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Friday, 7 February 2014

Win The Olympics Without Going To Sochi

Take Home The Gold Medal In Olympic Knowledge, What Is Rape Culture?, Why The Sochi Olympics Are The Most Expensive In History, I Didn't Wash My Jeans For 7 Months And It's The Internet's Fault, Goat Simulator Sets The Internet On Fire
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Friday, February 7, 2014
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EXTRA POINTS IF YOU DO IT SHIRTLESS LIKE PUTIN
Take Home The Gold Medal In Olympic Knowledge
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So your Olympic bobsledding dreams were dashed. Have no fear, you can still excel at something this Winter Olympic season: being a know-it-all. We're indoor kids, we get it.
TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW
What Is Rape Culture?
buzzfeed.com
Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. A look at the cultural factors behind the statistic.
PUTIN ON THE RITZ
Why The Sochi Olympics Are The Most Expensive In History
digg.com
Between broadcasting rights, merchandising, sponsorships and construction of the Olympic venues themselves, there's a lot of money to be made, especially if you're a friend of President Putin.
RAW DENIM ELITISM
I Didn't Wash My Jeans For 7 Months And It's The Internet's Fault
dailydot.com
Today I washed my jeans. It's the first time I've done so since I bought them in July, and yes, I've worn them every day.
BUCKETS OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
Goat Simulator Sets The Internet On Fire
modernfarmer.com
How an insane goat simulator video game took over the Internet.
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IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE
Image: Slovenia's Klemen Kosi kicks off from the start hut in a men's downhill training run for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Slovenia's Klemen Kosi kicks off from the start hut in a men's downhill training run for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Credit: Alessandro Trovati/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Thursday, 6 February 2014

The Secret Ingredients In Energy Drinks

Take A Ride Down The Course That's Already Injured A Bunch Of Olympians, Energy Drinks With Secret Ingredients, How To Win Valentine's Day, Why Do Men Have Beards?, Just How Bad Is The Scene In Sochi?
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
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SHAUN WHITE INCLUDED
Take A Ride Down The Course That's Already Injured A Bunch Of Olympians
digg.com
Sochi is already shaping up to be the biggest mess in recent Olympic history.
PASS THE GLYCEROL ESTER OF WOOD ROSIN
Energy Drinks With Secret Ingredients
vocativ.com
According to a new study, teens who love energy drinks are also the ones who smoke, drink and do drugs. So what are we missing? The good stuff, apparently.
STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED
How To Win Valentine's Day
birchbox.com
Love is hard, Birchbox is easy. Get your special someone the gift that they deserve.
DOESN'T HELP THEM WITH THE LADIES
Why Do Men Have Beards?
newrepublic.com
Psychologists can tell us how we really perceive men with beards, and why men evolved to grow extraneous hair on their faces in the first place.
CHILL OUT, EVERYONE
Just How Bad Is The Scene In Sochi?
grantland.com
The tried-and-true Olympic hype cycle always begins with "OMG they're not ready!" and ends with "OMG the athlete village has run out of condoms!"
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SPEED SPIDER
Image: Speedskaters from Russia train at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014.
Speedskaters from Russia train at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin
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Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Government Passwords Are Incredibly Easy To Hack

Government Passwords Are Incredibly Easy To Hack, Red Hot Chili Peppers Admit They Mimed Their Super Bowl Performance, Throwing Beer In A Hot Frying Pan Is Mesmerizing, Sochi Journalists Live-Tweet Their Hilarious And Gross Hotel Experiences, Climate Change Is Slowly But Steadily Cooking The World's Oceans
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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Government Passwords Are Incredibly Easy To Hack
defenseone.com
Some of the federal government's most sensitive data are protected by passwords that wouldn't pass muster for even the most basic civilian email account, according to a new congressional report.
ISSUE STATEMENT WHILE SHIRTLESS
Red Hot Chili Peppers Admit They Mimed Their Super Bowl Performance
rollingstone.com
"It was like making a music video in front of a gazillion people."
WHY IS IT DOING THAT?
Throwing Beer In A Hot Frying Pan Is Mesmerizing
digg.com
Paging all scientists: please explain.
STRAY DOGS, PICTURES OF PUTIN, NO HEAT
Sochi Journalists Live-Tweet Their Hilarious And Gross Hotel Experiences
washingtonpost.com
One German photographer told the AP over the weekend that his hotel still had stray dogs and construction workers wandering in and out of rooms.
WILL MAKE A DELICIOUS SOUP
Climate Change Is Slowly But Steadily Cooking The World's Oceans
qz.com
The world's oceans are absorbing the equivalent of 378 million atomic bombs worth of heat per year.
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EAST GERMAN JUDGE GIVES IT A TWO
Image: A competitor takes a jump during a ski slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
A competitor takes a jump during a ski slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Credit: AP Photo/Sergei Grits
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Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Defending Barbie's Body

