AH, WELL

'It's Something I Have Never Seen': How The COVID-19 Virus Hijacks Cells

A deep dive into how the new coronavirus infects cells has found that it orchestrates a hostile takeover of their genes unlike any other known viruses do.

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

Ranking The 101 Best Characters Who Died On 'Game Of Thrones'

theringer.com Long Reads Culture

What is dead may never die, though some who have died are better than others. Let's separate the good (Tywin Lannister) from the bad (Olly) and the totally useless (sorry, Sand Snakes).

JUSTICE SERVED

Comedian Roasts Audience Member For His Name 'Zack,' Has A Hilarious 'Oh Sh*t' Moment When He Realizes He Roasted Zack Snyder

Funny Culture

The occupational hazards of being a comedian? Inadvertently ruining your career by roasting a movie director in person.

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DAM IT

Watch An Entire Lake Disappear After Record Flooding Causes Michigan Dam To Fail

Nature Video

Wixom Lake, a reservoir of the Edenville Dam in Michigan was entirely drained this Tuesday.

IT's A WAY OF LIFE

Inside LearnedLeague, The Enduring Online World Of Trivia Fanatics

theringer.com Curious Long Reads

While bar trivia, quiz apps and other online sources garner fame and millions of fans, LearnedLeague largely flies under the radar. But to its players, it's more than just a game.

ENTER THE BUSINESS MATRIX

When 'SimCity' Got Serious: The Long, Strange Story Of Maxis Business Simulations And 'SimRefinery'

obscuritory.com Gaming Long Reads

The creators of "SimCity" had a division that made Sim games for corporations. They were never released to the public. For the first time ever, this is their story.

THIS IS HORRIBLE

Volkswagen's Racist Instagram Ad Is One Big Yikes

Advertising Race

Volkswagen has issued an apology statement after the company posting on their Instagram page an ad that showed a white hand pushing a black man around a parked VW Golf.

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

Charlize Theron Leads A Band Of Mercenary Soldiers Whose Bodies Heal Themselves In 'The Old Guard' Trailer

Culture Movies

The identities of these mysterious warriors are on the verge of being exposed in "The Old Guard." The action movie premieres on Netflix on July 10.

STAY SAVVY, STAY SAFE

Coronavirus And COVID-19: Your Questions Answered

newscientist.com Coronavirus Health

Why do some healthy people develop severe symptoms? Do people who recover from COVID-19 become immune to the coronavirus? Our answers to readers' questions.

STAIRWAY TO SUCCESS

'This Thing Absolutely Turned Out Perfect': Construction Workers Do A Top-Notch Job Building A Concrete Staircase

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One small step for a staircase, one giant leap for our enjoyment.

A TEST IS A TEST IS A TEST?

'How Could The CDC Make That Mistake?'

theatlantic.com Coronavirus Health

The government's disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.

WHAT'S THE PORPOISE OF THIS?

Dolphins Are Displaying Unusual 'Gift Bringing' Behavior In Absence Of Human Interaction

Animals Digg Content

The Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay, Queensland says pods of dolphins have been leaving behind random "gifts" of flotsam and jetsam to the shore as visitors have stayed home.

FROM THE DIGG STORE

Save 20% Off This Innovative Magnetic Grill Utensil Set

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You can't give the grill the attention it needs when you're juggling utensils. The Connect-it BBQ Teel Set features a magnetic spatula and fork with a versatile multi-use design for convenience.

REALLY ROSIE

The Truth Behind The Iconic Rosie The Riveter Poster

Explainer Histories

The "We Can Do It" poster is one of the most famous images of the 20th century but the story behind the image is complicated.

ZERO TOLERANCE

Alleged Drug Dealer Sentenced To Death By Hanging Via Zoom In Singapore

gizmodo.com Crime Drugs

Singapore's Supreme Court sentenced a man to death via Zoom video chat on Friday, according to a report from the Strait Times. It's believed to be the second time that a death sentence has been handed down this year over the video service, which has seen a dramatic increase in use since the global coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year.

LOOK WHAT THE CAT SHUT DOWN

Kitten Has Simple, Straightforward Way Of Stopping Owner From Looking At Screens

1 digg Funny Video

"Our kitten does not allow us to watch the series."

ROMAN HOLIDAY

Alison Roman, Bon Appétit, And The 'Global Pantry' Problem

1 digg eater.com Food Long Reads

In this, the age of the global pantry, ingredients like turmeric, tahini, and gochujang have finally shaken off their hitherto "exotic" status. But it's white cooking personalities like Alison Roman and many of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars who have had viral success using them.

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We're Mask Aficionados Now, And These Are Some Of The Best Masks On The Internet

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Masks are a new way to express ourselves, and we want to make the most of it. Every time you buy one of these masks, an independent artist gets paid, and Teepublic will donate a medical-grade mask to Direct Relief.

OH SHIELD

Man Tries To Fix Car Mirror, Ends Up Breaking His Wind Shield

Fail Video

He started with one problem and ended with two.

WORRYING

Delay In Lockdown Led To At Least 36,000 More Deaths, Models Find

nytimes.com Coronavirus Health

Imposing restrictions even a week earlier could have saved lives, researchers found.

TRIAL AND ERROR

A Rape Trial Through The Eyes Of A Juror

buzzfeed.com Long Reads

"The more I think about what exactly 'beyond reasonable doubt' means, the more it begins to bend my mind. And the court will not help."

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UP UP AND AWAY

Guy Experiences What It's Like To Be In A F-16 While The Pilot Pulls Off Crazy 7G Maneuvers

Aviation Video

"At 7.2Gs, my head just felt like it weighed over 70 pounds. My vision came down to a singular point, and I no longer had the ability to think."

