Marvel's Real-Life Lex Luthor

How Marvel Became The Envy (And Scourge) Of Hollywood, 10 Bar Bets You'll Always Win, What We Learned This Week, The 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Trailer Is Here, This Is What Happens When You Ask Contemporary Artists To Reimagine Maps Of The World, First Day Of Terror The Daily Digg Friday, July 25, 2014 HEROS OR VILLIANS? How Marvel Became The Envy (And Scourge) Of Hollywood hollywoodreporter.com Ike Perlmutter has become one of the town's most feared (and frugal) moguls. Now, as "Guardians of the Galaxy" takes the $6 billion-grossing brand in a new and risky direction, insiders open up about the never-seen executive's ironfisted style and the underside of a superhero empire. AKA HOW TO SCAM MONEY OFF YOUR FRIENDS 10 Bar Bets You'll Always Win digg.com You might win these bets, but depending on your watering hole of choice, you might get your smarmy ass tossed out on the curb too. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned Vegas is changing blackjack, why sleeping in doesn't work and that New York is the unhappiest city in America. Ok, we probably could have guessed that last one. SUITABLE FOR WORK The 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Trailer Is Here digg.com We know you've been waiting for this with bated breath. PUTTING THE 'ART' IN CARTOGRAPHER This Is What Happens When You Ask Contemporary Artists To Reimagine Maps Of The World huffingtonpost.com From renderings of the physical world to abstract images that attempt to navigate the spaces inside our minds, the stunning visualizations turn scientific data and condensed topography into contemporary artworks. OIL BARONS STARE DOWN BARREL OF A GUN First Day Of Terror theappendix.net As six casually dressed young people carrying black Adidas bags turned the corner and began to approach the building, the oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Libya, and Algeria had begun another round of discussions about the price of oil. Their meetings had been headline material for over two years, since October 1973. Read more on Digg.com → WHY DON'T ALL MUSEUMS ALLOW NAPPING? A visitor takes a nap on a couch at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo. What a fine idea. Credit: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014