Dan Weiss is a professional bookseller, amateur dilettante. He writes and plays in the band The Yellow Dress. He firmly believes that everything is going to be okay.
Happy Thursday, let’s talk about the US’s never materialized 20th century war against the British. Attention: gamers are better than scientists. If you ask me all mummies are pretty shocking.…
Oh man, I sure hope the Low Line park gets made. Let’s take a look at all the world’s submarine cables. Perhaps you’ve wondered what the mathematically average font would…
What does it even mean to create artificial blood vessels on a 3D printer? The ancient Irish were totally terrified of zombies. “On the Writing of the Insane (with illustrations).”…
The porn industry is ready for the apocalypse. While we’re on the subject (not really): the consequences of ruin porn. Yes, we heard about the loneliest seal too. Hey look,…
Dinosaurs and birds together at last (in the distant distant past). On Edward Gorey’s illustrated letters. Some new time wasters for your weekend: biomedical ephemera and ancient maps! Perhaps you…
We’re going to need a bigger rocket (to get to mars). Department of turnings-things-into-other-things: I bet that aircraft carrier would make a pretty neat diving reef. Thursday fluff: How To…
Santa Cruz understands the best way to stop crime is math. Let’s all discuss living bridges! Sharks used to be adorable. Sometimes it is important to look into pop-cultures past…
On the political history of orange carrots. Yep. Good news New York: the New York State Pavilion will (probably) be saved. Jellyfish cats and the future of AIDS research. Medically…
I didn’t want to put my books on your shelves anyway, Ikea. The Chinese are crushing us both in industry AND whimsy! We are also being beaten by the Finnish…
Here are a lot of Polaroids from John Waters’ house, if that’s your thing. Mussolini’s toothpaste over at 50 Watts. The United Nations make some neat stamps. Look Higgs Boson…
This has been touched on before, but prehistoric life was basically all boning all the time. Once Upon A Time In Yugoslavia will fulfill all my internet needs this week.…
Let’s talk about old place names yes? Important: Amazon makes terrible spaceships. Related: Soviet space shuttle remains hurray! Ferris wheel based art (and other things). Antiquarian tableware (#2 is particularly…