Are You A Sucker?

Are You A Sucker?, Disney Exec: Standalone 'Star Wars' Films Will Be 'Origin' Stories, Okay, Fine, Now Somebody Else Is Going To Win, The Probability Puzzle That Makes Your Head Melt, Where The Hipsters Are Coming From The Daily Digg Friday, September 13, 2013 HOW PEOPLE GET YOU TO READ SH*T Are You A Sucker? medium.com 8 secrets writers use to trick the smartest readers into reading their shittiest writing, backed by psychology and scienti-logical awesomeness. HERE'S HOPING FOR A YOUNG YODA Disney Exec: Standalone 'Star Wars' Films Will Be 'Origin' Stories news.cnet.com Though Disney hasn't said much about the forthcoming group of "Star Wars" films, it appears likely they will focus on the back stories of major characters, including possibly Han Solo and Yoda. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Okay, Fine, Now Somebody Else Is Going To Win squarespace.com No matter what you're looking to build, Squarespace makes it fast and easy. To prove it, we're going to feature the best site made by any Digg reader who signs up with Squarespace this week. That's right, you could be right here. Your mom will be so proud. SOLVE AT YOUR OWN RISK The Probability Puzzle That Makes Your Head Melt bbc.co.uk A reference in a recent article to the Monty Hall problem — where a contestant has to pick one of three boxes — left readers scratching their heads. Why does this probability scenario hurt everyone's brain so much? A FLANNEL-LINED SPAWNING GROUND Where The Hipsters Are Coming From businessinsider.com Young people in their late twenties who fashion themselves as outside of the mainstream — derisively referred to as hipsters — are a major force in New York, especially trendy neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But how did they get there? Where do they call come from? Read more on Digg.com → WHAT TO PACK WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO ALASKA Soldiers of U.S. Army Alaska's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment, off load from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2013. Credit: The U.S. Army Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Facebook Has Gone To The Witches

The Koch Brothers' Secret Bank, Switching From The iPhone To Android? Read This First, You Should Really Just Click This Already, What Witchcraft Is Facebook?, Vladimir Putin Writes NYT Op-Ed The Daily Digg Thursday, September 12, 2013 BROTHERS' KEEPER The Koch Brothers' Secret Bank politico.com Freedom Partners was unknown to almost everyone in politics. It raised and spent $250 million in 2012 to shape political and policy debate nationwide. It is an outlet for the ideas and funds of the mysterious Koch brothers. HOPE FOR CHANGE Switching From The iPhone To Android? Read This First thenextweb.com Lots of people expected more from Apple's announcement yesterday. If you're not excited by the new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, and the prospect of upgrading to iOS 7 leaves you cold, we've got you covered. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED You Should Really Just Click This Already squarespace.com No matter what you're looking to build, Squarespace makes it fast and easy. To prove it, we're going to feature the best site made by any Digg reader who signs up with Squarespace this week. That's right, you could be right here. Your mom will be so proud. IT POSTS A SPELL ON YOU What Witchcraft Is Facebook? theatlantic.com Mass psychogenic illness—historically known as "mass hysteria"—is making a comeback. 'A PLEA FOR CAUTION' Vladimir Putin Writes NYT Op-Ed nytimes.com In his piece urging the U.S. to use caution in Syria, Putin claims that chemical weapons were used by Syrian rebels and warns that the same militants are preparing an attack on Israel. Read more on Digg.com → NEVER FORGET President Barack Obama is silhouetted as speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2013. Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Cheap iPhone That Wasn't

Leaked 'Grand Theft Auto V' Map Is Massive, The Cheap iPhone That Wasn't, Seriously, We're Doing Something Cool, Once-Lost Star Wars-Related Short To Screen For The First Time In 33 Years, Why Is The iPhone 5C Case So Hideous? The Daily Digg Wednesday, September 11, 2013 YEA, NOT GOING TO WORK AGAIN... EVER Leaked 'Grand Theft Auto V' Map Is Massive kotaku.com The Los Santos map was leaked today thanks to a copy of a GTA V guide on Reddit. NOT A BARGAIN The Cheap iPhone That Wasn't slate.com Apple still won't compete for price-conscious consumers. That's an increasingly risky strategy. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Seriously, We're Doing Something Cool squarespace.com No matter what you're looking to build, Squarespace makes it fast and easy. To prove it, we're going to feature the best site made by any Digg reader who signs up with Squarespace this week. That's right, you could be right here. Your mom will be so proud. 'BLACK ANGEL' Once-Lost Star Wars-Related Short To Screen For The First Time In 33 Years arstechnica.com How a college script debuted before Empire, went MIA, and revived as Jedi hits 30. 'NON' Why Is The iPhone 5C Case So Hideous? techcrunch.com Apple introduced some cases to go along with both the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5C's case looks a lot like Crocs shoes. It also makes for one of the most annoying Apple design missteps I've seen recently. Read more on Digg.com → PINPRICK OF HOPE Amina, a Syrian woman who fled the fighting in Aleppo, is photographed inside an abandoned building with her five-month-old sick daughter, Asma, on the outskirts of Saraqib, southwest of Aleppo, on September 9, 2013. Credit: GIOVANNI DIFFIDENTI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Behind The Snob

