A Stolen Skull, a Severed Statue and an Australian City Divided

Can You Believe the Polls? It Depends. In the Fitting Room Post-Ozempic.

September 18, 2024 Creepy Dolls, Cold Plunges, and the Best Tuna Salad Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   In the News Five Days in Ohio: False Immigrant Rumors Threaten to Unravel an American Town on the Upswing Local residents say the town's economic upswing has come with growing pains, and its comeback story has been overshadowed by lies about its Haitian population. NBC News Alicia Victoria Lozano, Corky Siemaszko Save 2   Conversation Starter Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often The modern style of parenting is not just exhausting for adults; it is also based on assumptions about what children need to thrive that are not supported by evidence from our evolutionary past. The New York Times Darby Saxbe Save 3   The Long Arc of History A Stolen Skull, a Severed Statue and an Australian City Divided Hobart is grappling with the legacy of a surgeon who allegedly mutilated an Aboriginal man's remains. BBC Tiffanie Turnbull Save 4   Essay Tender, yet Creepy Dolls help children create wonderfully vivid and imaginative worlds, while also serving as unsettling reminders of the abyss. Aeon Tishani Doshi Save 5   Election 2024 Can You Believe the Polls? It Depends A veteran of survey research explains why high-quality polling matters — and warns of the proliferation of shoddy gimmicks. Knowable Magazine Ula Chrobak Save 6   First Person In the Fitting Room Post-Ozempic Figuring out what to wear — and what to come to terms with — after the transformation from taking weight-loss drugs. The Cut Samhita Mukhopadhyay Save 7   Brrrrr So, Exactly How Long Should You Cold Plunge? Spoiler alert: Longer isn't necessarily better. GQ Kells McPhillips Save 8   In Profile The Amazon's Biggest Champion Is Still Fighting Raoni Metuktire has spent decades advocating for the Amazon rainforest, which is at risk of losing another 590,000 square kilometers by 2050. Bloomberg Olivia Rudgard Save 9   Thought-Provoking The Cost of Cynicism Skepticism is the antidote to cynicism. Vox Sean Illing Save 10   Good Eats I Tried Food Network's Best Tuna Salad and It Lives Up to Its Name It's simple — and simply delicious. The Kitchn Sara Tane Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story 7 Things You Might Not Know About Calvin and Hobbes Like the questionable legality of that little bumper sticker. Mental Floss Jake Rossen 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