Dan Weiss

Continuing a theme from yesterday: a complete history of parachuting animals. I almost missed the Big Picture’s pictures of the year. Here’s a little advertising retrofuture for you. A bit of history: how the Republicans gained and lost the Muslim…

Holy cow, the year is almost over, Jeffrey Toobin has your legal cases for 2016. It is ALWAYS a good time for Soviet space dogs. The (unfortunately way too topical) question for the day is: what actually happens when you…

Let’s all take a trip to Morocco’s premier ski resort. But, like, what if buildings could build THEMSELVES. Penguin huddles are basically the most incredible thing. All hail the ham radio tourist. Remember that time a couple tried to prove…

It’s Monday, here’s a story about a man getting arrested with 51 turtles in his pants. On “on fleek” and how corporations profit off the viral content black teenage girls (this is both upsetting and fascinating). Today in alarmism: working…

Let’s all start our Friday’s with an epic Italian volcanic eruption. Here’s that very important mid 60s illustrated Russian space book you were asking about. Darran Anderson on sunken cities, global warming, and seasteading. The cruelest thing CS Lewis ever…

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Hey look, it’s W.E.B Du Bois’s (possibly) first science fiction story. We all enjoy looking at sad empty malls sometimes. Here’s your early 20th Century Czech book design for the day. Maybe you want some cellular photography too (obviously you…

Every morning is a good morning to read about astronauts pooping. How did humans get such large brains anyway? How did hot springs become tourist destinations anyway? Oh good, the first wind turbine amusement park is on its way. The…

Of particular note these days: the Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman. We have now witnessed a black hole burping back up a bit of star. Way to go everyone! A short history of dinosaurs in science fiction.…

I’m also very thankful for tardigrades. Congratulations, coffee is good is for you again. Remembering the glory (holi)days of San Francisco’s Emporium. Maybe psychopaths like bitter food? Maybe a lot of things. I guess we’ve entered the days of appreciating…

Short week this week, we’ll have MC posts for you today and tomorrow and then take the week off for the holiday. What we’re most thankful for is you. It’s always a good day for previously unseen Shackleton pictures. Failed…

Evidently we learned nothing from the Japanese internment camps. (Not to be political and alienate people here, but if you think letting in refugees is a problem you’re wrong and a probably a bad person.) Today in alarmism: maybe a…