Afternoon Tea (4/24/19)

This is a great, important piece: The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret

In India, a Renewed Fight Against Leprosy

Hate in the Air

After Columbine, martyrdom became a powerful fantasy for Christian teenagers

Amazon made a skin care line based on what users search for

Weekly Rec: First Aid Beauty 5-in-1 Eye Cream

For some reason, the skin around my eyes, particularly my lower eyelids, has been extremely dry, starting this winter and now into this spring. I can't figure out why! It's a mystery! I've never noticed dry skin there before, but it's been driving me bonkers the past few months.

I was about to look for some kind of eye cream to buy when I remembered that for . . . some reason . . . I had already purchased First Aid Beauty's 5-in-1 Eye Cream. I don't remember why. A sale? Nicole Cliffe said so? Maybe. (You can see more of First Aid Beauty's products on on their site - I've tried a few and liked everything so far!) Anyway, I figured I'd try this before buying something else, and it has worked marvelously, with almost immediate improvements.

And hey, while we're talking about skin care - anyone have an affordable toner they love?

Morning Coffee (2/15/19)

We made it to Friday! TIME FOR SOME HAPPY LINKS.

Aaah so excited for this anthology co-edited by my friend Katie: Cover reveal: ‘It’s a Whole Spiel’ puts Jewish YA in the spotlight

!! Chris Kelly, Bad Robot to Adapt ‘They Both Die at the End’ for HBO Yay Adam Silvera!

Ooh, Frozen 2 teaser!

Ben Whishaw is doing a Paddington TV show!

This is GORGEOUS: The TWA Hotel Turns an Abandoned Airport Terminal Into a Midcentury Dream

This sounds great: Dumplin' author Julie Murphy previews delectable new novel Dear Sweet Pea

Get a First Look at the Cover of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Forthcoming Novel

Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii

Maybe your life would be improved by following cheese shops on Instagram.

19 New Skin-Care Products To Pick Up At Target This Month

Afternoon Tea (1/16/19)

This was wild: The Empty Mason Jar of the Influencer Economy: The Case of Caroline Calloway and her Creativity Workshop Tour

The Best Skin-Care Trick Is Being Rich

12 of Our Most Anticipated Historical YA Fiction of 2019

The Mormon polygamists who believe Missouri is the 'promised land'

The History of Blood

Morning Coffee (1/4/19)

It's time for Friday happy links, but there's actually . . . happy political stuff?!?!

Nancy Pelosi’s first speech as House speaker celebrated women’s accomplishments

Kyrsten Sinema Makes History As First Openly Bisexual Person Sworn In To Senate

Democratic Majority Reinstates Gun Ban In New Hampshire House Chamber

New York gets a non-binary option on birth certificates starting today

!! Jamelle Bouie Joins The New York Times Opinion Pages as Columnist

Far side of the moon: China's Chang'e 4 probe makes historic touchdown

Mexican Archaeologists Discover Pre-Hispanic Temple of 'The Flayed Lord'

Obviously there are many more important things about Cecile Richards than her beauty routine but that was interesting too.

Check Out These 14 Adorable Library Cards

LET'S GO: Winter weekends away: 10 of the best country house hotels

Afternoon Tea (10/11/18)

Where in the World Is Denmark’s $2 Billion?

Texas Monthly crime coverage, great as always: The Cartel Next Door

La Mer makes a legendary $325 face cream. It’s now being sued for alleged false advertising.

Tour the British Countryside with These Mystery Series

13 YA Authors on How They Find (Forge, Carve Out, Sacrifice For) the Time to Write

Morning Coffee (8/24/18)

Phew, we definitely need a break for Friday happy links.

Remember having a president who liked books? Here's Obama's latest reading list.

Eee, Outlaw King trailer!

I have never related so much to Rihanna: Here's Bridesmaid Rihanna Ducking Her Best Friend's Wedding Bouquet Toss

AMAZING: Natalie Portman To Direct And Star In Dual Roles In ‘Dear Abby/Ann Landers’ Biopic

This sounds neat: Yo-Yo Ma Celebrates Bach in Amazon Alexa Series

I'm listening: New Aldi Advent Calendars Have 24 Days of Wine and Cheese

I'm unsure about the new version of The Great British Baking Show, but at least now we know Netflix will carry it in the U.S.

