Morning Coffee (9/9/15)

Me elsewhere: I'm not sure how to feel about the Shannara trailer.

Today Queen Elizabeth II becomes England's longest reigning monarch, passing Queen Victoria. Let's look at some rarely seen pictures of the young Elizabeth. (You know you pay too much attention to these things when almost all the "rarely seen pictures" look familiar.)

Fascinating and important: Jihad and Girl Power: How ISIS Lured 3 London Girls

NOPE: "Trump said that his experience at the New York Military Academy, an expensive prep school where his parents had sent him to correct poor behavior, gave him 'more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.'"

Speaking of: Nixon sent Trump a letter in 1987 saying Pat Nixon thought he should run for office. SO. (Yes, Dad, this one was for you.)

Sam Smith is doing the new Bond song. I am . . . underwhelmed by the choice, but had to bring you an article that features someone called Barbara Broccoli who is apparently a real person and not a Sesame Street character.

I really feel like Julie Plec understands me on a deep level.

I'm excited about PBS's new Civil War drama Mercy Street, but it's going to take some time to see Josh Radnor as an old timey surgeon without just giggling. (In the video linked there he says his character is arrogant. That must have been SUCH A STRETCH for him.) (I mean, because of his HIMYM character. I have no reason to think Radnor himself is anything but delightful.)

"hi i’m so sorry to bother you
it’s me
Dante Alighieri
from life?
from being alive?"

Morning Coffee (6/5/14)

The Senate has confirmed Keith Harper, the first Native American to be a U.S. Ambassador.

And the U.S. has appointed its first ambassador to Somalia since 1993.

I love New Yorker profiles, and reading one of someone I know is a really weird experience.

The Hairpin is starting a series on female killers with Erzsebet Bathory, and it's fascinating.

Crimean Vineyards of Last Czar Withstand Time and Tumult

"Here, money is weightless. Social connections, on the other hand, are commodified."

Author Cassandra Clare and audiobook narrator Jason Dohring interview each other and it's freaking adorable.

How to Wait Out Your Friend's Boyfriend

Morning Coffee (3/5/14)

Wow: Looking for the good Samaritan who saved the life of a man who jumped into the Potomac

The end of an era: Carl Kasell is retiring from Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

Huh: Chris Hayes is going to cameo on Revolution tonight.

Another casualty of climate change: Guacamole on our burritos?

The pope is getting his own gossip magazine.

The best Oscar-related article ever: Paging Bradley Cooper's Lawyers: He Might Own Ellen's Famous Oscar Selfie

Speaking of, here's Cleolinda's Storify of the best of the Oscars on social media. (Disclosure: I'm in it a few times.)

Veronica Mars fans, here's a behind-the-scenes video from a Jason Dohring photoshoot. You're welcome.

Morning Coffee (1/23/14)

Hey marshmallows, Jason Dohring made a video asking you to vote for Veronica Mars in the MTV Movie Brawl. I'm basically showing it to you because his hair looks so good, but hey, go vote.

Lessons of the Bob McDonnell Scandal

A journalist spoiled Jennifer Lawrence on season three of Homeland and her reaction was perfect. As was Damian Lewis's. (Warning: This video will also spoil you on season three of Homeland.)

Lions and donkeys: 10 big myths about World War One debunked

Classic Literature Floorplans

If you're tired of looking at snow, my father recommends these Breathtaking Photographs of Severe Summer Weather.

Choose Your Own P.G. Wodehouse Adventure

The Onion, funny 'cause it's true: Woman Takes Short Half-Hour Break From Being Feminist To Enjoy TV Show

Morning Coffee (1/16/14)

Google has a gorgeous doodle today for Dian Fossey's birthday.

If you missed Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" parody "Gov. Christie Traffic Jam," you probably want to watch that.

Exciting news for Veronica Mars fans: Rob Thomas is making an online spinoff at the CW about Ryan Hansen trying to make a spinoff. That sounds delightful.

And here's a great interview with Jason Dohring, who plays Logan Echolls.

Meet the Woman Giving Cards Against Humanity a Makeover

Should ‘Women’s Fiction’ Have Its Own Category?

What's wrong with the "Do What You Love" mantra.

I'm right with her with most of these: "I never know when anything is about abortion, so now I just generally assume most songs are unless told otherwise."