Happy Friday! FINALLY.
It's the most wonderful post of the year! My friend Beck has posted her annual review of Oprah's gift guide.
Awesome: A Judge Used Taylor Swift Lyrics To Dismiss The $42 Million Lawsuit Against “Shake It Off”
Ooh! A Lost Story by Edith Wharton Has Been Discovered in Yale's Library
Look at this 3D printed violin!! (I think the objections that it doesn't sound that great are nonsense; no one's saying it should be used by professionals, but it would be GREAT for making music learning more accessible for kids.)
This is old, but a friend shared it recently and it was too delightful not to pass along: Computing the optimal search strategy for finding Waldo
How the British Royal Family Became a Global Brand
!!! Whisky Advent Calendar!!!
The Funky Little Football Phone That Sold a Million Magazines
Treebooks Vs. Ebooks: Just Read.
"TRACY: I will say this, though: I appreciate that you are the only man in this entire movie who has not described me as a frigid bitch-goddess or a human statue.
MIKE: That is something, isn’t it? I said you were a girl, and that I liked your fire, and your self-sufficiency.
TRACY: It was, quite literally, the nicest thing any man has ever said to me, including my father and former husband.
MIKE: My God, that’s awful."
Friday, November 13, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/12/15)
Hillary Clinton quoted Hamilton on Twitter, and given the way 70% of my Twitter timeline is nonstop Hamilton tweets, I assume this means she now has the nomination wrapped up.
SIGH. People Are Slamming the Veterans Day Google Doodle for Not Being White Enough
At least they apologized? Bloomingdale’s Realizes New Ad Advocates Date Rape and Apologizes After Online Outrage
How Marco Rubio Became the GOP's Foreign Policy Candidate
10 Falsehoods That Netanyahu Told During His Appearance At CAP
"But right here, right now, the moment feels wrong to host a female cage match." Good for THR.
A difficult but important read: 'A Mountain of Misconduct' at New Hampshire Rehab
Life Pulls Back in Afghan Capital, as Danger Rises and Troops Recede
Americans’ questions about Obamacare are changing. Their Google searches prove it.
"MONK #1: I don’t know much about Alexander the Great
only that he was one of the Nine Worthies
what was he like? what did he love? what brought him pleasure?
MONK #2: so the main thing to remember about him is that he loved scolding fish"
SIGH. People Are Slamming the Veterans Day Google Doodle for Not Being White Enough
At least they apologized? Bloomingdale’s Realizes New Ad Advocates Date Rape and Apologizes After Online Outrage
How Marco Rubio Became the GOP's Foreign Policy Candidate
10 Falsehoods That Netanyahu Told During His Appearance At CAP
"But right here, right now, the moment feels wrong to host a female cage match." Good for THR.
A difficult but important read: 'A Mountain of Misconduct' at New Hampshire Rehab
Life Pulls Back in Afghan Capital, as Danger Rises and Troops Recede
Americans’ questions about Obamacare are changing. Their Google searches prove it.
"MONK #1: I don’t know much about Alexander the Great
only that he was one of the Nine Worthies
what was he like? what did he love? what brought him pleasure?
MONK #2: so the main thing to remember about him is that he loved scolding fish"
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/11/15)
Me elsewhere: Agent X was fun!
The Veterans Day Google Doodle is quite nice.
Important: Here's a good overview of the threats - and, just now, arrest - at the University of Missouri.
Here's John Dickerson on last night's debate.
Vox has a very thorough explainer on the Starbucks red cup controversy that makes some interesting points about social media fame and outrage in general.
"Under the rascality test, 'the objectionable conduct must attain a level rascality that would raise an eyebrow of someone inured to the rough and tumble of the world of commerce,'" says Bissetti. Oh, New Hampshire.
Ugh: American Girl Magazine Faces Criticism for Photo of Adopted Daughter and Two Dads
Humans of New York and the Cavalier Consumption of Others
Why it's time to leave old-school SEO behind. Amen.
Sex, Drugs, And V-Neck Tees: Inside The Cult Of American Apparel
"Because there are skulls, I shouldn’t waste my time reading books or looking at flutes or having an expensive pocket-watch? You’re going to have to do a better job of persuading me that the pursuit of all interests is dust and vanity if you can’t even draw a withered laurel wreath."
The Veterans Day Google Doodle is quite nice.
Important: Here's a good overview of the threats - and, just now, arrest - at the University of Missouri.
Here's John Dickerson on last night's debate.
Vox has a very thorough explainer on the Starbucks red cup controversy that makes some interesting points about social media fame and outrage in general.
"Under the rascality test, 'the objectionable conduct must attain a level rascality that would raise an eyebrow of someone inured to the rough and tumble of the world of commerce,'" says Bissetti. Oh, New Hampshire.
