Hold Me Closer, Social Distancer

After Social Distancing, A Strange Purgatory Awaits, The New iPhone SE Is A Shockingly Good Value, This Epidemiologist Proved 10,000 Steps Is A Lie

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Digg Editions Thu, Apr 16

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HOLDING PATTERN GOING THE DISTANCE After Social Distancing, A Strange Purgatory Awaits theatlantic.com Life right now feels very odd. And it will feel odd for months — and even years — to come. CASE STUDY I Was Quarantined In China, Then In The US. Here's How Things Differed vice.com After watching coronavirus unfold in China and then the US right afterward, I'm struggling with the right way to monitor this disease. 'HOME SOON' The Heartbreaking Last Texts Of A Hospital Worker On The Front Lines nytimes.com Madhvi Aya worked long hours in the emergency room of a hospital in Brooklyn that was battered by the coronavirus. Then she caught the virus herself. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND We Need To Stop Obsessing Over 'The Curve' slate.com The data doesn't tell the whole story of what's happening right now. APPS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Getting Nutrition Advice The Easy Way noom.com If this sounds too good to be true, it's not! The Noom weight loss app allows you to progress through your wellness journey from anywhere and everywhere. BOOK OF REVELATIONS DAVY JONES' FAKER Uncovering Operation NEPTUN, The Cold War's Most Daring Disinformation Campaign wired.com Rumored Nazi treasure, a dark Bohemian lake, an unsuspecting TV crew — and a brilliant spy to put it all together. STEP RIGHT THIS WAY This Epidemiologist Proved 10,000 Steps Is A Lie popsci.com I-Min Lee gives us the story behind the mysterious fitness benchmark. 'THERE'S NO SURVIVING THIS' The True Story Of The White Island Eruption outsideonline.com Last December, around 100 tourists set out for New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island. It was supposed to be a routine six-hour tour, including the highlight: a quick hike into the island's otherworldly caldera. Then the volcano exploded. SNEAK PEAK A Bankrupt CEO Accused Of Fraud Is Selling A Massive, $31 Million Collection Of Some Of The Most Desirable Cars In The World — Take A Tour Of The Collection businessinsider.com The collection includes multiple NASCAR race cars, a Ford GT supercar previously owned by Wayne Gretzky and dozens of highly sought-after classics. VIDEO OF THE DAY THE JERK STORE CALLED Store Manager Gives Guy Attempting To Get A Refund For Hoarded Toilet Paper And Sanitizer The Only Appropriate Response youtube.com An Australian man who bought 4,800 rolls of toilet paper and 150 liters of hand sanitizer got a rude awakening when he tried to get a refund. IN THE NEWS 22 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment Benefits In The Last Four Weeks After Anonymous Tip, 17 Bodies Are Found At Nursing Home Hit By Virus Trump Says He'll Unveil Reopening Plans With Virus Hitting Peak The New iPhone SE Is A Shockingly Good Value FROM THE DIGG STORE This $50 Wall-Mountable Massager Will Help You Reach Every Tough Spot store.digg.com Can't quite reach that knot in your back? Vertiball solves that need. Mount it on a wall and lean up against it to work out all your toughest knots. It's 23 percent off now! FROM THE ARCHIVES THE STORY OF GIZMONDO How The Fiery Crash Of A Ferrari Enzo Exposed A Billion-Dollar Scam (2016) thedrive.com It was an unprecedented multinational scam that burned investors from London to Los Angeles. How did a Swedish gangster end up overseeing a billion-dollar tech firm? And where did all the money go? THE BUG JUICE IS MADE FROM REAL BUGS Hostage Camp (2015) roadsandkingdoms.com Inside the strange world of kidnap and ransom survival schools. Thursday in quarantine! What a concept. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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SARS Wars

Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu?, Exclusive First Look At 'Dune,' Some Companies Deserve To Fail

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Digg Editions Tue, Apr 14

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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS GREATER OF TWO EVILS Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu? fivethirtyeight.com In the past two decades, the world battled Ebola, SARS and more than one major flu outbreak. Those left tragedies in their wake but didn't cause the same level of societal and economic disruption that COVID-19 has. NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE The People Who Will Profit Off The Coronavirus Pandemic newyorker.com When COVID-19 recedes, it will leave behind a severe economic crisis. But, as always, some people will profit. LIFE AFTER THE VIRUS Generation C Has Nowhere To Turn theatlantic.com Recent history suggests young people could see their careers derailed, finances shattered, and social lives upended. YOU CAN'T BUY IT BACK Some Companies Deserve To Fail marker.medium.com Why we shouldn't bail out the airlines and cruise companies. STARTUPS WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Tiny Company Is Disrupting The $27 Trillion Retirement Industry smartasset.com Once this startup's founder realized that only 26% of Americans are on track to retire, he launched a free tool that matches you with the right fiduciary financial advisors in your area. STRANGER THAN FICTION NOT OF THIS EARTH Behold 'Dune': An Exclusive Look At Photos Of Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Epic vanityfair.com Feuding royals. A deadly planet. Before "Star Wars" or "Game of Thrones," there was Frank Herbert's legendary sci-fi novel. A CLASH OF EMPIRES This Abandoned Site Was Once The 'City Of 1,001 Churches' nationalgeographic.com The capital of medieval Armenia, the city of Ani was a thriving center of trade and faith, survived by its haunting ruins. THE KID IS ALRIGHT Confessions Of An Obsolete Child Actor humanparts.medium.com Being cast in "School of Rock" was a defining moment in my life — for better or worse. COCKPIT OF DESPAIR A 64-Year-Old Man Accidentally Ejected Himself From A Fighter Jet At 2,500 Feet cnn.com A surprise company outing to an air base caused a 64-year-old French man so much stress that he flung himself from a fighter jet in midair, grabbing the ejector button in a panic and tumbling through the skies above France before landing in a field. VIDEO OF THE DAY A HAIRY SITUATION Disney+ Found A Truly Bizarre Way To Edit A Bare Butt Out Of 1984 Tom Hanks Movie 'Splash' digg.com Turns out, we've gotten… more culturally conservative since 1984. IN THE NEWS Governors Form Groups To Explore Lifting Virus Restrictions; Trump Says He Alone Will Decide Amazon Fires Two Tech Workers After They Publicly Criticized Warehouse Conditions After Killing Investigation, Bloomberg News Sought To Silence Reporter's Wife WATCH: CBS Reporter Paula Reid Impressively Grills Donald Trump On The Government's Response To COVID-19 FROM THE DIGG STORE | AFFILIATE Launch A Podcast For Less Than $45 With This 39-Hour Training store.digg.com Life in self-isolation is a great time to finally launch that podcast idea. The Start-to-Finish Guide to Launching a Successful Podcast Bundle offers 39 hours of training to get you started. It's $44.99 today. FROM THE ARCHIVES SHORTCHANGED The Great Bitcoin Experiment That Failed (2016) dailydot.com St. Petersburg was supposed to be the "Bitcoin capital of the world." It isn't. A MEMBER OF THE PARTY PARTY The Sordid Double Life Of Washington's Most Powerful Ambassador (2017) theintercept.com Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE's influential ambassador to Washington, led a hard-partying life that eventually collided with his professional world. No butts! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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