PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
Inside the psychiatric hospitals and churches of China, a camp bringing outer space to the blind and what it's like turning 18 for girls around the world.
FATAL ATTRACTION
Why Are Moths Attracted To Lamps?
Now you can know the science behind the meme and call yourself a true purveyor of dank memes.
SETTING NEW JURISPRUDENCE
The Case For Abolishing The Supreme Court
A Harvard law professor on whether it's time to rethink the nation's highest court.
DEALS WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
Happy Sweater Weather! Now Here’s A Sale On A Bunch Of Jackets
If you need a new fall coat, you’ve stopped at the right story. Moosejaw is having a big fall sale on everything from half zips to backpacks, plus free two-day shipping on orders over $49.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS PART OF LIFE
Meet A Village Grappling With Climate Change
A small Arctic community is at risk of getting submerged by the sea. The biggest problem? It's too expensive to move away.
A SURPRISINGLY BEAUTIFUL PURPLE COLOR
Guy Extracts The Ink From 1,000 Ball Point Pens And Conducts Experiments On The Stuff
What happens when you boil this syrup-like substance? How about when you stick it in a vacuum? Or drip it into liquid nitrogen?
LIFE IMITATES ART
'First Man' And The Sci-Fi–Science Feedback Loop
For nearly a century, Hollywood has both drawn from and driven real scientific advances.
'ANOTHER WHITE BOY WORSHIPPING C***'
When Asian Women Are Harassed For Marrying Non-Asian Men
The men who harass me know three things: I'm Chinese-American, my husband is white and our son is multiracial. You hate Asian men, they insist; you hate your own child. You hate yourself.
BANKSY PROBABLY MADE THEM BANK
In An Ironic Turn Of Events, The Shredded Banksy Artwork Is On Display Now
Last week, Bansky seemed to make a defiant statement against the fine art industry when a piece of his, that was sold at an auction, started to shred itself. Ironically, the sold and half-shredded piece is now sitting in a museum. Given that this story went viral, this "statement" seems to have backfired and made the piece way more valuable.
THIRTY AGAINST THREE. SEEMS FAIR.
A Far-Right Men's Group Violently Beat Up Protesters And Weren't Arrested. New York Police Won't Say Why
The NYPD ignored multiple emails from BuzzFeed News asking why Proud Boys members were not arrested for the violent assault, while protesters were arrested for assaulting an attendee.
AND LOOKING LIKE ELMER FUDD
Drag Queen Trixie Mattel Talks About Her First Times
Trixie talks her first kiss, first time bombing on stage, first time she was recognized in public and more.
GEARS OF BORE
On The Use Of The 'Cover Box' In Video Games
A push for more realistic military shooters at the turn of the millennium led developers down a dark path of littering their levels with uniform, waist-high boxes. It's time to move away from them.
DRAW THE LINE
A Half-Million Dollar Watch, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
Beautiful alternative limbs, sculptures made of sewing machines and typewriters and other coolest design of the week.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
These Four Pillows Will Help You Sleep Better
Changing your pillow is a lot cheaper than changing your mattress. And it could be more effective in helping you get a better night's sleep.
THE SPIES HAD EASIER OPTIONS
If Supermicro Boards Were So Bug-Ridden, Why Would Hackers Ever Need Implants?
By now, everyone knows the premise behind two unconfirmed Bloomberg articles that have dominated security headlines over the past week.
'MURDOCH HAS HIS OWN AMBITIONS'
If James Murdoch Is The New Tesla Chairman, That's Bad News For Elon Musk
A challenger appears.
WE'VE ALREADY DESTROYED THE PLANET
How And Why To Cultivate An Evil Laugh
If you're having trouble convincing people — children especially — of how little you care for them, you might look into honing your evil laugh.
A STREAM OF A STREAM
Why Are Bear Cams So Magical? An Investigation
These livestreams boast a relatively candid view of life in the wild, and have become increasingly prevalent as enthusiasts discover that netizens can't get enough of peering at wildlife from the safe distance of their screens.
JUST BE PATIENT, DUDE
Speeding Maniac Passes In A No-Passing Zone Late At Night, Gets Some Instant Karma
Luckily for the speeder, it came in the form of a traffic stop, rather than a crash.
DIGG GIVEAWAYS
We Know MacBooks Are Expensive… So We're Giving One Away
It's easy to spend over a grand on a high-performing, beautifully designed laptop. Which is why we want to give one to you for free.
WHAT'S A LINCOLN BETWEEN FRIENDS?
Do You Send Venmo Requests For Less Than $5?
There is a deep, under-discussed divide among every group of friends I know that has nothing to do with politics or income bracket or level of traditional hotness. It is whether or not a person will request an amount less than $5 from someone on Venmo.