Ugh: American Girl Magazine Faces Criticism for Photo of Adopted Daughter and Two Dads
Humans of New York and the Cavalier Consumption of Others
Why it's time to leave old-school SEO behind. Amen.
Sex, Drugs, And V-Neck Tees: Inside The Cult Of American Apparel
"Because there are skulls, I shouldn’t waste my time reading books or looking at flutes or having an expensive pocket-watch? You’re going to have to do a better job of persuading me that the pursuit of all interests is dust and vanity if you can’t even draw a withered laurel wreath."
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/10/15)
Me elsewhere: The Last Kingdom recap!
Amazing news: Mallory Ortberg is the new Dear Prudence.
Ben Carson, the humblebragging instrument of God The idea of this man having any kind of power is really very scary.
This is really important: Men Explain Hillary to Me "As long as feminism has existed, left-wing men have dismissed it as a bourgeois triviality. Now we know how little things have changed. For that, at least, we can thank these men for educating us."
An "artist" set the Russian security service's door on fire. "His plans apparently went undetected by the F.S.B., which like its predecessor, the K.G.B., is responsible for surveillance of the Russian population to prevent crimes and attacks." Karla would be horrified.
Unfixable: How Obama lost Syria
Was Neruda assassinated?
In Tunisia, a Mission of Justice and a Moment of Reckoning
Interesting: I thought the Amazon store was a terrible idea. Then I actually went there.
The fraught history of Princess Leia’s infamous bikini
"MAN: can you say da-da
can you say da-da for me?
BABY FOUCAULT: discourse is not life"
Amazing news: Mallory Ortberg is the new Dear Prudence.
Ben Carson, the humblebragging instrument of God The idea of this man having any kind of power is really very scary.
This is really important: Men Explain Hillary to Me "As long as feminism has existed, left-wing men have dismissed it as a bourgeois triviality. Now we know how little things have changed. For that, at least, we can thank these men for educating us."
An "artist" set the Russian security service's door on fire. "His plans apparently went undetected by the F.S.B., which like its predecessor, the K.G.B., is responsible for surveillance of the Russian population to prevent crimes and attacks." Karla would be horrified.
Unfixable: How Obama lost Syria
Was Neruda assassinated?
In Tunisia, a Mission of Justice and a Moment of Reckoning
Interesting: I thought the Amazon store was a terrible idea. Then I actually went there.
The fraught history of Princess Leia’s infamous bikini
"MAN: can you say da-da
can you say da-da for me?
BABY FOUCAULT: discourse is not life"
Monday, November 9, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/9/15)
Me elsewhere: TV news!
Today's Hedy Lamarr Google doodle is very fancy and well done and nicely incorporates the various aspects of her career, so make sure you check that out.
Best headline ever? Ben Carson Defends Himself Against Allegations That He Never Attempted to Murder a Child
Also: Carson claimed West Point 'scholarship' but never applied
Wondering how a night club fire brought down a prime minister? The Romania situation, explained.
I only knew Mark Everson was running in the first place because his campaign manager rented an office next to my friend's law firm. New Hampshire!
This Is Why NFL Star Greg Hardy Was Arrested For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend
Wow: "Once they reach 18, children may disavow the practice of same-sex cohabitation or marriage and stop living within the household and request to join the church."
"THE RED BULLETIN: What could we learn from James Bond that would help us in our day-to-day lives?
DANIEL CRAIG: [Thinks for a short while.] Nothing."
The history of seed vaults is really interesting!
Dogs I Would Like To Own In Art, Even Though They Are Probably Dead Now
Today's Hedy Lamarr Google doodle is very fancy and well done and nicely incorporates the various aspects of her career, so make sure you check that out.
Best headline ever? Ben Carson Defends Himself Against Allegations That He Never Attempted to Murder a Child
Also: Carson claimed West Point 'scholarship' but never applied
Wondering how a night club fire brought down a prime minister? The Romania situation, explained.
I only knew Mark Everson was running in the first place because his campaign manager rented an office next to my friend's law firm. New Hampshire!
This Is Why NFL Star Greg Hardy Was Arrested For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend
Wow: "Once they reach 18, children may disavow the practice of same-sex cohabitation or marriage and stop living within the household and request to join the church."
"THE RED BULLETIN: What could we learn from James Bond that would help us in our day-to-day lives?
DANIEL CRAIG: [Thinks for a short while.] Nothing."
The history of seed vaults is really interesting!
Dogs I Would Like To Own In Art, Even Though They Are Probably Dead Now
Friday, November 6, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/6/15)
Happy Friday!
Me elsewhere: Haven recap!
Obviously this is good but I also just like the headline: Salt Lake City—Which Is Still in Utah—May Have Just Elected an Openly Gay Mayor
CBS is developing a show about a secret society of spy princesses and it's already my new favorite.