Monday's edition of the Daily Digg unfortunately featured a sponsored post that was not properly labeled. We apologize for the error. As is our longstanding practice, the offending editor has been thrown into the Great Pit of Carkoon. On a related note, we're looking for a new editor.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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SPENCER'S GIFTS NEEDS TO SELL THESE
What Happens When You Drop A Magnet Inside A Copper Tube
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Who knew dropping magnets down through copper tubes could be so mesmerizing?
FACTS ABOUT FIGURES
Barbie's Lead Designer Defends Barbie's Crazy Proportions
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"Barbie's body was never designed to be realistic."
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They Know If Those Pants Will Look Good On You
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Fitting room mirrors always lie. That's why Trunk Club's stylists hand-pick the best new clothing and send it right to your door. Because no one should get naked under fluorescent lighting.
EXTRADITION RULES
Why The U.S. Should Hand Over Amanda Knox If Italy Asks
newrepublic.com
Reforms are certainly in order, but inefficiencies and delays alone are not a justification for ignoring the decisions of a legitimate national judiciary, especially when an extradition treaty binds the United States to respect them.
WATER EVERYWHERE AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK
Surviving More Than A Year Adrift At Sea Is Possible, With A Little Luck
news.nationalgeographic.com
Just the thought of being set adrift on the open ocean is scary enough. But try living on the deep blue yonder for more than a year, as a recently rescued fisherman was forced to do.
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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
Image: An Afghan refugee youth, carries his sister on his back, not to walk on a slippery and muddy path, during a heavy rain fall, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.
An Afghan refugee youth, carries his sister on his back, not to walk on a slippery and muddy path, during a heavy rain fall, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Credit: AP/Muhammed Muheisen
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Monday, 3 February 2014

Nilanjana Roy, David Blue, and 6 others have Tweets for you

     
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Larry King @kingsthings

I can't believe Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead - I adored him as an actor - what a sad sad story bit.ly/1eKvPRv

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Award-winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in Manhattan Apartment, Law-Enforcement Official Said

The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine exact cause of death

Nilanjana Roy @nilanjanaroy

"This time, I refuse to fall apart." Dylan Farrow, sexual abuse survivor. Her open letter on Woody Allen's abuse: nytimes.com/2014/02/02/opi…

02 Feb

Dylan Farrow's Story

Now that Hollywood has told the story of Woody Allen's long career in film, Dylan Farrow, his adopted daughter, is ready to have her say.

David Blue @DavidBlue

Well, I HAVE been told I seem like a shifter. :) -- RT @MichaelAusiello: SUPERNATURAL Spin-Off: tvline.com/2014/02/02/sup…

02 Feb

Supernatural Spin-Off Exclusive: Meet the Werewolves, Shifters and Hunters of Tribes

The Windy City is on the brink of all-out war. New intel has surfaced about The CW's Chicago-based planted Supernatural spin-off, Supernatural: Tribes, and it points to an epic battle involving fiv...

馬鹿君(星野源_staff) @bakakun_

星野源 くも膜下出血から完全復活「ばっちり治りました」(デイリースポーツ) - Y!ニュース headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140202-…

02 Feb

星野源 くも膜下出血から完全復活「ばっちり治りました」(デイリースポーツ)

「ヨコハマ映画祭」授賞式に出席した星野源=神奈川・横浜の関内ホール 病気療養のため活動を休止していたミュージシャンで俳優の星野源(33)が2日、横浜市内で行われた「第35回 ヨコハマ映画祭」授賞式に出席、休養後初めて公の場へ姿を見せた。 【写真】卵巣と子宮を全摘出から復活のセクシータレント麻美ゆま「恩返しを」 星野は12年12月にくも膜下出血で手術を受け、昨年2月に仕事復帰したものの、再発防止のため6月末から再び休養、再手術など治療に…

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