Monday, December 31, 2018

I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America


I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America
A glimpse of the suburban grotesque, featuring Russian mobsters, Fox News rage addicts, a caged man in a sex dungeon and Dick Cheney.

December 31, 2018 at 07:03AM
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Robert De Niro Is Always Doing Something


Robert De Niro Is Always Doing Something
The veteran actor on getting a bomb in the mail, playing angry men and denouncing Donald Trump.

December 31, 2018 at 10:20AM
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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Too Costly, Not 'Necessary'


Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Too Costly, Not 'Necessary'
In another proposed reversal of an Obama-era standard, the Environmental Protection Agency Friday said limiting mercury and other toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants is not cost-effective and should not be considered "appropriate and necessary."

December 29, 2018 at 09:03AM
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Friday, December 28, 2018

Why Dodge Investigated, Then Abandoned, A Mid-Engine Viper


Why Dodge Investigated, Then Abandoned, A Mid-Engine Viper
In the mid-90s, a secret team of Dodge engineers studied what it would take to build a mid-engine Viper.

December 28, 2018 at 01:44PM
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Thursday, December 27, 2018

A Millionaire Paid Jews To Move To A Small Town In Alabama. Now, A Couple Struggle With Their Choice


A Millionaire Paid Jews To Move To A Small Town In Alabama. Now, A Couple Struggle With Their Choice
Given an offer of up to $50,000, Lisa and Kenny Priddle picked up their lives and came to Alabama, but now they must think seriously about the anti-Semitism they've experienced, about moments you don't forget, about that lingering feeling of being on the outside.

December 27, 2018 at 08:05AM
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon


I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon
There's a certain novelty, after decades at a legacy media company, in playing for the team that's winning big.

December 26, 2018 at 08:51AM
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

The Trailer For Jordan Peele's New Horror Movie 'Us' Is Here, And It's Messed Up


The Trailer For Jordan Peele's New Horror Movie 'Us' Is Here, And It's Messed Up
Celebrate. And also be very afraid.

December 25, 2018 at 10:46AM
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Monday, December 24, 2018

Why It's Hard To Escape Amazon's Long Reach


Why It's Hard To Escape Amazon's Long Reach
The company is known as the "everything store," but in its dogged pursuit of growth, Amazon has come to dominate more than just ecommerce.

December 24, 2018 at 10:34AM
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Sunday, December 23, 2018

Tsunami Kills Over 220 In Indonesia And Injures Over 800 More


Tsunami Kills Over 220 In Indonesia And Injures Over 800 More
Officials said the tsunami, which killed at least 222 and injured over 800 more, might have been set off by an underwater landslide caused by volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau island.

December 23, 2018 at 02:05PM
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Friday, December 21, 2018

Play 'You Are A Digg Editor': A Fun Game About Working For Digg


Play 'You Are A Digg Editor': A Fun Game About Working For Digg
For our annual year-in-review post, we decided it was best... to make a game where you make our year-in-review post. Have fun!

December 21, 2018 at 09:57AM
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Thursday, December 20, 2018

I Went to China to Race a New Car. Then Things Got Weird


I Went to China to Race a New Car. Then Things Got Weird
My bosses were worried for my safety. They didn't want me to go through with it. I wasn't so sure, either. But I was already there.

December 20, 2018 at 10:10AM
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Amazon Prime Is Getting Worse, And It's Making Me Question The Nature Of Reality


Amazon Prime Is Getting Worse, And It's Making Me Question The Nature Of Reality
Amazon is gaslighting us with the false promise of two-day shipping.

December 19, 2018 at 11:10AM
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

I Read 1,182 Emergency Room Bills This Year. Here's What I Learned


I Read 1,182 Emergency Room Bills This Year. Here's What I Learned
A $5,571 bill to sit in a waiting room, $238 eye drops, and a $60 ibuprofen tell the story of how emergency room visits are squeezing patients.

December 18, 2018 at 11:32AM
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Monday, December 17, 2018

Robert Mueller's Legal Masterpiece


Robert Mueller's Legal Masterpiece
The special counsel has spun a web of investigations that draw closer to Trump every day.

December 17, 2018 at 11:56AM
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Sunday, December 16, 2018

HQ Trivia And Vine Co-Founder Colin Kroll Dies, Apparently Of Overdose, Police Say


HQ Trivia And Vine Co-Founder Colin Kroll Dies, Apparently Of Overdose, Police Say
Colin Kroll, the co-founder and chief executive of the popular HQ Trivia app, was found dead apparently of a drug overdose in his Lower Manhattan apartment early Sunday, the police said.

