'GAME RESPECTS GAME'

Adam Driver, The Original Man

Why so many directors want to work with Hollywood's most unconventional lead.

GOOD QUESTION

How Can I Make Sure No One Ever Calls My Son Andrew 'Andy', And Other Advice Column Questions

A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.

THE CAMERA IS STILL GREAT

Google Pixel 4 And 4 XL Review: More Than The Sum Of Its Sensors

theverge.com Technology

he Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are the best argument that specs don't tell you everything you need to know about a phone — because the experience of using a Pixel 4 is better than any other Android phone.

DIGG PICKS

Stay Active As The Temperature Drops With This Insulated Jacket

20 diggs Promotion

Don't let the weather get you down. With the right gear, you can keep hiking, fishing and enjoying nature without missing a step.

SOMEBODY GIVE THE OPERATOR A RAISE

SkyCam Operator Takes It To The Next Level Capturing The Bears' Kick Return Touchdown In All Its Glory

Sports Video

The employment of SkyCam in football broadcasts has received mixed reviews in the past, but this camera shot of Cordarrelle Patterson's 102-yard kickoff return touchdown on Sunday was one of those few times when the camerawork made the play even more spectacular.

IF YOU GUESSED AMMON, IDAHO, YOU'RE LYING

The City With The Best Fiber-Optic Network In America Might Surprise You

fastcompany.com Cities Internet

Community broadband creates competition and better service and choice — along with giving local residents ownership.

MEET 'PIERRE DELECTO'

Mitt Romney Has A Secret Twitter Account And It Looks Like It's This One

slate.com Politics

Who follows all Mitt Romney's available kids on Twitter and likes tweets about Mitt Romney?

FRUIT OF OUR LABORS

An Infinitely Satisfying Video On How To Slice A Pomegranate The Right Way

1 digg Video

We're not sure how well we'll be able to pull this off in real life, but this is a beautiful hack to watch.

TAKING IT DOWN A NOTCH

The Strange House That Revolutionary Modernist Architect Oscar Niemeyer Designed For Himself

archdaily.com Architecture Design

The colonial style house that Niemeyer designed for himself in Brasilia is a lot different from the projects elaborated for the federal capital.

DON'T CROSS AN ENGINEER

Traffic Lights Worldwide Set To Change After A Swedish Engineer Saw Red Over Getting A Ticket

theregister.co.uk Design

A Swedish engineer's umbrage at a traffic ticket has led to a six-year legal fight and now a global change in the speed with which traffic light signals are timed.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Vin Diesel Is A Resurrected Superhero Avenging His Dead Wife In Bloody 'Bloodshot' Trailer

Culture Movies

And there's something more sinister about his resurrection than what meets the eye. 'Bloodshot' premieres in theaters on February 21, 2020.

'DID YOU ORDER 4,000 POUNDS OF MEAT?'

Everyone Is Screwed In The Trailer For The Final Season Of 'Silicon Valley'

Trailers Culture

From Hooli to Pied Piper to Jared's fraying mental stability, nobody's in good shape. The final season premieres on October 27th at 10 pm ET.

BRICK BY BRICK

How Scientology Doubled Its Footprint In A Florida City In Three Years

projects.tampabay.com Beliefs Long Reads

The mysterious deals could reshape downtown Clearwater.

FROM THE DIGG STORE

This Sonicare Alternative Is On Sale For Over 70% Off

store.digg.com Digg Store

Make your dentist happy by brushing smarter and better! The AquaSonic features a 40,000 VPN motor that blasts away 10x more plaque than a regular brush. Get the brush, travel case, and 8 heads for $39.99 today.

CRIME TO CODE

How One Man Went From A Life Prison Sentence To A $100K+ Engineering Job

thehustle.co Crime

In 1996, Zachary Moore committed a murder. Today, he's a computer engineer at a Silicon Valley tech firm. Here's how he got there.

NOT SUCH A SMART SUMMON AFTER ALL

Tesla Model X, Summoned By Owner, Ends Up Almost Crashing Into Another Car

Video

That was *way* too close for comfort.

COMING OUT OF THEIR CAGE

The Miraculous Journey Of A Captive-Bred Hermit Crab

2 diggs theoutline.com Curious Nature

A self-taught crab enthusiast is doing something remarkable — breeding land hermit crabs in her home.

WOW

Watch The Incredible Moment High School Football Coach Keanon Lowe Disarmed Then Embraced This Would-Be Student Gunman

9 diggs News Video

Surveillance video uncovered by KOIN 6 News shows an incredible moment when an Oregon high school football coach Keanon Lowe disarmed a student carrying a loaded shotgun on campus.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

What It's Like To Outsource Your Life To Subscription Services

bloomberg.com Personal Essay Technology

A promising summer of algorithms to automate household needs becomes the writer's season in consumer hell, beset by robots preying on her self-esteem.

DIGG PICKS

The Outer Worlds Is Essentially Obsidian's Follow-Up To New Vegas

amazon.com Digg Picks

Maybe, just maybe, having an ultra-corporate space-faring culture could have some problems. Explore the spiritual successor to New Vegas on October 25th without the Fallout setting, license or baggage.

HILL AREAS

Why Planes Don't Fly Over The Himalayas

7 diggs Aviation Explainer

Wouldn't you love to fly over Mount Everest? Unfortunately, planes don't fly over the Himalayas for reasons that might surprise you.

NOT BUDGETING FOR PRIVILEGE

What Viral Budgets Reveal About The Rich

1 digg theatlantic.com Money

Income inequality and geographic inequality normalize absurd spending patterns.

DIGG PICKS

This Sustainable Hoodie Is Actually Made With Recycled Coffee Grounds

1 digg Promotion

Not only does this hoodie look cool, but the eco-conscious use of recycled plastic bottles and coffee means that your purchase comes with peace of mind.

