Happy Friday! Finally.
Six more Cormoran Strike books? Yes please.
Diet Coke Frost? YES PLEASE.
The BBC is making two new Agatha Christie adaptations. Whee.
Scandal paper dolls!
Ooh, new Ben & Jerry's flavors.
This Game of Thrones pop-up book looks gorgeous.
The Onion: Modern Science Still Only Able To Predict One Upcoming Tetris Block
Very important Friday quiz: What Kind Of Drink Are You Going To Need After Work Tonight? (As Eleanor Barkhorn pointed out, this is the most clever BuzzFeed quiz ever because it implies that you should go back and take it again every day.)
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/27/14)
Ooh, today's John Steinbeck Google Doodle is nifty. (Confession: I have never read John Steinbeck.)
Mixology premiered on ABC last night. It was terrible, so of course Dan Fienberg's review is worth a read.
Authors Sarah Rees Brennan and Jennifer Lynn Barnes say important and interesting things about women, writing, fandom, fanfic, misogyny, and parasocial relationships.
If you're a Veronica Mars fan, check out this adorable video, which aside from being adorable is for a good cause.
Hey Internet, Please Quit With the Happiness Articles
Playing Tetris Can Reduce Urges to Eat, Smoke, Drink
Wow: Paramount Grounds 'Top Gun' Tweeter
Someone is working on... pop musical... TV series?... about Romeo and Juliet, Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Jack the Ripper. Separately, I assume, not together. Still. I have questions.
Mixology premiered on ABC last night. It was terrible, so of course Dan Fienberg's review is worth a read.
Authors Sarah Rees Brennan and Jennifer Lynn Barnes say important and interesting things about women, writing, fandom, fanfic, misogyny, and parasocial relationships.
If you're a Veronica Mars fan, check out this adorable video, which aside from being adorable is for a good cause.
Hey Internet, Please Quit With the Happiness Articles
Playing Tetris Can Reduce Urges to Eat, Smoke, Drink
Wow: Paramount Grounds 'Top Gun' Tweeter
Someone is working on... pop musical... TV series?... about Romeo and Juliet, Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Jack the Ripper. Separately, I assume, not together. Still. I have questions.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/26/14)
Oh hey, my friend Jack is going to be on the radio today. Check it out.
AMAZING NEWS: Amazon is reviving Ripper Street.
XKCD, once again doing the Lord's work with this handy time zone graphical reference.
People and Just Jared have announced they will no longer run unauthorized pictures of kids.
This Viking exhibition at the British museum looks awesome.
I've been meaning to read Tam Lin for years, and this has me even more curious.
Amazing: An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings
We have officially reached Peak Buzzfeed Quiz.
AMAZING NEWS: Amazon is reviving Ripper Street.
XKCD, once again doing the Lord's work with this handy time zone graphical reference.
People and Just Jared have announced they will no longer run unauthorized pictures of kids.
This Viking exhibition at the British museum looks awesome.
I've been meaning to read Tam Lin for years, and this has me even more curious.
Amazing: An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings
We have officially reached Peak Buzzfeed Quiz.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/25/14)
Sorry for the radio silence yesterday - I was home sick and mostly sleeping.
Good news: Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski may be doing Oscar red carpet coverage.
The Black Widow movie is not quite confirmed but getting there.
Fed Up with Harassment, Author Reveals Her Cyberstalker
Did you read that very long "Invisible Child" series in the Times? Now children are being removed from that shelter.
Entertainment Tonight will stop using pictures of celebrity children taken without consent. Good for them.
I hope this doesn't happen because then I would feel compelled to watch it.
Here is a trailer for a film that consists entirely of Tom Hardy in a car.
The Teenage Wasteland
Good news: Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski may be doing Oscar red carpet coverage.
The Black Widow movie is not quite confirmed but getting there.
Fed Up with Harassment, Author Reveals Her Cyberstalker
Did you read that very long "Invisible Child" series in the Times? Now children are being removed from that shelter.
Entertainment Tonight will stop using pictures of celebrity children taken without consent. Good for them.
I hope this doesn't happen because then I would feel compelled to watch it.
Here is a trailer for a film that consists entirely of Tom Hardy in a car.
The Teenage Wasteland
Friday, February 21, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/21/14)
Pop culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg is headed to the Washington Post. Congratulations, Alyssa!
Abi Morgan is writing an Emmilene Pankhurst/Suffragette movie starring Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Romola Garai. Pretty sure this is already my new favorite movie sight unseen.
Yeah, I will totally buy Meryl and Charlie Corn Flakes.
This is the best: Staff from the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet monthly to exchange misdirected mail. Somebody write me that rom-com.
17 Costume Designers Reveal Their Favorite TV And Film Fashions
16 Things Only People With Unique Names Will Understand
Slightly mind-blowing: There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
Whoa: 'Game of Thrones' recreates The Wall on London street
Watch Approximately One Million Wild Bunnies Swarm a Girl With Treats
Here is The Little Mermaid remade with kittens.
Abi Morgan is writing an Emmilene Pankhurst/Suffragette movie starring Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Romola Garai. Pretty sure this is already my new favorite movie sight unseen.
Yeah, I will totally buy Meryl and Charlie Corn Flakes.
This is the best: Staff from the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet monthly to exchange misdirected mail. Somebody write me that rom-com.
