UPSETTING THE NES CART
The True Story Of Nintendo's Most Coveted Game
"Stadium Events" is absurdly coveted. It sells for upward of $30,000. And it royally messes with your life.
FILTERING THE TRUTH
Instagram: The Perfect Breeding Ground For Conspiracy Theories
Instagram is built for easily digestible information, not fact-checking.
SUSPECT SHOT AND KILLED
10 Hospitalized After Knife Attack At Ohio State University
A knife-wielding man attacked several people at Ohio State University on Monday, sending eight people to hospitals and prompting a campus-wide lockdown, authorities said. The suspect is dead, and authorities on the ground believe the threat is contained, said a law enforcement official briefed on the latest information.
TECH WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
How To Make A Website That Doesn’t Suck
HostGator is hooking Digg readers up with 75% off your plan + 24/7 customer service, seamless scalability options and a free website builder. With a deal this good, there is no excuse for you to not launch your website before the new year.
'COME TOGETHER'
A Wes Anderson-Directed Christmas Ad Is A Christmas Ad You'll Actually Want To Watch
It's the season of goodwill and shameless capitalism. Here's a beautiful ad to get you in the spirit.
GOING TO THE (OTHER) MOON
Let's Colonize Titan
Saturn's largest moon might be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live.
OUT OF THE MOMENT
The Trouble With Mindfulness
Mindfulness is supposed to be a defense against the pressures of modern life, but it’s starting to feel suspiciously like it’s actually adding to them.
ROUND THE TWIST
We Want To Buy This Chain Link Fence Machine Just To Watch It Do Its Glorious Thing
We here at Digg know a good machine when we see one. And this one right here? Well, this is a good machine.
LIKE FREEZING FISH IN A RINK
Japan's 'Space World' Apologizes For Freezing 5,000 Fish In Skating Rink
A Japanese theme park which froze 5,000 sea creatures into the floor of an ice rink was forced to close the attraction on Sunday after a public backlash. The park advertised it as a "world first" and posted images of the fish on its official Facebook site with captions including "I am d... d... drowning, s ... s... suffocating."
UN-HACK THE PLANET
How A Grad Student Found The Worst iOS Exploit
Last summer, Bill Marczak stumbled across a program that could spy on your iPhone’s contact list and messages — and even record your calls.
SHOULD HAVE BUZZED OFF
Spider Finds Out That Attacking A Bee Hive Is A Terrible Idea
When a fishing spider gets a bit handsy with a bee colony, things take a deadly turn. Because nature is harsh and cruel.
HOME IS WHERE THE HORN IS
The World's Largest Rhino Farm
These rhinos, bred for their horns, are “not meant to be in this situation."
TAILGATING IS A FAMILY TRADITION
My Family Is Buried In A Parking Lot
The Sheldon Family Cemetery is nestled smack in the middle of the Buffalo Bills' football stadium’s car park in Orchard Park, New York.
RIP RAKEEM CHRISTMAS
Hot Damn, Look At This Dunk
If Wayne Selden decided to leave his D-League team and head to the NBA after this dunk, we wouldn't even blame him.
A TRAPPED KING
World Chess Has A Big Problem
While grandmasters earn millions, the sport still can’t shake ties to tyrants and a leader under US sanctions.
UNPOPULAR OPINION
Trump Falsely Claims 'Millions' Who 'Voted Illegally' Cost Him Popular Vote
President-elect Donald Trump alleged Sunday, without evidence, that "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton and otherwise he would have won the popular vote.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
Cyber Monday Sale: 25% Off All VPNs
Use the promo code CYBER25 and get all the cyber security your heart desires.
THE WALKMAN AND THE... WATCHMAN?
A Look Back Through Some Of Sony's Most Iconic (And Non-Iconic) Devices
Sony is hosting an exhibition called “It’s a Sony,” which places hundreds of devices on show from the company’s inception to the present day. Here are a bunch of photos of the products showcased.
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
These Photos From A Chinese Steel Mill Look Like The End Of The World
Photojournalist Kevin Frayer traveled to Mongolia and captured some haunting pictures.
ITALIAN STALLION POWER
The 1984 Corvette, Reimagined By Italy
With the Corvette already a "muscular" car, Bertone designers, led by Eugenio Pagliano and Marc Deschamps, began to look for ways to redefine that muscle, to slim it. And they came up with this.
