Morning Coffee (6/18/19)

Please read this: The Youngest Child Separated From His Family at the Border Was 4 Months Old

Trump Adds Troops After Iran Says It Will Breach Nuclear Deal

Mohamed Morsi, ousted president of Egypt, dies in court

‘There’s no accountability’: Trump, White House aides signal a willingness to act with impunity in drive for reelection

THIS monster: Lawyers for Sandy Hook families say Alex Jones sent them child porn

Chilling Video Shows Cop Aiming Gun At Black Family After Girl, 4, Takes Doll From Store

Disgusting: Alabama court forces rape survivor to allow rapist to have visitation with children

Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95; Built a Fashion Empire

Veronica Mars trailer!!

Out of Their Eggs, Into the Sky: How Baby Pterosaurs May Have Taken Flight

Morning Coffee (6/12/19)

Sudan Protesters, Devastated but Defiant, Regroup Underground After Crackdown

Saudi teenager could face execution for joining protests as child

In case the message wasn't clear enough: Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Base That Served as WWII Japanese Internment Camp

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says photos of travelers were taken in a data breach

This is a great piece: Watching Elizabeth Warren Come Alive

Daughter of Fierce Kavanaugh Defender Amy Chua to Clerk for … Brett Kavanaugh

I'm not SURPRISED at all but it's still sad and disappointing: Vatican says people can’t choose their genders

Awful: Ali Stroker’s Tony Win Was Monumental… And A Huge Slap In The Face

!!! Not Too Little, Too Late: Unfinished Gaudí Basilica Gets Permit 137 Years Later

Egypt tries to stop sale of Tutankhamun statue in London

Morning Coffee (4/9/19)

U.S. Strips Visa From World Criminal Court Prosecutor Pursuing War-Crimes Inquiry

Trump’s flailing shake-up of the Department of Homeland Security, explained

Mystery Man in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago/China Scandal Prompts Counterintelligence Concerns

They just PUT THE FLASH DRIVE IN A SECRET SERVICE COMPUTER??

Yes, It Matters That Pete Buttigieg Is Gay

Suspicious blazes destroy three predominantly black Louisiana churches

Egypt tomb: Mummified mice found in 'beautiful' ancient chamber

Maury Laws, Rankin-Bass Composer-Arranger, Dies at 95

Sigh: What makes Green Day think four men are the perfect authors for a book about female empowerment?

Heh: All Right. Some Cats Do Fetch

Morning Coffee (2/16/19)

“This is a constitutional crisis”: a legal expert on Trump’s emergency declaration

The real national emergency is Trump’s incompetence

Brief diversion to a crisis elsewhere: Alarm raised over bill allowing Sisi to rule Egypt until 2034

Hmm: Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld announces plan to challenge President Trump for Republican nomination

Andrew McCabe's book might be worth reading: Every Day Is a New Low in Trump's White House

The fight between Ilhan Omar and Elliott Abrams, Trump’s Venezuela envoy, explained

Paid line-standing: the bizarre congressional practice that shocked Ocasio-Cortez, explained

Amazon’s Retreat on New York City Headquarters Followed Unexpected Backlash

Paperback pioneer Betty Ballantine dead at 99

NASA’s ice-measuring mission may be extended after shutdown delay

Morning Coffee (2/7/19)

The dumpster fire that is Virginia politics, explained in 500 words

The stuff in here is pretty tame compared to the rumors that have been around for years: Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s Abuse Of Staff Scared Off Candidates To Manage Her Presidential Bid

How Trump’s State of the Union Guests Embodied His Politics of Fear and Dread

An important report on where US-supplied weapons end up: Sold to an ally, lost to an enemy

His side of the story: Nathan Phillips wants to talk about Covington

Germany's cabinet approves revision to Nazi-era abortion law

Pope Acknowledges Nuns Were Sexually Abused by Priests and Bishops

! Stolen Swedish royal treasure may have been found, police say

Egypt Unveils Dozens of Newly Discovered Mummies

It's official: The Oscars to Air Without a Host

Morning Coffee (1/12/19)

(I'm traveling, so this was written in advance. Back Tuesday!)

Michael Cohen, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Agrees to Testify to Congress

Trump’s advisers push for emergency declaration — while assuming it’ll be stopped in court

Government Shutdown Curtails F.D.A. Food Inspections

This is horrifying: Police seeking DNA of male staff at health-care facility where woman in vegetative state gave birth

Egypt’s president tried to stop a 60 Minutes interview from airing. It’s now clear why.

