Nancy Drew Has A Posse

Are Dinner Tickets The Future Of Dining?, Nancy Drew Has A Posse And Other Facts, Fancy Cocktails That Are Surprisingly Easy To Make, How America Is Killing Its Mentally Ill, WATCH: The Good Side Of Bad Dreams, What Happened In Room 102? The Daily Digg Friday, July 10, 2015 A MEAL TICKET Are Dinner Tickets The Future Of Dining? gq.com If you thought trying to nab a reservation at a hot new restaurant was hard, just wait until you see what the industry is cooking up next. Actually, don't wait. Book a table at any one of the high-end food temples that now require you to buy a ticket—and pay for your meal—far in advance. A slew of idealistic chefs think this is the future of dining. The rest of us hope it's not. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Nancy Drew Has A Posse And Other Facts digg.com This week we learned why Nancy Drew is the most popular woman in gaming, deformed pizza still looks delicious and handwriting will never die. WE'LL HAVE THE MEME-CHELADA SPONSORED Fancy Cocktails That Are Surprisingly Easy To Make digg.com We here at Digg care about you so we've done the hard work of making and taste-testing each of the four summer cocktail recipes below to make sure that they're up to our standards. The results are in and they're delicious. THE TRIALS OF TERESA SHEEHAN How America Is Killing Its Mentally Ill buzzfeed.com In 2008, San Francisco police were called to transport a woman with mental illness to a hospital. Instead, they shot her seven times. This is the story of how police became our nation's mental health care workers, and how Teresa Sheehan's family fought for her before the shooting — and since. DARE TO NIGHTMARE WATCH: The Good Side Of Bad Dreams digg.com Do your bad dreams about your boss stress you out? Well, they may actually have a positive effect on your mental health. THE IMPENDING EXECUTION OF RICHARD GOSSIP What Happened In Room 102? firstlook.org Richard Glossip, the lead plaintiff in Glossip v. Gross, the Supreme Court decision that legalized long and painful executions, will be put to death in Oklahoma as early as September 16. All his state and federal appeals have been exhausted. Problem is, he may well be innocent. Get more stories on Digg.com → KING OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND THIS BRIDGE Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot passes over a bridge as he rides in the breakaway group of three riders in Dieppe during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.5 kilometers (119 miles) with start in Abbeville and finish in Le Havre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani 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

Definitely A Real Girlfriend

I was An Invisible Girlfriend For A Month, Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week, How To Stay Cool, Dry And Stylish This Summer, Microsoft's Costliest Mistakes, Why Is Popping Bubble Wrap So Satisfying?, Why The Great Glitch Of July 8th Should Scare You The Daily Digg Thursday, July 9, 2015 GHOST IN THE MACHINE I was An Invisible Girlfriend For A Month fusion.net After just a few conversations, it became clear to me that people weren't just using this as "social cover." THE LONG-READER'S DIGEST Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week digg.com ​In this week's edition of the Long-Reader's Digest: A fugitive on the Appalachian Trail, a family's quest to cure their son's epilepsy with cannabis, and the IT guys behind a Dutch drug trafficking operation. CLOTHES WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Stay Cool, Dry And Stylish This Summer ministryofsupply.com You can't change the polo shirt's classic look. But you can make it a hell of a lot more comfortable. MACRO BLUNDERS Microsoft's Costliest Mistakes bloomberg.com Remember the Red Ring of Death? THE GOOD KIND OF POPPING Why Is Popping Bubble Wrap So Satisfying? nymag.com Recently, the manufacturers of Bubble Wrap, the alarmingly addictive packaging that was apparently a brand name all along, announced that they would be redesigning their product. The new version — the horror— will not pop. This raises an important question: What, exactly, was ever so satisfying about popping Bubble Wrap, anyway? OUR SOFTWARE IS BAD AND WE SHOULD FEEL BAD Why The Great Glitch Of July 8th Should Scare You medium.com The big problem we face isn't coordinated cyber-terrorism, it's that software sucks. Software sucks for many reasons, all of which go deep, are entangled, and expensive to fix. (Or, everything is broken, eventually). This is a major headache, and a real worry as software eats more and more of the world. Get more stories on Digg.com → DUNKING, AND GETTING DUNKED Filipino boys play basketball in floodwaters from a swollen creek at a coastal village in Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Typhoon Chan-Hom passing over the northeastern waters of the Philippines heading to northern Taiwan has enhanced the seasonal monsoon, dumping heavy rains over the capital, Manila, and the northern provinces. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Favila 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

