A Lucky Accident

The Ritual behind Wishing Wells: Buying Favors and Good Fortune, VIDEO: Today's Best Animation: 'TIE Fighter', If You Like This Watch, You Should Buy It, Why Don't Animals Get Schizophrenia (And How Come We Do)?, The Accidental Actor, The Unlikely Baroness The Daily Digg Wednesday, March 25, 2015 DON'T KISS AND TELL The Ritual behind Wishing Wells: Buying Favors and Good Fortune ancient-origins.net While this practice is common knowledge, the origin of the tradition is not. In fact, when and where this practice began is somewhat unclear. TAKE THAT, REBEL SCUM VIDEO: Today's Best Animation: 'TIE Fighter' digg.com Ever wish "Star Wars" was from the Empire's perspective, animated in the style of "Macross," and replete with old-school 80s metal? Animator Paul Johnson has given us the gift of a lifetime. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED If You Like This Watch, You Should Buy It mvmtwatches.com Time is money, but that doesn't mean your watch has to be. MVMT has great watches for great prices. Use the code "Digg" and you'll get an extra $10 off. NOT EVEN GUINEA PIGS Why Don't Animals Get Schizophrenia (And How Come We Do)? scientificamerican.com A new study provides clues into how the potential for schizophrenia may have arisen in the human brain and, in doing so, suggests possible treatment targets. It turns out psychosis may be an unfortunate cost of our big brains—of higher, complex cognition. EXTRA/ORDINARY The Accidental Actor themorningnews.org Stumbling onto a movie set in Los Angeles — and then staying there for as long as humanly possible — offers lessons in acting and reality. SEARCHING FOR SARAH RECTOR The Unlikely Baroness thislandpress.com Historical records conflict over the issue of the first black female millionaire, though Sarah Rector was the first black adolescent to achieve millionaire status, hands down. Her road to riches involved mandated endowment, racial triumph, and good fortune. Get more stories on Digg.com → GOOD LUCK IN GREEN Supporters of Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, attend an election campaign rally at the National stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, March. 24, 2015. Nigeria goes to the polls Saturday to elect a new President. Credit: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Uranium, Me-Ranium

The Father Of The Digital Synthesizer, What Lies Beneath, Why Mass Surveillance Can't, Won't, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist, VIDEO: When Siri Battles Netflix, No One Wins, The Curse Of Lee Kuan Yew, The Waves Of The Future May Bend Around Metamaterials The Daily Digg Tuesday, March 24, 2015 WAVE FORMATION The Father Of The Digital Synthesizer priceonomics.com Long before Stanford University was considered a technology powerhouse, its most lucrative patent came from an under-spoken composer in its music department. Over the course of two decades, his discovery, "frequency modulation synthesis," made the school more than $25 million in licensing fees. SOMETHING SCARY What Lies Beneath foreignpolicy.com In the 1960s, hundreds of pounds of uranium went missing in Pennsylvania. Is it buried in the ground, poisoning locals — or did Israel steal it to build the bomb? BOOKS WE DIGG SPONSORED Why Mass Surveillance Can't, Won't, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist digg.com Collecting irrelevant data on everyone is like drinking from a fire hose — it's impossible to sort the important bits from everything else. 'HEY' VIDEO: When Siri Battles Netflix, No One Wins digg.com Netflix and Siri are both trying to be as user-friendly as possible, but they're just to accommodating to get out of each other's way. HOW HE HAUNTS US FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE The Curse Of Lee Kuan Yew politico.com The leader eulogized by Obama as a 'giant of history' is being used to re-legitimize tyranny. NEVER METAMATERIAL WE DIDN'T LIKE The Waves Of The Future May Bend Around Metamaterials nytimes.com Over the past 15 years or so, scientists have learned how to construct materials that bend light waves, as well as radar, radio, sound and even seismic waves, in ways that do not naturally occur. Get more stories on Digg.com → JUMP BACK, WHAT'S THAT SOUND? This aerial view shows a cargo ship sailing through the Culebra Cut, during a media tour organized by Salini Impregilo, sub-contractor of the canal expansion project, in Panama City, Panama, Monday, March 23, 2015. The Panama Canal is undergoing the biggest expansion since it opened in 1914, which will allow larger Post-Panamax ships to cross the canal. Credit: AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Hitting Hollywood's Glass Ceiling

Lithofayne Pridgon: Jimi Hendrix's Original 'Foxy Lady', A Hellish Week Using A 56k Modem, And Other News, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Bid, Hollywood's Women Problem: Why Female Filmmakers Have Hit The Glass Ceiling, Return To My Lai, His Husband Died In 2013, But Jim Obergefell Is Still Fighting For Their Marriage The Daily Digg Monday, March 23, 2015 'BALLSY AND BADASS' Lithofayne Pridgon: Jimi Hendrix's Original 'Foxy Lady' theguardian.com Sam Cooke, Sly Stone and Little Willie fought for her attention. Jimi Hendrix loved her so much he wrote songs about her. In a rare interview Lithofayne Pridgon tells Chris Campion the unvarnished story of Harlem's wildest music scene — and how she came to be Hendrix's greatest muse WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND A Hellish Week Using A 56k Modem, And Other News digg.com A week with 1990s internet speeds, a Supertide in Europe, and a day in the life of the man behind your Saturday morning bacon and eggs. ANNOUNCED ON TWITTER Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Bid latimes.com The ambitious lawmaker's intentions were no surprise. An aide had confirmed Sunday that Cruz would announce his 2016 White House run on Monday at Liberty University, the conservative university founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. HOLLYWOOD'S BECHDEL TEST Hollywood's Women Problem: Why Female Filmmakers Have Hit The Glass Ceiling thedailybeast.com Despite making up 50.8 percent of the U.S. population, women are vastly underrepresented in Hollywood, comprising 17 percent of directors, writers, and producers. SCENE OF THE CRIME Return To My Lai newyorker.com A reporter's journey to My Lai and the secrets of the past. SEEKING RECOGNITION His Husband Died In 2013, But Jim Obergefell Is Still Fighting For Their Marriage buzzfeed.com After two decades together, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur married in 2013, as Arthur was dying from ALS. Ohio doesn't recognize their marriage. Next month, the Supreme Court will decide if it must. Get more stories on Digg.com → WHEN DO WE TURN THE TASSEL? South Korean honor guards stand as they wait for the arrival of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, March 22, 2015. Key arrived Sunday in South Korea for a three-day visit to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in a wide range of issues, including trade and economy. Credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014