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

Morning Coffee (4/29/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Spain’s socialist party wins election, but it will need help to form a government

Barr Threatens Not to Testify Before House, but Democrats May Subpoena Him

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule on Abortion Referrals

The Republican War on Democracy

Trump administration may soon remove transgender health care protections

Victims identified in the Chabad of Poway shooting

16 Candidates Now Qualify For The First Democratic Primary Debates

Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole

David Thouless, 84, Dies; Nobel Laureate Cast Light on Matter

Huh: ‘Peaky Blinders’ Virtual Reality Game Will Pitch Players Into the Action

Morning Coffee (3/18/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

The New Zealand shooter’s manifesto shows how white nationalist rhetoric spreads

Photos: kids in 123 countries went on strike to protect the climate

Welp: Dutch PM compares Theresa May to Monty Python limbless knight

The most reprehensible part of the admissions scandal: faking disability accommodations

UGH: Howard Schultz and His Team Think the Backlash Means They’re ‘Onto Something’

This may be the first case to test genetic genealogy in court: Trial of Seattle man in 1987 killings of Saanich couple set to begin in June

Hal Blaine, Wrecking Crew Drummer and Rock Hall of Fame Member, Dies at 90

Here are updated numbers on children's books by and about BIPOC. They're not good!

I will try this: First Look at ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite,’ the Next Game From the Makers of ‘Pokemon Go’

Wow: Watch the Vice musical number cut from Adam McKay's Dick Cheney biopic

Morning Coffee (3/15/19)

Time for Friday happy links!

!! Emma Haruka Iwao smashes pi world record with Google help

Aw I love this story about Iditarod pizza delivery.

Ooh, interesting new research: Mary Rose crew might have included sailors of African heritage

U.S. Postal Service Reveals Additional Stamps for 2019 Sesame Street! Dinosaurs! Halloween!

I finally watched an Aladdin trailer and . . . sure!

Can't wait for this: It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: Michigan vs. the Boys by Carrie S. Allen + Giveaway

And this: Exclusive: Natalie C. Parker Reveals the Cover of 'Steel Tide'

Yay Steph Perkins!! Patrick Brice To Helm ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ Film For Netflix

New Interactive ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Caper Comes to Google Earth

Whoa: Daily Frolic: ‘Clueless’ lip gloss is like, totally available

Morning Coffee (11/30/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

YAY: Small bookstores are booming after nearly being wiped out

Rachel is a Twitter pal and I'm very excited for this one: A queer romance in the royal family? Her Royal Highness will make you swoon

AWWW: Barack Obama surprises wife Michelle at book tour stop

Oh, this sounds great! Introducing Carina Adores, a trope-driven LGBTQ+ contemporary romance line, now open for submissions!

Phew: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Sequel in the Works

I am cautiously optimistic: ‘The ABC Murders’: John Malkovich & Rupert Grint In BBC/Amazon Drama – First-Look

Whoa: Rosé Cider Cheese From Angry Orchard & Crown Finish Caves Will Dazzle Your Cheese Board This Holiday Season

Create Your Own Hallmark Christmas Movie and We'll Tell You Which One to Watch

Heh: Christmas movies would be better if all of them starred Gritty

Star Trek Beyond crew assemble in Fleet Command game footage

Morning Coffee (11/19/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news update!

The many scandals of Trump’s new acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, explained

‘He was yelling’: Whitaker pushed back against early fraud complaints about company he advised

Well: ICE Detention Center Says It’s Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees

Merkel Joins Macron in Calling for a European Army ‘One Day’

The 2018 electorate was older, whiter, and better educated than in 2016

"Every other wax figure at Madame Tussauds has human hair, but Trump’s orange mane could not be realistically duplicated with anything human."

New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows ‘Lifesaving’ Potential

I hope the choice of a gay director bodes well for this: Greg Berlanti Attached To Direct Rock Hudson Biopic For Universal

Ooh, I might actually try this one: ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ Augmented-Reality Game to Launch in 2019

This should be interesting: ‘Star Trek’: Michael Chabon “Thrilled” To Be On-Board With Patrick Stewart & ‘Calypso’ Short

Morning Coffee (5/30/18)

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000

ABC cancels Roseanne following “abhorrent, repugnant” comment from Roseanne Barr

After Supreme Court Decision, Arkansas May Lose All But One of Its Remaining Abortion Clinics

The Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism

Heh: Sinkhole Thwarted in Attempt to Swallow White House Into Depths of Hell

Wow: ‘Active Shooter’ Video Game That Allows Player To Be School Shooter Denounced By Mass Shooting Families

Intel faces age discrimination allegations following layoffs

Archaeologists uncover remains of man crushed as he fled Pompeii

This seems like such a weird choice: ‘Hair Live!’ Is Coming to NBC in 2019

A Tennis Player Seized His Last-Minute Chance To Play In The French Open, Drove 10 Hours To Paris, And Won

