Because Pluto is Still Real For Some of Us
When Pluto’s planet status was woefully taken away, it wasn’t just you who felt betrayed by science and destabilized by NASA. There are plenty of third graders out there who were upset by the news....
View ArticleThe End of a World as We Know It
My obsession with Pluto began when my six-year-old daughter asked how many planets there were. Nine. Nine! Nine? There had always been nine, and I couldn’t bring myself to say “eight.”In 2006, when the...
View ArticleDan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
(Dan Weiss is out on tour with his band The Yellow Dress. He’ll be back on August 3rd.)In galactic news, now we know what Pluto looks like.Ever wonder where all the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge money...
View ArticleDan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
(Dan Weiss is out on tour with his band The Yellow Dress. He’ll be back on August 3rd.)The Minions might be annoying, but they saved this girl’s life.Don’t worry about getting lost in the desert: a...
View ArticleThe Sunday Rumpus Essay: Nix
Before the pantheon of Greek gods and goddesses, before even the Titans appeared, there was Chaos. Shapeless and formless, the raw stuff of existence, it was the very first thing to be. Chaos gave...
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