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Curated guides to the best of the web

How to Cook Your Way Through Chaotic Weeks

The best meals and strategies for mastering the art of weeknight dinners.

Your Favorite Morning Drink Doesn’t Have to Be Coffee

Choose your own caffeine level adventure.

How to Survive Quitting Coffee

Skipping your morning caffeine fix doesn’t need to be as tough as you think it’ll be. Here’s advice to get through the (temporary) pain of it.

AI Keeps Getting Smarter. Who’s Training It?

Machine learning tools are built with massive amounts of human labor, including yours (and Stephen King’s).

How Nostalgia Conquered the Beauty World

Between the ultra-pink shades of Barbiemania and the ‘90s-inspired neutrals on makeup shelves everywhere, one thing is clear: what’s old is new again…and again, and again.

How to Lighten the Lunch-Packing Mental Load

Make-ahead ideas that don’t require hours of prep, a trick for preventing soggy sandwiches, and an argument for school lunch.

7 Ways to Enjoy Corn off the Cob

From sweet-heat chili corn pancakes to a miso butter corn and tomato pasta. Plus, your new favorite dessert.

These Laundry Hacks Will Make Your Life Easier

How to banish the gnarliest stains and gym clothes stink—plus, controversial takes on separating laundry and folding clothes.

What Are Our Accents Trying to Tell Us?

A tour of the stories our different voices tell.

The Internet Gave Us Endless Options. Why Aren’t We Happier?

As algorithms play tour guide through our ever-crowded online world, the embarrassment of riches somehow leaves us feeling empty.

Wait, What Happened at Burning Man?

The counterculture festival (and Silicon Valley networking bacchanal) got mired in the mud and the internet had a field day.

How to Survive Embarrassment When You’d Rather Crawl Into a Hole

The science of shame, how to find the humor in your humiliation, and useful tips to get through some of life’s most mortifying moments.

Pocket’s Top Stories of August 2023

Putin strikes again, the untapped potential of contemplative science, and how to master the art of seduction.

The Grown-Up’s Guide to Overcoming Sibling Rivalry

Why your siblings drive you nuts, how to heal a rift, and what birth order really means.

What Writers and Editors Read: August 2023

Take a peek inside your favorite writers’ Pockets to discover their recent reads—and why you might enjoy them too.

The Best New Wedding Trend? Doing Whatever You Want.

Societal expectations for “the perfect day” have shifted, making way for underwater ceremonies, pre-reception haircuts—even beer-toting donkeys.

How Ukraine Is Running Its War Like a Startup

The country is reshaping supply chains, recalibrating how information warfare can be fought, even redefining what a state can be.

Queer People Deserve Better Mental Health Support. Here’s Where to Start.

From practicing self-care to navigating social anxiety, the experts are here to help.

How to Become a Produce Pro

Simple yet brilliant tricks for storing and cooking fruits and veggies, including the one herb you should never refrigerate.

Are You Ruminating Too Much? Here’s What to Do About It

The difference between overthinking and persistent rumination, why venting makes things worse, and how to finally stop dwelling on the past.