Afternoon Tea (5/22/18)

The CIA made a Magic: The Gathering-style card game for training agents, and we played it

Five Great Romance Reads for Mental Health Month

From the Fug Girls: What It’s Like to Spend 24 Hours in Windsor with 100,000 Fans Waiting for a Glimpse of Meghan Markle

Twenty-Four-Karat Chicken Wings and the Allure of Eating Gold

I'll ALWAYS read about cults: 'Wild Wild Country' Reminds Me of My Upbringing

Morning Coffee (5/7/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Fatal encounters: 97 deaths point to pattern of border agent violence across America

ACLU Demands CIA Records on Campaign Supporting Haspel Nomination

Trump tells 57,000 Hondurans who’ve lived in the US for 20 years to get out

Ooh: Ex-'Apprentice' Star Requests Show Tapes for Trump Lawsuit

I am honestly (ha) shaken by the IMHO situation.

!!! Greg Berlanti Options ‘Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue’

This is somehow the most hilarious thing I've ever read: The Good Place: Ted Danson couldn't keep season 1 secret, revealed it to John Krasinski

Oh no: Gibson, Iconic Guitar Company, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Ooh: ‘Stardew Valley’ Multiplayer Beta Launches on PC, Mac and Linux

Britain’s Wedding-Mad Tabloids Feel a Cold Royal Shoulder

Afternoon Tea (4/12/18)

This is an amazing piece of writing and an important thing to read: The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma

Women Writers in the Paper of Record

How One Parmigiano Saved an Ancient Breed of Cattle

How Wyatt Earp Went from Lawman to Legend

The educational video game heroines (and villains) of yesteryear

Afternoon Tea (4/11/18)

This was fascinating, especially as someone writing about teen characters: Being A Teen Girl On Social Media Is Like Having A High-Pressure, Full-Time (Unpaid!) Job

How One Sport Is Keeping a Language, and a Culture, Alive

The insane secret behind one of the world's most successful crime authors (Honestly it's not that insane but the article is still interesting.)

Playing With History In Video Games

Useful! The Best Wine Openers

Morning Coffee (4/9/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Where Is Googoosha, the Missing Uzbek First Daughter?

Of course he is: John Kasich Is Back in New Hampshire. It’s Not for the Foliage.

Heh: Jezebel Regrets Its Decision to Hire Cannibal Witch as Writer-at-Large

Hanged After a Trial He Couldn’t Understand, and Pardoned 136 Years Later

Interesting: Baleen Whales Intermingled as They Evolved, and Share DNA With Distant Cousins

The Milky Way Is Expanding Faster Than the Speed of Sound

The Fahrenheit 451 trailer looks great.

Ooh, the Hogwarts Mystery game is coming out April 25th!

This might be where I draw the line: Titanic to be screened on a real-life ocean liner

Discovery Sets Egyptian Archeological Docuseries ‘Valley Of The Kings’

Afternoon Tea (3/23/18)

Valley Forged: How One Man Made the Indie Video Game Sensation Stardew Valley

The Classics Scholar Redefining What Twitter Can Do

What Jasmine Guillory Reads

Incarnadine, the Bloody Red of Fashionable Cosmetics and Shakespearean Poetics

The Supermarket Cafeteria That Major League Baseball Players Love

Morning Coffee (3/3/18)

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Posts: Watu Wote/All of Us and Marshall

Check back this afternoon for my master Oscar post with all my picks and predictions!

Everything seems fine! Putin’s ‘Invincible’ Missile Is Aimed at U.S. Vulnerabilities

Steve Bannon in Rome to 'support far-right candidate' in Italian election Of course he is.

This is terrible: Tammy Duckworth faces predicament in Senate over maternity leave

WHAT A WEIRD COINCIDENCE: Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week

What a shock: Video game companies unaware of Trump’s summit on video game violence

Hahaha of course: Trump’s Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Was Apparently Forged. Twice.

Good for her: Aly Raisman files lawsuit against US Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics

Uh... La La Land, We Mean Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Will Announce Best Picture

This cut-off makes a lot of sense to me: Defining generations: Where Millennials end and post-Millennials begin

This Case Has Everything: Doppelgängers, Stolen Identity, Poison, Cheesecake

Morning Coffee (3/2/18)

WE MADE IT TO FRIDAY. Time for happy links!

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Project posts: My Nephew Emmett, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Big Sick

Oh good: Last Men in Aleppo producer gets last-minute visa to attend Oscars

I AM EXCITED: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery unveils new gameplay trailer

Aah, Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing Captain America!

This looks so good: ‘Final Portrait’ Trailer: Geoffrey Rush Paints Armie Hammer

Whoa, I've never seen a full list of what's in the Oscar gift bag before. It's . . . a lot.

