Actually, A Good Idea

I Tried To Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein In 2002, Pizza Studio Is The Chipotle Of The Pizza World, Guy Accidentally Films A Huge Grasshopper Getting Eaten In Midair, Why Apple Could Leave Ports Behind, Intel Budgets $300 Million For Diversity, American Theme Parks Will Never Be Truly Fun Until They're This Dangerous The Daily Digg Wednesday, January 7, 2015 'WHAT DO YOU HAVE ON THE GIRLS?' I Tried To Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein In 2002 thedailybeast.com When Vicky Ward profiled Jeffrey Epstein for Vanity Fair, the testimonies of women claiming abuse by him were excised from the published piece. THIS SNACKWAVE THING HAS GONE TOO FAR Pizza Studio Is The Chipotle Of The Pizza World firstwefeast.com The California startup is competing with the likes of Dominos and Pizza Hut through artisanal, customizable ingredients. WAX ON, WAX OFFED Guy Accidentally Films A Huge Grasshopper Getting Eaten In Midair digg.com R.I.P. grasshopper. He lived a long and fulfilling life, maybe. HANDOFF INTO NOTHINGNESS Why Apple Could Leave Ports Behind gizmodo.com While rumors of a 12-inch MacBook Air have been merrily percolating these last few months, the most interesting aspect of Apple's upcoming redesign turns out not to be the size after all. It's the apparent abandonment of ports. ACTUALLY, A GOOD IDEA Intel Budgets $300 Million For Diversity nytimes.com Over the last year, Apple, Google and other big technology companies have faced mounting criticism by civil rights leaders about the lack of diversity in their work forces, which are populated mostly by white and Asian men. Now Intel, the giant chip maker, is taking more concrete steps to do something about it. A FEW STITCHES NEVER KILLED ANYONE American Theme Parks Will Never Be Truly Fun Until They're This Dangerous digg.com New Zealand is just like Action Park was in the good old days — high speed, high risk and high fun. Read more on Digg.com → WE'D RATHER GO TO THE BEACH Buggy MD Rally driver Pascal Thomasse and co-pilot Pascal Larroque, both of France, race during the third stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 between the cities of San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The race will finish on Jan. 17, passing through Bolivia and Chile and returning to Argentina. Credit: AP Photo/Felipe Dana Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Walking The Plank

The Original Funky Drummers On Life With James Brown, Craig Ferguson: A Late Night Revolutionary, You Can Design A Maze For 'The Shining's' Stanley Hotel, Arguments With My Mom, The Cop, A Los Angeles Philharmonic Performance Paired With Cool Live Video Projection, A Pirate Is Transforming EU Copyright Law The Daily Digg Tuesday, January 6, 2015 BREAKING IT DOWN The Original Funky Drummers On Life With James Brown npr.org From the mid-1960s through the early '70s, Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jabo" Starks created the grooves on many of James Brown's biggest hits, and laid the foundation for modern funk drumming in the process. FED UP WITH FAKE NIGHT Craig Ferguson: A Late Night Revolutionary digg.com Ferguson actively sought out the unrehearsed, the sponteneous, the awkward, the weird, the difficult to bear. He recognized and despised late night's deification of celebrity and took every opportunity to mock us for buying into it. If you like the kind of thing Jimmy Fallon is doing, you have Craig Ferguson to thank for it. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS You Can Design A Maze For 'The Shining's' Stanley Hotel neatorama.com The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, has been in business over 100 years, but it became much more famous after novelist Stephen King stayed there and was inspired to write "The Shining." The current owners embrace the hotel's connection to the King story (even though the 1980 movie was not filmed there) and are planning to erect a 61,500 square foot hedge maze, consisting of 1,600 to 2,000 Alpine Currant hedge bushes, designed by …well, that could be you! DOES MOTHER REALLY KNOW BEST? Arguments With My Mom, The Cop salon.com As cases of police brutality pile up, I find myself caught between the woman who raised me and my own worldview. 'VISIONS OF AMERICA' A Los Angeles Philharmonic Performance Paired With Cool Live Video Projection digg.com The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Edgard Varèse's "Amériques" accompanied by a powerful and immersive site-specific architectural video installation. The visual program analyzes and responds to both the sound of the music and the movements of the conductor in real time. FORCES OTHER MPS TO WALK THE PLANK A Pirate Is Transforming EU Copyright Law vocativ.com The German representative of the Swedish Pirate Party, Julia Reda has been given the responsibility of writing a new copyright law for the European Commission. "I am the Pirate in the European Parliament, representing a young worldwide movement of people who believe in using technology for the empowerment of all." Read more on Digg.com → CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY An actress performs during the 'Cabalgata de Reyes,' or the Three Wise Men parade in Madrid, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. The traditional parade marks the eve of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the story of the three wise men believed to have followed a bright star to offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus in Bethlehem. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Revenge Of The 90s Internet

