Dan Weiss

Moscow is filled with zombie pigeons. Elsewhere in the former USSR: the decaying tramways of Chiatura, Georgia (are neat). Young Proust visits a brothel. We are living in a world…

Today in animals being amazing: birds understand speed limits. Coffee is bad for you again (if you are under 55) (I guess). Fill the Silence is your Tumblr of the…

Oh hey, Area 51 is a for real (not terribly alien-infested) place. As a bad movie connoisseur it’s pretty great hearing Jerry Lewis talk about “The Day the Clown Cried”.…

Welcome to the working week, here are two timelines of slang for genitals. Important news update: San Miguel Island is pretty neat. 1920s Australian criminals were very dapper. Everyone loves…

Why hello there new adorable mammal. Let’s all check out some of the new UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Moving sidewalks are (yesterday’s) the future! A brief history of “hello”. Here…

Head is in outer space today. NPR pines (and sees reason to maybe hope) for real big alien life. On the other hand, it turns out the Milky Way is…

It brings me so much pleasure knowing there is an impassioned debate in the scientific community about what jumping into a black hole would do to you. The time has…

It is very important to remember to put elevators in your skyscrapers. You guys, I’m so excited about the Hyperloop. The solar bell is neat too. Now let us discuss…

I’m back. This one goes out to my Chicago reader. Good news everyone! Our kid’s are getting slightly less fat! This week in dolphins being the best: they can remember…

I’m going to be on tour with my band for the next three plus weeks, but I promise you’ll be in good hands in the meanwhile. See you in August!…

Big day for dinosaur news part 1: Yes, the t-rex was a predator. Big day for dinosaur news part 2: Hello there weird new horn faced dino. Difference and Repetition…

Hey, so we totally found a new moon around Neptune (that we should have found a while ago). Vintage Cuban political posters. Let us now discuss Edison’s last breath. Sometimes…