Good for them: Netflix Pulls Production From North Carolina Over Anti-LGBTQ Law

Ugh: Former Pixar Head, Ousted Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct, Finds New Gig

'Buddha boy' under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees

Georges Loinger, Wartime Rescuer of Jewish Children, Dies at 108

Female penguins 'get stranded more because they travel further'

Morning Coffee (11/26/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

This is horrifying. They're firing tear gas AT CHILDREN. San Ysidro border crossing closed, U.S. fires tear gas as migrants rush toward border

Tension escalates after Russia seizes Ukraine naval ships

E.U. Leaders and U.K. Agree on Brexit Divorce Terms

Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million

lol: Steve Bannon's far-right Europe operation undermined by election laws

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Law That Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks

The time Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security

How a $50-a-year nutrition program cut domestic violence in Bangladesh

Ohhh: As Teenagers, They Started the Swine Bowl. As Octogenarians, They Played the Last Game.

Egypt unveils previously unopened ancient female sarcophagus

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 (11/15/18)

Crown Prince’s wings clipped as Khashoggi death rattles Riyadh

Israel and Gaza just saw their worst violence in years. It could get worse.

DC Neo-Nazi Who Said Pittsburgh Victims ‘Deserved’ It Arrested; Has Deep Ties To ‘Alt-Right’

Meet the Native American Woman Who Beat the Sponsor of North Dakota’s ID Law

Steve King dared a conservative magazine to release audio of him calling immigrants ‘dirt.’ It did.

Can't imagine why: Attacks on religious and racial minorities fueled sharp rise in hate crimes in 2017, FBI says

Jim Acosta vs. the Trump White House, explained

House Democrats plan to push for $15 federal minimum wage

Scientists divided over new research method to combat malaria

Dozens of cat mummies found in 6,000-year-old tombs in Egypt

Morning Coffee (9/17/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault

A woman’s daring escape from a Border Patrol agent helped reveal a ‘serial killer,’ police say

The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is.

I generally like John Kerry but this was bad: John Kerry criticized for saying Trump has ‘the insecurity of a teenage girl’

California Governor Jerry Brown Says State Will Launch Its Own Pollution Monitoring Satellite

New York Philharmonic Dismisses 2 Players for Unspecified Misconduct Including the principal oboist! Four days before opening night! With a new conductor!

A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating. No one will say why.

GLOW's Shauna Duggins Is the First Woman to Win an Emmy for Stunt Coordination

I'm not usually much of a graphic novel reader but I'm excited for this: Rainbow Rowell unveils cover for first graphic novel, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks

Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt

Morning Coffee (9/8/18)

(I'm on vacation, so this was written in advance.)

The looming fight for Idlib, Syria’s last main rebel stronghold, explained

‘Five Eyes’ Nations Quietly Demand Government Access to Encrypted Data

What Did Brett Kavanaugh Know About His Former Boss’s Sexual Misconduct?

‘He would be the first to kneel’: Pat Tillman exploited to attack Kaepernick, biographer says

Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is tweeting about Colin Kaepernick because 2018

The left’s best hope to pick up a Senate seat is in Delaware

The emerging plan to save the American labor movement

Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?

Archaeologists Just Unearthed an Ancient Egyptian Village Older Than the Great Pyramids of Giza

First known omnivorous shark species identified

Morning Coffee (7/14/18)

12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation

US Fails to Reunite Detained, Deported Parents With Their Young Children

Trump administration to turn away far more asylum seekers at the border under new guidance

F.B.I. Agent Defends Actions in Russia Inquiry in Contentious House Testimony

This is awful: Adoption agencies could refuse same-sex couples under measure OK'd by House panel

Ugh: Split Supreme Court Says N.H. Residency Voting Bill Constitutional

FACT CHECK: Trump's Claims On NATO Spending

Why banning plastic straws upsets people with disabilities

Libraries are Bridging the Summer Gap for Hungry Kids

A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside

Morning Coffee (5/1/18)

Whee, my anthology How I Resist is on best May books lists at PopSugar and Women.com.

Of course: Exclusive: U.S. EPA grants biofuels waiver to billionaire Icahn's oil refinery - sources

6 reasons Obamacare repeal (probably) isn’t coming back in 2018

Is Kanye West “the Ezra Pound of Rap”?

Huh: Rain of terror: Egypt to crack down on 'fake' weather reports

Toronto restaurant ordered to pay $10,000 after asking black customers to prepay for their meal

Whoa: French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged

How a Rose Blooms: Its Genome Reveals the Traits for Scent and Color

Nope: Review: Oreo's Horrifying New "Cherry Cola," "Kettle Corn" and "Piña Colada" Flavors

THIS guy: The Ordinary Founder Brandon Truaxe to Company: ‘I’m Done With Deciem’

Morning Coffee (4/9/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Where Is Googoosha, the Missing Uzbek First Daughter?

Of course he is: John Kasich Is Back in New Hampshire. It’s Not for the Foliage.

