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Saturday 30 March 2019

Smells Like Dinosaur Spirit

Saturday's top stories are here.
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The Day The Dinosaurs Died, An Oral History Of 'The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind', and more.
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Morning · Sat, Mar 30
LOOKING BACK
'FINDING THE HOLY GRAIL'
The Day The Dinosaurs Died
newyorker.com
A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
PSST — IT'S FREE UNTIL MARCH 31
An Oral History Of 'The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'
polygon.com
The third numbered entry in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series cemented a formula and a set of expectations that are still alive and well today in games like "Fallout 4" and "The Witcher 3."
HEART SHAPED NOSTALIGIA
Nirvana Manager Danny Goldberg On What Everyone Gets Wrong About Kurt Cobain
rollingstone.com
"His image was too much overwhelmed by his death," Goldberg says of what inspired him to share his own memories of the late icon in new book "Serving the Servant."
DIGG PICKS
Glasses Always Sliding Down? Here's How To Fix It
amazon.com
It's not tacky, just good manners. Nerdwax keeps your glasses on your face. Stop them from sliding down your nose.
LOOKING GOOD
I'M THANUS
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? St Louis Style, Pregnant Mom, #AvengeTheFallen and more.
PICTURE THIS
Preparing For A Stoner Wedding, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Manila's commute from hell, eerie pictures inside a Namibian ghost town and other great photos from this week.
DRAW THE LINE
What Famous Rooms In Paintings Look Like In Real Life, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
digg.com
A cafe made out of cardboard, a house with a roof that's literally a pool and other coolest design of the week.
LOOKING THE OTHER WAY
BEFORE PALO ALTO, THERE WAS MAYFIELD
How Stanford's Desire for A Booze-Free Town Gave Birth To Palo Alto
kqed.org
When you think about a college town, chances are good the abundance of alcohol springs to mind. But Palo Alto owes its entire existence to the want of a college town without booze.
HANDS OFF
The Web's Sickest Perverts Are Lurking On r/handholding
melmagazine.com
The "depraved fetish" of hand-holding is a meme whose origins lie deep in the archives of 4chan.
A PERFECT VESSEL FOR CAPITALISM
Why Everyone Hates The Vessel
fastcompany.com
The centerpiece of New York's massive new Hudson Yards development has drawn relentless criticism.
LOOKING FORWARD
LIKE MARY FREAKIN' POPPINS
Man Flies Straight Up Into The Air Trying To Hold Down An Umbrella In Heavy Winds
digg.com
While he eventually jumped off and was uninjured, this man will likely have recurring nightmares about umbrellas.
DIGG PICKS
This Amazing Smart Speaker Will Teach You Chinese
indiegogo.com
No books, no vocabulary lists, no flash cards. Just speak.
Enjoy the weekend, but don't get carried away (by the wind).

Friday 29 March 2019

License To Chill

This Search Engine That Gives You The Cheapest Flights From Any Location Is A Super Cool Travel Hack, Every Disney Direct-To-Video Sequel, Prequel And Mid-Quel, Ranked, and more.
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Digg Editions
Morning · Fri, Mar 29
SPONSORED BY 250_100
GOING TO THE SOURCE
IT'LL GO FAR
This Search Engine That Gives You The Cheapest Flights From Any Location Is A Super Cool Travel Hack
digg.com
If you're having trouble deciding which city or country to visit for your next holiday, travel search engine Escape is a pretty nifty tool that will help you map out your best options.
THE BELLES OF THE BALL
Every Disney Direct-To-Video Sequel, Prequel And Mid-Quel, Ranked
polygon.com
Before Disney started cranking out live-action adaptations of every animated property from its back catalog, the company cranked out direct-to-video (DTV) sequels that capitalized on theatrical magic.
MAN OF THE WOODS
Meet Lazarus Lake, The Man Behind The World's Hardest Running Race
outsideonline.com
What kind of sadist creates the hardest race in the world? We sent our writer to find out.
TOOLS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
A New Way To Manage Your Work! Meet The New Visual Project Management Tool
monday.com
It's time to get work done with monday.com! A visual project management tool for teams. Plan, organize & track your team's projects in one place
LOCAL NEWS
WE WANT 'DIGG4EVR'
The DMV Reviewed Thousands of Hilarious Vanity Plate Applications Last Year. These Are Our Favorites
lamag.com
Inside the important job of keeping poop puns, dick jokes and hate speech off California's roadways.
A HUMAN TRAFFICKER? IN MY AREA?
How A 119-Word Local Crime Brief Became Facebook's Most-Shared Story of 2019
slate.com
The man who wrote it never intended for it to reach a national audience, let alone amass more than 800,000 Facebook shares.
REAL RESCUE RANGERS
The Biblical Annihilation Of Montserrat
medium.com
When a massive Caribbean volcano erupted in 1997, the island's residents fled, leaving their beloved animals behind. As pets and livestock were engulfed in ash and penned in by lava, waiting to perish, three brave souls risked death and evaded the law to save every last one. A modern-day Noah's Ark.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
IT JUST KEEPS ZOOMING OUT
The Camera Reveal On This 172-Foot High Dive Is Giving Us The Shakes
digg.com
A throwback to Rick Charls' absurd, world record-holding plunge at Sea World in 1984.
IN THE NEWS
Third Vote On Theresa May's Brexit Agreement Set
New York Sues Sackler Family Members And Drug Distributors
DeVos Reverses Course On Special Olympics Cuts After Trump Orders Funding
Lyft (Finally) Goes For Its IPO — How Much Pop Is Left?
Agnès Varda, Leading Light Of French New Wave, Dies At 90
DIGG PICKS
This Album From Alexandra Stréliski Is A Gorgeous Piece Of Piano Magic
digg.com
Maybe you heard her music in the "Big Little Lies" trailer. Time to hear a whole album.
Friday? More like 'QUIT-NTIM'