer Halle Bailey
Red, White & Royal Blue fans, make sure you look at this History, Huh? merch with proceeds going to RAICES.
This sounds great: First look: Marie Lu turns to historical fiction in brand-new YA fantasy The Kingdom of Back
Ooh, this Carnival Row teaser is fun.
Exclusive preview: Daniel Mallory Ortberg returns with new memoir-in-essays
Fug Nation Loves Beach Totes!
Announcing Over the Woodward Wall, a New Fantasy Series from Seanan McGuire
8 of the Best Pens for Bullet Journaling Your Scribbles
NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Its Smallest Planet Yet
! A Seinfeld Exhibit With Props, Costumes, Yada Yada Yada, Is Coming to New York
Disney Finds 'Little Mermaid' Star in Singer Halle Bailey
Red, White & Royal Blue fans, make sure you look at this History, Huh? merch with proceeds going to RAICES.
This sounds great: First look: Marie Lu turns to historical fiction in brand-new YA fantasy The Kingdom of Back
Ooh, this Carnival Row teaser is fun.
Exclusive preview: Daniel Mallory Ortberg returns with new memoir-in-essays
Fug Nation Loves Beach Totes!
Announcing Over the Woodward Wall, a New Fantasy Series from Seanan McGuire
8 of the Best Pens for Bullet Journaling Your Scribbles
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/4/19)
I think we're going with a holiday schedule through the weekend, so one post a day! At slightly weird times, apparently!
UGH: Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump’s Fourth of July extravaganza
UGH: Justice Dept. Reverses Course on Citizenship Question on Census, Citing Trump’s Orders
But this call transcript about it is incredible.
An Open Letter to the Director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum signed by over 100 scholars
Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s
Gross: Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He’s From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says
LGBTQ Groups Backing SAG-AFTRA in Member Privacy Fight Against IMDb
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into ‘new industrial frontier’
This shouldn't have happened in the first place but good: Kim Kardashian will rename her “Kimono” shapewear brand after appropriation backlash
Milton Quon, Disney Animator on 'Fantasia' and 'Dumbo,' Dies at 105
UGH: Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump’s Fourth of July extravaganza
UGH: Justice Dept. Reverses Course on Citizenship Question on Census, Citing Trump’s Orders
But this call transcript about it is incredible.
An Open Letter to the Director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum signed by over 100 scholars
Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s
Gross: Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He’s From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says
LGBTQ Groups Backing SAG-AFTRA in Member Privacy Fight Against IMDb
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into ‘new industrial frontier’
This shouldn't have happened in the first place but good: Kim Kardashian will rename her “Kimono” shapewear brand after appropriation backlash
Milton Quon, Disney Animator on 'Fantasia' and 'Dumbo,' Dies at 105
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/3/19)
This is great: So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend
SO MANY BOOKS THAT SOUND GREAT: Our Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YAs of 2019: July to December
NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men on Moon
The Meaning Changed, But DiGiorno’s Slogan Stays the Same
The Boyfriends of Giarre
SO MANY BOOKS THAT SOUND GREAT: Our Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YAs of 2019: July to December
NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men on Moon
The Meaning Changed, But DiGiorno’s Slogan Stays the Same
The Boyfriends of Giarre
Morning Coffee (7/3/19)
GOOD: Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policy of Arbitrarily Jailing Asylum-Seekers
DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities
Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.
Phew: 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort
Woww: Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive
About time: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns
Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have to Believe in Joe Biden’s Innocence
Amazing: Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter
Good for him: Adam Scott Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s Social Media Team for Using His Image on Twitter
Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94
DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities
Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.
Phew: 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort
Woww: Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive
About time: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns
Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have to Believe in Joe Biden’s Innocence
Amazing: Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter
Good for him: Adam Scott Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s Social Media Team for Using His Image on Twitter
Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/2/19)
Why Are the Democrats’ Bad Men Refusing to Step Down?
No Drips, No Drops: A City Of 10 Million Is Running Out Of Water
“Everyone uses Ravelry”: why a popular knitting website’s anti-Trump stance is so significant
Interesting commentary on the industry here: Netflix canceled One Day at a Time. Then a traditional TV network resurrected it.
Australian Gothic Literature
No Drips, No Drops: A City Of 10 Million Is Running Out Of Water
“Everyone uses Ravelry”: why a popular knitting website’s anti-Trump stance is so significant
Interesting commentary on the industry here: Netflix canceled One Day at a Time. Then a traditional TV network resurrected it.
Australian Gothic Literature
Morning Coffee (7/2/19)
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
Agents feared riots, armed themselves because of dire conditions at migrant facility, DHS report says
No thank you: Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4
These people should all be ashamed of themselves. This is how evil regimes take hold. Alabamians Defend Arrest of Woman Whose Fetus Died in Shooting
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Transform American Elections
Good: Twitter Conspiracy Theorist Charged With a Felony in Lynch Threat Against Muslim Candidate
Oh no: Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale
This is the minimum any decent person should say, but given his position, it's still important and great that he said it: The Duke of Cambridge: ‘absolutely fine’ if children are LGBTQ
Eee, good winners! 2019 Locus Awards Winners
In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed Telescope Project
Agents feared riots, armed themselves because of dire conditions at migrant facility, DHS report says
No thank you: Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4
These people should all be ashamed of themselves. This is how evil regimes take hold. Alabamians Defend Arrest of Woman Whose Fetus Died in Shooting
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Transform American Elections
Good: Twitter Conspiracy Theorist Charged With a Felony in Lynch Threat Against Muslim Candidate
Oh no: Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale
This is the minimum any decent person should say, but given his position, it's still important and great that he said it: The Duke of Cambridge: ‘absolutely fine’ if children are LGBTQ
Eee, good winners! 2019 Locus Awards Winners
In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed Telescope Project
Monday, July 1, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/1/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Protesters are trying to storm the Hong Kong government headquarters as I write this - here's the Guardian liveblog.
The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’
There will be Close the Camps protests tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon. Find one near you.
Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War
The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore
Elizabeth Warren & Julián Castro Refused To Battle Each Other In The Debate. It Paid Off.
Gross: 2,495 Reports of Police Bias. Not One Was Deemed Valid by the N.Y.P.D.
This is extremely worrisome: New Study Shows Decline in LGBTQ Acceptance Among Young Americans
Good: Melvil Dewey's name stripped from top librarian award
Groundbreaking astronomer Kepler 'may have practised alchemy'
Protesters are trying to storm the Hong Kong government headquarters as I write this - here's the Guardian liveblog.
The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’
There will be Close the Camps protests tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon. Find one near you.
Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War
The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore
Elizabeth Warren & Julián Castro Refused To Battle Each Other In The Debate. It Paid Off.
Gross: 2,495 Reports of Police Bias. Not One Was Deemed Valid by the N.Y.P.D.
This is extremely worrisome: New Study Shows Decline in LGBTQ Acceptance Among Young Americans
Good: Melvil Dewey's name stripped from top librarian award
Groundbreaking astronomer Kepler 'may have practised alchemy'