Morning Coffee (11/10/15)

Me elsewhere: The Last Kingdom recap!

Amazing news: Mallory Ortberg is the new Dear Prudence.

Ben Carson, the humblebragging instrument of God The idea of this man having any kind of power is really very scary.

This is really important: Men Explain Hillary to Me "As long as feminism has existed, left-wing men have dismissed it as a bourgeois triviality. Now we know how little things have changed. For that, at least, we can thank these men for educating us."

An "artist" set the Russian security service's door on fire. "His plans apparently went undetected by the F.S.B., which like its predecessor, the K.G.B., is responsible for surveillance of the Russian population to prevent crimes and attacks." Karla would be horrified.

Unfixable: How Obama lost Syria

Was Neruda assassinated?

In Tunisia, a Mission of Justice and a Moment of Reckoning

Interesting: I thought the Amazon store was a terrible idea. Then I actually went there.

The fraught history of Princess Leia’s infamous bikini

"MAN: can you say da-da
can you say da-da for me?
BABY FOUCAULT: discourse is not life"

Morning Coffee (10/26/15)

Me elsewhere! TV news and a Last Kingdom recap.

Hillary Clinton's 11-hour Benghazi testimony was her best campaign ad yet

Why the Jem flop is important: "The lesson they will take from this is that girl-centric properties are not worth the resources of boy-centric properties."

The U.K. is getting its own Sound of Music Live! TV thing, and I am actually interested in this one because they have JULIAN OVENDEN (Andrew Foyle) playing Captain Von Trapp. Please please please make it available here somehow, ITV?

I've always been suspicious of Airbnb anyway, but these ads are the worst, and their spokesman sounds RIDICULOUSLY unprofessional.

Shocking research finding of the day: "Though the thought of a smart woman is appealing to men, a real, live smart woman standing in front of them is actually a turnoff."

Feminists should cheer Paul Ryan for taking a stand for work-life balance

'You're the Worst' just aired the best depiction of clinical depression. Ever.

The fan reaction to the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child news has been fascinating, and Melissa Anelli (of course) has some good things to say here.

Headline guaranteed to make me click: Queen intervenes to settle title feud opening way to title pretenders (But really, the question of the role of modern science in traditional inheritance rules is fascinating!)

I am very exciting about National Geographic's Mayflower movie, though also concerned that it will be terrible! (These things are not mutually exclusive.)

Morning Coffee (8/20/15)

This is HUGE and great: 'New York Times' Changes Children's Bestseller Lists

Rape Case Puts Focus on Culture of Elite St. Paul’s School

TV’s slow embrace of diversity

Oh hey, here's the trailer for The Last Kingdom. I'll be recapping it at The Televixen!

Someone write me a novel about Marjorie Rice.

I know crime isn't funny but - cheese ring!

This new Financial Times 404 page is GREAT.

"Edmund burst into tears, like a Communist."