The Golden Rules of Road Tripping

What It's Really Like to Hunt with Tim Walz. What to Look for When Selecting a Pumpkin.

October 19, 2024 Plant Points, Stress Personalities, and Catching Feelings Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Longread 'Who Am I, Then?': Stories From South Korea's Adoption Reckoning They're among what's thought to be the world's largest diaspora of adoptees. As these Korean adoptees search for their roots, some are finding what they knew about their past isn't true. PBS Frontline and AP staff Save 2   Backstory The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong? A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever. The New York Times Nicholas Confessore Save 3   Sweet Tooth Welcome to Date Night in America Dates have been beloved in cultures around the world for centuries—but can they truly dominate the American supermarket candy aisle? Taste Oset Babür-Winter Save 4   Election 2024 What It's Really Like to Hunt with Tim Walz A last-minute phone call and a wild cross-country road trip led me to interview the vice-presidential candidate. Unlike me, he was relaxed. Outside Magazine Wes Siler Save 5   Food for Thought 'I Tried to Eat 30 Plant Points in a Week – Here's What Happened…' Could I really reach the magic number without spending more on my weekly food shop? BBC Lauren Potts Save 6   Science When Are You Most Likely to Catch Other People's Emotions? Researchers discovered an important factor that influences how contagious emotions are. Greater Good Magazine Alex Shashkevich Save 7   Style Points Fashion Is Losing the Middle Ground In–between brands are disappearing. And with them, an entire perspective on style. Marie Claire Halie LeSavage Save 8   Perspectives What Your 'Stress Personality' Reveals About Handling Stress at Work The robust investments applied to stress at work aren't always delivering an impact because they fail to account for stress personalities. Fast Company Smriti Joshi Save 9   On the Road The Golden Rules of Road Tripping Veteran road trippers (including a service station food evangelist) share their savviest tips and tricks. CN Traveller Matt Meltzer Save 10   Get Carving! What to Look for (and Avoid) When Selecting a Pumpkin Are you going to eat that pumpkin or carve into it? Here's what you should look for. Lifehacker Lindsey Ellefson Save   Collection of the Week When Imaginary Friends Go Digital Dispatches from the burgeoning age of AI companions. Pocket Collections Amy Maoz 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