Thursday, February 11, 2021

🚮 Trash Talk

Apparently, We've Been Using Trash Bags Wrong, Marilyn Manson 'Almost Destroyed Me,' How You Can Sense An Impending Breakup From Everyday Conversation, The World's Most Misunderstood Novel
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Thu, Feb 11
CLEARING THINGS UP
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
The World's Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story
theatlantic.com
How did a tiny, poor nation manage to suffer only one death from the coronavirus?
'HE HID IN PLAIN SIGHT'
Marilyn Manson 'Almost Destroyed Me'
thecut.com
"Game of Thrones" actress Esmé Bianco says her relationship with the singer left her with physical scars and PTSD.
JAZZ IT UP
The World's Most Misunderstood Novel
bbc.com
"The Great Gatsby" is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour — but this is just one of many misunderstandings about the book that began from its first publication.
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These Boots Are Made With Kevlar, So They Really Hold Up
huckberry.com
Are you pretty hard on your boots? Well, the Combat WP from Naglev can handle just about anything.
BENEATH THE SURFACE
CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGERY
The Winners Of The 2021 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Contest Are Breathtaking
digg.com
The Underwater Photographer of the Year Competition celebrates the extraordinary photographs that get us closer to fully understanding our deep blue enigma.
WORDS SPEAK LOUDER THAN ACTIONS
How You Can Sense An Impending Breakup From Everyday Conversation
theconversation.com
When doubts about a relationship start to creep in, people don't just blurt them out. They might not want to worry their partner and figure they'll ride out what could just be a rough patch. They probably think they can hide their feelings pretty easily. But it turns out, hidden signs of their turmoil appear in the way they communicate.
COP-OUTS
Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime's 'Santeria' To Avoid Being Livestreamed?
vice.com
Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram's copyright filters.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NOT AS IT SEAMS
Apparently, We've Been Using Trash Bags Wrong
digg.com
To each their own, we guess, but we had not idea that trash bags could be put into trash cans this way.
IN THE NEWS
Georgia Prosecutor Opens Criminal Investigation Into Trump's 'Attempts To Influence' Election
Double Masking Can Block 92% Of Infectious Particles, CDC Says
WATCH: New Footage Of Capitol Siege Shows Officer Eugene Goodman Directing Mitt Romney Away From Rioters
'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
Hikers Go Missing While Visiting Dyatlov Pass, Infamous Site Of Mysterious Incident In Russia
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Here's What Digg Readers Have Bought The Most In 2021
digg.com
We do our best to find funny, intriguing and useful items with our Digg Picks, but Digg readers are the ones who decide the real winners. We sifted through the data and compiled a list of your purchases so far this year.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate (2014)
deadspin.com
The real effectiveness of Gamergate is that it's exploited the same basic loophole in the system that generations of social reactionaries have: the press's genuine and deep-seated belief that you gotta hear both sides.
THE TRAVAILS OF TERRY KARL
She Left Harvard. He Got To Stay (2018)
chronicle.com
Did the university's handling of one professor's sexual-harassment complaint keep other women from coming forward for decades?
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