What A Rip Off

The Week's Best Memes, Ranked, The Great Gallery Con, and more.

Digg Editions Sat, Aug 31

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THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT HATE TO BUG YOU, BUT… This Week's Best Memes, Ranked digg.com It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Bret Stephens, Minecraft Bees and more. THE FRAME JOB The Great Gallery Con magazine.atavist.com A Dutch gallerist made thousands of forgeries and passed them off as the work of real artists. When he was caught, a new con began. A HOLLYWOOD HOAX 'It's a F–king Scam': Beware The Hollywood Con Queen www.vanityfair.com More than 100 industry hopefuls have been swindled by a voice on the other end of the line — lured to Indonesia by a bizarre mix of name-dropping and phone sex. Here's how the con works and why the man they call the Queen is still at large. OUTERWEAR WE DIGG | SPONSORED The North Face Is 25% Off At Moosejaw. Save On Favorite Select Outerwear Styles moosejaw.com Right now, you can get 25% off select The North Face outerwear styles during Moosejaw's Fall Sale. 404: NOT FOUND LOST IN ILLINOIS On Google Maps, A Town Called Atlas Keeps Disappearing citylab.com There's proof that Atlas, Illinois, exists, and that I was once there. But its namesake grows more appropriate as the town declines. RAIL TODAY, GONE TOMORROW Floods Nearly Wiped This Iowa Town Off The Map. It May Never Come Back www.vice.com Pacific Junction was founded as a rail transfer hub nearly 150 years ago. It could disappear forever once FEMA starts buying destroyed homes. SORRY ELON Why Teslas Aren't The Future theweek.com Electric cars are a transportation evolution. But we need a revolution. VIDEO OF THE DAY A THREE-YEAR EFFORT Watch A Man Restore His Corroded Old Range Rover To Its Former Glory In This Hypnotizing Stop Motion Video youtube.com A man with a passion for his old Range Rover dedicates his life to restoring it to tip-top shape. FROM THE DIGG STORE Power Up To 3 Devices At Once With This Nomad Charging Hub store.digg.com Eliminate cable clutter and power up your devices fast with this Nomad 3-Port Charging Hub: it includes three high-powered standard USB ports, a cable routing passage and LED indicator to show you when your hub is finished powering up your devices. We're outta here. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Shake, Rattle And Troll

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Aug 30

THE LIVING'S EASY WI ON EARTH? 48 Hours Living In Wi Spa, Koreatown's Temple Of Relaxation gq.com One writer attempts to unlock nirvana while navigating the drunk nude strangers, indecent proposals, and bulgogi tacos inside LA's premier Korean spa. CITY LIMITS The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History citylab.com From ancient Rome to modern Atlanta, the shape of cities has been defined by the technologies that allow commuters to get to work in about 30 minutes. BLOGGED DOWN IN THE DETAILS Shakesville's Unraveling And The Not-So-Golden Age Of Blogging theoutline.com Everyone loves to remember how blogs were so much better than social media, but the truth is a bit more complicated. DIGG PICKS This Titanium Cutlery Will Probably Outlast You kickstarter.com This set of cutlery is a cut above. Each piece is gorgeous, anti-microbial and entirely tasteless. Even better, a lifetime warranty come standard. CONS AND PROS CONS AND PROS New York City's Most Notorious Party-Crasher, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories digg.com The Netflix film that never existed, how Uber and Lyft are "robbing" their drivers and more best scam and hoax stories of the week. MONEY FOR SOMETHING GAME OF LOANS The Colleges In The United States With The Best Return On Investment, Visualized digg.com Redditor -Newfangled- crunched the numbers and created an interactive chart of the colleges with the best return on investment. PAY TO PLAY Meritocracy Is Killing High-School Sports theatlantic.com Athletics are supposed to be great equalizers in American life. But they're being hijacked by the wealthy. LIFE'S A BEACH Welcome To Metropica, A Supposed City Of The Future vice.com Florida developers have long promised utopia. Will their latest attempt — an Instagram-friendly, experience-led community-slash-shopping mall — finally deliver? VIDEO OF THE DAY CAR? WHAT CAR? BMW Made A Vantablack X6, And Oh My God We Want It youtube.com In terms of safety, a car that absorbs light and is nearly impossible to see at night is a terrible idea. In terms of being extremely cool, however… DIGG PICKS If You Want To Instantly Transform Your Home Into A Google Assistant Wonderland, Here's Your Starter Pack digg.com Outfit your home with a hub, thermostat, cameras, and casting and next week you'll just say, "Hey Google" to control it all. Hey, it's a holiday weekend! Have a good one, friends. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Party Like It's 1999

This Unearthed Footage From Glendora High School In June 1999 Is Like Stepping Into Another Dimension; What Does America Have Against Vacation?; and more.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Aug 29

WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK PAID TIME OFF? NEVER HEARD OF IT What Does America Have Against Vacation? washingtonpost.com As summer-getaway season draws to a close, it's time to face a tough reality: America is not a great vacation nation. RUNNING HOT AND COLD The Air Conditioning Trap: How Cold Air Is Heating The World theguardian.com The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap? THE MEAT OF THE ISSUE When Vegan Influencers Quit Being Vegan, The Backlash Can Be Brutal vice.com Popular YouTubers like Rawvana and Bonny Rebecca gave up veganism to save their health. But the fallout from their fans has been immense. DIGG PICKS Once You Try Towels With a Waffle Weave, You Won't Go Back huckberry.com Made from super soft long-staple cotton, these towels from Onsen use a large waffle weave to quickly grab the moisture off of your skin. And since they're designed to dry quickly too, you won't have to deal with smelly towels. END OF THE ROAD IN HIS DEFENSE The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore theatlantic.com "I had no choice but to leave," General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump's secretary of defense. END OF THE FEVER What Happened To John Travolta's Career? theringer.com Twenty-five years ago, "Pulp Fiction" revived John Travolta. Now, after decades of hits, he's stuck in a straight-to-video void. Is Travolta's phenomenal movie-star run finally finished? 'MY COMPANY HAS GONE TO SHIT' The Rapid Rise And Sudden Fall Of A Kratom Kingpin narratively.com He built at $60,000-a-month business selling opioid alternatives out of his apartment. His clients say he saves lives. The government wants to shut him down. VIDEO OF THE DAY GLENDORA FOOTBALL RULES This Unearthed Footage From Glendora High School In June 1999 Is Like Stepping Into Another Dimension digg.com 1999 was only 20 years ago, but the teens back then seem so different. iN THE NEWS Trump Administration To Reverse Limits On Methane, A Powerful Greenhouse Gas Hurricane Dorian Is Getting Stronger And Could Hit The US As A Category 3 Scientists May Have Detected A Black Hole So Big It 'Should Not Exist' Trump Administration Ends Automatic Citizenship For Some Children Of Military, Federal Workers Born Abroad Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out Of The Presidential Race DIGG PICKS Digg Book Picks: Warehouse Retail Dystopia, Confronting Our History And Navigating Between Cultures digg.com This month's picks involve living in a hyper-capitalist retail nightmare, dealing with a history of racism, and struggling with cultural identity. We might not be able to take a vacation anytime soon, but something called the weekend is coming. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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