Not Your Mother's Memes

I Worked As A Carnie, And Possibly For The Mob, What To Read In Politics This Week: Donald Trump Piñata Edition, A Mattress Shouldn't Hurt Your Back — Or Your Bank Account, How Did The Practice Of Women Jumping Out Of Giant Cakes Start?, VIDEO: Babies' Poo Faces Caught In Adorable And Gross Slow Motion, New Orlean's Moving, Musical Houses The Daily Digg Wednesday, July 8, 2015 MOB SCENE I Worked As A Carnie, And Possibly For The Mob hopesandfears.com Talking to a game agent who worked the booths at some of New York's most iconic street fairs. THE ENTHUSIASM GAP What To Read In Politics This Week: Donald Trump Piñata Edition digg.com In this week's edition of The Enthusiasm Gap: Greece's economy is in peril, Trump is in the line of fire and Hillary's e-mails are finally free! MATTRESSESS WE DIGG SPONSORED A Mattress Shouldn't Hurt Your Back — Or Your Bank Account tuftandneedle.com It's about time we all learned the truth about the mattress industry. Tuft & Needle has a created a video to give you the knowledge you deserve. DID NOT ORIGINATE IN 'THE SIMS' How Did The Practice Of Women Jumping Out Of Giant Cakes Start? todayifoundout.com If you're thinking it's a tradition that dates back to the swanky cocktail-fueled, pre-feminist Mad Men era, you're only partly correct- humans have been putting odd things in their food for entertainment purposes for centuries. WIPE THE SMILE OFF THEIR FACES VIDEO: Babies' Poo Faces Caught In Adorable And Gross Slow Motion digg.com Thank you Pampers? DITHYRAMBALINA New Orlean's Moving, Musical Houses oxfordamerican.org If music, at its best, is immersive, then to be housed within your own instrument promises a new summit of melodic experience. Airlift is in the process of building a village of musical houses that don't just perform, but that also come apart in order to be transported, rebuilt, and played in neighborhoods all over New Orleans. Get more stories on Digg.com → POWER SHOT Serena Williams of the United States returns the ball to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday July 7, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin 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

First-Person Sleuther

Nancy Drew: The Most Iconic Woman In Gaming, Why Can't We Stop Cholera In Haiti?, What's Better Than Volcano Flowers?, The Bizarro Life Of Cartoonist Dan Piraro, VIDEO: 'Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas' Turns Even More Nightmarish Overlaid With Google's Deep Dream Software, A Day In The Life Of Lipa Schmeltzer, Ex-Ultra-Orthodox Celebrity The Daily Digg Tuesday, July 7, 2015 FIRST-PERSON SLEUTHER Nancy Drew: The Most Iconic Woman In Gaming digg.com She may not wield badass dueling pistols like Lara, or rule over the Mushroom Kingdom like Peach, but this detective has made the transition from pages to pixels, and gathered a formidable online fandom in the process.​ SOMETHING IN THE WATER Why Can't We Stop Cholera In Haiti? digg.com An outbreak of cholera in Haiti that began in 2010 is still killing people. Will we be able to stop it? PLANTS WE DIGG SPONSORED What's Better Than Volcano Flowers? thebouqs.com Bouqs isn't your mother's online flower delivery system. Their cuts come fresh from a freaking volcano. WELCOME TO THE STRIP CLUB The Bizarro Life Of Cartoonist Dan Piraro priceonomics.com Piraro, like many cartoonists, began his career in an era where getting widely syndicated in newspapers was the only option to achieve a large readership. It was — and still is — an arduous process. NAUSEA GUARANTEED VIDEO: 'Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas' Turns Even More Nightmarish Overlaid With Google's Deep Dream Software digg.com As if "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" isn't trippy enough — here is the "Great San Francisco Acid Wave" scene run through Google's artificial neural network software. SONGS OF SOLOMON A Day In The Life Of Lipa Schmeltzer, Ex-Ultra-Orthodox Celebrity tabletmag.com From the confines of Skverer Hasidism to Columbia University and fashion eyewear shops, the singer and Internet sensation isn't slowing down soon. Get more stories on Digg.com → NO BULL (YET) Revelers hold up traditional red neckties during the launch of the "Chupinazo" rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. Revelers from around the world turned out here to kick off the festival with a messy party in the Pamplona town square, one day before the first of eight days of the running of the bulls. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki 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

Everyone Hates U2

One Man's Desperate Quest To Cure His Son's Epilepsy — With Weed, Reddit Had A Rough Weekend, And Other News, Your Wrist Is Dying For One Of These, The Grateful Dead's Wall Of Sound, How Did U2 Become So Loathed?, The Women Who Secretly Keep ISIS Running The Daily Digg Monday, July 6, 2015 THROUGH THE SMOKE One Man's Desperate Quest To Cure His Son's Epilepsy — With Weed wired.com "This is Sam. He's my son. His epilepsy caused him to have up to 100 seizures a day. After seven years we were out of options. Our last hope: an untested, unproven treatment. The only problem? It was illegal." WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Reddit Had A Rough Weekend, And Other News digg.com Reddit's Fourth of July-weekend hangover, the world's coolest and most useless set of gears, and how the best and the brightest smoke their meat. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED Your Wrist Is Dying For One Of These mvmtwatches.com Why waste money on an expensive watch when you can get top quality for an affordable price? Why, we ask you, why? Use code "diggjuly" to save an additional $10. SO LOUD IT COULD WAKE THE DEAD The Grateful Dead's Wall Of Sound motherboard.vice.com The untold story of the Grateful Dead's short-lived mega PA, arguably the largest, most technologically innovative sound system ever built. THEY PUSHED US OVER THE EDGE How Did U2 Become So Loathed? salon.com From their iTunes debacle to Bono's ego, the Irish rockers catch their share of grief, but enough is enough BEHIND EVERY FIGHTER... The Women Who Secretly Keep ISIS Running thedailybeast.com A captured ISIS "bride" has revealed the inner workings of a women's network that's responsible for recruiting, spying, and enforcing sexual slavery in the so-called caliphate. Get more stories on Digg.com → NO COCONUTS NECESSARY In this Saturday, July 4, 2015 photo, Israeli and Russian members of knight clubs ride their horses on their way to the reenactment of the Battle of Hattin in Horns of Hattin, northern Israel. Replete with swords, shields and body armor, some 60 history buffs marched 27 kilometers (17 miles) this weekend while re-enacting the Battle of Hattin, one of the most significant battles of the Middle Ages. Credit: AP Photo/Oded Balilty 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