Escape from the Nazis: Anna Seghers’s Suspenseful Classic
Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time?
Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World
The mystical expatriates and the invention of Californian spirituality
When Paper Clothing Was the Perfect Fit
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Morning Coffee (5/31/18)
THIS IS WILD: Arkady Babchenko: Ukraine faked murder of journalist
Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal ...and now Mueller is investigating THAT, because this is a crazy endless loop.
Harvey Weinstein Indicted by New York Grand Jury
The horrifying sexual misconduct allegations against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, explained
2018! The Trump–Kim Kardashian meeting, explained
LAPD begins sweeping criminal probe of former USC gynecologist while urging patients to come forward
This is INSANE and I feel like there has to be more to the story: Accountant embezzled $3.4M from famed literary agency
Wow: Five Blood Transfusions, One Bone Marrow Transplant — All Before Birth
This sounds like a trap: Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
Huh: Hailee Steinfeld to Star in Emily Dickinson Comedy Series for Apple
Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal ...and now Mueller is investigating THAT, because this is a crazy endless loop.
Harvey Weinstein Indicted by New York Grand Jury
The horrifying sexual misconduct allegations against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, explained
2018! The Trump–Kim Kardashian meeting, explained
LAPD begins sweeping criminal probe of former USC gynecologist while urging patients to come forward
This is INSANE and I feel like there has to be more to the story: Accountant embezzled $3.4M from famed literary agency
Wow: Five Blood Transfusions, One Bone Marrow Transplant — All Before Birth
This sounds like a trap: Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
Huh: Hailee Steinfeld to Star in Emily Dickinson Comedy Series for Apple
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Morning Coffee (5/30/18)
Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000
ABC cancels Roseanne following “abhorrent, repugnant” comment from Roseanne Barr
After Supreme Court Decision, Arkansas May Lose All But One of Its Remaining Abortion Clinics
The Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism
Heh: Sinkhole Thwarted in Attempt to Swallow White House Into Depths of Hell
Wow: ‘Active Shooter’ Video Game That Allows Player To Be School Shooter Denounced By Mass Shooting Families
Intel faces age discrimination allegations following layoffs
Archaeologists uncover remains of man crushed as he fled Pompeii
This seems like such a weird choice: ‘Hair Live!’ Is Coming to NBC in 2019
A Tennis Player Seized His Last-Minute Chance To Play In The French Open, Drove 10 Hours To Paris, And Won
ABC cancels Roseanne following “abhorrent, repugnant” comment from Roseanne Barr
After Supreme Court Decision, Arkansas May Lose All But One of Its Remaining Abortion Clinics
The Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism
Heh: Sinkhole Thwarted in Attempt to Swallow White House Into Depths of Hell
Wow: ‘Active Shooter’ Video Game That Allows Player To Be School Shooter Denounced By Mass Shooting Families
Intel faces age discrimination allegations following layoffs
Archaeologists uncover remains of man crushed as he fled Pompeii
This seems like such a weird choice: ‘Hair Live!’ Is Coming to NBC in 2019
A Tennis Player Seized His Last-Minute Chance To Play In The French Open, Drove 10 Hours To Paris, And Won
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Afternoon Tea (5/29/18)
Morning Coffee (5/29/18)
Asylum seekers have flooded into Canada. The government is putting them to work.
After Ireland Abortion Vote, Northern Irish Ask, ‘Why Not Us?’
North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Could Take 15 Years, Expert Warns
This sounds like the worst TV season ever: ‘The only one’: In new West Wing season, Trump calls the shots and aides follow
The NFL’s “take a knee” ban is flatly illegal
Three Younger Veterans Stake a Generational Claim on the Democratic Party
Interesting interview: Chelsea Clinton: ‘I’ve had vitriol flung at me for as long as I can remember’
SO EXCITED: Tana French previews her thrilling new mystery The Witch Elm
‘Sesame Street’ Has Filed A Lawsuit Against The Raunchy Puppets Of ‘The Happytime Murders’
Heh: Rudy Giuliani went to watch baseball on his birthday and Yankees fans gave him the gift of boos
After Ireland Abortion Vote, Northern Irish Ask, ‘Why Not Us?’
North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Could Take 15 Years, Expert Warns
This sounds like the worst TV season ever: ‘The only one’: In new West Wing season, Trump calls the shots and aides follow
The NFL’s “take a knee” ban is flatly illegal
Three Younger Veterans Stake a Generational Claim on the Democratic Party
Interesting interview: Chelsea Clinton: ‘I’ve had vitriol flung at me for as long as I can remember’
SO EXCITED: Tana French previews her thrilling new mystery The Witch Elm
‘Sesame Street’ Has Filed A Lawsuit Against The Raunchy Puppets Of ‘The Happytime Murders’
Heh: Rudy Giuliani went to watch baseball on his birthday and Yankees fans gave him the gift of boos
Monday, May 28, 2018
Morning Coffee (5/28/18)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
The meaning of Memorial Day
Here's an interesting perspective on the 1500 "missing" immigrant children.
