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October 24, 2024 Massive Pumpkins, Micro-Apartments, and Scaring Yourself Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Great Reporting How Elderly Dementia Patients Are Unwittingly Fueling Political Campaigns A CNN investigation reveals how deceptive political fundraising has misled elderly Americans into giving away millions of dollars. CNN Staff Save   SPONSORED A message from Quality Windows Direct Transform Your Home With These Energy Efficient Windows, and Help on Utility Bills! Old windows driving up energy bills? Renewal by Andersen's Fall Special: Buy 1, Get 1 40% Off! Upgrade your home with energy-efficient windows. Limited time offer – get a free quote today! Claim Your Offer 2   Reconsidered The Silencing of Sylvia Plath In Emily Van Duyne's Loving Sylvia Plath she asks if we can fully understand the poet's work without understanding her abusive marriage to Ted Hughes. The Nation Emily Van Duyne Save 3   Election 2024 "Trump's Young Gun": How Bo Loudon, Barron's Best Friend, Is Shaping the 2024 Podcast Offensive The Republican nominee has sought out young men in the online spaces where they increasingly gather. An 18-year-old Mar-a-Lago member has claimed the strategic alignment as his calling card. Vanity Fair Dan Adler Save 4   Wow No One Knows How Big Pumpkins Can Get A decade ago, the world's heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. Now the 3,000-pound mark is within sight. The Atlantic Yasmin Tayag Save 5   Thought-Provoking Are 'Micro-Apartments' Converted From Offices the Answer to the Housing Crisis? You've heard of tiny houses. What about tiny, tiny, apartments? USA TODAY Andrea Riquier Save 6   Business We're in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing Pilling sweaters, stretched-out socks, flimsy denim. What happened to good garments? The Walrus Monika Warzecha Save 7   Essay I Can't Tell If I Actually Want a Relationship, or I've Just Been Programmed to Think I Do "I put so much more effort into doing things that will sound good when I describe them later than into doing things that will actually make me happy." Vogue Annie Lord Save 8   Explainer Why 60 Degrees in Fall Feels Different Than in the Spring The meteorology and biology behind sweater weather. Popular Science Laura Baisas Save 9   Spooky Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World Here's the psychology of why. The Conversation Sarah Kollat Save 10   Just Because Our 20 Most Popular Dessert Recipes Ever Rich chocolate, zingy citrus, creamy pudding ... our collection of best desserts has something for every taste. Martha Stewart Lynn Andriani Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything. The Walrus Jonathan N. Stea 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