Americans Love A Good Dutch Oven

Gary Owen Wants To Be More Than Black America's Favorite White Comedian, Camp Cooking Is America's Cuisine, How To Protect Your Ass From The Sun, Why Your Internet Sucks And Other Facts From This Week, Before I Go, This Is Why You Should Never Pass To Someone Who Isn't Looking At You The Daily Digg Friday, March 13, 2015 CLASS CLOWN Gary Owen Wants To Be More Than Black America's Favorite White Comedian buzzfeed.com A household name to black audiences yet completely unknown to white audiences, Gary Owen, a blond, blue-eyed stand-up from Ohio, has a career wholly unlike that of any comedian before him. But will his attempts to bridge the gap cost him all that he's built? BEANS AND CORNBREAD Camp Cooking Is America's Cuisine luckypeach.com It bears mentioning that camp cooking captures something very specific about the spirit of the American people, which in and of itself is also hard to name, but is unmistakable in the novels of Zane Grey, the songbook of the Eagles, and in the life and works of Joan Didion, Wallace Stegner, and George W. Bush STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Protect Your Ass From The Sun digg.com Even if you don't ride around in cars with your ass hanging out, you're gonna want to cover your butt. It just makes sense. Good thing MeUndies' new line is here to do just that. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Why Your Internet Sucks And Other Facts From This Week digg.com This week we learned why the Internet is terrible in the U.S., the alluring grossness of magnetic putty and the best way to not get swatted. A STRANGE RELATIVITY Before I Go stanmed.stanford.edu A heartbreaking account of a young neurosurgeon with metastatic lung cancer. BALL, MEET FACE This Is Why You Should Never Pass To Someone Who Isn't Looking At You digg.com Sometimes, it's good to know that even Division 1 college basketball players can forget the fundamentals. Get more stories on Digg.com → A 10 DOG NIGHT DeeDee Jonrowe arrives at the Ruby, Alaska checkpoint under the Northern Lights during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Cows With Magnetic Personalities

Using Pre-Crime Software To Track An Elusive Gang Of Thieves, How Not To Get Swatted, Here Are Over 100 Snacks That Taste Good And Are Good, Does A Connecticut Shed Hold The Secrets Of A Major Art Heist?, If You Want Healthy Cows, Feed Them Magnets, Prisons Are Making America's Drug Problem Worse The Daily Digg Thursday, March 12, 2015 TOM CRUISE HAS A NEW JOB Using Pre-Crime Software To Track An Elusive Gang Of Thieves newscientist.com A handful of individuals connected to the Felony Lane Gang have been arrested, but the ringleaders have remained at large for years. Can crime-predicting software finally stop them in their tracks? HELPS IF YOU'RE NOT A FLY How Not To Get Swatted digg.com If someone on the Internet doesn't like you, all they have to do is find out where you live, call your local police station and fool the cops into believing there is a life-or-death situation happening at your home. Here's what you need to know to prevent this from ever happening. SNACKS WE DIGG SPONSORED Here Are Over 100 Snacks That Taste Good And Are Good naturebox.com Stop eating the same crap and grab something new. Be it Jalapeño White Cheddar Popcorn, Sriracha Roasted Cashews, Big Island Pineapple, or another delicious option, NatureBox delivers healthy snack options that taste great right to your door. Or mouth, whichever you prefer. And there's a free trial — how can you resist? TAKEN TO THE WOODSHED Does A Connecticut Shed Hold The Secrets Of A Major Art Heist? bostonglobe.com Robert V. Gentile was losing control of the situation, and he knew it. A POLARIZING TREATMENT If You Want Healthy Cows, Feed Them Magnets gizmodo.com Dairy farmers routinely feed their cows a finger-sized magnet, which settles in the digestive tract to help keep the cows healthy. Wait what? PUNISHING, NOT REHABILITATING Prisons Are Making America's Drug Problem Worse politico.com Even federal prisons know that their inmates need medication-assisted therapy. So why aren't they changing? Get more stories on Digg.com → HUSKY BUSINESS Richie Diehl and his team mush into the Tanana, Alaska checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Tanana is a new checkpoint in this year's race. Credit: AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Hot Flashes

Bombed-Out Boise City, VIDEO: Magnetic Putty Is Gross And Weird At Any Speed, A Bot That Analyzes Your Bank Account And Saves Money For You, How Sugar Lobbying Influenced U.S. Government-Funded Research, VIDEO: 'Office Space,' With The Real Michael Bolton, The Life, And Death, Of Jairo The Daily Digg Wednesday, March 11, 2015 FLASH IN THE PANHANDLE Bombed-Out Boise City thislandpress.com It was about half past midnight on July 5, 1943. The heat of the day had given way to the usual cooling that occurs during the summer at Boise City, located in the far western end of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Most of its 1,400 residents had gone to bed when an airplane began dropping bombs on the sleepy town. NOT SILLY AT ALL VIDEO: Magnetic Putty Is Gross And Weird At Any Speed digg.com This is what it must be like to be eaten by an amoeba. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED A Bot That Analyzes Your Bank Account And Saves Money For You digit.co Mo' money mo' problems? Yeah, less money mo' problems, too. That's why we use Digit to help us save cash automatically. It's a stress-free way of dealing with a stressful problem. SWEET DEAL How Sugar Lobbying Influenced U.S. Government-Funded Research psmag.com A new analysis of sugar-industry documents finds companies worked with U.S. government researchers to soften recommendations against eating too much sugar. 'IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE' VIDEO: 'Office Space,' With The Real Michael Bolton digg.com Today we saw an aging pop singer do unspeakable things to a printer, and it was glorious. TURTLE TRAGEDIES The Life, And Death, Of Jairo deepseanews.com The stretch of Caribbean coast of Costa Rica has long been known as a sordid region. The stretch of isolated and sparsely populated coast represents a double edge sword, on one side minimizing human contact with sea turtle nests and for the exact same reason seen as harbor for criminals. Over time, two areas one would never thought connected have become so — drugs and sea turtle conservation. Get more stories on Digg.com → PAIN(T)ED EXPRESSIONS Tibetan exiles, their faces painted in the colors of the Tibetan flag, jump over a flower bed as they make their way towards the Chinese Embassy during a protest in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Indian police on Tuesday detained about 100 Tibetans who were protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against China's rule in Tibet. The protest was to mark the 56th anniversary of the uprising, which led to the flight of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' spiritual leader, and the establishment of the Tibetan government-in-exile in a north Indian town. Credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Fool's Gold

