Morning Coffee (7/30/19)

Julián Castro Introduces Major Platform For Indigenous Peoples

The battle over extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, explained

Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah

'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season

SIGH: Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.

‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth

I haven't read him yet, somehow, but I know it's a huge loss to the genre: Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93

Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers

UGH: The Dalai Lama Still Thinks a Woman Successor Would Need to Be Hot

Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved

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 (7/12/19)

This was the longest week ever, wasn't it? Okay. We made it. FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

I don't know if I can take it: Veronica Mars First Look: Old Friends, Foes and an Ex Return for Hulu Revival

This sounds great! Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

Here's a VERY USEFUL infographic: So You Want to Watch Women's Soccer

Oh, this is gorgeous: The First Mulan Trailer Teases a Sweeping Warrior's Adventure

Dahlia Adler's editing a Shakespeare retelling anthology!!

Bear spotted taking in sunrise over Mount Washington

WHAT: Buckingham Palace Is Hosting a Leonardo da Vinci Escape Room All Summer

I love this headline: Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe

And in other bird news: The Queen takes a morning stroll with a duck called Olive in Edinburgh

Mix and Match Fruits and Spreads for an Easy, Customizable Fruit Tart

Morning Coffee (6/28/19)

On Friday we stick to happy links. Back to current events tomorrow.

Yay! One Day at a Time Saved From Cancellation by Pop TV

Aaah, this Charlie's Angels trailer!

LOOK AT THE BABY SNOW LEOPARDS

!! Dixie Chicks confirm on Instagram that a new album is coming

THIS IS SO CUTE: LEGO is hosting the world’s smallest Pride parade to celebrate Stonewall’s 50th anniversary

Cookies in Space!

Whoa: 'Myst' Film, TV Universe in the Works From Village Roadshow

50 Must-Read Queer Romance Novellas

I just love this headline: Reversible superglue proves strong enough to hold average man

Polish & Paperbacks: 13 Book-Inspired Manicures

Afternoon Tea (6/7/19)

This is fascinating: The Revered Crocodiles of This Island Nation Have Suddenly Started Killing People

Whoa: Phyllis Latour Doyle: The Forgotten Spy Whose Knitting Helped Pave the Way for D-Day

From the Greeks to Instagram: The Secret History of the Flower Crown

Writing My Way Out of the Closet: A Guest Post by These Witches Don’t Burn Author Isabel Sterling

I've never clicked a link so quickly: An Hour-by-Hour Roadmap to Your Most Productive Day Ever

Afternoon Tea (6/4/19)

This is lovely and I'm so happy for Emily: The Catastrophist, or: On coming out as trans at 37

The Shorebirds of Delaware Bay Are Going Hungry

This was really useful! How to Cope With Multiple-Project Paralysis

What 10,000 Steps Will Really Get You

I am mildly interested in taxidermy because everyone always thinks that's what I mean when I say I'm a taxonomist, and anyway this book sounds good: Better Know an Author: Kristen Arnett

Morning Coffee (5/31/19)

Time for some FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

This is great: AOC to bartend again in support of wage equality for restaurant workers

Ooh, trailer for The Goldfinch!

Music in premature infants enhances high-level cognitive brain networks

I'm so excited for this one: In 'Girls of Storm and Shadow' By Natasha Ngan, The Rebel Uprising Is Under Attack By Dark Magic — Start Reading Now!

White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First Time

Phew: Yes, You Can Replace Regular Water With Seltzer Water

For Sale: 300-Year-Old ‘Shipwreck Wine’ Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea

‘Captivating’ – BFI shares first footage of a solar eclipse from 1900

Fug Nation Loves Cute Sandals (Again)!

With Make-Ahead Punch, Keep the Party Going All Summer Long

Afternoon Tea (5/30/19)

This piece about incels and plastic surgery is fascinating: How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?

Latest Arena for China’s Growing Global Ambitions: The Arctic

I don't say this lightly, but these people should lose custody of their children: Parents are poisoning their children with bleach to 'cure' autism. These moms are trying to stop it.

Where Did the Right Whales Go?

Summer Book Preview: The 10 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down

Morning Coffee (5/22/19)

Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers (SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUALITY OR A DISABILITY.)

Anti-Abortion and Pro-Trump Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Lock Him Up?

Prime Minister Theresa May offers a “new” Brexit plan, but nobody’s buying it

E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Pollution Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math

New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic

A Great White Shark Was in the Long Island Sound! (Or Maybe Not)

Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light announced for 2020 (I need to catch up because Twitter is going to be INTO THIS.)

The details here are fascinating: Aztec allies ritually disfigured captured Spaniards’ remains

I originally read this headline as ALL ONE MOVIE but the separate movies sound good too! Fred & Adele Astaire Story & WWII Thriller ‘The Zero Hour’ In The Works For Altitude — Cannes

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

Afternoon Tea (5/9/19)

The Black Feminists Who Saw the Alt-Right Threat Coming

Syrup Is as Canadian as a Maple Leaf. That Could Change With the Climate.

At Egypt’s Tourism Gems, Animal Abuse Is an Ugly Flaw

How Barilla used its CEO’s homophobic comments to reshape the company’s image

Nancy Astor: A Mother in the House

Morning Coffee (5/5/19)

Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice

Oglala Sioux Tribe tells the South Dakota governor she is ‘not welcome’ on their reservation

Estonia Ministers’ Gesture Raises Fears of Support for White Supremacy

PrEP vs. Privacy

Study: Major media outlets' Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times a day

This headline! Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.

How the Middle Schoolers Who Refused to Be Confirmed Because of Methodist LGBTQ Policies Reveal the Split Within the Church

Hinge in the White House

Exclusive: André Aciman talks striking cover for Call Me by Your Name sequel, Find Me

You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do

Morning Coffee (5/3/19)

Time for Friday happy links!

