Driving Down Costs

Shia LaBeouf Alleges Rape During His Art Performance, Smashing Pumpkins Sell 'F*ck You Anderson Cooper' T-Shirts Featuring Cats In Bowties, Yes, You Can Afford This Watch, Taxi Medallions Have Been The Best Investment In America For Years. Now There's Uber., The Peer-Review Scam, New Antimicrobial Edible Films Increase Lifespan Of Cheese The Daily Digg Friday, November 28, 2014 WOULD BE WEIRD TO MAKE A JOKE HERE Shia LaBeouf Alleges Rape During His Art Performance dazeddigital.com "One woman who came with her boyfriend, who was outside the door when this happened, whipped my legs for ten minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me." TRULY GEEK U.S.A. Smashing Pumpkins Sell 'F*ck You Anderson Cooper' T-Shirts Featuring Cats In Bowties pitchfork.com The cat fight hits the merch table. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED Yes, You Can Afford This Watch mvmtwatches.com The clothes don't make the man, the watch does. Get 10% off today and stay clear of the crowds. MORE LIKE 'LOOSE CHANGE CAB' Taxi Medallions Have Been The Best Investment In America For Years. Now There's Uber. washingtonpost.com In New York, taxi medallions have topped $1 million. In Boston, $700,000. In Philadelphia, $400,000. In Miami, $300,000. Where medallions exist, they have outperformed even the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. In Chicago, their value has doubled since 2009. Now, however, a market built on restricted supply is showing cracks. WELL WE'RE PEERLESS, SO... The Peer-Review Scam nature.com When a handful of authors were caught reviewing their own papers, it exposed weaknesses in modern publishing systems. Editors are trying to plug the holes. CHEESE SPREAD New Antimicrobial Edible Films Increase Lifespan Of Cheese phys.org The films incorporate oregano and rosemary essential oils as antimicrobial agents, and chitosan, a by-product that comes from crustacean shells. Read more on Digg.com → SPIRITED AWAY A Red Cross volunteer carries a child just disembarked from a crippled freighter carrying hundreds of refugees trying to migrate to Europe, at the coastal Cretan port of Ierapetra, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

There's Very Little About Thanksgiving In This Email So Don't Worry

The Case For Work-Death Balance, Walmart Again Holds Food Drive For Own Underpaid Workers, NSFW... But Good Thing You're Not At Work, How To Explain Net Neutrality To Your Relatives, Burning Desire, The Misguided (And Accurate) Predictions Of 'Back To The Future II' The Daily Digg Thursday, November 27, 2014 WORKING AGAINST THE CLOCK The Case For Work-Death Balance fastcompany.com The day that Fast Company offered me a job was the same day that I found out my mother was dying. I hesitate to start this story with my own experience, but I realize that's part of the problem: We don't talk candidly about death and work. SAVE MONEY? LIVE WORSE. Walmart Again Holds Food Drive For Own Underpaid Workers dissenter.firedoglake.com As it did to national scorn last Thanksgiving, Walmart raised a smiley-faced middle finger to its own "associates" by asking some of them to dig deep into their low-wage pockets to give to each other. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED NSFW... But Good Thing You're Not At Work meundies.com If there's one day this year to follow an underwear company, it's today. 'OKAY, SO THIS STUFFING IS COMCAST' How To Explain Net Neutrality To Your Relatives gizmodo.com This year there's a good chance you'll be describing "common carriers" and gingerly trying to explain how sometimes government regulation is the answer to your Tea Partier Aunt and her enthusiastically nodding second husband when they ask you what this "net neutrality" thing is all about. THE TOWERING INFERNO OF TEXAS Burning Desire espn.go.com Fifteen years after the horrific collapse that killed 12 students at Texas A&M, the Aggies are again building — and setting ablaze — a monstrous conflagration. Which begs only one question: Why? SHOULD'VE JUST FOLLOWED GRAYS ALMANAC The Misguided (And Accurate) Predictions Of 'Back To The Future II' uproxx.com We have been waiting for 2015 since 1989, when "Back to the Future Part II" revealed to the world great expectations of our future. With 2015 just a month away, anticipation for a new year is at an all time high. In under a year will we have hoverboards? Canisters of fruit that can be called down from a ceiling? Houses that say, "Welcome home Jennifer"? Read more on Digg.com → COLD JUSTICE Snow falls as Missouri National Guard stand outside of the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

