Where Everything Is A Game, And Games Are Illegal

Welcome To Vegas: Where Everything Is A Game, And Games Are Illegal, So What If Barilla Doesn't Like LGBT Gay People?, The Real Clash Is Within Civilizations, There's Sh*t On The Moon, Air Pollution Around The World Mapped The Daily Digg Friday, September 27, 2013 GAMBLER'S PARADOX Welcome To Vegas: Where Everything Is A Game, And Games Are Illegal buzzfeed.com Gambling's "gaming" paradox: Its games can't actually be games at all. How slot makers are trying to turn games of chance into "Candy Crush." CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE So What If Barilla Doesn't Like LGBT Gay People? slate.com Have you seen this silly image of same- and opposite-shape pasta couples in your social feeds yet? While it may look like a juvenile parody of LGBT acceptance messaging, it's actually a half-serious response to the outrage-news-of-the-day that Guido Barilla, chairman of so-so pasta manufacturer Barilla, doesn't have much of a taste for gay people. INSIDER POLITICS The Real Clash Is Within Civilizations spiked-online.com Twenty years on, Samuel Huntington's seminal essay remains misunderstood. TURDS IN SPACE There's Sh*t On The Moon mentalfloss.com Twelve astronauts have been on the surface of the Moon. On it, they've left behind some American flags, some equipment, golf balls, a small statuette to commemorate fallen astronauts, and some other, er, artifacts. THE SOUTH IS REALLY CLEAN Air Pollution Around The World Mapped earthobservatory.nasa.gov Exactly how much exposure to air pollution do people around the world get? And how much health damage is it causing? Read more on Digg.com → IT'S RAINING RED BULL ADDICTS Base jumper Vincent Philippe Benjamin Reffet from France leaps from the 300-metres Open Deck of the Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur on September 27, 2013. Some 103 professional base jumpers from 20 countries are taking part in the annual event. Credit: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014