The Phallus On The Football Field

In rural North Dakota, a small county and an insular religious sect are caught in a stand-off over a decaying piece of America's atomic history. Welcome to the deranged thinking of mutually assured destruction.

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WHY HUMAN BEINGS ARE MONSTERS THE PYRAMID DEFENSIVE SCHEME The Pyramid At The End Of The World fusion.net In rural North Dakota, a small county and an insular religious sect are caught in a stand-off over a decaying piece of America's atomic history. Welcome to the deranged thinking of mutually assured destruction. IN THE PARK OF THE NIGHT A Rasputinesque Woman Could Take Down South Korea's President qz.com At the heart of the weird scandal surrounding South Korean president Park Geun-hye and confidante Choi Soon-sil, Koreans see their president as being under the spell of a "palm-reader" and even a quack. JUST BE NICE TO PEOPLE PLEASE VIDEO: The Insanity Of Being A Bouncer At A Club On Halloween digg.com After watching this night in the life of a bouncer at a Canadian club on Halloween, we will never again want to be around drunk people in costumes. Or even without costumes. Or even sober. Damn, people are the worst. FROM THE DIGG STORE An AI Audio Tool For People Who Can't Focus store.digg.com On deadline and can't focus? Having trouble falling asleep? Try Brain.fm. Choose if you're working, going to sleep or trying to relax, and then get an original composition designed to help you do exactly what it is you're trying to do. SPOOKY STUFF THE BIG CANDY APPLE This Is How New York City Celebrated Halloween In 1993 atlasobscura.com "Halloween in New York is such a treat. It feels like everything is permitted and that everyone has the right to be who they want to be…whatever it is!" THEY WANT BRAINS/UPKEEP The Zombies Houses In Your Neighborhood bostonglobe.com Like the fabled undead, zombie homes are caught between two worlds — vacated by owners who've received a notice of foreclosure, but not yet owned outright by the bank. And they're slowly starting to take over Massachusetts. THE KING OF RATKINGS How The Brown Rat Conquered New York City (And Every Other One, Too) nytimes.com After spreading slowly for thousands of years, brown rats scampered over much of the planet in just the past three centuries. And once brown rats settle into a new city they repel all newcomers. THE ROOMS WHERE IT HAPPENED THEY DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE VINE Inside The Secret Meeting That Changed The Fate Of Vine Forever mic.com If Vine agreed to the deal proposed by nearly 20 of the platform's top creators, they could theoretically generate billions of views and boost engagement on a starving app. If they said no, all the top stars would walk. UBER, BUT FOR BIG DATA ON POLICY The Next Big DC-Area Startup Is Run Out Of A Techy Frat washingtonian.com A bunch of twentysomethings are building a big-data platform designed to upend the oldest trade in Washington. But first they have to finish the laundry. WHERE THE MILK WAS MADE Inside The Final Days Of New York City's Last Dairy atlasobscura.com Elmhurst Dairy closes its doors in late October. What happens when a metropolis loses milk? VIDEO OF THE DAY SILICONE ON THE ONE YARD LINE How Did A Dildo Get On The Field At The Patriots-Bills Game? digg.com We don't know the answer to this question, and we probably never will. But we have a sinking suspicion it has to do with a tight end. IN THE NEWS Italy's Strongest Earthquake In 35 Years Topples Benedictine Cathedral Oklahoma Fugitive Michael Vance Killed In Shootout With Police FBI Obtains Warrant Needed To Start Reviewing Emails Found On Clinton Aide Laptop Nearly 22 Million People Have Voted Already — Here's Who That's all, ghouls and goblins. Stay spooky! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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This Year's Best Political Ad Is Not From The Presidential Election (And It's Amazing)

