Monday, April 1, 2019

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A Running List Of Good, Bad And Terrible April Fools' Jokes, Time Is a Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' and more.
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THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS
ONWARD AND UPWARD?
All Of March 2019 In One Big Post
digg.com
March came in like a lion and out like a lamb... or something like that. Anyway, here are the nine most important things that tell the story of the third month of the year.
WAKE US UP WHEN APRIL 1ST ENDS
April Fools': A Running List Of Good, Bad And Terrible Corporate Gags
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Depending on your view, today is one of the best or worst days on the internet, where half the things you see are fake and most of the jokes are pretty dumb. It's April Fools' Day!
IT'S BEEN ONE HELL OF A RIDE
Time Is A Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy Of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon'
theringer.com
In 1999, a PC game turned millions of kids into virtual theme park designers. Twenty years later, it holds up as a symbol of creativity and the power of online community to change lives for the
HOUSE OF HORRORS
Inside Scientology's Secret Propaganda Museum
thedailybeast.com
In Hollywood lies "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death," a bizarre — free — museum where teachers take kids to learn about the evils of mental health care.
DIGG PICKS
These Earbuds Are So Waterproof You Can Swim Laps With Them
xfyro.com
Xfyro has made the first-ever fully waterproof wireless earbuds. They're comfortable, secure, and magnetically connect to the battery case so you can enjoy a total listening time of 20-30 hours before having to recharge your case.
GOOD QUESTION
I Found Out My Boyfriend Cheated On Me The Same Week He Was Diagnosed With Cancer, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​
A LONG WAY TO GO
DO'S OR DON'T?
Is Marriage Obsolete?
thecut.com
In an upgradable, consumer-driven, instant-gratification world where the experiences of shopping for high-end cell phones, high-end mates, and high-end sperm cells are hauntingly similar to each other, isn't it reasonable to question the value of a legal contract, written in ink, on paper, that involves disastrously punitive terms of dissolution?
YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU BLOW MY MIND
How Disney Grew Its $3 Billion Mickey Mouse Business — By Selling To Adults
fastcompany.com
Apple, Gucci, Kate Spade, Uniqlo, L'Oréal and Maybelline are just a few of the companies that sell Mickey-branded products for grown-ups. Here's how Disney made adults fall in love with a cartoon character.
'A RUGGED, INHOSPITABLE LAND OF GLACIERS'
A World Isolated From Life By 1,400 Kilometers
bbc.com
This sub-Antarctic British overseas territory in the South Atlantic is around 1,400 kilometers from its nearest inhabited neighbor, the Falkland Islands, and is only accessible by sea.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BREXIT STAGE BOTTOM
Reporter Strolls Into Live Shot, Solves It Like A True Pro
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In these stressful times, it's helpful to laugh a little bit, and this reporter walking into a live Sky News shot is a good opportunity to do that.
IN THE NEWS
Biden Faces New Scrutiny From Dems Over Behavior With Women
Brexit In Meltdown — Theresa May Under Pressure To Forge Softer Divorce Deal
Two Marine Helicopter Pilots Killed In Training Crash
Nipsey Hussle Shot Dead Outside His Los Angeles Store
Plant-Based Protein Comes To Burger King: Meet The Impossible Whopper
DIGG PICKS
This Packable Hiking Shell Is Waterproof But Mercifully Quiet On The Trail
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Arc'teryx makes this lightweight jacket out of a new GORE-TEX laminate that won't be the loudest thing on your hike
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