He Led Female Students On Trips Abroad. Then, He Introduced Sex ‘Ceremonies.’
Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife
Finland is getting into gender-neutral shopping. Will the rest of the world be next?
The Last Glass Blowers of Herat
An Artist in the Attic: Women and the House of Commons in the Early-Nineteenth Century
Monday, September 17, 2018
Morning Coffee (9/17/18)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault
A woman’s daring escape from a Border Patrol agent helped reveal a ‘serial killer,’ police say
The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is.
I generally like John Kerry but this was bad: John Kerry criticized for saying Trump has ‘the insecurity of a teenage girl’
California Governor Jerry Brown Says State Will Launch Its Own Pollution Monitoring Satellite
New York Philharmonic Dismisses 2 Players for Unspecified Misconduct Including the principal oboist! Four days before opening night! With a new conductor!
A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating. No one will say why.
GLOW's Shauna Duggins Is the First Woman to Win an Emmy for Stunt Coordination
I'm not usually much of a graphic novel reader but I'm excited for this: Rainbow Rowell unveils cover for first graphic novel, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks
Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt
California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault
A woman’s daring escape from a Border Patrol agent helped reveal a ‘serial killer,’ police say
The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is.
I generally like John Kerry but this was bad: John Kerry criticized for saying Trump has ‘the insecurity of a teenage girl’
California Governor Jerry Brown Says State Will Launch Its Own Pollution Monitoring Satellite
New York Philharmonic Dismisses 2 Players for Unspecified Misconduct Including the principal oboist! Four days before opening night! With a new conductor!
A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating. No one will say why.
GLOW's Shauna Duggins Is the First Woman to Win an Emmy for Stunt Coordination
I'm not usually much of a graphic novel reader but I'm excited for this: Rainbow Rowell unveils cover for first graphic novel, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks
Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Morning Coffee (9/16/18)
‘Never give an inch’: Trump keeps touting perceived failures as successes
This full story is actually much worse than this headline makes it sound! Somehow! Texas board votes to eliminate Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from history curriculum
White people make up largest proportion of British terror arrests
This has been updated to seem... maybe less bad than it initially did... but still: State Department Changes Passport Website Language for Transgender People
Anne Thériault: What Women Want From Jian Ghomeshi
Nearly 40% of female suicides occur in India
Here's the National Book Award fiction longlist!
Pretty much the least surprising thing: The Other Side of the Spider-Man Proposal Story
This honestly doesn't seem like the worst idea? Maybe. Depends on how it was implemented. Corporate Sponsors for NASA? Agency to Study Making Space for Brands
Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave
This full story is actually much worse than this headline makes it sound! Somehow! Texas board votes to eliminate Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from history curriculum
White people make up largest proportion of British terror arrests
This has been updated to seem... maybe less bad than it initially did... but still: State Department Changes Passport Website Language for Transgender People
Anne Thériault: What Women Want From Jian Ghomeshi
Nearly 40% of female suicides occur in India
Here's the National Book Award fiction longlist!
Pretty much the least surprising thing: The Other Side of the Spider-Man Proposal Story
This honestly doesn't seem like the worst idea? Maybe. Depends on how it was implemented. Corporate Sponsors for NASA? Agency to Study Making Space for Brands
Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Morning Coffee (9/15/18)
Paul Manafort’s flip is a major turning point in the Mueller investigation
A Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Against the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stirs Tension Among Democrats in Congress
This is by a romance author I really admire: I Received Some of Kozinski’s Infamous Gag List Emails. I’m Baffled by Kavanaugh’s Responses to Questions About Them.
Why Trump’s tweets about Puerto Rico are obviously untrue
Yemen: 'dramatic deterioration' after talks collapse and port city bombarded
Authorities Can Now Deny Visa and Green Card Applications Without Giving Applicants a Chance to Fix Errors
GOP lawmaker caught on tape: Orphanages better than gay adoption
Teen gender gap persists: Survey shows boys still hold sexist attitudes
Publishers Call Out Target for 'Censoring' Book Descriptions
Champagne Makers Bubble Over A Bumper Crop Caused By European Drought
A Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Against the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stirs Tension Among Democrats in Congress
This is by a romance author I really admire: I Received Some of Kozinski’s Infamous Gag List Emails. I’m Baffled by Kavanaugh’s Responses to Questions About Them.
