US Airports Are Hell On Earth

Yes She Can, What's The Future Of Football In The Age Of Concussions?, Season's Greetings From Your New Favorite Watch, Can-Crushing Machines Are Mesmerizing And Other News, My High School Teammate, Kobe Bryant, Why Do So Many People Hate US Airports? The Daily Digg Monday, November 30, 2015 WHY HILL IS CHILL Yes She Can newrepublic.com "Why Hillary Clinton will do more for black people than Obama." DIGG DIALOG What's The Future Of Football In The Age Of Concussions? digg.com Jeanne Marie Laskas is the author of the new book "Concussion," and has been reporting extensively on the NFL's head trauma crisis for GQ since 2009. Her first story, Game Brain, is the basis of a new film called "Concussion," starring Will Smith. She'll join us at 12pm EST to talk about the future of football and the quandary of loving a violent game. Leave a comment now! WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED Season's Greetings From Your New Favorite Watch mvmtwatches.com Need to buy a new watch? There's no time like the present. (Seriously, MVMT's having a sale.) WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Can-Crushing Machines Are Mesmerizing And Other News digg.com While you were passed out in a food coma all weekend, the Internet kept moving. Catch up with what you missed: the Wu-Tang Clan's super secret album locked in a Moroccan vault, a chicken on a Roomba, and one giant wasp's nest. COOLER THAN THE PROM KING My High School Teammate, Kobe Bryant mashable.com In 1996, teenage Kobe Bryant was on the brink between hometown hero and worldwide celebrity. HOW DO I HATE THEE? Why Do So Many People Hate US Airports? bbc.com Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel periods in the US, with millions criss-crossing the country, often by air, to get home for their family dinner — and back again a couple of days later. But air travellers in the US often find the experience frustrating enough to voice bitter complaints. What went wrong? Get more stories on Digg.com WORLDWIDE PRIDE Participants dance under a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. Hundreds of gay rights activists danced to drum beats and held colorful balloons as they marched celebrating "diversity of gender and sexuality." Credit: AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014

Kegger

The 22x22x22 Rubik's Cube Comes To A Sad, Sudden End, The Mountain From 'Game Of Thrones' Wrecks The Keg Toss World Record, This 16-Lens Camera Is A Game-Changer, Quentin Tarantino Explains Why 70MM Film Is Better Than Digital, The Way Pangolins Climb Trees Is Bizarre, How Plastic Injection Works, And What's So Brilliant About LEGO's Design The Daily Digg Sunday, November 29, 2015 SO EXPLODING... WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN? The 22x22x22 Rubik's Cube Comes To A Sad, Sudden End digg.com After seven months of construction, this massive Rubik's cube was given its first turn. And its last. GOING FULL BRO The Mountain From 'Game Of Thrones' Wrecks The Keg Toss World Record digg.com To celebrate, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson drank forty kegs of beer (probably). CAMERAS WE DIGG SPONSORED This 16-Lens Camera Is A Game-Changer light.co The Light L16 camera is a game-changer. With 16 lenses and an optical zoom range up to 150mm, it packs a serious punch: big-sensor image quality, super high-resolution and big-lens zoom all in one smartphone-sized package. Buy today and save $350. IT'S ALL FOR YOU (THE FANS) Quentin Tarantino Explains Why 70MM Film Is Better Than Digital digg.com Even if "The Hateful Eight" turns out to be a bust (unlikely), it will still look great. SLLLLLLINK The Way Pangolins Climb Trees Is Bizarre digg.com It's like he's not even trying. PLASTIC ARTS How Plastic Injection Works, And What's So Brilliant About LEGO's Design digg.com An explanation of why plastic things are almost never perfectly square, and why plastic forks always have those little nubs on the handles. Get more stories on Digg.com SO SATISFYING Just try looking away from this homemade can-crusher. Credit: Rulof Maker Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014

