My normal cheerful "Happy Friday!" seems a bit weird on Good Friday, but here are your happy Friday links:
EXCITING BREAKING NEWS (really, like ten minutes ago): Deanna Raybourn's awesome Lady Julia mysteries have been optioned for British TV. I LOVE THESE BOOKS. I AM BESIDE MYSELF. LET'S FANTASY CAST.
Awesome: JOURNEY Drummer To Donate $10,000 To Replace Instruments Lost In Oregon High School Fire
BuzzFeed interviewed Kermit the Frog and it was great. Thing I had never considered: the Kermit/Piggy ship name.
The X-Files Could Have Ended With a West Wing Crossover?!?!?!
The Audobon Society is taking on Jonathan Franzen and it's basically the best thing ever.
You can 3D print Paul McCartney!!!!! The best part is that this is OFFICIAL.
Perfect: Excerpts from the April 2015 Vogue, Presented Without Commentary
Maps pretty.
Songs From A Tom Waits Album Where No One Gets Drunk At A Diner
Friday, April 3, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Morning Coffee (4/2/15)
Everyone survive yesterday? Yes, that Classic Alice thing was a joke and here I remember the last April Fools thing I participated in. Cats were involved.
The Goodreads dating app was ALSO a joke but I WISH it were real.
And the Post has a roundup of the various online and corporate pranks.
Sad news: Cynthia Lennon has died.
Yulin Kuang - who did the great I Ship It, webseries Kissing in the Rain, and more - is one of the directors of the new Twilight shorts. Congratulations!
Someone who grew up at the Algonquin wrote a book about it and that is absolutely a book I would read.
Hugh Jackman is doing Apostle Paul because . . . sure?
David Duchovny is releasing an album because of course he is.
The Two Medieval Monks are back! "you know more about goats than you give yourself credit for"
The Goodreads dating app was ALSO a joke but I WISH it were real.
And the Post has a roundup of the various online and corporate pranks.
Sad news: Cynthia Lennon has died.
Yulin Kuang - who did the great I Ship It, webseries Kissing in the Rain, and more - is one of the directors of the new Twilight shorts. Congratulations!
Someone who grew up at the Algonquin wrote a book about it and that is absolutely a book I would read.
Hugh Jackman is doing Apostle Paul because . . . sure?
David Duchovny is releasing an album because of course he is.
The Two Medieval Monks are back! "you know more about goats than you give yourself credit for"
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Morning Coffee (4/1/15)
REMINDER: Trust no one today. That said, I sincerely promise all these links are real, so far as I have been able to determine.
The FBI says they've solved the Isabella Stewart Gardner heist and John Kerry is tangentially involved. !!!
I don't know if you've been following this Missouri political suicides story, but it's so sad.
Hmm: Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Xinjiang Article and Related Apology
Proof we are living in the future: Amazon's Dash button. And I appreciate the lengths The Atlantic went to to confirm that it's not a joke.
They've released the title and cover and date of the new Lisbeth Salander book and apparently I'm excited, because I bookmarked no fewer than three links about it. Here's the U.S. version and U.K. version.
Ooh, PBS has a Henry VIII special airing next week.
I just deeply enjoy this headline: Prince Charles and Camilla cheer on sheep at charity race
15 subway-style maps that explain everything but subways
A Conversation Between The Two People I Assume Design All Restaurant Bathrooms
The FBI says they've solved the Isabella Stewart Gardner heist and John Kerry is tangentially involved. !!!
I don't know if you've been following this Missouri political suicides story, but it's so sad.
Hmm: Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Xinjiang Article and Related Apology
Proof we are living in the future: Amazon's Dash button. And I appreciate the lengths The Atlantic went to to confirm that it's not a joke.
They've released the title and cover and date of the new Lisbeth Salander book and apparently I'm excited, because I bookmarked no fewer than three links about it. Here's the U.S. version and U.K. version.
Ooh, PBS has a Henry VIII special airing next week.
I just deeply enjoy this headline: Prince Charles and Camilla cheer on sheep at charity race
15 subway-style maps that explain everything but subways
A Conversation Between The Two People I Assume Design All Restaurant Bathrooms
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/31/15)
Me elsewhere: I guested on my friends' Shameless podcast this week! I talked about Chekhov's gun and vampires and please try to contain your shock.
Today's Eiffel Tower Google doodle is cute.
