Morning Coffee (3/30/12)

Happy Friday! I'm seeing The Hunger Games tonight. Whee.

My new favorite motivational poster

WEBS is expanding! Congratulations!

Are White Heat and Inside Men going to be our new British drama obsessions? Probably.

I'm pretty intrigued by the Game of Thrones cookbook.

Oooh: The Best of the Best Reading Challenge

Morning Coffee (3/29/12)

It's already been one of THOSE DAYS and it's 8 a.m.

House GOP: Rape Prevention Measures an Unreasonable Luxury

Inside Korea's pop star factory

The truth about Cadbury Creme Eggs

I've always wondered about CIA divorces.

Is TV paying too much attention to fans?

TV Recommendation: Bent

NBC's Bent premiered last week, and if you missed it, you should absolutely watch last week's episodes online and tune in tonight at 9 for episodes three and four. Five and six air next week, and . . . honestly, that's probably all there will be. But I have no idea why NBC is burning it off like this, because Bent is charming and funny and delightful. Leads Amanda Peet and David Walton have great, easy chemistry, and Joey King plays the best sitcom kid since Travis on Cougar Town. There's nothing wildly ground-breaking or game-changing going on here, but sometimes, an hour of thoroughly enjoyable comedy that's sweet without being saccharine is exactly what you need.

Glee Promo with Matt Bomer

I gave up on Glee a while back, but will I watch the episode that Matt Bomer's in? OF COURSE I WILL. You win this round, Glee.

Morning Coffee (3/28/12)

Sorry this is late... I'm home sick today and feeling pretty miserable. I hope your morning is going better than mine!

Important: New season of Whitechapel starts on BBC America tonight! Whee!

Awww: Richard Castle's bucket list.

Speaking of adorable, we've got a double shot of cute Windsor news: A couple sent the Queen a wedding invitation and she showed up! And Prince Harry is moving in next door to the Cambridges. This should be a sitcom.

Oh my gosh, it's a Samoa bundt cake.

This six-year-old is better at spelling than you are.

Here's a fascinating look inside China.

Watch the pilot of Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23.

Trailer: The Host

Here's the first trailer for the movie based on Stephenie Meyer's non-Twilight sci-fi novel, The Host. I'll be very curious to see how much of her fan base crosses over, and I suppose I should finally get around to reading the novel so I can be an informed participant in the inevitable debate over whether it's Ruining The Children or whatever.

Morning Coffee (3/27/12)

How is it only Tuesday? How?

Alert: It's World Whisky Day. Please plan your day accordingly.

The Harry Potter books are now available as ebooks for the first time.

Awesome: L.L. Bean has a photographer recreating classic covers for their catalogs this year.

Book removed from Arizona school's curriculum because it contains a Mexican-American character. This is not The Onion.

"Astronaut is not a title one carries for life."

Here's your first look at Matt Bomer in Glee.

People are awful, the Hunger Games edition.

Another argument against recapping. (I have complicated mixed feelings about this whole issue, personally.)

Morning Coffee (3/26/12)

Ugh, Monday.

Jennifer Lawrence is NOT too "big" to play Katniss. Why are people the worst?

Remember that cookbook ghostwriter story? Here's the next development. Isn't "Gwyneth Paltrow and Rachael Ray Team Up" an alarming headline?

10 Great American Gangster Movies How is it possible that the only one I've seen is Goodfellas?

Dragon Tattoo DVD: Not actually bootlegged. Hah.

Anthony Head is now in the next Percy Jackson movie too, which means I really have to start watching these movies.

Hunger Games Link Roundup

I know Hunger Games stuff is overwhelming and EVERYWHERE, so I thought I'd pick out a few links I thought were actually worth a look.

The Obligatory Drinking Game

Melissa Anelli, who knows from book adaptations, says this movie is how we should adapt books.

But be careful: If you're female, your opinion may not actually count.

How Hunger Games Built Up Must-See Fever

I don't agree with all of this, but it's hilarious: Kill/Boff/Marry with Peeta and Gale

Morning Coffee (3/23/12)

Happy Friday! I had a dream about ordering a really exciting omelet, and then woke up and had no omelet, so I am sad.

Italian town outlaws death. Ha. Speaking of "adorable European laws," there's something going on in England with a pasty tax, and for all I know it could be a really serious issue, but the concept is cracking me up.

More adorable British people: Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan (who are both in the Hobbit movie) are paying the licensing fee so an old pub called The Hobbit can keep its name.

Is TV paying too much attention to fans?

Would you like to see Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean? Of course you would.

I really need to read The Secret History.

YA Rebecca retelling set at a boarding school? Yes, PLEASE.

Speaking of, Sarah Rees Brennan's got another hilarious Gothic retelling.

An adult Tom and Huck with a supernatural element? Um . . . wait, WHAT?

If I were casting a character based on Bill Clinton, Ciaran Hinds would not be my first thought, but I'm still really excited about this.