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.
You look like you could use some Polish art. Behold the South Korean English teaching robot. Here are some vintage photo postcards for you. Very old teeth are very important.
It is a very slow day on the internet. New Scientist brings you their favorite space stories of the year. Ennio Morricone is composing cellphone ring tones. this is true.…
The Pentagon is very good at seeing things. Mapping Gothic France (I’m sure this appeals to everyone). Clearly this is going to be the plot of the next Da Vinci…
The NY Times wants to discuss the history of space suits with you. Continuing a theme of sorts: Chinese ghost cities. The wonderful world of one star Amazon book reviews.…
Everyone likes a good vintage Christmas ad, am I right? Michael Wolf takes pictures of crowded Japanese commuter trains. Behold the unicow! Have you checked out Google Body Browser yet?…
We’re talking about a god damned Great Lakes Christmas miracle (or something)! Meanwhile, still in the Daily Mall, behold the Chinese tiger dog. 1789 Plan of NYC. These are the…
The Big Picture’s annual year in review make the years worth living. Map collages! Item: Chinese scientists want you to walk through walls. This is what it looks like when…
Flavorwire kindly directs to the best scientific images of 2010. Did you read the New Yorker profile on Shigeru Miyamoto? I did. . . Here are some very simple illustrations…
I am very cold so lets all just watch this solar storm. What’s that? You don’t think the universe could be any more awesome? oh hey ICE VOLCANO. Here are…
Take a look inside the Madagascar stone forest. Or not, it’s entirely up to you. Here are some more very old botanical drawings for you. Very important: sleepy bees are…
Christmas is just around the corner, so look at this Spanish Santa vending machine robot. Your skin is the oldest thing about you. Philippe Jullian, connoisseur of the exotic. This…