Morning Coffee (4/19/19)

I'll have Mueller report analysis for you tomorrow, but for today we're sticking with FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach In Shadow Of Border Crossing

EXCITED: Exclusive: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed team for activist novel Yes No Maybe So

AWW I LOVE THIS: An Unusual Family Of Bald Eagles Adds 3 Eaglets

And in other good animal news: Dog Saved By Workers On Oil Rig, 135 Miles Off Thai Coast

Oh, this is great: Modern Library Launches Series of Classics Penned by Women

Cannes Film Festival Unveils Poster Featuring Agnes Varda

I have some reading to catch up on: Longman-History Today Book Prize 2019: The Shortlist

Dessert stamps with recipes!! Sweet! Nanaimo bar goes postal with announcement of new stamp

Twitter introduces 40 adorable Avengers emoji, including Korg from Thor: Ragnarok

Oh these look fun: Coca-Cola, Disney Strike ‘Star Wars’ Partnership

Afternoon Tea (2/21/19)

The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books

The complicated, always racist history of blackface

When India Kicked Out Coca-Cola, Local Sodas Thrived

Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's churches

A deluge of 'red-pilled' rage: Young white men are being radicalized online and acting out violently

Morning Coffee (11/23/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

YAY: 'Becoming' Is Becoming 2018's Biggest Adult Book

I would like to read a novel based on this immediately: Revealed: the child Clement Attlee helped save from the Nazis

Oh interesting: Marvel Teams Up With Tupac Estate to Resurrect Rapper for ‘Black Panther’ Collab

JUST HIRE THEM: Curious cats bring fame to Japanese museum that won't let them in

‘Death & Nightingales’: Jamie Dornan & Matthew Rhys Battle It Out In First Trailer For BBC Period Drama

The Untouched 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb of Mehu Opens to the Public

This is not a RECENT link, but my family tried this festive cocktail recipe last night and WE RECOMMEND IT: Hot Maple Bourbon Apple Cider

Aw I love them: Coca-Cola’s Polar Bears, Now 25 Years Old, Return to Share Their Rules for a Loving Household

Romance readers will probably be interested in the Ripped Bodice Robe.

Answer These Teen TV Questions And We'll Give You A YA Novel To Read

Morning Coffee (6/16/15)

Me elsewhere: TV news.

They cancelled the Iowa straw poll and I find that weirdly earthshaking.

Aww: Amy Poehler is getting annual Leslie Knope updates from Mike Schur: “I just want to track what she’s doing”

"Let's say that you are Mitt Romney. That is, you are an American celebrity with a lot of money, few worries, and a loving and tight-knit family you enjoy being around. Now let's also say that you have a bunch of friends who 'could raise a billion dollars overnight.' Is 'run for president a third time' what you'd do what those opportunities? Or would you do 'almost anything else in the world.'"

On John Green, and Why I Love Him

Neat: Coca-Cola Introduces Line of Braille Cans

Star Wars lightsaber colors, explained

Fascinating: This Is What It’s Like To Get Fitted For A Bra At Six Different Stores

How To Tell If You Are in a Dostoevsky Novel

Morning Coffee (6/12/15)

New Robert Galbraith pub date!!!

I couldn't decide what to quote from this interview with Cassie Clare and Maggie Stiefvater about fandom, because there was so much good and important stuff there, so you should probably just read it.

What a world: Twitter and Medium Announce They've Invented Email

Did you all see this terrible thing about Goodfellas? Yeah. Sigh.

Fascinating: I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How. And this is so, so true; I do it myself and am always astonished when it works: "If you lay out the information just right, you can shape the story that emerges in the media almost like you were writing those stories yourself. In fact, that’s literally what you’re doing, since many reporters just copied and pasted our text."

2 million misinformed Internet-shamers just upstaged a bride at her own wedding

What Coca-Cola's logo reveals about the history of writing in America

Huh: The words every state finds hardest to spell

Perfect: Oh No! I Thought You Were Interesting But

Morning Coffee (11/10/14)

Me elsewhere: TV news roundup for the week, Haven recaps, thoughts on Bones and Elementary.

Some of the SiriusXM holiday stations start tomorrow! (But my favorite one is apparently now only December 24-26. When I won't be in my car much, if at all. Boooo.)

Today in Christmas ads that made me cry: Marks and Spencer.

Also: John Lewis. (Penguin alert!)

Also: Coca-Cola. God, I'm a mess.

NBC is staging live production of A Few Good Men. Interesting.

A Playmobil movie?!?! I'm . . . listening. Cautiously.

Hee: Mallory Ortberg summarizes classic books in 140 characters or less

Women Rejecting Marriage Proposals In Western Art History

Morning Coffee (11/26/13)

Happy Tuesday! It's snowing!

The Maltese Falcon figurine sold for over $4 million.

Major Crimes returned last night, and June Thomas has a great interview with star Mary McDonnell.

I don't watch much reality TV, but I am looking forward to The Great Christmas Light Fight.

Did you know that Ridley Scott made a short film about the Coca-Cola polar bears? I did not, but here you go.

This list of the supposed 25 most powerful female TV characters is less terrible than I expected! (Clearly my expectations are very high.)

Warning: You may not make it through this without choking up: 38 Pictures That Prove Cats Have Hearts of Gold

Some fun stuff here: Kim France's Holiday Gift Guide for Fug Nation

Awesome: Explore a museum's collection by color.