If you missed it, here's the Cliven Bundy story everyone's talking about, containing the line "I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro."
The other thing everyone's talking about: The new net neutrality rules sound . . . not good.
South Sudan Could Be Facing an Ethnic Civil War and a Food Crisis at the Same Time
Sonia Sotomayor: Court’s right wing ‘out of touch with reality’
I actually was wondering why everyone was suddenly talking about Piketty, so this was useful.
The Pay Gap Is Because of Gender, Not Jobs
Big news in the TV world: HBO made a deal with Amazon Prime.
An important read: “His Career Will Be Absolutely Fine”: On Telling People About Being Molested
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/23/14)
Today in everything is awful: The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest
And Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy
And Two degrees: How the world failed on climate change
And Male doctors get $50,000 more annually from Medicare than female doctors
"Apologies to those for whom these Josh Lueke tweets interfere with their enjoyment of a game, but the threat of sexual assault interferes with how a vast majority of women enjoy life."
In Aereo case, the Supreme Court struggles with the precedents it might set
"While dolphins may not serve alongside US warships in an official capacity, occasionally dolphins act as unpaid privateers."
Two Medieval Monks Invent Maps
And Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy
And Two degrees: How the world failed on climate change
And Male doctors get $50,000 more annually from Medicare than female doctors
"Apologies to those for whom these Josh Lueke tweets interfere with their enjoyment of a game, but the threat of sexual assault interferes with how a vast majority of women enjoy life."
In Aereo case, the Supreme Court struggles with the precedents it might set
"While dolphins may not serve alongside US warships in an official capacity, occasionally dolphins act as unpaid privateers."
Two Medieval Monks Invent Maps
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/22/14)
I've had a busy couple days (Easter and then watching the Marathon), so let's clear out some older links I saved and never posted . . .
From Breaking Bad to Lost: The Quality of 13 Famous TV Shows, Charted Over Time
BuzzFeed has been doing some really great celebrity profiles. Here's Martha Plimpton.
Heh, a dwarf planet called Biden.
How My Parents Accidentally Got Caught Up in the Iranian Revolution
The Great Digital BFF Renaissance
This is great: What It’s Like To Be The Gay Children Of Gay Parents
Sorting Hogwarts: Charting a Deeper Meaning to the Four Houses
Macaroni and cheese waffles??
From Breaking Bad to Lost: The Quality of 13 Famous TV Shows, Charted Over Time
BuzzFeed has been doing some really great celebrity profiles. Here's Martha Plimpton.
Heh, a dwarf planet called Biden.
How My Parents Accidentally Got Caught Up in the Iranian Revolution
The Great Digital BFF Renaissance
This is great: What It’s Like To Be The Gay Children Of Gay Parents
Sorting Hogwarts: Charting a Deeper Meaning to the Four Houses
Macaroni and cheese waffles??
Monday, April 21, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/21/14)
This xkcd free speech comic is my new favorite thing.
Why we root for Chelsea Clinton
They're putting up an Edgar Allan Poe statue in Boston and it's amazing.
Whoa. I need to try a Cadbury Creme Egg egg cream.
"Promposal?" Stop the madness.
This Star Trek Timelines game looks . . . possibly interesting.
Area Man Mystified By Layout Of Adjacent Town’s Kroger
Which Sports Night character are you?
Why we root for Chelsea Clinton
They're putting up an Edgar Allan Poe statue in Boston and it's amazing.
Whoa. I need to try a Cadbury Creme Egg egg cream.
"Promposal?" Stop the madness.
This Star Trek Timelines game looks . . . possibly interesting.
Area Man Mystified By Layout Of Adjacent Town’s Kroger
Which Sports Night character are you?
Friday, April 18, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/18/14)
Happy Friday!
Chelsea Clinton has announced that she's pregnant. Congratulations! (The baby can run in 2052, if you were wondering.)
Eee, the trailer for the movie version of Jersey Boys! I can't wait.
Huh. There is now a distillery in my city.
Here's an interesting read on Michelle Kwan's political career and her role in her husband's gubernatorial campaign. Good for her!
Important: Twenty-First Century Science Writers
This week in entertainment headlines Mad Libs: Downton Abbey Producer Developing Freud Crime Drama from X-Files Writer
Wondering what books were challenged most in 2013? (I'm all for reading challenged books, but . . . no, please don't make me read Captain Underpants.)
Plenty of Room for Stupidity: On P.G. Wodehouse
Chelsea Clinton has announced that she's pregnant. Congratulations! (The baby can run in 2052, if you were wondering.)
Eee, the trailer for the movie version of Jersey Boys! I can't wait.
Huh. There is now a distillery in my city.
Here's an interesting read on Michelle Kwan's political career and her role in her husband's gubernatorial campaign. Good for her!
Important: Twenty-First Century Science Writers
This week in entertainment headlines Mad Libs: Downton Abbey Producer Developing Freud Crime Drama from X-Files Writer
Wondering what books were challenged most in 2013? (I'm all for reading challenged books, but . . . no, please don't make me read Captain Underpants.)
Plenty of Room for Stupidity: On P.G. Wodehouse
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/17/14)
Good news: Judge overturns North Dakota’s 6-week abortion ban
If you've been online in the past day, you've probably heard about the New York Times piece on the Jameis Winston case, but here it is just in case.
This whole study is worth a read if you have time: Girls View Sexual Violence as Normal
"The confident may end up being more successful than the competent, but is that dubious form of power worth striving for?"
