ONLY THE GOOD DYE YOUNG
Inside A Senior Living Facility Beauty Shop
For these senior citizens, it’s not really about the makeup or the hair, it’s about the activity of getting ready.
THEY SEE SPARKS FLY
A Quick History Of The People Who Catch Forest Fires At The Beginning
The humble and noble profession of the fire lookout.
WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
The 'Sorority House Door Stack' Is A Real Thing And It's Terrifying
Over and over again, the ritual is repeated. A handful of smiling girls stand outside ornate doorways, often dressed in matching shirts or identical dresses.
TECH WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
Yes, You Should Buy A 3D Printer
A 3D printer is the ultimate toy because you can make any other toy with it. The M3D Pro is especially awesome because it’s chock full of high end features and still costs less than the other printers out there.
A PORTRAIT OF PAIN
Who Is The Syrian Boy Rescued From The Rubble In Aleppo?
Omran Daqneesh, 5, was rescued after an airstrike in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Within hours, a photo of his dust- and blood-covered face captured the world's attention. This is the story behind the image.
THE ENDURANCE OF ENDURANCE ATHLETES
The Olympians Who Refuse To Age
You can listen to what Olympic commentators say about the rapid aging of athletes, just don’t believe it all.
IS IT TOO LATE TO SAY SORRY?
Today In 2016: Trump Apologizes For Everything
Welcome to Today In 2016, your daily digest of all things election. Today: Trump's campaign manager resigns, Trump says sorry for a lot of stuff, and Hillary blames Colin Powell for her emails.
(IN A NICE WAY)
Wrestler Celebrates Her Gold Medal By Repeatedly Fireman Slamming Her Coach To The Ground
Hugging or high-fiving your coach after a victory is overrated. What you should be doing is following the lead of Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai who celebrated her gold medal by repeatedly flipping her coach onto the mat.
GUESS YOU CAN KILL AN IDEA...
Did I Kill Gawker?
Or was it Nick Denton? Hulk Hogan? Peter Thiel? Or the internet?
REVENGE TASTES SWEET
How The Original Sugar Daddy Got Away With Murder
It was 1884 and Adolph Spreckels had decided to kill the editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle.
UNPARALLELED GENIUS
This Car Parking Space Takes An Awfully Long Time But Is Undeniably Ingenious
Vinod wanted a parking space where there was none. Well, that's at least how most people would have seen it. Vinod, however, was a dreamer and a doer. Vinod was determined to find a way.
IS THIS POST-CAPITALISM?
Apple Stores Are Now Just Called 'Apple'
Yes, this is a very Apple thing to do. Silly? Just a little bit, sure. But Apple would argue that it's not quite change for the sake of change. Beginning with Apple Union Square, the company has set out to reframe its retail locations as more than the place you go to buy an iPad or Mac.
ERECTED SET
The People Behind Those Naked Trump Statues Across The Country
On Thursday morning, activist collective Indecline erected cartoonish life-size sculptures of a naked Trump in high-traffic areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Cleveland.
NEVER FORGET YOUR ROOTS
How All Of Adult Animation Evolved To Make 'Sausage Party' A Thing
Seth Rogen's new animated outing is the latest attempt at saddling adult humor into the "child's medium" that is animation, and it has decades of adult animation to thank for that honor.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Buying Apple Stock Is Maybe A Better Idea Than Having A Kid, And Other Facts
Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Shares of Apple may be more valuable than a human life, the world map is wrong and there's something strange happening near Neptune.
SOBERING STATS
Louisiana Flood Claims 110,000 Homes, Inflicts $20B In Damage
The first analysis released Friday of the damage and cost of disastrous flooding in the Baton Rouge region shows that more than 110,000 homes sit in areas that likely saw flooding and they that combine for an estimated value of $20.7 billion.
AN ELECTRIC GONDOLA STICK
The Kickstick Is A Lame, But Also Kinda Dope Skateboard Gizmo
Are you tired of pushing? Do you also hate electric skateboards? Well you're in luck, because if Kickstick's Indigogo campaign is funded you can cruise the city streets, propelled by an electric stick of locomotion.
...YAY?
Trump Made Breitbart Great Again
Political news sites in general, of course, have seen traffic gains since the campaign began in earnest, but Breitbart’s growth has outpaced that of other sites in the politics category during 12 out of the past 14 months. Guess who they have to thank for that.
IT'S ALL RELATIVE
Why No One Believed Einstein
In the US, a few understood it, but, in general, relativity was ridiculed as “totally impractical and absurd.” In Britain, his theories met with resistance, because relativity was seen as a direct challenge to the widely accepted theory of ether.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
The Big Data Bundle
Folks, it’s the big one. Get 64.5 hours of Hadoop, MapReduce and Spark training so you can deep dive into big data.
