Morning Coffee (3/6/14)

One of my parents' neighbors passed away a few days ago, and I'd had no idea that she was the last living radium girl. Fascinating.

Here's a trailer for the new Annie. I will totally see this, and Quvenzhané Wallis sure is adorable, but . . . boy do I have CONCERNS.

This is a difficult but important read: A Train, a Narrow Trestle and 60 Seconds to Escape: How 'Midnight Rider' Victim Sarah Jones Lost Her Life

A Russia Today America anchor resigned live on air.

Can we please actually have this Manchester-Boston train now?

Stephanie Perkins's Isla and the Happily Ever After has a release date, and you should go enter this awesome book/tote bag giveaway!

My friend Tim Stevens was on the Daily Show talking about racist computers and it was awesome.

Those of you who join me in my fascination with cults will want to read this: Scientology's Vanished Queen

Morning Coffee (2/25/13)

Ah, Monday again. If you missed the Oscars, you can catch up with my liveblogs of the red carpet and the show itself.

Quvenzhane Wallis will star in Annie. As long as she can sing, I think this is good news.

John Brascia, who danced with Vera-Ellen in White Christmas, has died.

Fascinating: The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures

Favorite entertainment headline of the week: Huckleberry Pie Joins 'Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures' (Exclusive Video) (It's the "exclusive video" that pushes it over the top, somehow.)

Knitters, this is brilliant and so obvious in retrospect: No more estimating tail length for a long tail CO

Hilarious and sad: Cultural Appropriation Bingo

Related: Malinda Lo On Why White Creators Default To Colorblindness