A Swede Goodbye

After nearly seven years of turning over their Twitter account to a different Swede or Swedish resident every week, the government agencies behind @sweden are taking back the reins. Here are some memorable moments from the project's history.

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FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE 2011–2018 So Long @sweden — Here Are Some Highs And Lows From The Country's Shared Twitter Account digg.com After nearly seven years of turning over their Twitter account to a different Swede or Swedish resident every week, the government agencies behind @sweden are taking back the reins. Here are some memorable moments from the project's history. BIG COMMENTING ENERGY The Odd (And Oddly Sweet) World Of Obsessive Pornhub Commenters melmagazine.com Despite the reputation of many other free, open platforms, Pornhub comments are known to be creative, funny and surprising  —  not what you'd expect from people visiting a site to help them reach orgasm. LIFESTYLES OF THE OFTEN RICH & NOT FAMOUS How Money Diaries Became A Must-Read For Millennials (And For Those Who Love Them) theringer.com The popular Refinery29 column — now also available as a book — is a detailed look at the financial lives of young women. It's also some of the best millennial-focused journalism on the internet. COMPUTING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Why Do Over A Million Developers Use This Platform? digitalocean.com Alright, we'll tell you. DigitalOcean is a high-performance cloud platform that has an easy-to-use control panel and API, so you spend less time managing cloud services and more time on the work you'd rather be doing. DigitalOcean is offering a $100 credit to Digg readers to test it out. A SEA CHANGE THE BEERS ARE COMING How The Favorite Alcohol In European Countries Has Changed Over Time, Mapped digg.com Who knew that the preferences of European countries could change so much in the span of 25 years? WELCOME TO HALLYU 2.0 How K-Beauty Conquered The West medium.com Fueled by support from the Korean government, sheet masks and glass skin have taken over the world. THE GANG LOOKS BACK 'It's Always Sunny' At 13: The Cast Has Evolved, But The Gang? Not So Much nytimes.com In phone interviews with Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney, and, separately, Kaitlin Olson, they discussed the show's progression, tackling current events and the concept of redemption for the gang. VIDEO OF THE DAY BELLY FLOPS OR BUST Norway's 'Death Diving' Competition Looks Legitimately Nuts digg.com The objective of Det Internasjonale Dødseforbundet (The International League of Death) is, essentially, to do a belly flop off a high dive. It's incredible. iN THE NEWS Goop Settles Lawsuit, Can No Longer Make Health Claims About Vaginal Eggs Theranos Is Shutting Down Elon Musk Is Ramping Up His Pedophilia Accusations Against The Thai Cave Rescuer No, That Excerpt About Trump Seeing LBJ's Ghost Is Not Actually From Bob Woodward's New Book (But It Is Very Funny) DIGG PICKS This Gadget Makes It Easy For You To Stay Connected Anywhere In The World kickstarter.com Tern is a portable device that helps you find and secure connectivity as cheap as local pre-paid SIM cards, without having to switch SIM cards or rent portable WiFi connections. Stay foolish. Stay thirsty, folks. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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