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July 19, 2024 George R. R. Martin, Fake Photos, and the Best Athletes of the Century Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, an ode to corn off the cob. 1   Developing IT Outage Live Updates: Planes Grounded As Mass Worldwide Issue Hits Airlines, Media and Banks More than 1,000 flights are cancelled and payment and healthcare services affected after Crowdstrike software update triggers Microsoft outages. BBC Staff Save 2   Election 2024 Biden Weighs Future, Trump Airs Grievances in Convention Speech Democratic President Joe Biden weighed his political future at his Delaware beach house on Friday, one day after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in a rambling speech that featured his familiar mix of grievance and bombast. Reuters Joseph Ax, Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason Save 3   Up for Debate ESPN's Top 100 Professional Athletes of the 21st Century Who tops our list of the top athletes since 2000? We're unveiling the top 25, including our voters' pick for the No. 1 spot. ESPN Staff Save 4   Who Knew? You're Holding Your Phone Wrong Try a few simple tips and lifestyle changes to minimize hand, eye and brain problems. The Washington Post Heather Kelly Save 5   Hot Take Free George R. R. Martin From the Winds of Winter It might be time to let go. Polygon Maddy Myers Save 6   Oof Worst National Anthem Performances, Ranked Ingrid Andress is actually not in the top spot. The Cut Olivia Craighead Save 7   Thought Provoking How Political Opinions Change A clever experiment shows it's surprisingly easy to change someone's political views, revealing how flexible we are. Scientific American Jay Van Bavel, Philip Pärnamets Save 8   Altered Reality Eight Photos That Make Us Question What We See "The effect that scares me most is not that we'll be fooled by fake photos but that we'll ignore the real ones" – how photographers are dealing with shifting perceptions of reality. BBC Deborah Nicholls-Lee Save 9   In The Zeitgeist Katy Perry Just Flopped so Hard It's Shocking. Can She Recover? Katy Perry's new single "Woman's World" got such a critical thrashing and ignited such a discourse that we wonder whether there's any hope of a career comeback. The Daily Beast Alec Karam Save 10   Pro Tip Life Would Be Better If We Added This Line to Every Email It may seem off-putting at first, but in time we'll all be thankful. Quartz Leah Fessler Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day 7 Ways to Enjoy Corn off the Cob From sweet-heat chili corn pancakes to a miso butter corn and tomato pasta. Plus, your new favorite dessert. Pocket Collections Pocket Editors Save   Yesterday's Most Read Story These Are America's Best States for Quality of Life in 2024 These 10 American states offer residents the best quality of life in the nation, from low crime to a clean environment, and access to health and child care. CNBC Scott Cohn 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