Afternoon Tea (7/26/19)

A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Let Loose in the Night Woods

Honestly, this sold me, I'm going to try it: The Best Classical Music Streaming Service Is Idagio

Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible

Peru celebrates Inca sun festival: Inti Raymi – in pictures

This is so neat: An Interactive Map of Odysseus’ 10-Year Journey in Homer’s Odyssey

Morning Coffee (5/10/19)

Time for some Friday happy links!

Meet Baby Sussex: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

I would try this: Dole Is Releasing a New Smoothie Bowl That Tastes Just Like Dole Whip

...and this: Wendy's Has New Frosty Sundaes Loaded With Cookies and Ghirardelli Chocolate

Lesbian Superhero Drama 'Batwoman,' 'Riverdale' Spinoff, 'Nancy Drew' Ordered to Series at The CW

Taylor Swift's Denim Jacket Pins: The Complete Guide You Didn't Know You Needed

Ooh: Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story ‘Operation Mincemeat’; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes

I don't really even go here but I love puns and themed parties so: Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch Party

Rachel has great recs: Summer Reading Megalist

15 Delicious Cocktails to Drink With Your Mom on Mother’s Day

Pick 6 Cookies and We’ll Tell You Which May New Release to Read

Morning Coffee (4/21/19)

Oh no: Blasts at Churches and Hotels in Sri Lanka Said to Kill Almost 200

Lyra McKee: Two teenage men arrested in connection with journalist's killing

Alexandra Petri, great as always: My book report on ‘The Mueller Report’

The Trump 2020 campaign is going after older people with immigration ads on Facebook

Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism

UNH Study: Bobcat Territory Has Moved With Human Development

Ooh: The Boys in the Band Coming to Netflix From Ryan Murphy; Entire Broadway Cast of All-Gay Actors Set to Return

Ben-Fur: Romans brought rabbits to Britain, experts discover

Ukrainian Pysanka – the Writing on the Egg

Perfect. (Yes, The Onion.) Happy Easter! Peeps Unveils New Boneless, Skinless Marshmallow Breasts

Morning Coffee (4/12/19)

Wow, this week was very long. But time for some Friday happy links!

Katie Bouman: the 29-year-old whose work led to first black hole photo

I AM SO EXCITED: Get An Exclusive First Look At ‘Royal Holiday’ By Jasmine Guillory

I LOVE THIS BOOK: Amazon Studios, Berlanti Productions Win Casey McQuiston Novel ‘Red White & Royal Blue’

Good for her: …Ready for It? Taylor Swift Donates $113,000 to Tennessee LGBTQ Group

It's based on the sequel so this headline is a little misleading, but yay! 'Love, Simon' TV Series a Go at Disney+

Kate McKinnon to Play Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes for Hulu

This is amazing: Watch the Game of Thrones Intro, but With 3,000 Oreos

Aww: Great British Baking Show contestants had a mini reunion over the weekend for a fellow baker's wedding

Hahaha: Word Problems Harder to Solve Than the Real-Life Failures That Inspired Them

In case you need some menu inspiration: 9 Easter Brunch Recipes for Easy Entertaining

Afternoon Tea (2/14/19)

How a heart-shaped candy box came to stand for love

The Sexuality of Slang

Cooking with Iris Murdoch

How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution

Picture this: portraits of Anglo-Saxon rulers

Morning Coffee (1/29/19)

Brexit: Theresa May and Parliament fight for control

The government shutdown cost the economy $11 billion, including a permanent $3 billion loss, Congressional Budget Office says

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban and Lessons from a Lifetime of Gender-Policing

Poll: most Americans want Democrats to investigate Trump

If Howard Schultz Really Wants to Make a Difference In America, He Should Run for President as a Republican

Why Trump is tweeting about studying the Bible

Study: Gunshot Wounds Cost Us Nearly $1 Billion in Hospital Bills Every Year

Yaaay, ALA Youth Media Awards winners!

Be Mine? Nope. SweetHeart Candies Hard To Find This Valentine's Day

The Oscars Are Headed for a Best Actor/Best Actress Train Wreck

Morning Coffee (1/2/19)

Let's start with W.S. Merwin's "To the New Year."

Wow, what a story: Trump used her slain daughter to rail against illegal immigration. She chose a different path.

Meanwhile: U.S. Agents Fire Tear Gas Across Mexican Border

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could be indicted. Here’s what you need to know.

Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns amid internal investigation

The great Dahlia Lithwick on Brett Kavanaugh: What Goes Around Comes to a Halt

How Trump Fuels the Fascist Right

'Blatantly sexist': backlash against South Korea's sex education

Nancy Roman, ‘Mother of the Hubble’ Telescope, Dies at 93

Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street

Morning Coffee (12/31/18)

Happy New Year's Eve!

