Amazon Wants Your Kids

Why Netflix And Amazon Want Your Kids, How A Supernova Will Kill Us All And Other Facts, The Man Who Saw America, WATCH: How Your Feet Help You Sleep, The 12 Kinds Of Fireworks You'll Probably Encounter This July 4th, The Workers Behind WeWork The Daily Digg Friday, July 3, 2015 KICKING AND STREAMING Why Netflix And Amazon Want Your Kids stories.californiasunday.com Executives see an opportunity to shape a new generation's viewing habits, as well as to turn parents, eager to entertain their kids with nonjunk, into subscribers. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK How A Supernova Will Kill Us All And Other Facts digg.com This week we learned that cosmic death could happen at any time, riding a bicycle down a hill is hard and buying in bulk is bad. A FRAME OF MIND The Man Who Saw America nytimes.com Looking back with Robert Frank, the most influential photographer alive. YOU MUST OFFER THEM TO THE BOOGEYMAN WATCH: How Your Feet Help You Sleep digg.com Sticking one foot out from under the blanket is one of the easiest things you can do to help yourself fall asleep. And there's science to back that up. WATCH YOUR FINGERS, KIDS! The 12 Kinds Of Fireworks You'll Probably Encounter This July 4th digg.com Go to your Fourth of July celebration armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of each type of firework you'll see to annoy and piss off your friends! WHO WORKS THE WEWORK? The Workers Behind WeWork theawl.com Who picks up after the sharing economy? Get more stories on Digg.com → REFLECTING ON WIMBLEDON The sunglasses of a spectator reflects the Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday July 2, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin 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

Oh... Canada

The Man In The FBI Hat, Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week, How To Get Rid Of Your Pocket Bulge, Love MS Paint? Here's VR Paint, How To Launder Money Through Art, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing, Looking For Lewis The Daily Digg Thursday, July 2, 2015 THE LONG CON The Man In The FBI Hat digg.com Robert Hoquim was known as a pillar of his community. But he wasn't really known by his community at all. THE LONG-READER'S DIGEST Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week digg.com ​In this week's edition of the Long-Reader's Digest: Money, lies and attempted murder in Chile's expat community, a horrific crime and a grotesque internet investigation, and the cruel life of a juvenile delinquent in adult prison. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Get Rid Of Your Pocket Bulge GetKeySmart.com It's only taken thousands of years, but finally there's a more elegant way to carry your keys. PAINT THE TOWN #FF0000 Love MS Paint? Here's VR Paint fastcodesign.com Microsoft Research Labs has invented a virtual crayon that allows you to color in the real world. THERE'S AN ART TO IT How To Launder Money Through Art, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing hopesandfears.com The art market is virtually unregulated — prices are flexible, deals are made in secrecy, and "private collectors" remain anonymous — making it exceptionally ripe for money laundering. GONE GUY Looking For Lewis maxim.com Randall Wulff, a.k.a. Lewis, made a fortune on Wall Street, partied with models and musicians, and recorded one of the most beguiling albums of the 1980s. Then he vanished. Get more stories on Digg.com → OH... CANADA A character on a float gives a thumbs-up along the Canada Day parade route through Port Credit, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Mississauga, Ontario. The holiday celebrates the joining of provinces to create Canada in 1867. Credit: Peter Powers/The Canadian Press via AP 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

Anime Is Real

I Dig Up Dirt On The Wolves Of Wall Street, King George I, Party Planning Visionary, How To Get More Money Out Of Your Money, VIDEO: USA Builds Giant Robot, Challenges Japan To A Giant Robot Battle, Environmental Design In The Modern Era, How Social Networks Create The Illusion Of Popularity The Daily Digg Wednesday, July 1, 2015 A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING I Dig Up Dirt On The Wolves Of Wall Street hopesandfears.com "Not to sound like a total douche, but the scandals with Bernie Madoff and Galleon Group were the best thing that ever happened to us." PARTY LIKE IT'S 1717 King George I, Party Planning Visionary the-toast.net Many famous parties in history have been lost in the mists of time, but the tale of King George I and his fabulous, fairy-tale Royal Floating Concert Supper Party has survived through the ages. King George's musical event was the first party to combine an outdoor concert with entertaining and dining, and this innovation has evolved into our modern tradition of outdoor concert and tailgate parties. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Get More Money Out Of Your Money splt.cc Some people would rather spend blindly all month, and wait for the rude shock at the end. The Moven app gives you a better way. ANIME IS REAL VIDEO: USA Builds Giant Robot, Challenges Japan To A Giant Robot Battle digg.com Guys, in one year's time, "Gunman" is happening. Or "Pacific Rim." Or "Voltron." Whatever your point of cultural reference, this rules. LANDSCAPE MIGRATION Environmental Design In The Modern Era placesjournal.org Environmental change is accelerating, although it is not always perceptible or predictable. Landscape designers grapple daily with this problem, and many now focus their practice on designing for adaptation to change. ALL MEMES ARE CREATED EQUAL How Social Networks Create The Illusion Of Popularity technologyreview.com One of the curious things about social networks is the way that some messages, pictures, or ideas can spread like wildfire while others that seem just as catchy or interesting barely register at all. The content itself cannot be the source of this difference. Instead, there must be some property of the network that changes to allow some ideas to spread but not others. Get more stories on Digg.com → TRUE BLUE A protestor wears a mask with a gag as she marches against the Public Security Law in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Thousands of protesters railed Tuesday against a new Spanish public security law nicknamed the "gag law" before it went into effect at midnight, slamming it as legalized muzzling of free expression and the media. It was pushed through by the conservative Popular Party in the wake of largely peaceful protests that hit Spain after the financial crisis began in 2008. The demonstrations hit an apex in 2012 as the nation teetered on the verge of economic meltdown only to be saved by a bailout of its troubled banks. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki 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