TECH'S A CROWD

Why Are So Many Tech Crowdfunding Projects Such A Mess?

pando.com Money Technology

"Overpromise, and underdeliver" has become a running theme of crowdfunders.

IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL

The New New York Will Be Better

theatlantic.com Coronavirus Health

The city has survived many different versions of itself.

FUNK ME UP SCOTTIE

Please Enjoy This Very Weird Video Of Leonard Nimoy Singing A Ballad About Bilbo Baggins In The 60s

Video

When "Star Trek" meets "The Hobbit," it's the most ambitious crossover yet.

FLOWER POWER

Georgia O'Keeffe's Art Of Self-Defense

gossamer.co Art Curious

The world-famous painter of petals and bones spent the early 1960s casually and quietly fortifying her home for the end of the world.

WET DREAM

How Comfortable Is It To Sleep On A Water-Filled Pillow?

Curious Explainer

James White tests out The Water Pillow by Mediflow and explains the unusual experience of sleeping on a pillow filled with water.

BORN AND BREAD

Inside The Flour Company Supplying America's Sudden Baking Obsession

marker.medium.com Business Coronavirus

How King Arthur Flour found itself in the unlikely crosshairs of a pandemic.

KATH'S OUT OF THE SMOG

Mount Everest Is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal For First Time In Living Memory

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Last week Mount Everest was visible from Kathmandu for the first time in living memory. The picture above, taken from Chobar by Abhushan Gautam

GONE TOO SOON

Here's The Last Known Footage Of A Tasmanian Tiger

Animals Nature

Archivists at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia released a 21-second clip of the last known moving footage of a thylacine. The footage, shot in 1935, captures the last known captive thylacine before the species went extinct.

CATCH MY DRIFT

Ken Block Teaches His 13-Year-Old Daughter How To Drift

Cars Gnarly

Lia Block got an epic lesson in doing donuts from her professional rally driving dad in a 1972 Ford Escort Mk2 RS.

UNDER THE RADAR

The Uncounted Coronavirus Dead

fivethirtyeight.com Coronavirus Health

Why some people who likely died from COVID-19 aren't included in the final numbers.

SCREAM IN A TEACUP

We Had No Idea You Could Make An Audio Recording Just Using A Cup

Curious Technology

Apparently, this setup is reminiscent of the way phonograph cylinders work.

THE SPACE BETWEEN US

Researchers Say 'Upside-Down Cosmic Ray Shower' May Be Evidence Of A Parallel Universe

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Unexplained high-energy particles are coming up out of the Earth.

DO THE WAVE

Guys Turn Their Pickup Truck Bed Into A Pool, Instantly Regret It

1 digg Fail Video

All it takes for a chill sitch to turn into a bad sitch is a hastily-pressed brake pedal.

NEW TOWN ROAD

The Town That Tested Itself

newyorker.com Coronavirus Health

Bolinas, a tiny hippie enclave north of San Francisco, mounted one of the most advanced coronavirus-testing efforts in America. What did it learn?

A PUBLIC HAUNTING

Project Poltergeist

3 diggs medium.com Long Reads

When unexplained events terrify a young boy in 1960s New Jersey, the first purported haunting in a public housing project begins.

BREITLING THEIR DAY

The Moment Metal-Detecting Divers Discover A Luxury Watch Worth Thousands Of Dollars In The Water

Video

It's not every day that you stumble upon a still-functioning Breitling watch in Grecian waters.

SLIPPERY SLOPE

This Is Why Trucks Should Drive Carefully On Slippery Roads

Gnarly Video

But kudos to the driver for averting what would have been a great disaster.

ZORRY NOT ZORRY

Why Can't Every Movie Be As Good As 'The Mask Of Zorro'?

vulture.com Culture Movies

I went into Martin Campbell's 1998 film, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, dreading what Hollywood would do to it. Now it feels like the kind of thing for which we used to keep Hollywood around.

SET YOUR PHASERS TO STUN

Spanish Soprano Delivers A Show-Stopping Performance Of The 'Star Trek' Theme To A Stunned Audience

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Spanish Soprano Laura Ruhí Vidal surprised the crowd with this thrilling nod to the cult sci-fi show.

THINK NEGATIVE

States Are Reopening: See How Coronavirus Cases Rise Or Fall In Each State

3 diggs projects.propublica.org Coronavirus Health

Many states are lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions on social and business activity that were put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. Experts are keeping a close eye on whether states that have reopened are seeing an uptick in cases or a worsening in other key metrics.

GET IN SHAPE GIRL

A Century Of Working Out From Home

theattic.jezebel.com Gender Health

Home exercise is a multi-billion dollar industry with roots a century old, but it's not so surprising it took being housebound for my husband to "discover" it, or that my preferred platform, Obé Fitness, has a pastel-pink aesthetic: working out from home has for decades been marketed mostly to women assumed both to spend more time in the house and more energy on their appearance.

IT'S ALL UPHILL FROM HERE

Watch A Uniquely Engineered Crosskart With 160 Horsepower Shoot Its Way Uphill At A Breakneck Pace

Cars Video

Blink and you might miss it.

HARDER THAN YOU'D IMAGINE

So You Want To Become A Cam Girl During Quarantine?

i-d.vice.com Internet Sex

Here's how to get started and actually turn a profit.

GEORGE PULLED A FAST ONE ON US

George Lucas Changed The Ending Of 'The Empire Strikes Back' After It Had Already Debuted In Theaters

esquire.com Histories Culture

A new story released on Star Wars's official website says that after George Lucas saw "The Empire Strikes Back," he asked for a few tweaks to the film's ending.