Beans Will Save The Planet

The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.

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HARD TO SWALLOW IT JUST DOESN'T SCALE Losing It In The Anti-Dieting Age nytimes.com The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size. YOU'LL BE TOOTIN' YOUR OWN HORN If Everyone Ate Beans Instead Of Beef theatlantic.com With one dietary change, the US could almost meet greenhouse-gas emission goals. THE INVISIBLE HAND THAT FEEDS How Fast Food Chains Supersized Inequality newrepublic.com Fast food did not just find its way to low-income neighborhoods. It was brought there by the federal government. GLASSES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Thinking Of Buying Glasses? Check Out This Site First glassesusa.com GlassesUSA.com has a massive selection of name brand frames and prescription lenses. Throw on top of that 50% off your first order, free shipping in the U.S., and a 14-day no-questions-asked return policy, and you've got one helluva deal. WASTED YOUTH BE NICE OR LEAVE The World's Worst Neighbor Is Bumble buzzfeed.com Bumble, the hugely successful "feminist Tinder," turned a two-bedroom luxury apartment into its corporate headquarters. Its neighbors say it wasn't a match. STILL STRIVING The New Yuppies newrepublic.com In the bleak new landscape, strivers haven't disappeared — they have simply reoriented themselves around a new set of values that bolster their class position in less noticeable ways. WE'RE ALL HUMAN Why The 'Digital Native' Is A Myth theguardian.com Sure, young people tend to grow up with more technology than older folks do. But a recent study calls into question the notion that millennials are more tech-savy than everyone else. VIDEO OF THE DAY BOOM GOES THE... GRAIN? So Much Grain Poured Out Of This Collapsing Silo That It Combusted digg.com ​We did not know dust explosions were a thing, but you learn something new and terrifying every day. IN THE NEWS Justice Department Plans New Project To Sue Universities Over Affirmative Action Policies Even Trump's DEA Chief Thinks What He Said About Police Brutality Went Too Far Scientists Say These Words Are The Funniest Republicans In Congress Bypass Trump To Shore Up Health Law Bitcoin Just Split Into Two Different Versions DIGG PICKS 8 Hacks That Will Make You Stop Procrastinating, You Asshole digg.com Make mom proud and become the more driven, focused, efficient version of you. It's Wednesday, the frosting of the Tuesday-Thursday layer cake. Eat up. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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