Open The Pod Bay Doors, Ultra Hal

The Man Who Helps Hollywood Stay Sober, The Deadly Mystery Behind Kawasaki Disease, Office Mysteries, Explained, VIDEO: Two Chatbots Talking To Each Other Is Absolutely Horrifying, The Art Of Preserving Tattooed Skin After Death, Why This Is A Golden Age For Women's Sports On Television The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 30, 2015 DRYWORK The Man Who Helps Hollywood Stay Sober huffingtonpost.com Until two years ago, Jon Paul Crimi kept his career, and his client base, mostly a secret. He has a 20-year background as a fitness trainer and used to be an actor — but now when he gets a phone call and finds himself on an airplane two hours later heading to a movie set, he isn't going there to act. Instead, Crimi is a professional sober coach. THE HEART OF THE MATTER The Deadly Mystery Behind Kawasaki Disease digg.com Hard to diagnose, with an unknown cause, Kawasaki disease has been puzzling doctors for 150 years. Exploring what we know, and still don't know, about this troubling childhood heart condition. PODCASTS WE DIGG SPONSORED Office Mysteries, Explained slack.com Ever wondered when the cubicle became a thing? Or how to have an awkward personal call at work? Slack Variety Pack is here to help you with stories about work, life, and everything in between. 'THAT MAKES ME SAD' VIDEO: Two Chatbots Talking To Each Other Is Absolutely Horrifying digg.com Ultra Hal is an artificially intelligent chat bot that learns from past conversations, according to its creators at Zabaware. Having two of them talk may result in: mild sexism, communism, and random interjections of trivia. MISSING INK The Art Of Preserving Tattooed Skin After Death vice.com In 2009, retired school teacher Geoff Ostling was showing his tattoos at a seminar at the National Museum of Australia when he was approached by a curator with an unusual request: Would he be open to donating his skin for posthumous display at the museum? GROWING A PAIR OF BALLS Why This Is A Golden Age For Women's Sports On Television medium.com Bogus academic studies and disingenuous media complaints about the "marginalization" of female athletes distort the real, brighter picture. Get more stories on Digg.com → FULL OF HOT AIR Children play as they cool down in a fountain beside the Manzanares river in Madrid, Spain, Monday evening, June 29, 2015. Weather stations across Spain are warning people to take extra precautions as a heat wave engulfs much of the country, increasing the risk of wildfires. The country's meteorological agency says a mass of hot air originating in Africa is moving northwards, bringing with it until at least Monday temperatures reaching 104 Fahrenheit. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki 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

Left Behind

This is Rikers, Rocket Science Is Still Really Hard, And Other News, Get New Skills, Get A Better Job, What Happened To The Lefties In Men's Tennis?, Remembering Nuon, The Gaming Chip That Nearly Changed The World — But Didn't, Gay Vampires And Bisexual Cowboys: Why Erotica Has E-Readers To Thank The Daily Digg Monday, June 29, 2015 ON THE INSIDE This is Rikers themarshallproject.org As long as the City of New York has owned Rikers Island, since the 1880s, it has been a place for the unwanted. What it's like today, according to those who live and work there. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Rocket Science Is Still Really Hard, And Other News digg.com SpaceX had a rough weekend, CNN needs to brush up on its sex toys, and what might be behind Facebook's rainbow profile pictures. CLASSES WE DIGG SPONSORED Get New Skills, Get A Better Job skillshare.com With over 1400 courses, Skillshare has everything you've ever wanted to learn. Learn what you want, at your own pace (and sign up now for a free 14-day trial). LEFT BEHIND What Happened To The Lefties In Men's Tennis? telegraph.co.uk Only two of the men's top 32 seeds at this year's Wimbledon play left-handed. What happened? CHIP OFF THE NEW BLOCK Remembering Nuon, The Gaming Chip That Nearly Changed The World — But Didn't arstechnica.com How DVD players and game consoles nearly combined to rock consumer electronics in the 90s. CAN'T JUDGE A COVERLESS BOOK Gay Vampires And Bisexual Cowboys: Why Erotica Has E-Readers To Thank theguardian.com Few benefits of the e-reader are as attractive as the privacy it affords, and so after the launch of the Kindle, that's when erotic romance really took off. Get more stories on Digg.com → SAY CHEESE Actors perform during the closing ceremony of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky 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