Saturday, December 3, 2016

This Email Is Full Of Surprises

A hotly contested, supposedly ancient manuscript suggests Christ was married. But believing its origin story — a real-life "Da Vinci Code," involving a Harvard professor, a onetime Florida pornographer, and an escape from East Germany — requires a big leap of faith.
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Let us all get acquainted with surprise. Matt Thompson and his colleagues at the Atlantic have selected for you a bounty of links from their magazine and elsewhere, all revolving around that theme.
FIRST WOMEN AND WOMEN FIRST
HOLY SCROLLERS
The Unbelievable Tale Of Jesus's Wife
theatlantic.com
A hotly contested, supposedly ancient manuscript suggests Christ was married. But believing its origin story — a real-life "Da Vinci Code," involving a Harvard professor, a onetime Florida pornographer, and an escape from East Germany — requires a big leap of faith.
KARDASHIANS CAN'T KEEP UP
How Blac Chyna Beat The Kardashians At Their Own Game
buzzfeed.com
It's the kind of plot twist you can't help but give a shady nod to whether you agree with it or not.
END OF AN ERA
The Revenge Of Roger's Angels
nymag.com
How Fox News women took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media.
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HOW'D THAT WORK OUT FOR YA?
MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR
What If You Bought All 292 Million Of The Possible Powerball Combinations?
theatlantic.com
A very weird thought experiment.
SMELL YA LATER
WATCH: You Probably Don't Need To Shower
digg.com
The common definition of "clean" might be detrimental to our skin.
ACTUALLY SUPERGOOD
Jonah Hill Is No Joke
nytimes.com
He's proved himself as a dramatic actor. Why isn't he taken seriously?
INTERNATIONAL WATERS
How DEA Agents Took Down Mexico's Most Vicious Drug Cartel
theatlantic.com
… And how this helped give rise to the criminal empire of Chapo Guzmán.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WE BEARLY KNEW YE
Construction Workers Uncover A Surprise
digg.com
This problem is a real bear.
That's all for this dispatch. There are more surprises over at Digg dot com.