Fart Attack

How Seinfeld's Theme Song Was Created, Are Beans Actually Good For Your Heart?, How To Fix Your Cracked Screen Without Leaving The House, The Stories Behind The 68 March Madness Mascots, VIDEO: In One Shot, Ping Pong Player Wins, Then Loses, Then Wins Again, This Florida Man Escaped From North Korea In A MiG-15 Fighter Jet The Daily Digg Wednesday, March 18, 2015 THE WOLFF OF 116TH STREET How Seinfeld's Theme Song Was Created noisey.vice.com Before writing the most iconic theme song in the history of TV sitcoms, Jonathan Wolff was playing in studios during the day and jazz clubs at night as a young professional musician in Los Angeles. THE BENEFITS OF TOOTING YOUR OWN HORN Are Beans Actually Good For Your Heart? digg.com Relatedly: is there a correlation between the amount you eat and the amount you fart? STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Fix Your Cracked Screen Without Leaving The House icracked.com So you dropped your phone and now you're carrying around a pocketful of shattered glass. That sucks. But wait, you're in luck! iCracked will meet you wherever you are and fix that screen in practically no time. Get repairs right before your eyes and be on your merry way. WHAT'S A SOONER? The Stories Behind The 68 March Madness Mascots mentalfloss.com There are 68 colleges and universities in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, all with their own ambassadors roaming the sidelines and the stands — and each mascot has its own story. WHERE'D THE BALL GO? VIDEO: In One Shot, Ping Pong Player Wins, Then Loses, Then Wins Again digg.com There's that saying about shooting for the moon. It doesn't apply to ping pong, because it usually leads to clowning yourself. FINALLY A GOOD 'FLORIDA MAN' This Florida Man Escaped From North Korea In A MiG-15 Fighter Jet pri.org Plenty of American families have wild stories about how their ancestors came to settle in the United States. But few of them involve someone defecting from an enemy nation in a fighter plane. Get more stories on Digg.com → CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS The 'Frecce Tricolori' Italian Air Force acrobatic squad fly over Rome, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 to mark the 154th anniversary of the Italian Unification in 1861. Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Monster Mush

A Police Gadget Tracks Phones? Shhh! It's Secret, Is It Time For The Jews To Leave Europe?, How To Sweat Less This Summer, The Bleak Future Of Streaming Music Services, And Other News, The Rise, Fall, And Future Of Monster Erotica, VIDEO: Formula 1 Spectator Captures Up-Close, Slow-Motion Footage Of Crash, Doesn't Even Flinch The Daily Digg Monday, March 16, 2015 TRACK NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL A Police Gadget Tracks Phones? Shhh! It's Secret nytimes.com A powerful new surveillance tool being adopted by police departments across the country comes with an unusual requirement: To buy it, law enforcement officials must sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from saying almost anything about the technology. BROKEN PROMISE LAND Is It Time For The Jews To Leave Europe? theatlantic.com For half a century, memories of the Holocaust inoculated the Continent against overt anti-Semitism. That period has ended — the recent fatal attacks in Paris and Copenhagen are merely the latest in a mounting tide. Today, right-wing fascist strains of Jew-hatred are merging with a new threat from radicalized Islamists, confronting Europe with a crisis, and its Jews with an agonizing choice. CLOTHING WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Sweat Less This Summer ministryofsupply.com Welcome to the future, where clothes fit right, feel good, and are full of hi-tech advancements. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND The Bleak Future Of Streaming Music Services, And Other News digg.com Spotify is in for a fight, advertisers catfished Tinder users, and airlines are evil. NOPE, WE'RE GOOD The Rise, Fall, And Future Of Monster Erotica vice.com Many say "Cum For Bigfoot" by Virginia Wade is the origin text (or at least the pacemaker) for the relatively new subgenre of "monster erotica." DRIVING ON THE GRASS SLOWS YOU DOWN VIDEO: Formula 1 Spectator Captures Up-Close, Slow-Motion Footage Of Crash, Doesn't Even Flinch digg.com A spectator at Sunday's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix was perfectly placed (and filming with good enough camera equipment) to capture driver Pastor Maldonado's crash. Best part? The cameraman doesn't even flinch with a ton and half of metal hurtling in his direction. Get more stories on Digg.com → YOU CAN SEE IT ON HER EYES A make-up artist blows glitter towards a model's face as she works backstage during the ModaLisboa fashion week, in Lisbon, Portugal, Sunday, March 15, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: Flying, Lobs, And Michael Bolton

