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What I Learned About Stop-And-Frisk From Watching My Black Son, Why Freezing Yourself Is A Terrible Way To Achieve Immortality, If You Like This Newsletter, You'll Like This Other Newsletter, Why Does Ice Float?, The Women Who Still Make Bank As Phone Sex Operators The Daily Digg Wednesday, April 2, 2014 THE 'SPECIAL TAX' What I Learned About Stop-And-Frisk From Watching My Black Son theatlantic.com "When I heard that my 21-year-old son, a student at Harvard, had been stopped by New York City police on more than one occasion during the brief summer he spent as a Wall Street intern, I was angry. On one occasion, while wearing his best business suit, he was forced to lie face-down on a filthy sidewalk because — well, let's be honest about it, because of the color of his skin." EVEN IN CARBONITE Why Freezing Yourself Is A Terrible Way To Achieve Immortality gizmodo.com Unlike the miraculous rebirth of one's soul at the hands of Osiris, the practice of cryonics promises the rebirth of a younger, fitter, and not-dead you — all through the miracle of future scientific progress. But it's a terrible idea. NEWSLETTERS WE DIGG SPONSORED If You Like This Newsletter, You'll Like This Other Newsletter nowiknow.com One of the very few things we read every single morning is Now I Know, a daily newsletter featuring interesting facts and the stories behind them. We highly suggest you read it, too. REALLY WEIRD AND REALLY IMPORTANT Why Does Ice Float? digg.com Why does ice float? You might not think about it, but this special property of frozen water is what makes your iced tea tinkle and makes a lot of aquatic life possible. TALKING DIRTY The Women Who Still Make Bank As Phone Sex Operators nerve.com "I can be anything they want." Read more on Digg.com → PUCKER UP A Balinese girl, right, tries to avoid a kiss from another during the "Omed Omedan" kissing festival in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Locals believe that the festival ensures the good health of those taking part and prevents bad luck from hitting the village. During the festival, village priests dump buckets of water over couples to douse their passions. Credit: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014