Digg Features

It's an internet fight and only the top memes will survive. This week's challengers: Gifted kids, missing the bus, the latest TikTok trend and more.

Lots of good and bad stuff happened on the internet this month. Shockingly, even *more* stuff fell in between.

"The worst has to be death threats or threats of sexual violence with really graphic footage."

Man, it's a hot one. A hot month for weird internet content, that is. Here are the ten stories from July that mattered most on Digg.

The surreal online life of James White, a young Chinese man with one of the most disarmingly sincere presences on the internet.

After switching to the AMC Stubs A-List service, I found myself, for some reason, going to the movies less than before.

How a clever technique to save money on animation costs helped queer audiences feel empowered by who they are.

Emojis have never existed in a political vacuum, and as more hand gestures are becoming increasingly politicized, so are the usage of their emojis.

How XOXO, a beloved festival for internet creators, affected a disillusioned mope like me.

When it comes to the animal villains in Disney movies, data shows some animals are far more likely to play the antagonist than others.

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?

Melanie Beckler says she has a special connection to heavenly beings. And with her help, you too can access the infinite wisdom of the archangels, all for a low monthly payment of $37.

Some differences are easier to parse, like the French "héhéhé." Others phrases, such as the Brazilian "kkk" and the Russian "xoxoxo," however, may be baffling or startling to an English speaker at first glance.

From ranking users by popularity to including blood types in profiles, Japanese dating apps are different from American dating apps in many fascinating ways.

Netflix often claims to recommend movies according to an user's viewing history, but when it comes to its original movies, there are some titles it clearly prioritizes over others.

When it comes to accessing news of a sensitive nature, Chinese users have a distinctive way of using the internet that is different from other web users around the world.

As blockbuster franchises continue to hit us with prequels, sequels and spinoffs that seem to challenge our bladder strength, we want to know whether it's a truth or a misconception that franchises are growing longer with each new movie.

The problematic portrayals of race and violence in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" has muddied the movie's Best Picture prospects these past months.

Is it the dividing-by-zero catastrophe everyone hopes it is, or is it nothing more than just putting a metal box inside of a smaller metal box?

How long have you left your earbuds in today? A couple hours? Well, what if you just never took them out?

It seems intimidating, but making your own coffee will save you money, give you a satisfying morning ritual and bring you one step closer to being a fully autonomous adult.

Digg had the honor of sitting down with Maurice Ashley, an International Grandmaster of chess, to learn how chess-playing skills can translate into life-playing skills. Learn how chess masters size up their opponents and problems, push through failure, and ultimately become power players in the real world.

We know magic tricks aren't real, yet we continue to be fooled and impressed by them time after time. So how do magicians still manage to keep audiences on their toes? They mess with our brains of course!

It's not always clear which plants to buy, where to put them or even how to keep them alive. Thankfully, Christopher Satch, the in-house plant specialist at The Sill, is here to pass along his knowledge to you.