Pocket-Worthy Reads

Stories to fuel your mind

Darius Foroux

How To Focus Better: Manage Your Attention (Not Your Time)

Distractions are all over, pulling our focus in every direction. Sometime, it’s important to tune them out.

The War Zone

How Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The Bahamas

Just like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive.

Stylist

Why ‘Aimless Walking’ Is the Key to Boosting the Mental Health Benefits of Your Daily Stroll

Leave your map at home – here’s why ‘aimless walking’ is the key to boosting the mental health benefits of your daily walk, no matter where you live.

The Atlantic

Why America Has So Few Doctors

As a matter of basic economics, fewer doctors means less care and more expensive services.

Romper

How To Prep Your Relationship For A Baby

We take birthing classes, read parenting books, and research crib mattresses. Why don’t we do the same for our relationships?

Car and Driver

14 Discontinued Cars We Wish Still Existed

Here are the cars, trucks, and SUVs we want to make a glorious revival back into the lineups of BMW, Chevy, and Honda.

CityLab

The Case for the Humble Garbage Disposal

From a waste-management perspective, the in-sink tool punches far above its weight.

Nautilus

About Your Skin

What you should know about your body’s biggest organ.

Smithsonian Magazine

The Unmistakable Black Roots of ‘Sesame Street’

The beloved children’s television show was shaped by the African-American communities in Harlem and beyond.

Slate

Here’s Why It’s So Impossible to Get Reliable Diet Advice From the News

What’s good for you seems to change every week. Maybe we should stop blaming the media and look at the studies underneath the stories, too.

SELF

Here’s How Different Heart Failure Stages Impact Your Body

The symptoms might look a little different.

The Hustle

The Surreal Life of a Professional Bridesmaid

For the last decade, Jen Glantz has worked as a bridesmaid for hire. Her life is a romantic comedy waiting to happen.

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The Art of Navigating Thorny Office Politics

From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.

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The Atlantic

The Father-Daughter Routine That Transformed Our Family Life

In my household, Saturday is “Dad-urday.”

Vanity Fair

The “Grief” of Leaving ’Friday Night Lights’

Connie Britton and Taylor Kitsch reveal their fondest memories from the set of ‘FNL’ and whether they’ll show up in the upcoming reboot.

The Washington Post

He’s Dying. She’s Pregnant.

His one last wish is to fight his cancer long enough to see his baby.

MarketWatch

Layoff Anxiety Is Soaring. Here’s How You Can Prepare Rather Than Panic.

The stock market may have recovered from recent downturns, but employee confidence just hit a new low.

WIRED

The Blind Leading the Gamers

Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios. This is not—necessarily—an inspirational story.

The New York Times

How an Exonerated Man Lost the Chance to Tell His Story

Timothy Mucciante, a former lawyer convicted of fraud, helped exonerate Anthony Broadwater of rape in 2021. Soon after, their friendship fell apart.

The Hollywood Reporter

The Best Stunts of All Time, Over Nearly 100 Years of the Oscars

A year-by-year “what if” filling in a century-long gap of Academy Awards recognition for noteworthy stunt artistry and design in Hollywood movies.

Aeon

Incredible Testimonies

In the 1980s, thousands of Americans began to suspect they may have been abducted by aliens. What happened?

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Time

The 9 Most Underrated Healthy Foods

They don’t often get the spotlight—but deserve to.

Popular Science

Researchers Create Most Human-Like Robot Skin Yet

A hydrogel-based hand was poked, prodded, burned, and slashed to help robots ‘feel.’

Time

This Company Could Transform Low-Carbon Air Travel

If JetZero succeeds, its new design will burn 50% less fuel than today’s jets.

Andscape

Texas Southern’s Men’s Basketball Coach Used to Coach His Son. Now He Coaches, Too

John Jones’ earliest memories revolved around the sport, from playing in youth leagues to watching his father mold and develop players during various coaching stops at Memphis, North Texas, LSU and now Texas Southern.

Vogue

Everything You Need to Know About the New Breast Cancer Vaccine

In the search for a cure for breast cancer, a major breakthrough has finally come.

Discover

Are We Really the Last Generation to Enjoy Twinkling Fireflies in the Summer?

Learn more about firefly population decline, and how it might not be too late for these glowing insects to bounce back.

Discover

Meet Khankhuuluu: The Dragon Prince Dinosaur That Came Before T. Rex

Learn more about a newly discovered dinosaur species that is now the closest-known ancestor to the Tyrannosaurs.

Big Think

Why Don’t Americans Trust Experts? Just Ask a Paranormal Investigator.

In “The Ghost Lab,” Matt Hongoltz-Hetling spent time with paranormal investigators to understand their relationship with science and society.

Axios

The Only Trade Certainty Is Uncertainty

The latest U.S. trade deal with China may let the economy take a brief breather, but it’s far from being able to relax.

ESPN

NBA Finals 2025: Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the Most Powerful Friendship in Basketball

From group chats to high-level X’s and O’s breakdowns, the two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.

Polygon

Switch 2 Is the Continuity Candidate That Might Just Win

Sleek and accommodating, Switch 2 will slip into your life almost too easily.

SELF

Toasty BBQ Chicken Pita Pizzas

Spice up a standard homemade pie by adding a smoky, Southwestern spin.

Life Hacks

Tips for better living

Fast Company

10 Summer Reading Picks From Business and Financial Leaders

From modern classics to self-help, there’s something here for everyone.

The Conversation

You’re Probably Richer Than You Think Because of the Safety Net – but You’d Have More of That Hidden Wealth If You Lived in Norway

The typical worker on the verge of retirement is due roughly $412,000 in this under-the-radar wealth.

The Cut

How to Make More Money Without Working Yourself Into the Ground

Realistic advice for increasing your income without overhauling your life.

USA TODAY

Most Job Switchers Are Making a Change in Career: Top 5 Fields They’re Leaving

Nowadays, when Americans switch jobs, they’re not just making changes around the edges. Sixty-four percent of workers who switched jobs from 2022 to 2024 also changed careers, according to an Indeed study of 35 million profiles on the leading job site.

Fast Company

How Can I Delegate More?

If you want something done right, you don’t have to do it yourself. You just have to give someone else clear instructions.

NPR

Is All This Talk of Recession Indicators a Sign a Recession Is Coming?

For generations, people have looked for small, informal signs that a recession is coming or already here. This phenomenon recently exploded on social media, often in joke form.

Men's Health

How to Crawl to Get Stronger

These 6 variations from Superhero Shred trainer Don Saladino will hone your core stability and athleticism.

Fast Company

Starbucks Is Hiring Full-Time Content Creators to Travel the World and Post on Social Media

Dream job for chronically online coffee lovers: Starbucks is hiring two full-time content creators for a 12-month gig posting content at Starbucks locations around the world.

USA TODAY

Can You Pass This Quiz on Social Security, Savings and Debt? Most Americans Could Not.

Overall, Americans got correct answers on just under half of the quiz questions.

Vox

We’re Secretly Winning the War on Cancer

The quiet revolutions that have prevented millions of cancer deaths.

Harvard Business Review

When Help Isn’t Helpful

Nonspecific asks, a lack of accountability, and the potential of a charged aftermath.

BBC

The Everyday Activity That Can Reveal Your Brain’s Age

The speed at which you walk can reveal profound insights into your brain's rate of ageing – with slower walkers having smaller brains and fundamental differences in crucial structures.