Lard Candy

Mississippi, Burned, Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch, The New Health App On Apple's iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous, Which Halloween Candy Is Worst For You?, Chris Hadfield Took 45,000 Photos In Space. Here Are Some Of His Best, How NYC's Most Beloved Deli Stays In Business Against The Odds The Daily Digg Wednesday, October 29, 2014 THANK GOD FOR MISSISSIPPI Mississippi, Burned politico.com How the poorest, sickest state got left behind by Obamacare. NOBODY WAS HARMED Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch digg.com The Antares rocket that was supposed to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station crashed upon launch Tuesday night. Here's the sad footage of the incident from the Wallops Flight Facility. APPLE IS AN ENABLER The New Health App On Apple's iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous psmag.com In truth, I didn't pay a tremendous amount of attention to iOS 8 until a post scrolled by on my Tumblr feed, which disturbed me a good deal: The new iteration of Apple's OS included Health, an app that — among many other things — contains a weight tracker and a calorie counter. And can't be deleted. TRANS FAT IS A REAL MONSTER Which Halloween Candy Is Worst For You? digg.com Not all Halloween candy is created equal. This year, before you indiscriminately devour your entire candy haul, watch this short video that compares candy nutrition facts. Your waistline will thank you. 42,000 WERE SELFIES Chris Hadfield Took 45,000 Photos In Space. Here Are Some Of His Best qz.com When astronaut Chris Hadfield tried to narrow it down to his absolute favorites, he still had 3,000. With the help of some editing, he's now down to 192 fantastic photos from his time on the International Space Station. YOU WANT WHAT SHE'S HAVING AT ANY COST How NYC's Most Beloved Deli Stays In Business Against The Odds slate.com If you want to fully appreciate why a place like Katz's is special, you have to appreciate its odd economics, which pretty much ensure there will never be another deli quite like it. Read more on Digg.com → THE BEST PRESERVED SPECIMEN IN HISTORY Russian Geographic Society staff members carry the body of baby mammoth to put on display in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. The 39,000-year-old baby mammoth is named Yuka, derived from the Yukagir coastline where she was found. Yuka was found four years ago in the Siberian permafrost and was between six and eleven years old when she died. Credit: AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Always Gamble On An Empty Stomach

Mastering The Politics Of Anxiety, Dodgeballer Tries For A Backflip Kick, Gets KO'd, A Healthy Halloween Doesn't Mean A Crappy Halloween, Hunger Is Associated With Advantageous Decision Making, Little Girl's Toy Gives The Fireplace A Hug, We Couldn't Directly See How Roots Grow Underground Until Now The Daily Digg Tuesday, October 28, 2014 THE CHAOS ELECTION Mastering The Politics Of Anxiety politico.com Although some observers have dubbed the 2014 midterms the "Seinfeld Election"— meaning it's supposed to be a big show about nothing — in fact this vote reflects something important: the electorate's fear and anxiety. FLIP-TURNED UPSIDE DOWN Dodgeballer Tries For A Backflip Kick, Gets KO'd digg.com Is this guy okay? Seriously, we're worried about him. SNACKS WE DIGG SPONSORED A Healthy Halloween Doesn't Mean A Crappy Halloween naturebox.com It's candy season, and that means sweets are everywhere. We've learned it's a lot easier to resist temptation when you've got healthy snacks at your fingertips, especially when they're free. No tricks, just treats. ALWAYS GAMBLE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH Hunger Is Associated With Advantageous Decision Making plosone.org Three experimental studies examined the counterintuitive hypothesis that hunger improves strategic decision making, arguing that people in a hot state are better able to make favorable decisions involving uncertain outcomes. MOTHS, TAKE NOTE Little Girl's Toy Gives The Fireplace A Hug digg.com This kid loves her new toy. This toy doesn't like its owner, or existing. NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND We Couldn't Directly See How Roots Grow Underground Until Now scientificamerican.com As scientists look at crops to find ways to help them deal with climate change stress and growing populations, a tool has emerged to give them a new perspective: the view from underground. Read more on Digg.com → BREAKING A FEVER An elderly woman stands in a cloud of insecticide after a health ministry worker fumigated her house against mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever as well as chikungunya fever, in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, Oct 27, 2014. The Nicaraguan health ministry detected 20 new cases of chikungunya in Managua during the weekend, according to First Lady Rosario Murillo. Credit: AP Photo/Esteban Felix Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Oh Say, Can't You Sing?