Wingsuit Flyer Smacks Straight Into A Tree, Dog Sees Owner Dressed As Her Favorite Toy, Experiences The Greatest Possible Joy, Tasty Investment Advice Delivered Straight To Your Inbox, The Best Political Ad Of The Year Is Absolutely Delightful, Cut Rope The Way That God Intended, With Your Bare Hands, Get A Load Of This Machine Precisely Manufacturing Springs This Week's Top Videos Sunday, October 30, 2016 DON'T JUST WING IT Wingsuit Flyer Smacks Straight Into A Tree digg.com Eric Dossantos flew straight through an 8-inch wide tree trunk, snapping the top 20 feet clean off. He should have died, but he didn't. Instead, he woke up in the hospital with little memory of the incident and no major injuries. CLAY FEVER Dog Sees Owner Dressed As Her Favorite Toy, Experiences The Greatest Possible Joy digg.com There is no purer joy than doggie joy. INSIGHTS WE DIGG SPONSORED Tasty Investment Advice Delivered Straight To Your Inbox fool.com Renowned investor David Gardner got in on the ground floor with Amazon (for a 19,764% return) and has a stock advice newsletter that's considered one of the best performing by The Wall Street Journal. Check out his newsletter and get his picks for the best stocks for investment newbies. DO IT FOR GERALD'S FAMILY The Best Political Ad Of The Year Is Absolutely Delightful digg.com Gerald Daugherty is running for re-election as the Travis (TX) County Commissioner. For the sake of his family's sanity, please vote for him. Please. DITCH THE SCISSORS Cut Rope The Way That God Intended, With Your Bare Hands digg.com Scott, a craftsman and self-described "rope guru," gives tips on how to make your friends look like total chumps. http://digg.com/video/spring-making-machine THAT'S THE STUFF Get A Load Of This Machine Precisely Manufacturing Springs digg.com If you're going to do one thing, do it really damn well. Just like this wire-bending, spring-making machine. Get more stories on Digg.com A DELICIOUS PUMPKIN FRY Pumping 5000 watts through a pumpkin is the spoopiest way to start a fire. Credit: Photonicinduction Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10002

This Email Is About Life (JK, It's About Death)

Devices die, species are heading for extinction, our bodies are dying (and we're trying really hard to find ways to slow that). We fear death; we fight against it; we worship it. Some of us even want to have sex with its victims. And Halloween gives us a time to embrace death culture.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Oct 29

DIGG + VOCATIV A Day To Embrace Death digg.com Devices die, species are heading for extinction, our bodies are dying (and we're trying really hard to find ways to slow that). We fear death; we fight against it; we worship it. Some of us even want to have sex with its victims. And Halloween gives us a time to embrace death culture. CRAVING DEATH'S SWEET EMBRACE GOT A DATE WITH DEATH Do You Want To Know The Day You'll Die? vocativ.com Explore a world where everyone can learn the exact day they'll die. GETTING OVER OURSELVES Exploring The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement inverse.com Humans have spent roughly 60,000 years causing mass extinctions and we're only getting better at it. But not everyone is ready to give up on this planet. The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement has what is essentially a political solution: It wants mankind to agree on a set of policies designed to end itself. MEMENTO MORI The Unsettling Art Of Death Portraits bbc.com Death was everywhere in Victorian England, especially with young children. Photos of the deceased were the best way for Victorians to come to terms with their eventual fate. SHIRTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Stop Buying Standard Size Shirts woodiesclo.com Shout out to Woodies Clothing for making it easy to get perfect fitting shirts. Their advanced sizing algorithms make measuring simple. (No, you don't have to fumble with a tape measure.) And bonus! All their clothes come with a Perfect Fit Guarantee. Use the code DIGG and get 10% off your order. DEATH COMES FOR US ALL IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE Here Are The Worst Ways To Die motherboard.vice.com Death is inevitable. And even though it's been happening, either on purpose or by accident, since before humans were even human, there's been no real scientific consensus as to what kinds of deaths we should try the hardest to avoid. WHO KILLED OUR BEST KILLERS? The Death Of Death Sports vocativ.com Understanding why Rome's gladiatorial games came to an end begins with understanding what gave birth to them. RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WATCH: When Is It OK For Our Driverless Cars To Kill Us? digg.com People might not be ready to use driverless cars if they have to choose between themselves or pedestrians. MORBID CURIOSITY The Corner Of The Internet Where The Dead Live On vocativ.com What drives people to share an image of their deceased loved one with thousands of strangers? VIDEO OF THE DEA— SORRY, DAY CAPITALISM KILLS Why Companies Plan For Your Device's Untimely Death digg.com There's a reason why lightbulbs don't last a hundred years. Stay spoopy this weekend, friends. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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