It's Not As Dry As It Sounds

Darren Wilson Speaks Publicly For The First Time Since The Grand Jury Decision, How Dry Cleaning Works: An Animated Guide, Click Here If You're Bored At Work (We Won't Tell), This Turkey Is Exercising On A Treadmill While You're Eating His Brothers, How Silicon Valley Created America's Largest Homeless Camp, The Adults Who Live In Treehouses The Daily Digg Wednesday, November 26, 2014 'I DID MY JOB RIGHT' Darren Wilson Speaks Publicly For The First Time Since The Grand Jury Decision digg.com "I saw his head and fired my gun and that's where it went." IT'S NOT AS DRY AS IT SOUNDS How Dry Cleaning Works: An Animated Guide digg.com Want to know what black magic occurs when you drop your clothes off to get them dry cleaned? Never wonder again with this animated guide. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Click Here If You're Bored At Work (We Won't Tell) teamtreehouse.com Work doesn't have to be boring. Unlock the skills you need for a successful weekday while having fun. TRYING TO WORK OFF THOSE BREASTS This Turkey Is Exercising On A Treadmill While You're Eating His Brothers digg.com ​A team of turkeys lives at Brown University. These Ivy League fowl have their own dorm room, complete with roommates and beds made of straw. Every morning, they get up and run on a treadmill. All the while, their every motion is recorded. IT'S GETTING DISRUPTIVE How Silicon Valley Created America's Largest Homeless Camp nationaljournal.com Welcome to "The Jungle." OUT ON A LIMB The Adults Who Live In Treehouses digg.com In this short documentary, The Atlantic interviewed people who build, live in and love treehouses. These are far from the forts of childhood memory, though. Read more on Digg.com → A LOT TO THINK ABOUT In this aerial photo, person takes photos of a row of charred cars at a used car dealership Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo., after they were burned in overnight protests following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. Monday night's protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown's Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Mourning After

Full Transcript Of The Ferguson Case Including Darren Wilson's Testimony, Raw Footage Of The Chaos In Ferguson, How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?, Why Darren Wilson Was Never Going To Be Indicted For Killing Michael Brown, How To Use The Colon, The Unproven Science That Could Propel Our Children Into Space The Daily Digg Tuesday, November 25, 2014 STATE OF MISSOURI V. DARREN WILSON Full Transcript Of The Ferguson Case Including Darren Wilson's Testimony digg.com ​What follows is the transcript from the grand jury case just released by St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office. On page 195, you'll find Darren Wilson's testimony. WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE Raw Footage Of The Chaos In Ferguson digg.com The St. Louis Post-Dispatch put together this compilation of Vine videos showing the mayhem and destruction on the ground in Ferguson, MO following the news that a grand jury did not charge police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. THE NEW YORKER CLASSICS ADVERTISEMENT How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen? newyorker.com Lillian Ross's 1950 profile of Ernest Hemingway, who says, "The test of a book is how much good stuff you can throw away. JUSTIFYING HOMICIDE Why Darren Wilson Was Never Going To Be Indicted For Killing Michael Brown slate.com Our courts don't hold police accountable for using deadly force. NOT THE COLON YOU USE EVERY DAY How To Use The Colon cjr.org The colon is one of the most versatile punctuation marks (and organs). We use it to mark time (he arrived at 3:15 pm), in mathematical ratios (the horse is running at 12:1), and, of course, in Web addresses (http://www.cjr.org), among many other places. Now it's time to understand its usage once and for all. STRANGE THRUST The Unproven Science That Could Propel Our Children Into Space boingboing.net For many decades, a fantasy among space enthusiasts has been to invent a device that produces a net thrust in one direction, without any need for reaction mass. Of course, a reactionless space drive of this type is impossible. Or is it? Read more on Digg.com → DECISION IN FERGUSON Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wearing sunglasses, reacts as she listens to the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Party Pooper

Graham: GOP Benghazi Report 'Full Of Crap', What You Missed This Weekend, A Great Way To Take A Break From Your Family This Thanksgiving, This May Be The Greatest Catch Ever, How To Remove A Dent From Wood, Why Talk Feminism In 'World Of Warcraft'? The Daily Digg Monday, November 24, 2014 PARTY POOPER Graham: GOP Benghazi Report 'Full Of Crap' cnn.com Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, has some harsh words for the recently released Benghazi report, led by his own party. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com Cosby, Messi and Benghazi. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED A Great Way To Take A Break From Your Family This Thanksgiving oysterbooks.com Your uncle just started in about Obamacare, all the stuffing is gone and you're pretty sure your little cousin's diaper needs changing. What better way to take a break from too much family time than to curl up with a good book? Luckily, Oyster has more than half a million titles to choose from that are all just a click away. Trust us, that's something to be thankful for. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM This May Be The Greatest Catch Ever digg.com Yes that sounds like hyperbole, but just watch and see. This is just incredible. Odell Beckham, Jr. is a name you'll be hearing a lot. WE HAD NO IDEA How To Remove A Dent From Wood instructables.com The trick is pretty simple. We're going to use an iron to steam the dent out of the wood. MINE OF INFORMATION Why Talk Feminism In 'World Of Warcraft'? creativetimereports.org "World of Warcraft" is a perfect Petri dish for conversations about feminism with people who are uninhibited by IRL accountability. Read more on Digg.com → PARTING OF THE ORANGE SEA Buddhist monks carry bowls while walking in line past civilians during a mass alms offering in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. Thousands of Buddhist monks took part in the event co-organized by government and private sectors aimed at collecting supplies and dried foods for Buddhist monks and civil servants working in the troubled southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014