Happy Friday!
It's been QUITE A WEEK, so I'm pretty sure you need shirtless Irish farmers snuggling baby animals. You're welcome.
This piece on what it's like to host a presidential debate has a lot of interesting logistics (my favorite!) and also a very heartwarming Hillary Clinton story.
Go JJ Abrams: "Bad Robot will reportedly work with its agency partner CAA and studios Warner Bros and Paramount to ensure women and minorities are submitted for writing, directing and acting jobs for the company in direct proportion to their representation among the US population."
The Outlander stars are being very pretty for Saks, and I plan to make a friend in New York and/or Los Angeles go take pictures of their Outlander-themed windows for me. (Or I guess they'll probably turn up online.) I LOVE DEPARTMENT STORE WINDOWS.
I'm not even that into video games, but this piece on video game market research was fascinating, if tonally odd - it seemed to spend a lot of time justifying the existence of market research in the first place, and surely that's a no-brainer? Anyway, I enjoy any article about GIANT DATABASES OF MINUTIAE.
Awards show best-dressed list, explained (Brie Larson's dress still looks like a weird optical illusion to me in almost every picture. Help.)
Someone try this and let me know how it is: Amazon Echo Now Lets You Investigate the Murder of Bruce Wayne’s Parents
STRESS-RELIEVING BALLET PUPPIES
Why yes, I do want to read about 16 Perfect Lip Balms. (My current lip balm obsession is Perfectly Posh's Santa Monica Smooth.)
How to Tell If You Are in a Du Maurier Novel: "You have escaped disaster, and things have for the most part ended well, and yet you cannot shake a sense of dread and foreboding.
Someone is crushing your spirit. You try as hard as you can not to inconvenience them while they do it."
Showing posts with label J.J. Abrams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J.J. Abrams. Show all posts
Friday, March 4, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Morning Coffee (2/2/16)
ICYMI: Oscar Project posts on Son of Saul and Anomalisa
So. The Iowa Caucuses happened. We survived. Trump did not win. It's amazing what seems like a victory these days. Here are the results; I'll probably have some analysis in the links tomorrow but keep in mind that the rest of the links below were collected before we knew these results.
In other very important predictive news, the groundhog saw his shadow and Vox is on it. (No, there is seriously some interesting history of the tradition there, though STILL no one has answered my main question, which is how we are presuming to know what a groundhog actually saw. What if he was looking in slightly the wrong direction??)
Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, Bush and Kasich are fighting about robocalling rules.
Speaking of, now that the excitement is all moving here, here are some interesting statistics about the real New Hampshire electorate.
This Year’s Republican Primary Is a Gamble Seven Years in the Making
Ted Cruz’s Iowa Mailers Are More Fraudulent Than Everyone Thinks (And a bit more on that issue from Vox.)
In case this is the endorsement that matters to you: J.J. Abrams is supporting Clinton and, I just noticed, looks like he could be on MSNBC. He has the distinctive glasses/curly hair thing that a lot of them have.
A former staffer has accused Trump’s campaign of sexism. Here’s her legal complaint.
I'm sorry so many of the links were political today; please accept Gillian Anderson playing Fuck Marry Kill about famous aliens as an apology. It is truly delightful.
Kind-Hearted Reality Shows I Would Like To See
So. The Iowa Caucuses happened. We survived. Trump did not win. It's amazing what seems like a victory these days. Here are the results; I'll probably have some analysis in the links tomorrow but keep in mind that the rest of the links below were collected before we knew these results.
In other very important predictive news, the groundhog saw his shadow and Vox is on it. (No, there is seriously some interesting history of the tradition there, though STILL no one has answered my main question, which is how we are presuming to know what a groundhog actually saw. What if he was looking in slightly the wrong direction??)
Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, Bush and Kasich are fighting about robocalling rules.
Speaking of, now that the excitement is all moving here, here are some interesting statistics about the real New Hampshire electorate.
