"I Visited Every U.S. National Park. My Favorite Might Surprise You."

How the Seasons Screw With Your Moral Compass. What Tweens Get from Sephora and What They Get from Us.

August 18, 2024 Goodbye Brat Summer, Moths, and Rest Stops Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, taking back wellness. 1   Inspirational How to Start a Professional Sports Team, Win Games, and Save the Town After the A's announced they were leaving Oakland, a pair of lifelong fans set out to do something audacious: start a beloved pro baseball team of their own. Remarkably, they pulled it off. Now the Oakland Ballers need to survive. The Ringer Dan Moore Save 2   Deep Dive Red Flag Gun Laws Under Fire Laws meant to keep firearms away from unstable people are under attack by Second Amendment radicals. The Trace Mike Spies Save 3   Keep Up Brat Summer Is Almost Over. Get Ready for 'Demure' Fall, a New Viral TikTok Trend. Brat summer's been fun. But now, it's time to get "demure." The internet has a new buzzword, aesthetic and mindset − and it comes in stark contrast to this summer's trend of embracing all things messy and brat. USA TODAY Charles Trepany Save 4   Perspectives How the Seasons Screw With Your Moral Compass Morality is not stable. Conservative values — purity, loyalty, and respect for authority — drop in the summer. Vox Sigal Samuel Save 5   Wanderlust I Visited Every U.S. National Park. My Favorite Might Surprise You. People often ask me which park I liked the most. My answer surprises them. Outside Emily Pennington Save 6   Conversation Starter What Tweens Get from Sephora and What They Get from Us Kids are mimicking the semi-professionals they see on their phones, imbibing ideas about beauty rooted in deep desires and capitulations. The New Yorker Jia Tolentino Save 7   Just Because More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One Scientist Photographed 550 in His Yard. Small, obscure moths are Curtis Eckerman's favorites: "I love seeing the little jewels that you can't normally see." Texas Monthly Robyn Ross Save 8   History Henry Johnson, the One-Man Army Who Fought Off Dozens of German Soldiers During World War I In May 1918, Henry Johnson found himself alone in the Argonne with a wounded ally, an empty rifle, and dozens of German soldiers closing in. He didn't run. He fought. Mental Floss Jake Rossen Save 9   Good Advice Your Microwave Is the Key to Faster Poached Eggs If you thought the microwave was only good for poaching your eggs in a hurry, you would be mistaken. The Takeout Cara J Suppa Save 10   Hot Take Hear Me Out: We're Doing Rest Stops All Wrong in America We invented the roadside grill. Then we failed it. The Drive Aaron Cole Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day How to Take Back Wellness From the Wellness Industry There are many paths to well-being—you just have to look outside of what's being marketed to you. Pocket x Allure Sam Escobar Save   In Case You Missed It Pocket's Top-Saved Stories of the Week The no-contact decluttering method worth trying out, non-obvious signs of drowning you should know, and mysterious brain diseases. 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