Air Force: U.S. Drone Fleet At 'Breaking Point', Facebook Is The New AOL, Jerry Jones Denies Chris Christie's High Five After Cowboys Victory, What You Missed This Weekend, Right Now Is The Peak Time Of Year For Online Dating, The Beauty Of F1 The Daily Digg Monday, January 5, 2015 HAD IT UP TO HERE Air Force: U.S. Drone Fleet At 'Breaking Point' thedailybeast.com Too many missions and too few pilots are threatening the "readiness and combat capability" of America's unmanned Air Force, according to an internal memo. REVENGE OF THE 90s INTERNET Facebook Is The New AOL theverge.com The 90s are back. They're back in fashion, they're back in music, and they are most certainly back in technology. RETURN FIVE WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC? Jerry Jones Denies Chris Christie's High Five After Cowboys Victory digg.com We're pretty sure ignoring a gubernatorial high five is a crime in New Jersey. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com This weekend the world said goodbye to Stuart Scott, hello to a diverse group of new Cardinals and collectively shook its head at a royal sex scandal. LONELY IS THE SWIPE Right Now Is The Peak Time Of Year For Online Dating qz.com The Sunday night after New Year's is the busiest time of year for internet dating sites. And the period between now and Valentine's Day is the most active online dating season. 'F' STANDS FOR FAST The Beauty Of F1 digg.com The camera angles during live races simply do not do this sport justice. Up close, it's so much faster. Read more on Digg.com → LUCKILY, NO OIL IS LEAKING A small boat sails past the Hoegh Osaka car transporter cargo ship that ran aground in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight Sunday Jan. 4, 2015. The crew members of the Hoegh Osaka were taken to safety by a coastguard helicopter and lifeboats after it became stranded on Bramble Bank, in the Solent between Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Credit: AP Photo/ Francis Bigg Photography Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: A Ruthless Dart-Throwing Man, North Carolina's Marshmellow Crops And Shooting A Giant Gummy Bear

Crowd Loses Its Mind As Guy Throws 17 Perfect Darts In A Row, Girl Selfie Pranks Her Brother The Same Way Over A Whole Year. He Falls For It Every Time, Guy Calmly Demonstrates That He Is A MIDI Keyboard-Drumming God, North Carolina's Marshmallow Crops Are In Trouble, This Is Why College Kickers Are Kickers, A 12 Gauge, A 5-Pound Liquid Nitrogen-Cooled Gummy Bear, The Ensuing Carnage The Daily Digg Sunday, January 4, 2015 THIS IS THE NEW GAME FACE Crowd Loses Its Mind As Guy Throws 17 Perfect Darts In A Row digg.com Who knew there was such an audience for professional dart throwing? Well, all of us now. 'WAIT IS THIS A VIDEO?' Girl Selfie Pranks Her Brother The Same Way Over A Whole Year. He Falls For It Every Time digg.com Hey buddy, look up! Somebody wrote "gullible" on the ceiling! POUNDING THE IVORIES Guy Calmly Demonstrates That He Is A MIDI Keyboard-Drumming God digg.com You're going to roll your eyes when he says "This is rock and roll." But stick with it, and just make sure you're sitting down. THEY DON'T GROW IN MARSHES North Carolina's Marshmallow Crops Are In Trouble digg.com Too much rain wreaking havoc on Ben Yoken's marshmallow orchards and as harvest time comes near, business isn't looking good. AND WHY WE NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL This Is Why College Kickers Are Kickers digg.com This kicker was already having a bad down. His field goal attempt had just been blocked. Then things got worse. THE HORROR... THE HORROR A 12 Gauge, A 5-Pound Liquid Nitrogen-Cooled Gummy Bear, The Ensuing Carnage digg.com If you gaze into the gelatin abyss, the abyss gazes back into you. Read more on Digg.com → A REAL CLOCK BLOCK The Rolex Submariner is an $8,000 watch. Why is it so expensive? The craftsmanship speaks for itself. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Robocrime

Spies, Lies And Rape In The Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story, Robots Are Starting To Break The Law And Nobody Knows What To Do About It, Girl Selfie Pranks Her Brother The Same Way Over A Whole Year. He Falls For It Every Time, Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions Are Good For Everyone, Everything You Don't Remember About The Clintons, Guy Calmly Demonstrates That He Is A MIDI Keyboard-Drumming God The Daily Digg Friday, January 2, 2015 WAR STORIES Spies, Lies And Rape In The Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story thedailybeast.com Jane Neubauer was just out of basic training when a secretive military unit recruited her for an undercover mission. She claims she was raped on duty. The Air Force isn't so sure. WRITE PILOT FOR 'CSI: ROBOT CRIME' Robots Are Starting To Break The Law And Nobody Knows What To Do About It fusion.net Maybe it's a sign that robots are growing up, and thus hitting the rebellious stage. 'WAIT IS THIS A VIDEO?' Girl Selfie Pranks Her Brother The Same Way Over A Whole Year. He Falls For It Every Time digg.com Hey buddy, look up! Somebody wrote "gullible" on the ceiling! HARD, THEY AIN'T HARD Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions Are Good For Everyone nyceducator.com Written in 1942, these are still words to (attempt) to live by. BEYOND MONICA Everything You Don't Remember About The Clintons politico.com A millennial's guide to the 90s. POUNDING THE IVORIES Guy Calmly Demonstrates That He Is A MIDI Keyboard-Drumming God digg.com You're going to roll your eyes when he says "This is rock and roll." But stick with it, and just make sure you're sitting down. Read more on Digg.com → YEAR WON A man wearing a Batman suit and a tutu leaps from the government wharf into the frigid North Atlantic in the annual New Year's Day polar bear swim in Herring Cove, N.S. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014