Settling The Score

Rotten Tomatoes does assign scores to TV shows — as do other sites such as IMDB and TV.com — but why does nobody ever talk about them?

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT SHOW, DON'T TELL Why Don't We Care About The Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of TV Shows? digg.com Rotten Tomatoes does assign scores to TV shows — as do other sites such as IMDB and TV.com — but why does nobody ever talk about them? ONE STORY OUT OF MILLIONS The Inescapable Weight Of My $100,000 Student Debt theguardian.com MH Miller left university with a journal full of musings on Virginia Woolf and a vast financial burden. He is one of 44 million US graduates struggling to repay a total of $1.4 trillion. Were they right to believe their education was "priceless"? PICK AND TOLL The Hidden Epidemic Of Compulsive Hair Pulling digg.com Whether hair pulling, skin picking or cheek biting, body-focused repetitive behaviors blight many people's lives. How can science help us understand and treat these distressing conditions better? PLATFORMS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Squarespace Is So Much More Than Just A Website Builder squarespace.com You already know that Squarespace makes beautiful, responsive websites. But did you know they have a robust toolkit that spans the entire journey of an idea? From the moment your concept is dreamt up all the way to its naming, branding, building and scaling, Squarespace is your all-in-one destination. SERIOUS SPORTS FOREVER RAISING THE BAR The Return Of Simone Biles And The Costs Of Gymnastics newyorker.com Biles stepped away from the sport after the 2016 Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, as the best gymnast in the world and arguably the greatest the world had ever seen. Last month, she returned somehow even better — and at nationals she showed that she still has room to grow. DIDN'T COME HERE TO WORK MY FACE MUSCLES I Come To The Gym For A Workout. Please Stop Telling Me To Smile washingtonpost.com A visit to the gym is already a series of bodily humiliations that requires the belief — or the suspension of disbelief — that the person on the next mat isn't judging you. A smile cue shatters that illusion, reminding exercisers to stay presentable even while dripping with sweat. OKAY TOGETHER The Sportscaster Who Wants You To Know That Pro Athletes Get Depressed, Too melmagazine.com Mets play-by-play man Josh Lewin believes the best way to normalize mental health troubles is to show that even those with "perfect" lives sometimes struggle to make it through the day. VIDEO OF THE DAY FOR A NEW WORLD RECORD Shaolin Monk Casually Runs 125 Meters Across A Pond digg.com Floating plywood wood trail or no, this feat from Shaolin monk Shi Liliang is insanely impressive. IN THE NEWS Arctic's Strongest Sea Ice Breaks Up For First Time On Record The Russians Tried To Hack The Senate And Conservative Think Tanks, Microsoft Says Newly Released Brett Kavanaugh Memo From 1998 Proposed Explicit Questions For President Bill Clinton Venezuela, Racked With Hyperinflation, Rolls Out New Banknotes A Woman Tricked Dozens Of Guys On Tinder Into Showing Up For A Competition To Score A Date With Her DIGG PICKS A Minimalist Wallet With Maximal Capacity kickstarter.com You pay for most things with a card, right? So shouldn't your wallet be designed with that in mind? Strapo Wallets are spacious without taking up too much space. It has quick-card access with RFID protection. And don't worry, there's still a spot to hold your cash and keys. Catch you on the flip flop. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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