How to Finally Organize Your Kitchen Cabinets

6 Simple Science-Backed Ways to Boost Your Attention Span. What My Daughters Learned at Chinese Communist School.

August 24, 2024 Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Teflon History, and Theoretical Physics Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, how to feed a kid. 1   Heads Up New Covid Shots Are Coming Available. Here's What Experts Say About When to Get Yours The FDA approved updated vaccines against Covid-19 this week. Experts say the best time to get a shot will depend on your health, your age and whether you've recently had an infection. CNN Brenda Goodman Save 2   Election 2024 Why Was It So Hard for the Democrats to Replace Biden? After the President's debate with Trump, Democratic politicians felt paralyzed. At the D.N.C., they felt giddy relief. How did they do it? The New Yorker Andrew Marantz Save 3   It's That Time Again Pumpkin Spice Lattes — and the Backlash, and the Backlash to the Backlash — Explained How the pumpkin spice latte became America's most hatable seasonal beverage. Vox Rebecca Jennings Save 4   First Person Morality and Rules, and How to Avoid Drowning: What My Daughters Learned at Chinese Communist School Our twins spent two years at primary school in Chengdu. Their lessons featured alarming cautionary tales and stories of Chinese superiority, but there was fun and irreverence, too The Guardian Peter Hessler Save 5   Trivia The Long, Strange History of Teflon, the Indestructible Product Nothing Seems to Stick To Chemists accidentally discovered the material in 1938, and since then it has been used for everything from helping to create the first atomic bomb to keeping your eggs from sticking to your frying pan. Smithsonian Magazine Rudy Molinek Save 6   Area Satirist Makes Good How the Onion Is Saving Itself From the Digital Media Death Spiral The new owners of the satire site rescued it from content farm hell. Now, they're relaunching its newspaper. The Verge Nilay Patel Save 7   Climate Resilience Extreme Weather 101: Your Guide to Staying Prepared and Informed How to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid. Grist Jake Bittle, Lyndsey Gilpin Save 8   Good Advice 6 Simple Science-Backed Ways to Boost Your Attention Span Finding it difficult to concentrate? Here are some expert tips to help you get your focus back. BBC Science Focus Sophie Freeman Save 9   Thought-Provoking Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist My life among the elementary particles has made me question whether reality exists at all. Nautilus Vijay Balasubramanian Save 10   Weekend Project How to Finally Organize Your Kitchen Cabinets—For Good This Time No more precarious stacks of plates. Domino Elly Leavitt Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day How to Feed Your Kid Eater's restaurant editor shares her game plan for making family meals as delicious, enriching, and affirming as possible. Pocket x Eater Hillary Dixler Canavan Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story To Delay Death, Lift Weights Two studies remind us of what we already know (but sometimes forget). Outside Alex Hutchinson 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