Afternoon Tea (2/5/19)

This story is SO MUCH: A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions

Another in the Times' Overlooked obituary series: Margaret Garner, whose story inspired Beloved.

The Fetid, Right-Wing Origins of “Learn to Code”

What the U.S. Could Learn From Slovenia About Protecting Bees

The Patents Behind Pasta Shapes

Morning Coffee (1/1/18)

Happy New Year!

Me elsewhere: This week's TV news.

Alexey Navalny and the Empty Spectacle of the Russian Election

This is great: MacArthur Grant Will Create ‘Sesame Street’ for Syrian Refugees

In News That Is Definitely Not Foreshadowing Anything, Melania Trump Says Her Favorite Show Is How to Get Away With Murder

lolol: John McAfee says his Twitter account was hacked

‘Anyone can change any habit’: the science of keeping your 2018 resolutions

Advice on New Year’s Resolutions from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche

This was going on for so long that I honestly forgot it was still happening: Liverpool’s Price for Van Dijk? A Wait, an Apology and $100 Million

Who's Stealing All These Goddamn Bees?

Westminster Abbey's attics yield a treasure trove of stained glass

I didn't even like the new Orient Express much but I do agree that what the world needs in 2018 is an Agatha Christie cinematic universe.

Afternoon Tea (6/12/17)

The Rise of the Global Novelist

This is fascinating: 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con

Whoa: Tracking Bumblebees Based on Their Buzzes

From Penelope to Pussyhats, The Ancient Origins of Feminist Craftivism

As usual, Todd VanDerWerff writes pieces I love even about things I don't care about: The Mummy says more about its stars and its franchise than anything mummy-related