Australia Deploys Sheepdogs to Save a Penguin Colony
I love PR stunts that also actually do good: Adidas Offers Design Resources to Schools That Want to Get Rid of Their Offensive Mascots
I would, of course, totally watch this Sorkin-pitched Pixar movie about talking office supplies.
Justin Trudeau paper dolls!!
Let's go to London! Largest ever exhibition of the Queen's wardrobe planned for her 90th birthday
Or if we can't go to London let's at least look at a slideshow of Duchess Kate's coats. (The green tartan McQueen has always been my favorite.)
Bands are designing tacos for charity, but I really want them to be THEMED.
"Yet Even More Raspberry Sponge
Marzipan whatsits
I Rolled Up A Cake, Paul
Cardamom Battenberg Handfuls"
Me elsewhere: Haven recap!
Obviously this is good but I also just like the headline: Salt Lake City—Which Is Still in Utah—May Have Just Elected an Openly Gay Mayor
CBS is developing a show about a secret society of spy princesses and it's already my new favorite.
Australia Deploys Sheepdogs to Save a Penguin Colony
I love PR stunts that also actually do good: Adidas Offers Design Resources to Schools That Want to Get Rid of Their Offensive Mascots
I would, of course, totally watch this Sorkin-pitched Pixar movie about talking office supplies.
Justin Trudeau paper dolls!!
Let's go to London! Largest ever exhibition of the Queen's wardrobe planned for her 90th birthday
Or if we can't go to London let's at least look at a slideshow of Duchess Kate's coats. (The green tartan McQueen has always been my favorite.)
Bands are designing tacos for charity, but I really want them to be THEMED.
"Yet Even More Raspberry Sponge
Marzipan whatsits
I Rolled Up A Cake, Paul
Cardamom Battenberg Handfuls"
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/5/15)
Me elsewhere: The Last Kingdom recap
This CodeGirl documentary is great. It's only free through today, so go watch!
New U.S.-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters
When Leaders of Taiwan and China Meet, Even Tiny Gestures Will Be Parsed
The Republican Attempt to Hijack the Debates Is Failing Miserably
This is interesting, and I recommend the Times story it links, too: What the Success Academy fight over kicking out students says about the charter movement
Why Republicans like Ben Carson love comparing abortion to slavery
Fascinating and horrifying: They Burn Witches Here
Wondering why no shows have been cancelled yet this fall? Todd explains.
People are mad about the American word for Muggle, but I like the realism of different slang in different places.
Every Comment On Every Article About Bras Ever
This CodeGirl documentary is great. It's only free through today, so go watch!
New U.S.-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters
When Leaders of Taiwan and China Meet, Even Tiny Gestures Will Be Parsed
The Republican Attempt to Hijack the Debates Is Failing Miserably
This is interesting, and I recommend the Times story it links, too: What the Success Academy fight over kicking out students says about the charter movement
Why Republicans like Ben Carson love comparing abortion to slavery
Fascinating and horrifying: They Burn Witches Here
Wondering why no shows have been cancelled yet this fall? Todd explains.
People are mad about the American word for Muggle, but I like the realism of different slang in different places.
Every Comment On Every Article About Bras Ever
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/4/15)
The filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary starts today. If you have nothing else to do, you can watch the candidates file live on WMUR.com.
Syria's tangled proxy wars: a simple visual guide
The Guardian liveblogged Trump's book to save us all from reading it. (The Guardian has THE BEST liveblogs.)
Why Turkey's election results shocked all the experts
Oh, Thomas Blatt has died. He was one of the few survivors of the Sobibor breakout and is in the PBS documentary Escape from a Nazi Death Camp, which I saw recently and highly recommend. (It's on Netflix.)
I feel like the surprising thing here is not that campaigns use the media to coordinate with super PACs, but that reserving ad space in early primary space was "totally not even on [the] radar" of a Cruz super PAC until the media pointed out that they hadn't.
Neuropolitics are fascinating! Maybe terrible, but fascinating.
This Times series about arbitration is quite interesting.
Fantasy readers, check out collaborative serial Tremontaine. I haven't read it yet, but that's a great author line-up.
"WOMAN: can you pat the bunny?
BABY DERRIDA: there is nothing outside the text"
Syria's tangled proxy wars: a simple visual guide
The Guardian liveblogged Trump's book to save us all from reading it. (The Guardian has THE BEST liveblogs.)
Why Turkey's election results shocked all the experts
Oh, Thomas Blatt has died. He was one of the few survivors of the Sobibor breakout and is in the PBS documentary Escape from a Nazi Death Camp, which I saw recently and highly recommend. (It's on Netflix.)
