Morning Coffee (7/21/19)

World hunger on the rise as 820m at risk, UN report finds

Trump’s racism is part of his larger con

The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.

Labor fight roils Bernie Sanders campaign, as workers demand the $15 hourly pay the candidate has proposed for employees nationwide

Oh New Hampshire: New Hampshire Lawmaker: ‘Owning Slaves Doesn’t Make You Racist’

Netflix just read the ‘straight pride’ organizers for filth

Whoa: FBI Seeks More Victims of Hollywood Con Artist After Marvel Executive Targeted

Someone write me the picture book immediately: Bears and wolves to coexist in UK woods for first time in 1,000 years

Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe

Sky Italia & ‘Gomorrah’ Producer Cattleya Unveil First-Look At Latin Drama ‘Romulus’

Morning Coffee (6/7/19)

Time for Friday happy links!

Aw, look at the Women's World Cup Google doodle.

Women's prize for fiction goes to 'utterly moving' Tayari Jones novel

Barack and Michelle Obama Sign Spotify Deal to Produce Exclusive Podcasts

SOMEONE IS MAKING A TV SHOW IN LATIN.

He Was Looking for Opals. Instead He Found a New Dinosaur Species.

SO MANY good YA books this week: New Releases: Secretive Friendships, Bold Blackmailers, and Confusing Attractions

Whoa, they found one of the missing Lewis pieces! A Medieval Chess Piece Potentially Worth $1.2 Million Languished in a Drawer for Decades

The subhed here is hilarious: Hidden Water Lily Found Beneath Monet Painting

Starz's The Rook Trailer Reveals the Supernatural Spy Ring You Didn't Know You Needed

I DO need some cute summer dresses!

Afternoon Tea (5/2/18)

Whoa, rediscovered Zora Neale Hurston nonfiction: The Last Slave

This piece on Ovid is fascinating: Rape, Lost in Translation

The Gripping Stories, and Political Allegories, of China’s Best-Selling Author

The Whisky Chronicles

When Your Workwear Doubles As Armor

Afternoon Tea (5/5/17)

THE COOLEST JOB EVER: How to Decode an Ancient Roman’s Handwriting

The West Indian Island That Shaped Alexander Hamilton

This is lovely: A Life in Focus: Remembering Antony Armstrong-Jones, the First Earl of Snowdon

This method might be worth a try: How I Slowed the Flood of Library Holds

The 17​th​-Century Moon Mission That Never Got Off the Ground

Morning Coffee (1/26/17)

Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more (I appreciate how Vox explains their process and decision to report on this unconfirmed information.)

OK, Now Can We Start Taking Donald Trump Literally?

The Shocking Affront of Donald Trump’s C.I.A. Stunt

It’s official: Trump is taking his voter fraud myth to the White House — with real consequences

Whoa: 'Resist': Activists Unfurl Massive Banner On Crane Behind White House

In some ways it feels like the least important thing, but imagine how outraged we'd be by this at any other time: Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000. And Report: Trump Hotels CEO Pledges Huge U.S. Expansion

This is useful: How to #StayOutraged Without Losing Your Mind

I'm sure this timing is completely coincidental: Germany will abolish law against insulting foreign heads of state

Something good: Bessie Coleman has a Google Doodle!

Completely fascinating: Who Decides Who Counts as Native American?

Ancient DNA reveals genetic legacy of pandemics in the Americas

The Highbrow Struggles of Translating Modern Children's Books Into Latin

Morning Coffee (2/4/15)

I'm as excited at the prospect of reading more Harper Lee as anyone, but I'm also really concerned.

This is the greatest/most terrible thing ever: Vermont Considers Latin State Motto, Commenters Freak Out About Latinos

In better Vermont news: A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral

Ooh: New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers

Go Hillary Clinton!

!! Michelangelo bronzes discovered

This made me want to read Marilynne Robinson AND more Poe.

Future Episodes of House Hunters International

Morning Coffee (12/8/14)

Wow: Missing Masterpiece Discovered in the Background of ‘Stuart Little’

Ooh, these snowflake photos are awesome.

What Disney Movies Taught Us About Girl Power

RUDOLPH IN LATIN

The Tricky Ethics of Intergalactic Colonization

24 Things All Young Adult Fans Are Tired Of Hearing

Ruin Your Own Happiness, Part I: How To Be Disappointed By Good News

Hee: Hear Kristen Bell and Straight No Chaser's 'Text Me Merry Christmas'

Morning Coffee (8/27/14)

Sorry for the lack of post yesterday - technical difficulties.

Zara has pulled its wildly misguided "sheriff" shirt for children featuring stripes and a big yellow star. For what it's worth, I believe them that it wasn't intended as a Holocaust reference, but someone somewhere along the way should have said "Hey, wait a minute . . ." long before it got to the point of going on sale to the public.

In other "someone should have considered how this would look" news, the British embassy sparks anger for tweet celebrating 1814 White House burning.

Who wants to come see Rainbow Rowell in Cambridge with me? (MA, not England.)

And in other local-ish news, this is INSANE: The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit

The Emmys put Sofia Vergara on a rotating pedestal, and it was terrible

Hi, I'm the one person you know who is completely and unironically excited for season three of The Newsroom.

My friend Christine writes hilarious Reign recaps and has also started sharing history links. Highly recommended.

Also via Christine: The National Archives (U.K.) offers Latin tutorials!!

Morning Coffee (5/8/13)

This is really important: My marvelous boss Maureen Johnson wrote about gendered book covers and hosted a contest for gender-flipped covers of well-known books. The results were pretty amazing.

Headline I did not expect to see this morning: Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard Star in David Bowie Video

There exists a news broadcast in Latin. Why didn't anyone TELL me?

This slideshow of Gatsby covers is great.

The trailer for the new season of The Killing makes me ridiculously happy.

The Cinderella cast album is out this week, and you can listen to it streaming here. I saw the show last month and loved it. Highly recommended!

Warner Bros. is making a new D&D movie, so . . . that's a thing that is happening.

Terrifying Vintage Workplace Safety Posters From the Netherlands

Morning Coffee (2/14/13)

Sorry so late - I seem to have gotten myself a stomach bug for Valentine's Day. Hope everyone else's day is going better!

NPR Valentines!

And some fun geeky valentines from Figment. I especially like the Mr. Darcy one.

Here's some good background info on what actually happens when a pope resigns.

And speaking of, who speaks Latin these days?

The Disney Prince Hotness Ranking

In retrospect, I can't believe there wasn't ALREADY a Tamagotchi app.

Oooh, a Dunkirk movie!

I love these Downton Facebook recaps.