Life Of A College Dropout

Inside Elliot Rodger's Life Online, These Women Are About To See Their Vaginas For First Time, The New Dots Is Here, What I've Learned In My First Year As A College Dropout, What We Learned This Week, Inside The Shadowy World of High-Speed Tennis Betting The Daily Digg Friday, May 30, 2014 'PUAHATE' AND 'FOREVERALONE' Inside Elliot Rodger's Life Online theguardian.com Dtugg didn't know what had happened until Saturday morning, when he logged in to his account on the forums of bodybuilding.com and saw his inbox flooded with supportive messages. "God bless you," read one. "You truly tried," said another. That was how he found out that Elliot Rodger had, the night before, killed six people and himself in Isla Vista, California. EYE-OPENING These Women Are About To See Their Vaginas For First Time digg.com "I keep it shaved, so she looks like an old bald-headed man." GAMES WE DIGG SPONSORED The New Dots Is Here itunes.apple.com It's the most puzzling version of Dots yet. Just don't say we didn't warn you. SMARTER LIVING What I've Learned In My First Year As A College Dropout jessepollak.me I've messed up — and learned — more in a single year than I had in the previous nineteen (and a half). DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned about Audi's Nazi past, the world's most expensive fruits and why no one wants to host the Olympics anymore. GAME, SET, CASH Inside The Shadowy World of High-Speed Tennis Betting fivethirtyeight.com In January, Daniel Dobson was two months into a new job that allowed him the opportunity to travel overseas and watch live sports. It had a downside, though: It got him arrested in an incident that drew media coverage around the world. Read more on Digg.com → V-I-C-T-O-R-Y Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., celebrate after being named co-champions of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Why Would You Eat This?

The Most Important Bits From Snowden's First Big Broadcast Interview, The Psychology Of Soylent And The Prison Of First-World Food Choices, Cars Vs. Cyclist, The Best Time Minnie Mouse, My Hero, Took Off Her Head And Projectile Vomited At Me, How To Beat Jet Lag (And Why It Happens), The U.S. Doesn't Have The World's Most Overweight Kids The Daily Digg Thursday, May 29, 2014 'WOULD LIKE TO GO HOME' The Most Important Bits From Snowden's First Big Broadcast Interview thewire.com Here's a round up of some of the highlights of the hour-long special. WHY WOULD YOU EAT THIS? The Psychology Of Soylent And The Prison Of First-World Food Choices arstechnica.com Why are some repulsed by Soylent, but others desperate to receive their orders? CYCLIST - 4, CARS - 1 Cars Vs. Cyclist digg.com This is why I ride with a camera on my bike. THE DAY THE MAGIC DIED The Best Time Minnie Mouse, My Hero, Took Off Her Head And Projectile Vomited At Me thehairpin.com Minnie Mouse is the spokesperson of domestic goddesses everywhere. Minnie Mouse keeps her house cute all the time. Minnie Mouse's relationship with Mickey inspired my dreams of love. Minnie Mouse's polka-dot dress summed up all that I hoped the future held for me. DRAWING THE NEWS How To Beat Jet Lag (And Why It Happens) digg.com Why you get jet lagged and what to do about it. SO MUCH FOR THAT MEDITERRANEAN DIET The U.S. Doesn't Have The World's Most Overweight Kids vox.com Most people know that the United States has a childhood obesity problem. Less well known is that according to the latest data from the OECD is that we are not actually the world leaders in experiencing this issue. Read more on Digg.com → LIFTOFF The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-13M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, flies in the sky at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Circular star tracks around the Polar Star and track of the rocket a the result of the long time exposure. Credit: (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Thanks, But No Thanks