'I WAS NO LONGER A CHILD'

The Secret Revenge Of An Assault Survivor

1 digg narratively.com Personal Essay

At 11, Estella killed her rapist and fled to the US. Fifty years later, she's revealing the story that made her the resilient woman she is.

POOH-POOHED

Remembering That Weird Live-Action Winnie The Pooh TV Show From The 1980s That Isn't Coming To Disney+ Any Time Soon

Histories Culture

'Welcome To Pooh Corner' was one of the first shows to air when the Disney Channel first launched on April 18, 1983. For some reason, they decided to present this Winnie the Pooh adaptation with low-budget, full-body character suits.

SHOP YOU'D FIT IN A CORNER

The World's Smallest Comic Book Shop

sfgate.com Business Curious

As I step inside Hella Novella, a recently opened comic book shop in the Mission, I realize that with my arms outstretched, I can touch both walls of graphic novels at the same time.

'AFFECTION DOES NOT ALWAYS FOLLOW DNA'

Meeting My Third Family

1 digg catapult.co Long Reads Personal Essay

Briefly, I was part of that mysterious organism, a biological family; no one cared about my virtues or my bad behavior.

I'LL TUMBLE FOR YA

Oklahoma Fans Watch In Horror As The Sooner Schooner Crashes After Touchdown Celebration

2 diggs Sports Video

A touchdown celebration went awry after horses flipped the University of Oklahoma's covered wagon mascot.

SURPRESSING FREEDOM

Coming Out In Uganda Was A Death Sentence. The US Border Was A Trap

1 digg rollingstone.com Gender Lgbt

Under Trump's crackdown on asylum, the U.S. government is preparing to send a woman back to a place where she was beaten and raped for the 'crime' of being a lesbian

ONE NATION UNDER GEEZERS

Out With The Old, In With The Young

2 diggs nytimes.com Politics

Our democracy today is dominated by the old, and young people are getting a bad deal.

PUTTING THE REAL IN REAL ESTATE

Total Noobs And Real Estate Experts Guess How Much A Mansion On Sunset Boulevard Costs

Architecture Design

What would be your ballpark guess on a Los Angeles mansion with a pool and cabana with surround-sound wiring?

FINALLY, SOMETHING IN COMMON

Glamping Is Most Popular Among Millennials And Gen Z

1 digg curbed.com Culture Nature

A new report shows that glamping — staying in cabins, yurts, or safari-style tents — is a growing trend of the younger generations.

THE PLANET PARADOX

Millions Of People Are Living Without Access To Safe Drinking Water — What If We Just Desalinated The Ocean?

Explainer Nature

Why can't we just take all that seawater, filter out the salt, and have an endless supply of clean, drinkable water?

LISTENING FIRST

What The Dark Web Can Teach Us About The Opioid Crisis

2 diggs theatlantic.com Health Technology

Opioid addicts are turning to online forums for advice about quitting. Their conversations have a lot to teach us about drug use and public health.

PERKS OF THE JOB

How Much Is Budgeted Towards The American President's Living Expenses?

1 digg Explainer Politics

Payment of the presidential salary was considered an important duty under the Constitution — but there's other expenses involved in living in the White House. What is covered by the government and what does the president have to pay out of pocket?

JUST A PRIVATE VIEWING, OF COURSE

Alec Baldwin Drops His Pants During Jimmy Fallon Interview To Prove He's Lost Weight

1 digg Funny Late Night

In addition to literally dropping his pants in front of the audience at the Tonight Show, Baldwin also talks about how he was 'Jedi mind tricked' into reprising his role as Donald Trump for SNL.

NOT A WALK IN THE PARK

Affordable Housing Is Disappearing. So Cities Are Designating Parking Lots To Sleep In

1 digg vox.com Cities Design

People slipping in and out of homelessness need parking lot programs like these.

TAKE THE POWER BACK

Kindle Hackers Are Disabling Tracking And Ads

1 digg onezero.medium.com Books Technology

Amazon Kindle hacks can make the e-readers do things the company never intended.

ELEPHANTASTIC

Adorable Baby Elephant Rolls Around In The Sand To The Delight Of Safari-ers

2 diggs Animals Cute

A little elephant brings a safari to a standstill as it plays in the middle of the road.

REWRITING HISTORY

How Art Created Stereotypes Of The Arab World

2 diggs bbc.com Art Culture

A new exhibition at the British Museum, reveals how a colonial art movement's impact is still felt today.

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

Ronan Farrow On The True Story Behind 'Catch And Kill'

2 diggs esquire.com Books

From Hollywood heir to Hillary Clinton's State Department to failed cable news host to Pulitzer Prize winner, Ronan Farrow explains his path to 'Catch and Kill' and what comes next.

FIVE FOR BIKING

Five Green Men Ride A Bicycle

2 diggs Animation Curious

This is a familiar tale. A relatable one. One that involved you and the fellas going for a nice ride through the neighborhood, getting chased by a food cart cook, wheeling on over to a rooftop party and meeting a unicycle gang.

A HARD DOSE OF REALITY

We Found Over 700 Doctors Who Were Paid More Than A Million Dollars By Drug And Medical Device Companies

2 diggs propublica.org Drugs Money

More than 2,500 physicians have received at least half a million dollars apiece from drugmakers and medical device companies in the past five years alone, a new ProPublica analysis of payment data shows.

WHEN THE LIGHT BULB GOES OFF

Confessions Of A Spiritual Dickhead

2 diggs forge.medium.com Culture Personal Essay

One man's quest for enlightenment was more about denial and avoidance.

STAYIN' ALIVE

In New York, The Neighborhood You're Shot In May Determine Whether You Survive

thetrace.org Health

A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough's southern reaches, and it's struggling to keep up.