Thoughts For Your Pennies

The CIA Is Still Running Amok, The History Of The Penny, It's Time To Get A New Watch, This Japanese Man Is Better At Wrapping Gifts Than You, Why James Cameron's 'Aliens' Is The Best Movie About Technology, Is Venmo Really The Best Way To Stalk People? The Daily Digg Thursday, December 11, 2014 WHEN LYING IS YOUR BUSINESS The CIA Is Still Running Amok politico.com Officers of the CIA's clandestine service working overseas are compelled to be a kind of legal criminal. Their crucial job — before Sept. 11 — was to convince foreigners to commit treason. But when they got back to Washington, they had to tell the truth to their fellow Americans. CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN The History Of The Penny digg.com Everything you wanted to know about that useless coin you don't even care to scoop out from the bottom of your sofa. PRODUCTS WE DIGG SPONSORED It's Time To Get A New Watch mvmtwatches.com Time is money, but that doesn't mean your watch has to be. MVMT has great watches for great prices (even greater now that everything on the site is 10% off). THE O.G. OF ORIGAMI GIFT WRAPPING This Japanese Man Is Better At Wrapping Gifts Than You digg.com In fairness, most people are terrible at gift wrapping and end up looking like they just went to war with a tape dispenser. Let this guy show you how to make it look easy. STOP YOUR GRINNIN' AND DROP YOUR LINEN Why James Cameron's 'Aliens' Is The Best Movie About Technology medium.com "There are not many films on any topic that pull off the trifecta of big ideas, great moviemaking and deep human resonance, let alone manage to be about technology." FOLLOW THE MONEY Is Venmo Really The Best Way To Stalk People? digg.com Writer Chiara Atik has a hobby — spying on the financial transactions of friends and strangers. She thinks that Venmo, more than any other social media site, is the place you can find actual, accidental truth online. This week the "Reply All" podcast investigates that claim. Read more on Digg.com → SILENCING THE OPPOSITION, LITERALLY An opposition activist is detained by Cuban security officers before the start of a march marking International Human Rights Day in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The march was organized by the "Damas de Blanco," or Women in White, a pro-democracy group of women activists. The demonstrators where picked up by the police as soon as they arrived, while hundreds of pro-government loyalist sang patriotic songs and slogans. Credit: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

On Blast

'F*ck Tha Police' In Historical Context, Almost Anyone Can Become An Armed Guard, How To Stock The Best Home Bar, Every On-Screen Death In The 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogy, In Under 7 Minutes, I Can't Be Forgiven For Abu Ghraib, Watch This Ski Video And Try Not To Scream The Daily Digg Wednesday, December 10, 2014 ON BLAST 'F*ck Tha Police' In Historical Context medium.com Rappers have clashed with cops for more than 30 years. Where is the hip-hop response to Ferguson and Staten Island? AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DEADLY Almost Anyone Can Become An Armed Guard cnn.com While a manicurist in California must complete 400 hours of training to be licensed, an armed guard gets authorized after 54 hours, including just 14 hours of firearms training. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Stock The Best Home Bar flaviar.com Who needs to go out when you've got the best bar at home? WE ALMOST FEEL SORRY FOR THE ORCS Every On-Screen Death In The 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogy, In Under 7 Minutes digg.com In which we discovered that the two things that did most of the killing in Peter Jackson's trilogy were water and ghosts. A REMINDER OF WHAT AMERICA WAS I Can't Be Forgiven For Abu Ghraib nytimes.com I was an interrogator at Abu Ghraib. I tortured. LINE OF THE YEAR Watch This Ski Video And Try Not To Scream digg.com Put down that GoPro, drop those poles and store your skis. You might as well give up on making ski videos. Cody Townsend just skied down a face between two rock walls that looks narrower than that impossible to clean space between your sink and shower. Read more on Digg.com → R.I.P. A police officer walks among 152 black wooden crosses placed by the NGO Rio de Paz during a protest on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Black wooden crosses were planted on the sands of Copacabana beach in memory of police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro state between 2013 and 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Felipe Dana Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

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