Dolly Parton likes to give away books. She just donated her 100 millionth.

L’Occitane’s 2018 Solidarity Balm Helps Support Women In Achieving Their Professional Dreams (a. this is a good cause and b. I didn't know you could buy LITERALLY ANYTHING from L'Occitane for $6.)

Someone go and report back! Domesday Book is coming to the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition

Heh: Even Oprah Has to Spell Her Name at Starbucks

Yes, sure, I'll try rosé hard cider.

Morning Coffee (2/23/18)

OKAY, time for some happy Friday links.

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Project posts: Heroin(e), Strong Island, On Body and Soul

Oh yay! Olympic commentators Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir to host Closing Ceremony for NBC

PERFECT: Jesus Christ Superstar Live: Power's Brandon Victor Dixon Cast as Judas (I love how hilariously on the nose it is to cast Aaron Burr as Judas.)

Cool: Penguin Is Opening Up a Women Author-Only Pop-Up Shop

Ha! Queen and Anna Wintour in London Fashion Week front row

!! Oreo hopes to see ‘Pokemon Go’ success in its own scavenger hunt AR game

This is fun: See What It Actually Looks Like Inside the Olympic Village

These Canadians got a visit from an Olympics-loving moose

Beach House releases a very good, very Beach House song

Lucky Charms is adding unicorn marshmallows!

Haha, this cheese site I read is starting a feature about hot people who make cheese called Hunks of Cheese.

Morning Coffee (2/18/18)

Florida student Emma Gonzalez to lawmakers and gun advocates: 'We call BS'

DREAMers are at risk because of Donald Trump. Period.

Diplomats in Cuba Suffered Brain Injuries. Experts Still Don’t Know Why.

'Most of the children still have parents': behind the facade of a Bali orphanage

America's Last Princess, Hawaii's Abigail Kawananakoa, Is in a Legal Battle Over $215 Million Fortune

This is amazing and I definitely want them to make a game together: Game Developer Adam Rippon Is Having A Good Time Right Now

Anyone have an extra $2.7 million handy? ‘Call Me by Your Name’ House Goes Up for Sale

Are You Ready For Some Plump, Dewy, Moisturize-Rich SKINCARE DRAMA??

How Google Has Quietly Revolutionized Document Editing

Hmm: New James Bond novel will be a prequel to Casino Royale

Morning Coffee (1/19/18)

We survived the week! Time for some happy Friday links.

Oh interesting! Elena Ferrante to become Guardian Weekend's new columnist

I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS: Harry Potter Role-Playing Game Trailer, New Details Released

This is amazing: See an Entire Northern Ireland Village Knitted Out of Wool

!! Meet Phelps the swimming hedgehog from Alness

Whoa: This Futuristic Suitcase Will Automatically Follow Its Owner Through the Airport

How Do You Keep an Elephant Warm? Knit a Giant Blanket

It's a WEDDING CAKE made out of CHEESE.

Speaking of, I am happy to support this important effort: New Campaign To Appreciate Imported Cheese

This Map Shows Every Adorably Named Salt Truck in Scotland

This sounds like what I need to get through my Friday: The New Croissant At Starbucks Tastes Like An Everything Bagel

Morning Coffee (12/1/17)

I think we definitely need some Happy Friday links. There's a lot of comforting coziness in here this week. Can't imagine why.

The Fug Girls took a look at royal engagement photos of yore this week, just 'cause, no reason.

They're also completely right about Period Piece Face.

HAHAHA: Heathcliff's Gap-Year Jobs

I'm always interested to see Marilyn Stasio's picks for best crime novels of the year.

I'll absolutely try this new X-Files game.

Into the Gloss pairs candles and sweaters because why not?

I LOVE this idea because I do my best brainstorming in the shower: In a Hotel Shower, There’s Genius in the Mist

Ooh: The Softest, Coziest Robes to Buy This Winter

I'm very excited about the Hottest Heads of State book and they wrote a hilarious post about why to preorder.

You Should Be Following This Dad's Instagram Account About Hotel Carpets

Morning Coffee (11/16/17)

Whoa: Green Beret Discovered SEALs’ Illicit Cash. Then He Was Killed.

A War of Words Puts Facebook at the Center of Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis

WHAT A SHOCK: British Researchers Say Russia May Have Tried To Influence Brexit Vote

I hate the actual game but this is good: Cards Against Humanity is doing ________ to stop Trump’s border wall

This is an important read: The Tech Industry's Gender-Discrimination Problem

California will be the first state to use LGBT-inclusive history textbooks in schools

Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s Surprise Choice, Is Ready to Go

Oh good, The X-Files is coming back to us very soon.

Ooh, this should be good: CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin to write investigation of Trump scandals

Uh. Sure? ‘Get Out’ Entered As A Comedy For Golden Globes Consideration