The Inside Story Of A $1 Billion Acquisition That Caused Cisco To Divorce Its Closest Partner, What You Missed This Weekend, Lead Singer Of Staind Botches National Anthem At World Series Game 5, The Truth Behind Matthew Shepard's Murder, These Robots Use Static Electricity To Move Just About Everything, The Decline Of California Agriculture Has Begun The Daily Digg Monday, October 27, 2014 IT BEGINS LONG AGO, IN THE YEAR 2012 The Inside Story Of A $1 Billion Acquisition That Caused Cisco To Divorce Its Closest Partner businessinsider.com Tech giant EMC said last week that it's ending its wildly successful joint venture with Cisco, known as VCE. This is the most recent — and most serious — step in the slowly unfolding divorce between the partners. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan, retailers are fighting back against Apple Pay and other things you may have missed this weekend. YOU HAD ONE JOB Lead Singer Of Staind Botches National Anthem At World Series Game 5 digg.com Apparently, nu-metaler Aaron Lewis — who was hired specifically to perform the national anthem — does not know or did not remember the words he was supposed to sing. LATE-BREAKING TWIST The Truth Behind Matthew Shepard's Murder theguardian.com Matthew Shepard's horrific death at the hands of redneck homophobes shocked America and changed its laws. Now a different truth is emerging, but does it matter? POWERED BY CARPETS, BALLOONS, DOORKNOBS These Robots Use Static Electricity To Move Just About Everything theverge.com Did you know that the same forces that generate static electricity can be strong enough to pick up and move boxes, crates, and other objects? A robot startup named GrabIt is making mechanical "hands" that use electrostatic attraction to gently pick up and transport objects. DRY SPELL The Decline Of California Agriculture Has Begun slate.com If there's one thing that struck me during my month-long drought-themed road trip through the American West earlier this year, it was the colossal scale of agriculture in California's Central Valley. Now it seems there's nowhere to go but down. Read more on Digg.com → 2000 DEGREES, .008 MPH This Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow front of from an eruption that began the June 27, as the front remains active and continues to advance towards the northeast threatening the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Credit: AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: The Tony Hawk Of Wheelbarrows, All The Deaths In 'Star Wars' And A Termite Queen That's Basically A Spawn Of Satan

German Guy Is The Tony Hawk Of Wheelbarrows, Every On-Screen Death In The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy, In Under 3 Minutes, A Termite Queen Is Basically A Satan Spawn, Brad Pitt On 'Between Two Ferns', Keep Your Eyes On The Truck, The Exact Wrong Way To Ride The Subway The Daily Digg Sunday, October 26, 2014 THE MAGIC BEGINS AT 1:30 German Guy Is The Tony Hawk Of Wheelbarrows digg.com This is in no way the new extreme sport. But we're more than happy to watch this guy have the time of his life flipping around a gold-plated wheelbarrow. THE FORCE WAS WITH NONE OF THEM Every On-Screen Death In The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy, In Under 3 Minutes digg.com The original "Star Wars" films don't really have any blood or gore to speak of. But once you start totaling up the deaths of pilots, troopers, and whole planets, it becomes apparent that one of our most beloved film trilogies contains the equivalent of several genocides. NSFL A Termite Queen Is Basically A Satan Spawn digg.com If you watch this video, you'll need to wait an hour before you eat something afterwards. FT. LOUIS CK Brad Pitt On 'Between Two Ferns' digg.com "We don't play bassoon in my house anymore." NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T Keep Your Eyes On The Truck digg.com Looks like Russian roads are paved in quicksand. Skip to the 40 second mark for the action. RAISED BY THE RATS The Exact Wrong Way To Ride The Subway digg.com The only thing he got right was having headphones in, just in case there were mariachi bands outside the train too. And in case you need reminding: Please, please do not attempt this stunt yourself. Read more on Digg.com → AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING At a festival in Konosu City, Japan, attendees watched a rocket weighing 1,014 pounds and measuring nearly four feet in circumference explode into the night sky. This whole fireworks display is impressive, but if you're looking for the big bang, it comes at around 3:15. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Force Wasn't With Them

Every On-Screen Death In The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy, In Under 3 Minutes, The Police Are Still Out Of Control, The Nightmare Of Child Abduction Cases, What We Learned This Week, The Story Of The Strangers Who Tried To Save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, The Secret History And Uncertain Future Of Comics Character John Constantine The Daily Digg Friday, October 24, 2014 THE FORCE WAS WITH NONE OF THEM Every On-Screen Death In The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy, In Under 3 Minutes digg.com The original "Star Wars" films don't really have any blood or gore to speak of. But once you start totaling up the deaths of pilots, troopers, and whole planets, it becomes apparent that one of our most beloved film trilogies contains the equivalent of several genocides. SERPICO IS BACK The Police Are Still Out Of Control politico.com Frank Serpico should know. THE 19-YEAR SEARCH FOR BIANCA LOZANO The Nightmare Of Child Abduction Cases buzzfeed.com As if losing a child to kidnapping wasn't horrifying enough, ineffective law enforcement agencies and predatory private investigators only add to the confusion and pain. Deana Hebert's long, maddening search for her daughter — and the ex-husband who took her — may be the rule, not the exception. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week, we learned the best time to buy an airplane ticket, the best place to grab a beer in Antarctica, and the best glass to pour that beer into. THE FINAL MOMENTS The Story Of The Strangers Who Tried To Save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo macleans.ca Barbara Winters, Margaret Lerhe and others bonded together to help Nathan Cirillo in his final moments at Ottawa's War Memorial. HELLBLAZING A TRAIL The Secret History And Uncertain Future Of Comics Character John Constantine vulture.com There's never been a comics character like John Constantine, DC Comics' trench-coat-sporting magician and wisecracking righter of wrongs. Astoundingly, he's remained largely unchanged since he first took to the page in 1985 and throughout 26 years of constant publication — a kind of character consistency that's unheard of even among icons like Superman or Batman. Read more on Digg.com → PARTIALLY ECLIPSED The Angel Moroni statue on the top of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple in Brigham City, Utah, is silhouetted by a solar eclipse, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014