Season Of The Witch

The Prisoners Fighting California's Wildfires, How The Occult Saved Rock And Roll, What We Learned This Week, What's Behind The Great Podcast Renaissance?, Recreating The Shower Scene From 'Psycho' Using Pumpkins, How Muhammad Ali's Rope-A-Dope Myth Suckered America The Daily Digg Friday, October 31, 2014 IRONS IN THE FIRE The Prisoners Fighting California's Wildfires buzzfeed.com As climate change makes the role of inmate firefighters in California increasingly crucial, Americans are beginning to ask whether the type of low-level offenders who qualify for the program even deserve to be locked up. SEASON OF THE WITCH How The Occult Saved Rock And Roll pitchfork.com Peter Bebergal on his new book, which explores how ideas of the occult found such a perfect outlet in rock'n'roll and what they tell us about our own humanity. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned what it's like to walk around NYC as a woman, the big problem with American bathrooms and how the economics of sugar daddy dating work. WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN What's Behind The Great Podcast Renaissance? nymag.com What's happening? And why now? The word podcast is roughly ten years old, after all, and the "pod" to which it refers has been discontinued. Still, the genre seems more alive than ever. KEEP THOSE KNIVES SHARP Recreating The Shower Scene From 'Psycho' Using Pumpkins digg.com Many pumpkins were harmed during the making of this stop motion film. WHEN THE LEGEND BECOMES FACT How Muhammad Ali's Rope-A-Dope Myth Suckered America deadspin.com Myth now dominates our misunderstanding of Muhammad Ali, who was once the most accessible celebrity in the world. The truth of the man is nearly irretrievable. Read more on Digg.com → CREATING SOME VELODRAMA Austrian cyclist Matthias Brandle rides during his attempt to break the hour record at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Cycling Centre velodrome in Aigle, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Brandle broke cycling's historic hour record on Thursday after covering a distance of 51.850 kilometers at the cycling governing body's velodrome. Credit: AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The First Lady Of Murder

The Green Monster, T-Pain Performs Without Autotune, Is Awesome, Now Cooking Doesn't Have To Be A Pain, It Would Take The World's Richest Man 220 Years To Spend His Wealth, Mexico's First Lady Of Murder Is On The Lam, This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America The Daily Digg Thursday, October 30, 2014 FAREWELL, OVERSIGHT The Green Monster politico.com How the Border Patrol became America's most out-of-control law enforcement agency. THE MAN CAN SING T-Pain Performs Without Autotune, Is Awesome digg.com "People felt like I was using it to sound good," says T-Pain, in an interview that will air on "All Things Considered." "But I was just using it to sound different." FOOD WE DIGG SPONSORED Now Cooking Doesn't Have To Be A Pain blueapron.com Why bother with the hassle of grocery shopping? With Blue Apron you get the perfect amount of the freshest ingredients delivered right to your door. Easy shopping, easy recipes, and easy cooking — it really doesn't get much better than this. Oh wait, it does — get 2 free meals on us! GRAPHS THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL POOR It Would Take The World's Richest Man 220 Years To Spend His Wealth theguardian.com Since the financial crisis, the number of billionaires in the world has more than doubled, according to research by Oxfam which warns that economic inequality has "reached extreme levels." IF YOU SEE THIS WOMAN, RUN Mexico's First Lady Of Murder Is On The Lam thedailybeast.com In a city where murderers tortured and killed with seeming impunity, Maria de los Angeles Pineda Villa was "the key operator" — and allegedly sealed the fate of 43 student teachers. TEACH FOR AMERICA; LEARN FROM NO ONE This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America m.thenation.com Last year, Wendy Heller Chovnick, a former Teach For America manager, spoke out against her former organization in The Washington Post, decrying its "inability and unwillingness to honestly address valid criticism." An internal media strategy memo, obtained by The Nation, confirms Chovnick's concerns. Read more on Digg.com → A HOLY CELEBRATION Lifeguards keep vigil as Hindu devotees crowd the banks of the River Ganges to performs rituals at sunset during Chhath Puja festival in Patna, India, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. Credit: AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Lard Candy

Mississippi, Burned, Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch, The New Health App On Apple's iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous, Which Halloween Candy Is Worst For You?, Chris Hadfield Took 45,000 Photos In Space. Here Are Some Of His Best, How NYC's Most Beloved Deli Stays In Business Against The Odds The Daily Digg Wednesday, October 29, 2014 THANK GOD FOR MISSISSIPPI Mississippi, Burned politico.com How the poorest, sickest state got left behind by Obamacare. NOBODY WAS HARMED Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch digg.com The Antares rocket that was supposed to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station crashed upon launch Tuesday night. Here's the sad footage of the incident from the Wallops Flight Facility. APPLE IS AN ENABLER The New Health App On Apple's iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous psmag.com In truth, I didn't pay a tremendous amount of attention to iOS 8 until a post scrolled by on my Tumblr feed, which disturbed me a good deal: The new iteration of Apple's OS included Health, an app that — among many other things — contains a weight tracker and a calorie counter. And can't be deleted. TRANS FAT IS A REAL MONSTER Which Halloween Candy Is Worst For You? digg.com Not all Halloween candy is created equal. This year, before you indiscriminately devour your entire candy haul, watch this short video that compares candy nutrition facts. Your waistline will thank you. 42,000 WERE SELFIES Chris Hadfield Took 45,000 Photos In Space. Here Are Some Of His Best qz.com When astronaut Chris Hadfield tried to narrow it down to his absolute favorites, he still had 3,000. With the help of some editing, he's now down to 192 fantastic photos from his time on the International Space Station. YOU WANT WHAT SHE'S HAVING AT ANY COST How NYC's Most Beloved Deli Stays In Business Against The Odds slate.com If you want to fully appreciate why a place like Katz's is special, you have to appreciate its odd economics, which pretty much ensure there will never be another deli quite like it. Read more on Digg.com → THE BEST PRESERVED SPECIMEN IN HISTORY Russian Geographic Society staff members carry the body of baby mammoth to put on display in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. The 39,000-year-old baby mammoth is named Yuka, derived from the Yukagir coastline where she was found. Yuka was found four years ago in the Siberian permafrost and was between six and eleven years old when she died. Credit: AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Always Gamble On An Empty Stomach