Japanese Snowboarder Yuki Kadono Pulls Off Back To Back 1620s, 'Office Space,' With The Real Michael Bolton, Introducing Nautilus Prime, Gak Stands Up To A Red Hot Ball Of Nickel, Little Kid Schools Roger Federer With Flawless Lob, Mike Cohen Recorded His Parents Nagging Him 30 Years Ago, Now A Friend Animated It The Daily Digg Sunday, March 15, 2015 FOUR AND A HALF ROTATIONS EACH Japanese Snowboarder Yuki Kadono Pulls Off Back To Back 1620s digg.com Unsurprisingly, after making history with these two 1620s, Kadono took home the gold in U.S. Open slopestyle. 'IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE' 'Office Space,' With The Real Michael Bolton digg.com Today we saw an aging pop singer do unspeakable things to a printer, and it was glorious. MAGAZINES WE DIGG SPONSORED Introducing Nautilus Prime nautil.us Nautilus Prime is a new way to take in our favorite science magazine. Read provocative science stories on your phone while riding the subway, or on your iPad on a flight. Get all the content and design of the print magazine, digitally. The only magazine ever to win two National Magazine Awards in its first year is yours for just over a buck a month. WE DOUBT FLOAM WOULD FARE SO WELL Gak Stands Up To A Red Hot Ball Of Nickel digg.com In all seriousness, what on earth is Gak made out of? It seems functionally unmeltable. SHOULN'T HAVE GONE EASY ON HIM Little Kid Schools Roger Federer With Flawless Lob digg.com Federer accepted a challenge from the stands during an exhibition match. What he didn't realize was that the kid challenging him was the time-traveling child version of Pete Sampras. SOUNDS FAMILIAR Mike Cohen Recorded His Parents Nagging Him 30 Years Ago, Now A Friend Animated It digg.com A young man's love of rock and roll told through secretly recorded conversations with his parents. Get more stories on Digg.com → WINDOW TO A BLEAK FUTURE Internet cafes have existed in Japan for over a decade, but in the mid-2000s, customers began using these spaces as living quarters. Internet cafe refugees are mostly temporary employees; their salary too low to rent their own apartments. Credit: MediaStorm Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Americans Love A Good Dutch Oven

Gary Owen Wants To Be More Than Black America's Favorite White Comedian, Camp Cooking Is America's Cuisine, How To Protect Your Ass From The Sun, Why Your Internet Sucks And Other Facts From This Week, Before I Go, This Is Why You Should Never Pass To Someone Who Isn't Looking At You The Daily Digg Friday, March 13, 2015 CLASS CLOWN Gary Owen Wants To Be More Than Black America's Favorite White Comedian buzzfeed.com A household name to black audiences yet completely unknown to white audiences, Gary Owen, a blond, blue-eyed stand-up from Ohio, has a career wholly unlike that of any comedian before him. But will his attempts to bridge the gap cost him all that he's built? BEANS AND CORNBREAD Camp Cooking Is America's Cuisine luckypeach.com It bears mentioning that camp cooking captures something very specific about the spirit of the American people, which in and of itself is also hard to name, but is unmistakable in the novels of Zane Grey, the songbook of the Eagles, and in the life and works of Joan Didion, Wallace Stegner, and George W. Bush STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Protect Your Ass From The Sun digg.com Even if you don't ride around in cars with your ass hanging out, you're gonna want to cover your butt. It just makes sense. Good thing MeUndies' new line is here to do just that. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Why Your Internet Sucks And Other Facts From This Week digg.com This week we learned why the Internet is terrible in the U.S., the alluring grossness of magnetic putty and the best way to not get swatted. A STRANGE RELATIVITY Before I Go stanmed.stanford.edu A heartbreaking account of a young neurosurgeon with metastatic lung cancer. BALL, MEET FACE This Is Why You Should Never Pass To Someone Who Isn't Looking At You digg.com Sometimes, it's good to know that even Division 1 college basketball players can forget the fundamentals. Get more stories on Digg.com → A 10 DOG NIGHT DeeDee Jonrowe arrives at the Ruby, Alaska checkpoint under the Northern Lights during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Cows With Magnetic Personalities

Using Pre-Crime Software To Track An Elusive Gang Of Thieves, How Not To Get Swatted, Here Are Over 100 Snacks That Taste Good And Are Good, Does A Connecticut Shed Hold The Secrets Of A Major Art Heist?, If You Want Healthy Cows, Feed Them Magnets, Prisons Are Making America's Drug Problem Worse The Daily Digg Thursday, March 12, 2015 TOM CRUISE HAS A NEW JOB Using Pre-Crime Software To Track An Elusive Gang Of Thieves newscientist.com A handful of individuals connected to the Felony Lane Gang have been arrested, but the ringleaders have remained at large for years. Can crime-predicting software finally stop them in their tracks? HELPS IF YOU'RE NOT A FLY How Not To Get Swatted digg.com If someone on the Internet doesn't like you, all they have to do is find out where you live, call your local police station and fool the cops into believing there is a life-or-death situation happening at your home. Here's what you need to know to prevent this from ever happening. SNACKS WE DIGG SPONSORED Here Are Over 100 Snacks That Taste Good And Are Good naturebox.com Stop eating the same crap and grab something new. Be it Jalapeño White Cheddar Popcorn, Sriracha Roasted Cashews, Big Island Pineapple, or another delicious option, NatureBox delivers healthy snack options that taste great right to your door. Or mouth, whichever you prefer. And there's a free trial — how can you resist? TAKEN TO THE WOODSHED Does A Connecticut Shed Hold The Secrets Of A Major Art Heist? bostonglobe.com Robert V. Gentile was losing control of the situation, and he knew it. A POLARIZING TREATMENT If You Want Healthy Cows, Feed Them Magnets gizmodo.com Dairy farmers routinely feed their cows a finger-sized magnet, which settles in the digestive tract to help keep the cows healthy. Wait what? PUNISHING, NOT REHABILITATING Prisons Are Making America's Drug Problem Worse politico.com Even federal prisons know that their inmates need medication-assisted therapy. So why aren't they changing? Get more stories on Digg.com → HUSKY BUSINESS Richie Diehl and his team mush into the Tanana, Alaska checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Tanana is a new checkpoint in this year's race. Credit: AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014