Queen For A Day

It takes the best of the best to document Earth's most incredible creatures in a way that does them justice. And this contest is chock full of the best of the best.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Oct 20

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TOP DOG WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD The 2018 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Awards Are Here, And They're Stunning digg.com It takes the best of the best to document Earth's most incredible creatures in a way that does them justice. And this contest is chock full of the best of the best. HEY WE'RE ON HERE, THAT'S COOL 100 Websites That Shaped The Internet As We Know It gizmodo.com That's right, it's time for the world to start building a canon of the most significant websites of all time, and the Gizmodo staff has opinions. A MONARCH IS BORN I Pulled A 1,500-Year-Old Sword Out Of A Lake theguardian.com People are saying I am the queen of Sweden because of the legend of King Arthur. MOVING BEYOND WINS AND LOSSES The Perfect Wrestler deadspin.com Kyle Snyder has two life goals: conduct himself as much like Jesus Christ as possible, and technically, creatively, and aesthetically master the sport of wrestling. SECURITY WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Security System Has No Annual Contracts And 24/7 Monitoring Through The App simplisafe.com SimpliSafe's award-winning system is easy to install, has no annual contracts, and offers 24/7 monitoring plans through their app. Plus, it's wireless! So you can take it with you if you move. END GAME HALIDE AND DIED Why Kodak Died And Fujifilm Thrived: A Tale Of Two Film Companies petapixel.com A detailed analysis based on firsthand accounts from top executives and factual financial data to understand how and why the destinies of two similar companies went in opposite directions. THEY'VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE That Time The City Of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32 Million Emails For $40 mchap.io In the process, they very likely broke many laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974 and many of WA's own public records laws. Frankly, I'm still at a loss of words. REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Your Real Biological Clock Is You're Going To Die hmmdaily.com If you intend to have children, but you don't intend to have them just yet, you are not banking extra years as a person who is still too young to have children. You are subtracting years from the time you will share the world with your children. LOOKING GOOD PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com An eerie look inside a Chinese love doll factory, a renenactment of the Battle of Hastings and an intimate portrait of life after life in prison. DRAW THE LINE Human Blinkers To Wear At Work, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design digg.com What if famous artists were hipsters, a Starbucks shop in shipping containers and other coolest design of the week. VIDEO OF THE DAY WHAT'S ALL THIS MONKEY BUSINESS Presumably Preteen Gorilla Loves To Annoy His Dad digg.com The young gorilla, Lope, has found the perfect way to wind up his poor dad, Oumbi. When Oumbi tries to lay down, Lope is not having it. Little punk! DIGG PICKS The Single Best Hoodie We've Ever Worn Huckberry.com You only need one hoodie, right? So get a great one. Flint & Tinder's 10-Year hoodie is sturdy, fits perfectly and will continue to fit perfectly for decades . Oh, maybe that's why they call it the 10-Year hoodie. Have a Fujifilm weekend, not a Kodak weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Let Me Bing That For You

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Bing is a fine search engine, sleeping with an ex is probably fine and it would be fine if billionaires didn't exist anymore.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Oct 19

ROADS LESS TRAVELED WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's Okay To Use Bing, 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: Bing is a fine search engine, sleeping with an ex is probably fine and it would be fine if billionaires didn't exist anymore. BEFORE OCULUS & VIVE, THERE WAS ALADDIN The Dream Of DisneyQuest Is Dead polygon.com The indoor interactive theme park is gone, and it took Disney's early VR work with it. WASN'T THE ONLY TIME How Enya's 'Orinoco Flow' Went From A Hit To A Punch Line To A Pop Culture Anthem theringer.com Thirty years ago this week, a New Age classic was released into the world. What, exactly, has made "Orinoco Flow" so popular? DIGG PICKS At WeWork, The Amenities Are Good But The People Are Better wework.com WeWork has a lot of perks: private offices, soundproof call rooms, helpful staff, free food, cold brew on tap. But what really sets it apart is the caliber of companies and entrepreneurs you share the space with. They have flexible, no commitment options — plus an up to 10% off discount running right now. DARK MATTERS THE DARKEST MATTER The Eternal Quest For Aether, The Cosmic Stuff That Never Was popularmechanics.com Aristotle called it the fifth element. Alchemists thought it was the key to the philosopher's stone. Scientists believed it was the stuff light moved through. But it never existed at all. NOT SOFTLY This Is Exactly How A Nuclear War Would Kill You vox.com This is how the world ends — not with a bang, but with a lot of really big bombs. NUKES ARE SCARY WATCH: Crazy Footage Of The 1971 Cannikin Test, The Largest Underground Nuclear Bomb Test In US History digg.com The 5-megaton Cannikin test blast — which was set off below Amchitka, Alaska — registered a 6.8 on the Richter Scale. UNJUST DESERTS The Myth Of Meritocracy theguardian.com In moving toward the meritocratic ideal, we have imagined that we have retired the old encrustations of inherited hierarchies. But is that true? VIDEO OF THE DAY BUT THE SOUND IS VERY PLEASING Truck Spills Hundreds Of Heavy Steel Balls Onto A Steep Street, Chaos Ensues digg.com Drivers in Seattle encountered an... unusual road block on Tuesday: a bunch of spilled metal balls rolling down a steep hill. IN THE NEWS Trump Praises Montana Rep. Gianforte For Body Slamming Reporter The iPhone's New Parental Controls Block Searches For Sex Ed, Allow Violence And Racism WATCH: Banksy Releases Behind The Scenes Footage Of Art-Shredding Frame Facebook's One Click Login Tool Goes Against Best Security Practices FROM THE DIGG STORE Now Is A Particularly Good Time To Try Audible store.digg.com For a limited time, you can try out Audible for an entire 60 days... completely free. Plus, with a 60-day membership you'll be entitled to two free audiobooks of your choice (that you'll keep for life) and discounts on unlimited additional books. Have a great autumn weekend... assuming your region hasn't skipped straight to winter. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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