Mastering The Politics Of Anxiety, Dodgeballer Tries For A Backflip Kick, Gets KO'd, A Healthy Halloween Doesn't Mean A Crappy Halloween, Hunger Is Associated With Advantageous Decision Making, Little Girl's Toy Gives The Fireplace A Hug, We Couldn't Directly See How Roots Grow Underground Until Now The Daily Digg Tuesday, October 28, 2014 THE CHAOS ELECTION Mastering The Politics Of Anxiety politico.com Although some observers have dubbed the 2014 midterms the "Seinfeld Election"— meaning it's supposed to be a big show about nothing — in fact this vote reflects something important: the electorate's fear and anxiety. FLIP-TURNED UPSIDE DOWN Dodgeballer Tries For A Backflip Kick, Gets KO'd digg.com Is this guy okay? Seriously, we're worried about him. SNACKS WE DIGG SPONSORED A Healthy Halloween Doesn't Mean A Crappy Halloween naturebox.com It's candy season, and that means sweets are everywhere. We've learned it's a lot easier to resist temptation when you've got healthy snacks at your fingertips, especially when they're free. No tricks, just treats. ALWAYS GAMBLE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH Hunger Is Associated With Advantageous Decision Making plosone.org Three experimental studies examined the counterintuitive hypothesis that hunger improves strategic decision making, arguing that people in a hot state are better able to make favorable decisions involving uncertain outcomes. MOTHS, TAKE NOTE Little Girl's Toy Gives The Fireplace A Hug digg.com This kid loves her new toy. This toy doesn't like its owner, or existing. NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND We Couldn't Directly See How Roots Grow Underground Until Now scientificamerican.com As scientists look at crops to find ways to help them deal with climate change stress and growing populations, a tool has emerged to give them a new perspective: the view from underground. Read more on Digg.com → BREAKING A FEVER An elderly woman stands in a cloud of insecticide after a health ministry worker fumigated her house against mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever as well as chikungunya fever, in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, Oct 27, 2014. The Nicaraguan health ministry detected 20 new cases of chikungunya in Managua during the weekend, according to First Lady Rosario Murillo. 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

Oh Say, Can't You Sing?

The Inside Story Of A $1 Billion Acquisition That Caused Cisco To Divorce Its Closest Partner, What You Missed This Weekend, Lead Singer Of Staind Botches National Anthem At World Series Game 5, The Truth Behind Matthew Shepard's Murder, These Robots Use Static Electricity To Move Just About Everything, The Decline Of California Agriculture Has Begun The Daily Digg Monday, October 27, 2014 IT BEGINS LONG AGO, IN THE YEAR 2012 The Inside Story Of A $1 Billion Acquisition That Caused Cisco To Divorce Its Closest Partner businessinsider.com Tech giant EMC said last week that it's ending its wildly successful joint venture with Cisco, known as VCE. This is the most recent — and most serious — step in the slowly unfolding divorce between the partners. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan, retailers are fighting back against Apple Pay and other things you may have missed this weekend. YOU HAD ONE JOB Lead Singer Of Staind Botches National Anthem At World Series Game 5 digg.com Apparently, nu-metaler Aaron Lewis — who was hired specifically to perform the national anthem — does not know or did not remember the words he was supposed to sing. LATE-BREAKING TWIST The Truth Behind Matthew Shepard's Murder theguardian.com Matthew Shepard's horrific death at the hands of redneck homophobes shocked America and changed its laws. Now a different truth is emerging, but does it matter? POWERED BY CARPETS, BALLOONS, DOORKNOBS These Robots Use Static Electricity To Move Just About Everything theverge.com Did you know that the same forces that generate static electricity can be strong enough to pick up and move boxes, crates, and other objects? A robot startup named GrabIt is making mechanical "hands" that use electrostatic attraction to gently pick up and transport objects. DRY SPELL The Decline Of California Agriculture Has Begun slate.com If there's one thing that struck me during my month-long drought-themed road trip through the American West earlier this year, it was the colossal scale of agriculture in California's Central Valley. Now it seems there's nowhere to go but down. Read more on Digg.com → 2000 DEGREES, .008 MPH This Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow front of from an eruption that began the June 27, as the front remains active and continues to advance towards the northeast threatening the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Credit: AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014