I feel like the surprising thing here is not that campaigns use the media to coordinate with super PACs, but that reserving ad space in early primary space was "totally not even on [the] radar" of a Cruz super PAC until the media pointed out that they hadn't.
Neuropolitics are fascinating! Maybe terrible, but fascinating.
This Times series about arbitration is quite interesting.
Fantasy readers, check out collaborative serial Tremontaine. I haven't read it yet, but that's a great author line-up.
"WOMAN: can you pat the bunny?
BABY DERRIDA: there is nothing outside the text"
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/3/15)
Happy Election Day!
Heads up, New Haven area: Police to Take Valuables from Unlocked Cars to Stop Break-Ins
We're getting a new Star Trek show! On CBS All Access, so . . . I'm really curious to see how that works, as a business decision.
Party Victory in Turkey Bolsters Erdogan’s Pursuit of Power
Whoa: The New York Times Will Have a New Publisher Within Two Years
Step-by-Step: How to Make a Perfect Apple Pie (My friend Carrie and I are going to do this and tweet about it on Sunday. Join us!)
Nicole Cliffe on funding indie media is so important: "'How did those two plucky women with no business sense start a successful site of art history jokes?' - hedge. fund. money. from. a. man."
A female Van Helsing show? I'm listening, Syfy.
Huh! Berries show ancient Fortingall yew tree is 'changing sex'
Fascinating: Beneath the Frills at Ruffle Con
"ARACHNE: haha
I guess you could say I weave like Athena herself
ATHENA [appearing suddenly in the fireplace]: the fuck did you just say"
Heads up, New Haven area: Police to Take Valuables from Unlocked Cars to Stop Break-Ins
We're getting a new Star Trek show! On CBS All Access, so . . . I'm really curious to see how that works, as a business decision.
Party Victory in Turkey Bolsters Erdogan’s Pursuit of Power
Whoa: The New York Times Will Have a New Publisher Within Two Years
Step-by-Step: How to Make a Perfect Apple Pie (My friend Carrie and I are going to do this and tweet about it on Sunday. Join us!)
Nicole Cliffe on funding indie media is so important: "'How did those two plucky women with no business sense start a successful site of art history jokes?' - hedge. fund. money. from. a. man."
A female Van Helsing show? I'm listening, Syfy.
Huh! Berries show ancient Fortingall yew tree is 'changing sex'
Fascinating: Beneath the Frills at Ruffle Con
"ARACHNE: haha
I guess you could say I weave like Athena herself
ATHENA [appearing suddenly in the fireplace]: the fuck did you just say"
Monday, November 2, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/2/15)
Me elsewhere: TV news!
Guess what? Some of the Sirius XM holiday channels are STARTING TONIGHT.
I heard this great interview with Marlon James on the radio yesterday and now I'm very excited to read his books.
How 4 Federal Lawyers Paved the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden
This is an amazing sentence: "Göring, who would later be convicted of crimes against humanity, told Richard he was impressed with his integrity."
So is this: "The French food critic François Simon has described the 50 Best as a sort of childlike racket—'a world order of Care Bears, and this under the cynical gaze of a sparkling water.'"
Nope. Nope. NOPE.
I love K9 and will probably see his movie, but I am more interested in a. why these people couldn't get anyone to proofread their terribly-written press release and b. why the BBC and Doctor Who let this situation arise in which people could make a K9 movie without their blessing or involvement. (Before you all rush to explain: I get that the creators of the character own the rights but THAT WAS A DUMB CONTRACT TO ACCEPT, BBC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?)
'It's a whole other world': religious pilgrims venture deep into Alaska forest
Fascinating: What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island
Songs From A Mountain Goats Album In Which Cicero Is Not Mentioned And Everybody’s Marriages Work Out
Guess what? Some of the Sirius XM holiday channels are STARTING TONIGHT.
I heard this great interview with Marlon James on the radio yesterday and now I'm very excited to read his books.
How 4 Federal Lawyers Paved the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden
This is an amazing sentence: "Göring, who would later be convicted of crimes against humanity, told Richard he was impressed with his integrity."
So is this: "The French food critic François Simon has described the 50 Best as a sort of childlike racket—'a world order of Care Bears, and this under the cynical gaze of a sparkling water.'"
Nope. Nope. NOPE.
I love K9 and will probably see his movie, but I am more interested in a. why these people couldn't get anyone to proofread their terribly-written press release and b. why the BBC and Doctor Who let this situation arise in which people could make a K9 movie without their blessing or involvement. (Before you all rush to explain: I get that the creators of the character own the rights but THAT WAS A DUMB CONTRACT TO ACCEPT, BBC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?)
'It's a whole other world': religious pilgrims venture deep into Alaska forest
Fascinating: What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island
Songs From A Mountain Goats Album In Which Cicero Is Not Mentioned And Everybody’s Marriages Work Out
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