Thursday, July 21, 2016

Great Balls Of Steroids

How To Become A Movie Star, And Other Great Stories
Digg Editions
Morning · Thu, Jul 21
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
How To Become A Movie Star, And Other Great Stories
digg.com
How an American became an accidental Chinese movie star, the trouble with online therapists, and more of the best long reads of the week.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Watch Ted Cruz's RNC Speech — Which Got Him Booed For Refusing To Endorse Trump
Elon Musk Posts His 'Master Plan' For Tesla
Federal Court Rules Texas' ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act
Operator Of Kickass Torrents, World's Biggest File-Sharing Site, Arrested in Poland
WEARABLES WE DIGG | SPONSORED
This Wearable Is A Subwoofer For Your Body
kickstarter.com
The Basslet uses haptic technology to let you experience powerful bass anywhere. The wearable was created for everyday music listening but also works for VR and gaming. And it's completely silent to the outside world.
SCENT FROM BELOW
Most Whales Don't Know How Bad They Smell
atlasobscura.com
And other fragrant underwater tales.
TIRED OF THE RNC YET?
THE ART OF THE DEAL ESTATE
The Yunited States Of Yuge
gq.com
A journey through the very luxurious America that Trump already runs.
THERE'S BEEN GOOD POLE-ING
My Week Stripping At The RNC
gawker.com
This week, Republicans descended on Cleveland, and so did tons of strippers. I am one of them.
HAVE A BALL
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
Are Juiced Balls The New Steroids?
fivethirtyeight.com
The ball may be responsible for MLB's latest home run surge.
TO BE THE BEST THERE EVER WAS
'Pokémon Go' Helped Me Cope With My Social Anxiety
kotaku.com
The first time I tried to catch a Zubat in "Pokemon Go" sucked. I was out on a crowded San Francisco street on a Friday night, and the tiny blue asshole with a smaller asshole for a mouth moved like friggin' Muhammad Ali.
BEFORE YOU GO
Backyard Scientist Makes His Very Own Fiery Vortex Cannon
digg.com
Though Kevin Kolher liked his store-bought, hand-held vortex cannon, he still had something bigger in mind. So, he built one ten times larger out of a metal trash can and spare parts. Then, in another stroke of genius, he decided to shoot fire out of it.
Look into the fiery vortex that is your soul, and confront your demons. Don't worry, you can do it! Bye!