Morning Coffee (7/26/19)

Ooh! Megan Rapinoe Scores Again, but This Time It’s a Book Deal

This Harriet Tubman movie looks great.

Awesome: Lesbian couple kicks butt & makes history as Wimbledon doubles partners

Kayaker finds rare Roman glass and pottery off Kent coast

What. Summer’s Hottest Ice Cream Cone Topping Is a Tiny Ice Cream Cone

In other ice cream news: Ice Cream Truck Owner’s New Rule: Instagram Influencers Pay Double

I love this: The Queen reveals her favourite snack for bringing people together

I DO. Fug Nation Loves Cute, Small, Practical Bags!

Also, I hate summer but I enjoy beach bags.

How to Stretch That Last Bit of Maple Syrup

Afternoon Tea (7/15/19)

"The United States women’s soccer team has become an excruciating example of a scenario we’ve seen play out for decades: Little girls are told to follow their dreams, and to excel, until they become women and expect be paid for it."

Julián Castro can’t speak Spanish. Here’s why that’s so authentic.

What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America

International Nonbinary Day was... yesterday, oops, but here are some book recommendations for the occasion!

Why No One Can Agree on What George Washington Thought About the Relationship Between Church and State

Morning Coffee (7/14/19)

Hong Kong Protesters Try to Keep Momentum With Weekend Protests

Of course: Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say

Warren Demands Answers From ICE About Its New Detention Centers in the South

A step... House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members

Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret

Good for Murphy and Hayes (who both represent my hometown) for trying to do something about this: Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat

Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads

Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home

Well! Here's What Every Member Of The USMNT Has To Say About U.S. Soccer's Wage Inequality

Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus

Morning Coffee (7/12/19)

This was the longest week ever, wasn't it? Okay. We made it. FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

I don't know if I can take it: Veronica Mars First Look: Old Friends, Foes and an Ex Return for Hulu Revival

This sounds great! Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

Here's a VERY USEFUL infographic: So You Want to Watch Women's Soccer

Oh, this is gorgeous: The First Mulan Trailer Teases a Sweeping Warrior's Adventure

Dahlia Adler's editing a Shakespeare retelling anthology!!

Bear spotted taking in sunrise over Mount Washington

WHAT: Buckingham Palace Is Hosting a Leonardo da Vinci Escape Room All Summer

I love this headline: Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe

And in other bird news: The Queen takes a morning stroll with a duck called Olive in Edinburgh

Mix and Match Fruits and Spreads for an Easy, Customizable Fruit Tart

Morning Coffee (7/11/19)

Of course: Gov. Sununu Issues 10 New Vetoes But! Buried in there is that he DID let the non-binary gender marker bill pass into law without his signature, so that's good news, NH!

And another of course: Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims

ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits

Ilhan Omar calls Tucker Carlson a ‘racist fool’ after he describes her as a threat to U.S.

E. Jean Carroll Told Her Story Anyway

An Executive Order Can’t Fix Trump’s Census Problem

SIGH: Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid

Hahaha: Megan Rapinoe would beat Donald Trump in 2020 election according to new poll

The Future of Ebook Pricing

13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears

Morning Coffee (7/10/19)

Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents

Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case

"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."

President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules

A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.

And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser

Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul

Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89

Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll

Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project

Afternoon Tea (7/9/19)

Exclusive Investigation: Sex, Drugs, Misogyny And Sleaze At The HQ Of Bumble’s Owner

Why the USWNT’s open queerness matters

Romance Novelists Write About Sex and Pleasure. On the Internet That Makes Them Targets for Abuse

DNA Begins to Unlock Secrets of the Ancient Philistines

A few days late but very interesting: An Ives Fourth

Morning Coffee (7/8/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

DRC rebel chief 'the Terminator' convicted of war crimes

Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.

Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case

ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases

A Crime by Any Name

US women’s soccer team wins its fourth World Cup

USA's formidable women's soccer team is no accident. It's a product of public policy

Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Getting Women of Color Paid More Fairly

Women's Health Providers Say Impasse After Sununu's Budget Veto Will Hurt Patients

João Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88

Morning Coffee (7/6/19)

Another, stronger quake in Ridgecrest shakes Southern California, causing more damage

Sudan Power-Sharing Deal Reached by Military and Civilian Leaders

Phew: The Alabama woman indicted after a miscarriage will not be prosecuted

After removing a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the DOJ is trying to put it back on — at Trump’s request

Republicans dominate state legislatures. That decides political power in America.

