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Saturday, 3 September 2016

GQ Is Giving The Digg Editors A Break

GQ Is Running Things Today, And Giving The Digg Editors A Break
Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Sep 03
DIGG + GQ
GQ Is Running Things Today, And Giving The Digg Editors A Break
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In today's edition, we've chosen GQ stories that will make you sing along. Stories that will make you angry, and absolutely baffled. Stories that will make you feel freaky-sexy, a little bit high, and excited for your fantasy football draft... in 2037.
FREAK OUT
KING OF SWING
The Secret Life Of America's Greatest Swinger
gq.com
Say you're a guy who'd like some other guy to bed your wife. No? Well, it happens. And when it does, Dave's the sort of man you call. He's a demure doctor from a quiet neighborhood. But thanks to some rare talents and ubiquitous technologies, he's also a star in the bedrooms of others — and a helpful guide to the joyful, lusty life of the truly modern hedonist.
SEX ED
What You Can Learn From A Real Life Sex Coach
gq.com
Think you're good at sex? The sex coach — yep, we said sex coach — will be the judge of that.
FROM JAMES ALLEN | SPONSORED
Everything You Need To Know About Buying An Engagement Ring
digg.com
Emerald cut, F color, VS2 clarity, four-prong setting...if you're in the market for a ring and if none of those words made sense, read up on everything you need to know before buying an engagement ring.
EAT IT UP
I FEEL LIKE FABIO
The Real-Life Diet Of Jason Baca, Romance-Novel Cover Stud
gq.com
Meet Jason Baca, star of 478 romance-novel covers, and consumer of lots of sexy food.
I SMELL BULL-CHEAT
It's Time To Shut Up About Your Cheat Day
gq.com
Congratulations on your new healthy-eating kick! You've cut carbs and believe everyone should know the life-giving powers of antioxidants. Now Mary H.K. Choi wishes you would stop talking about it.
WAFFLE THE FUCK?
WATCH: What It's Like To Work At The Waffle House For 24 Hours Straight
digg.com
Since Andrew Knowlton was a teen, the Waffle House — that particularly Southern institution known for killer hash browns and late-night patty melts — has been there for him. To return the favor, he decided to work a few hours at the grill. Round-the-clock, to be exact.
HOW TO DO EVERYTHING
SLIDE ONTO YOUR GMS
How To Properly Do A Bad-Ass Hood Slide
gearpatrol.com
Maybe you already know how to wrestle a wild grizzly bear, chop down a tree with you hands or build a rocket out of duct tape and tin foil. But unless you can slide across the hood of a car, you're not living your best life.
HALF LIFE
Why You Should Charge Your Phone When It Hits 50 Percent
nymag.com
Everything you think you know about charging your phone is wrong.
IT'S LIT
WATCH: How To Make A Primative Forge Blower With Your Bare Hands
digg.com
Because, I don't know, maybe it'll come in handy one day.
BEFORE YOU GO
AIR BUTT
Meet The Russian Aero-Space Executive Hoping To Change Shipping With Giant Butt-Shaped Blimps
digg.com
Igor Pasternak, the CEO and chief engineer of Worldwide Aeros, is fulfilling his lifelong dream of creating aircrafts that are lighter than air.
Check out the rest of GQ's picks at Digg dot com!