TV BOUGHT THE YOUTUBE STAR
CNN Buys Casey Neistat’s Beme App, Brings The Youtuber In-House
CNN has acquired Beme, the social app co-founded by YouTuber Casey Neistat. As part of the deal, Neistat will lead the Beme team as a new standalone media sub-brand operating under CNN’s umbrella as executive producer.
GOTTA MAKE THE NFL SNACKABLE
Millennials Aren't Watching Sports
It doesn't look like televised sports hold the same spell over young people as their parents.
HILLARY TEACHIN' YOU HOW TO ROLL FLIP
Kickflipping In High Heels is Worth Extra Points
Dianara Vazquez is amazing, and we hope to god the next trick she attempts in those shoes is a heel flip.
DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP
Recounts Rarely Reverse Election Results
Even when they do happen, recounts don't offer enough swing votes to truly impact the election.
FUNGIBLE ASSETS
The Worms That Cost $20,000 A Kilo
How much would you pay to eat a delicate fungus growing out of a dead caterpillar’s head? Considerably less than many Chinese aficionados, probably...
CRASH TEST SMARTIE
The First Time Humans Crashed A Probe On Mars
On November 27, 1971, Mars 2 became the first human-made object to reach the surface of the Red Planet.
MAGNETIC ATTRACTIONS
Magnets Snapping Together In Slow Motion Is Utterly Mesmerizing
Slow motion tends to make things look cooler, and the wonky movement of magnets as they fly towards one another is no exception.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHY WE BREED THEM
Why Humans Domesticate Animals
We’re still puzzling over the hows and whys of domestication. Advances in animal genetics, both ancient and modern, coupled with new techniques in archaeology, have illuminated at least some of the mechanisms behind this previously hidden transition.
TEASED BRAIN
Eric Schmidt Struggled To Answer A Google Interview Question
“You’re the captain of a pirate ship and you find a chest of gold." If you already know the answer, don't blurt it out.
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN
Ravens Take Advantage Of Rules Quirk, Run Out The Clock By Holding Every Bengals Player
A football game can't end on a defensive penalty, but that rule does not apply to a team that is punting. So when the Baltimore Ravens needed to run out the clock, they just went all in on committing those penalties.
SORRY, RINGO
George Harrison Is Classic Rock’s Best-Kept Secret
Overshadowed during his life by his role in the world’s biggest band, The Quiet One was so much more than just the Beatles.
TEE-D OFF
Crossed Stitches
Beverly Pennington was a Pinterest-perfect entrepreneur whose patchwork quilts — made from people’s most treasured t-shirts — found thousands of devotees all over the country. But when the quilts stopped coming, leaving the shirts in limbo, her customers pieced together a plan to fight back.
SWIPE OR CHIP?
India's Prime Minister Plans For Cashless Society
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has an economic firestorm on his hands following his decision to ban the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. In his monthly address on Sunday, Modi took his ambitions
HARDWARE STORE HERO
This Guy Can Work The Bucket Drums Like No Other
A young guy by the name of Matthew "Bucket Boy" Pretty can hold an audience's attention with a couple buckets (and some decent crowd work). The viewer participation finale is worth waiting for.
APPROACHING PEAK CYBERPUNK
Hackers Are Holding San Francisco’s Light-Rail System For Ransom
Reached by email, the hacker confirmed he was seeking a deal with MUNI to undo the damage.
BIG TROUBLE IN BIG CHINA
China's Great Leap Backward
The country has become repressive in a way that it has not been since the Cultural Revolution. What does its darkening political climate — and growing belligerence — mean for the United States?
CLEANING THE GREASY SPOON
New York’s Vanishing Diner Culture
Urban renewal, astronomical rents, changing eating habits and the preponderance of no-refill coffee places like Starbucks have all contributed to the demise of the New York diner.
FLUID DYNAMIC FORENSICS
Solving A Mystery Behind The Deadly ‘Tsunami Of Molasses’ Of 1919
Researchers say they have figured out a piece of the puzzle of why a 2.3 million-gallon spill of molasses from a storage tank in Boston was so deadly, killing 21 people and destroying buildings.
NOW WE'RE SEASICK
A Helicopter Pilot's POV Of Landing On A Ship In Rough Seas Is White-Knuckle Stuff
No biggie, just dropping a chopper down on a tiny helipad on a ship being tossed around by big waves. Totally chill.
FUCK WORK
What If Jobs Are Not The Solution But The Problem?
Economists believe in full employment. Americans think that work builds character. But what if jobs aren’t working anymore?
