Morning Coffee (4/8/13)

Breaking news this morning: Margaret Thatcher has died.

Oooh, a Bone Wars movie.

Should you buy a book?

Don't forget that tomorrow is Free Cone Day.

New Imprint to Reissue Forgotten YA Literature

Test your John Le Carre knowledge.

Well, a Nora Ephron documentary could be wonderful or terrible, depending.

TV Guide Magazine's 60th Anniversary Special: The Past, Present and Future of Television

Morning Coffee (4/5/13)

If your DVR cut off the end of The Americans this week, you can watch it online here.

Discovering Your “Brand” of Fantasy

Discovery and its sister channels have unveiled their new programming slate, including the delightfully named Penguins: Spy in the Huddle.

Here is Elizabeth Taylor with a kitten in her pocket.

This parody of Taylor Swift's "22" is great.

Heartwarming Friendship Between a Girl and Her Cat

This makes me want to watch The Name of the Rose.

Downton Abbey jigsaw!

Trailer: Greetings from Tim Buckley

This actually looks . . . good?

Morning Coffee (4/4/13)

A Literary Canon of Dudes

To help combat that: This profile of Kate Atkinson was fascinating and made me want to read all her books immediately.

‘There’s No Turning Back’: My Interview With a Hunted American Jihadist

The 5 Shadiest Crimes Ever Pulled Off by Famous Corporations

I hadn't heard of My Brother the Devil until this trailer popped up, but I'm intrigued.

This stupid TV Boyfriends Who Ruin Your Real-Life Relationships slideshow is mainly notable in that MOST OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE TERRIBLE BOYFRIENDS.

‘Happy Endings,’ ‘The Walking Dead’ And Why Broadcast Television Scheduling Is Broken

So. Well. Norway schools reschedule exams to accommodate Justin Bieber concert

Morning Coffee (4/2/13)

Everyone survive yesterday okay?

Happy Birthday, Carl Kasell

Want the story behind that amazing Vampire Diaries reference on The Good Wife the other night? Here you go.

Should children learn cursive?

I am all in favor of adaptations of Danish crime shows, though really, I'd rather they just made the Danish show available.

Hmm: Gender Questions Arise in Obituary of Rocket Scientist and Her Beef Stroganoff

The Nightmare of the West Memphis Three

Heh: Citing Exhaustion, Kim Jong-un to Stop Threatening World on Weekends

This will only be funny to, like, three of you, but: The Real Archers Omnibus

Morning Coffee (4/1/13)

PSA: It's April 1st, so TRUST NO ONE. Including me, apparently, because I'm totally unprepared for Morning Coffee today. (But I promise all my links are real to the best of my knowledge, because I hate April Fool's Day.)

Castle fans should read this interview with EP Andrew Marlowe in preparation for the landmark 100th episode tonight.

And here are some older links I bookmarked but never posted . . .

Food stamps put Rhode Island town on monthly boom-and-bust cycle

The Cossacks are back. May the hills tremble.

Australia's coup culture

The Lyndon Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's 'treason'

A Fork of One's Own

Return to Provence

Our Comprehensive Living Archive of Apples

Morning Coffee (3/29/13)

Happy Friday!

Why a Failed Pilot Actually Means Success

Greatest Dad Ever Creates a Calvin & Hobbes Nursery Complete with Tree Fort

History Quiz - Easter Bunnies

Prince William Getting a Reality Show, Sort Of

The cutest quiz ever: Do you know Bo?

A fish merchant amassed an amazing collection of Irish historical artifacts.

The 5 Cheesiest Tips You'll Ever Need

And a lavender cocktail sounds like a nice way to end Friday.

TV Trailer: Da Vinci's Demons

God help me but I am SO EXCITED about this one.

Morning Coffee (3/28/13)

Obituary of the day: Rabbi Who Cried to the Jews of Buchenwald: ‘You Are Free’

This is a fascinating interview about Coronation Street, and now I want to start watching.

These Peeps dioramas are just incredible.

Your dumb publishing article of the day: "With a name like Gone Girl, you’d imagine the novel might only appeal to women. . . ." FFS.

Oooh, Sara Bareilles is releasing an album this summer!

With this week's 'Wolverine' and 'Iron Man 3' trailers, has our spoiler culture reached an event horizon?

Is Sherlock Holmes in the public domain?

This Edwardian Opulence exhibit sounds great. Can't wait to go.

Morning Coffee (3/27/13)

Alert: Bomb Girls season two premieres on Reelz tonight. So excited!

Obama to name Julia Pierson as new Secret Service director. First female in the post!

Mike Bloomberg Not Smiling

I was actually wondering this yesterday: How to pronounce Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

Check out the trailer for AMC's summer crime drama Low Winter Sun.

Confessions of an Extras Casting Director

I love The Onion: Stars Of Canceled Show Terrified Fans Will Raise Money For Movie

Ooh: 3D technology brings medieval books to life