India's Dying Well Of Death, Buffalos: Have Crazy Tongues, Really Just Want To Be Friends With Your Car, Don't Be A Victim Of Crappy Design, Millennials Are More Racist Than They Think, A New Trailer For 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5, Apple's Trick For Using 'As Little Gold As Possible' In Its New, $17,000 Gold Watch The Daily Digg Tuesday, March 10, 2015 THE ONLY CONSTANT IS TAXES India's Dying Well Of Death smithsonianmag.com Brave stuntmen have long been riding the near-vertical walls of India's Well of Death — but the popular spectacle is on the decline. CAN I GET A LIFT? Buffalos: Have Crazy Tongues, Really Just Want To Be Friends With Your Car digg.com It seems buffalos are friendly and docile, just like a dog. A dog with a monstrously long tongue. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Don't Be A Victim Of Crappy Design creativemarket.com You're embarrassed to send people a link to your website. You hide it from friends and loved ones. You know you need help but you're not sure who to turn to. Shhh, it's okay — Creative Market is here for you. Admitting you've hit design rock bottom is the hardest part. It gets easier from here, we promise. MEH-LLENNIALS Millennials Are More Racist Than They Think politico.com The next generation of Americans, they say, is "post-racial" — more tolerant, and therefore more capable of easing these race-based inequities. Unfortunately, closer examination of the data suggests that millennials aren't racially tolerant, they're racially apathetic: They simply ignore structural racism rather than try to fix it. BREAK THE WHEEL A New Trailer For 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 digg.com This new trailer debuted earlier today at the Apple Watch event to celebrate the fact that HBO's standalone subscription service will be available on Apple TV. We don't care where it's available — we just care about Daenerys taking down all of Westeros. THE EDITION SITUATION Apple's Trick For Using 'As Little Gold As Possible' In Its New, $17,000 Gold Watch slate.com There is something conceptually funny about the product that Apple has engineered. We are talking about an 18-karat gold watch that, to quote one of the company's patents, uses "as little gold as possible." Get more stories on Digg.com → BLACK LIVES MATTER Demonstrators protest the shooting of Tony Robinson at the state Capitol Monday, March 9, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, 19, was fatally shot Friday night by a police officer who forced his way into an apartment after hearing a disturbance while responding to a call. Police say Robinson had attacked the officer. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Manis Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Doing Your Best Work On The Toilet

Restoring Vintage Baseball Magazine Covers, How The Coke Bottle Got Into Shape, Truck Nutz, And Other News, What It's Like To Be A Human Cannonball, The Ambassador Who Worked From A Nairobi Bathroom To Avoid State Department IT, A Rare Look Into The Imprecise World Of Art Identification The Daily Digg Monday, March 9, 2015 DUG OUT OF THE PAST Restoring Vintage Baseball Magazine Covers uni-watch.com I've always been a fan of the covers of Baseball Magazine, which ran from 1908-1957. Their earliest covers featured the illustration artwork of Gerrit Beneker and J.F. Kernan, two recognized legends in the field. I noticed that undamaged covers were nearly impossible to find, so I decided to try and restore some of my favorite examples from 100+ years ago. SODA STREAM-LINED How The Coke Bottle Got Into Shape thedailybeast.com Sleek, ridged and much imitated in the drink's beginning, the Coke bottle became a patented classic in 1915. What makes it so distinctive, and loved? WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Truck Nutz, And Other News digg.com A Senator that has never used email, a history of brunch, and the man behind Truck Nutz. SO THEY DON'T SHOUT 'CANNONBALL' THEN What It's Like To Be A Human Cannonball digg.com Watch from the perspective of Gemma Kirby, the youngest female human cannonball in the world, as she gets shot into the sky during a Ringling Bros. Circus XTREME performance. THE OLD POOP AND SEND The Ambassador Who Worked From A Nairobi Bathroom To Avoid State Department IT arstechnica.com If you think Clinton's e-mail scandal is bad, you haven't heard about Scott Gration. IT'S ALL IN HOW IT'S FRAMED A Rare Look Into The Imprecise World Of Art Identification nytimes.com At a time when the attribution of paintings can be so litigious, a startling reassessment provides a rare window into the often imprecise, and debate-riddled, field of identifying the authorship of artworks. Get more stories on Digg.com → SKI'S A CROWD In this aerial view taken from a helicopter thousands of sportsmen and women await the start, in Maloja, of the annual Engadin skiing marathon on Sunday, March 8, 2015, from Maloja to S-Chanf in south Eastern Switzerland. Credit: AP Photo/Keystone,Gian Ehrenzeller Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014