Morning Coffee (5/15/19)

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State

White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War

What Democrats Can Learn About Impeachment From the Civil War

Good for her: 'A hate-for-profit racket': Warren refuses Fox town hall invite

“Am I a bad person?” Why one mom didn’t take her kid to the ER — even after poison control said to.

Bill Nye says "the planet's on f****ing fire" and we need to "grow the f*** up"

Welp: Disney takes over full control of Hulu

How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years

Royal burial site ‘UK’s answer to Tutankhamun’s tomb’

Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead

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

Afternoon Tea (3/13/19)

Physicists are decoding math-y secrets of knitting to make bespoke materials

Raheem Sterling Has Had Enough

The Cold Case Factory

The Modern Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles

Reading Recommendations: Latinx Young Adult Novels for Your 2019 TBR List

Morning Coffee (1/15/19)

President Trump Rejects Proposal to Temporarily Reopen the Government

Federal worker forced to ration insulin because of government shutdown

Aww: Canada’s Air Controllers, Purveyors of Pizza Goodwill

LAUSD teachers strike to send a message: 'All we want is a fair shot'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib cursing got 5 times more coverage on cable news than Rep. Steve King embracing white supremacy

Britons make 170,000 antisemitic Google searches a year, study finds

The Strange Marketplace for Diabetes Test Strips

‘A 10 isn’t enough’: This UCLA gymnast’s flawless floor routine just broke the Internet

Michael Atiyah, Mathematician in Newton’s Footsteps, Dies at 89

Ooh! It’s Official! Michelle Yeoh ‘Star Trek’ Spinoff In Development At CBS All Access

Morning Coffee (12/28/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

This would be the first in Asia! Thai government backs same-sex civil partnership bill

Ooh! 'Hidden Figures' NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson to release autobiography next year

I remain cautiously optimistic: Agatha Christie’s ‘The ABC Murders’ Gets Premiere Date & First-Look Trailer

The Crown season 3 first look photos show majestic new cast

Watch original Hamilton cast members reunite to perform at Kennedy Center Honors

Aww: Tom Hanks’ Mr. Rogers Movie Gets ‘Beautiful’ Title

The Kid Who Would Be King looks really cute.

If you're stuck at your desk and bored today, this is a GREAT slideshow to flip through: 2018 Was a Very Big Year for the British Royals

Raven Cycle readers, make sure you catch this year's holiday short.

Champagne Cocktails Recipes For A Spectacular New Year's

Afternoon Tea (8/14/18)

This whole thing is fascinating: How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister

A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'

An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War

TV's writers' rooms have a mother of a problem

1921 · 1946 · 1984 · 2018 A Genealogy of the Totalitarian Novel

Morning Coffee (8/4/18)

I'm glad our state party immediately called for him to resign: State Sen. Jeff Woodburn Arrested On Domestic Violence, Assault Charges

Myanmar Official Line: Rohingya Are Returning. But Cracks in That Story Abound.

Suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow

This story has a GREAT lede: Beto O’Rourke Is Officially Making Ted Cruz Sweat

Good for him: Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

WHAT A PITY: The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’

Spotify removes Alex Jones’s podcasts, citing policy on ‘hate content’ (Really, they've removed specific episodes that were flagged by users, which is... a step but not enough.)

Apple Is Worth $1,000,000,000,000. Two Decades Ago, It Was Almost Bankrupt.

This saga is so terrible: Agent Danielle Smith’s Former Clients Speak Out

Oh no: Fields Medal Is Stolen Minutes After It’s Given in Brazil

Afternoon Tea (3/6/18)

This story on beating the lottery via math is WILD: Jerry and Marge Go Large

The Merchant Ivory: The History of Adaptations That Came Before ‘Call Me By Your Name’

On figure skating: How Do You Judge Je Ne Sais Quoi?

Say It with Noodles: On Learning to Speak the Language of Food

How a Sneak Attack By Norway’s Skiing Soldiers Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb

Morning Coffee (1/9/18)

This is awful: U.S. Ends El Salvador's Protected Status, Affecting 200,000 Residents

AS IS THIS: It’s been 100 days since CHIP funding expired

Belgian government at risk of collapse over Sudan migrants scandal

British cabinet shake-up notable for who stays, not who goes

A man scooped something from the ground in Stockholm. It exploded in his hand.

Can these two North Korean ice skaters help bring about a diplomatic thaw?

The Neo-Nazis of the Daily Stormer Wander the Digital Wilderness

!!! Man Booker prize to accept books published in Ireland for the first time

Whoa: A Tenn. Man Recently Discovered The Largest Prime Number Known To Humankind

I... what. Puppy Bowl Canines Get Tinder Profiles

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

Afternoon Tea (12/8/17)

Heh: 20 Authors I Don’t Have to Read Because I’ve Dated Men for 16 Years

Napoleon was the Best General Ever, and the Math Proves it.

What Archaeologists and Historians Are Finding About the Heroine of a Beloved Young Adult Novel

How to Put a Fake Island on the Map

Science! Cheap fizz or luxury champagne: can you hear the difference?

Afternoon Tea (11/15/17)

This is SO COOL: Ancient data, modern math and the hunt for 11 lost cities of the Bronze Age

The Rise Of Halal Cuisine In An Age Of Islamophobia

Digging Up Christopher Marlowe

In India, Fashion Has Become a Nationalist Cause

The Power and Politics of Hoaxes

Morning Coffee (8/10/17)

"To most North Korea experts, Kim Jong Un is far from erratic. In fact, they say that if anyone is unpredictable in this scenario, it’s President Trump."

"What we do know is that in 1962, nuclear holocaust was averted in part because a president read a book and learned from it."