Yesterday's N.S.A. incident sounds . . . potentially less alarming than it sounded at first, so that's something?
Yay home state: Connecticut becomes first state to boycott Indiana over anti-LGBT law
Thank you, John Oliver. April Fools' Day is the worst.
Live-action Mulan!!!
Here's an interesting read about the Boston Olympic bid.
Glen Keane's revolutionary new animated short will change the way you think about movies
"She is the most banal and simultaneously the most monstrous person to ever move to Florida; her heart is a gun and her brain is a ledger."
Today's Eiffel Tower Google doodle is cute.
Yesterday's N.S.A. incident sounds . . . potentially less alarming than it sounded at first, so that's something?
Yay home state: Connecticut becomes first state to boycott Indiana over anti-LGBT law
Thank you, John Oliver. April Fools' Day is the worst.
Live-action Mulan!!!
Here's an interesting read about the Boston Olympic bid.
Glen Keane's revolutionary new animated short will change the way you think about movies
"She is the most banal and simultaneously the most monstrous person to ever move to Florida; her heart is a gun and her brain is a ledger."
Monday, March 30, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/30/15)
Me elsewhere: Here's your TV news for the week!
I deeply enjoy the feud between Stephen King and Gov. Paul LePage.
This headline was basically MADE FOR ME: Why Is American Figure Skating Losing the Cold War?
I agree with Alyssa Rosenberg that everyone should calm down about spoilers.
This idea is GREAT: I Paid a UX Expert $100 to Get Drunk and Evaluate Gizmodo's Design
I didn't know much about Steven Smith, who passed away recently, but if you're a tea drinker, his obituary is fascinating.
The 9 Weirdest Implications Of The Many Worlds Interpretation
Why “The Jinx” Is Better Than Any of You Whiners: A Visual Guide
Heh: Mindy Kaling on Whether or Not These 6 Classic Rom-Com Couples Are Still Together
I deeply enjoy the feud between Stephen King and Gov. Paul LePage.
This headline was basically MADE FOR ME: Why Is American Figure Skating Losing the Cold War?
I agree with Alyssa Rosenberg that everyone should calm down about spoilers.
This idea is GREAT: I Paid a UX Expert $100 to Get Drunk and Evaluate Gizmodo's Design
I didn't know much about Steven Smith, who passed away recently, but if you're a tea drinker, his obituary is fascinating.
The 9 Weirdest Implications Of The Many Worlds Interpretation
Why “The Jinx” Is Better Than Any of You Whiners: A Visual Guide
Heh: Mindy Kaling on Whether or Not These 6 Classic Rom-Com Couples Are Still Together
Friday, March 27, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/27/15)
Happy Friday!
Church of England appoints most senior female bishop
Trust me, you want to watch this. The President, being funny and self-deprecating, with six-year-old Girl Scouts wearing superhero capes who INVENTED A ROBOT. There's hugging.
Related: Singer Robyn Launches Tech Festival for Girls
OMG INSPECTOR GADGET IS OUT TODAY YOU GUYS.
I am not a lawyer, and yet I am EXACTLY the kind of person who wants to read about the best legal pad for legal work.
The Asterisk Kvetches to Its Agent
Whoa, look at this NES cake.
Perfect: If John Cho Were Your Boyfriend
Church of England appoints most senior female bishop
Trust me, you want to watch this. The President, being funny and self-deprecating, with six-year-old Girl Scouts wearing superhero capes who INVENTED A ROBOT. There's hugging.
Related: Singer Robyn Launches Tech Festival for Girls
OMG INSPECTOR GADGET IS OUT TODAY YOU GUYS.
I am not a lawyer, and yet I am EXACTLY the kind of person who wants to read about the best legal pad for legal work.
The Asterisk Kvetches to Its Agent
Whoa, look at this NES cake.
Perfect: If John Cho Were Your Boyfriend
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/26/15)
Um. Maybe you should reconsider this system, California.
New Harper Lee book cover!
This story is insane and says a lot about race and class and . . . other things.
Two good reads re: that terrible Deadline piece: “Ethnic” actors aren’t stealing white roles and Shonda Rhimes is not having it with that Deadline story.