Heh: Jezebel Regrets Its Decision to Hire Cannibal Witch as Writer-at-Large

Hanged After a Trial He Couldn’t Understand, and Pardoned 136 Years Later

Interesting: Baleen Whales Intermingled as They Evolved, and Share DNA With Distant Cousins

The Milky Way Is Expanding Faster Than the Speed of Sound

The Fahrenheit 451 trailer looks great.

Ooh, the Hogwarts Mystery game is coming out April 25th!

This might be where I draw the line: Titanic to be screened on a real-life ocean liner

Discovery Sets Egyptian Archeological Docuseries ‘Valley Of The Kings’

Morning Coffee (3/31/18)

(I'm away for Easter, so I wrote this during my lunch break Friday, a.k.a. 8 news cycles ago. Back to live on Monday!)

Malala Yousafzai Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack

Fired VA Secretary Says White House Muzzled Him

This seems fine: Trump’s Lawyer Raised Prospect of Pardons for Flynn and Manafort

IN A SEWAGE BILL: Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Pension Overhaul

!! New Trial Upheld for Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’

Progress! Kids Are Drawing Women Scientists More Often Than They Did Decades Ago

FX Wins Appellate Court 'Feud' With Olivia de Havilland

Ooh: Getty Completes Study of Paintings at King Tut’s Tomb

HS2 excavations uncover prehistoric subtropical coastline in Ruislip, west London

Hmm: Netflix Teams With Formula 1 Racing For New Series

Afternoon Tea (3/12/18)

How Egypt's Strongman Is Turning Sports Into Propaganda

Artificial Intelligence Is Now Used to Predict Crime. But Is It Biased?

In Search of Russia's First Inhabitants

This sounds really interesting: The Night Diary author Veera Hiranandani's new YA book explores an overlooked history

Hunter-Gatherer Skulls Mounted on Stakes Reveal Symbolic Ritual Practice

Morning Coffee (2/10/18)

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Project posts: Victoria & Abdul and Coco

"Please stop asking why women don’t come forward. These women did. They believed that once the police, the FBI, the White House, and John Kelly knew what they knew, Porter would stop ascending in their ranks. They were wrong."

From Military Times: We asked, you voted: 89 percent said no to Trump’s military parade

As elections loom, white supremacy roars again in Italy

The 'Slave Power' Behind Florida's Felon Disenfranchisement

The Trump Disciples

Sexual Harassment in the Children's Book Industry

After an “Insane Month,” a New Owner at the L.A. Times

Of COURSE this is New Hampshire: A New Hampshire Woman Is Fighting the Lotto Curse by Suing to Stay Anonymous

This movie sounds interesting: A gay love story set in South Africa’s secretive male traditional initiation has sparked outrage

Archaeologists in Egypt Discover 4,400-Year-Old Tomb

Morning Coffee (1/30/18)

ICYMI, here's my Ferdinand post, and I made you a running index of my Oscar posts by title and category. Remember, if you want to read my diary of this project, come join me on Patreon for as little as a dollar per month!

Important, from Ezra Klein: Trump Is Winning

Masha Gessen, my must-read: At Davos—and Always—Donald Trump Can Only Think in the Present Tense

Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein

Jeff Sessions Is Betraying His Own DOJ

Good for them: Curators at Museum of Natural History Object to a Trustee

This failed, but it's important to understand the junk science behind it: The Senate is voting on a 20-week abortion ban. Opponents say it's “basically relying on junk science.”

Egypt election: sole challenger to Sisi registers at last minute

Huh! Keurig to Take Control of Dr Pepper in $18.7 Billion Deal

Whoa: In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa

Aw, can you imagine getting THAT HAIR: The Duchess of Cambridge donates her hair to wigs for children under cancer treatment

Morning Coffee (1/14/18)

An important point about Trump and Russia: The Crime Is Worse Than the Coverup

The Michael Wolff Way

Donald Trump’s phony war with the press, explained

What Harmed U.S. Diplomats In Cuba? The Mystery Continues

Shunned by Pakistan’s Muslims, Ahmadis Find Refuge in a City of Their Own

After More Than 90 Years, Looted Mummy Parts Repatriated to Egypt

Rhinoceros DNA database successful in aiding poaching prosecutions

Wow: Former Child Star Baby Peggy Self-Publishes Her First Novel at 99

This Kyle Chandler movie about a Mysterious Author looks... interesting or obnoxious, I can't quite tell.

I have resisted smartwatches, but ooh: Fashion brand Kate Spade is now making touchscreen smartwatches

Afternoon Tea (1/2/18)

In an Era of ‘Forever Wars,’ the Middle East Bureau Manager Who Made Our Coverage Possible

How ISIS Changed the Yezidi Religion

This sounds fascinating: The Killer-Nanny Novel That Conquered France

The Amazing Earth Science Behind The Last Jedi's New Mineral World

How 21st-Century Technology Is Shedding Light on a 2nd-Century Egyptian Painting