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’

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

Afternoon Tea (4/22/19)

I don't love this headline, but the piece provided very good context and updates: The Baraboo Nazi Prom Photo Shocked The World. The City’s Response Shocked Its Residents.

Behind the New, Gloriously Queer Emily Dickinson Movie

I love this title: Killer Trees of the Revolution

Why It’s Time to Move Millennials Into Leadership

Fairytales on trial: the Good and the Beautiful in early Soviet children’s literature

Afternoon Tea (4/19/19)

The Children of the Children of Columbine

The Quest for the Most Elusive Material in Physics

Why I write carefree Muslim girls

Funeral workers are finally opening up about the job’s emotional toll

Top Ten Revolutionary War Patriot Homes in Connecticut

Afternoon Tea (2/1/19)

The Deep Pathology at the Heart of a Scandal at Der Spiegel

Female directors of color finding a spotlight at Sundance

After More Than Two Decades of Work, a New Hebrew Bible to Rival the King James

The Decision that Lost Britain the War: An Enigma Now Resolved

All The Kissing Author Spotlight: Scarlett Peckham

Afternoon Tea (1/14/19)

When a Lynching Memorial Becomes a Photo Opportunity

The Plot to Kill George Washington

The Israel of Amos Oz

6 YA Anthologies to Look for in 2019

Can Netflix Take Turkey’s TV Dramas to the World?

Afternoon Tea (12/10/18)

This is fascinating: Black Lives and the Boston Massacre

Some Words Defy Translation. Angela Merkel Showed Why.

Ariana Grande and Priyanka Chopra don't need fans who send death threats. Fan culture needs a reboot.

Ooh, these all sound interesting: TBRainbow Alert: Heists, Thrillers, and Mysteries

The Playlist: Non-Christmas Music For The Holidays

Afternoon Tea (10/16/18)

This was great and, as I said yesterday, I need to read more Val McDermid: Val McDermid on What It’s Like Judging the Man Booker Prize

Why Count All the Squirrels in Central Park? Why the Heck Not

Five Books About Girls Who Don’t Care If You Like Them Or Not

Becoming a Ballerina Kept Me From Coming Out as Queer

Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge

Afternoon Tea (10/10/18)

Very excited for her new book, out yesterday: Tana French on The Witch Elm and why she loves writing mysteries

These are beautiful: SpaceX launches and lands Falcon 9 rocket on California coast – in pictures

50 Years Later, Troubles Still Cast ‘Huge Shadow’ Over Northern Ireland

Alone with Elizabeth Bishop

What Strategy Could Either Side Have Used to Win the War in 1776?

Afternoon Tea (8/15/18)

This is long and a bit tricky but worth it: The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of Life

How Maori-owned small businesses are reshaping New Zealand

The Search for the Oldest Cheese in the World

The Art of the Heist

Unlocking the Mystery of Ten Revolutionary Generals’ Signatures

Afternoon Tea (8/3/18)

White threat in a browning America: How demographic change is fracturing our politics.

Amen: No, you probably don’t have a book in you

Ceramics Aren’t Enough. Bring on the Spaceships, Italian Town Says.

What Do Forensic Scientists Think of the True-Crime Boom?

War Horses Gone Astray

Afternoon Tea (7/24/18)

Wow: The Taliban Couldn't Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ

Alt-Right Troll To Father Killer: The Unraveling Of Lane Davis

A simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade

Feminize Your Canon: Dorothy West

Armed and Equipped at Continental Expense: The Birth of the Continental Navy

Afternoon Tea (7/19/18)

This is great: Chris Hayes Reviews Michiko Kakutani’s Book About Our Post-Truth Era

Glenn Gould Is Always on Fast-Forward

Olympian Alex Shibutani Shares His View From the Front Row at New York’s Men’s Shows (Josh Jackson alert.)

Queer Fat Girls Deserve To Be Heroines In YA Books, Too​

The Revolutionary War’s Most Enigmatic Naval Captain: Pierre Landais

Afternoon Tea (7/12/18)

Taylor Swift in conversation with Pattie Boyd is everything I've always wanted.

Fascinating: The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger

Madeleine Albright: ‘The things that are happening are genuinely, seriously bad’

Borderlands Noir

Struggle for a Lighthouse: The Raids to Destroy the Boston Light

Afternoon Tea (6/13/18)

The Deadly Incel Movement’s Absurd Pop Culture Roots

Colonialism did not just create slavery: it changed geology

A queer, diverse Nancy Drew: is this how to keep children's classics alive?

John Adams: A Liberal Congregationalist and the American Revolution

When Salad Was Manly AF

Afternoon Tea (4/20/18)

How to be a Revolutionary War Spy Master

Service journalism: I Tasted 21 Little Debbie Snacks, and This Is the Best One

This film sounds fascinating: How a cowboy from South Dakota and a filmmaker from Beijing came together on the critically acclaimed indie 'The Rider'

I think I'll be skipping this one: Here’s What We Learned From Andrew Morton’s Book About Meghan Markle

MY FAVORITE: Divine Mystery: 10 Great Clerical Sleuths

Afternoon Tea (3/8/18)

The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’

‘Black Panther’ Is Groundbreaking, But It’s Shuri Who Could Change The World

Acrimony F.C.: M.L.S. Teams and Fan Groups Navigate a Rocky Marriage

"Boy" books vs. "Girl" books: How do we stop the labeling?

Mining Liberty: Daniel Roberdeau’s Quest for Lead on the Pennsylvania Frontier

Afternoon Tea (12/12/17)

Remembering the Groundbreaking Life of the First Black Astronaut

The Greatest Clash in Egyptian Archaeology May Be Fading, But Anger Lives On

13 Wonderfully Specific Libraries Reveal Their Oldest Treasures

In the Middle Ages, The Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond Milk

I'm embarrassed to say I'd never really given this any thought: China and the American Revolution

Afternoon Tea (10/5/17)

In India, a Ghost Town and a Mythological Bridge

What 30 Rock's move from Netflix to Hulu can tell us about the future of streaming

That Time #Ramona Made Everyone Smile For A Few Minutes

Food writing in "flyover country"

This Licentious Republic: Maritime Skirmishes in Narragansett Bay 1763-1769

Afternoon Tea (10/2/17)

Interesting: Ruby Chocolate Wants a Place at the Table With Dark, Milk and White

Religious Rite Takes Hamlet Back in Time Every Seven Years

The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”

Roger Sherman: The Only Man Who Signed All Four Founding Documents

Murder at the Vatican