Well this is . . . alarming: Boston House Was Rigged to Explode When Someone Turned On the Lights
“Apocalypse is right around the corner”: Rick Perlstein unloads on Mike Huckabee-style conservatives
Sigh: Cops Find Suspect Hiding in Cabinet After He Posts Snapchat Story of Himself Hiding in Cabinet
Why It Matters Who Steve Jobs Really Was
Men You Meet While Traveling By Airplane
New Harper Lee book cover!
This story is insane and says a lot about race and class and . . . other things.
Two good reads re: that terrible Deadline piece: “Ethnic” actors aren’t stealing white roles and Shonda Rhimes is not having it with that Deadline story.
Well this is . . . alarming: Boston House Was Rigged to Explode When Someone Turned On the Lights
“Apocalypse is right around the corner”: Rick Perlstein unloads on Mike Huckabee-style conservatives
Sigh: Cops Find Suspect Hiding in Cabinet After He Posts Snapchat Story of Himself Hiding in Cabinet
Why It Matters Who Steve Jobs Really Was
Men You Meet While Traveling By Airplane
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/25/15)
DROP EVERYTHING. THE X-FILES IS COMING BACK YOU GUYS.
I'm sure you've seen this already, but just in case: This Harry Potter parody of "Uptown Funk" is INCREDIBLE.
Five Important Ways Ted Cruz Will Drive The GOP 2016 Field To The Right
Ooh: Sweden adds gender-neutral pronoun to dictionary
There have been some developments in the UVA rape case story this week, and I found this timeline very helpful.
Issues of church and state are particularly fascinating in Italy.
Having a referendum on the Boston Olympics bid seems wise. Those of us just over the border will be counting on you to do the right thing, Massachusetts!
The most perfect thing ever written: Every Argument About “Buffy” On The Internet, From 1998 Until Now
I'm sure you've seen this already, but just in case: This Harry Potter parody of "Uptown Funk" is INCREDIBLE.
Five Important Ways Ted Cruz Will Drive The GOP 2016 Field To The Right
Ooh: Sweden adds gender-neutral pronoun to dictionary
There have been some developments in the UVA rape case story this week, and I found this timeline very helpful.
Issues of church and state are particularly fascinating in Italy.
Having a referendum on the Boston Olympics bid seems wise. Those of us just over the border will be counting on you to do the right thing, Massachusetts!
The most perfect thing ever written: Every Argument About “Buffy” On The Internet, From 1998 Until Now
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/24/15)
Well. George Zimmerman: Killing Trayvon was God’s plan, and wishing he lived is ‘almost blasphemous’
Serial’s Adnan Syed Sets Out His Case for a New Trial
This whole situation with the Game of Thrones book/show timelines and spoilers is just . . . unfortunate. (Says the girl currently reading book four. Whatever.)
Ooh, you can vote to name the surface features of Pluto and Charon!
Syfy's upcoming Greek mythology drama Olympus looks potentially terrible in a fun way.
Argentine archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues
There's a new Muse song, if such things interest you. It's . . . Muse-y. (Video potentially NSFW.)
Very curious to see what the new Lisbeth Salander book is like.
Serial’s Adnan Syed Sets Out His Case for a New Trial
This whole situation with the Game of Thrones book/show timelines and spoilers is just . . . unfortunate. (Says the girl currently reading book four. Whatever.)
Ooh, you can vote to name the surface features of Pluto and Charon!
Syfy's upcoming Greek mythology drama Olympus looks potentially terrible in a fun way.
Argentine archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues
There's a new Muse song, if such things interest you. It's . . . Muse-y. (Video potentially NSFW.)
Very curious to see what the new Lisbeth Salander book is like.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Morning Coffee (3/23/15)
Me elsewhere: Here's your TV news for the week!
Google doodles are on a role recently. Today: Emmy Noether.
Oh, New Hampshire.
Fascinating: The History Of Europe Lies In British People’s DNA
How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance
Over 100 Years of Popular Girls Names in One Bubbling Visualization
I want all these candles.
Multiple-Choice Reading Quiz Answers Actually Selected by Students in Classes I Taught as a T.A.
Google doodles are on a role recently. Today: Emmy Noether.
Oh, New Hampshire.
Fascinating: The History Of Europe Lies In British People’s DNA
How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance
Over 100 Years of Popular Girls Names in One Bubbling Visualization
I want all these candles.
Multiple-Choice Reading Quiz Answers Actually Selected by Students in Classes I Taught as a T.A.
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