December 16, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Apple Computers Used To Be Built In The U.S. It Was A Mess.


Apple Computers Used To Be Built In The U.S. It Was A Mess.
Steve Jobs tried to create a manufacturing culture in Silicon Valley. As one former Apple engineer put it, "It wasn't great for business."

December 16, 2018 at 11:01AM
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Friday, December 14, 2018

Paradise Lost


Paradise Lost
Inside the most destructive fire in American history — and why the West's cities and towns will keep on burning.

December 14, 2018 at 06:55AM
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell


Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell
Sometimes Musk would terminate people; other times he would simply intimidate them. One manager had a name for these outbursts and had forbidden subordinates from walking too close to Musk's desk at the Gigafactory out of concern that a chance encounter might endanger a career.

December 13, 2018 at 08:21AM
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

9 Rounds of Electroshock Therapy. 6 Years Lost. All Because Her Doctors Got It Horribly Wrong


9 Rounds of Electroshock Therapy. 6 Years Lost. All Because Her Doctors Got It Horribly Wrong
This is what happens when medical professionals don't believe women.

December 12, 2018 at 12:34PM
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

What Happened When Dick's Stared Down the Gun Lobby


What Happened When Dick's Stared Down the Gun Lobby
When Dick's Sporting Goods announced that it would reduce gun sales in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, CEO Edward Stack said he wanted to start a conversation about gun safety in America. What he got instead was a firestorm.

December 11, 2018 at 10:30AM
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Monday, December 10, 2018

A Killing Season


A Killing Season
Monsanto's new herbicide was supposed to save US farmers from financial ruin. Instead, it upended the agriculture industry, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a struggle for survival.

December 10, 2018 at 09:24AM
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Sunday, December 9, 2018

LeBron James Surprises Stadium Employee, Gifts Her A Pair Of Game Worn Sneakers


LeBron James Surprises Stadium Employee, Gifts Her A Pair Of Game Worn Sneakers
​After defeating the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night, NBA superstar, LeBron James gifted a stadium employee his game worn purple sneakers.

December 9, 2018 at 02:03PM
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Leonardo DiCaprio Is Apparently Obsessed With Buying Dinosaur Skulls


Leonardo DiCaprio Is Apparently Obsessed With Buying Dinosaur Skulls
The only thing that Leonardo DiCaprio might love more than having a girlfriend half his age and beach volleyball is dinosaurs, as evidenced by his existing collection of their skeletons, which may soon grow… by a lot.

December 9, 2018 at 03:00PM
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Friday, December 7, 2018

The Worst Person On The Internet This Week Is This Bride Who Expects Guests To Drop $1,000 To Match Her Dress Code


The Worst Person On The Internet This Week Is This Bride Who Expects Guests To Drop $1,000 To Match Her Dress Code
This bride's extremely specific dress code for her Hawaiian dream wedding specifies different colors for women below 160 pounds, women above 160 pounds, men below 200 pounds, men above 200 pounds and children.

December 7, 2018 at 01:41PM
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Thursday, December 6, 2018

I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neither Should You.


I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neither Should You.
It's hard to teach the difference between merely executing steps, such as following a recipe, and doing something well. It can only be passed on through feel and experience.

December 6, 2018 at 12:12PM
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Uber Is Headed for a Crash


Uber Is Headed for a Crash
The notion that Uber, the most highly valued private company in the world, is a textbook "bezzle" — John Kenneth Galbraith's coinage for an investment swindle where the losses have yet to be recognized — is likely to come as a surprise to its many satisfied customers.

December 5, 2018 at 11:10AM
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

The Last Curious Man


The Last Curious Man
"What is the appropriate way to describe what Tony has been doing for the last seven or eight years? There's no description for it."

December 4, 2018 at 08:39AM
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Monday, December 3, 2018

Miracle At Tham Luang


Miracle At Tham Luang
The story of the Thai cave rescue — in which a team of young soccer players and their coach survived for 18 days before being extracted by divers — got even more unbelievable the closer we looked.

December 3, 2018 at 10:13AM
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Sunday, December 2, 2018

Portrait Of A Planet On The Verge Of Climate Catastrophe


Portrait Of A Planet On The Verge Of Climate Catastrophe
As the UN sits down for its annual climate conference this week, many experts believe we have passed the point of no return.

December 2, 2018 at 05:55PM
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Saturday, December 1, 2018

George HW Bush Dead At 94


George HW Bush Dead At 94
George Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, who steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs but was denied a second term after support for his presidency collapsed under the weight of an economic downturn and his seeming inattention to domestic affairs, died on Friday.

November 30, 2018 at 11:16PM
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