Afternoon Tea (7/10/19)

ICYMI, here is the COMPLETELY BONKERS preschool story everyone is talking about: The Battle of Grace Church

Sandra Boynton is tweaking some of her beloved children’s books. But why mess with perfection?

The Goal Is To Feel Strong, Says 'Black Panther' Jewelry Designer

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

Bless Us, O Instagram

Morning Coffee (5/17/19)

Okay, time for some FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

OH MY GOSH look at the Nancy Drew show trailer!!! I am 1000% in.

Ooh, mystery fans, check out the Anthony Award nominations.

Yay Mr. Ratburn! Kids’ TV rarely shows same-sex marriage. PBS’s Arthur just did — and it was, wonderfully, no big deal.

This is GREAT casting: Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell To Star In Rom-Com ‘The Hating Game’ Adapted From Hit Novel, Mister Smith Boards

Oreo Just Confirmed FOUR New Flavors Rolling out This Summer

'A little miracle': Dutch statesman's diary found 200 years after it was lost

Look at the baby giraffe's special therapeutic shoes!

'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to North Sea

12 Summer Nail Polishes You Need to Try

Let's go! Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet to be put on display

Morning Coffee (9/27/18)

Brett Kavanaugh Is the ‘Pro-Life’ Poster Boy

Black Female Lawmaker in Vermont Resigns After Racial Harassment

Pence is first VP to speak at anti-gay group's Values Voter Summit

This surprised me because usually Republicans at least pretend to care about FETUSES. (Not actual children, obviously.) E.P.A. Places the Head of Its Office of Children’s Health on Leave

Fortune's Most Powerful Women Are Still Mostly White

Constance Sutton, Feminist Anthropologist, Is Dead at 92

Obscenity trial judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover to be sold

I am working on this: Every Adult Should Have a Bedtime

Sigh: HSBC tells Welsh singer to send letter in English

Whoa: Jewelry in the shape of gerrymandered US congressional districts

Morning Coffee (3/9/18)

Time for some happy Friday links! Just a reminder: If you enjoy these or my other posts, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For as little as $1 a month you can help make sure I can invest the not inconsiderable time required to compile links.

Oooh! Obama in Talks to Provide Shows for Netflix

Eee, cover and excerpt for Holly Black's next book The Wicked King!

Hey knitters, here's the official pattern for Nakia's infinity scarf from Black Panther.

Here's the 2018 longlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Look at this Wrinkle in Time jewelry! I'm sure I'll buy something and am agonizing over what; I'm going to make myself wait until after I see the movie in case that makes a particular design speak to me in a way I might not expect.

Elsewhere in niche jewelry I'm sure I'll buy: LOOK AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM'S ENAMEL PINS.

'Suits' Spinoff With Gina Torres Lands USA Network Series Pickup I'm excited to see her lead a show!

Everyone Has A Book Genre That Matches Their Personality — Here's Yours (This quiz told me I was a mystery novel, so obviously it is correct and accurate in all ways.)

The Original 'My Little Pony' Toys are Back and Making Your Childhood Dreams Come True (I sold mine in a yard sale and VERY MUCH REGRETTED IT.)

Whoa: This Glass-bottom Pool in Honolulu Has the Most Breathtaking Views

Afternoon Tea (12/20/17)

"Murder, Mayhem and Torture" Off the Sunset Strip: The Tragic Story of the Budding Director and His Dead Girlfriend

YEP: The Year That Skin Care Became a Coping Mechanism

How Titanic’s Iconic Necklace Almost Sank an Entire Company

A Glimpse of American History Through the Process of Becoming a Citizen

I'm not sure I quite understood all of this, but it was fascinating: Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics

Morning Coffee (2/10/17)

Okay, time for some happy Friday links to distract us.

This Tom Hiddleston profile is just COMPLETELY delightful. COMPLETELY.

Perhaps you need a She Persisted shirt?

I'm very excited about the next season of Broadchurch.

Hahahaha. THIS SUNDAE.

Ooh, there are some interesting teases in this Star Trek: Discovery video.

This is the kind of heist movie I want to see.

The Chinese literary sensation who moved to Mayo for love

CHEESE SCIENCE!

I want them all: 30 Pairs of Excellent Bookish Earrings

Ooh, 6 Stops on the Hunt for the Holy Grail. I've been to one of them!

This is so cool: How an Antiquarian Horologist Brings Tiny Machines Back to Life

As is this: The Citrus Family Tree

Weird and Hilarious Illustrations from Victorian-Era Shakespeare Plays