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Saturday 26 January 2019

Leave Sasuke Alone

Saturday's top stories are here.
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Into The Dark, Into The Zone: 4 Days Inside Chernobyl's Secretive 'stalker' Subculture, and more.
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Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Jan 26
GOING TO DARK PLACES
INTO THE DARK
Inside The Near-Impossible Thai Cave Rescue
macleans.ca
The pool drill, the rock drill, the sedation drill. Everything is done. Everything but the thing that's never been done.
CHEAP THRILLS
Into The Zone: 4 Days Inside Chernobyl's Secretive 'Stalker' Subculture
calvertjournal.com
Young Ukrainian men are breaking into Chernobyl's highly contaminated wilderness to explore illegally. This is the world of the stalkers
BATTERY DRAIN
Lithium Is Powering The World — But At What Price?
nationalgeographic.com
As demand soars for powerful batteries, Bolivia dreams of striking it rich by tapping its huge lithium deposit. But will its people benefit?
VAPES WE DIGG | SPONSORED
The Future Of Cannabis Consumption
vapornation.com
Learn about the new products that allow you to experience the full spectrum of your cannabis and are reinventing the way it's consumed.
LOOKING GOOD
WE REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY RE–
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Choking Sasuke, "Really Really Really", the Tinder date/coffee shop meme and Shen Yun.
PICTURE THIS
The Greek Island Where People Live Longer Than Anywhere Else, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The black cowboys of the Mississippi Delta, "monorail cats" and other best photos of the week.
DRAW THE LINE
A Japanese Fashion Model Who Isn't Human, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
digg.com
A reimagining of Eden, a chapel that looks like a cartoon and other coolest design of the week.
TIME TO LET GO
PHONE > TAMAGOTCHI
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us To Use Our iPhones Like This
nytimes.com
The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan.
DO YOU SEE WHAT THEY SEE?
The Last Glassholes
nymag.com
Six years after the first prototype first appeared, Google Glass fans still haunt the internet — particularly on Reddit, where r/googleglass continues to see updates years after its namesake's heyday has passed. Yes, there are still "glassholes." And honestly? They're pretty nice.
'RECLAIMING THE SPACE'
What Happened When Oslo Decided To Make Its Downtown Basically Car-Free?
fastcompany.com
It was a huge success: Parking spots are now bike lanes, transit is fast and easy, and the streets (and local businesses) are full of people.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE POOL CLEANER'S WORST NIGHTMARE
Backyard Scientist Pours Lava In His Pool, Just To See What Happens
digg.com
God bless the Backyard Scientist and his parents, who are somehow chill with all the stuff he does to their home.
DIGG PICKS
Looking For A Coat? Huckberry Has Its Outdoor Gear Marked Down Up To 60%
huckberry.com
Jackets, parkas, fleece, sweaters and vests are all marked down. Get it while it's hot (and cold outside).
That week didn't feel short, did it? Thank god it's Saturday.

Friday 25 January 2019

Meat Your Maker

Friday's top stories are here.
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An All-Meat Diet Is Not The Answer, And Other Facts, The Guy Behind Bulletproof Coffee Has Spent $1 Million In His Quest To Live To 180, and more.
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Digg Editions
Morning · Fri, Jan 25
UP FOR DEBATE
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
An All-Meat Diet Is Not The Answer, 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: Eating nothing but meat is not why you're healthy, you can ditch your computer mouse and the world does not need self-driving bicycles.
BUTTER TIL YOU SPUTTER
The Guy Behind Bulletproof Coffee Has Spent $1 Million In His Quest To Live To 180
menshealth.com
Biohacker Dave Asprey built his multimillion-dollar brand Bulletproof around his quest for longevity. But is any of it legit?
STILL IN TRANSITION
The Enduring Fight Over The First Ironman Triathlon
nytimes.com
A simple box of papers delivered to a couple in the early years of the swimming, biking and running event in Hawaii set off a legal skirmish over what became a billion-dollar idea.
'I WASN'T ABLE TO FUNCTION'
Trapped In A Hoax: What It's Like To Be The Focus Of A Conspiracy Theory
theguardian.com
Turbocharged by social media, they spread with astonishing speed, using death threats as currency.
DIGG PICKS
Looking For A Coat? Huckberry Has Its Outdoor Gear Marked Down Up To 60%
huckberry.com
Jackets, parkas, fleece, sweaters and vests are all marked down. Get it while it's hot (and cold outside).
MUSIC TO OUR EARS
*UNLESS YOU'RE REALLY INTO ITALO DISCO
Dance Battle! Inside One Of The Craziest Music Stories You've Never Heard
gq.com
Everyone loved Italo Disco singer Den Harrow; everyone believed him. The 30-year deception he's been half-maintaining ever since, and the insane, decades-long, continent-spanning feud it fuels, is where we pick up our story.
TAKING AN AMEN BREAK
WATCH: How A Six-Second Drum Solo From A 1969 B-Side Became The Most Sampled Loop In Music History
digg.com
You might not have heard The Winstons' version of "Amen, Brother," but you've definitely heard its drum solo.
THE WORLD HAS TURNED AND LEFT US… WHAT?
What Does It Mean To Be A Weezer Fan In 2019?
digg.com
Can you bear being a steadfast stan? Aren't you tired of rehashing the "Blue" and "Pinkerton" discussion? If you've never liked them, do you even want to expend the effort on trashing them?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BREATHTAKING
Cracking Open A Raw Opal That Has Never Been Seen By Another Person
digg.com
An Australian miner shares the magical part of her job that keeps her coming back day in and day out.
IN THE NEWS
Roger Stone Arrested Following Mueller Indictment
Collapse Of Two Plans To End Shutdown Propels Urgent Negotiations
Officials Rejected Jared Kushner For Top Secret Security Clearance, But Were Overruled
Florida's Secretary Of State Resigned After Blackface Photos Of Him Dressed As A 'Katrina Victim' Surfaced
European Court Orders Italy To Pay Damages To Amanda Knox
DIGG GIVEAWAYS
We're Giving Away A Smart Doorbell For Your Home (And $1,000 In Cash)
dojomojo.ninja
It's free to enter, but it should be hard to enter your house. That's why we're giving away a smart doorbell (with an HD camera and nightlight) and cash to spend on security stuff.
Bring home the turkey and we'll bring home the bacon.