Morning Coffee (9/30/13)

Elsewhere: At TheTelevixen.com I recapped Haven, wrote about new shows Masters of Sex and Hello Ladies, and compiled the week's TV news.

Sad news: Cookbook author Marcella Hazan has died.

Why the Barilla Boycott Matters to Italian LGBT People

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a new coat of arms.

The Fug Girls are writing a new novel!

Fascinating: The Flight from Dallas

The Women Who Mapped the Universe And Still Couldn’t Get Any Respect

Revealed: the violent, thuggish world of the young JS Bach

Progress? George H.W. Bush Was A Witness To A Maine Lesbian Couple’s Wedding

Morning Coffee (9/27/13)

Happy Friday!

Elsewhere: I wrote about last night's new comedies The Crazy Ones and The Michael J. Fox Show over at TheTelevixen.

The rare good news in this area: That school district that banned The Invisible Man has reconsidered.

They found a lost Mary Pickford film in a barn in New Hampshire!

Sarah Rees Brennan fans, check out this new free short story set between Unspoken and Untold!

Tons of fun details: Key family brush up on etiquette for Balmoral visit

I love this: What the Monopoly Properties Look Like in Real Life

Writer/translator Tom Holland picks his five desert island books.

I adore these Grammar Grumble Mugs.

Oh my gosh, check out this Star Wars opening crawl dress.

Morning Coffee (9/26/13)

Elsewhere: I looked at ABC's new comedy Back in the Game at TheTelevixen.com.

Need a good summary of the Ted Cruz nonsense? Read Dave Weigel.

The uproar in the book world yesterday: This dude doesn't think books by women are worth teaching in his courses.

Maureen Johnson responds: It is entirely possible to be a good writer and an asshole.

Gilmour digs himself deeper: "I’m the only guy in North America who teaches Truman Capote." Um.

Can a Gay, Catholic Leftist Actually Squelch Corruption in Sicily?

Kelly Clarkson is not being allowed to keep the Jane Austen ring she bought after all.

A fascinating story about crime and cage fighting: Tomato Can Blues

How Edith Windsor fell in love, got married, and won a landmark case for gay marriage.

Morning Coffee (9/25/13)

Elsewhere: At TheTelevixen.com, I wrote about the premieres of The Blacklist, Lucky 7, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Goldbergs, and Trophy Wife. And at Read the Screen, I wrote about this week's episodes of Bones and Sleepy Hollow. (Yeah, I'm pretty tired this week.)

Oooh: Popular Science is shutting off its comments. Because they're bad for science.

Want some of George Orwell's blood? Ugh, that's . . . a little weird.

Jason Segal in a Canadian maple syrup heist comedy? Yes please.

Hillary in Midair

Because of course this exists: 50 Shades of Grey wine. Sigh.

The mystery behind @horse_ebooks has been revealed.

How to Design a City for Women

The Guardian is doing a 100 best novels thing, but with explanatory essays, not just a list, and so I'm really excited.

Morning Coffee (9/24/13)

Me, elsewhere: At TheTelevixen.com I wrote about the premieres of Hostages (good!) and Mom (not good) and recapped the season premiere of Castle.

Give Me My Remote has some fun backstage Emmy reactions.

Ugh. Energy companies are taking advantage of the Amish religious rules against suing people.

8 Ways to Make a Movie About a Female Superhero Happen

You can stream Lorde's new album now.

Remember that librarian who said the kid who read the most every year should take himself out of SRP contention? The library aide who defended him was apparently fired over it.

The golden age of TV is dead; long live the golden age of TV

Ooh, they're releasing Tintin editions in Scots and Gaelic.

A Brief History of Slash

Morning Coffee (9/23/13)

Me, elsewhere: I reviewed The Colorado Kid at Read the Screen. At TheTelevixen, I recapped Friday's Haven and compiled the week's TV news.

The Emmys were last night, and you can see the winners on the official site.

Terrible on so many levels: Death of an adjunct

Here's How Conservatives Plan On Scaring Young Women Off Obamacare

Rick Reilly and the Most Irredeemably Stupid Defense of the Redskins Name You Will Ever Read

Professor Says He Has Solved a Mystery Over a Slave’s Novel

Why Danish Political Drama “Borgen” Is Everything

Here's a fun Q&A with Heather Cocks of Go Fug Yourself about fashion week.

Amazing Historic Compilations of NYC Crime Scenes

Morning Coffee (9/20/13)

Happy Friday!

Pope Francis did a huge, fascinating interview in which he suggested some quite liberal views. (I mean, for a pope.)

Here are the National Book Awards fiction and nonfiction longlists.

Matt Bomer is going to play Montgomery Clift.

West Wing fans, this is not a drill: Allison Janney performed "The Jackal" on the Arsenio Hall Show the other night.

Maru has a new kitten!

I love old maps with sea monsters.

And this cat wears a bow tie and works in a Russian library.

Rubik's Cheese Cube!

This Is How Many Kids Jennifer Aniston Has in a Parallel Universe

The Bloggess is always a fun read, but this entry was particularly delightful.

Morning Coffee (9/19/13)

Of COURSE a New Hampshire Senate candidate said mass shootings are increased by having women in the workplace.

A whole bunch of British TV is coming to Hulu!

True Love, Book Fights, And Why Ugly Stories Matter

How to save presidential campaign coverage before 2016.

Great stuff from Jennifer Weiner: What Jonathan Franzen Misunderstands About Me

Interesting: Should children be taken from mafia families for their own good?

Oooh, they're putting a bunch of Old Bailey records online for free.

Sad and beautiful: Theaters at risk.

Morning Coffee (9/18/13)

Me, elsewhere: I wrote about new Fox comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (good) and Dads (not good) at TheTelevixen.com
And I reviewed the Sleepy Hollow pilot and wrote up a few thoughts on the Bones premiere at Read the Screen.

Why The New Fox Comedy “Dads” Is Actually Evil

Here's the Bryan Goldberg piece you've been wanting.

Ooh, here's the trailer for the Grace of Monaco biopic.

Delightful: Literary Trysts It Gives Me Great Joy To Think About: Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman

A Chat With Rainbow Rowell About Love and Censorship (Eleanor and Park is great. You should read it.)

This gorgeous chart attempts to represent the whole Civil War.

Dog: Medieval Man's Best Friend

Pretty Pincushions, Embroidered by British Soldiers in WWI and Sent To Their Sweethearts Back Home

Morning Coffee (9/17/13)

Me, elsewhere: At Read the Screen, I wrote about the original "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" story.

GoatCam!

Warning: This Sound of Music poster may cause intense feelings. (They've also done some more casting.)

The National Book Awards Longlist for Young People's Literature is out.

The Rage of Jonathan Franzen

Lifetime's doing a Gabby Douglas biopic. Hmmm.

Here are Princes William and Harry being adorable as part of BGC Charity Day.

I'm hoping France selecting it as their foreign language Oscar entry means we'll get to see Renoir.

Here's a fascinating read about segregation in University of Alabama sororities.