A GOOD GUY WITH CODE
A Mysterious Grey-Hat Hacker Is Hacking — And Patching People's Outdated Routers
A Russian-speaking grey-hat hacker is breaking into people's MikroTik routers and patching devices so they can't be abused by cryptojackers, botnet herders, or other cyber-criminals
DEALS WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
Happy Sweater Weather! Now Here’s A Sale On A Bunch Of Jackets
If you need a new fall coat, you’ve stopped at the right story. Moosejaw is having a big fall sale on everything from half zips to backpacks, plus free two-day shipping on orders over $49.
THE KING OF 'WELL, ACTUALLY...'
Wet Blanket Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Lady Gaga To Move Over, Explains How A Star Is *Actually* Born
That's not to say we don't love Neil deGrasse Tyson, this is just extremely on-brand.
LIVING ON THE EDGE
The People Who Moved To Chernobyl
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 left a ring of ghost villages as residents fled, fearing radiation poisoning. But now people are choosing to live in the crumbling houses on the edge of the exclusion zone.
29M USERS HAD SENSITIVE DATA STOLEN
Facebook Offers Update On Recent Hack — And It's Bad. Here's How To Find Out If You Were Affected And What It Means
If you're one of the thirty million users affected by the hack, there's a good chance that the attackers made off with a lot of sensitive information about you.
WE'RE NOT EVEN MAD, WE'RE IMPRESSED
How The Hell Does This Happen?
The Mediterranean Sea is not a small place, with ample space for ships to sail freely. So we'd like someone to explain how the Ulysses managed to ram the CLS Virginia out in the middle of the dang sea.
TRICKY MUDDER
Cross Country Runners Unsuccessfully Try To Navigate Steep, Muddy Hill
Our thoughts go out to the kid at the 1:00 mark, who just clearly does not want to be there at all.
PEOPLE PAY FOR THIS, BUT NOT JOURNALISM...
This Mysterious Website Charges You 99 Cents To See Who Else Has Paid 99 Cents
That's all the website does, and it seems to be made by a computer entertainment studio called Thinko.
... UNLESS YOU'RE A DIGG USER
Meet Bill Wurtz, The Internet Musical Genius You've Never Heard Of
Millions of people flock to his YouTube channel to hear to what bizarre sounds like.
REACHING THE TIPPING POINT
Construction Worker Decides To Knock Down Concrete Railing With A Forklift, Things Go As Badly As You'd Think
We're trying to figure out how exactly they thought this would work, and we're coming up empty.
BUNK GOGGLES
The Magic Leap Con
"When we launch it, it is going to be huge." After spending two days at LEAPcon, I feel it is my duty — in the name of instilling a modicum of sanity into an age where a company that has never actually sold a product to a consumer can be worth a billion dollars more than the entire GDP of Fiji — to inform you that it is not.
TIME TO GET THE PERFECT SELFIE
World's Fastest Camera Freezes Time At 10 Trillion Frames Per Second
What happens when a new technology is so precise that it operates on a scale beyond our characterization capabilities?
ADORABLY WEIRD
The Noises Hungry Otters Make Do Not Even Sound Real
Boo the otter sounds like a voice-over from a person who inhaled a bunch of helium and tried to make cat noises. It's delightful.
THEY'LL ALL SLOW YOU DOWN
Ranking Fast Food Burgers By How Unhealthy They Are
Big Mac? Double-Double? Baconator? Which is least likely to destroy my life?
BURNING MAD MAX
The Strangest Desert Festival In The World
The post-apocalypse is a nice place to spend the weekend. This year, some 4,100 people trekked out to an enormous, dusty patch of rocks, scrub, and dirt near Edwards, California to do just that.
STARRING SAM ROCKWELL AS A KLAN LEADER
Taraji P. Henson Is A '70s Civil Rights Activist Facing Off Against The Ku Klux Klan In 'The Best Of Enemies'
Based on a true story, Rockwell and Henson duke it out over the desegregation of schools in Durham, NC in the summer of 1971.
THEY ALLEGEDLY RETALIATED AGAINST HER
A WeWork Employee Says She Was Fired After Reporting Sexual Assault. The Company Says Her Claims Are Meritless
A new lawsuit claims the company spent more on parties than on sexual harassment training.
TWIST IT
Superstar Gymnast Simone Biles Absolutely Nails The Hardest Vault In The World
And since no one has ever actually completed this skill (a back handspring-half twist onto the vault table, a front double full off) in international competition, there's a good chance this will soon be called the Biles.
'BASICALLY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT CIVIL'
'Star Wars' Writer Chuck Wendig Claims Marvel Fired Him For 'Vulgarity' And 'Too Much Politics' On His Social Media
At New York Comic Con last weekend, Marvel Comics officially announced "Shadow of Vader," a five-part "Star Wars" miniseries written by "Star Wars: Aftermath" book trilogy scribe Chuck Wendig. Except, the last two issues will no longer be penned by Wendig, as the author has just revealed Marvel has fired him.
