Amazon Sold a Used Diaper. It Tanked a Mom-and-Pop Business.

The New Age of American Exorcisms. The Famous Friend in My Head.

July 17, 2024 Night Owls, the World's Rarest Whale, and Twister Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, celebrating API representation. 1   Deep Dive Three Days After Attempted Assassination, Trump Shooter Remains an Elusive Enigma Even after the FBI cracked into Thomas Matthew Crooks' cellphone, scoured his computer, home and car, and interviewed more than 100 people, the mystery of why he opened fire on Trump's rally Saturday, a bullet grazing the GOP nominee's ear, remained as elusive as the moment it happened. The Associated Press Michael Biesecker Save 2   Rabbit Hole The Demon Slayers: The New Age of American Exorcisms We Americans are drawn to those things that feel somehow both novel and ancient, old dreams and nightmares made new. Harper's Magazine Sam Kestenbaum Save 3   Conversation Starter Amazon Sold a Used Diaper. It Tanked a Mom-and-Pop Business. The company put the returned diaper back into circulation, prompting a scathing review that haunts the sellers to this day. Bloomberg Spencer Soper Save 4   Essay The Famous Friend in My Head I see him all the time: We're two dads sharing a Brooklyn neighborhood and a routine. Shouldn't we be friends? The Cut Matthew Schnipper Save 5   Under the Sea World's Rarest Whale May Have Washed up on New Zealand Beach Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the southern Pacific Ocean. The Associated Press Charlotte Graham-McLay Save 6   Midnight Oil Night Owls' Cognitive Function 'Superior' to Early Risers, Study Suggests Research on 26,000 people found those who stay up late scored better on intelligence, reasoning and memory tests. The Guardian Anna Bawden Save 7   Thought Provoking Fear As a Game What can the philosophy of games tell us about our odd impulse to scare ourselves? The Believer Kristian Hammerstad Save 8   Pro Tip How to Properly Archive Your Digital Files Will you be able to open today's Word docs in 20 years? Probably not, unless you take some necessary steps to give those digital files an extra-long shelf life. WIRED Justin Pot Save 9   Modern Romance The Best Dating Hack Comes From the Dutch Evil actress Katja Herbers has the best dating tip that she thinks more Americans should follow. The Cut Michel Ghanem Save 10   Just Because How the Original Twister Changed Storm Chasing Forever One professor called it "the Twister effect." Slate Kate Carpenter Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day 'No Longer Invisible:' Celebrating API Representation Tune into Mozilla's multimedia playlist of stories, songs, and organizations devoted to Asian and Pacific Islander representation Pocket Collections Moz-API Save   Yesterday's Most Read Story 35 Gaslighting Phrases That Experts Say Are Unfairly Belittling Your Emotions Recognizing this behavior early can save you from having to overcome emotional trauma later, psychologists explain. Good Housekeeping Erica Sweeney, Stephanie Dolgoff Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105