Hmm: ColourPop Cosmetics Is Launching A Sister Skincare Brand, Fourth Ray Beauty

!! Twilight Is Coming Back To Theaters For Its 10th Anniversary And We Have Exclusive New Artwork

QUIZ: Which Of This Summer’s Rom Com Leading Ladies Are You?

Morning Coffee (8/17/18)

Time to take a break for Friday happy links!

Okay, first one that isn't EXACTLY happy, but very hopeful: ‘City Of Joy’ Trailer: Netflix Documentary Looks At Remarkable Women’s Center In East Congo

This production sounds great: In This ‘Oklahoma!,’ She Loves Her and He Loves Him

Tyler Hoechlin is doing a rom-com with Alexandra Daddario!!

Look at these delightful new Georgette Heyer covers!

Ally Carter on a decade in YA and her advice-driven new book Dear Ally

You will enjoy this list of things people have asked for at a library circulation desk.

Has ever the name of a skin care product been so appealing? No. The New boscia Rosewater Mist With Witch Hazel Does It All

This is adorable: Seth Rogen’s Mom Is Twitter’s Ultimate Jewish Mother

The One 'Cure-all' Beauty Product Meghan Markle Always Packs Is Only $10

I'm not even into Hello Kitty but this Converse collaboration is very cute.

Afternoon Tea (6/20/18)

25 Great Books by Refugees in America

The Problem with Redemption

American PR Professionals Helped Sell the Nazi Regime to the United States

How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated

Wait, what? Why Alex Jones, Mike Cernovich, and Joe Rogan Are All Selling Skin Care

Afternoon Tea (6/12/18)

Writing a romance novel with an autistic heroine helped Helen Hoang understand herself

Fear, loneliness, and duty — an American journalist on daily life in North Korea (I recommend her book as well!)

For Pride Month, the Medieval manuscripts blog has an interesting piece on medieval rainbows.

My Visit to the World’s First Gym for Your Face

You Love Wine Science Until it Detracts From the Magic in Your Glass

Afternoon Tea (6/8/18)

Wheee, the Times' Summer Reading Guide is always fun.

Fascinating: Cold War-era office posters from NSA’s archives shows a hundred ways to say “shhh”

The Surprising Literary History of Skin Care

History’s Greatest Potato Promoter Relied on Science and Stunts

How Instagram Threads Became the WikiHow for Gen Z

Morning Coffee (5/4/18)

WE MADE IT TO FRIDAY. Happy link time!

My anthology How I Resist is in great company on two lists at Bustle!
The 12 Best New Nonfiction Books Coming Out In May 2018
The 19 Best Young Adult Books Coming Out In May 2018

This is great and I am so excited to see the show: Watch Moulin Rouge's Aaron Tveit Sing 'Come What May' in Thrilling Music Video; Full Cast Revealed

Ooh yay: U.S. Figure Skating and NBC Sports Group Launch 'Figure Skating Pass' on NBC Sports Gold

OH MY GOSH: These Classic Novels Will Be Re-Released With Recipes From Ina Garten and Martha Stewart

Kinda weird but I feel I am the target audience? Make A Simple Pasta Dish And We'll Recommend You A Book

You have my attention: Jake Gyllenhaal Starring In Leonard Bernstein Biopic From Director Cary Fukunaga

Correct: Jezebel Continues to Endorse Chris Pine for Top Chris of the Famous Chrises

When I got an email about the Draper James ❤️ Crate & Barrel collaboration I honestly whispered "Oh no" out loud to my computer, because this seems dangerous.

Cute! These Powders Come In The Prettiest Birthstone Compacts

HA: These Real Life Wedding Planning Conversations Between A Mother And Daughter Might Make You Drink

Morning Coffee (5/1/18)

Whee, my anthology How I Resist is on best May books lists at PopSugar and Women.com.

Of course: Exclusive: U.S. EPA grants biofuels waiver to billionaire Icahn's oil refinery - sources

6 reasons Obamacare repeal (probably) isn’t coming back in 2018

Is Kanye West “the Ezra Pound of Rap”?