The War Over Confirming Federal Judges Is Heating Up — Again
Arne Duncan Is Serious: Americans Should Boycott School
This is an interesting study: The Oxygen of Amplification
Sigh: Today in the Continued Absurdity of Being a Woman in a Misogynist Culture
Ooh, release date for The Hate U Give.
Oxford Lifts the Veil on Race, Wealth and Privilege
This headline is a bit overblown, but it's an interesting theory: Scientists find secret behind sweet sound of Stradivarius violins
The meaning of Memorial Day
Here's an interesting perspective on the 1500 "missing" immigrant children.
The War Over Confirming Federal Judges Is Heating Up — Again
Arne Duncan Is Serious: Americans Should Boycott School
This is an interesting study: The Oxygen of Amplification
Sigh: Today in the Continued Absurdity of Being a Woman in a Misogynist Culture
Ooh, release date for The Hate U Give.
Oxford Lifts the Veil on Race, Wealth and Privilege
This headline is a bit overblown, but it's an interesting theory: Scientists find secret behind sweet sound of Stradivarius violins
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Morning Coffee (5/27/18)
YAY: Ireland votes by landslide to legalise abortion
Taking Children from Their Parents Is a Form of State Terror
Chokhri, a New Sexual Health Project, Maps Marital Rape and Abortion in India
Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’
The Line Between Big Tech and Defense Work
‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren
Missouri May Be First State To Get Serious About The Definition Of Meat
Number of Female Writers in British Film and TV at ‘Abjectly Low Levels’
Heh: Philip Roth Obituary Just Thinly Disguised Version Of Author’s Life
13 Actually Effective Ways To Handle All Of Your Annoying Work Situations
Taking Children from Their Parents Is a Form of State Terror
Chokhri, a New Sexual Health Project, Maps Marital Rape and Abortion in India
Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’
The Line Between Big Tech and Defense Work
‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren
Missouri May Be First State To Get Serious About The Definition Of Meat
Number of Female Writers in British Film and TV at ‘Abjectly Low Levels’
Heh: Philip Roth Obituary Just Thinly Disguised Version Of Author’s Life
13 Actually Effective Ways To Handle All Of Your Annoying Work Situations
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Morning Coffee (5/26/18)
Sigh: New Hampshire Just Created a “Death Benefit” for Teachers “Killed in the Line of Duty” (But God forbid we fund schools or do anything about our insane gun laws.)
Why did anyone ever take Trump’s North Korea diplomacy seriously?
Good for them: Families of Sandy Hook victims, FBI agent file defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones
And good for him: Jets Owner Christopher Johnson Says He Will Pay Players' Anthem-Related Fines
After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report
Congressional candidate under fire for saying Puerto Rican evacuees shouldn't vote in Florida
How an author trademarking the word “cocky” turned the romance novel industry inside out
Ex-mayor of Ipswich denied citizenship after almost 40 years in UK
Neat: Nielsen’s Gracenote Uses Artificial Intelligence to Classify 90 Million Songs by Style
Huh: Snapchat Getting True-Crime Scripted Series From Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks
Why did anyone ever take Trump’s North Korea diplomacy seriously?
Good for them: Families of Sandy Hook victims, FBI agent file defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones
And good for him: Jets Owner Christopher Johnson Says He Will Pay Players' Anthem-Related Fines
After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report
Congressional candidate under fire for saying Puerto Rican evacuees shouldn't vote in Florida
How an author trademarking the word “cocky” turned the romance novel industry inside out
Ex-mayor of Ipswich denied citizenship after almost 40 years in UK
Neat: Nielsen’s Gracenote Uses Artificial Intelligence to Classify 90 Million Songs by Style
Huh: Snapchat Getting True-Crime Scripted Series From Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks
Friday, May 25, 2018
Afternoon Tea (5/25/18)
Warning: This will make you want ice cream. Next Stop, Summer: A Day Aboard a Mister Softee Truck
These are great choices: 'From Twinkle, With Love' Author Sandhya Menon Shares Her 5 Favorite Young Adult Rom-Coms
Get Schooled on the History of Where ‘Grease’ Was Really Filmed
Dublin's ghost signs: preserving a city's fading memories
I have never clicked on anything so quickly as a look inside Evelyn Waugh's Georgian mansion.
These are great choices: 'From Twinkle, With Love' Author Sandhya Menon Shares Her 5 Favorite Young Adult Rom-Coms
Get Schooled on the History of Where ‘Grease’ Was Really Filmed
Dublin's ghost signs: preserving a city's fading memories
I have never clicked on anything so quickly as a look inside Evelyn Waugh's Georgian mansion.
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