Time And Time Again

Two Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past, A Brief History Of Homestar Runner, Everything You Learned In History Class Is Wrong, The Rise Of AdBlock Reveals A Serious Problem In The Advertising Ecosystem, Visualizing The Spread Of Preventable Disease, Why Do Brits Say 'Maths' and Americans Say 'Math?' The Daily Digg Tuesday, December 9, 2014 TIME AND TIME AGAIN Two Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past scientificamerican.com New theories suggest the big bang was not the beginning, and that we may live in the past of a parallel universe. JEEEEOOOOORRRRRRRRRBBBBB A Brief History Of Homestar Runner digg.com When the Internet was alive with the spirit of childlike wonder, one name ruled supreme. No, it wasn't "Bonus Stage." STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Everything You Learned In History Class Is Wrong oysterbooks.com Well, maybe not everything. But this one book can undo years of bad schooling. Get it and half a million other great books on Oyster. PROBLEM: PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ADS The Rise Of AdBlock Reveals A Serious Problem In The Advertising Ecosystem mondaynote.com On grounds that it represents a major economic threat to their business, two groups of French publishers are considering a lawsuit against AdBlockPlus creator Eyeo GmbH. But the legal action misses a critical point. THINGS THAT GO MUMP IN THE NIGHT Visualizing The Spread Of Preventable Disease digg.com The folks over at GOOD made what is measily one of our favorite data visualizations, even though it shows how massively anti-vaxers are wrecking the U.S. LEAVE OFF THE 'S' FOR SAVINGS Why Do Brits Say 'Maths' and Americans Say 'Math?' slate.com In "The Imitation Game," characters take advanced maths classes that require them to scribble complicated maths in a notebook, and then they set their sights on the devilish maths of the Nazi Enigma machine. To American audiences, all those maths might seem doubly mysterious in their propensity to add and multiply. We Yanks prefer to pledge allegiance to the Math, indivisible, under God. Read more on Digg.com → EXPLODING OF THE BULLS A man runs with a "toro encuetado," a structure resembling a bull and covered with exploding fireworks, as part of the celebrations in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception on her feast day in Managua, Nicaragua, early Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is Nicaragua's patron saint. 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

'It's All Gone'

The Syed Family Speaks, Chlorine Gas Sickens 19 At Furry Convention, Forget Other People, Give Yourself A Gift, Mark Wahlberg Shouldn't Get A Pardon For His Violent Past, But There's One Thing He's Right About, What You Missed This Weekend, Messi Curves Shot Past Three Defenders And A Goalie The Daily Digg Monday, December 8, 2014 'IT'S ALL GONE' The Syed Family Speaks theguardian.com "Serial," a podcast exploring the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has become a global phenomenon. In an exclusive interview, Adnan's family talks about listening to "Serial," toxic Reddit threads and how his imprisonment has destroyed their lives. FUMES AT FURFEST Chlorine Gas Sickens 19 At Furry Convention hosted.ap.org The source of the gas was apparently chlorine powder left in a ninth-floor stairwell at the hotel, according to the Rosemont Public Safety Department. Investigators believe the gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a criminal matter. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Forget Other People, Give Yourself A Gift dollarshaveclub.com It's that time of year when everyone talks about giving gifts and caring for others. That's good and all, but you know who also deserves a gift? You. And more specifically, your face. Get Dollar Shave Club and your face will love you forever. ALL OR NONE Mark Wahlberg Shouldn't Get A Pardon For His Violent Past, But There's One Thing He's Right About qz.com Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon because his criminal past is preventing him from easily franchising his burger joint. He shouldn't get one. Not because we have something against pardons. He shouldn't get one because instead of pardoning him, state and federal governments should ease laws that prevent convicted felons like him from fully participating in society. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com The Syed family spoke out, Uber had a typical Uber weekend, Lionel Messi may be a wizard and Mark Wahlberg wants a pardon. HOW... HOW DOES HE DO THAT? Messi Curves Shot Past Three Defenders And A Goalie digg.com The most dangerous weapon on the planet is Lionel Messi's left foot. Read more on Digg.com → BRAVO, LANDON Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, center, hoists the trophy as he and teammates celebrate after winning the MLS Cup championship soccer match against the New England Revolution Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Carson, Calif. Credit: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong 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: Hoedown On A Subway Platform, Drumming On An iPad And BMX On Pizza