The Science Of Snobbery, What's It Like To Sit Down With African Dictators?, How To Get Your Website On Digg, Photographs Of Europe's Jeweled Skeletons, How To Survive A Lightning Strike The Daily Digg Tuesday, September 10, 2013 WELL OOH LA DI DA MR. FRENCH MAN The Science Of Snobbery priceonomics.com Research can suggest that you don't actually enjoy wine, classical music, or even fancy foods. But the snobs aren't making it all up. WORDS WITH WARLORDS What's It Like To Sit Down With African Dictators? 6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com One of the first African presidents I ever met was Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a septuagenarian Somali warlord, who sat in a gilded chair in the presidential palace in Mogadishu as intense fighting raged outside. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Get Your Website On Digg squarespace.com No matter what you're looking to build, Squarespace makes it fast and easy. To prove it, we're going to feature the best site made by any Digg reader who signs up with Squarespace this week. That's right, you could be right here. Your mom will be so proud. BEAUTY IN DEATH Photographs Of Europe's Jeweled Skeletons atlasobscura.com The afterlife is just more elegant for some of us. STAY INSIDE How To Survive A Lightning Strike videos.digg.com Do you own medieval armor? Oh, you don't... well watch this video anyways. Read more on Digg.com → IS THAT A BALL IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU... Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning the men's final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the U.S. Open in New York Sept. 9, 2013. Credit: Fang Zhe Xinhua News Agency/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

ALLAishwaryaWeb, Chetan Bhagat, and 6 others have Tweets for you

magicsgifs, Here's what's trending on Twitter this week.         Vodafone is offering Twitter free of mobile internet charges until October 29, 2013 to all subscribers in India for the Android application and on the mobile browser via mobile.twitter.com. Try it Now ALLAishwaryaWeb @ALLaishwaryaWeb [GALLERY] RT @pinkvilla - "#Aishwarya Rai Bachchan inaugurates Kalyan Jewelers in Surat" LINK: pinkvilla.com/node/281759 07 Sep Aishwarya Rai Bachchan inaugurates Kalyan Jewelers in Surat Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the brand ambassador of Kalyan Jewelers was recently in Surat to inaugurate their new show room there. 1 Related tweet NPR News @nprnews How Could A Drought Spark A Civil War? n.pr/1etKkMJ 08 Sep How Could A Drought Spark A Civil War? There are many ways to look at civil war: ethnic factions, economic divides and religions differences. But increasingly, some say we should also look at climate change as a factor as well, as it is… Chetan Bhagat @chetan_bhagat Gm all! 'The kings in our minds,' my col in TOI today: blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-underage-o…" 08 Sep The kings in our minds I remember that afternoon — the Western Express Highway in Mumbai had a traffic jam. The vital suburban highway pha @pha "日本の最先端を走っているのは田舎だった 日本人の不安、不信を取り除く「里山資本主義」とは" htn.to/jSj3RU 08 Sep 日本の最先端を走っているのは田舎だった 「番組をつくって具体的な事例がどんどん増えていくにつれて、私たちの考え方も深まっていきました。里山資本主義こそがマネー資本主義の歪みを補う システムであり、日本の様々な課題を解決できる先進的なモデルだと確信するようになったというわけです」 1 Related tweet SHAH RUKH KHAN @iamsrk My extremely distinguished friend Boman is a class act. Its the first time I have lost someone on a plane. Nobody could find him!!! How!?! 08 Sep 2 Retweets 花火＠いつだってスプヴィル！ @hanabi0224 おたる水族館のトドについて pic.twitter.com/SkB3SewzSA 08 Sep 1 Retweet Chennai Express @ChennaiExp2013 Celebrating #ChennaiExpress success over the Past 1 Month . Thanks for the Love and Support !! pic.twitter.com/nGzc0Te3aQ 08 Sep 1 Retweet Shahid Kapoor Online @Shahid_Online Video: Shahid and Ileana promoting #PPNH bit.ly/16bM7T6 bit.ly/1e5alEt 08 Sep 1 Retweet Don't miss out. Stay up to date on what's happening. Go to Twitter Forgot your Twitter password? Get instructions on how to reset it. You can also unsubscribe from these emails or change your notification settings. Need help? If you received this message in error and did not sign up for Twitter, click not my account. Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St., Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103