Morning Coffee (2/28/14)

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.)

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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.)

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

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?

Morning Coffee (2/12/14)

Veronica Mars fans, if you haven't seen this Entertainment Weekly video, you really should watch it.

Also, in case you missed it: They're getting a magazine cover. On sale Friday!

Wow. Derek Jeter is retiring.

Hmm: Richard III’s hair and eye colour ‘to be revealed’

Seriously, people, stop insulting the people you want to buy your products.

Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators

The Bavarian Beauties of Nymph Castle

Mallory Ortberg takes on The Runaway Bunny.

Morning Coffee (2/12/14)

TCM is airing a Shirley Temple marathon on March 9th.

Hugh Jackman will host this year's Tony Awards.

These Lego Olympic moments are great.

Ooh, a cider tap room is coming to Boston.

A show in which Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham are the same person? Sign me up.

How Pluto explains the solar system

Here's the Duchess of Cornwall with an original Archers cast picture, just because it makes me happy.

It’s A Bunch of Years After The War And Everything Is Different

Morning Coffee (2/11/14)

Sad sad news: Shirley Temple Black has died.

This was lovely and made me tear up: The Beatles, As America First Loved Them

Here's an interesting comparison of Jackie Robinson and Michael Sam.

A&E has ordered more Wahlburgers, which makes me happy because that's actually the one "reality" show I'm watching right now.

An Interview With The Bag On Shia LaBeouf's Head

Scarily correct, at least for me: Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?

Where's Nessie?

Heh: Mobile Marketing

Morning Coffee (2/10/14)

NFL prospect Michael Sam has come out as gay.

And here's the behind-the-scenes story: 'The eagle has landed'

This little feature about Meryl Davis and Charlie White's mothers was cute.

Oh, neat: Former figure skating champ Kimmie Meissner is working for NBC as a researcher.

'Borgen' Is Denmark's 'West Wing' (But Even Better)

Ice-T records 'Dungeons & Dragons' audiobook, calls it 'impossible to read'

Whoa: In Japan, a Beloved Deaf Composer Appears to Be None of the Above

How to Dress for Things You Hate

Morning Coffee (2/7/14)

Happy Friday!

This commercial for scotch and literacy is amazing and may make you cry. In a good way.

Kansas teen uses 3-D printer to make hand for boy

Stradivarius Is Recovered Unharmed After Theft

Pouring Cheese on Icy Roads in (Where Else?) Wisconsin

Israel brings Dead Sea scrolls to life with upgrade of digital archive

Wow: House helped solve a medical mystery.

An Olympic Preview, From The Canon Of Russian Literature

Don't stop knitting! It keeps you healthy.

Morning Coffee (2/6/14)

Figure skating coverage starts tonight! Interesting read: The Real Reason Ashley Wagner Made The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team

9 Scandals that Rocked the Figure Skating World

Good news: CVS Will Stop Selling Tobacco Products by October

Clay Aiken is really running for Congress.

Charlie Chaplin's only novel is finally being published.

You probably want to see Benedict Cumberbatch on Sesame Street.

Having date night tomorrow? Olive Garden will pay for baby-sitting if you eat there.

What J.K. Rowling’s Ron And Hermione Bombshell Tells Us About True Love And ‘Harry Potter’

Morning Coffee (2/5/14)

Snow day! Which means I still work, but do so at home and in my pajamas. Whee.

NH people, the State of the State speech has been postponed to tomorrow.

Here's the best school closing announcement ever.

Why This Transgender Teen's Big Legal Victory Matters

Ooh, breaking maple syrup news.

I'll admit that Borgen has me more interested than I might otherwise be in Danish political crises.

Figure skater Evan Lysacek is visiting Sesame Street tomorrow.

Jeopardy's New Game-Theory Devotee Is One to Keep an Eye On

Heh: Man Who Chooses Netflix Over Parties And Regularly Bails On Friends Wonders Why He’s So Lonely

Morning Coffee (2/4/14)

Whoa, important (possible) Voynich Manuscript news!

The Vanity Fair Hollywood cover has racial and gender diversity and lets everyone wear clothes. See, it's possible!

18 Athletes Going to Sochi Alone

At Four Seasons, Picasso Tapestry Hangs on the Edge of Eviction

Priorities! Pubs set to stay open for England World Cup matches after PM intervenes

A Brief History of Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar Campaign Tactics

Heh: This Week in Science Lies

"Hermione has a very strict schedule. She plans on becoming a late-in-life lesbian at the age of exactly 53, and not a minute sooner."

Morning Coffee (2/3/14)

Happy Monday! How is it February already??

The Brutal, Bloody Horror of Gay Life in Putin’s Russia

This piece by Dax Shepard on why celebrity kids should be off-limits to the paparazzi was surprisingly charming and touching.

Apparently there's going to be a Back to the Future musical.

The Epic Battle To Save The Most Offensive Team Name In Professional Sports

16 #BuzzfeedBooks You Have To Read Before You Die

A Story About A Little-Known Song In A Little-Known Movie That Got A Big Oscar Nod

This is a fascinating legal issue: Bing Crosby's First Wife Denied Value of His Publicity Rights

Try this Chrome Lego extension and never work again!