The First Thing Ever Bought On The Internet

The Birth And Death Of Privacy, How Your Embryo Knew What To Do, Time For A Black Friday Sale You Actually Want, Was Pizza The First Thing Ever Purchased On The Internet?, Why Are We Suspicious Of Kindness?, What's New On Netflix In December The Daily Digg Friday, November 27, 2015 PERSONAL PICS The Birth And Death Of Privacy medium.com The lesson from 3,000 years of history is that privacy has almost always been a back-burner priority. Humans invariably choose money, prestige or convenience when it has conflicted with a desire for solitude. GOOGLE? How Your Embryo Knew What To Do nautil.us The forgotten story of the woman who discovered how animals get their shape. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED Time For A Black Friday Sale You Actually Want mvmtwatches.com You want to get yourself something nice on Black Friday, but don't want to wait outside a Best Buy at 4 am. Good news: MVMT's got you covered. OR WAS IT WEED? Was Pizza The First Thing Ever Purchased On The Internet? digg.com Depending on how you define "the Internet" and "ecommerce," the first thing ever bought is either a Sting CD, pizza, weed, or groceries. CRUEL TO BE KIND Why Are We Suspicious Of Kindness? bbc.com Generous people are happier and healthier, yet acts of kindness are often met with suspicion and scorn. Why? HELLO 'BLACK MIRROR' HOLIDAY SPECIAL What's New On Netflix In December polygon.com November gave Netflix users Jessica Jones and Master of None. December will give subscribers Adam Sandler's controversial film The Ridiculous 6, but don't worry, there are still some interesting titles to stream over the holidays. Get more stories on Digg.com DEEP IN THE NET Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, of France, watches a basket by the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Jazz won 102-91. Credit: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014

Use The Back Door

The Best Articles Of The Week: Life After Paris And A Tormented Family, Why We Need Strong Encryption, Even If Terrorists Use It Too, A Watch (And A Price) We Can All Be Thankful For, The Right Way To Carve And Serve A Turkey, The Miserable Life Of The Presidential Turkey, Where Are The Moonshots To Save The Earth? The Daily Digg Thursday, November 26, 2015 HOLIDAY WEEKEND READING The Best Articles Of The Week: Life After Paris And A Tormented Family digg.com Why the bombings at Paris' Stade de France were so unnerving, the wrenching account of a regular family ripped apart by a lone hacker, the misadventures of jihadists seeking red mercury, and more. MIGHT AS WELL HOLD ON TO THAT LIBERTY Why We Need Strong Encryption, Even If Terrorists Use It Too medium.com Crypto back doors will weaken our own security. And they won't stop new attacks. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED A Watch (And A Price) We Can All Be Thankful For mvmtwatches.com Thanks to MVMT, you don't need to empty your bank account to score a great watch. Check out their sleek and sophisticated designs, all available for less than $150. TODAY'S THE BIG DAY The Right Way To Carve And Serve A Turkey digg.com Sure there are plenty of videos that tell you how to break down a turkey, but the Culinary Institute of America goes the extra mile by showing you how to slice the component parts for easy serving. IT AIN'T EASY BEING NOT EATEN The Miserable Life Of The Presidential Turkey priceonomics.com Every November, the President of the United States grants a Turkey a Presidential pardon. The act supposedly ensures the bird a life free from the shackles of Thanksgiving dinner — a life of aimless roaming, gobbling, and other turkey activities. But the tradition comes with a dark side. GO BIG OR LOSE HOME Where Are The Moonshots To Save The Earth? digg.com Are there technological solutions for global warming? And where are the tech-utopians working to find them?​ Get more stories on Digg.com CAT NAP In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, a lion cub is bundled up in a blanket to get warm during a power outage at the Taigan Safari Park, in Belogorsk, about 50 km (31 miles) east of Simferopol, Crimea. The weekend bombing of electricity pylons by unknown attackers wiped out power supplies to Crimea from Ukraine and the peninsula was able to fill only about 30 percent of its electricity needs. Credit: AP Photo/Alexander Polegenko Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014