17 Costume Designers Reveal Their Favorite TV And Film Fashions
16 Things Only People With Unique Names Will Understand
Slightly mind-blowing: There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
Whoa: 'Game of Thrones' recreates The Wall on London street
Watch Approximately One Million Wild Bunnies Swarm a Girl With Treats
Here is The Little Mermaid remade with kittens.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/20/14)
Sexual Assault at God's Harvard
Wikipedia is seeking crowdfunding for a 1,000-volume print edition, for . . . some reason.
John Dickerson on The Monica Moratorium
Minnesota Orchestra Drama Plays On
Coaching Americans and Canadians, but Russian Through and Through
Illegal Use of Pasta
'Graffiti' in Mingary Castle thought to be 700 years old
Heh: Doctors Diagnose 100% of Americans With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Wikipedia is seeking crowdfunding for a 1,000-volume print edition, for . . . some reason.
John Dickerson on The Monica Moratorium
Minnesota Orchestra Drama Plays On
Coaching Americans and Canadians, but Russian Through and Through
Illegal Use of Pasta
'Graffiti' in Mingary Castle thought to be 700 years old
Heh: Doctors Diagnose 100% of Americans With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/19/14)
Wow: Candy Crush game maker aims to raise $500m in IPO
An important read: The Monuments Men and Questions That Can’t Be Answered
Slate has some neat pictures of the first Winter Olympics.
Creepy TV ads can now target individual viewers
Punching Above Its Weight, Upstart Netflix Pokes at HBO
The Worst-Designed Sport of All Time
Interesting: Mount Hua, Home of the World's Scariest Cup of Tea
What Were The Highest-Grossing Movies Filmed In Each State?
An important read: The Monuments Men and Questions That Can’t Be Answered
Slate has some neat pictures of the first Winter Olympics.
Creepy TV ads can now target individual viewers
Punching Above Its Weight, Upstart Netflix Pokes at HBO
The Worst-Designed Sport of All Time
Interesting: Mount Hua, Home of the World's Scariest Cup of Tea
What Were The Highest-Grossing Movies Filmed In Each State?
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/18/14)
I'm so excited for Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Ice Network has a great gallery celebrating them.
And Willa Paskin is correct: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are doing a great job as figure skating announcers.
Great news: There's a national clown shortage. (I'm being sincere. I hate clowns.)
J.K. Rowling's sequel to The Cuckoo's Calling is coming in June!
Important American Girl news: They're bringing back Samantha!
And horrifying toy news: 50 Shades of Bear
The One Literary Reference You Must Know to Appreciate True Detective
What State Do You Actually Belong In? (I got Maine. Hmm.)
And Willa Paskin is correct: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are doing a great job as figure skating announcers.
Great news: There's a national clown shortage. (I'm being sincere. I hate clowns.)
J.K. Rowling's sequel to The Cuckoo's Calling is coming in June!
Important American Girl news: They're bringing back Samantha!
And horrifying toy news: 50 Shades of Bear
The One Literary Reference You Must Know to Appreciate True Detective
What State Do You Actually Belong In? (I got Maine. Hmm.)
Monday, February 17, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/17/14)
Awesome: Facebook Now Allows Users To Pick A Custom Gender Beyond Male Or Female
This is a little shocking; When subbing for Bob Costas, Meredith Vieira was the first woman to anchor NBC's Olympic coverage.
Headline of the week: Woman Jailed for Overdue VHS of Jennifer Lopez's 'Monster in Law'
This piece on two women who left the Westboro Baptist Church is very interesting.
This Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn biopic could be great or terrible.
@StealthMountain is my new favorite Twitter bot.
Fascinating: Victorian Valentine's Day Cards
Woman Amazed And Horrified She Has To Just Keep Getting Up And Doing The Same Shit Again Tomorrow
This is a little shocking; When subbing for Bob Costas, Meredith Vieira was the first woman to anchor NBC's Olympic coverage.
Headline of the week: Woman Jailed for Overdue VHS of Jennifer Lopez's 'Monster in Law'
This piece on two women who left the Westboro Baptist Church is very interesting.
This Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn biopic could be great or terrible.
@StealthMountain is my new favorite Twitter bot.
Fascinating: Victorian Valentine's Day Cards
Woman Amazed And Horrified She Has To Just Keep Getting Up And Doing The Same Shit Again Tomorrow
Friday, February 14, 2014
Morning Coffee (2/14/14)
Happy Valentine's Day! Make sure you check out the This American Life Google doodle.
And Google.ca has an adorable Valentine's Day chocolate-creation game.
The British Museum just tweeted this WWI love token. Aww.
And the British Library: An Illustrated Guide to Medieval Love
The unofficial Big Ben Twitter account is getting into the spirit of things too.
Virginia Poe's Valentine acrostic for her husband Edgar Allen is not the cheeriest. Shockingly.
Here are the annual NPR valentines!
Relevant to the day: Olympic Figure Skating Pairs: Are They Humping?
And Google.ca has an adorable Valentine's Day chocolate-creation game.
The British Museum just tweeted this WWI love token. Aww.
And the British Library: An Illustrated Guide to Medieval Love
The unofficial Big Ben Twitter account is getting into the spirit of things too.
Virginia Poe's Valentine acrostic for her husband Edgar Allen is not the cheeriest. Shockingly.
Here are the annual NPR valentines!
Relevant to the day: Olympic Figure Skating Pairs: Are They Humping?
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