12 Shows for Your End-of-Year TV Binge Watch

Five Ways to Stop Your House From Getting Dusty So Quickly. A Brief History of Christmas Pudding.

December 21, 2024 Cochlear Implants, Coldplay, and a Stress-Free Christmas Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Tonight What's the Winter Solstice, Anyway? Here's what happens on the longest night of the year—in the solar system and across different cultures here on Earth. WIRED Reece Rogers Save 2   Fake Artists The Ghosts in the Machine Spotify's plot against musicians. Harper's Magazine Liz Pelly Save 3   Up for Debate The Cochlear Question: As the Parent of a Deaf Baby, Should I Give Her an Implant to Help Her Hear? Cochlear implantation is controversial in ways that parallel medical situations – such as artificial limbs and cornea transplants – are not. Why does this issue provoke such fierce debate? The Guardian Abi Stephenson Save 4   In Profile How Coldplay Became Bigger, Happier, and More 'Coldplay' Than Ever Chris Martin and the band on their 'Music of the Spheres' tour, future plans, and defying the critics — including the ones in their head. Rolling Stone Alex Morris Save 5   Be Merry, Not Mad 8 Steps to Have a Stress-Free Family Gathering at Christmas, According to a Psychologist Clinical psychologist Dr Claire Plumbly shares her 8 steps for looking after mental health during social gatherings in the festive period. Stylist Claire Plumbly Save 6   Perspectives How to Disappear Completely Huge swaths of the web are vanishing. What does that do to our culture? The Verge S.E. Smith Save 7   You're Welcome 12 Shows for Your End-of-Year TV Binge Watch From cosy romances and fluffy comedies, to provocative science fiction and bloody action—we have recs for you. Salon Staff Save 8   Better Living How to See the Humanity in Anyone Practising a form of 'deep curiosity' can help you connect with yourself and others, even if they're on the 'other side.' Psyche Christian Jarrett Save 9   Life Hack Five Ways to Stop Your House From Getting Dusty So Quickly Staying on top of the problem ultimately leads to less work later on. Lifehacker Staff Save 10   Just Because A Brief History of Christmas Pudding, Britain's Imperial Dessert With every sweet and spicy bite, you're eating a piece of British history. Mental Floss Hollie Stephens Save   Collection of the Week The Backstories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs From the boozy origins of "Jingle Bells" to the melancholy roots of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Pocket Collections Alex Dalenberg 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