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Dan Weiss
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Some gruesome 15th-19th Century surgical illustration to start your week right. 2015 was the first year in four decades that no one conquered Everest. Drop everything and look at Mucha’s rejected proposal to modify the Eiffel Tower (because it is…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Take a moment of pause today for the career of Dr Zizmor. At least global warming is helping us find a lot more long lost photonegatives in the arctic. Welcome to the age of the ghost business. My new dream…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The biggest problem with the world is the lack of giant electricity monument. Meanwhile, some super surreal pictures of a new giant golden Mao monument. A bit of good news for once: after twenty years, the Calypso is setting sail…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Starting the day off very classy, here’s your short history of farting for money. A new year, a new giant batch of new planets. Let’s be real though, you are never REALLY quitting facebook. Maybe you’d like to look at…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Atlas Obscura explains the 19th Century law behind the Oregon standoff. While things are being explained: let’s talk about those new elements. Here’s your tale of tragic hot air balloon arctic exploration for the day. Long story short, yes cheese…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s a brand new year so it’s time to look at what could have entered the public domain. Meanwhile, both the Diary of Anne Frank and Mein Kampf ARE in the public domain now. The triumphs of Soviet cuisine. Scientists…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Today will be our last Morning Coffee of the year; thank you for being here as always. You mean the world to me, you really do. Today seems like a good day to talk about how weird and dangerous mistletoe…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Bring back Lonesome George(‘s species)! Congratulations on your new tallest peak, North American Arctic. Let’s talk about World War 2 era drones. Here are some vintage holiday window shopping photographs for you. And now, because I’m not above this sort…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Let’s all take a moment to mourn Berlin’s rolling sidewalks we could have had. Maybe it’s time for infinite sky offices? Very important cat longevity information. Hey look, parrots are using tools now too. The time has come for MRA…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Here’s your year in debunked viral images. Meanwhile: remember that time a child asked JFK if the Soviets would nuke Santa? It’s very important you start following 70’s Dinner Party for all your gross food needs. Calder in the studio.…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
A little Monday morning Christmas cheer: the nativity scene is a lie. Why yes, the government DID commission a study on sci-fi drug use. The evolution of fruit (is pretty nuts). Let’s all explore the abandoned Hershey’s factory. Surely some…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Just a reminder that we’re living in an age where hoverboard fires are a government concern. On the other hand: we’ve entered the age of test-tube puppies. Let’s take a trip back to the glory days of Little Syria, NYC.…