PROBABLY NOT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
What Will Become Of Holy City Bought By Billionaire Scientologist Bob Duggan?
After a decade on the market, the storied ghost town of Holy City — once the site of a flamboyant Nazi sympathizer and his oddball mix of roadside amenities including a small zoo and a peep show — has a new owner.
LOOKS AMAZING, SOUNDS JUST OKAY
What Do The Reviews Have To Say About 'Kubo And The Two Strings'?
The new stop-motion film from the studio behind "The Boxtrolls" and "Coraline" has arrived, telling the story of a young Japanese boy on a quest. Here's what critics think.
OPENING EYES
Welcome To The Anti-Olympics, Where Brazil’s Artists Are Taking On Their Government
It was a cultural call to arms, just as the world’s eyes were turning to Rio. These artists were going to expose what is really going on in Brazil.
HAPPY FRIDAY NSA
The NSA Was Hacked, Snowden Documents Confirm
On Monday, a hacking group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” announced an auction for what it claimed were “cyber weapons” made by the NSA.
TRULY DESERTED
Sperrgebiet: The National Park You Can’t Visit
A look at the abandoned mining towns and harsh landscape of the Sperrgebiet in Namibia — which are off limits to outsiders.
AND ANOTHER ONE GONE
Paul Manafort Resigns As Trump Campaign Chairman
After a series of recent changes in leadership structure, Donald Trump's second campaign lead has resigned.
WHAT DO YOU SAVE FIRST?
Save The Chicken
A few decades ago, no one cared about chicken welfare. Now all our eggs are about to be cage-free. Why?
HEADLINES THAT ARE HARD TO ARGUE WITH
How Trolls Are Ruining The Internet
They’re turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence. What watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse.
LOVE(S)TRUCK
The Couple Who Worked As Truck Drivers Together
It’s not unusual for a driver to be on the road for a couple days — or even a couple weeks — at a time, making work-life balance a big concern for truckers. Thaknfully, Thad and Dianna Fellows had each other.
'KENOBI: A STAR WARS STORY'
Obi-Wan Kenobi Gets A Dark Backstory In This Incredible Fan-Made Teaser
*Slams fist on table* "OBI-WAN KENOBI DESERVES HIS OWN MOVIE!"
MORE SOLID THAN A ROCK
Can We Make A Material Harder Than Diamond?
Labs across the world have been competing to build “superhard” materials — and they are finally succeeding.
AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY
Why Did A Gravely Ill Girl Have Her Mother Killed?
Dee Dee Blancharde was a model parent: a tireless single mom taking care of her gravely ill child. But after Dee Dee was killed, it turned out things weren’t as they appeared — and her daughter Gypsy had never been sick at all.
MILO MINDERBENDER WOULD BE PROUD
Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Takes $100,000 For Charity, Gives $0
The alt-right icon promised to give scholarships to white men, but almost a year later he still hasn’t filed with the IRS or handed out a penny.
THE REST OF THE LIBRARY IS FOR KINDLES
The New York Public Library Is Moving 1.5 Million Books To An Underground Lair
In the library's massive new subterranean storage section, you can accidentally walk a city block if you don’t plan right.
MIRACLE WORKERS
We're Getting Closer To Ending Blindness
Thanks to medical advances and expanding treatment, it's no longer just a dream.
BEATING THE SPREAD
The Physics Of Cancer
The subtle mechanics of densely packed cells may help explain why some cancerous tumors stay put while others break off and spread through the body.
DON'T BE SHADY
How To Pass A CIA Background Check
Reveal everything. Keep your romantic interests American.
ALL SWIMMERS TO RETURN TO THE US
What The Heck Is Going On With Ryan Lochte's Robbery Story?
On Sunday, it was reported that Ryan Lochte had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio, along with three other US swimmers. Now, it appears the robbery was fabricated; after being detained briefly all the swimmers are returning to the US, while Lochte has apologized.
HIS MONEY WAS NOT WHERE HIS MOUTH WAS
Trump Promised Personal Gifts To His ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Contestants — Here’s Who Really Paid
Even when "Celebrity Apprentice" contestants weren't eligible to win money for their charities, Donald Trump often promised he'd make a personal donation on air. He never actually paid them out.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO MORE WORK
Why Are New York City Streets Always Under Construction?
Between the five boroughs, there is some 6,300 miles of pavement. The city tries to repave about 1,000 miles every year. Add in pedestrians, cars and the myriad of things lurking beneath the road — gas lines, electric lines, sewer pipes and that subway thing — and you have a herculean task ahead of you.
