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Dan Weiss

  • Morning Coffee

    So precious it hurts: microscopic origami. A concise listing of man’s landings on celestial bodies (via Boingboing.) Oh hey recycled boat, what’s up with you? GerryCanavan Points us to the answer of a very important question: how does a student…

  • Morning Coffee

    The Japanese are better at solar power than the rest of us. Tokujin Yoshioka’s rainbow church. Inhabitat brings you the book cell (thank you for this). Why yes, I would like to look at your collection of matchbooks.

  • Morning Coffee

    The tragedy of umbrella genocide. If you should find yourself in Ahrensburg, Germany, perhaps you’d like to check out the Flour Art Museum. Also, in the above situation, you’d probably be able to read the text that goes with these…

  • Morning Coffee

    Sherman Alexie has written you a poem about My Sharona. (via GerryCanavan.) WFMU’s best show takes you through the darker side of power pop (mp3). The always reliable New Scientist has a handy list of tricks for alien trackers. Check…

  • Morning Coffee

    Time photo-essay on zebra-relocation. They have to be relocated somehow you know? Liechetenstein! (I don’t know why I linked to this either) We here at M.C. headquarters are big fans of the sculptural work of Carmelo Leone. Trying to understand…

  • Tune of the Day

    Artists: Alton and Hortense Ellis Song: “Willow Tree”

  • Morning Coffee

    Scientifically speaking, we are all really boring. I don’t really understand how this works at all, but the code organ is a mighty fine way to kill some time. Diary Type is here to supply you with your weekly dose…

  • Morning Coffee

    Start your weekend off with some fine Victorian era photographs of Japan. The Guardian UK takes a look at unreliable narrators. Jeez, stop talking about the upcoming 2010 Shanghai World Expo, move on man, 2012’s will be way radder. Long…

  • Morning Coffee

    Robert Voit’s new trees. Crazy rad optical illusion sculpture schizophrenia test! If I understand this correctly, prosecutors are charging half eaten hamburgers with murder (note: this is a gross misread of this story). Why yes, I am still into abandoned…

  • Morning Coffee

    A little architecture porn to start your day, coming to you from Turkey, Japan, and Wayne Coyne’s heroin soaked brain. Evidently there is some sort of sporting event going on right now. Here are some commemorative stamps. Dead fly art…

  • Morning Coffee

    David Maisel’s epic aerial-photography (is good). NPR wants to convince you that you should be into macaroons. I’m willing to listen. A brief history of pretty much everything. Seed Magazine on bee’s past, present, and questionable future. Totally bad-ass green…

  • Tune of the Day

    Artists: Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Song: “Ice Cream Man”