This Year’s Republican Primary Is a Gamble Seven Years in the Making
Ted Cruz’s Iowa Mailers Are More Fraudulent Than Everyone Thinks (And a bit more on that issue from Vox.)
In case this is the endorsement that matters to you: J.J. Abrams is supporting Clinton and, I just noticed, looks like he could be on MSNBC. He has the distinctive glasses/curly hair thing that a lot of them have.
A former staffer has accused Trump’s campaign of sexism. Here’s her legal complaint.
I'm sorry so many of the links were political today; please accept Gillian Anderson playing Fuck Marry Kill about famous aliens as an apology. It is truly delightful.
Kind-Hearted Reality Shows I Would Like To See
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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
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
Monday, November 11, 2013
Morning Coffee (11/11/13)
Monday already?
The USPS made a deal to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays to certain cities. As long as they have people who don't mind working Sundays, that sounds like a win-win. God knows the post office could use the business.
I love The Sound of Music, but this is hilarious anyway: A Complete Curmudgeon's Guide To 'The Sound Of Music'
Amazing headline: J.J. Abrams' Mystery Book 'S.' Enrages Librarians (But really. All those tiny pieces. Virtually impossible to circulate intact.)
If you'd like to get your Monday off to a bittersweet, teary start, Yarn Harlot is here for you: Maybe it was Allergies
I love soup season.
I also love a fancy cocktail as much as the next girl, but a pizza cocktail? No. Just no.
Does Christmas shopping start earlier every year? Actually no. (Warning: I cited this at a party the other night, because I thought the historical aspect was fascinating, and I was told I was simply wrong. So. People are very attached to inaccurate claims that make them feel superior. Also water is wet.)
Amazing: 'Superheroes' nab attacker in Musselburgh Tesco
The USPS made a deal to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays to certain cities. As long as they have people who don't mind working Sundays, that sounds like a win-win. God knows the post office could use the business.
I love The Sound of Music, but this is hilarious anyway: A Complete Curmudgeon's Guide To 'The Sound Of Music'
Amazing headline: J.J. Abrams' Mystery Book 'S.' Enrages Librarians (But really. All those tiny pieces. Virtually impossible to circulate intact.)
If you'd like to get your Monday off to a bittersweet, teary start, Yarn Harlot is here for you: Maybe it was Allergies
I love soup season.
I also love a fancy cocktail as much as the next girl, but a pizza cocktail? No. Just no.
Does Christmas shopping start earlier every year? Actually no. (Warning: I cited this at a party the other night, because I thought the historical aspect was fascinating, and I was told I was simply wrong. So. People are very attached to inaccurate claims that make them feel superior. Also water is wet.)
Amazing: 'Superheroes' nab attacker in Musselburgh Tesco
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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!
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!
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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.
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.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Morning Coffee (1/14/13)
Did you miss the Golden Globes last night? Here's my liveblog!
Hidden images found under Tudor portraits
Read Todd VanDerWerff on making your own luck.
How Scientology Seduced Tom Cruise
J.J. Abrams Named MIT Media Lab. The tweet I first saw about this referred to Abrams and a "cohort of characters," so I was hoping that meant that MIT had given Walter Bishop some sort of official position, but alas.
Bad News for Vampire Cops Everywhere
Mo Ryan's Girls season two review has an interesting context/comparison for reactions to the show.
How Well Do You Know Jack the Ripper?
Hidden images found under Tudor portraits
Read Todd VanDerWerff on making your own luck.
How Scientology Seduced Tom Cruise
J.J. Abrams Named MIT Media Lab. The tweet I first saw about this referred to Abrams and a "cohort of characters," so I was hoping that meant that MIT had given Walter Bishop some sort of official position, but alas.
Bad News for Vampire Cops Everywhere
Mo Ryan's Girls season two review has an interesting context/comparison for reactions to the show.
How Well Do You Know Jack the Ripper?
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