This is a good piece on corporations that say they support LGBTQIA+ rights but also give money to politicians who don't: AT&T Against Gay Rights

The new GOP attacks on Mueller will backfire on Trump — bigly

Ha: If The Democratic Primary Field Was a University History Department

Megan Rapinoe isn’t here to make you comfortable

3,400-year-old Palace Emerges From the Tigris River After Drought in Iraq

Afternoon Tea (7/3/19)

This is great: So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend

SO MANY BOOKS THAT SOUND GREAT: Our Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YAs of 2019: July to December

NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men on Moon

The Meaning Changed, But DiGiorno’s Slogan Stays the Same

The Boyfriends of Giarre

Afternoon Tea (7/1/19)

The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum

A Mystery Disease Is Killing Children, and Questions Linger About Lychees

Reader's Guide: Stonewall for Any Age

‘We’ve got five farmers’ – Cardiff Metropolitan University prepares for the Europa League

Noah's Ark and the Anglo-Saxons

Morning Coffee (6/16/19)

A “Listless” 1-Month-Old Girl And Her Teenage Mother Were Discovered In Border Patrol Detention

Obama Veterans: Joe Biden’s Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional

Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues

Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now

Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country

Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk

Patricia Battin, Lightning Rod in a Library War, Dies at 89

Wow: Your Smartphone Is Spying (If You’re a Spanish Soccer Fan)

Women Directed Just 3% of Animated Movies (Study)

Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland

Morning Coffee (6/15/19)

Hong Kong’s Leader, Yielding to Protests, Suspends Extradition Bill

'I think I’d take it': In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents

Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations

Warren Surges to Second Place in National Poll, Eating Into Support for Sanders

Kazakhstan Gets New Leader, but Old System’s Grip on Power Remains

A shocking number of women are harassed, ignored, or mistreated during childbirth

This is great: N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists

Franco Zeffirelli, Italian Director With Taste for Excess, Dies at 96

We knew he was terrible but wow, he's REALLY terrible! Author Nicholas Sparks Tried to Ban LGBT Club and Student Protests at His Christian School, Emails Reveal

If the USWNT’s 13-0 victory over Thailand made you uneasy, then good. That’s the point.

Morning Coffee (6/13/19)

OH THANK GOODNESS: An Arizona Teacher Helped Migrants. Jurors Couldn’t Decide if It Was a Crime.

Police and protesters clash as mass protests escalate in Hong Kong

Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties

An important piece about the nonsense Biden is spouting about Republicans: The Fever Is Not Going to Break

Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan

Raytheon, United Technologies to Merge, Forming One of World's Biggest Defense and Aerospace Firms

Maybe this will make some people care?? Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

Good for her: USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe refuses to sing national anthem before World Cup match

Shocking! Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque

Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say

Afternoon Tea (6/12/19)

Their Fathers Never Spoke of the War. Their Children Want to Know Why.

Christine Sinclair is the World Cup’s quietest megastar

In Iraq Museum, There Are Things ‘That Are Nowhere Else in the World’

Feminize Your Canon: Catherine Carswell

The science here is interesting: Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought

Afternoon Tea (5/23/19)

On a Russian outpost in the Pacific, fear and fantasies of a Japanese future

This is so sad: Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children In 1 Pakistani City Get HIV?

How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues

Get ready, world: Here comes the marvelous Mal Pugh

Summer Reading from Romance Authors

Afternoon Tea (4/16/19)

From parks to Premier League: the shocking scale of racism in English football

What Was the Washington Post Afraid Of?

This is an interesting read on climate change and real estate: Heaven or High Water

A great interview with a courtroom artist: Murder, She Drew

And a delightful one with Jasmine Guillory! Meghan Markle's Mom Inspired Jasmine Guillory's New Romance Novel, Royal Holiday

Afternoon Tea (1/8/19)

Vice doesn’t want to humanize Dick Cheney. So instead, it (maybe) demonizes America.

This made me want to read her books: Sally Rooney Gets in Your Head

The Soccer Politics of Morocco

Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' In Search Of More Productive Crops

The Jonestown We Don't Know

Afternoon Tea (12/13/18)

The Dangers of Mothering While Black

Brexit Could Drastically Change English Soccer

On Junk Science, Pop Forensics and Crime Fiction

A Cave for Mithra

Yo-Yo Ma's Days of Action

Morning Coffee (7/24/18)

Once ostracised, now Pakistani transgender people are running for parliament

As Trump’s latest lies implode, one party tries to smuggle out the truth

Of course he is: Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power

Oh good: Here's a New Thing to Worry About: Census Hackers

He killed someone in a parking space dispute. But police say he just stood his ground.

This is awful: New York Daily News Layoffs Ax Half The Newsroom Staff

Penguin Random House is publishing a book by the March for Our Lives founders.

Whee, trailer and premiere date for Amazon's Manchester City show.

I am VERY EXCITED about the trailer for Legacies, the new Vampire Diaries spinoff. SUPERNATURAL BOARDING SCHOOL.

Two quarks for Muster Higgs