(I'm traveling, so this post was written in advance and does not take into account whatever additional horrors have recently been unleashed upon the world.)
Merry Christmas!
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Ooh, let's look at some of this year's holiday windows.
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Heh, Zillow made a listing for Santa's house.
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Showing posts with label Pope Francis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pope Francis. Show all posts
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Morning Coffee (8/3/16)
Me elsewhere: On this week's episode of The Fourth Wall, Holly and I - and special guest Katie Moest! - talk Comic-Con.
Here's how Khan's amazing speech happened.
!! Pope Appoints Commission To Study Possibility Of Women As Deacons
Trump’s already got an excuse for a November loss: the election will be “rigged"
Yesterday in Trump: He kicked a crying baby out of a rally, which is obviously a good punchline but the more important part here is that he humiliated and kicked out THE MOTHER just for having a baby who acts like a baby, which is yet another sign of his hatred and disdain for women.
Also yesterday: "I always wanted to get the Purple Heart — this was much easier."
And ICYMI on Monday he called Hillary Clinton the devil.
And so, it begins: The First Republican Member of Congress to Back Hillary Clinton
Also Meg Whitman. Meg Whitman!!
I'm angry about this: Some Bernie delegates say they sold their DNC credentials to anyone with enough cash after he officially lost, which means people could get onto the floor the night Clinton spoke without going through the normal security check. (There was still a metal detector, thank goodness.)
This is not how anything works.
Here's how Khan's amazing speech happened.
!! Pope Appoints Commission To Study Possibility Of Women As Deacons
Trump’s already got an excuse for a November loss: the election will be “rigged"
Yesterday in Trump: He kicked a crying baby out of a rally, which is obviously a good punchline but the more important part here is that he humiliated and kicked out THE MOTHER just for having a baby who acts like a baby, which is yet another sign of his hatred and disdain for women.
Also yesterday: "I always wanted to get the Purple Heart — this was much easier."
And ICYMI on Monday he called Hillary Clinton the devil.
And so, it begins: The First Republican Member of Congress to Back Hillary Clinton
Also Meg Whitman. Meg Whitman!!
I'm angry about this: Some Bernie delegates say they sold their DNC credentials to anyone with enough cash after he officially lost, which means people could get onto the floor the night Clinton spoke without going through the normal security check. (There was still a metal detector, thank goodness.)
This is not how anything works.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Morning Coffee (10/1/15)
It's October?!?!
Me elsewhere: I liked Grandfathered and The Grinder!
After Decades of Peace, the Situation in Northern Ireland Is Looking Extremely Fragile (And that linked to this fascinating New Yorker piece from March, which I'd missed at the time.)
Todd VanDerWerff has a great take on the Pope meeting with Kim Davis.
This new people-rating Peeple app sounds so terrible that I kind of doubt it will ever get off the ground. But I'm VERY curious about their investors - these two people who made it not thinking it through is one thing, but the company is valued at $7.6 million?? Also: I was wondering to what extent the REAL plan was getting famous via this webseries they were making about making the app. Also: Last night they locked their Twitter account but this morning it's open again. ALSO: They are on Good Morning America this morning. ALSO ALSO: They have added an "Ode to Courage" to the front page of their site and it's hilarious. ALSO ALSO ALSO: They are doing really terribly with SEO because even with all the current coverage of them I had a hard time finding their various social media presences - I could only find their YouTube and Facebook pages once I'd found their website, not by searching YouTube and Facebook.
I am very curious to see how this prospective Serial TV show will turn out. (To head off the "We already have true crime shows" protests: this show is supposedly about the making of the podcast, not just the investigation.)
IMPORTANT CHEESE CRIME UPDATE
Ooh, they've recovered new artifacts from the Antikythera shipwreck.
If the Great British Baking Show got you, too, curious about traditional custard tarts: the Guardian is on it.
Yale Grapples With Ties to Slavery in Debate Over a College’s Name
Someone write me a novel about whomever takes this remote Scottish teaching post.
