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The Survival Of Iggy Pop An inventor of punk rock on his long career, the future, and swimming in Miami. August 26, 2019 at 02:49PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2NA4627

This Uber Driver Started a Legal Battle That Could Upend the Gig Economy Uber drivers in Europe and the US are fighting for access to their personal data. Whoever wins the lawsuit could get to reframe the terms of the gig economy. August 26, 2019 at 02:34PM via Digg https://ift.tt/31Xmrdr

I Gooped Myself I spent $1,279 of The Atlantic’s money on creams, crystals, and a vibrator from Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness empire. Things got weird. August 26, 2019 at 02:29PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2NyO1d8

A New Idea To Save Endangered Fish: Pay Fishermen To Retire Can paying off Mexican fishers' social security give them the peace of mind they need to work more sustainably? August 26, 2019 at 03:42PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2ZiV4hn

Who The Hell Are The Chrisleys? An in-depth explainer on the reality TV stars being indicted for tax evasion and accused of extorting their daughter with a sex tape — and that's not even the half of it. August 23, 2019 at 07:33PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2L2mAFP

Who The Hell Are The Chrisleys? An in-depth explainer on the reality TV stars being indicted for tax evasion and accused of extorting their daughter with a sex tape — and that's not even the half of it. August 23, 2019 at 07:33PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2L2mAFP

The American Aristotle Charles Sanders Peirce was a brilliant philosopher, mathematician and scientist. His polymathic work should be better known August 23, 2019 at 04:05PM via Digg https://ift.tt/33QVDxo

Hand-Sculpted Archaeological Reconstructions Of Ancient Faces Working from remains discovered during archaeological excavations, sculptor and archaeologist Oscar Nilsson combines his two disciplines to reconstruct the faces of people who lived hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of years ago. August 23, 2019 at 05:23PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2NrqJpz

A Short Cultural History Of Tie-Dye Why the colorful summer camp staple is making a comeback in 2019. August 24, 2019 at 12:22PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Pmbvoe

Inside The Weird World Of Restaurant Critics Two prominent critics reveal the less glamorous side of being paid to eat. August 23, 2019 at 09:00PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2HjB0Ag

The American Aristotle Charles Sanders Peirce was a brilliant philosopher, mathematician and scientist. His polymathic work should be better known August 23, 2019 at 04:05PM via Digg https://ift.tt/33QVDxo

The Great Seattle Pot Heist A rash of marijuana thefts has Seattle growers wondering: Is the government leading the thieves right to them? August 23, 2019 at 01:57PM via Digg https://ift.tt/30vx4Ee

The Largest Electric Vehicle In The World Produces More Power Than It Uses Since electric vehicles can recover energy through regenerative braking rather than wasting that energy as heat in a traditional braking system, the extra weight the dump truck carries on the way down a hill actually delivers more energy to the batteries than the truck used on the way up. August 23, 2019 at 01:57PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2KPkwlr

The Exclusive Inside Story Of The Fall Of Overstock’s Mad King, Patrick Byrne On Thursday, Patrick Byrne, the founder and longtime CEO of former e-tailing giant Overstock.com, resigned, citing his involvement as a federal informant in the investigation of accused Russian spy Maria Butina. That's not the whole story. This is. August 23, 2019 at 09:01PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2TX9Ap3

I Visited 47 Sites. Hundreds Of Trackers Followed Me For several days this spring, I lived my life through this Invasive Firefox, which logged every site I visited, all the advertising tracking servers that were watching my surfing and all the data they obtained. August 23, 2019 at 12:50PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2KPtmj7

Bird Twitter Is My Oasis In Internet Hell I've found a place to clear my head when I'm stressed by my impending deadlines or when a troll emails me a death threat. It's what I wish the internet could always be. August 24, 2019 at 12:22PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2MBEi65

Turns Out A Road Made Of Solar Panels Was, In Fact, A Bad Idea There will be some hiccups on our path to a more environmentally-friendly future. Some hiccups, like exploding electric cars, will be bigger than others. So, I’m willing to excuse France for the very, very predictable failure of their solar panel road. August 22, 2019 at 09:00PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2TUGVRr

The New American Homeless Housing insecurity in the nation's richest cities is far worse than government statistics claim. Just ask the Goodmans. August 22, 2019 at 03:06PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2KQLbyC

They Bought Trendy 'Teacup Pigs.' Now They've Got Enormous Hogs "From getting nightly snuggles from a 200-pound pig — quite literally hogging the bed — to having your sweet baby ejaculate for 10 solid minutes on your motorcycle." August 23, 2019 at 06:21PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Zko8Qt

Justin Trudeau: The Rise And Fall Of A Political Brand Thanks to his clever use of social media, he was dubbed the first prime minister of the Instagram age — but after four years in power, cracks in his image have started to show. August 22, 2019 at 06:28PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2ZlbSU3