American mosques — and American Muslims — are being targeted for hate like never before

Mauritania has a new flag

Pregnancy can kill. No one should be forced to give birth against their will

And here's the very important ProPublica investigation mentioned there: Lost Mothers

The global politics of the biggest story in soccer

Women who are elite mathematicians are less likely than men to believe they’re elite mathematicians

Ooh, DRAMA: LeVar Burton Sued for Using His Reading Rainbow Catchphrase on His Podcast

Found: 20,000 World War Two Aircraft Blueprints

Afternoon Tea (8/8/17)

Interesting: Weaning Itself From Elephant Ivory, China Turns to Mammoths

Why Are There No New Major Religions?

Inside the Facebook Group Where N.F.L. Wives Share Anxieties and Advice

With Snowflakes and Unicorns, Marina Ratner and Maryam Mirzakhani Explored a Universe in Motion

Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?

Morning Coffee (3/17/17)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Let's have some happy Friday links.

Yay!!! Chelsea Clinton announces new picture book, She Persisted

Aw: Refugees in Canada are embracing the country’s silliest sport

I'm pretty impressed with these St. Patrick's Day manicures.

Aaah, look at these female author shirts. I want the Agatha Christie one.

Obviously I also need Game of Thrones wine.

Hero cat!!

!! Matthew Perry Once Beat Up Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Don't worry, they were kids.)

This winery/WWII spy museum sounds like the perfect place for my family to go on vacation.

Navigating Vienna’s Imperial Past — Through Pastries (I feel we should navigate MORE things through pastries, really.)

I assume you want to know about the Queen's secret handbag code.

A statistician got curious about M&M colors and went on an endearingly geeky quest for answers

The Unsung Delight of a Well-Designed Endpaper

Morning Coffee (2/13/17)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

This is terrifying: Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down

Trump Promised White Supremacy. Now He’s Delivering It.

This has been a highlight of Twitter recently: Chelsea Clinton finally finds her political voice — and it’s edgy

Of... course: Steve Bannon Carries Battles to Another Influential Hub: The Vatican

Right-Wing Hoteliers in Japan Anger China With Radical Historical Views

How Donald Trump Made The Cable News Chyron Operator A Washington Power Player

This is very interesting: Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories

The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity

So cool: Metropolitan Museum of Art Places 375,000 Works Under Creative Commons

Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic

Succession in the Silk Roads

Morning Coffee (11/18/16)

Let's take a break for some happy Friday links.

National Book Award winners! I want to read all of them.

I'm glad the BBC understands that what the world needs now is more Mary Berry.

Oh, this could be fun: Broadway's 'She Loves Me' to Screen in Movie Theaters (I went when they did something similar with Company and it was great.)

!!! Dan Stevens & Christopher Plummer To Star In Charles Dickens Tale ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’

This is an amazing headline: Cats colonized most of the planet by boat

A great escapist read if you like this kind of thing: Sex, Drugs, and Bestsellers: The Legend of the Literary Brat Pack

I haven't had a change to start watching The Crown yet but here's some good background info.

Let's go curl up with some tea and blankets and read the books that shaped President Obama.

I bet you need to see a polar bear petting a dog.

MATH KNITTING

Morning Coffee (10/21/16)

I think we all need some Happy Friday links this week.

SUCH good news: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Joins Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

Ooh: JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth love story to be published next year

This is very cool: Using Math to Repair a 650-Year-Old Masterpiece

This piece about the new Taylor Swift coffee table book (which is on my Christmas list, obviously) gets at a lot of what I like about her.

Aww, look at this baby elephant trying to save her trainer. (Everyone's fine.)

Ha: What This Big-Ass, Twitter-Powered Metronome Is Doing in Downtown Austin

I'm not that into these particular Gilmore Girls posters, but hey, new Gilmore Girls posters!

This Chart Reveals Which ‘Hamilton’ Character You Are At Work

Hygge – a soothing balm for the traumas of 2016

A Brief History of the Haunted House

Morning Coffee (8/25/16)

Important! The AP’s big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess

And! The AP’s defense of its bad Clinton Foundation story is also bad

Anne Holton would be the first wife of a president or vice president to use her birth name while he's in office.

Amazing: Former Miss Universe Becomes U.S. Citizen So She Can Vote Against Trump

I haven't had time yet but Alyssa Rosenberg made the first spouse cookie recipes: "Personally, I find the contempt implied by Bill Clinton’s laziness marginally refreshing."

All the US presidents' reading lists

The NASA chief wrote a lovely piece about Katherine Johnson, focus of the upcoming movie Hidden Figures.

Churchill, God and the Bomb

Oh no: Team Great Britain Thought It Was Being Helpful By Providing The Luggage

What a time to be alive: Disney Channel Greenlights Supernatural Vampire Pilot Starring Teen Boy Band

Morning Coffee (8/19/16)

Friday! Let's take a break for some happy links.

This looks SO GOOD: Watch the Trailer for Hidden Figures, About the Black Women Behind NASA’s Early Days

Scandinavia’s largest library wins title of public library of the year

In the spirit of happy Friday, let's ignore the swimmer nonsense and just look at all their abs.

Please tell me we're getting this here: ‘Great British Baking Show’ Winner Will Judge Adorable Children in Spin-Off Series (Also in there: Tamal is doing a show about not self-diagnosing yourself online. I LOVE HIM.)

Leslie Odom Jr. in Murder on the Orient Express? SURE.

Eee, Max Crumm and Laura Osnes reunited for "You're the One That I Want" at Ham4Ham.

Whoa: Make Ice Cream Cones Out of Rice Krispies Treats for Instant Happiness

Interesting: Finland tops podium for most Olympic medals won per capita

Need a romantic movie to watch this weekend? The Fug Girls are on it.

Heh. The Onion: Queen Elizabeth Hoping She Dies Before Having To Knight Any DJs