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The Failure Of Henry Ford's Utopian City In The Amazon

The industrialist wanted to found a city based on the values that made his company a success — while, of course, producing cheap rubber. Fordlandia ended up one of his biggest failures

HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL

Email Clichés Exist For A Reason

Overused phrases — “I hope you’re well,” “Best,” etc. — are more valuable than they seem.

SUMMER ON FIRE

2016: The First Summer Of Global Warming

4 diggs Mashable Nature Long Reads Science

When it comes to our climate, everything is connected. And there has never been a year, and most especially a summer, that has so prominently and destructively showcased this.

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*DURING SUMMER THE ARCTIC IS ALWAYS DAY

Night* Surfing In The Arctic Circle

4 diggs Vimeo Video Sports Nature Video World

Because the sun never sets on the Arctic Circle during the summer time, some of these surfing and kiteboarding sessions technically took place in the dead of night, which is crazy.

'EASIEST' IN A RELATIVE SENSE

What's The Easiest Sport To Win A Gold In?

6 diggs BBC Sports

What we need is a sport so obscure it’s disguised as an everyday activity. What we need is race-walking.

WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK

How To Make A Million Dollars As A Teen, And Other Stories

14 diggs Long-Reader's Digest Digg Original Digg Roundup Long Reads

The boomin' life of sneaker dealer Benjamin Kickz, the "super-recognizers" who will spot criminals by their faces, and more of the best long reads of the week.

SAY NOPE TO THE ROPE

Climber Tries To Throw Rope Down Cliff, Nature Promptly Returns It To Him

10 diggs Vimeo Funny Nature Video

Nature isn't just going to sit there and take all the crap we give it.

THE FUTURE IS A LIE

That Street-Straddling Bus In China Is Probably A Big Scam

4 diggs shanghaiist.com World

While Chinese state media has applauded the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) in the past, after last week's public exhibition, they suddenly changed their tune, calling the bus (that is actually a train) totally unfeasible and even a complete scam that will defraud innocent investors.

TIME IN THE OFFICE IS MONEY

Why Women Are No Longer Catching Up To Men On Pay

2 diggs FiveThirtyEight Economics Gender

Hourly pay has risen more than twice as fast over the past three decades for men working long hours, as employers increasingly reward employees willing to work extra hours with raises or promotions — who are often men.

CAN THEY DO MY TRAPPER KEEPER

Water Transfer Printing Is Some Kind Of Dark Magic

26 diggs Video Curious Video

Just imagine how good these guys must be with chips and salsa.

WE'RE THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS

Hey Sexters, Here’s A Very Good Reason To Care About Porn Laws

2 diggs Motherboard Sex Internet Law Technology

Most of us tend to think of pornographers, and porn law, as being about one very specific set of people: namely, those who make a living recording people fucking and selling or freely distributing the resulting photos and video. But in the eyes of the law, it’s not quite that simple.

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FINAL PROJECT

How Bad Urban Planning Led To The Birth Of A Billion-Dollar Genre

5 diggs thefader.com Music Cities

Architect Mike Ford traces the relationship between structural racism public housing projects, and hip-hop.

WOKE UP LIKE THIS

Introducing The Night-To-Day Outfit

7 diggs Racked Style Culture Sex

Transitioning your look from day-to-night is a thing of a past. For women who get laid, the real problem is the reverse.

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STILL INTO LEATHER VESTS, WE SEE

Vice Hung Out With The Hells Angels To See What They're All About In 2016

1 digg VICE Curious Culture

A gargantuan Hells Angel smiles at me. Then his gaze travels south. His expression darkens. Wordlessly, he turns and strides off towards the bellowing bikes.

THE DYING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

The Strange Case Of The Butterfly And The Male-Murdering Microbe

4 diggs The Atlantic Science Animals Curious Nature

A battle between an insect and a microbe led to one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed.

'CULT OF THE DEAD COW' EARNED IT

Hacking Group Names, Ranked

0 diggs Motherboard Internet

This week, hackers going under the name “The Shadow Brokers” claimed to have hacked a group linked to the NSA referred to as “Equation Group.” How do these names fit in with other hacker monikers? Here’s an entirely subjective, non-definitive list of hacker names, ranked.

LOW GOING

Low-Flying Plane Gives Lucky Bystander A Haircut

18 diggs Video Aviation Video

Bad luck to be so close. Exceedingly good luck he wasn't three feet to the left.

ACTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Why Is Miles Teller Always Getting Hit By Cars?

4 diggs Medium Movies Curious

Look close enough and you’ll notice a direct correlation between the amount of pain and suffering he experiences because of a car and the overall quality of the film he’s in.

BLADE RUNNERS

Inline Skating Is Struggling To Become An Olympic Sport

0 diggs thewalrus.ca Sports Culture World

In Canada, there’s dwindling hope that in-line skating will one day make the Olympic roster.

JUST PLANE INSPIRING

Watch Hero Air Show Fans Rescue A Pilot From Drowning

11 diggs Video Aviation Video

Bystanders rush to the upside-down plane after a water landing gone awry.

TAKING THE FUN OUT OF HEDGE FUND

All The Fun Is Going Out Of Hedge Funds

5 diggs Bloomberg Business Economics

With high fees and low performance, more hedge funds are going to have to tighten the belt in order to keep investors happy.

SERIOUSLY, CHECK THEM OUT

How Reductress Became The Most Brutally Truthful Comedy Site Out There

1 digg Wired Media Funny Internet

Created by Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo, Reductress was originally intended as a send-up of women’s magazines, what with their ostensibly empowering — yet often subtly undermining — confessionals listicles, and advice columns.

UNEXPECTED FIRES NOT INCLUDED

You Should Build Your Own Hoverboard

8 diggs Video How-To Video

You'll be utterly uncool in no time.

PANIC, RIGHT?

What To Do If Your Car Breaks Down In Traffic

3 diggs adequateman.deadspin.com How-To Cars Explainer

It’s a horrifying realization that you’re trapped in a little steel box surrounded by other drivers hurtling past you at 60 or 70 miles an hour. Here's what to do.

THEY IMPROVISED THEMSELVES

The Fabulous History Of Jazz Hands!

1 digg Atlas Obscura Histories

Long before the motion became a cheeky shorthand for musical theatre nerds, jazz hands popped up in improbable places. But where did they really come from?