The Language That Doesn’t Use ‘No’

Could You Live Without Shopping for a Year? Try the 'No-Buy Challenge'. How History Got Henry VIII Wrong

September 8, 2024 No-Buy Challenge, Veneers, and The Fall of Teen Vaping Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Rabbit Hole Jawbreakers Young patients want beautifully imperfect veneers. They're getting pain, debt, and regret. The Cut Angelina Chapin Save 2   Investigation This Man Saved His Town From Deadly Floodwaters. So Why Did the US Government Try to Stop Him? Windell Curole's levee protected his district from disappearing into the ocean – despite federal resistance. Without it, he says, 'we wouldn't have a community'. The Guardian Katie Thornton, Thalía Juárez Save 3   Behind The Scenes Fake Ozempic: How Batch Numbers Help Criminal Groups Spread Dangerous Drugs In at least four countries, the fakes have resulted in hospitalizations. USA TODAY Patrick Wingrove Save 4   In Profile The Canary He was aware that his fellow miners must wonder why this stranger had turned up wanting to be a miner, but they never asked him about it. The Washington Post Michael Lewis Save 5   Progress Are Teens Finally Ditching Vaping? New Data Show Lowest Levels in a Decade Half a million fewer middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the latest report. NBC News Berkeley Lovelace Jr. Save 6   History 'These Women Were Innocent, and He Was a Monster': How History Got Henry VIII Wrong In new film 'Firebrand', Jude Law and Alicia Vikander star as Henry VIII and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, reframing how history and culture have presented the monarch. BBC Emma Jones Save 7   Aspirational Could You Live Without Shopping for a Year? Try the 'No-Buy Challenge' The goal is to save money, cut back on overconsumption and be more mindful of wasteful and unsustainable shopping habits. NPR Stacey Vanek Smith Save 8   Who Knew? The Language That Doesn't Use 'No' Nepal's Kusunda language has no known origin and a number of quirks, like no words for "yes" or "no". It also has only one fluent speaker left, something linguists are racing to change. BBC Future Eileen McDougall Save 9   Yum Which Cheddar Is Best? A Taste Test of Kerrygold, Cabot, and More We tried nine popular brands to find the best cheddar cheese at the supermarket. Bon Appétit Sam Stone Save 10   Just Because Julia Child's Kitchens Colorful and densely packed, her home was a workplace, test kitchen, rehearsal space, and, later, television set — as unlikely a celebrity as Child herself. Places Journal Barbara Penner and Charles Rice Save   In Case You Missed It Pocket's Top-Saved Stories of the Week Saturn's disappearing rings, the tyranny of the penny, and why the NSA says you should shut off your phone each week. 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