Huh: Rain of terror: Egypt to crack down on 'fake' weather reports

Toronto restaurant ordered to pay $10,000 after asking black customers to prepay for their meal

Whoa: French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged

How a Rose Blooms: Its Genome Reveals the Traits for Scent and Color

Nope: Review: Oreo's Horrifying New "Cherry Cola," "Kettle Corn" and "Piña Colada" Flavors

THIS guy: The Ordinary Founder Brandon Truaxe to Company: ‘I’m Done With Deciem’

Afternoon Tea (4/30/18)

Wow: Framed for Murder By His Own DNA

The Encoded Racist Messages of Skin Care Marketing

How We Solved Fake News the First Time

All hail the mighty balloon lobby

Restoring Power to the Women of Ancient Myth

Afternoon Tea (4/17/18)

I've known Ella Risbridger on Twitter for a bit and I'm very excited about her new column about living in the aftermath of heartbreak.

Now Is the Time to Read This Novel About the Early Days of the Third Reich

The Classist Implications of ‘Bad Skin’

This was FASCINATING and also led me down a 1920s figure skating rabbit hole: Mystery Man of the White House

Where the Pope Gets His Socks

Morning Coffee (4/5/18)

Oh, my heart: ‘It Has to Be Perfect’: Putting Out a Yearbook After the Parkland Shooting

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Outgoing White House emails not protected by verification system

Trump Isn’t Ignorant About DACA And Migrants—He’s Lying

Neo-Nazi Website Daily Stormer Might Have to Reveal Its Funding in Libel Lawsuit

The Rise of Male Supremacist Groups

'They stole my life away': women forcibly sterilised by Japan speak out

Good for him! Newly crowned world champ Chen admitted to Yale

Trees older than America: a primeval Alaskan forest is at risk in the Trump era

THIS guy again: Deciem’s Founder Fired Some More People, Went on Another Instagram Tear

Ooh: MoviePass Now Covering All AMC Theaters After Winter Feud; Talks Have Not Resumed

Morning Coffee (4/4/18)

ICYMI, yesterday Amy Spalding stopped by to talk about her new book!

Lawyer Alex van der Zwaan jailed for 30 days in Mueller's first conviction

Oh: Trump Plans to Send National Guard to the Mexican Border

"More than an event involving four heads of state, Donald Trump’s press conference with the three Baltic leaders on Tuesday resembled a concert by a hastily assembled Motown covers band."

UK archaeologists help Iraqis restore their Isis-ravaged heritage

Meet the Teenager Organizing the First LGBTQ Pride Festival in Mike Pence's Hometown

Hubble space telescope captures image of most distant star ever seen

Why Cricket's Ball-Tampering Scandal Is Such A Big Deal

The World's Smallest Computer Is the Size of a Grain of Salt

Faced With Drought, the Pharaohs Tried (and Failed) to Adapt

Interesting: Skincare Obsessives on the Products They Think Are Scams

Morning Coffee (3/16/18)

Time for Friday happy links!

ICYMI, yesterday I wrote about why I liked A Wrinkle in Time so much!

Aaaah, great news from my friend Steph! Netflix is making a movie of her YA horror novel There's Someone Inside Your House. (I generally avoid horror but I really loved this one.)

Hahaha: National Trust apologises to Cornish after appearing to endorse putting cream on scones first

7 Books to Read After Seeing Black Panther

Aw, look at today's George Peabody Google doodle!

Ooh, pretty: These L’Occitane Easter Eggs Are Even Better Than Chocolate Eggs

The Amy Poehler/Nick Offerman crafting show is premiering ON MY BIRTHDAY. That's very thoughtful of them.

Perfect: If Jane Austen Got Feedback From Some Guy In A Writing Workshop

I'm not particularly into animated series but this is quite the voice cast.

The Solo movie is doing some kind of promotion with Solo cups and that's HILARIOUS.

Mae Whitman Is Ready for Taylor Kitsch to Play Her Boyfriend Now I mean, who isn't?

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 (2/18/18)

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