On Blast

'F*ck Tha Police' In Historical Context, Almost Anyone Can Become An Armed Guard, How To Stock The Best Home Bar, Every On-Screen Death In The 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogy, In Under 7 Minutes, I Can't Be Forgiven For Abu Ghraib, Watch This Ski Video And Try Not To Scream The Daily Digg Wednesday, December 10, 2014 ON BLAST 'F*ck Tha Police' In Historical Context medium.com Rappers have clashed with cops for more than 30 years. Where is the hip-hop response to Ferguson and Staten Island? AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DEADLY Almost Anyone Can Become An Armed Guard cnn.com While a manicurist in California must complete 400 hours of training to be licensed, an armed guard gets authorized after 54 hours, including just 14 hours of firearms training. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Stock The Best Home Bar flaviar.com Who needs to go out when you've got the best bar at home? WE ALMOST FEEL SORRY FOR THE ORCS Every On-Screen Death In The 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogy, In Under 7 Minutes digg.com In which we discovered that the two things that did most of the killing in Peter Jackson's trilogy were water and ghosts. A REMINDER OF WHAT AMERICA WAS I Can't Be Forgiven For Abu Ghraib nytimes.com I was an interrogator at Abu Ghraib. I tortured. LINE OF THE YEAR Watch This Ski Video And Try Not To Scream digg.com Put down that GoPro, drop those poles and store your skis. You might as well give up on making ski videos. Cody Townsend just skied down a face between two rock walls that looks narrower than that impossible to clean space between your sink and shower. Read more on Digg.com → R.I.P. A police officer walks among 152 black wooden crosses placed by the NGO Rio de Paz during a protest on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Black wooden crosses were planted on the sands of Copacabana beach in memory of police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro state between 2013 and 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Felipe Dana Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Time And Time Again

Two Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past, A Brief History Of Homestar Runner, Everything You Learned In History Class Is Wrong, The Rise Of AdBlock Reveals A Serious Problem In The Advertising Ecosystem, Visualizing The Spread Of Preventable Disease, Why Do Brits Say 'Maths' and Americans Say 'Math?' The Daily Digg Tuesday, December 9, 2014 TIME AND TIME AGAIN Two Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past scientificamerican.com New theories suggest the big bang was not the beginning, and that we may live in the past of a parallel universe. JEEEEOOOOORRRRRRRRRBBBBB A Brief History Of Homestar Runner digg.com When the Internet was alive with the spirit of childlike wonder, one name ruled supreme. No, it wasn't "Bonus Stage." STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Everything You Learned In History Class Is Wrong oysterbooks.com Well, maybe not everything. But this one book can undo years of bad schooling. Get it and half a million other great books on Oyster. PROBLEM: PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ADS The Rise Of AdBlock Reveals A Serious Problem In The Advertising Ecosystem mondaynote.com On grounds that it represents a major economic threat to their business, two groups of French publishers are considering a lawsuit against AdBlockPlus creator Eyeo GmbH. But the legal action misses a critical point. THINGS THAT GO MUMP IN THE NIGHT Visualizing The Spread Of Preventable Disease digg.com The folks over at GOOD made what is measily one of our favorite data visualizations, even though it shows how massively anti-vaxers are wrecking the U.S. LEAVE OFF THE 'S' FOR SAVINGS Why Do Brits Say 'Maths' and Americans Say 'Math?' slate.com In "The Imitation Game," characters take advanced maths classes that require them to scribble complicated maths in a notebook, and then they set their sights on the devilish maths of the Nazi Enigma machine. To American audiences, all those maths might seem doubly mysterious in their propensity to add and multiply. We Yanks prefer to pledge allegiance to the Math, indivisible, under God. Read more on Digg.com → EXPLODING OF THE BULLS A man runs with a "toro encuetado," a structure resembling a bull and covered with exploding fireworks, as part of the celebrations in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception on her feast day in Managua, Nicaragua, early Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is Nicaragua's patron saint. Credit: AP Photo/Esteban Felix Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

'It's All Gone'

The Syed Family Speaks, Chlorine Gas Sickens 19 At Furry Convention, Forget Other People, Give Yourself A Gift, Mark Wahlberg Shouldn't Get A Pardon For His Violent Past, But There's One Thing He's Right About, What You Missed This Weekend, Messi Curves Shot Past Three Defenders And A Goalie The Daily Digg Monday, December 8, 2014 'IT'S ALL GONE' The Syed Family Speaks theguardian.com "Serial," a podcast exploring the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has become a global phenomenon. In an exclusive interview, Adnan's family talks about listening to "Serial," toxic Reddit threads and how his imprisonment has destroyed their lives. FUMES AT FURFEST Chlorine Gas Sickens 19 At Furry Convention hosted.ap.org The source of the gas was apparently chlorine powder left in a ninth-floor stairwell at the hotel, according to the Rosemont Public Safety Department. Investigators believe the gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a criminal matter. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Forget Other People, Give Yourself A Gift dollarshaveclub.com It's that time of year when everyone talks about giving gifts and caring for others. That's good and all, but you know who also deserves a gift? You. And more specifically, your face. Get Dollar Shave Club and your face will love you forever. ALL OR NONE Mark Wahlberg Shouldn't Get A Pardon For His Violent Past, But There's One Thing He's Right About qz.com Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon because his criminal past is preventing him from easily franchising his burger joint. He shouldn't get one. Not because we have something against pardons. He shouldn't get one because instead of pardoning him, state and federal governments should ease laws that prevent convicted felons like him from fully participating in society. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com The Syed family spoke out, Uber had a typical Uber weekend, Lionel Messi may be a wizard and Mark Wahlberg wants a pardon. HOW... HOW DOES HE DO THAT? Messi Curves Shot Past Three Defenders And A Goalie digg.com The most dangerous weapon on the planet is Lionel Messi's left foot. Read more on Digg.com → BRAVO, LANDON Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, center, hoists the trophy as he and teammates celebrate after winning the MLS Cup championship soccer match against the New England Revolution Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Carson, Calif. Credit: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014