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July 7, 2024 Trendy Baby Names, Owls, and Putting Away Your Phone Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, unexpected flavor combinations. 1   Long Read The Rise of October 7 Tourism Harrowing "solidarity tours" of Israel are reinscribing American Jews' sense of victimhood. Jewish Currents Maya Rosen Save 2   Deep History 12,000-Year-Old Ritual Passed Down 500 Generations May Be World's Oldest Buried deep in an Australian cave, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that an Aboriginal ritual may have been passed down 500 generations and survived 12,000 years, making it the oldest known continuous cultural practice in the world, according to a new study. CNN Issy Ronald Save 3   Conversation Starter Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72 Let's settle the heated debate over your AC, once and for all. Vox Adam Clark Estes Save 4   Business The Unbranding of Abercrombie How the problematic mall brand pulled off the most exciting makeover in American retail. The Cut Chantal Fernandez Save 5   Hard Agree If You Care About Someone, Show Them – and Put Away Your Phone It takes time and attention to look after other people – and ourselves. And there are so many distractions to overcome. The Guardian Moya Sarner Save 6   Essay Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy What happens when commodified intimacy takes the place of genuine companionship and community? Los Angeles Review of Books Kelly Marie Coyne Save 7   LOL The Mysterious Tyranny of Trendy Baby Names Why is every other kid these days named Mason, Grayson or Carson? We mined America's biggest baby-name database to find the surprising answer. The Washington Post Daniel Wolfe Save 8   Backstory The Ancient Fabric That No One Knows How to Make Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back? BBC Future Zaria Gorvett Save 9   Rabbit Hole The Owls Who Came From Away Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased. Hakai Magazine Jude Isabella Save 10   Just Because One Million Checkboxes Is Exactly What It Sounds Like The most "useless" website you can imagine has become a hit — and an unintentional case study in internet behavior. The New York Times Callie Holtermann Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day Unexpected Flavor Combos Too Delicious Not to Try From the gooey delight of cheesy hot chocolate to a good old-fashioned PB and mayo sandwich. Pocket Collections Pocket Editors Save   In Case You Missed It Pocket's Top-Saved Stories of the Week Late bloomers, where brain waste goes, and when Americans lost their British accents. Pocket Collections Pocket Editors 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