When Pianos Fell From The Sky

At The First Rock Festival, Pianos Fell From The Sky, The Time A Newspaper Stared Down The Country's Largest Advertiser, Watch The First Full Episode Of The New Showtime Original Series 'HAPPYish' Before It Premieres, Competitive Vaping Is The Latest Extreme Sport And Other Facts, The Rise Of Arab Atheists, The Tragic Love Story Behind America's First Ebola Victim The Daily Digg Friday, April 24, 2015 MORE DANGEROUS THAN LETTING THE BASS DROP At The First Rock Festival, Pianos Fell From The Sky collectorsweekly.com "The Piano Drop definitely started Woodstock. In our own minds, of course." BEFORE THE BUZZ WAS FED The Time A Newspaper Stared Down The Country's Largest Advertiser digg.com A little-remembered incident helped establish the notion that news organizations could and should preserve their independence from advertisers. SHOWS WE DIGG | IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWTIME SPONSORED Watch The First Full Episode Of The New Showtime Original Series 'HAPPYish' Before It Premieres antisocialmediaweek.com Don't have a Showtime subscription? No problem. Watch the first episode of the new comedy "HAPPYish" in full here. You're welcome. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Competitive Vaping Is The Latest Extreme Sport And Other Facts digg.com This week we learned that competitive vaping exists, "fatbergs" are the stuff of nightmares, and how it's possible for a computer programmer to live his life while banished from the Internet. YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT The Rise Of Arab Atheists newrepublic.com The spread of disbelief in the Arab world. LOVE IN THE TIME OF EBOLA The Tragic Love Story Behind America's First Ebola Victim vanityfair.com In an exclusive adaptation from "My Spirit Took You In," Louise Troh remembers awaiting the arrival of Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas, where he would later die of Ebola. Get more stories on Digg.com → NOW THIS IS A BABY SHOWER Royal fan Terry Hutt, aged 79, with his Union flag designed outfit, flags and signs stands across the street from the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London, Thursday, April 23, 2015. Britain's Kate the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth to her second child with her husband Prince William at the hospital in the coming days or weeks. A small number of dedicated royal fans are waiting or camping outside the hospital awaiting the imminent birth. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Dunham 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

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

When Going Online Will Send You To Prison, VIDEO: Time-Lapse Footage Beautifully Captures Eruption Of Chile's Calbuco Volcano, An Illustrated Guide To Happiness, VIDEO: Watching Deli Meat Being Made Is Supremely Gross, Our Depiction Of Madness Throughout Human History, How Games Use Hair To Define Characters The Daily Digg Thursday, April 23, 2015 AMERICA OFFLINE When Going Online Will Send You To Prison digg.com What happens when a former hacker becomes legally forbidden from using the Internet as a condition of his parole. HOLY SMOKES! VIDEO: Time-Lapse Footage Beautifully Captures Eruption Of Chile's Calbuco Volcano digg.com Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted on Wednesday for the first time in 42 years. At least 1,500 people were evacuated from Ensenada and other neighboring places as plumes of ash blanketed the area. This amazing video shows the deadly beauty of Mother Nature. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWTIME SPONSORED An Illustrated Guide To Happiness antisocialmediaweek.com Sometimes we need to look beyond our borders to figure out how to be happy. We've collected some of the best advice from international studies on how to keep your chin up. Keep tapping for tips! A WORLD OF WET TUBES VIDEO: Watching Deli Meat Being Made Is Supremely Gross digg.com You will never look at bologna the same way again. But you'll probably still eat it. 'CRAZY IN LOVE' WAS OUR PEAK Our Depiction Of Madness Throughout Human History theparisreview.org Madness indeed has its meanings, elusive and evanescent as our attempts to capture them have been. HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW How Games Use Hair To Define Characters avclub.com Take away that hair and — well, he's a whole different character now, isn't he? A bald Mega Man is more severe and less joyous — utilitarian instead of approachable. That glimpse of his untidy mop made Mega Man feel all the more relatable. He was just like us, despite being a robot. And he's not the only one. Get more stories on Digg.com → SHOWING OFF FOR EARTH DAY Children watch the Calbuco volcano erupt, from Puerto Varas, Chile, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The volcano erupted billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities. Credit: AP Photo/Carlos F. Gutierrez 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

Revisiting 'Rockit'

