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Science Saturday
A new phase of matter? The study that led to the public pressure that made Craigslist shut down its adult services section is apparently really bad science. The RHIC generates the largest antinucleus ever. A submarine with tank treads. Why…
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Saturday Morning Links
Seemingly out of nowhere, a couple of pieces on The Wire, probably my favorite television show ever. The first is in The Threepenny Review, by W. S. DiPiero, a piece called “Who Shot Snot?” The second, by way of Hannah…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We should have linked to this yesterday, but it’s never too late to look at Houdini’s prop list. Everyone needs some microscopic insect photography from time to time. On the comparative size of islands and lakes in the Western Hemisphere.…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Sometimes when I am trying to find links I just end up reading long boring essays about Disneyland attractions and chairs, this is the life of the internet scavenger. Dear everyone: please take me out for a dinner in the…
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Sad Stuff on the Street
Sad Stuff on the Street is exactly it sounds like, pictures of sad stuff (like the broken rainbow umbrella above) on the street. Started by Greg Larson and Sloane Crosley (a short back-story of the site can be found here,…
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Roundup
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; as a person partaking in the national Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan that was implemented as part of the package, I see today as a day to celebrate.…
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“An Amazing Tale of Survival”
Dana Albarella James tells the story of her “life without a cell phone.”
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Mid-century modern stained glass? Yes thanks. While we are on the subject, Christian Annyas has determined the average life-span of a Saul Bass logo. (via Letters of Note.) This light organ is pretty cool, you know? 50 Watts on “the…
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Readers Report Back From… The Gift
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “The Gift.” Edited by Susan Clements:
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We are glad to report that the Yakuza is doing their part. I’ll be honest with you, I rarely know what is going on at But Does It Float, but I do understand Spanish graphic design. Scientists: you are not…
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Grid Growth
“In 1811, John Randel created a proposed street grid of Manhattan.” Now, thanks to a fun interactive map from the New York Times, you can compare Randel’s map “along with other historic information,” to the Manhattan we know today.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #79
MOUNT RUSHMORE ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Mount Rushmore.