Two Monks Invent Religious Iconography
Me elsewhere: I liked Grandfathered and The Grinder!
After Decades of Peace, the Situation in Northern Ireland Is Looking Extremely Fragile (And that linked to this fascinating New Yorker piece from March, which I'd missed at the time.)
Todd VanDerWerff has a great take on the Pope meeting with Kim Davis.
This new people-rating Peeple app sounds so terrible that I kind of doubt it will ever get off the ground. But I'm VERY curious about their investors - these two people who made it not thinking it through is one thing, but the company is valued at $7.6 million?? Also: I was wondering to what extent the REAL plan was getting famous via this webseries they were making about making the app. Also: Last night they locked their Twitter account but this morning it's open again. ALSO: They are on Good Morning America this morning. ALSO ALSO: They have added an "Ode to Courage" to the front page of their site and it's hilarious. ALSO ALSO ALSO: They are doing really terribly with SEO because even with all the current coverage of them I had a hard time finding their various social media presences - I could only find their YouTube and Facebook pages once I'd found their website, not by searching YouTube and Facebook.
I am very curious to see how this prospective Serial TV show will turn out. (To head off the "We already have true crime shows" protests: this show is supposedly about the making of the podcast, not just the investigation.)
IMPORTANT CHEESE CRIME UPDATE
Ooh, they've recovered new artifacts from the Antikythera shipwreck.
If the Great British Baking Show got you, too, curious about traditional custard tarts: the Guardian is on it.
Yale Grapples With Ties to Slavery in Debate Over a College’s Name
Someone write me a novel about whomever takes this remote Scottish teaching post.
Two Monks Invent Religious Iconography
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Morning Coffee (5/5/15)
Ruth Rendell has died. I've been meaning to read her for years, so I finally just checked her first book out from the library.
Jack Ely, singer of "Louie Louie," has also died. Sorry, this is dark so far. Moving on!
Carly Fiorina is the latest example in "Dear candidates, just register all obvious domain names, COME ON."
Speaking of, Fiorina's claim that no regulations have ever been repealed is just as ridiculously false as it sounds.
I will never tire of stories of people hanging up on the Pope, thinking they're being pranked.
How Nellie Bly became a Victorian sensation and changed journalism forever
The Onion, and also the truth: Woman Can’t Wait To Get Home And Take Off Uncomfortable Persona
Classic Films, Summarized by Someone Who Has Never Seen Them
Jack Ely, singer of "Louie Louie," has also died. Sorry, this is dark so far. Moving on!
Carly Fiorina is the latest example in "Dear candidates, just register all obvious domain names, COME ON."
Speaking of, Fiorina's claim that no regulations have ever been repealed is just as ridiculously false as it sounds.
I will never tire of stories of people hanging up on the Pope, thinking they're being pranked.
How Nellie Bly became a Victorian sensation and changed journalism forever
The Onion, and also the truth: Woman Can’t Wait To Get Home And Take Off Uncomfortable Persona
Classic Films, Summarized by Someone Who Has Never Seen Them
Monday, October 28, 2013
Morning Coffee (10/28/13)
Well, this is terrible: "You're actually not here to talk about the amazing work you do."
Pope Expels German ‘Luxury Bishop’ From Diocese
Update: ABC employee cleared in 'Scandal' Twitter investigation
This tracks pretty well with my own experience of Disney princesses.
Heh. The Onion: Man Still Trying To Find Right Work-Anxiety–Life-Anxiety Balance
Divers discover Second World War Allied warship
This is . . . not shocking, really: Warner Bros. sues 'Harry Potter'-themed store Whimsic Alley
Color me . . . skeptical.
Pope Expels German ‘Luxury Bishop’ From Diocese
Update: ABC employee cleared in 'Scandal' Twitter investigation
This tracks pretty well with my own experience of Disney princesses.
