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It's not hard to see why Chapman was singled out by the alt-right as a symbol for the movement. The photo of him at the "March 4 Trump" rally is extremely meme-able; he looks like a medieval cosplay fantasy come to life.

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TROLL PATROL A TRUE MEMELORD How Kyle Chapman Became The Alt-Right Meme 'Based Stickman' newrepublic.com It's not hard to see why Chapman was singled out by the alt-right as a symbol for the movement. The photo of him at the "March 4 Trump" rally is extremely meme-able; he looks like a medieval cosplay fantasy come to life. BUT KIM K STILL BROKE IT Research Shows That Trolls Have Won The Internet theoutline.com A survey by Pew Internet suggests the dark side is winning. PUNCHING WAY, WAY UP A Brief History Of Comedians Roasting Presidents washingtonian.com It's not just this President. The relationship between comedy and the White House has always been complicated. NO MORE ROTTEN EGGS Inside Twitter's Obsessive Quest To Ditch The Egg fastcodesign.com Rather than suggesting the promise of new life, the Twitter egg has become universal shorthand for Twitter's least desirable accounts. Starting today, however, the egg is history. BOOTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED These Cowboy Boots Are Everything You Want In A (Cowboy) Boot tecovasboots.com Most cowboy boots range from very to very, very expensive. The Austin-based Tecovas adopted a direct-to-consumer model that lets them make high-quality boots by hand and sell them for less than half what their competitors charge. Yeehaw to that. THE WEEK'S BEST LONG READS A TRUE SPACE CADET Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Crusade To Stop The AI Apocalypse vanityfair.com Elon Musk is famous for his futuristic gambles, but Silicon Valley's latest rush to embrace artificial intelligence scares him. And he thinks you should be frightened too. SPARED NO EXPENSE Silicon Valley's Quest To Live Forever newyorker.com Can billions of dollars' worth of high-tech research succeed in making death optional? MANUFACTURING IN BAD (AIR) CONDITION The Whole Story Behind Trump's Carrier Deal bloomberg.com Technology tends to shrink payrolls, and that's likely to happen here. ECHO AND THE LONELY MEN Can Amazon's Alexa Be Your Friend? digg.com We're so close to a promised future of actually useful digital assistants. But is this the future we want? WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS Inside Samsung's Quest For Redemption theverge.com The Galaxy S8 is Samsung's most ambitious phone yet. FROM THE DIGG STORE 10 Products To Throw Your Money At Now And Never Look Back digg.com Electric flossers, Lego mugs, literally just buy it all. WEEKEND VIDEOS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT Just Two Hungry Cats Politely Requesting More Food Via Call Bell digg.com A magnificent internet video doesn't need to be complicated or high budget. WE'LL BE ROCKING 'TIL THE SUN GOES DOWN Drunk Karaoke Session Vocals Synced With Music Videos Of The Original Songs digg.com Singing is a really weird thing that humans do when you actually stop and think about it, ya know? Okay, that's it. The internet is closed for the weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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HAL BE DAMNED ECHO AND THE LONELY MEN Can Amazon's Alexa Be Your Friend? digg.com We're so close to a promised future of actually useful digital assistants. But is this the future we want? HAS SOME 'MAJOR' PROBLEMS Is The Live Action 'Ghost In The Shell' Any Good? Here's What Reviews Say digg.com Adapting a beloved and super-influential anime classic is an unenviable task. Does the director of 2012's "Snow White and the Huntsman" pull it off, or is this ghost busted? Here's what reviews have to say. 'THE FUTURE AGENCY' Inside The Big Business Of Imagining The Future theverge.com Tellart is at the forefront of an industry that doesn't really have a name. What it does is sometimes labeled "design fiction," a genre that imagines and acclimatizes you to a future that may soon come. CLOUDS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Think You Know Everything About Cloud Computing? Wrong daplie.com While most companies are looking to sign you up for cloud services to mine your data, Daplie looks to give you the power of "The Cloud" without sacrificing privacy, ownership, or control of your digital life. EYES ON THE BALL 'DEFEND CABLE AT ALL COSTS' ESPN Has Seen The Future Of TV And They're Not Really Into It bloomberg.com While most of ESPN's TV peers have courted cord cutters — CBS and Turner Broadcasting, for instance, are allowing anyone to watch some of their March Madness games online for free — ESPN's view cuts against the conventional wisdom in new media. WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS Inside Samsung's Quest For Redemption theverge.com The Galaxy S8 is Samsung's most ambitious phone yet. LIKE IT'S GOING OUT OF STYLE THE CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN How Clown Pants Saved My Life gq.com When his year went to hell, Zach Baron started to wear weird clothes and wonder: Can you fix yourself on the inside by changing what you wear on the outside? MORE LIKE DEMOLITION The Uncertain Future Of Democracy bbc.com The West's grandest challenge could be preserving the post-war stability that has existed for more than half a century. VIDEO OF THE DAY THANK GOD FOR THAT TREE A Heart-Stopping Video Of A Motorcyclist Losing Control And Flipping Right Off A Cliff digg.com Our stomachs took a tumble when he skidded off the road, but through sheer, miraculous luck, he and his motorcycle are both relatively unscathed. FROM THE DIGG STORE 8 Ways You Should Already Be Protecting Your Data From Hackers digg.com From powerful VPNs to sleek camera covers, here's everything you need to be safe on the interwebs. IN THE NEWS Trump Responds To Michael Flynn's Offer To Testify On Trump-Russia Connections, And Other Trump News From Today SpaceX Makes Aerospace History With Successful Landing Of A Used Rocket Busiest Freeway In America Collapses Into A Fireball During Rush Hour LeBron James Passes Shaquille O'Neal For 7th On NBA's All-Time Scoring List Happy Friday. Have a great date with Alexa this weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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