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Saturday 9 July 2016

NYC Underwater, The Fate Of Limp Bizkit, And More Weekend Reads

Can New York City Be Saved?
Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Jul 09
WEEKEND LONG READS
WATER OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Can New York City Be Saved?
rollingstone.com
The future of America's greatest city is at risk in the era of global warming.
WORK, JUST A THREE-LETTER WORD
Welcome To The New Prostitution Economy
vanityfair.com
A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation?
GEORGE SAUNDERS INVESTIGATES
Who Are All These Trump Supporters?
newyorker.com
Award-winning author George Saunders attends a few Trump rallies and, predictably, delivers one of the most nuanced portraits of the Followers of Donald.
STOPPING AT NO THINGS
Marie Kondo And The Ruthless War On Stuff
nytimes.com
"My dream is to organize the world," tidying guru Marie Kondo said as she wrapped up a recent talk. The crowd cheered, and Kondo raised her arms into the air like Rocky.
SHEETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Sheets That Stay Cool When Things Get Steamy
sheex.com
SHEEX performance sheets stay so damn cool because their patented, temperature-regulating fabric actually moves heat away from your body. Plus, they're absurdly soft and 2x more breathable than cotton.
A TROUBLED PAST
THE BEST OF TIMES, THE DURST OF TIMES
Whatever Happened To Limp Bizkit?
avclub.com
It is hard to overstate just how huge Limp Bizkit was during its heyday. Then the bottom fell out.
A SHOCKING PAST
The 'Gay-Cure' Experiments That Were Written Out Of Scientific History
digg.com
In one of the great forgotten stories of neuroscience, Robert Heath claimed to have cured homosexuality by implanting electrodes into the pleasure center of the brain.
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
How To Catch Rare Pokémon In 'Pokémon Go'
digg.com
Get up off the couch, you've got some walking to do.
GO, DO YOUR GARDENING IN PEACE
WATCH: A Detailed Explanation Of How Poison Ivy Works, And A Foolproof Way To Prevent It
digg.com
The first thing to know is how to identify poison ivy. The second thing to know is that urushiol oil is like car grease. And you should treat it the same way.
NAZIS: BAD THEN, BAD NOW
A VERY JUSTIFIED TIME TO FAKE SICK
'Syndrome K,' The Fake Disease Used To Save Jews From The Nazis
qz.com
In Rome, a group of doctors saved at least 20 Jews from a similar fate, by diagnosing them with Syndrome K, a deadly, disfiguring and very fake disease.
STILL FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
The Last Nazi Hunter
newsweek.com
Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff has spent four decades doggedly chasing Holocaust criminals, but when his pursuit led him to Lithuania, the fight got personal.
BEFORE YOU GO
MON DIEU!
Bikers Crash Into Collapsed Inflatable Arch During Final Kilometer Of Tour De France Stage 7
digg.com
British hopeful, Adam Yates, was the first to crash into the arch and ended up needing four stitches. Another British rider, Steven Cummings, went on to win the stage in the Pyrenees. No one knows what caused the sudden deflation.
That's all! Enjoy your weekend (and watch where you're riding your bike).

Monday 4 July 2016

Afternoon Respite

The Best Fourth Of July* Speech In American History
Digg Editions
Morning · Mon, Jul 04
HONORARY FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH
The Best Fourth Of July* Speech In American History
slate.com
In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a rousing speech on July 5, a day many black Americans chose to celebrate in the decades before the end of slavery.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
NASA Probe To Enter Orbit Around Jupiter After Five-Year Journey
Study Shows Access To Condoms Slightly Increases Risk Of Teen Pregnancy
Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Calls Out Trump For Being 'Racist'
BACKPACKS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Probably The Most Functional Backpack You'll Come Across
geniuspack.com
This revolutionary backpack has it all: specific compartments to organize your tech, padded air-mesh straps for ergonomic support, a built-in charger, plenty of room for your laptop, and even a pop out umbrella in case it starts raining.
THE END IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
LOANS AFTER DEATH
The Student Loan Program That Makes You Pay Even After You Die
nytimes.com
"Please accept our condolences on your loss. After careful consideration of the information you provided, the authority has determined that your request does not meet the threshold for loan forgiveness."
MAY YOUR SHOWS LIVE ON IN NETFLIX FOREVER
WATCH: Stars Read An Ode To Their Shows Gone Too Soon
digg.com
Every show has to end somehow, but most times — at least for the actors — they end too soon.
ABUSENET
The Strange Case Of One Woman's 'Consensual Murder'
kernelmag.dailydot.com
In 1996 a man found a note from his wife: "If my body is never retrieved, don't worry. Know that I am at peace." He notified police, who found hundreds of pages of emails in which the wife, Sharon Lopatka, had asked a mysterious man to torture her to death.
BALL IS LIFE
STILL SWINGING
The Kid's In The Hall
si.com
A look at Ken Griffey, Jr.'s incredible career, his sudden retirement and his life after baseball.
SOMETIMES, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE BALL
Against Ballhawking
deadspin.com
There are baseball fans who love catching balls hit into the stands so much they rigorously research and strategically buy their seats to increase their chances. Zack Hample is one of those ballhawkers. And when another fan toppled him over to retrieve a ball, it brought up an important question: Is ballhawking good?
STILL NOT READY FOR THE MAJORS
The AP's Robot Journalists Are Writing About Minor League Baseball Now
theverge.com
The Associated Press has already used its automated reporting platform Wordsmith to generate things that its human writers also cover, like quarterly earnings and college sports, but now its "robot journalists" are branching out to a new sector — Minor League Baseball.
BEFORE YOU GO
MOVIN' ON UP
Woman Absolutely Destroys Indoor Rock Climbing Speed Course
digg.com
This woman is basically Spider-Girl, which seems a little unfair in a speed climbing competition.
Now go enjoy your Fourth of July nap.