Morning Coffee (10/31/16)

Happy Halloween! Me elsewhere: TV news!

This was RIDICULOUS: Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate

Here's a good summary of the new email nonsense.

James Comey is damaging our democracy

Comey's Judgment Looks Far Worse on Day Two

David Fahrenthold is still doing great, great work: Trump boasts about his philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words.

I wish this surprised me more than it does: New lawsuit claims Bela and Martha Karolyi ignored abuse of gymnasts

Fascinating: The Reason For Your Halloween Candy Paranoia

I... huh: ‘Bye Bye Birdie Live!’ With Jennifer Lopez Set at NBC

I really need to read Ann Cleeves, though I'm always suspicious of mystery writers who claim not to outline.

Lyrical Paintings of Life Inside a WWII Internment Camp

Morning Coffee (10/30/16)

Hillary Clinton is matching Barack Obama with young voters

Some good stuff about historical parallels here: Does Donald Trump Believe in Anything but Himself?

Jill Stein’s Ideology Says One Thing—Her Investment Portfolio Says Another

The Female Politician Trying to Turn Georgia Blue

Wow: Trump and Clinton: The Victorian Novel

!! Bees trained by scientists can teach each other new skills

"You have to be 'likable,' which is my least favorite bloody word in the industry. Rachel isn't 'likable.' What does that mean? To be witty and pretty and hold it together and be there for the guy? And he can just be a total drip?"

An interesting profile even if you don't care much about football: The Great Expectations of Scotty Walden, the Youngest College Football Head Coach in America

Heh: Peyton List-icle: 6 Ways to Identify Which Peyton List Is Which

This is a fascinating story: Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer

Morning Coffee (10/29/16)

There's a lot of interesting stuff here: Inside the Trump Bunker, With 12 Days to Go

This is troubling: Some Trump Voters Call for Revolution if Clinton Wins

The lap dogs of democracy who didn’t bark at Trump

The ABA wouldn’t run a piece calling Trump a “libel bully.” Here it is.

Hahahahahahaha: Destruction of Walk Of Fame star leaves Donald Trump down to his last six Horcruxes

More savage than Caravaggio: the woman who took revenge in oil

Perfect: Highly Conceptual Literary Halloween Costumes for 2016

Sarah MacLean: Bashing Romance Novels Is Just Another Form Of Slut-Shaming

Lovely: How My Sister Found (and Lost) My Wedding Dress

George Kennan’s Love of Russia Inspired His Legendary “Containment” Strategy

Morning Coffee (10/28/16)

Boy do we need a break for some happy Friday links.

These stories of women born before the 19th Amendment who are now getting to vote for a woman for President are amazing.

There are some pictures from the new Anne show here and here and I remain optimistic.

A football player did a press conference dressed as a wizard and talked about Quidditch and it was amazing.

Starving Stray Dog Is Rescued and Taken to Pet-Friendly Restaurants All Over LA

In other important dog news: Ice cream truck's most loyal customer is this beautiful dog

The Old-Fashioned, Modern Marriage of Ina and Jeffrey (Clearly this book needs to go on my Christmas list.)

All the brooding in Poldark, ranked

Giant Flip Books Are Hiding in the Woods of New Hampshire

I don't agree on ALL POINTS but this ranking of Taylor Swift songs is a good read, and I am now working on my own rankings for you.

Two contestants on The Bachelor fell in love WITH EACH OTHER instead and this story is just delightful.

Morning Coffee (10/27/16)

"Clinton is making her closing argument. Trump is making infomercials."

This is maybe big: DNC Launches Broad Legal Attack On RNC Over Trump's 'Voter Fraud' Crusade

Related: Make America violent again: Trump’s rhetoric could cause Election Day mayhem — and worse

He's SO GREAT, you guys: Tim Kaine's feminism

Trump's comments on women in the military are quite, um, something. Among other things, this shows his complete lack of respect for the competency and professionalism of ALL our troops of any gender, and as the sister of a soldier, I have to say that's pretty offensive.

What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show

In case you were wondering: Donald Trump Has No Idea What Obamacare Does

Chris Christie Is Over (When I went to a Chris Christie rally the person sitting literally next to me raised her hand and asked how Christie would protect her from THE LIBERALS and not whispering "We're all around you!" was the hardest thing I've ever done.)

Here's the Carnegie Medals shortlist! I want to read all of them.

I don't really CARE, do whatever you want, but why did Michael Phelps keep his marriage a secret when he wasn't trying to keep his wife or child out of the spotlight or anything? If they wanted to keep the relationship quiet in general, I would get it, but why have his wife constantly on TV as his "fiancee"? Just... why bother? Why did his agent perform the ceremony? It's just so ODD.

