Something To Talk About At Your Holiday Party

This was a banner year for weird heists. Let's run down some of the best.

Digg Editions Morning · Mon, Dec 11

STRANGE WORLD, STRANGE CRIME HEIST, HEIST BABY The Best And Weirdest Heists Of 2017 uproxx.com This was a banner year for weird heists. Let's run down some of the best. COMEY, COOPER, CATASTROPHE White Knight Syndrome thebaffler.com TV's representation of the FBI has evolved alongside public perception, and the Bureau's manic and self-righteous agents now seem dazed and confused. FOSSIL FRAUD How To Tell If A Dinosaur Is Fake theatlantic.com A new swan-headed species has reignited concerns about counterfeit fossils, which are getting more convincing all the time. HACKS WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Shirt Is Guaranteed To Stop 100% Of Underarm Sweat info.thompsontee.com Sweating what to give this holiday? Well then we bet you sure wish you were wearing one of Thompson Tee's patented undershirt that totally blocks armpit sweat. Grab some now and get 25% off your order. GOOD QUESTION GOOD QUESTION What Should I Do After Accidentally Unfriending My Newly Out Trans Friend, And Other Advice Column Questions digg.com A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days. NOT TAUGHT IN HEALTH CLASS THE KNOTTED WEAVE OF INEQUITY This Moment Isn't (Just) About Sex. It's Really About Work. thecut.com We need to understand that the sexual harm is not always at the heart of a gendered power imbalance, and is not always about the sexualized act itself. TRUTH IN FICTION 'Cat Person' newyorker.com A short story by Kristen Roupenian about a dating experience that might seem all too familiar: "It was a terrible kiss, shockingly bad; Margot had trouble believing that a grown man could possibly be so bad at kissing." UNDERCUT BY NAZIS It's Been A Tricky Year For Queer Barbers And Fascist Haircuts buzzfeed.com Nobody can escape 2017, a year when the aesthetics of white nationalists even made their way into a queer salon in Brooklyn. VIDEO OF THE DAY ONCE YOU HEAR IT, YOU CAN'T GO BACK James Franco Might Forever Change The Way You Think About Pizza In This 'SNL' Bit digg.com The outcome of a murder case is on the line. Franco, the prosecutor, only has one thing to cross examine the suspect on: two slices of "za." It has to work. IN THE NEWS Thomas Fire Is Now The Fifth-Largest Wildfire In Modern California History UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Says Trump Accusers 'Should Be Heard' Explosion Reported Near Port Authority In New York City Bitcoin Jumps After Futures Trading Begins DIGG PICKS 28 Gifts That Look More Expensive Than They Actually Are digg.com Juicers, action cams, and other surprisingly affordable gifts (that won't make you look like a cheapskate.) It's not too late to push your big heist plans off to 2018, just saying. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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You Stole From The Wrong Mad Scientist

Guy Gets Tired Of Package Thief Taking His Stuff, Rigs A Special Surprise For Him, How The 'Dragons' Den' Investors Fell For This Absolutely Bullshit Product Is Flabbergasting, A Bank Account With Automatic Saving And No Unnecessary Fees, Dude Rips Tire Boot Off His Car So He Doesn't Miss His Flight, Guy Captures Some Super Cool Footage Of An F-35 Flying Straight At Him, This Might Be The Most Expensive Grocery Store In The World This Week's Top Videos Sunday, December 10, 2017 THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT Guy Gets Tired Of Package Thief Taking His Stuff, Rigs A Special Surprise For Him digg.com This thief is pretty brazen, and he got just what he deserved. OH NOOOOOO How The 'Dragons' Den' Investors Fell For This Absolutely Bullshit Product Is Flabbergasting digg.com Just because someone says "quantum entanglement" a few times doesn't mean they're not peddling absolute snake oil. In fact, the phrase "quantum entanglement" should probably tip you off that something's fishy. BANKING WE DIGG SPONSORED A Bank Account With Automatic Saving And No Unnecessary Fees chimebank.com Chime Banking has automatic savings, no unnecessary fees, and an award-winning app that makes it easy to manage your finances from your phone. KIND OF IMPRESSIVE, HONESTLY Dude Rips Tire Boot Off His Car So He Doesn't Miss His Flight digg.com We're going to guess the fine for doing this is equal or more to whatever it would have cost to reschedule his flight? SPOILER ALERT: THEY'RE FAST Guy Captures Some Super Cool Footage Of An F-35 Flying Straight At Him digg.com The Royal Netherlands Air Force did a photo shoot in Death Valley recently and the photographer got some video of two F-35s flying just over his head. $10 FOR A GALLON OF WATER This Might Be The Most Expensive Grocery Store In The World digg.com We are never complaining about the prices at Whole Foods again. Get more stories on Digg.com WE'RE NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING Guy pulls over next to huge wildfire, saves wild rabbit. Credit: NBC News Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2017 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10002

