Monday, December 12, 2016

2016 Has Never Looked Better

This year, our annual retrospective is about you. It's about the things you read and watched and shared. This is a celebration of you going to this humble website and clicking on the links.
Digg Editions
Morning · Mon, Dec 12
WE STILL EXIST
2016: The Year In Digg
digg.com
This year, our annual retrospective is about you. It's about the things you read and watched and shared. This is a celebration of you going to this humble website and clicking on the links.
EXTENSIONS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Save Money While You're Last-Minute Shopping On Amazon
wikibuy.com
Wikibuy is a chrome extension that automatically finds the lowest price, best coupon or cash back offer for whatever you're shopping for — on Amazon and a ton of other major sites. It's a free tool, so there's literally no reason not to get it.
NO PUFF PIECE
FILLED UP WITH DOUGH
How The Twinkie Made The Superrich Even Richer
nytimes.com
Maybe you were excited for the Twinkie comeback in 2013, but private equity firms got the sweetest treat out of the deal.
'I WON'T LET ANYONE JOKE ABOUT THE DONOR'
An Interview With America's First Penis Transplant Recipient
bostonmagazine.com
The pioneering surgery, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in May, lasted for 15 hours and has since been heralded as a major medical breakthrough. Talking with him at his home in Halifax, one thing becomes remarkably clear: Manning is not shy about anything.
WE MAKE OUR OWN LUCK
People Are Dying Younger Because America Keeps Failing The Bad-Break Test
nymag.com
In the richest country in the world, it shouldn't be the case that one bad break can trigger a downward spiral to death.
THIS SECTION ROCKS
VIDEO: Rock Beats Scissors, Just Like How The 2008 Rock Paper Scissors Championship Beats Every Other Sport
VIDEO: The First Trailer For 'The Fate Of The Furious' Seriously Raises The Stakes
VIDEO: A 'Baywatch' Reboot Starring Dwayne Johnson Is Coming
THE BRITISH ARE GOING
ELLO GOV'NOR
Scenes From A 1970 Trip To London
flashbak.com
When Bowie had long, luscious locks of hair. Before the reign of The Iron Lady. When The Doctor was Jon Pertwee. Etcetera.
BEER-SWILLING BRITS
The Beards, Beer And Street Dancing Of Santacon London
vice.com
'Tis the season of Santacon bar crawls. Love them or hate them (or begrudgingly tolerate them), a mob of red-suited merrymakers crowding the streets is a sight to see.
COULDN'T TALK THEMSELVES OUT OF IT
How Britain Talked Brexit
buzzfeed.com
Groundbreaking analysis shows immigration, not sovereignty or the NHS, dominated the conversation — and making British judges responsible for British law was a key theme for Leave supporters.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WELL, SHIT
We're Pretty Sure This Skier Triggered An Avalanche
digg.com
Damn dude. You got lucky. Congrats on not dying.
IN THE NEWS
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New 17.5-Hour Flight From Australia To London Will Be The Longest In The World
Twitter Reinstates White Nationalist Leader Richard Spencer
It's Monday. Good news for big fans of Tuesday.