Here's Earl, A Blind Eye, How To Get Your Life Back Using Apps And Gadgets, How Fast Is Rey's Speeder In The Star Wars Teaser?, How Herbie Hancock Crafted A Hip-Hop Classic, VIDEO: Today's Best Short: 'Dinner With Holly' The Daily Digg Wednesday, April 22, 2015 HE'S FREE Here's Earl grantland.com Earl Sweatshirt is all grown up. Now what? DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, OR HELP A Blind Eye thebigroundtable.com In West Africa, a surgeon navigates the moral mathematics of second-string medicine. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWTIME SPONSORED How To Get Your Life Back Using Apps And Gadgets antisocialmediaweek.com Ten apps, extensions and websites that can help you "unplug." YOU WONT BE STAR BORED, WE PROMISE How Fast Is Rey's Speeder In The Star Wars Teaser? wired.com The second trailer for "Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens" looks exciting. So, how about an analysis? Can I estimate the speed of the Rey's speeder as it moves across the desert? Let's try. 'ROCKIT' REVISITED How Herbie Hancock Crafted A Hip-Hop Classic medium.com In February of 1984, most of the world had never seen anything like it. NSFW VIDEO: Today's Best Short: 'Dinner With Holly' digg.com A young couple plans to spice up their love life when their friend, Holly, comes over for dinner. Get more stories on Digg.com → A FLOWERY DISPOSITION Tourists take pictures of a floral arrangement depicting Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Keukenhof, a spring park with approximately seven million flower bulbs, in Lisse, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Peter Dejong 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

Bots For Sale

How Click Farms Have Inflated Social Media Currency, BMX Jerk Elicits The Most Flawless Shrug From This Waiter, The Science of Happiness on Social Media, What Do Those Symbols On The iPhone Mean?, Playing Catch-Up, The Puzzling Rise In Nearsighted Children The Daily Digg Tuesday, April 21, 2015 THE BOT BUBBLE How Click Farms Have Inflated Social Media Currency newrepublic.com A São Paulo gym might request 75 female Brazilian fitness fanatics, or a Castro-district bar might want 1,000 gay men living in San Francisco. Her current order is the most common: Facebook profiles of beautiful American women between the ages of 20 and 30. Once they've received the accounts, the client will probably use them to sell Facebook likes to customers looking for an illicit social media boost. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ BMX Jerk Elicits The Most Flawless Shrug From This Waiter digg.com Seriously, look at that grace, that form. The shrug that is, not the biker. Speak of which, what compels someone to ride OVER a car they clearly do not own? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWTIME SPONSORED The Science of Happiness on Social Media antisocialmediaweek.com Tuesday is the saddest day of the week on Twitter. I can tell you that because I'm looking at The Hedonometer, a digital graph created by data scientists to track happiness on the social network. Since 2009, The Hedonometer has been analyzing millions of tweets around the globe to calculate the average happiness levels. And those tweets have produced some very surprising results. TECHNICAL LANGUAGE What Do Those Symbols On The iPhone Mean? mentalfloss.com Stare at the back of your iPhone long enough and you may begin to question the significance behind that peculiar row of symbols appearing near the bottom. What do they mean? Is it a secret Apple language that will eventually replace our alphabet? The truth is out there. And significantly less sinister. Here's what you're really looking at. DIVISION Playing Catch-Up slate.com Sports-powerhouse universities keep choosing leaders with no experience in sports. Is that a problem? LONG IN THE EYE, SHORT IN THE TOOTH The Puzzling Rise In Nearsighted Children wsj.com To battle an explosion of myopia, eye researchers try more outdoor time, medication, even a giant, translucent cube. Get more stories on Digg.com → NOTHING TO BE SUWORI FOR A man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali dances during the Suwori festival in Boko about 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Gauhati, India, Monday, April 20, 2015. Traditional elephant fights, elephant races, tug of war and dances mark this festival which coincides with the Assamese Rongali Bihu, or the harvest festival of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Credit: AP Photo/ Anupam Nath 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

You Should Be Bathing In Ramen

Our Most Exciting Black Scholar Is A Ghost, How To Bathe In Ramen Noodles, And Other News, VIDEO: All The Weed In 'Broad City', My Life, On The Day Of The Oklahoma City Bombing, The Diplomat Who Wouldn't Lie, Escape Or Die The Daily Digg Monday, April 20, 2015 THE GHOST OF CORNEL WEST Our Most Exciting Black Scholar Is A Ghost newrepublic.com President Obama betrayed him. He's stopped publishing new work. He's alienated his closest friends and allies. What happened to America's most exciting black scholar? WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND How To Bathe In Ramen Noodles, And Other News digg.com People are taking ramen noodle baths, bald eagles are back in the empire state of mind, almonds aren't the only problem and Norway's slimier than ever. HAPPY 4/20 VIDEO: All The Weed In 'Broad City' digg.com We're really sorry this isn't 4 minutes and 20 seconds long, but nobody has the attention span for that. 9:02 AM My Life, On The Day Of The Oklahoma City Bombing thislandpress.com "I stared at her. A bomb? In Oklahoma City? I looked at the TV. Black smoke poured from the side of a tall building. It was hard to see exactly what was going on, but it looked bad. I stepped closer so I could hear the TV. "…An explosion rocked the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building at 9:02 a.m. …" LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO NED STARK The Diplomat Who Wouldn't Lie politico.com Robert White was the rare official who chose to lose his job to keep his integrity. NOT REALLY A CHOICE, NOW, IS IT? Escape Or Die newyorker.com When pirates captured a cargo ship, its crew faced one desperate choice after another. Get more stories on Digg.com → HOUND OF THE BASKING IN IT Tank, owned by Duane Smith, of Des Moines, Iowa, sits on the throne after being crowned the winner of the 36th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall 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