| No images? Click here  BROUGHT TO YOU BY  Don't ask why, but a random fact about me is I collect mugs with images of Catholic popes on them. According to Pope Francis, I should be filling his signature mug up with tequila. - Annie ON OUR RADAR This week, reading some of these viral tweets made us feel like once again, we are collectively, as a society, going insane. Please join us.  Experts predict a lot of travel this spring and summer. Here's where you should think about going.  An anonymous Redditor asked if she overreacted after she stormed out of the airport after finding out her husband had secretly invited his mom on a trip that was supposed to just be the two of them — and after she repeatedly told her not to come. NUTRITION WE DIGG | SPONSORED  Make The Most Of Your Lunch Break With HuelIf your lunch only took seconds to make, what would you do with your extra hour? Huel is a complete meal with 40g plant-protein and 27 vitamins and minerals, all for only $2.50. Just shake with water and go. AROUND THE WEBAt Grubhub, A Free-Lunch Promotion Prompts A Massive Response — And A Technical Glitch At some points yesterday, Grubhub was trying to process 6,000 orders per minute from its New York customers. You know we love a bonkers money diary. VIDEO OF THE DAY The First Trailer For 'She-Hulk' Features A Lot Of Mean And Green, And How Superheroes Use Dating AppsIn the first trailer for the long-anticipated Disney+ She-Hulk series, Marvel gives us a first official look at Tatiana Maslany's lawyer-turned-green-crime-fighter. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED  Ending Soon: Name A Better Desk Decoration — We'll WaitWe all need to distract ourselves from the constant suck of spreadsheets from time to time. This crowdfunded marble track delivers on just that. IN THE NEWS🌍 Finland, Sweden File Official Applications To Join NATO Amid Russia-Ukraine War. The Kremlin has warned that Finland and Sweden joining NATO would represent a threat to Russia. (FOX News) 📰 Scandal-Plagued Rep. Madison Cawthorn Is Ousted In North Carolina Primary. Cawthorn lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies. (NPR) 🛸 What Congress Learned In Its First Public Hearing On UFOs Since 1966. A database tracking unidentified object sightings has grown to roughly 400 reports. (Axios) ⚽️ USWNT, USMNT To Get Equal Split Of World Cup Bonuses. Unions for both teams ratified new collective bargaining agreements that would put the women's team on track for greater pay parity. (ESPN) TODAY IN HISTORY Why Is Napoleon Bonaparte Always Depicted With His Hand In His Coat?On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate. In 2020 Vox looked into why Napoleon is always depicted in a hand-in-waistcoat pose. Was there something more to his hidden hand? GET MORE FROM DIGG   Did someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the Edition and Digg's other newsletters. |
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: WYD?
| No images? Click here  BROUGHT TO YOU BY  Hi there! I'm back from a much-needed vacation and can tell you that this recent study about ditching social media for a week is absolutely true. But now that I'm back to my regularly scheduled depression, did I miss anything important? - Annie ON OUR RADAR A viral Reddit thread compiles some of the things that old people frequently complain about and some of the hypocrisy hits like a ton of bricks.  The astrophysicist with the bummer tweets is the ultimate “Actually” guy. But is that (actually) bad, or maybe kinda… good? APP WE DIGG | SPONSORED  How To Add A Kusama Masterpiece To Your Investment PortfolioYes, really. This fintech unicorn helps you reach your financial goals with an asset that outpaced the S&P 500 by 164 percent from 1995-2021, with industry-leading expertise at every step of the way. AROUND THE WEBChris Smalls Explains How He Unionized An Amazon Warehouse, And Everything Bezos Did To Stop Him Chris Smalls, a worker who won support for the Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island, New York, reveals all the failed tricks Amazon tried against its organizing labor force. What Will It Take for Momfluencers to Speak Up About Abortion Rights? Mommy bloggers have the power to mobilize real political energy — but they rarely do. Inside Taylor Hawkins’ Final Days As A Foo Fighter The legendary drummer went all-out for the band he loved. But in the months before he died on tour, Hawkins told multiple friends he “couldn’t fucking do it anymore." The Many, Many Costs Of Breastfeeding Breastfeeding isn’t free — and it isn’t a solution to the national baby formula shortage. VIDEO OF THE DAY Lyft Driver Ejects Racist Passengers After They Can't Believe He's WhiteA Lyft driver in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania had no tolerance for these passengers after they made racist comments upon entering his car. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED  The Game Genie Will Grant You More Than Three WishesLet's be honest. Some of those classic NES games were much too difficult. And if it wasn't for a certain genie of note, we probably wouldn't have beat them. IN THE NEWS🇺🇦 Siege Of Mariupol Over As Russia Says Ukraine's Holdout Forces From Steelworks Have "Surrendered." Efforts were underway Tuesday to evacuate the last of the Ukrainian forces who spent weeks holed-up inside the Azovstal steel plant in the ruined port city of Mariupol. (CBS News) 📰 Online Posts Reveal Suspected Gunman Spent Months Planning Racist Attack At A Buffalo Supermarket. Police and other officials have described the mass shooting that killed 10 people as a hate crime. (CNN) 🛸 Spy Agencies Grapple With How Much To Share At UFO Hearing. There is a tug of war inside the national security bureaucracy that will make it difficult for Congress to compel officials to testify. (POLITICO) 🗺 Cross-Border Tunnel Length Of Six Football Fields Found Linking Tijuana And San Diego. The secret passage, which was likely used for international drug smuggling, featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said. (NBC News) FROM THE ARCHIVES Why Warren Buffet's Advice From His 40-Year-Old Letter To Shareholders Still Rings True TodayThe Oracle of Omaha knows a thing or two about riding out rough times in the stock market. Here's what he's been saying since at least 1981. GET MORE FROM DIGG   Did someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the Edition and Digg's other newsletters. |
