Morning Coffee (5/17/19)

Okay, time for some FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

OH MY GOSH look at the Nancy Drew show trailer!!! I am 1000% in.

Ooh, mystery fans, check out the Anthony Award nominations.

Yay Mr. Ratburn! Kids’ TV rarely shows same-sex marriage. PBS’s Arthur just did — and it was, wonderfully, no big deal.

This is GREAT casting: Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell To Star In Rom-Com ‘The Hating Game’ Adapted From Hit Novel, Mister Smith Boards

Oreo Just Confirmed FOUR New Flavors Rolling out This Summer

'A little miracle': Dutch statesman's diary found 200 years after it was lost

Look at the baby giraffe's special therapeutic shoes!

'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to North Sea

12 Summer Nail Polishes You Need to Try

Let's go! Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet to be put on display

Morning Coffee (5/10/19)

Time for some Friday happy links!

Meet Baby Sussex: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

I would try this: Dole Is Releasing a New Smoothie Bowl That Tastes Just Like Dole Whip

...and this: Wendy's Has New Frosty Sundaes Loaded With Cookies and Ghirardelli Chocolate

Lesbian Superhero Drama 'Batwoman,' 'Riverdale' Spinoff, 'Nancy Drew' Ordered to Series at The CW

Taylor Swift's Denim Jacket Pins: The Complete Guide You Didn't Know You Needed

Ooh: Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story ‘Operation Mincemeat’; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes

I don't really even go here but I love puns and themed parties so: Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch Party

Rachel has great recs: Summer Reading Megalist

15 Delicious Cocktails to Drink With Your Mom on Mother’s Day

Pick 6 Cookies and We’ll Tell You Which May New Release to Read

Afternoon Tea (6/13/18)

The Deadly Incel Movement’s Absurd Pop Culture Roots

Colonialism did not just create slavery: it changed geology

A queer, diverse Nancy Drew: is this how to keep children's classics alive?

John Adams: A Liberal Congregationalist and the American Revolution

When Salad Was Manly AF

Morning Coffee (4/25/18)

Publishers Weekly's Best Summer Reads list is out and my book is on it!! Also lots of great other things you should read!

OH GOOD: U.S. Must Resume DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules

Ugh, THIS nonsense: After Trump Hints V.A. Nominee Might Drop Out, an Aggressive Show of Support

In case you've been lucky enough to avoid this until now: Toronto van attack: What is an 'incel'?

Inside Rex Tillerson's Ouster

Huh: Mummified body found in Iran could be of ex-ruler Reza Shah

SIGH: This Teen's Racist Promposal Went Viral And Now The School Is Investigating

Ooh, Nancy Drew movie news.

You don't say: Archeologists say early Caribbeans were not 'savage cannibals', as colonists wrote

Stone Age Cow Underwent Cranial Surgery 5,000 Years Ago

Morning Coffee (8/11/17)

Finally! Time for some happy Friday links!

Ooh: Get Free Eclipse Glasses at Your Local Library

Lisa Frank pajamas!!! (At Target!)

American Girl's new Create-Your-Own tool is SO MUCH FUN.

This sounds like something your Friday might need: Watch This Adorable Video of Prince William Getting Beaten by a Little Girl at Soccer

! Japanese Scientists Discover the Secret to Un-Meltable Ice Cream

Let's go: The ‘World’s Largest Bounce House’ Is Touring America

Bookish umbrellas!

Nancy Drew Etsy stuff!!

Let's run off to the Greek islands.

Whoa: This Pocket-packed Tote Bag Is a Traveler’s Dream

Morning Coffee (5/16/16)

Me elsewhere: Your TV news for the week and NBC's fall schedule.

An interesting read from the always-great Emily Bazelon: Should Prostitution Be a Crime?

Only a Democrat can stop Trump now

The West needs to stop panicking about Russia's "hybrid" warfare

Whoa: The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies

SIGH: CBS Passes on Nancy Drew Adaptation For Testing “Too Female” For Lineup (Also, not that this isn't terrible, but what did they think they were getting when they ordered NANCY DREW? How was that not expected to test female??)

Related, and sadly not surprising: This Study Shows that Gender Disparity Isn’t Much Better on Indie Films

Here is an adorable story that you should only click on if you are caught up or spoiled on Game of Thrones. (As of a few weeks ago, not LAST NIGHT.)

I heard this Edna O'Brien interview on the radio yesterday and it made me want to read all her books.

Wow: This Ancient Laptop Is The Only Key To The Most Valuable Supercars On The Planet

Robert Downey Jr. said Gwyneth Paltrow is his free pass - to kiss on set when cameras are rolling. You know, when it is literally his job. I have a lot of questions, primarily: Does he no longer take roles where he has to kiss anyone ELSE?

I also have a lot of questions about this KFC nail polish situation, but I guess they boil down to WHY?

Morning Coffee (5/8/15)

I try to keep links happy on Fridays, so I'll let you get your U.K. election coverage elsewhere.

You know I love the Fug Girls, and their essay on writing together was fascinating.

You'll probably want to let the Vox team tell you about summer movies here and here.

World War Two Spitfire sale could fetch £2.5m

LOOK AT THIS CHEESE PLATE RING.

Hee, this library "Uptown Funk" parody is great.

Celebrating 85 Years Of Nancy Drew, The Girl Who Started It All

Heh. The Onion: College Encourages Lively Exchange Of Idea: Students, Faculty Invited To Freely Express Single Viewpoint

Hahaha: If You Knew Emily of New Moon IRL