Heh. The Onion: Man Still Trying To Find Right Work-Anxiety–Life-Anxiety Balance
Divers discover Second World War Allied warship
This is . . . not shocking, really: Warner Bros. sues 'Harry Potter'-themed store Whimsic Alley
Color me . . . skeptical.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Morning Coffee (10/1/13)
October already! Somehow!
Elsewhere: At TheTelevixen.com, I wrote about new comedy We Are Men and recapped last night's Castle.
In case you went to sleep early, yes, the government is shut down.
IKEA starts selling solar panels for homes
Here are some rather upsetting spoilers for the third Bridget Jones book.
Accidentally left out of the original translation: Pope Francis seeks a greater role for women.
The Muppets Take the Smithsonian (Well, if/when it isn't shut down.)
Yes: Hugs Are Falsely Intimate Power Plays. Stop Imposing Them on Everyone You Meet.
Some interesting history: Widow's Walk
These imaginary inn packages for readers are delightful.
Elsewhere: At TheTelevixen.com, I wrote about new comedy We Are Men and recapped last night's Castle.
In case you went to sleep early, yes, the government is shut down.
IKEA starts selling solar panels for homes
Here are some rather upsetting spoilers for the third Bridget Jones book.
Accidentally left out of the original translation: Pope Francis seeks a greater role for women.
The Muppets Take the Smithsonian (Well, if/when it isn't shut down.)
Yes: Hugs Are Falsely Intimate Power Plays. Stop Imposing Them on Everyone You Meet.
Some interesting history: Widow's Walk
These imaginary inn packages for readers are delightful.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Morning Coffee (9/20/13)
Happy Friday!
Pope Francis did a huge, fascinating interview in which he suggested some quite liberal views. (I mean, for a pope.)
Here are the National Book Awards fiction and nonfiction longlists.
Matt Bomer is going to play Montgomery Clift.
West Wing fans, this is not a drill: Allison Janney performed "The Jackal" on the Arsenio Hall Show the other night.
Maru has a new kitten!
I love old maps with sea monsters.
And this cat wears a bow tie and works in a Russian library.
Rubik's Cheese Cube!
This Is How Many Kids Jennifer Aniston Has in a Parallel Universe
The Bloggess is always a fun read, but this entry was particularly delightful.
Pope Francis did a huge, fascinating interview in which he suggested some quite liberal views. (I mean, for a pope.)
Here are the National Book Awards fiction and nonfiction longlists.
Matt Bomer is going to play Montgomery Clift.
West Wing fans, this is not a drill: Allison Janney performed "The Jackal" on the Arsenio Hall Show the other night.
Maru has a new kitten!
I love old maps with sea monsters.
And this cat wears a bow tie and works in a Russian library.
Rubik's Cheese Cube!
This Is How Many Kids Jennifer Aniston Has in a Parallel Universe
The Bloggess is always a fun read, but this entry was particularly delightful.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Morning Coffee (9/16/13)
Me, elsewhere: Eric Balfour Talks Changes, Duke’s True Self, & Haven Season 4; a recap of the Haven season premiere; the week's TV news in handy round-up form.
Foyle's War returned last night, and the AV Club has an interesting review.
Speaking of the AV Club, they've got some interesting new TV stuff going on.
Here's June Thomas on the delightful Last Tango in Halifax.
Here are the Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners.
What Women Don't Want
Books for Boys and Books for Girls: Problems with Gendered Reading
New Popemobile Is a 1984 Renault With 186,000 Miles on It
Did you know the Vatican has an observatory? They were talking about it on the BBC yesterday. Their FAQ is pretty interesting.
Foyle's War returned last night, and the AV Club has an interesting review.
Speaking of the AV Club, they've got some interesting new TV stuff going on.
Here's June Thomas on the delightful Last Tango in Halifax.
Here are the Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners.
What Women Don't Want
Books for Boys and Books for Girls: Problems with Gendered Reading
New Popemobile Is a 1984 Renault With 186,000 Miles on It
Did you know the Vatican has an observatory? They were talking about it on the BBC yesterday. Their FAQ is pretty interesting.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Morning Coffee (9/11/13)
The Man Booker Shortlist is out.
