Morning Coffee (6/21/19)

The whole first half of today's happy Friday links are book announcements/cover reveals. Sorry not sorry.

I LOVE THIS COVER: Exclusive: Maureen Johnson is wrapping up her Truly Devious trilogy in style

Emily St. John Mandel has a book coming next year!!

The New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anthology 'A Phoenix First Must Burn' Puts The Spotlight On Black Girls & Gender Nonconforming Teens

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Gamers Fight Online Trolls in Eric Smith's Don't Read the Comments

Exclusive Cover Reveal: King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

!!! Julie Andrews To Voice Lady Whistledown In Shondaland’s Bridgerton Series For Netflix Based On Novels

Accidental cat filter appears on Pakistan official's briefing

I remain cautiously optimistic: Exclusive First Look: Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan’s Little Women

Harry and Meghan Give Us a New Photo of Master Archie For Father’s Day

Lorde confirms work on third album

Morning Coffee (12/21/18)

Time for happy Friday links!

Aww: Ayanna Pressley Will Get Her Dream Office Thanks To Fellow Rep.-elect Katie Hill

AAAAh, the trailer for Men in Black International!

Yay her! Michelle Obama becomes first woman in a decade to top Britain's Christmas bestseller list

Oh, yay, well-deserved! Outsports Male Athlete of the Year: Eric Radford

<3 ‘Mum this is me!’: the pop-up bookshop that only sells diverse children's books

I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS: Greta Gerwig's Little Women assemble in first cast photo

Interesting: Johnny Weir Joins Netflix Skating Drama 'Spinning Out'

Look at These Incredible Dinosaur Footprints Found in England

Useful! How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

Arts Meets Science and Chemistry Wins the Day

Afternoon Tea (8/30/18)

In ‘Small Fry,’ Steve Jobs Comes Across as a Jerk. His Daughter Forgives Him. Should We? (Nope.)

This has some interesting stuff about how they made decisions for the movie: The True Story of "Operation Finale"

Why Don't More Boys Read Little Women?

How a Renegade Historian Unmasked an Imposter

Heh: We Checked 50 Years Of Sports History To Find The Team That Stands Out The Least

Morning Coffee (8/3/18)

Time for some Friday happy links!

Eeee! Hillary Clinton, Steven Spielberg Bringing Women's Voting Drama to TV

!! A 10-year-old named Clark Kent beat a record that Michael Phelps held for 23 years

This book was great and this is very exciting! ‘The Kiss Quotient’: Pilgrim Media Group Acquires Book Rights For Film & TV

In what role??? Sony’s ‘Little Women’ Adaptation Adds ‘Flatliners’ Actor James Norton

This is adorable: Topher Grace Recut ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy as a 2-Hour Movie to Clear His Head After Playing David Duke

It's Friday. Let’s Just Gaze Upon Sam Heughan For a Bit

Huh, H&M has a collection with GP & J Baker.

Ooh interesting: New BBC documentary about Princess Margaret in the works

Canadian Eatery Puts Tiny Chairs Around the Little ‘Table’ That Comes Inside Pizza Boxes

Who Would You Be In a YA Fantasy Novel?

Morning Coffee (3/8/18)

Sergei Skripal was deliberately poisoned with nerve agent, say police

Jeff Sessions’s lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary” laws, explained

What a shock: Trump Spoke to Witnesses About Matters They Discussed With Special Counsel

Stormy Daniels Is Suing Trump Over A "Hush Agreement" That She Says He Never Signed

And: Trump Lawyer Obtained Restraining Order to Silence Stormy Daniels

Kentucky Senate pulls bill to outlaw child marriage following opposition by conservative group

New report shows lack of progress for women of color in the media

Ooh! Little Women to become multicultural graphic novel for 150th anniversary

Google Researchers Are Learning How Machines Learn

This sounds interesting: Gina Rodriguez to Star in, Produce Netflix Rom-Com ‘Someone Great’

Morning Coffee (2/16/18)

PHEW, we made it to Friday. Time for some happy links.

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Project posts: LOU and Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Love this: Finnish team knits together at Winter Olympics

Get Out is returning to theaters for free on President's Day

On the Come Up: Angie Thomas unveils the striking cover for her next book

!! Muppet Babies: Renee Elise Goldsberry Sings Reboot's Theme Song

Canadian ice carver creates magical Harry Potter scene in front yard

New Little Women trailer!

The Fug Girls have compiled a post of great black watch tartan items and it's VERY DANGEROUS.

