Jude Awakening

Jude Law Was Destined For Superstardom. Then Chris Rock's Oscars Monologue Happened, The Weird History Of Coca-Cola's Failed 'OK Soda,' South Korea's Secret

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THE CURVE AHEAD OF US TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES South Korea's Secret theatlantic.com Seven weeks ago, South Korea and the US had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Today, South Korea has less than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000. HONEY, I'M DONE WITH THE KIDS The Coronavirus Quarantine Moment That Finally Broke Me, According To 10 Dads fatherly.com Broken printers. Stepping on Beyblades. A Keurig machine glued shut by a mischievous toddler. These are the moments that finally broke these quarantined parents. DON'T FREAK OUT MORE, YET What To Know About That New Paper Claiming The Coronavirus Is Becoming More Contagious gizmodo.com A preliminary scientific paper on COVID-19 — detailed by the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday — is sure to unnerve people. But scientists we spoke with are skeptical of the paper's conclusions. THE CURVES DON'T LIE A Stark Visualization Of Different Countries' COVID-19 Case Growth Shows The US, UK And Sweden's Struggles digg.com The data is pretty clear here: follow the examples of New Zealand and South Korea. Don't follow in the footsteps of the US and Sweden. GEAR WE DIGG | SPONSORED Breathe Life In o2canada.com O2 Canada promises you better respiratory performance and wellbeing through better air. With science, technology and design, we create a mobile, personal and controlled breathing space that improves every breath. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? HEY JUDE, DON'T MAKE IT BAD Jude Law Was Destined For Superstardom. Then Chris Rock's Oscars Monologue Happened melmagazine.com In the early 21st century, the rising young British actor was on an incredible run. But one mean joke on the entertainment world's biggest stage permanently changed how we felt about the "Talented Mr. Ripley" star. HEADLIGHT LOWLIGHTS The Ugliest Cars Of The 2010s motortrend.com The 2010s were a high point for automotive styling, but the decade also had more than its share of low points. IS IT IRONIC? The Weird History Of Coca-Cola's Failed 'OK Soda' tedium.co A quarter-century ago, Coca-Cola attempted to subvert itself to reach Gen X. The problem? The soda company's OK Soda was a couple of decades too early. THIS IS BONKERS The Invasion Of Venezuela, Brought To You By Silvercorp USA bellingcat.com Who is Jordan Goudreau — the man behind Silvercorp USA, a security firm that's guarded President Trump — and why did he launch would-be mercenary attack on Venezuela over the weekend? VIDEO OF THE DAY A SLIPPERY SLOPE, BUT REAL Guys Surf Down A Dangerously Steep Storm Drain, Wipe Out Hard youtube.com Surfer Jamie O'Brien and his friends found a huge storm drain in Hawaii and had some fun (?). IN THE NEWS Virus Whistle-Blower Says Trump Administration Steered Contracts to Cronies Kushner Coronavirus Effort Said To Be Hampered By Inexperienced Volunteers UK Government Epidemiologist Behind Influential Coronavirus Model Resigns After Breaking Lockdown To Have Mistress Over The IRS Sent Coronavirus Relief Payments To Dead People New York Restaurant Receives Death Threats Over Sold-Out Dinner Special DIGG PICKS | AFFILIATE These Handcrafted Italian Shoes Are On Sale, So We're Stocking Up huckberry.com Astorflex shoes are made by a small family business in Italy, and they're just as beautiful as you'd expect. Better yet, a huge selection of their wares are on sale this week over at Huckberry. FROM THE ARCHIVES MILWAUKEE'S CRIME OF THE CENTURY The Stradivarius Affair (2014) vanityfair.com It isn't every day that a street criminal — a high-school dropout with two felony convictions — is accused of stealing a centuries-old violin worth as much as $6 million. But nothing about the heist of the Lipinski Stradivarius, which galvanized the music world last winter, was normal, or even logical. THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN TO BRAZIL The Brazilian Town Where The American Confederacy Lives On (2015) vice.com The Confederados are one of the last remaining enclaves of the children of the unreconstructed South. Jude Law, we hardly knew ya. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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