Morning Coffee (5/19/15)

Me elsewhere: A few thoughts on the Casual Vacancy miniseries.

What Hollywood’s Acceptance Of Sexism Looks Like In Practice

Ezra Klein makes a good point: The attacks on George Stephanopoulos are getting the problem backward

A former undercover agent explains what's behind the Waco biker gang shootout

Adnan Syed Of “Serial” Wins Right To Petition Court To Hear Alibi Testimony

Greece is not taking legal action to reclaim the Elgin Marbles.

Sigh: Austin greets first majority-female city council session with special training on dealing with women

Huh: The Most Distinctive Words in Online Dating Profiles, By State

5. Take the compliment to your Alchemy Dungeon and transmute it into something negative about yourself.

9. Find out what they’re trying to hide by saying nice things at you. Expose them.

13. CHOKE on the words “THANK YOU” so that you DIE and it’s ALL THEIR FAULT and if ONLY THEY HAD HONORED THE SOCIAL COMPACT by NEVER MENTIONING ANYTHING YOU DID WELL EVER, you would be alive today, and now you’re not, and they’ll never do it again.

Morning Coffee (1/22/15)

Obviously the most important news of the day: Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer to Reunite

An important read about Hollywood: "Behind the parade of dazzling smiles and designer gowns is an industry that is failing women." And on that note, go throw a few bucks to Classic Alice, an independent, female-run production.

Oh hey, my cousin works here! America's Most Promising Company: Instacart, The $2 Billion Grocery Delivery App

Take a look at the American Academy of Pediatrics' response to the State of the Union.

The Edgar nominees are out! (I have read none of them. Sigh.)

15 YA Writers on Their Favorite Books for Adults

Publishers Know You Didn't Finish "The Goldfinch" (Who didn't finish The Goldfinch???)

I AM WRITING A LETTER WITH LIGHTNING IN THE SKY
this storm is not a letter
IT IS WHEN YOUR HEARTS ARE JOINED WITH TWIN FIRE
LIKE MINE AND WILLOUGHBY’S ARE

Morning Coffee (12/18/14)

Sony won't release The Interview Christmas Day after all

Why we're reporting on Sony's leaked info

The Doomed Sandy Hook Lawsuit

The Trouble with Teaching Rape Law

Church of England Names Libby Lane as First Female Bishop

Questions were raised about The Toast's contract terms earlier this week, and I'm impressed with how they're handling it.

Funny but also useful: Your Quick & Easy Guide To The 5 New Instagram Filters (And What To Use Them For)

Instacart and Di Bruno: Because Sometimes You Just REALLY Need Your Cheese Delivered to You in an Hour (My cousin works for them in Philadelphia and obvious I am very impressed with her work. CHEESE DELIVERY.)

Amazing: A Spinster’s Holiday Gift Guide: What To Buy For The Woman Who Loves Solitude

The Hottest Broadway Cast Ever & Other Entertainment Links

Bradley Whitford and Matt Bomer are going to be in a play together. I got really excited until I realized that it was one night only and the cheapest tickets were $500. Now I just feel like the universe is playing a joke on me.

Brian Stetler's look at what's it's like to cover a hurricane for the Weather Channel is fascinating, and Linda Holmes contemplates why it's so compelling.

George Lucas ruins everything.

If you missed the VMAs, well, the Fug Girls' live blog is more fun than the actual show anyway.

The BBC and NBC are both broadcasting every Olympic event live in some format, which means I'm going to lose my mind trying to watch it all.

The Longhorn Network presumably plays all UT games, but when it launched no one could watch it.

If the movie InSight is playing near you, you should go see it, because Aaron Ginsburg is my favorite. Here's a review.

How does Dawson's Creek hold up? Now I want to watch Dawson's Creek.

What's going on at AMC?

Muppet Madness & Other Entertainment Links

An Open Letter to The Muppets

And goodness, do I want Muppet nail polish.

Important: 10 Myths About Television That Fans and Viewers Believe

The 10 Best TV Shows to Watch All at Once

The Nice Guy and the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Five Broadcast Programming Battles To Watch This Fall

I am still in denial about them getting rid of Samantha.

A Remake I Actually Want & Other Entertainment Links

I am usually skeptical about remakes of things I like. I am absolutely nothing but enthusiastic about the prospect of a Firth/Mulligan My Fair Lady.

The Incredible Shrinking TV Season

MSNBC should ditch the weekend trash shows.

There are not enough women in the TV industry.

The epic Dawson's Creek rewatch at HelloGiggles continues.

I am SO SICK of the online marketing nonsense on The Archers.

A Brief History of the Crossover

I greet any "new Star Trek series" rumors with a lot of skepticism, but here you go.