Don't Buy That House

Americans Think Owning A Home Is Better For Them Than It Is, Louis C.K. Is America's Undisputed King Of Comedy, Ken Block And Neymar Jr. Play Soccer, We Didn't Believe In 'Artisanal' Toast Until We Made Our Own, The Dark History Of EI, The Latest Frat Accused Of Rapey Emails The Daily Digg Wednesday, April 23, 2014 THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEIR BUBBLE BURST Americans Think Owning A Home Is Better For Them Than It Is washingtonpost.com The fact that Americans still financially fetishize homeownership baffles me. Never mind that so many people lost their shirts (among other possessions) in the recent housing bust. Over an even longer horizon, owning a home has not proved to be a terribly lucrative investment either. LUCKY GUY Louis C.K. Is America's Undisputed King Of Comedy gq.com Comedy is subjective, but not with Louis C.K. He's the funniest man alive, and we don't want any of your lip about it. WE CALL IT A TIE Ken Block And Neymar Jr. Play Soccer digg.com Since soccer isn't entertaining enough already, Ken Block decided to add some smoking tires to the beautiful game. OF COURSE THEY DID We Didn't Believe In 'Artisanal' Toast Until We Made Our Own npr.org We began with a bag of Trader Joe's white bread. Then we divided and conquered the art of toasting, the primitive way — with fire — all the way to the laptop. Yes, we tried to make toast with computer-generated heat and air. We also used a blowtorch, a pan of butter, a food dehydrator, a dryer and a coffee maker. Our findings might surprise you. 'A FREELANCE CLUB OF DOUCHEBAGS' The Dark History Of EI, The Latest Frat Accused Of Rapey Emails theatlantic.com A series of emails thought to be culled from a listserv of an unofficial fraternity at American University shows just how depraved some all-male campus groups can be — and that protecting students from assault will take more than just yanking frat charters. Read more on Digg.com → HAPPY EARTH DAY A Greater Adjutant Stork flies by a ragpicker looking for recyclable items at a garbage dump on Earth Day, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. Credit: AP Photo/Anupam Nath Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014