What The Heck, Capitalism?

At Atlas Obscura, October means that we can get excited for the unquestionably most Atlas-y of holidays: Halloween. Actual terror is awful, but it is fun to be a little bit scared. And that's what today's takeover is all about.

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ATLAS OBSCURA + DIGG October Is For Sickos digg.com At Atlas Obscura, October means that we can get excited for the unquestionably most Atlas-y of holidays: Halloween. Actual terror is awful, but it is fun to be a little bit scared. And that's what today's takeover is all about. A SORDID PAST WW-CYCLING? America's Short, Violent Love Affair With Indoor Track Cycling atlasobscura.com A fun Friday night once meant going to the velodrome to watch cyclists collide. SLAIN BY CAPITALISM The Mysterious Lynching Of Frank Little theguardian.com Did a 1917 killing presage Donald Trump? GRAVE MISTAKES A Graphic Guide To Cemetery Symbolism atlasobscura.com What do clasping hands or doves mean on a gravestone? FROM WIX | SPONSORED The Future Of Website Creation digg.com Wix has developed the world's first website-building platform that uses artificial intelligence. The result? Impressively designed sites that are tailored to you and created in minutes. Hello, future. THE MODERN CONDITION GET BACK TO WORK Why Capitalism Creates Pointless Jobs evonomics.com It's as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working. PARADISE? The Competing Gardens Of Eden In Iraq atlasobscura.com How three ancient Edens have survived ISIS, dwindling tourists, and each other. MOVING A Life In Google Maps catapult.co In Google Maps, the past never truly disappears. CRIMEWAVE GO AHEAD PUNK, MAKE MY DAY The Story Behind The Bulletproof Photo Craze atlasobscura.com Men shot each other all the time, it seems, for publicity photos in the 1920s. RACE AND POLITICS Baltimore Vs. Marilyn Mosby nytimes.com In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore's state's attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case. BANG BANG The Geography Of Gunshots story.californiasunday.com Does the new gunshot-detecting technology work? VIDEO OF THE DAY TASTE THE RAINBOW How Cake Sprinkles Are Made digg.com Extrusion has never been so delicious. That's all! Go have a spooky day and check out more of Atlas Obscura's picks on Digg dot com. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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What If Puberty Never Came?

​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: What it's like to be a late, late, late bloomer, the iPhone 6 Plus' "touchscreen disease" is real and why you should never, ever, share earbuds.

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GROWING PAINS WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's Possible To Miss Puberty, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: What it's like to be a late, late, late bloomer, the iPhone 6 Plus' "touchscreen disease" is real and why you should never, ever, share earbuds. GIVE YOUR UNDIES THE SHAFT Do I Have To Wear Underwear? gq.com I am about to be a real killjoy, so sorry about that, but any alleged history of people going without underwear is false and paltry. THEY'VE GOT ALGORHYTHM Some Like It Bot fivethirtyeight.com Algorithms are getting better at entertaining us. WINE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Wine By The Glass Delivered To Your Door? We'll Drink To That getvinebox.com A new take on the wine club, VINEBOX sends it by the glass. They've already sold out twice, don't miss it. Here's $10 to get started. FOOD FOR THOUGHT WHAT'S EATING US? Will The Next Pandemic Come From... Bushmeat? digg.com Bushmeat, from wild animals captured for food, is a staple in parts of Africa and a delicacy in Europe and beyond. And it could be the source of the next major infectious disease. RICH FLAVORS Can Money Buy You The Perfect Diet? motherboard.vice.com The website, splashy and white, promised locally sourced, plant-based meals, and it cost $420 for five days, about four times as much as I spend on my weekly meals. It was clear to me that I wasn't just subscribing to a food service, I was signing up for a lifestyle, an aesthetic. EATING SHOULDN'T BE SEAMLESS Don't Order Delivery eater.com The unspoken costs of getting another human being to bring food from a faraway restaurant directly to your couch FOR RICHER, FOR POORER THE OTHER COLOR OF MONEY Why Do Brides Wear White? priceonomics.com The white gown is synonymous with weddings, a custom that's often assumed to be a nod to old-school values of purity and chastity, as embodied by the virginal bride. But in reality, the rise of the white dress is less a story of religious influence or puritanical mores than it is a tale of economics and marketing. ASHOLES The Real Cost Of Asos's Fast Fashion buzzfeed.com The heart of the online retailer's global empire is a giant warehouse in the north of England where workers say they are treated like machines to get your order to you wherever you are in the world. WE CAN'T HANDLE IT Honestly, Why Do Clutches Even Exist? racked.com A bag that carries three or four of the twenty plus things you need. VIDEO OF THE DAY DOES THAT EVEN COUNT AS A COURSE? Mountain Biker Rips Through Absolutely Insane Course digg.com We would be screaming the whole way down, but the most Bernhard Kerr does is breathe a little bit heavily. IN THE NEWS Rosetta Probe Crash Lands Into Comet Shimon Peres Funeral Brings Together Allies And Rivals In Mourning CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible Sept 11 Families Can Now Sue The Saudis But Will It Matter? Hoboken Crash Reignites Debate Over Positive Train Control Have a fun weekend and all but, please, lay off the  bushmeat. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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