Oooh, this classic Bach movie is returning to theaters.

14 Nail Polish Colors You'll Be Wearing All Spring

This is very pretty and soothing: Thank God, It’s Time For Oscar de la Renta

Morning Coffee (10/15/17)

Don't forget to send in your questions for my new column, (In)expert Advice! Just shoot me an email.

Leaked memos show Jeff Sessions's DOJ aims to undermine due process for immigrants

Immigrant Minors in Government Shelters Aren’t Getting the Abortion Access They Need

This is a good read on the BEST POSSIBLE interpretation of Trump and Russia: A Benign Interpretation of Scandal

This is why tech companies won’t disclose content of Russian ads

Mind reader David Meade keeps getting death threats meant for doomsday theorist David Meade

Heh/sigh: Sure, I’ll Denounce Jack the Ripper, But I Also Feel the Need to Ask Why More of His Victims Didn’t Come Forward and Speak Out About His Behavior

Will this bring about the podcast singularity? Blue Apron Finally Launches Its Own Podcast With Help From Gimlet Media

Coming of Age with AOL Instant Messenger

Ooh, first look at the March sisters in the new Little Women!

Found: The Wreck of the Very First Ship Sunk in World War II

Morning Coffee (7/7/17)

Time for our customary happy Friday links!

Ooh, more casting for the new Little Women, finally!

This is the kind of hard-hitting international news I want to see right now: Shetland Pony tries to eat The Queen’s flowers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Made the Queen of England Laugh (That was kind of him. Do you think we could get him to start traveling around making all of us laugh? That sounds useful.)

I know the person who sent me this amazing link yesterday TRULY LOVES ME: Use a Packing Grid to Ensure You Have Everything You Need for a Trip

This one I will absolutely try: Oreo Is Doing A Coffee-Flavored Collab With Dunkin' Donuts

Aw! This Aquarium Has a 'Naughty Penguin of the Month' Board

Let's go make some slab pie.

The Joy of Reading About Cooking

This is some impressive latte art: South Korean coffee artist recreates Munch's The Scream in cream

Heee: Artist Reimagines All 50 States As Food Puns

Morning Coffee (4/28/17)

It's been a long week, huh? Time for some happy Friday links!

Hmmm: Lea Thompson To Star In New Feature Adaptation Of ‘Little Women’

Peggy Whitson's Record Caps a String of Important Milestones for Women in Space

I am cautiously optimistic: Mindy Kaling & 3 Arts Option Alyssa Mastromonaco White House Memoir ‘Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?’ For TV

Greatest headline ever? William: 'I text Radio 1 for shoutouts'

Dear U.K. readers, please go eat Oreo peanut butter ice cream sandwiches and report back.

Delightful: Tom Hardy Chases Down Moped Thief, Profanely Confirms All Your Stereotypes About Tom Hardy

The Boston Public Library Has a ‘Car Wash’ for Books

Whoa: Duke of Wellington's 400-piece gilt dinner set laid out for first time

Aw, there are some great ones here: The Best Little Free Libraries

Build A Fry-Up And We'll Tell You Who Your British Soulmate Is (Dev Patel. OKAY.)

Afternoon Tea (3/31/17)

Heartbreaking and fascinating: The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life

This series is great: Parenting by the Books: ‘Little Women’

The Hidden World Of Harlem’s African Braiders

Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration

The Marsh Arabs of Mesopotamia

These Passionate Latvian Linguists Refuse to Lose Their Language

Morning Coffee (1/20/16)

ICYMI, I posted about a book - Fool Moon - and a movie, Room.

I've got a few new index pages for you! First, you can see all my Oscar Project posts here, sorted by title and category. And you can see a running list of the books I've read this year with links to my posts here.

Sanders Campaign Event Closes Birmingham Warming Station on Coldest Night of Year So Far (This is the kind of thing that I absolutely don't think he did on PURPOSE or anything, but the fact that neither the actual issue nor the way it would make the campaign look apparently occurred to anyone just seems tone-deaf and inept, as usual.)

Michael Bay's 13 Hours promotes some of the worst Benghazi conspiracy theories

An important read: America’s Other Original Sin

Well this is horrifying: Fangirl Starts Dating Jake T. Austin After Relentlessly Tweeting Him Since 2009

Yay AS Byatt!

Wow: Southwark newborns to receive free books thanks to Dolly Parton

Target Wants to Make You a Cocktail While You Shop. Okay.

