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Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: March 8, 2025

A handy housecleaning checklist, how to dodge hidden fees, and an exploration of Jane Austen’s love life.

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This Map Compares the Cost of Living in Every State

Where you live plays a key role in your everyday costs.

Five Years On: The Countries That Never Locked Down for Covid-19

Most of the world went into lockdowns in March 2020 response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but what has been the impact in those that didn’t impose strict restrictions?

What It’s Like to Be a Trad Kid

Growing up in a “traditional” home means your future can feel predetermined.

What Was A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?

Dave Eggers’ debut made us all lose our minds. Now we’ve mostly forgotten it. Maybe we shouldn’t have.

Should You Be Religious?

In “Believe,” the Times columnist Ross Douthat argues that science has strengthened, rather than weakened, the case for faith.

Use Our Deep Cleaning Checklist for Every Room in Your Home

Compiled with the help of cleaning experts, our deep clean house checklist is your guide to a sparkling, refreshed space.

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows

Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.

Where Does Tattoo Ink Go in Your Body? There’s One Particular Spot.

Dermatologists break down how your body reacts to tattoos.

10 of the Most Ridiculous Fees (and How to Avoid Paying Them)

I didn’t realize I needed generational wealth to check my bag at the airport.

The Real Reason Jane Austen Never Married

Jane Austen’s literary heroines famously enjoyed romantic wedded bliss, yet Austen herself remained unmarried all her life. Here, expert David Lassman asks why…

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