Thousands Of Firecrackers Set Off In The Middle Of Town, Little Girl Starts A Hoedown On Subway Platform, The Sickest Drummer In Metal Right Now Is This Guy With An iPad, Wrestling Is Definitely Real, And This Video Proves It, Dumb Experiment Annoys People Just Trying To Use The Damn Escalator, If Wes Anderson Directed The New 'Star Wars' Movie The Daily Digg Sunday, December 7, 2014 FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE(CRACKERS) Thousands Of Firecrackers Set Off In The Middle Of Town digg.com The title of this video translates to "Taiwanese nuclear style firecracker battle." We have no idea who these people are battling, but it's safe to say everybody won. THE ONE TIME THE GRATEFUL DEAD IS OK Little Girl Starts A Hoedown On Subway Platform digg.com The subways of New York are littered with musicians, good and bad. Most people just ignore them. But this little girl is all it took for people waiting for the L to cut loose. DOUBLE KICK, NO FEET REQUIRED The Sickest Drummer In Metal Right Now Is This Guy With An iPad digg.com In this video, those fingers belong to an actual drummer. He's living somewhere without the proper amount of space for a full drumkit, so like any artist worth his salt, he improvised. SO RAW Wrestling Is Definitely Real, And This Video Proves It digg.com After watching this video, please sign our petition to get more doctors into the ring, we need to protect these brave souls! THE PHYSICS OF INCONVENIENCE Dumb Experiment Annoys People Just Trying To Use The Damn Escalator digg.com This video defines itself as a "static loop of kinetic energy, redefining location." It's not really a loop, because the guy at the top has to keep kicking the balls down. It does redefine this location, but in the same way an "escalator out of order" sign would. MOONRISE KINGDOM PART II If Wes Anderson Directed The New 'Star Wars' Movie digg.com The force of twee is strong with this one. Read more on Digg.com → SHREDDED CHEESE As if BMX wasn't cool enough, adding pizza to this video blasts it to a whole new level of flavor. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

No Feet Required

Skate Or Die, What We Learned This Week, A Murder Foretold, The Sickest Drummer In Metal Right Now Is This Guy With An iPad, A Ferrari, A Porsche And Soiled Pants, The Ongoing Failure Of The PG-13 Rating The Daily Digg Friday, December 5, 2014 YES, ROLLER DERBY IS A REAL SPORT Skate Or Die medium.com Team USA's Emily Langmade, better known on the roller derby circuit as "Fisti Cuffs," wants you to know about her sport's evolution. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned why everyone's racist, how restaurants cheat us and how to do the moonwalk. THE NEW YORKER FAVORITES ADVERTISEMENT A Murder Foretold newyorker.com The phrase "better than fiction" could have been coined for David Grann's riveting tale of Rodrigo Rosenberg, an attorney and father of four who learns that he's about to be assassinated. DOUBLE KICK, NO FEET REQUIRED The Sickest Drummer In Metal Right Now Is This Guy With An iPad digg.com In this video, those fingers belong to an actual drummer. He's living somewhere without the proper amount of space for a full drumkit, so like any artist worth his salt, he improvised. LEAVING MORE THAN JUST SKID MARKS A Ferrari, A Porsche And Soiled Pants jalopnik.com "Neal Pollack's quite brilliant confession of near-Lexus-soilage prompted many colleagues who knew of a past struggle to urge me to tell my story publicly." THWARTING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS SINCE '84 The Ongoing Failure Of The PG-13 Rating thedissolve.com The PG-13 was meant to signal a strong note of caution to parents that a movie might be too intense or troubling for some children, or might inspire some conversations a parent wasn't ready to have. Read more on Digg.com → FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT People pose for pictures in front one of the five 7m high illuminated white rabbits which make up Intrude by artist Amanda Parer at the Southbank Centre in London, England, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. They were unveiled to launch the Southbank Centre's Winter Festival. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Hell Is A Bus Ride Away

The Man Behind 'Faces Of Addiction', The Port Authority Bus Terminal: Myth, Mystery, Mess, 'Tis The Season To Eat Like Crap, Jackie Chan Is The Authority On How To Make An Action Comedy, 'Art' Made 300,000 Years Before Humans Evolved Discovered, Oldest In History, DJ Earworm's United States Of Pop 2014 Mashup Is Finally Here The Daily Digg Thursday, December 4, 2014 DOCUMENTING SELF-DESTRUCTION The Man Behind 'Faces Of Addiction' thefix.com "I have a few rules. I don't get intimate with anyone and I don't buy or do drugs. Everything else is open." WHAT THE PORTAL TO HELL LOOKS LIKE The Port Authority Bus Terminal: Myth, Mystery, Mess failedarchitecture.com A sordid history full of egos, sabotage and reputation issues made New York's main entry point the city's most intensely used as well as its most hated building. FOOD WE DIGG SPONSORED 'Tis The Season To Eat Like Crap naturebox.com But it doesn't have to be. Try NatureBox for free and treat yourself right. JACKIE CHAN'S FB IS ALSO INCREDIBLE Jackie Chan Is The Authority On How To Make An Action Comedy digg.com Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let's see how he does it. A PERMANENT MARKER 'Art' Made 300,000 Years Before Humans Evolved Discovered, Oldest In History newscientist.com A shell etched by Homo erectus, dated at approximately 500,000 years old, is by far the oldest engraving ever found. Its discovery challenges what we know about the origin of art and complex human thought. ♬DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO♬ DJ Earworm's United States Of Pop 2014 Mashup Is Finally Here digg.com It's that wonderful time of year when we realize that every pop song sounds exactly the same. Read more on Digg.com → DISCORD RAGES ON A protester sets on fire several busts and photographs of former Guerrero state governors outside the state government palace in the city of Chilpancingo, Mexico, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2014. Teachers demanding justice after 43 students went missing on Sept. 26 in Iguala, entered the government palace forcing workers inside to leave and set on fire several historical items related to past governors. Credit: AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014