Why Trump’s tweets about Puerto Rico are obviously untrue
Yemen: 'dramatic deterioration' after talks collapse and port city bombarded
Authorities Can Now Deny Visa and Green Card Applications Without Giving Applicants a Chance to Fix Errors
GOP lawmaker caught on tape: Orphanages better than gay adoption
Teen gender gap persists: Survey shows boys still hold sexist attitudes
Publishers Call Out Target for 'Censoring' Book Descriptions
Champagne Makers Bubble Over A Bumper Crop Caused By European Drought
Friday, September 14, 2018
Afternoon Tea (9/14/18)
Morning Coffee (9/14/18)
Time for Friday happy links!
!!! Sony Pictures Television Sets First Look Deal with Ripped Bodice Bookstore Owners
The 2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction
This whole story is amazing: 'So shocked': customer wins bookshop in raffle
About time!! Hallmark Casts First Christmas Movies With Black Leads: Christina Milian, Jerrika Hinton Star
Ooh, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina teaser!
Netflix Lands Jennifer Aniston Dramedy 'Dumplin''
Missing dress owned by Queen Alexandra found in attic
Very cute: Cath Kidston Enchants With a New Disney Collection Inspired by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Just in time for holiday gifting: Duchess of Sussex’s dog, Guy gets children’s book
I barely wear hats but this is very compelling: 5 Reasons You Need the 21-Color Slouch Hat
!!! Sony Pictures Television Sets First Look Deal with Ripped Bodice Bookstore Owners
The 2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction
This whole story is amazing: 'So shocked': customer wins bookshop in raffle
About time!! Hallmark Casts First Christmas Movies With Black Leads: Christina Milian, Jerrika Hinton Star
Ooh, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina teaser!
Netflix Lands Jennifer Aniston Dramedy 'Dumplin''
Missing dress owned by Queen Alexandra found in attic
Very cute: Cath Kidston Enchants With a New Disney Collection Inspired by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Just in time for holiday gifting: Duchess of Sussex’s dog, Guy gets children’s book
I barely wear hats but this is very compelling: 5 Reasons You Need the 21-Color Slouch Hat
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Afternoon Tea (9/13/18)
Meet the Jewish Crime Writer Who Uncovered the True Story of Lolita
The Unjustly Overlooked Victorian Novelist Elizabeth Gaskell
Beauty or Beast? Iceland Quarrels Over an Invasive Plant
My Queer Chinese Comrades, in My Mother Tongue
Charles Minard’s Classic Infographic Shows the True Human Cost of Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia
The Unjustly Overlooked Victorian Novelist Elizabeth Gaskell
Beauty or Beast? Iceland Quarrels Over an Invasive Plant
My Queer Chinese Comrades, in My Mother Tongue
Charles Minard’s Classic Infographic Shows the True Human Cost of Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia
Weekly Rec: Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
The world is terrible. Kind of even more so this week than usual, even! So wouldn't you like a great romance to escape into for a few hours? Christina Lauren's new book Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is PERFECT for that. It's about college acquaintances who meet again as adults and decide they're going to become best friends and set each other up on double blind dates. That goes . . . about as well as you'd guess. If you like the best-friends-to-lovers trope, this is a delightful one, with an interesting heroine, a refreshingly THOROUGHLY DECENT love interest, and well-drawn supporting characters. It will even make you forget about our current hellscape for a little while. Enjoy!
Morning Coffee (9/13/18)
New Hampshire voters pick House candidates poised to make history no matter who wins
Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever
And: Trump admin wants ability to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban
She sounds great: Planned Parenthood Names Leana Wen, a Doctor, its New President
'Designing Women' Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual
The National Book Award longlists are coming out this week! Here's Young People's Literature and Translated Literature.
I love Debra Messing: Debra Messing Reignites Her Political Feud With Susan Sarandon: ‘STFU SUSAN’
It’s Not Just You: 2017 Was Rough for Humanity, Study Finds
Well! Novelist who wrote about ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ charged with murdering her husband
JUST HIRE TYLER HOECHLIN, YOU COWARDS. Henry Cavill Out as Superman Amid Warner Bros.' DC Universe Shake-Up
Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever
And: Trump admin wants ability to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban
She sounds great: Planned Parenthood Names Leana Wen, a Doctor, its New President
'Designing Women' Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual
The National Book Award longlists are coming out this week! Here's Young People's Literature and Translated Literature.
I love Debra Messing: Debra Messing Reignites Her Political Feud With Susan Sarandon: ‘STFU SUSAN’
It’s Not Just You: 2017 Was Rough for Humanity, Study Finds
Well! Novelist who wrote about ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ charged with murdering her husband
JUST HIRE TYLER HOECHLIN, YOU COWARDS. Henry Cavill Out as Superman Amid Warner Bros.' DC Universe Shake-Up
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Afternoon Tea (9/12/18)
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