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Hahaha: 2018 Was a Year That Happened

The 45 Best — And Weirdest — Charts We Made In 2018

Highlights From the Year in Space and Astronomy Developments

Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named Canadian Press team of the year

The Best Facts I Learned from Books in 2018

2018’s Royal Highlights: Non-British Edition

Ringing in the New Year With a Confetti Collector

21 Sparkling-Cocktail Recipes for a Bubbly New Year's Eve

Party Like It's AD 999

Morning Coffee (12/26/18)

Sorry this is a little late today - I got home from my Christmas trip late last night and crashed hard. Happy Boxing Day!

Der Spiegel's story about the internal journalistic fraud it uncovered is really fascinating.

Migrant boy dies in U.S. custody; Trump vows shutdown will last until border wall is funded

Arms Sales to Saudis Leave American Fingerprints on Yemen’s Carnage

Ethics official said Whitaker should recuse from the Mueller probe, but his advisers told him not to, officials say

Myanmar’s Buddhists block Rohingya Muslims from blood supplies, report says

Planned Parenthood Is Accused of Mistreating Pregnant Employees

This is an incredible quote: "The moment I found out Trump could tweet himself was comparable to the moment in 'Jurassic Park' when Dr. Grant realized that velociraptors could open doors."

The New Horizons spacecraft is about to explore the farthest object ever: Ultima Thule

Behold! The Traditional British Royal Walk to Church on Christmas!

Boxing Day, explained

Morning Coffee (12/25/18)

Merry Christmas!

Carols at Tornillo: protesters sing for children held in Trump's tent city

I love this: A girl in Mexico attached her Christmas list to a balloon. A man across the border found it.

This is interesting: Santa gets pushed out as China’s leaders emphasize tradition

Like Moths To A Flame: Why Modern-Day Guests Always Gather In The Kitchen

The elite cabal of mall Santas making up to $20,000 every Christmas season

Find Your Signature Holiday Cocktail With This Be Your Own Bartender Flowchart

Sorrel: The Ruby-Red Caribbean Christmas Drink Flavored With Black History

A medieval Nativity

Which Christmas Classic Is the Most Noir?

A Bioluminescent Christmas

Morning Coffee (12/24/18)

Happy Christmas Eve!

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

How Trump Is Stripping Immigrants of Their Citizenship

Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood Join Paul McCartney Onstage in London

Houseplant with added rabbit DNA could reduce air pollution, study shows

An Eye-Opening Look at the Feast of the Seven Fishes

How Hallmark takes over your TV every Christmas

Christmas Mysteries: A Tradition Revived

I . . . love this song: How “Coventry Carol,” a lullaby about killing babies, became a Christmas song

How Dutch Edam Became a Christmas Tradition in the Philippines

10 Thrillers You Forgot Take Place During Christmas

Afternoon Tea (12/21/18)

!! The Lost Christmas Recipes of Gourmet—and How We Found Them

Wills and Kate and Harry and Meghan Have Sent Out Their Holiday Cards

Ice Hotel opens with new designs in Swedish Lapland – in pictures

12 of the Best Romance Novels, According to the Author of The Proposal

A ‘Time Capsule’ for Scientists, Courtesy of Peter the Great

Morning Coffee (12/21/18)

Time for happy Friday links!

Aww: Ayanna Pressley Will Get Her Dream Office Thanks To Fellow Rep.-elect Katie Hill

AAAAh, the trailer for Men in Black International!

Yay her! Michelle Obama becomes first woman in a decade to top Britain's Christmas bestseller list

Oh, yay, well-deserved! Outsports Male Athlete of the Year: Eric Radford

<3 ‘Mum this is me!’: the pop-up bookshop that only sells diverse children's books

I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS: Greta Gerwig's Little Women assemble in first cast photo

Interesting: Johnny Weir Joins Netflix Skating Drama 'Spinning Out'

Look at These Incredible Dinosaur Footprints Found in England

Useful! How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

Arts Meets Science and Chemistry Wins the Day

Afternoon Tea (12/14/18)

Oh happy day! Queens of Infamy: Zenobia

ALWAYS MY FAVORITE: The 2018 GFY Holiday Gift Guide Is Here!