50 Cent Threw One Of The Worst First Pitches In Baseball History, Your Commute Is Costing You More Than You Realize, How To Get Rid Of That Pocket Bulge, No One Wants To Host The Olympics Anymore, America's Sources Of Immigrants Through The Years The Daily Digg Wednesday, May 28, 2014 COULD STILL PLAY FOR THE METS 50 Cent Threw One Of The Worst First Pitches In Baseball History digg.com Vitamin Water never looked so ineffective. READ THIS WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC Your Commute Is Costing You More Than You Realize reuters.com Your commute is likely costing you much more than you realize — in driving-related expenses, in sheer number of hours on the road and in negative health outcomes. WALLETS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Get Rid Of That Pocket Bulge bellroy.com Pocket bulge is an unattractive symptom of an overcrowded wallet. Slim it down with Bellroy. THANKS BUT NO THANKS No One Wants To Host The Olympics Anymore businessinsider.com Researchers have known for years that hosting large sporting events like the Olympics always costs more than expected and always yields less revenue and useful long-term infrastructure than estimated. Now voters and politicians are starting to realize the same thing. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? America's Sources Of Immigrants Through The Years pewresearch.org With more than 40 million immigrants, the U.S. is the top destination in the world for those moving from one country to another. But throughout our history, those immigrants haven't always come from the same places. Read more on Digg.com → LITTLE MONK, BIG POLITICAL DRAMA A novice Buddhist monk stands in front of a group of protesting people in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The small group of civil society activists staged a protest calling for an amendment to Myanmar's constitution that bans opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyia becoming the country's president. Credit: AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Worst Waiter In History

A Timeline Of How #YesAllWomen Spread On Twitter, This Dance Routine Is Unreal, The Most Comfortable Way To Be A Never-Nude, The Worst Waiter In History, Rap Genius Co-Founder Fired, Europe's Landscape Is Still Scarred By World War I The Daily Digg Tuesday, May 27, 2014 ILLUMINATING A Timeline Of How #YesAllWomen Spread On Twitter srogers.cartodb.com Watch how this weekend's hashtag activism spread. BUT HOW DID THEY LOSE? This Dance Routine Is Unreal digg.com As people who regularly trip over our own feet, we can't help but be awed by talent like this. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED The Most Comfortable Way To Be A Never-Nude meundies.com Finally, underwear you'd be proud to wear as outerwear. Oh, and with the code "DIGG" they're 20% cheaper, so don't say we never did anything for you. 'SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP' The Worst Waiter In History priceonomics.com Edsel Ford Fong routinely cussed out patrons, sexually accosted female diners, and unapologetically spilled soup on laps — and his customers came back for more. WHO WILL ANNOTATE THE PRESS RELEASE? Rap Genius Co-Founder Fired recode.net Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam has been fired from the annotation service after posting appalling comments on the memoir of mass murderer Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in a shooting spree earlier this week. SOME WOUNDS DON'T HEAL Europe's Landscape Is Still Scarred By World War I smithsonianmag.com Photographs of the abandoned battlefields reveal the trenches' scars still run deep. Read more on Digg.com → THAT ONE GUY DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE SUN Snowboarders ride the ski lift during Snowbird Ski Resort's final day of skiing and riding for the winter season, Monday, May 26, 2014, in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range, outside of Salt Lake City. Credit: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Portrait Of An Outcast

Who Was Elliot Rodger?, Obama Pledges To End War In Afghanistan By Year's End, Will Having Kids Destroy The Planet?, A Wingsuit Flight Over NYC, Why Does The Pope Wear A Yarmulke?, How The Police Destroy Drug Evidence The Daily Digg Monday, May 26, 2014 PORTRAIT OF AN OUTCAST Who Was Elliot Rodger? mashable.com The online history and detailed writings of Elliot Rodger, who police identified as the gunman in a series of shootings near the University of California, Santa Barbara, paint a chilling profile of a 22-year-old obsessed with appearance, acceptance and getting a girlfriend. 13 YEARS LATER Obama Pledges To End War In Afghanistan By Year's End politico.com On a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama pledged "a responsible end" to American presence in the country, telling a rally of troops that combat operations would be fully over in the country by year's end. DEPENDS ON HOW DESTRUCTIVE THEY ARE Will Having Kids Destroy The Planet? theatlantic.com An overpopulated planet is not necessarily doomed. What matters most is how those billions of people choose to live. LOOK OUT FOR SPIRES! A Wingsuit Flight Over NYC digg.com Some experiences just aren't going to happen twice, and (legally) flying over Manhattan with four of your friends in a wingsuit is one of them. A MAN OF MANY HATS Why Does The Pope Wear A Yarmulke? haaretz.com Is the Pope wearing a Kippah, or is it the Jews who are wearing zucchetti? UP IN SMOKE How The Police Destroy Drug Evidence npr.org Cardboard boxes and paper envelopes packed with marijuana, cocaine and other drugs line warehouse-style shelves at police facilities all over the world. So how do they get rid of it all? Read more on Digg.com → ARMY OUT, HAPPY MEALS IN A Thai soldier guards outside a shopping mall during an anti-coup demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 25, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014