BLACK MIRROR WHO?
Samsung Says Its Foldable Phone Is Also A Tablet That Fits In Your Pocket
Speaking to CNET, the executive said that while unfolded the device will offer the functionality of a tablet complete with multi-tasking and a big screen, but can then be folded into a portable phone.
LET'S GO BOWLING
Jeff Bridges Loves Watching 'The Big Lebowski' As Much As Everyone Loves Watching 'The Big Lebowski'
Bridges sits down with GQ to talk through his most iconic roles.
HE GONNA TWO-STEP
An Easy Trick To Be A Better Listener
There's a very easy way to get better at listening: wait two seconds.
TAKING YOU FOR A RIDE
The Electric Scooter Isn't Enough
If there's one city where electric scooter sharing could work, it's Portland. But halfway through a four-month trial period, it's not clear if they'll get the city where it needs to go.
THE PURPLE REIGN CONTINUES
The Inside Story Of Prince's Lost-Long Recording From 1983
For over three decades, a TDK-SA-60 cassette tape sat untouched in Prince's massive Paisley Park vault. Now, it has been released as Prince's first posthumous album, titled "Piano & a Microphone 1983," dazzling fans and stirring up some debate about whether it should be released at all.
SHINY, SHIMMERING, SPLENDID
The First Trailer For The Live-Action 'Aladdin' Film Is Here And We're Already Feeling Transported Somewhere Magical
As much as we've felt that a new film is unnecessary with the animated original being so good, we're starting to come around...
RUNNING ON EMPTY
The World's Second Biggest City Running Out Of Water
Delhi is set to become the world's biggest city within the next decade, but it already faces crippling water shortages. How can it hope to support more inhabitants?
DIGG PICKS
These Earbuds Are So Waterproof You Can Swim Laps With Them
Xfryo has made the first-ever fully waterproof wireless earbuds. They're comfortable, secure, and magnetically connect to the battery case so you can enjoy a total listening time of 20-30 hours before having to recharge your case.
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Get Your Phone Bill Paid For A Year
Yep, bring your old Verizon or AT&T phone to Sprint and get free unlimited service for one year.
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'JORGE, IS THAT YOU?
This Man Finding His Lost Dog On The Street After 3 Years Is The Best Thing You'll Watch Today
ZARDULU WANTS NONE OF THIS
In New York, Even The Cats Are Terrified Of The Gigantic Rats
LEAVING HER IN THE DUST
Boyfriend's Baby-Powder-In-Her-Blow-Dryer Prank Is Both Harmless And Hilarious
'LOOK AT THIS IDIOT'
Construction Truck Driver Has No Idea He's Slamming Other Drivers With A 12 Foot Pipe
OH GOD, WE HOPE HER HOUSE STILL EXISTS
Girl's Science Experiment Goes Oh So Very Quickly Off The Rails
SWIFT AND SHORE
Bros Go 'Bar Hopping' In A Jet Boat And, Of Course, This Was Going To Happen...
CRACKING THE CASE
Family Cracks Open A Stupidly Large Egg They Found, And Oh, Of Course... ?
GOING OFF HALF CROC'D
Please, Don't Do This
BRING YOUR OWN HANDLE
Woman Comes Up With Ingenious Solution To No-Handholds Dilemma On Bus
THAT IS... FAST
Guy Hits 286 MPH On A Jet Bike
DON'T LOOK BACK
Truck Casually Drives Up A Nearly Vertical Slope
IMMOBILE HOME
This Might Be The Most Creative Way To Secure Your House In A Hurricane
THAT'S THE FIRENADO'S HOSE NOW
Bonkers Video Of A 200-Foot Firenado Eating A Firehose
Guys Stick Around To Watch A Landslide, Very Nearly Regret That Decision
This Man Finding His Lost Dog On The Street After 3 Years Is The Best Thing You'll Watch Today
In New York, Even The Cats Are Terrified Of The Gigantic Rats
Boyfriend's Baby-Powder-In-Her-Blow-Dryer Prank Is Both Harmless And Hilarious
Construction Truck Driver Has No Idea He's Slamming Other Drivers With A 12 Foot Pipe
Girl's Science Experiment Goes Oh So Very Quickly Off The Rails
Bros Go 'Bar Hopping' In A Jet Boat And, Of Course, This Was Going To Happen...
Family Cracks Open A Stupidly Large Egg They Found, And Oh, Of Course... ?
Please, Don't Do This
Woman Comes Up With Ingenious Solution To No-Handholds Dilemma On Bus
Guy Hits 286 MPH On A Jet Bike
Truck Casually Drives Up A Nearly Vertical Slope
This Might Be The Most Creative Way To Secure Your House In A Hurricane
