Monday, July 15, 2013

Morning Coffee (7/15/13)

Oh hi! Anyone still here? Sorry for the longer-than-planned absence, but I think I'm actually ready to start posting regularly again. Apologies: For the first few days some of these links may be really old, because I bookmarked stuff even when I wasn't posting.

No no no, and also just . . . no.

This song was in the pilot of The Bridge and I just love it.

NBC news lost New Hampshire. Then they found it.

The Top Ten Writers Whose Success You’ll Resent This Year

15 Drop-Dead Gorgeous Cemeteries From Around The World

Nifty: Literal place names

Libba Bray on writing despair.

India sent the last telegram.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Morning Coffee (6/5/13)

Because food in New Hampshire isn't boring enough, the white potato is now the official state vegetable. I mean, I understand the reasoning, and I love potatoes, but a) that's a bit dull and b) I can't applaud anything that encourages people to treat potatoes as vegetables rather than carbohydrates, nutritionally.

Ooh, pictures from the Queen's coronation anniversary service.

Whoa. Taylor Swift sang with the Rolling Stones. Whoa.

Seriously, don't microwave your tea water.

Check out these great "warning" signs at historical sites.

25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes

Aaron Sorkin's office is amazing.