Morning Coffee (12/15/15)

Aaaah, the first Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trailer is out! It doesn't reveal much, of course, but I love the look and tone of it so far.

We also have the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, and people on Twitter were freaking out (I know, I know) for various reasons but I think it looks mostly fine so far? (One of the specific concerns I saw was that no women spoke in the trailer, and while I'd love these movies to have more/better female roles, I just don't think that's . . . true? That alien woman spoke a few times, right?)

And related to that other big movie thing everyone's talking about: Lawyers Weigh in on Han v Greedo, Because That’s Where We’re at as a Society

Okay. On to more serious matters. (Sorry!) GOP leaders hate Ted Cruz, but he may be their last best hope

New Yorker profiles are basically my favorite thing; here's David Remnick on John Kerry.

This New York Times profile of Justin Trudeau is also a great read.

Related: He did Justin Trudeau in 60 Seconds for Macleans and it's DELIGHTFUL.

Sad news: Lillian Vernon has died. Her story is QUITE SOMETHING and I loved that catalog as a kid.

Marlon James is writing an "African Game of Thrones." Seriously, click on that and read his quotes about why he's doing this. I love him.

Hee: The Best Books You Didn't Read in 2015

Morning Coffee (9/10/11)

Reuters has a long investigative piece on the underground market for adopted kids. It's horrifying, but important.

This profile of the Mountbatten sisters is fascinating.

After the previous mysterious teaser, here's a full trailer for forthcoming book S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst.

They found a long-lost Van Gogh in an attic!

This football scouting report for Daisy Miller is hilarious.

When tech empires fall: 10 companies and products that dominated... and then didn't. Along the same lines: What happened to Radio Shack? Remember when they were the ONE PLACE to get accessories for your home computer? They . . . did not maintain that position.

Whoa: Dominic West, Bill Nighy, and Imelda Staunton are going to be in a movie about LGBTQ activists supporting the 1984 miners' strike. That sounds amazing.

Yankee magazine's foliage site: fun and useful!

Morning Coffee (8/20/13)

Adorable: New pictures of Prince George!

And here are some fun bits from Prince William's first post-baby interview.

Also adorable: Meet Sunny Obama!

There's a fascinating new teaser from Bad Robot, and a fairly compelling case that it's related to the forthcoming novel S.

Mark Ruffalo, of all semi-random people, has a message about abortion rights.

Expecting the Unexpected from Jeff Bezos

Hey, Save Our Show Campaigners: You're Doing It All Wrong

Oh, Jamie Campbell Bower, you're a treasure.