This exhibit sounds amazing: Armpit Pads, Petticoats, and Porcelain: How Stylish Dolls Taught Girls to Be Victorian Women

This story is WILD: How one man's quest to spread Christmas cheer led to a miserable four-year war with his neighborhood

Eight Dazzling Toy Train Displays to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

Morning Coffee (12/7/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

This is AMAZING (though, obviously, the system requiring it is bad): 2 New Yorkers Erased $1.5 Million in Medical Debt for Hundreds of Strangers

EEEE COVER AND EXCERPT from Jasmine Guillory's new book!!!

And Taffy Brodesser-Akner has a book coming out too!

Rare white reindeer calf spotted on camera in Norway

Ooh: Jameela Jamil, Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, more cast in all-Indian Disney cartoon Mira, Royal Detective

Go vote in the Book Shimmy Awards!

Awww: Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson admit they've played with their Marvel action figures

Fug Nation Loves a Festive Red Tartan Skirt

QUIZ: Answer 4 Questions, Find Out Which 2018 YA Release You Should Read

Nice roundup: Homemade Food Gifts for a Deliciously DIY Holiday Season

Morning Coffee (11/23/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

YAY: 'Becoming' Is Becoming 2018's Biggest Adult Book

I would like to read a novel based on this immediately: Revealed: the child Clement Attlee helped save from the Nazis

Oh interesting: Marvel Teams Up With Tupac Estate to Resurrect Rapper for ‘Black Panther’ Collab

JUST HIRE THEM: Curious cats bring fame to Japanese museum that won't let them in

‘Death & Nightingales’: Jamie Dornan & Matthew Rhys Battle It Out In First Trailer For BBC Period Drama

The Untouched 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb of Mehu Opens to the Public

This is not a RECENT link, but my family tried this festive cocktail recipe last night and WE RECOMMEND IT: Hot Maple Bourbon Apple Cider

Aw I love them: Coca-Cola’s Polar Bears, Now 25 Years Old, Return to Share Their Rules for a Loving Household

Romance readers will probably be interested in the Ripped Bodice Robe.

Answer These Teen TV Questions And We'll Give You A YA Novel To Read

Morning Coffee (11/22/18)

Happy Thanksgiving! We're on a holiday schedule of one post a day until Monday; today I've got a few pieces of news and a bunch of Thanksgiving-related links, and then tomorrow will be Friday happy links as usual.

Well, this is a delightful relief: Interpol presidency vote: Russia in surprise loss to South Korea

Good: John Roberts is mad at Trump for attacking an “Obama judge”

Trump’s ties to the Russian mafia go back 3 decades

America’s two economies remain far apart

This is great: How to Cope with Holiday Panic

Jamelle Bouie took over Dear Prudence for a special Thanksgiving edition!

A wonderful piece about refugees: The First Thanksgiving

I love this: I should spare my loved ones from the most annoying Thanksgiving host in the world: me

A message to men (other than my father and brother who are very good about this!): This Thanksgiving, Just Do the Dishes

Heh: 9 Breezy Responses to Those Awkward Family Holiday Questions

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 (11/9/18)

Friday happy links!

Beautiful: This Indian City Lit a Record-breaking 300,000 Clay Lamps to Celebrate Diwali

Aww: A Store Had to Move Thousands of Books. So a Human Chain Was Formed.

Idris Elba is this year's People's Sexiest Man Alive. Sure! I have no strong feelings about ranking men by sexiness but I am delighted to see they didn't pick another boring white guy.

Aaaah: Cover Reveal: The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

AND a new Alyssa Cole F/F novella in her royals series!

YAY: Veronica Mars: Max Greenfield to Return as Leo for Hulu Limited Series Revival

Ooh, a contemporary Pride & Prejudice movie with an all-black cast? I'm in.

11 Nonalcoholic Thanksgiving Drink Recipes

12 Must-Haves for Setting the Perfect Literary Thanksgiving Table

Hmm: Pringles offers Thanksgiving dinner chips in turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie flavors

Morning Coffee (11/2/18)

FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS!

Oh gosh, look at this Get Out the Vote letter from JFK to Madeleine L'Engle.

!!! 'Penny Dreadful' Revived at Showtime

This is great: Tokyo 2020 Medal Project To Turn Scrap Metal Into Precious Olympic, Paralympic Medals

Watching Jenny retweet all these was great: 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' Costumes Make Jenny Han Cry — In A Good Way

I love them: John Legend and Chrissy Teigen will host 'legendary' Christmas special

! Harrods, Now Available at Williams Sonoma

I did not expect to read about a Thomas & Friends and the United Nations collaboration.

YAY: Lionsgate Boards Helen Hoang Romance ‘The Kiss Quotient’ From Pilgrim Media Group — AFM

Ben & Jerry's Just Released an Anti-Trump Ice Cream Flavor

10 of the Best Bookish Knitting Patterns