No images? Click here Hi there! Today Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th birthday. However you might feel about the royal family, you gotta admit how epic the b-day photo that the Palace released looks. I'm half expecting DJ Khaled to pop out of the bushes for a music video. - Annie Johnson ON OUR RADARThis week, we've got Jaden Smith's serious conversation topics, Andrew Garfield's maniacal laugh and the girl who hit her hip on a bed frame and launched a thousand musical TikToks. Rising levels of air pollution threaten the crystal-clear views, among other things. Here, you can visualize how the views cities around the world might look if pollution levels reached that of Ghaziabad, India, the second-most polluted city in the world, according to IQAir. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED It Turns Out, We Do Give A Care"Mean Girls" and "The Care Bears" are an unexpected combination, but it turns out they work pretty well. AROUND THE WEBWelcome To The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Phase Of The Pandemic What the end of plane mask mandates reveals about our new pandemic normal. Successful Kids Have These Seven Skills, According To A Psychologist Educational psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba has identified a set of skills kids need to boost mental toughness, resilience, social competence, self-awareness and moral strength. I Lived The #VanLife. It Wasn't Pretty The writer Caity Weaver's pursuit of the manifest destiny of the millennial generation ended up looking better in the photos. VIDEO OF THE DAYRudy Giuliani Was Revealed As 'The Masked Singer' And Judge Ken Jeong Walked Off The ShowKen Jeong looked on in horror as Rudy Giuliani was announced as the Masked Singer and he spoke for us all when he said, "No, that's not Robert Duvall." DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED This Driver Feels So Good, You'll Want To Keep It As A Desk ToyThis wildly successful Kickstarter campaign has created a superb braced ratcheting screwdriver that you'll want to fiddle with all day long. IN THE NEWS❌ US Announces Latest Sanctions Against Russia. This time they target a key commercial bank, a large global network led by oligarchs and "companies operating in Russia's virtual currency mining industry." (CNN) 🧯Thousands Flee As Arizona Wildfire Almost Triples In Size. The Tunnel Fire, raging north of Flagstaff, has displaced more than 2,000 residents. (Reuters) 😷 Justice Department Appeals Mask Ruling After CDC Says Mandate "Remains Necessary For The Public Health." (CBS News) 🐭 Disney Opposed Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Republicans Want To End Its State Privileges. The Florida Senate advanced a bill to revoke an incentive that allows Disney to self-govern. (BuzzFeed News) FROM THE ARCHIVESQueen Elizabeth Is The Most Traveled Head Of State In The World — How Does She Get Around?In honor of Queen Elizabeth's 96th birthday, we look back at this video from 2019, explaining how she travels more than any other royal in the world. GET MORE FROM DIGGDid someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the Edition and Digg's other newsletters. |