That's Not A Trick, It's My Illusion!

Researcher Kohske Takahashi calls it the "curvature blindness illusion" and it's very trippy.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Dec 09

MASS ILLUSION THE LINES ARE ALL THE SAME SHAPE A New Optical Illusion Was Just Discovered, And It's Breaking Our Brains digg.com Researcher Kohske Takahashi calls it the "curvature blindness illusion" and it's very trippy. LIGHT SHOES, LIGHT WALLETS Inside The Cult Of The Vaporfly runnersworld.com Meet the obsessive runners who will do anything—and spend everything—to get their feet inside a pair of Nike's most hyped and least available shoes. AUTOMATE IT YOUR WAY Robots Will Transform Fast Food theatlantic.com And that might not be a bad thing. BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Bank Account Can Get You Paid Up To 2 Days Early chimebank.com With Chime Banking, when you receive a payroll direct deposit to your Chime Spending Account, your paycheck posts up to two days early. That's two less days of sad rent week cereal dinners. THE WEEK IN PHOTOS THE GOOD STUFF ON THE INTERNET Flickr's Top Photos Of The Year Are Stunning digg.com Flickr dug through what its users posted this year and selected its favorite photos — and they're wonderful. CALIFORNIA WILD FIRES FROM SPACE The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. CURATED BY VIEWFIND The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com The defining news photos of 2017, domestic slavery in India, and the weird world of wildlife contraband. DARK PLACES WHAT ARE YOUR KIDS WATCHING? Inside Elsagate, The Conspiracy-Fueled War On Creepy YouTube Kids Videos theverge.com Sometimes, a conspiracy subreddit gets it right. THE FASCIST NEXT DOOR How Did A White Supremacist Get A Job As An Equal Employment Officer? splinternews.com A self-identified "fascist," who discussed racial superiority on a podcast he hosted, was listed as being in charge of nondiscrimination policy for his company. YOU CAN BUY SOME EXTREMELY WEIRD SHIT The Bizarre eBay Instagram Account You Never Knew You Needed racked.com If you're not already one of the 19.5K who follows her feed, @ebaybae is an ode to the cornucopia of items listed for sale on eBay, from the wonderfully weird (like a 26.9 pound, 8 foot long gummy worm) to the seriously covetable (a 1995 Gianni Versace bathrobe) and slightly macabre (a burial suit that claims to be a more eco-friendly alternative to a coffin). VIDEO OF THE DAY A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH What's The Smallest Hole A Mouse Can Fit Through? digg.com It depends on how lazy they are. DIGG PICKS The Best Robot Vacuum On Amazon Is 56% Off Right Now amazon.com The Eufy robot vacuum outperforms other higher-priced models in tests. You can schedule it to clean when you're not home, and it will return to its dock to charge after cleaning. It typically costs $399, but is on sale for $259. Here's something that's not an illusion: It's Saturday and there are only two more work weeks before the holiday break. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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