Morning Coffee (11/18/14)

Visiting the U.S.: Pope Francis; the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Awesome: Church of England clears way for female bishops

You Can Now Send Cash to Friends Via Snapchat, and doesn't THAT sound like a terrible idea?

The Harry Potter Alliance’s #MyHungerGames Brings Awareness to Stories of Income Inequality

The Butter has launched!

Uh-oh: We're running out of chocolate.

I hate "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with the passion of a thousand suns, but if for some reason you don't, here's the new version.

Billy Joel on Taylor Swift: "She catches a lot of junk, maybe because she's so popular with young girls." YEP.

Morning Coffee (4/3/14)

The Supreme Court Just Gutted Another Campaign Finance Law. Here’s What Happened.

Exciting news: DreamWorks acquired Eleanor and Park and Rainbow Rowell is writing the screenplay!

If you have Xfinity and are behind on any shows, you might want to check if they're currently on demand for Watchathon Week.

If you, like me, missed the adorable Jimmy Fallon/Billy Joel duet, it is absolutely worth a watch.

Whoa: Just Tap Your Phone On Every Wall and This App Will Draw a Floorplan

Rhys Ifans is doing Under Milk Wood in English and Welsh.

The Catholic Roots of Obama’s Activism

Which Annoying Type Of Person On “House Hunters” Are You?

Morning Coffee (4/25/13)

West Fertilizer Co.’s environmental compliance problems go back decades

If Jill Abramson were a man...

Here's the best profile I've seen so far of Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

Here's an interesting read about the evolution of Sundance and the Sundance Channel. I loved Top of the Lake and am liking Rectify so far.

"Indeed, for customer-support calls, people with a criminal background actually perform a bit better."

Football's Worst Nightmare

In praise, sort of, of Billy Joel.

How The Silver Age Of Television arrived without anyone realizing it