Friday, 2 September 2016

Design Discriminates

This week we learned how design is used to exlcude others, the celebrity Z-list exists and a cyclist who is faster than a motorcycle.
Digg Editions
Morning · Fri, Sep 02
SYSTEM SHOCK
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Design Can Discriminate And Other Facts
digg.com
​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: how design is used to exclude others, the celebrity Z-list exists and a cyclist who is faster than a motorcycle.
LET'S GET METAPHYSICAL
Do We Have Free Will?
newscientist.com
Biology suggests we might not have free will, but everything changes when you get down to the quantum level
DASHBOARDS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
This Makes Student Loans Suck Less
studentloanhero.com
Student Loan Hero puts all of your student debt into a single web interface so you can organize, understand and consolidate loans and get out of debt faster.
END GAME
THE FINAL COURSE
Saying Goodbye To The Legendary Four Seasons
eater.com
The final days and nights of the most important restaurant of the twentieth century.
OLD SCHOOL COOL
A Look At Some Of The Toys Nintendo Made Before The NES Took Over The World
digg.com
Before they were making video games, Nintendo was creating and marketing a wide variety of toys and other games.
PEOPLE PERSONS
JOIN HIM ON TUESDAY FOR A DIALOG!
The Legend Of Elden Kidd, America's Most Dedicated, Most Creative People Smuggler
gq.com
A decade in the life of our country's wiliest coyote.
YES!
Verne Lundquist Is The Voice That College Football Deserves
medium.com
Verne Lundquist has never been the no. 1 play-by-play guy, but his is the voice of some of the greatest moments in sports history. And after 40 years, he's as ecstatic as ever.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
CITY BIKE
Urban Downhill Mountain Biking Is As Insane As It Sounds
digg.com
Behold, the more conveniently and centrally located, equally dangerous cousin of mountain biking: urban mountain biking.
IN THE NEWS
Hermine Makes Landfall As Hurricane, Brings Dangerous Flooding, Knocks Out Power To 150,000
Colin Kaepernick Continues His Protest Of The National Anthem
Samsung Recalls Note 7 Flagship Over Explosive Batteries
Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Rhode Island Prep School
That's all for today. Hope your Labor Day weekend isn't too laborious!

Thursday, 1 September 2016

RIP NFL (1920-2016)

What Would Happen If Football Just... Died?
Digg Editions
Morning · Thu, Sep 01
NO PAIN, NO GAIN?
INTENTIONALLY GROUNDED
What Would Happen If Football Just... Died?
si.com
Could football in America die? Ten years ago it would have been easy to laugh off the question, but given the current climate, it's about time to consider the possibility.
SOME, OR ALL, LIKE IT HOT
The Burning Desire For Hot Chicken
medium.com
Three days, three Nashville restaurants, and three revelations about why we love what hurts.
FLUSHING TOXINS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE
What Happens To Your Body On A 'Teatox' Tea Detox
fusion.net
I am in the women's locker room — specifically, in a bathroom stall in the women's locker room — cursing Kourtney Kardashian's name. This is day three of a 14-day Lyfe Tea detox, which will teach me (over and over again) that shit happens.
WORKOUTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
How To Get Fit In 90 Days
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It's time to get your mind and body right. Kenzai's community of personal trainers, nutritionists and fellow trainees provides you with personalized exercises, diet plans and support so that you can reach your fitness or weight-loss goals in 90 days. Sign up in the next 24 hours and save up to $100.
A HERO OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
FRAME JOB
The Real-Life Vigilante Who Beats The Cops To Bike Thieves
outsideonline.com
Bike Batman was just an average-seeming guy in Seattle who liked to ride his bicycles. He had no inkling to become a vigilante who would face off against criminals while armed with little more than a smartphone, some spare time, and a pair of brass balls. But sometimes in life, the cape finds you.
PUT ON YOUR CARDIGAN
Where The Spirit Of 'Mister Rogers' Endures
theatlantic.com
Fifteen years after the PBS show ended, the wisdom and empathy of its host persist in an unexpected place: advice columns.
THINGS YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
How The Ultra-Rich Get Away With Everything, And Other Great Stories
digg.com
The "global super court" that rigs the legal system for corporations and executives, a weekend at a model horse convention, and more of the best long reads of the week.
HOW TO BE AN ADULT
You've Cut Yourself, Now What?
digg.com
What should you do if you cut yourself? How do you know if you need to go to the ER? Here, a handy guide to dealing with a laceration.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS IS A TEACHABLE MOMENT
2-Year-Old's Answer To The Classic Ethics 'Trolley Problem' Is... Not Correct
digg.com
It's usually impossible to be wrong in an ethics thought experiment, but this kid definitely did not answer this correctly.
IN THE NEWS
Mexican President Says He Told Trump Mexico Wouldn't Pay For Border Wall. Trump Says It Wasn't Discussed.
The Next Web Looked At 137,052 Tweets And Learned Hashtags Were Worthless
Florida Faces Its First Hurricane On More Than A Decade
That Signal Wasn't Aliens — It Was Coming From Earth
Be well this Thursday. If you've got a big problem, deal with it just how you deal with a big pizza. One piece at a time. See you tomorrow!