Afternoon Tea (11/9/18)

Chrissy Teigen on Kanye, Getting Blocked by Trump, and Actually Caring About Her Comments

A Definitive Guide to 2018’s Made-for-TV Christmas Movies, Divided by Trope

Stress Purchase of the Week: A Brush Fit For a Princess

Excited for this one: Read an Exclusive Excerpt of Emily A. Duncan’s Bloody Gothic Fantasy, Wicked Saints

Rome's Heroes and America's Founding Fathers

Morning Coffee (7/20/18)

Phew, time for some Friday happy links.

Michelle Obama's funny, star-studded video reminding you to vote is downright delightful.

The Colette trailer looks so great!!!

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun have a book coming out!

Black Panther's Sister Shuri Is Getting Her Own Comic Book Series & It's Happening So, So Soon

'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire

Your Friday may need Prince Louis' christening photos. They're REALLY CUTE. (Shocker.)

Ooh, first images of the new cast of The Crown: Olivia Colman as the Queen and Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Daniels as Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden.

!!!! Trogdor!! The Board Game

Hot Topic's new Disney princess collection is actually really cute.

10 Fun Ways To Wear Pigtails As An Adult

Morning Coffee (6/10/18)

Trump Refuses to Sign G-7 Statement and Calls Trudeau ‘Weak’

In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice.

It Sure Looks Like The Courts Are About To Get Tougher On Black People

They Ran to Soccer and Band Practice—Now These Moms Are Running for Office

This Italian mob informant was elected to Parliament, but voters have never seen her face

No women in Forbes' top 100 richest athletes list

Hair Braiders Don’t Use Chemicals, So Why Should They Go to Cosmetology School?

Lost John Coltrane Recording From 1963 Will Be Released at Last

Oh good: Emma Thompson has been made a dame

Yep: "You Are Now Connected On Messenger" Is The Worst Thing On Facebook

Afternoon Tea (5/10/18)

Here's a great example of a review so fascinating it made me want to read the book immediately: Why do I have to know what McDonald’s is?

The Scrutiny and Anonymity of Royal Hairdressers

Writing the Lives of Forgotten Women

The Expat Vet to Emirati Royalty

Towards a History of Mediterranean Noir

Afternoon Tea (2/15/18)

I was waiting for someone to write about the theology of this show and I'm so glad it was Laura Turner: Are You There, God? It's Me, The Good Place.

Fascinating: Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking

In Post-Taliban Kabul, Haircuts Are an Expression of Freedom

Remembering Nicanor Parra, the Almost Immortal Chilean Poet

The Presbyterian Roots of Ice Hockey in North Korea

Morning Coffee (2/2/18)

Boy do we need a break for some happy links this Friday!

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar post: I loved Phantom Thread.

A good post to start your Friday: Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet Dance in the Streets of Italy With Call Me by Your Name Fans

Elena Ferrante's first Guardian column is up! (I finally started reading My Brilliant Friend this week. In Italian, so it's gonna take me a while.)

Whee, my friends doing awesome things: Cassandra Clare Launches 'One-Shot' Publishing Collaborative

This is very interesting and the Brits among you may be able to make some of these events! Suffragette cities: events to mark the centenary of voting rights for women

Not surprising but still delightful: Royals: They're just like us: The Royal Family Have Their Own WhatsApp Group

In other royals news, this is fun but I'm sorry this lady had to delete her Instagram because of it: Kate Middleton's Hairdresser Instagrams What She Packs For A Royal Tour With The Duchess

Amazing: Michelangelo the Ninja Turtle Went to a Michelangelo Exhibit and Thought It Was Radical

It me, as the kids say: My Self-Care Is Just Me Sorting Myself Into Ravenclaw Over and Over Again

I just BOUGHT a bag of this description so I shouldn't even look at this: 15 Office-Friendly Bags That Are Big Enough to Hold Your Laptop (I actually considered the Kate Spade one listed there but I wanted something that zipped, so I wound up at the Coach outlet and am very happy with my choice.)

Nothing has ever been more For Me than THE MATH OF MEDIEVAL TIMES.

Afternoon Tea (12/28/17)

How Braids Tell America's Black Hair History

Americans Love Spices. So Why Don't We Grow Them?

John Milton's Strange Christmas Poem

The Delusion That Made Nobles Think Their Bodies Were Made of Glass

Why Millennial Catholics Are Re-Adopting the Traditional Chapel Veil

Morning Coffee (12/18/17)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Image of Cooperation Between White House and Mueller Starts to Fracture

They are every bit as evil as you've always suspected: This Is The Daily Stormer’s Playbook

It's about time: Bethnal Green WW2 Tube disaster memorial unveiled

I'm very excited for the new X-Files.

A Team of MIT Scientists Taught an AI to Get Emotional Over Movies

Ooh: New underwater discoveries in Greece reveal ancient Roman engineering

Thylacine DNA reveals weakness – and kinship with the kangaroo

Perfect: Am I Really Planning to Attend Your Event? A Guide

Oh hi, Robin Hood.

I should pay attention this because my strategy is generally just "let it freeze": Winter Is Coming: How To Protect Your Hair From The Cold Weather

Morning Coffee (4/21/17)

As usual, Friday morning links are skewed toward giving you some distractions and a break from current events.

We're getting more X-Files!!

The Audacity of Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino Is Astounding

Penguin's #ProjectReadathon is neat - read excerpts from their books and they donate books to Save the Children!

This Luxury Hotel in London Was Once a Secret Spy Base

22 Things We Learned From That Juicy New Prince Charles Biography

How the Henley Went From Workman’s Undershirt to CW Staple

What Bill Nye Can't Travel Without

I'm not as into rosé as are some people in my life, but I'm willing to be convinced by rosé cocktails.

Ooh, I need to try this hair doohickey.

Whoa: Queen Mother’s old fridge still working after incredible 63 years of service at Scots castle

!! This Genius Coffee Table Keeps Drinks Cold and Charges Your Phone

15 Bookish Cross Stitch Patterns for All Stitchers

Morning Coffee (6/24/16)

Well. Let's take a brief break from Happy Friday to say ENGLAND, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? As usual, I suggest following coverage from The Guardian and the BBC. I'll link you to any particularly good pieces about the fallout in the coming days.

Okay, now we probably all NEED some Happy Friday...

Ooh, here's a summer reading guide from Vox's Constance Grady.

Roanoke news!! 400-Year-Old Artifacts Uncovered At First English Settlement In The New World

Mac 'n Cheetos?!?!

Love this: A Mary Anne with Kristy Rising: On the Enduring Legacy of the Baby-Sitters Club Books

Progress! Barbie Gets a Game Developer Job

Best 'Game of Thrones' Character for Each State in America

Someone please make this Hamilton Super Nintendo game a reality

Whoa, Impressify is fun. (Basically it lets you turn your pictures into an Impressionist-style graphic.)

!! A 22-pound lump of butter from 2,000 years ago has been discovered in Ireland

Let's talk about curly hair products at Go Fug Yourself.

How To Tell If You Are In A Regency-Era Novel Written After The End Of The Regency