Morning Coffee (11/25/18)

Trump’s Border Stunt Is a Profound Betrayal of Our Military

THIS STORY: As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye

This is horrible: Tests Showed Children Were Exposed to Lead. The Official Response: Challenge the Tests

Report: Bill Shine to Get Paid by Fox News and White House Simultaneously

I love Nancy Pelosi, and this makes sense to me: House Democrats don’t need a leader, they need someone to represent them on TV

Oh no: Adoption without parental consent legalised in NSW

Good for them: Somali Workers in Minnesota Force Amazon to Negotiate

Chinese Novelist Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail for Gay Sex Scenes

AMAZING: Man suspected of money laundering after $400,000 found in washing machine

John Williams to Compose New ‘Star Wars’ Music for Disney Parks Attractions

Morning Coffee (10/30/13)

"Prisock said he closed the book before they had a chance to read through it completely." Of course he did. (Also, that book looks lovely! I want to read it!)

More upcoming PBS holiday music programming: Il Volo and Chris Mann.

Ronan Farrow: The Youngest Old Guy in the Room

This is a pretty compelling case for Surprise Thanksgiving.

Is the Jane Austen portrait on the banknote airbrushed?

The War of the Worlds panic we've all heard so much about? Not really a thing.

Now I want to read Heidi.

Some Excellent Mid-19th-Century Criminal Slang That's Ripe For Revival

Morning Coffee (9/27/13)

Happy Friday!

Elsewhere: I wrote about last night's new comedies The Crazy Ones and The Michael J. Fox Show over at TheTelevixen.

The rare good news in this area: That school district that banned The Invisible Man has reconsidered.

They found a lost Mary Pickford film in a barn in New Hampshire!

Sarah Rees Brennan fans, check out this new free short story set between Unspoken and Untold!

Tons of fun details: Key family brush up on etiquette for Balmoral visit

I love this: What the Monopoly Properties Look Like in Real Life

Writer/translator Tom Holland picks his five desert island books.

I adore these Grammar Grumble Mugs.

Oh my gosh, check out this Star Wars opening crawl dress.

Morning Coffee (9/19/13)

Of COURSE a New Hampshire Senate candidate said mass shootings are increased by having women in the workplace.

A whole bunch of British TV is coming to Hulu!

True Love, Book Fights, And Why Ugly Stories Matter

How to save presidential campaign coverage before 2016.

Great stuff from Jennifer Weiner: What Jonathan Franzen Misunderstands About Me

Interesting: Should children be taken from mafia families for their own good?

Oooh, they're putting a bunch of Old Bailey records online for free.

Sad and beautiful: Theaters at risk.

Morning Coffee (9/18/13)

Me, elsewhere: I wrote about new Fox comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (good) and Dads (not good) at TheTelevixen.com
And I reviewed the Sleepy Hollow pilot and wrote up a few thoughts on the Bones premiere at Read the Screen.

Why The New Fox Comedy “Dads” Is Actually Evil

Here's the Bryan Goldberg piece you've been wanting.

Ooh, here's the trailer for the Grace of Monaco biopic.

Delightful: Literary Trysts It Gives Me Great Joy To Think About: Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman

A Chat With Rainbow Rowell About Love and Censorship (Eleanor and Park is great. You should read it.)

This gorgeous chart attempts to represent the whole Civil War.

Dog: Medieval Man's Best Friend

Pretty Pincushions, Embroidered by British Soldiers in WWI and Sent To Their Sweethearts Back Home

Morning Coffee (9/4/13)

Huh: Nicaragua may try to reclaim 20% of Costa Rica in court

Big publishing news: Kindle MatchBook, in which Amazon will offer free or deeply discounted ebooks with paper book purchases. This is a fabulous idea.

Whoa. Guess how much money Candy Crush brings in.

The Young Adult Library Services Association has released this year's Best Fiction for Young Adults nominations.

Another, again, still: Alabama senator calls for removal of Toni Morrison novel aligned with Common Core

Bradley Whitford fans, you can now watch the Trophy Wife pilot for free online.

I can't believe this entire history of the coffee cup sleeve doesn't mention Patrick Dempsey or Made of Honor even once.

New Yorkers aren't rude. You are.