Morning Coffee (10/26/16)

This piece was very good but reading it was sort of like descending into a nightmare: You’ll Likely Be Reading One Of These 5 Articles The Day After The Election

Welcome to Trump TV: Donald Trump Launches Nightly Facebook Live Show

I hate this whole ridiculous tone: Hillary's list: An old-fashioned campaign plods ahead Yes, her campaign is METHODICALLY DOING THE WORK, HOW DARE THEY.

Everything is very normal: Rep. McCaul: I told Trump Russia was behind the hacks, but he thinks there's no proof

WHAT: After Kelly Preston's son died, Trump said he "worked like hell to try and pick her up."

Well: Donald Trump’s campaign has spent more on hats than on polling

This was a great profile of Andy Borowitz, whose stuff I actually do like.

This has been quite the fall: Kathleen Kane, Former Pennsylvania Attorney General, Is Sentenced to Prison

Oops: Australia Could’ve Fixed a Major Government Website Outage by Turning Router Off and On

Thomas Becket's personal book of psalms 'found in Cambridge library'

Morning Coffee (10/25/16)

This is a big deal! Or at least it should be! Exclusive investigation: Donald Trump faces foreign donor fundraising scandal

Well, this is disappointing: Fearing Trump, Bar Association Stifles Report Calling Him a ‘Libel Bully’

It really is all a scam: Trump’s Donors Paid For His Jetliner, His Hotels And Now, His Books (Also, you can't just randomly say books are out of print when they're not! Words have meanings!)

The 281 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List

Serial’s Adnan Syed Could Be Freed on Bail

My friend Alyssa has a great series about the police in pop culture coming out this week at the post. Here's the first part: How Police Censorship Shaped Hollywood

Uh... Kansas Ends Bad Economic News by Not Reporting It

!!! Christopher Marlowe credited as Shakespeare's co-writer

Somehow that weird Wind in the Willows murder story got weirder.

Oooh: Archaeologist Finds Ancient Roman Coins in 12th-Century Japanese Castle

Morning Coffee (10/24/16)

Me elsewhere: Your TV news for the week!

Steve Bannon’s Vision for the Trump Coalition After Election Day

This is a really good point: Trump’s “winners and losers” mentality made him a hit on reality TV but a flop in the debates

Why we trust Donald Trump’s accusers but didn’t believe Bill Clinton’s

Good for him: Jeff Van Gundy Advocates Zero-Tolerance Policy For Domestic Violence Offenders

Wild: The Team of Men Behind Rachel Brewson, the Fake Woman Whose Trump-Fueled Breakup Went Viral

This profile of Shirley Jackson was quite something: " A few months later, Jackson arrived at the hospital to deliver her third child. The clerk asked for her occupation. 'Writer,' she replied. 'I’ll just put down housewife,' came the response."

My friend Libby interviewed some big names in pop culture about depression and it's very interesting.

How the Berenstain Bears Found Salvation

Doesn't this sound like it should be the beginning of a romance novel blurb? In the Early 19th Century, Firefighters Fought Fires ... and Each Other

The doxxing of Elena Ferrante: the uproar over the novelist’s secret identity, explained

Morning Coffee (10/23/16)

Donald Trump's Campaign Has Become a Cult

Related: Women Explain Why They’re Standing By Trump

And: The Desperate Gamble of Scottie Nell Hughes, World's Most Loyal Trump Surrogate

I think Brian Beutler makes good points about why Trump TV is probably a bad idea in a business sense, but that doesn't seem to have ever stopped Trump before.

Heh: The hideous, diabolical truth about Hillary Clinton

John McCain explains how the filibuster will die

Fascinating: Reporting massive human rights abuses behind a façade

How the Alt-Right Grew from an Obscure Racist Cabal

The Russian-U.S. Relationship Goes Way Back to John Quincy Adams

HEEEEEE: Shot through the eye and who’s to blame?

Morning Coffee (10/22/16)

CHRIS PINE IS PLAYING MR. MURRY. This entire Wrinkle in Time casting endeavor is a gift. A GIFT.

ALSO we have some new Anne of Green Gables show casting!!

What We Know About Friday's Massive East Coast Internet Outage

Interesting: Washington’s foreign policy elite breaks with Obama over Syrian bloodshed

HEAVY SIGH: GOP congressman on Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she's being nasty'

Imagine If Donald Trump Controlled the NSA

Attention journalists: An adult can’t ‘have sex’ with a preteen. It’s rape.

A pint-sized pup keeps Hillary Clinton's campaign staff going in a hectic campaign season (And yes, I open the app specifically to feed and pet the dog. Well done, developers.)

Sirius XM released its holiday channel lineup! I'm sad that the Holiday Traditions channel is starting later than usual, and I'm ALWAYS sad that the classical Christmas channel doesn't start until Christmas Eve.

Aaah, we're getting a Juliet, Naked movie! I love that book.