Morning Coffee (1/29/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Alexei Navalny detained at anti-Putin protest in Moscow

Shocker: Republicans Show Little Urgency on Legislation to Protect Mueller

Uh, this seems not great: Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases

Wow, good: Ireland Prime Minister Says He Will Campaign to Repeal Abortion Ban

Camels banned from Saudi beauty contest over Botox

I didn't watch the Grammys but I saw this headline when I woke up and aw, yay: Carrie Fisher wins Grammy posthumously

Yeah, YOU'D THINK: Nielsen Social Content Ratings Will Now Include Instagram

I was skeptical of this whole enterprise but then I saw TONY KUSHNER is involved?! Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner’s ‘West Side Story’ Is Casting

The Death of Stalin looks fun. (Er, you know what I mean.)

The map for Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious is SO GORGEOUS. I want to hang it on my wall or embroider it on a tapestry or SOMETHING.

Morning Coffee (2/9/15)

Me elsewhere: Weekly TV news and an interview with Kate Hackett of Classic Alice.

Speaking of which, we're getting down to the wire. Please help Save Alice.

Don't miss Obama: The Vox Conversation.

The Grammy voting process is completely insane

Interesting: The year of outrage

It's a miracle that I haven't yet given in and subscribed to Acorn.

Proofreading is important!

Pride and Prejudice, explained in two charts

My friend did a lookbook shoot for Pyknic and now I want a whole bunch of their shirts.

Lines From Tina Brown’s The Diana Chronicles That Made Me Lose My Entire Jaw

Morning Coffee (2/13/13)

OH NO: The BBC cancelled The Hour.

I answered some fun interview questions over at Wine Stained Life.

As the child of a doctor, I sort of want to watch this Married to Medicine reality show about doctors' spouses/families. And, you know, presumably throw things.

We'd all like to think that this photo from the Grammys is of Adele yelling at Chris Brown on all our behalf, but sadly she tweeted that it was not.

In other Adele/Grammy news, Jennifer Lopez blocked a crasher from ruining Adele's moment. Aww.

I was atypical in many ways, but this Typical Day of a Teenage Girl in the Late 90s is still hilarious.

The CW has put the series premiere of Cult online early.

FX picked up their adaptation of Danish/Swedish series The Bridge and I'm very excited.

Morning Coffee (12/14/12)

Hey, it's my dad's birthday. Happy birthday, Dad!

Here are the Golden Globe nominees.

Have you preordered your copy of The Madness Underneath yet? It comes with nifty gifts! You should go do that.

The 7 Most Ridiculous Things About Calling Out Fake Fangirls

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector is one of my favorite Christmas albums, and this is a nice appreciation of it.

For the first time, a video game soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy.

Wow. Bone-encrusted churches are fascinating.

It's Friday. You probably need the President being adorable with adorable children.

Morning Coffee (12/6/12)

Grammy nominations!

I couldn't find a whole story about this, weirdly, but the New York Times is revamping the children's bestseller list. One notable difference: YA and middle grade will have separate lists. Good!

People seem upset about this new Cosmo/Harlequin joint imprint but I honestly can't figure out why.

I adore Taylor Swift, but . . . heh.

"If caring about the mother of your child includes killing her, then the word 'care' has no applicable meaning."

The Rise of the Backdoor Fantasy Story

This book is actually on my Christmas list - and I ALMOST NEVER read self-published books - but the headline just cracks me up: New York Times Reviews Self-Published Book

“Person of the Year” Nomination for Higgs Boson Riddled with Errors