X-Files fans: my friend Marisa at Give Me My Remote is doing a great series for the 20th anniversary in which she talks to TV writers about how the show influenced them. The first is with Hart Hanson of Bones.
Headline of the day: Angry moose vandalizes Norwegian school.
The Pope Gets on the Line, and Everyone Is Talking
Ooh, they're restoring Dickens's house.
Here's a great picture of what was happening under Julia Child's kitchen counter.
In case you also hadn't seen it yet, here is Tom Hiddleston gleefully tormenting Cookie Monster, and it's really worth the watch.
81 of Fall TV's Biggest Stars
X-Files fans: my friend Marisa at Give Me My Remote is doing a great series for the 20th anniversary in which she talks to TV writers about how the show influenced them. The first is with Hart Hanson of Bones.
Headline of the day: Angry moose vandalizes Norwegian school.
The Pope Gets on the Line, and Everyone Is Talking
Ooh, they're restoring Dickens's house.
Here's a great picture of what was happening under Julia Child's kitchen counter.
In case you also hadn't seen it yet, here is Tom Hiddleston gleefully tormenting Cookie Monster, and it's really worth the watch.
81 of Fall TV's Biggest Stars
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Morning Coffee (8/8/13)
My friends Heather and Crissy have their Vampire Diaries companion book Love You to Death 4 coming out soon, and look who wrote the foreword!
The awesome Holly Black is touring in September, including some New England dates. Go see her!
Leonardo DiCaprio might play Harald Hardrada, and I appreciate that the first line of this piece is basically "But he's already playing Rasputin!", because that was my exact reaction.
After last night's Broadchurch (more on that later), if you need a phone notification sound of David Tennant yelling "Bloody Twitter!", well, here you go.
Ryan is wise: “Doctor Who” has a new lead, but is in more desperate need of a new showrunner
I had no idea about this history of The Oregon Trail. (The game, not the actual historical thing.)
Interesting read: Who Am I to Judge? Francis Redefines the Papacy
Stephen King's Family Business
The awesome Holly Black is touring in September, including some New England dates. Go see her!
Leonardo DiCaprio might play Harald Hardrada, and I appreciate that the first line of this piece is basically "But he's already playing Rasputin!", because that was my exact reaction.
After last night's Broadchurch (more on that later), if you need a phone notification sound of David Tennant yelling "Bloody Twitter!", well, here you go.
Ryan is wise: “Doctor Who” has a new lead, but is in more desperate need of a new showrunner
I had no idea about this history of The Oregon Trail. (The game, not the actual historical thing.)
Interesting read: Who Am I to Judge? Francis Redefines the Papacy
Stephen King's Family Business
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Morning Coffee (3/14/13)
Google Reader is going away. Yes, now is the time to panic. So far, the best replacement I've found is The Old Reader, but I'll keep you updated. Read about migration and their future plans here.
And we have a new pope! Here's a profile of the man who would become Pope Francis.
Today in shows you should be watching: The Killing season two is now on Netflix, and previous seasons of The Good Wife have made it to Amazon Prime and will be on Hulu Plus in the fall.
Clear your calendars, Comcast customers: TV Catch-Up Week is coming.
Polaroid and Instagram are teaming up.
This piece about Bob Woodward's John Belushi book is fascinating.
A dark, live-action Beauty and the Beast? Yes, please.
Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant
And we have a new pope! Here's a profile of the man who would become Pope Francis.
Today in shows you should be watching: The Killing season two is now on Netflix, and previous seasons of The Good Wife have made it to Amazon Prime and will be on Hulu Plus in the fall.
Clear your calendars, Comcast customers: TV Catch-Up Week is coming.
Polaroid and Instagram are teaming up.
This piece about Bob Woodward's John Belushi book is fascinating.
A dark, live-action Beauty and the Beast? Yes, please.
Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant
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