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August 9, 2024 Heat Inequity, Fair Food, and Delightful Slang Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, what to cook when it's too hot to cook. 1   Zeitgeist How Snoop Dogg Became America's Sweetheart at the Paris Olympics A look at the decades-long evolution of the onetime gangsta rapper who now finds himself the family-friendly star of NBC's Olympics coverage. Los Angeles Times Greg Braxton Save 2   Wild Ride The Mom Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant Until She Was in Labor "A wave of pain hit me so badly that I catapulted up from the recliner, landing with my back arched like a cat ready to attack." The Cut Yolanda Wikiel Save 3   Sweet & Savory These Are the State Fair of Texas 2024 Food Finalists Oreo Nutty Bars, pancake poppers, and cotton candy bacon fill out the top foods this year but the pickle takes the cake. Eater Courtney E. Smith Save 4   Thought-Provoking What We Lose When We Lose a Pet Comedy is tragedy plus time. That's the rule. But you don't have to add time if you don't have any. The New Yorker Sloane Crosley Save 5   Good to Know How to Find Your Oldest Social Media Posts and Delete Them Avoid a future social networking nightmare by deleting past posts. The Verge David Nield Save 6   Fitness The Dead Hang Delight: How This Quick, Surprisingly Simple Exercise Can Change Your Life Would you like to strengthen your upper body and core muscles, while improving your flexibility and breathing? Here's how to do it. The Guardian Joel Snape Save 7   Interactive The Inequity of Heat Extreme heat doesn't discriminate; the ability to escape it does. High Country News Jonathan Thompson Save 8   Better Living How Sprinter Gabby Thomas, Other Olympic Athletes Improve Their Sleep Jet lag and anxiety are just some of the obstacles athletes face when trying to get to sleep. Here's how they overcome them. The Washington Post Gretchen Reynolds Save 9   Rabbit Hole The 'Genius' of a Singer Who Was Ahead of Her Time—Then Disappeared There is a parallel universe where Connie Converse is a household name. BBC Ian Youngs Save 10   Ackamarackus 20 Delightful Slang Terms From the 1930s These 1930s-era slang terms will blow your wig. Mental Floss Bethel Afful Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day 15 Recipes for When It's Too Hot to Cook There's no need to fire up the oven on sweltering days: These recipes lean on raw veggies, canned beans, and slow cookers. Pocket Collections Kimi Goffe Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story How to Clean Your Home in 15-Minute Chunks (and Why You Should) If your home is a mess but you don't really know where to start, it's time to set a daily cleaning schedule, but don't feel the need to do everything all at once. Lifehacker Lindsey Ellefson 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