VERONICA MARS TRAILER. I can't wait.

Ooh: Presidential Production: Barack and Michelle Obama Announce New Netflix Slate, Including a Frederick Douglass Biopic

This is a great profile of Chasten Buttigieg.

SO CUTE: Princess Charlotte’s Fourth Birthday is (Almost) Here, and We Have New Pics

I want to watch pretty much everything in the PBS summer slate.

Aw: A Stray Dog Joined a 140-mile Race in the Sahara (and Stayed to Get His Medal)

This video of Taylor Swift meeting her new kitten is adorable.

A Violent Splash of Magma That May Have Made the Moon

Genetic History Debunks Legend Of Blue Cheese Origin

Italians try to crack Leonardo da Vinci DNA code with lock of hair

Afternoon Tea (4/25/19)

This is a heartbreaking, important read about gender discrimination in science: ‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’

Mick Mulvaney’s Master Class in Destroying a Bureaucracy From Within

15 months on from Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics struggles to find its way

We Analyzed 40 Years Of Primary Polls. Even Early On, They’re Fairly Predictive.

Oh come ON: 'Sentencing their dog to death': how the anti-vax movement spread to pets

Morning Coffee (4/21/19)

Oh no: Blasts at Churches and Hotels in Sri Lanka Said to Kill Almost 200

Lyra McKee: Two teenage men arrested in connection with journalist's killing

Alexandra Petri, great as always: My book report on ‘The Mueller Report’

The Trump 2020 campaign is going after older people with immigration ads on Facebook

Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism

UNH Study: Bobcat Territory Has Moved With Human Development

Ooh: The Boys in the Band Coming to Netflix From Ryan Murphy; Entire Broadway Cast of All-Gay Actors Set to Return

Ben-Fur: Romans brought rabbits to Britain, experts discover

Ukrainian Pysanka – the Writing on the Egg

Perfect. (Yes, The Onion.) Happy Easter! Peeps Unveils New Boneless, Skinless Marshmallow Breasts

Morning Coffee (4/20/19)

Robert Mueller Gave Us Everything We Need to Know

The best defense of Trump is still a damning indictment

This is just horrifying: Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum Seekers at Gunpoint

Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New Files Show

What Changes When the Presidential Field Is Full of Mothers, Not Just Fathers

Ohh, this does not seem like a good road to go down! Complaint from Manchester teachers union after dozens request Good Friday off and are denied

Sex, alcohol and violence collided in murder case ensnaring SEALs and Marines

Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide — And Girls Are The Most Common Victims

Three Endangered Right Whale Calves Spotted in New England Waters

Germany welcomes back priceless books lost in second world war

Morning Coffee (4/19/19)

I'll have Mueller report analysis for you tomorrow, but for today we're sticking with FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach In Shadow Of Border Crossing

EXCITED: Exclusive: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed team for activist novel Yes No Maybe So

AWW I LOVE THIS: An Unusual Family Of Bald Eagles Adds 3 Eaglets

And in other good animal news: Dog Saved By Workers On Oil Rig, 135 Miles Off Thai Coast

Oh, this is great: Modern Library Launches Series of Classics Penned by Women

Cannes Film Festival Unveils Poster Featuring Agnes Varda

I have some reading to catch up on: Longman-History Today Book Prize 2019: The Shortlist

Dessert stamps with recipes!! Sweet! Nanaimo bar goes postal with announcement of new stamp

Twitter introduces 40 adorable Avengers emoji, including Korg from Thor: Ragnarok

Oh these look fun: Coca-Cola, Disney Strike ‘Star Wars’ Partnership

Morning Coffee (4/9/19)

U.S. Strips Visa From World Criminal Court Prosecutor Pursuing War-Crimes Inquiry

Trump’s flailing shake-up of the Department of Homeland Security, explained

Mystery Man in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago/China Scandal Prompts Counterintelligence Concerns

They just PUT THE FLASH DRIVE IN A SECRET SERVICE COMPUTER??

Yes, It Matters That Pete Buttigieg Is Gay

Suspicious blazes destroy three predominantly black Louisiana churches

Egypt tomb: Mummified mice found in 'beautiful' ancient chamber

Maury Laws, Rankin-Bass Composer-Arranger, Dies at 95

Sigh: What makes Green Day think four men are the perfect authors for a book about female empowerment?

Heh: All Right. Some Cats Do Fetch

Morning Coffee (4/7/19)

We Fled the Gangs in Honduras. Then the U.S. Government Took My Baby.

South Africa Crippled by Rolling Blackouts, Weeks Before an Election

Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations. But are they qualified?

Joe Biden Isn’t the Answer

‘Unspoken Sexism’ Dampens Fundraising For Women Running In 2020

Wow. A pro-gun activist lobbied for “constitutional carry” by showing up at Texas lawmakers’ homes. Now the bill is DOA.

Donald Trump Is Never More Donald Trump Than When He's Cheating At Golf

The Death of Fascist Irony

Trump’s administration let schools serve unhealthy lunches again. States are suing.

Cats Might Not Act Like It, But They Know Their Names As Well As Dogs, Study Says

Sigh. Polish priest apologises for Harry Potter book burning

Afternoon Tea (3/22/19)

This Stacey Abrams profile is amazing and made me love her.

Jasmine Guillory, Author of The Proposal, On Why She Chose To Write About Black Heroines

Simone Biles The Businesswoman: How She Is Now Approaching Gymnastics As A Veteran

A Dazzling Reindeer Camp in Norway Focuses on Preserving Indigenous Culture

One Sly Cat and 2 Crafty Dogs Took Control of a Whole Building in a Hilarious Comedy of Errors. Meet the Man Behind the Viral Story