Phyllis Schlafly thinks "The best way to improve economic prospects for women is to improve job prospects for the men in their lives, even if that means increasing the so-called pay gap." Which is not surprising of her, but . . . wow.
Here's the answer to why William Shatner has been live-tweeting the CW.
9 questions you’re too embarrassed to ask about normcore
Here's the promo for that new reality show in which they're telling American women they can marry Prince Harry, and it looks so ridiculous that I'm going to be tempted to watch, and . . . darn it, they're winning.
I've never quite understood the concept of "training" bras, but this teen girl-run company is fascinating and the owner is saying a lot of good things.
History’s Smuggest Brides: Vintage Engagement Photos That Perfectly Embody The Spirit Of “I Got Mine”
If you've been online in the past day, you've probably heard about the New York Times piece on the Jameis Winston case, but here it is just in case.
This whole study is worth a read if you have time: Girls View Sexual Violence as Normal
"The confident may end up being more successful than the competent, but is that dubious form of power worth striving for?"
Phyllis Schlafly thinks "The best way to improve economic prospects for women is to improve job prospects for the men in their lives, even if that means increasing the so-called pay gap." Which is not surprising of her, but . . . wow.
Here's the answer to why William Shatner has been live-tweeting the CW.
9 questions you’re too embarrassed to ask about normcore
Here's the promo for that new reality show in which they're telling American women they can marry Prince Harry, and it looks so ridiculous that I'm going to be tempted to watch, and . . . darn it, they're winning.
I've never quite understood the concept of "training" bras, but this teen girl-run company is fascinating and the owner is saying a lot of good things.
History’s Smuggest Brides: Vintage Engagement Photos That Perfectly Embody The Spirit Of “I Got Mine”
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/16/14)
Good for them: First Women Move To Army Platoon Artillery Jobs
This piece about a 13-year-old Mongolian eagle huntress is amazing.
I'm so glad The Toast is doing well.
I think there's a lot to be said for killing comment sections.
Hot Topic now has Veronica Mars stuff, and I really want this Mars Investigations shirt.
Shut Up About "Clickbait"
10 More Novels That Could Fuel the Teen-Movie Comeback
Which The West Wing character are you? (Josh, apparently.)
This piece about a 13-year-old Mongolian eagle huntress is amazing.
I'm so glad The Toast is doing well.
I think there's a lot to be said for killing comment sections.
Hot Topic now has Veronica Mars stuff, and I really want this Mars Investigations shirt.
Shut Up About "Clickbait"
10 More Novels That Could Fuel the Teen-Movie Comeback
Which The West Wing character are you? (Josh, apparently.)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Book Recommendation: The Setup Man by T.T. Monday
The Setup Man by T.T. MondayDoubleday, 2014
(Goodreads, Amazon)
Baseball noir! Johnny Adcock is the Veronica Mars of the MLB, a relief pitcher who spends his off hours moonlighting as a PI, tailing cheating spouses and doing favors for his frenemies. Monday's characters and world-building were great; his writing was a little rough at times, but this was his first novel so I'm definitely interested to see his future efforts. If you like both baseball and mysteries, this is a great spring read.
Morning Coffee (4/15/14)
Today is the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. The Globe is a good place to start for memorial coverage.
Speaking of which, yesterday the Globe won a Pulitzer for their breaking news coverage. Here are all the winners.
An important read: I Was Racially Profiled in My Own Driveway
Why Cosmo Is Getting Serious About Its Reproductive Rights Coverage
The content of this article is actually even crazier than the title makes it sound: VA GOP candidate: No incest exception for abortion because sometimes it’s ‘voluntary’
Hilarious (but obviously spoilery): If Our Media Reported The Thing That Just Happened On “Game Of Thrones”
Tumblr recommendation of the day: Composers Doing Normal Shit
If "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Had Used Suggested Hashtags
Speaking of which, yesterday the Globe won a Pulitzer for their breaking news coverage. Here are all the winners.
An important read: I Was Racially Profiled in My Own Driveway
Why Cosmo Is Getting Serious About Its Reproductive Rights Coverage
The content of this article is actually even crazier than the title makes it sound: VA GOP candidate: No incest exception for abortion because sometimes it’s ‘voluntary’
Hilarious (but obviously spoilery): If Our Media Reported The Thing That Just Happened On “Game Of Thrones”
Tumblr recommendation of the day: Composers Doing Normal Shit
If "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Had Used Suggested Hashtags
Monday, April 14, 2014
Morning Coffee (4/14/14)
Forget Obamacare: Vermont wants to bring single payer to America
Scottish Town Raises $8,000 for Statue of Stray Cat
Game of Thrones fans, make sure you read this Maisie Williams profile.
Hee: Five Slightly More Plausible Dystopias We'd Love to See in YA Novels
Surprisingly enough, this isn't the local thing that was actually on X-Files.
How We Won the War on Dungeons & Dragons
This look at the music theory behind a Katy Perry hit is interesting.
Which Little Woman Are You?
Scottish Town Raises $8,000 for Statue of Stray Cat
Game of Thrones fans, make sure you read this Maisie Williams profile.
Hee: Five Slightly More Plausible Dystopias We'd Love to See in YA Novels
Surprisingly enough, this isn't the local thing that was actually on X-Files.
How We Won the War on Dungeons & Dragons
This look at the music theory behind a Katy Perry hit is interesting.
Which Little Woman Are You?
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