"They are visual objects, casualties of Pinterest’s aesthetic teleology, which elevates domestic busywork to what essentially feels like pyrotechnics."

I would absolutely watch this version of Little Women.

This 1917 Map of Fairyland Is Like A Where's Waldo of Fantasy Easter Eggs

Morning Coffee (10/30/15)

Happy Friday!

Me elsewhere: We have some staff recommendations for you at Insatiable Booksluts.

Gary Oldman and his manager are . . . writing a vampire novel?!?!

This interview about editing the Middle Eastern edition of Cosmo is fascinating.

The candy corn controversy always amuses me.

Ooh, new annotated Little Women! That's going on my Christmas list . . .

Awesome: Six Degrees of Francis Bacon

Love this: "Since when does everyone feel entitled to love every fucking second of their job? Really, what is so wrong with working an OK normal job with some cool people you like, and then pursuing your passion in your free time on the side? Has the world turned upside-down or is this not suddenly a novel idea to people?"

Whoa: A French Museum Dedicated to Over 100 Hyperrealistic Miniature Film Sets

Which Baby-Sitter Are You? (I got Mallory. Of course.)

The Onion, barely: Creative Writing Professor Takes Time To Give Every Student Personalized False Hope

Reasons I Would Make An Excellent Housekeeper In A Forbidding Eighteenth-Century Estate And You Should Consider Me For The Position

Morning Coffee (8/13/15)

Sad news: Ann McGovern (author of Stone Soup and more) has died.

Presented without comment: Everything you need to know about the CW’s post-apocalyptic ‘Little Women’ show

Yes yes yes: How to Get Your Book Noticed Without Being a Jackass

Meet the Women of Election 2016

Vox's John Kasich profile was pretty interesting.

How the FBI recovered our stolen million-dollar Stradivarius

Ooh: Storms yield Spanish Armada 'treasure' on Sligo shore

"MAZARIN: sire, Paris is revolting
LOUIS XIV: lol youre damn right it is
MAZARIN: sire please
you make that joke every time there is a revolution
and it is a very good one
but there is an actual mob at the gates"

Morning Coffee (4/14/14)

Forget Obamacare: Vermont wants to bring single payer to America

Scottish Town Raises $8,000 for Statue of Stray Cat

Game of Thrones fans, make sure you read this Maisie Williams profile.

Hee: Five Slightly More Plausible Dystopias We'd Love to See in YA Novels

Surprisingly enough, this isn't the local thing that was actually on X-Files.

How We Won the War on Dungeons & Dragons

This look at the music theory behind a Katy Perry hit is interesting.

Which Little Woman Are You?

Morning Coffee (4/8/14)

Rwanda's Keeper of the Dead

The Border Patrol has a big problem with excessive force

All of Shakespeare's Plays, Converted to 3-Panel Webcomics

Whoa: Tetris on a skyscraper

A Gone with the Wind prequel? Must we?

YA characters don't need to be role models.

Huh. Kate Mulgrew (a.k.a. Captain Janeway) has apparently narrated a documentary about the sun orbiting the earth. So.

Dirtbag Little Women

My Ten Essential Christmas Movies (UPDATE: Eleven!)

The old Love, Actually debate cropped up on my Twitter timeline this morning, which made me start a list of the movies I must watch each Christmas. There are plenty of others I like, or even love, but these are my top ten that make Christmas complete. (I think. I feel like I'm forgetting something. What am I forgetting?) The order is alphabetical; if it were by preference, White Christmas would be first, but after that I don't want to try to rank them. What are yours?

• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
• Goodfellas
• The Holiday
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The original. Don't come near me with that new abomination.)
• Little Women
• Love, Actually
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• The Nutcracker (Baryshnikov)
• White Christmas

EDITED TO ADD: I can't believe I forgot You've Got Mail!

Morning Coffee (10/29/13)

Sesame Street did Homeland, and it is freaking adorable. Sheep Saul is my new favorite thing.

Oh right. A Highlander reboot is happening.

In case any Veronica Mars fans hadn't seen, there's some new movie footage that is continuing to pretend anyone wants Veronica with Piz.

For fans of Haven or heartwarming holiday movies: Hallmark has a Thanksgiving movie starring Emily Rose premiering this weekend.

20th Century Headlines Rewritten to Get More Clicks

This collection of cruise ship menus is fascinating.

I'm excited for a new Little Women adaptation, mostly for these reasons.

These early baseball photographs are nifty.