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Dan Weiss
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Morning Coffee
Some fun news for you this President’s Day: 38 percent of the world’s surface is in danger of desertification! The entire coast of California in aerial photographs. I am only linking to this because it contains my favorite word. Wayne…
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Morning Coffee
The sorts of things people try to smuggle. Gary Chang’s sliding apartment. I would be pretty happy if these air cruise ships become a reality sooner rather than later (I have a lot to do later you know?) The inventor…
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Morning Coffee
I was debating whether to link to Flavorwire’s write up on Roa’s Urban Zoo or their math-related pic of the day. But you know what, it’s Thursday so why not spoil you a little? Welcome to Yosemite. Being bored is…
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Morning Coffee
This is all very serious. Everything in the world is going to be ok because this link is filled with tiny pandas. Polish sound postcards. The Royal Shakespeare Company is building a full-scale replica of their theatre and shipping it…
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Morning Coffee
Stephen Hawking: galactic tagger. The long-list for the weirdest titled books of 2009 award (has been announced). NYRB essay on the history of Facebook. The Scentisizer! Prophetic pictures from 1905 Wisconsin. (via Mefi.)
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Morning Coffee
Clothing for the discerning clergyman. Sometimes people are really into typefaces but also have too much free time; those people do things like this. Hella sweet pictures of astronauts and such (warning: french text). The BBC is going to talk…
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I assure you our heart is in the right place. We aren’t sure if we love this or hate this, but damn it all it’s Friday and we are linking to some hipster puppies. This year’s Olympic medals will be…
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Morning Coffee
NY Times on how your brain physically manifests abstract ideas and the Tanzanian Spray Toad. The Hubble has detected an alien spacecraft (or just a comet or something, whatever). The universe is hella closer to death than we thought. (via…
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Morning Coffee
I really just want to use the phrase “acoustic wind pavilion.” A look at a few of the 180,000 pictures from the Magnum photo archives. Live feed of a Bald Eagle’s nest. (via MeFi.) A look into the Swedish Pavilion…
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Morning Coffee
Why yes, I DO like pictures of Dubai. Pain Pack let’s you experience other’s emotional pain. Photographing e-waste. The ultimate graphic novel (in six panels). Blue whales voices dropping. What does your brain think is funny?